Allies Press On Toward Pekin Amid Heavy Tien Tsin Fighting
London reports wild talk about laying Pekin in ashes and moving the capital, but officials flag the scale of the task. Allies plan joint advance after securing coast towns, with Japanese troops to disembark by July 19. In Tien Tsin and Shanghai areas, heavy casualties occur as Chinese forces mass near Shanghai.
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London
Canton
Prince Tuan
Owers
Pekin
Tien Tsin
China
Shanghai
Woo Sung
Che Foo
Li Hung Chang Sails North From Canton
Li Hung Chang departed Canton on July 15 to travel north after interviews with all foreign consuls failed to deter his absence. He takes the vice regal seal, preventing proclamations during his trip. he is expected in Hong Kong today and will meet governors tomorrow before moving inland. The Canton forces under Liu Yee prepare to march on Pekin, while officials hope peace remains in Canton. The U S state department reports his sailing and edict appointing him viceroy at Chi Li. French gun boats have reached Canton.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Li Hung Chang
Can‘ton
Liu Yee
Pekin
Washington
State Department
Secretary of State
Consul McWade
Chi Li
Allied Forces Attack Tien Tain City in Chinese War
July 14 to 17 reports say allied troops reached the walls of Tien Tain, captured forts, and routed Chinese defenders. Losses for the period described total about 800 killed or wounded among Russians and Japanese with French, Germans, and others aiding. Allies swept native city, caused large fires, seized eight railway guns, and shelled the arsenal before its evacuation. A multinational sortie supported by Americans and British troops helped secure positions at the west arsenal and native city.
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London
Daily Mall Today
Associated Press
Shanghai
Tien Tain
Japan
T Roops
Amerk
Saok Seedu
Remey Reports Men Tsin in Allied Hands
Washington July 17 Admiral Remey cabled the navy department that the city and forts of Men Tsin are in the hands of the allies. He lists 77 killed or wounded, with 215 total losses including about forty marines, and notes Russian and Japanese losses were heavy. The bulletin also mentions uncertain communications and a plan to obtain authentic names for rapid telegrams.
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Washington
Remey
Navy Department
Men Tsin
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Taku
Solace
Davis
Lemley
Butler Eae Leonard
Liscum
Regan
Lee
Noyes
Brewster
Bookmiller
Naylor
Lawton
Hammondnd Waldron
Seymour
Fleet
Leixleff
Tien Tain
Boxers Target Ching Yan Po In Grand Canal Move
A Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese leaders plan to drive south to Ching Yan Po at the Grand canal with five regiments marching to recruit along the way. An edict dated July 3 orders war on foreigners and threatens execution for disobedience. Additional regiments are expected to depart north for the south.
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New York
The
Herald
Shanghai
Ching Yan Po
Grand Canal
China
Pekin
Yang Tse
Chinese reformer Leung Chiteo returns to Honolulu
Leung Chiteo, the Chinese reformer with a reward on his head, has come back to Honolulu from Maui after about three months organizing the Bow Wong movement aimed at overthrowing the empress dowager and reinstating the young emperor. He discusses governance and openness, saying China must assimilate foreign ideas of progress and that the emperor should be in control to unify factions.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Leung Chiteo
Honowlu
Maui
Bow Wong
China
United States
Fragmentary line on protecting territory from partition
A truncated quotation discusses defending a region from partition and advocates a policy aligned with modern civilization as the most beneficial course. Details are sparse, with no clear person, place, or event identified in the readable text.
Chinese Protection Order Sparks Police Patrols in Chicago
Chicago reporters note Chief Ripley issued an order to guard Chinese residents after word spread of potential trouble in the Orient. Hundreds sought shelter in police stations as authorities increased patrols, with Mayor Harrison affirming protection rights and trust in officials to prevent outbreaks.
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Chicago
Ripley
Orient
Harrison
Chinese dispatch warned of city destruction impact
A July dispatch to Minister Wu reports urgent warnings that destroying Tien Trin would be irreversible for a century, risking foreign commerce and prompting appeals to powers to intervene. It notes Li Hung Chao and officials in Nanking and Lan, with Wu fearing the destruction has already occurred and deeming the cablegram authentic.
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Washington
Bere Haya
Tien Trin
Li Hung ‘Chai
North China
Chi Ti
Liu Kun Yi
Chang Chih
Nanking
Chinere
Lan
Russians Concentrate Forces Near Manchuria Front
Port Arthur dispatch reports 4 000 Cossacks and 2 400 infantry converging on Kharkin to await reinforcements for a siege. M Yougevitch oversees fortifications at Kharbin while cruisers are moved to Pechili Gulf to deter Chinese warships. Casualties include seven officers 230 infantry and 30 troopers. European warehouses at Chwang burned with losses. Merchants flee to Port Arthur.
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Moscow
Port Arthur
Kharkin
M. Yougevitch
Kharbin
Ra 103
A Lucky Escape Of Austro Hungarian Minister In Pekin
Chicago reports Baron Moritz Calraonn Von Wahlborn Austro Hungarian minister to China escaped the Pekin massacre. Acting economy-general H Bohwegel says the baron left on leave before the trouble began. Only two legation members remained in Pekin during the attack Arthur von Bostrom and Rudolph Natlestr.
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Chicago
H. Bohwegel
Moritz Calraonn von Wahlborn
China
Pekin
Sehweger
Aua
Legation
Arthur von Bostrom
Rudolph Natlestr
IAPS ARE VICTORIOUS IN NEIGHING TOWN FIGHT
A chaotic clash near Steveston on the Fraser River drew 800 Japanese and Chinese in a tense melee. Reports claim 7,000 Japanese and white men faced 3,000 Chinese in a battle that escalated to hand to hand fighting as a Japanese priest reportedly argued over a martial strength dispute.
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Chicago
Vancouver
F. C
Steveston
Fraser River
Steverton
Chine
Roosevelt Guest of Honor at St Paul Republican Gathering
In St Paul Minnesota Governor Theodore Roosevelt is welcomed by a large Republican crowd. The National League of Republican Clubs opens with Colonel George Stone presiding. Roosevelt delivers a brief address praising active youth involvement and the campaign, while Senator Nelson and Stone frame the event with references to McKinley era prosperity and Republican policy. The gathering features multiple speeches stressing loyalty, financial policy, and national strength.
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Paul
Minn
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Hugh Ridg
Citizens’ Committee
Minnesota State Band
Hotel Ryan
Rough Riders
National League of Republican Clubs
George Stone
D. P. Stone
League
Greggs
United States
Nelson
Minnesota
Ifect
Stone
Stone Gaid
National Republican League
Republican Party
Ita
William McKinley
McKinley
Nebraska
Behool
Philadelphia
Patriotism and the 1900 election platform speech
A public rally extols loyalty beyond fighting, urging citizens to study economic issues for the nation's welfare. It lauds McKinley and Roosevelt, cites Lincoln, and advocates voting for honest government and money. Roosevelt receives a formal reception, with travel plans to Chicago afterward.
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Republican Party
United States
Haines O- Ono
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
League
Yovernor Roosevelt
Lab Litter
Tonight Inc
Fovernor
Chicago
Two Men Fight High Above Ground At Chicago Coliseum
In Chicago on July 17 a dramatic clash occurred 175 feet up on the roof of a new Coliseum building. Richard Collins and J R Howland fought after a brick grazed Howland, risking a fatal fall as workmen and police intervened. Howland was seriously injured.
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Chicago
Richard Collins
J. R. Howland
Collins
Charles Wilson
Wheon
Howland
The Boycott A Success Declares Transit Returns
St Louis transit company reports quarterly passenger trips showing a drop due to a boycott. For the first quarter before the strike, 27,068 passengers rode with 1,367,825 trips. For the three months ending June 30, 12,733,621 passengers were carried on 447,49 trips.
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St. Louis
Orders to Seize Li Hung Chang in London Dispatch
A London dispatch reports the house of commons debating seizure orders for Li Hung Chang and his imprisonment in India. English gunboats patrol Kwa Tung coast to intercept a possible voyage north with a hostage aim while Canton receives rifles and rapid fire arms to arm factions hostile to foreigners.
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Journal and Advertiser
London
Eayr
House of Commons
Cheng
India
Ward
Soa
Pekin
Kwa Tung
Mictich
Doar Gand
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