Battle near Peitsang leaves 1,200 dead or wounded
Dispatches from Tientsin report a major clash near Peitsang six miles from Tientsin En route to Pekin. Allies chiefly Russians and Japanese suffer about 1,200 losses while Chinese retreat in disorder. Gen Chaffee’s American troops aid in the action as Yorktown and other ships participate from Chefoo.
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Shangtai
Tientsin
Pietsang
Chaffee
Peitsang
Pekin
Navy Department
Washington
Chefoo
Bureau Navigation
Maine
Pektsang
Taussig
Peltsang
Bth
Remey
Yorktown
China
Lientsin
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Allies Move Toward Pekin Relief Amid Chinese Opposition
Dispatches from Chefoo indicate heavy fighting on the Tientsin to Pekin line as the allied relief column advances. The War Department gauges Chinese entrenchment or large forces, with estimates of allied losses possibly 1,200 and Chinese far higher. Cipher messages are to be allowed between Conger and the State Department to prevent garbled communications.
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State Department
Goodnow
Sheng
Pekin
Tientsin
Washington
Naval Offvers
Cheefoo
Columy
War Department
Chat. Foe
Peitsang
Tidewater
Weilo
United States
Conger
Chicago Reds Arrested After West Twelfth Riot
Police ended a proposed Humbert assassination celebration in Chicago by detaining five anarchists and dispersing Lucy Parsons and others after a street riot in front of Turner Hall. The plan honored King Humbert’s murder and featured speakers linked to the Haymarket era.
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Humbert
Chicago
West Twelfth Street
Turner Hall
Lucy Parsons
Abraham Edelstalt
Clement Preuntzner
Turner Uall
King Humbert
Teedal
Mr. Parsons
Albert Parsons
Haymarket
Anarchista
Oliver
Simonetta
Bressi
America's Reply to Li Hung Chang in The Crises
State Department telegrams to Berlin London Paris Rome St Petersburg and Tokio summarize U S view on Li Hung Chang proposal. They insist China must ensure free communication with its ministers and protect foreign legations before any talks or troop movements toward Pekin.
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Wickroy Leuung-Chang
State Department
Washington
United States
Berlin
London
Paris
Rome
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Department of State
Li-Ming- Chang
Then-Tain
Pekin
Secretary
Conger
Chinear
Goodnow
Croolnow
Shanghai
Karl Li
China
Aethys
Horrible Stories From Pekin Described By EscapedNative
A messenger reports chaotic scenes in Pekin with 145000 troops and 8000 at Tungtsin, streets crowded, hostages held by ministers, and threats of execution if allies advance. Descriptions include brutal killings of foreigners and Christians, with accounts of burnings and lashes.
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Pekin
Chefoo
Shanghai
Tungtsin
Thenmnen
Lin Kun Yi
Sheng
New Chwang
Ting
Officials beheaded and Pekin shocks readied in dispatch
A Shauushei dispatch cites Telegraph Sheng confirming the execution of two high officials Tai Ping Hang in Pekin for aiding foreigners. It states Ching Cheng and Yuan Chang were beheaded July 28 after supporting Boxer relief efforts. Other items note Florence lynching delays, a Davidson County murder, a British ship planting dag on Nieuw Ravage Island, and Swiss talks of US alliance.
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Shengz
Li Ping Hang
Pekin
Shauushei
Telegraph
Sheng
Chinese Foreign Office
Tai Ping Hang
W Ching Cheng
Mut Sin
Railways
Yuan Chang
Prince Ching
Dag Wits
Nieuw
Ravage Island
Tonge Group
The Shah of Persia and European Tour
The Shah Muzallir-ed-Din of Persia 47, son of Naseeudt-Din, toured European courts before an assassination attempt at the Varis exposition. He arrived in Eriyan, Russia, May 24, then Tiflis, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw, receiving enthusiastic receptions and grand entertainments. Mexico ponders a standard time system. India faces cholera fears with families isolated as disease spreads.
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Oriental
Parin
Shah
Persia
Muzatir-ed-Din
Naseeudt-Din
Europe
Varis Exposition
Muzallir-ed-Din
Zil-es-Sultan
Ispahan
Suc
vd-Din
Muzattir-ed-Din
Eriyan
Trussia
Warsaw
Few-Line Interviews on Gold Fortunes and River Traffic
A San Francisco lawyer discusses Alaska gold output near 25 million dollars, with many prospectors profiting and more miners expected next year. Mississippi River travel shifts to rail and river routes as New Orleans grows into a major port, while opinions on race and labor in the South are voiced. Eads jetties are highlighted as a monumental 5 million dollar project creating a 26-foot river channel to expand New Orleans shipping.
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Weintzelmian
Alaaska
Alaska
Marigold
Low Ofleats
Hong Mainy
West Indian Islands
New Orie
Cuba
Porto Rico
St. Louis
Chicago
Ketel Mellenry
Eads
Mississippi
China urged to end firing on legations by note to Beijing
The State Department released the legation note to China through Minister Wu urging immediate cessation of hostilities around the legations. The communication, not an ultimatum, calls for Imperial cooperation to protect foreign legations and restore order in Peking and along the coast.
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China
State Department
Elphor
Conger
Dim
Conger Daart
Aue
Ams
Puking
Ta Bhs
Snehudhn
Warner Bryan and Stevenson Nominees Tapped in Indy Park
In Indianapolis at Military Park on Wednesday afternoon William J. Bryan was notified as Democracy's candidate for President for the second time and Adlai E. Stevenson officially learned he is the party's choice for the second position. A dense throng, estimates 20,000 to 30,000, pressed along the parade route amid hot sun and cheers. Decorations festooned the Grand Hotel walls and nearby buildings as the 1900 campaign opened with slogans of anti imperialism and reform.
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Bryan
Stevesaon
Military Park
Indianapolis
William J. Bryant
Ehnson Democracy
Adhri EL Stevenson
Atlin
Stevenson
Grand Hotel
Rom
Gol
Afr
Russians Seize and Burn Chinese City After Battle
Russians captured the Chinese city after a fierce fight at Sew Chiang. Defenses were formidable though Chinese numbers overwhelmed, and the Russians entered, then burned the native city.
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New Chiang
Hoe
Ressians
Sew Chiang
Yvorks
China War News Shifts on Chinese Crisis and U S Talks
Reports describe Boxers gathering near Tivnts in Manchuria as Gen Miles seeks sevies in China. American and Russian talks loom to avert Chinese dismemberment while Li Ping Heng leads northern forces and pacification efforts intensify.
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Miles
China
Chefu
Salon
Weller
Congress
Tiva-tsin
Oi Tung
Gien
Grant
Mukdes
Manchuria
Bresci Affair and Chinese Crisis Across Continents
The text details Gaetann Bresci's life in Italy and the United States, including his work at a silk and silt mill and a May 22 departure under an alias. It also covers the Chinese crisis, noting Mr. Carles’s warnings from Tianjin, Russian general Kuropatkin’s rise, and American consular risks, followed by a note on Miss Pauline Astor’s patriotic stance and potential inheritance.
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Gaetann Bresci
Humbert
Bresci
Tuscany
Prato
Italy
Paterson
N. Z
Hamilton-Booth Company
Clinton Avenue
West Hoboken
Brewsci
United States
China
Farcizu
Tien Tein
W. BR. Carles
Tim
Odds and Ends from a Turbulent Chicago Day
Ed Carey of Chicago kilked Michael Primsville. A Chicago man died from a mysterious bite. Chicago may build an underground railway costing twenty million dollars. Mamie Spencer of St Joseph Mo took her own life after a failed marriage plan. Corned beef and roast beet price hikes hit Chicago by a quarter per dozen. The Masonic Temple in Chicago was soaked by water and brass faucets stolen. South Bethlehem Steel ordered two thousand tons Krupp armor from Russia. John Miller’s horse ran away in Hazelton scaring his sleeping infant. Mrs Laisie Gustin of Chicago attempted drowning then shot herself. she was expected to recover.
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Ed Carey
Chicago
Michael Primsville
J. 2
Close
Boronto
Gut
Mamie Spencer
St. Joseph
Masonic Temple
Bethlehem
Steel Company
Philippines Trade and Population Facts With Manila Exposed
Figures from the Philippines describe Manila as a growing metropolis with a 40 million trade, 11.4 million population, and 123 cities on Luzon alone. The piece notes numerous islands and cities, market prices in Mexican silver, and ongoing market regulation experiments since American occupation.
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Ponsessiona
Manila
Luzon
Mindanao
Cebu
Tunir
Philippines
Footprint Clues Help Solve Georgia Murder Mystery
A historical tale recalls footprints in marshland revealing a killer's heavy boots with a split heel. A farmer wearing a pair matching the prints fled and later swapped shoes, aiding a confession that cleared suspects and resolved the crime, per New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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New Orleans
South Georgia
Florida Line
Begro
Stud
Bone
Meaven
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