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Revival of Hope Amid Siege Delays in Relief
A dispatch from Tientsin dated July 21 reports Minister Conger and foreign representatives warn that continued shelling strains provisions and may lead to massacre if relief is delayed. Washington and London comment on growing certainty relief may arrive. plans for an advance on Peking intensify as allied forces prepare and alliances coordinate.
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New York
the Sun
Tientsin
Chefoo
Shanghai
Waller
Conger
Peking
Ragsdale
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Commissioner of Customs
Drew
Customs
Washington
Li Hung Chang
Ching
Tuan
Tung
Col
Daggett
McKinley
Canton
China
Corbin
Coolidge
Ninth Infantry
Uhefoo
Shiba
Legation of
Wan Shoshan
Legation
Foreign Office
Tokio
Tung Fuh Siang
Kojima
Ando
Imperial Army
H. Nakamura
Hara-bara
London
House of Commons
William St. John Brogrick
Alfred Gaselee
Chaffee
War Department
Gen. Chaffee
Indiana
Nagasaki
Reilly
Grant
Taku Bay
Tongu-Ku
Anchorage
Prince Lu
Han-Lin College
Chinese National College
Russlang
Morrison
Reid
Temnenty
Robert Hart Safe
Duncan Campbell
Europe
Chinese Customs Service
Robert Bredon
Berlin
Lieut. von Lessel
William
Wang Tsun
St. Petersburg
Russia