Americans Killed in Massacre in China with Missionaries
American victims and English missionaries were slain in a mass killing in China. Reports describe a violent attack amid rising tensions as authorities investigate motives and collect names.
11 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1900
Page
1
American victims and English missionaries were slain in a mass killing in China. Reports describe a violent attack amid rising tensions as authorities investigate motives and collect names.
International punitive forces mobilize 4 000 troops toward Pao Ting Fu as Boxers massacre foreign missionaries. London dispatches confirm killings in Shan Si with multiple U.S. and British civilians among victims.
Descriptions of Galveston devastation after a gulf storm detail hundreds of casualties. Cities from Houston to San Antonio pledge aid as officials and volunteers race to provide food, medicine, tents, and disinfectants while bodies are recovered and warnings of an epidemic rise. Local and state officials coordinate shipments and relief funds as residents endure ruined homes and water shortages.
The city council approves measures aimed at providing relief to residents in distress. Officials outline funding sources and eligible groups as part of the relief program rollout.
El Paso city council discussed raising relief funds for Galveston victims. Mayor Magoffin authorized $500 from Governor Sayers and aims to raise more, with committees formed to solicit subscriptions. Donations include clothing and food, railways offering free transport, and church and lodge support. A minstrel show tonight will benefit the fund. The Mexican consul favors directing Mexico independence day funds to relief. Stars and Stripes fly at half mast in respect.
In New York on September 11, metal prices show silver at 62 1 2 cents, lead at 400, and copper at 16 1 2 cents. Mexican money quotations are noted as Paso today at 434.
A lavish wedding bell is being built at the White House conservatory for Miss Mabel McKinley of Somerset Pennsylvania. The frame mirrors the design used for Frances Cleveland and Nellie Grant on their marriages. The bell was not previously moved from the White House.
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