Shanghai tensions rise as foreign troops eyed
The United States and Britain monitor the Chinese crisis with Admiral Remey reporting minimal detail while Vice Admiral Seymour plans to land British troops at Shanghai. Viceroys of Southern China urge Washington to avoid landings and claim protection can be joint without troops, noting 20 foreign warships offshore and a British force en route from India.
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Besieged Chinese Legations Hold On Indefinitely
Dispatch from Canton reports Canger's Aug 10 message saying the legations under siege by imperial troops face heavy losses yet endure. Consul McWade notes ministers ready to hold out indefinitely despite dire conditions and reports no word on forwarded messages reaching Pekin.
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Landing of Troops at Shanghai Challenged by Chinese Officials
Wasttrsdox August 1 report says Li and other Chinese officials asked the U S government to block foreign troop landings in Shanghai. They claim protection rights suffice and that troop landing would provoke disorder while warships already in the harbor offer protection and order. Chinese authorities cite Pekin and Tain references as they monitor provinces Hu an Hi Pei toward Pokin and Tien Tatu.
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Desperate Train Robbery Near Hugo Colorado Ends in Fire
Four gunmen stopped a Union Pacific passenger near Hugo Colorado last Sunday morning killed passenger W J Fay and wounded deputies J Briggs and George Culling. The posse besieged Bartholomew ranch, set the house on fire, and killed the remaining robber inside. One corpse burned in the house. another body returned to town. The robbers, about 30, carried a large cash roll and two valises burned with the loot.
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Fitzsimmons Knocks Out Gus Rahlin in Sixth Round
Australian boxer Bob Fitzsimmons defeats Akron giant Gus Rahlin before the Twentieth Century club at Madison Square Garden. The fight featured a fierce exchange with Fitzsimmons landing a decisive solar plexus blow after shedding about 34 pounds of weight. Rahlin recovered slowly and left the ring in a daze.
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Messenger Murdered on Pennsylvania Rail Line
Aug. 13 report from C. Cong O. says a passenger train between Milford Center and Columbus was robbed near Cincinnati and messenger Charles Lane of Columbus was killed. The robbers stole the safe contents, took the key from Lane and left it in the lock after a fierce struggle.
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Canadian Government to Abolish Royalty at Dawson
Victoria reports the Canadian government will abolish the 10 per cent royalty on gold and set up a government assay office at Dawson to take gold at its exact value with certificates redeemable at banks. A small export duty on gold is planned. Two Dominion MPs will be elected from Dawson in October.
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Fair's Widow Battle Rages Over James G. Fair Estate
In San Francisco the Craven case ends with Judge Trott ruling Mrs. Craven not widow of James G. Fair and not entitled to estate allowance. Deeds and alleged will to Mrs. Craven deemed forgeries. O'Malley acquitted in a separate murder case in Giese. Yellow fever toll rises in Havana with 52 cases hospitalized. Congressional races see significant party shifts in several districts.
Not All Pacified Near Johannesburg Patrol Water Works
Lonpox Aug. 13 The war office reports Lord Roberts says Pretoria Aug. 10 Johannesburg patrol from water works attacked Aug. 7 Buller occupied Amerspoort Aug. 7 enemy retired before his force six miles short of Amerspoort 20 wounded Buller north bank Reistspruit Aug. 8 en route to Ermelo Rundle arrests at Harrismith Commandant Maurins three field cornets and thirty burghers and a Natal British subject Marias spy Erasmus former Free State intel bureau hunter reports 130 burghers with over 1 000 000 rounds surrendered Aug. 8 9 Cloet prisoner with Hunter Kitchener engaged Dewet rear guard near Lindeque six miles north west hearing Methuen guns.
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Kruger Refuses to Surrender as War Persists
Lourenco Marques reports President Kruger denying surrender and predicting a long war. A Boer bulletin claims a major battle near Lydensburg and Middleburg with heavy British casualties, plus recapture of Heilbron De Villiersdorp and Frankfort. Rumors from Lourenco Marques also say Steyn may have killed himself.
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King Victor Emmanuel Takes Oath as Reina of Power
King Victor Emmanuel II took the formal constitutional oath before parliament as crowds gathered along the route to greet the royal party. The senate chamber was draped in mourning, with dignitaries and diplomats present. He, accompanied by the Duke of Aosta, Count of Turin, and the Duke of Genoa, delivered an address after the oath amid a lengthy display of public enthusiasm.
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Strychnine in melons shocks Texas patch incident
In Cirnerne Texas an isolated patch west of town, several white boys entered a farmer's watermelon patch ate and destroyed melons. A note warned of another visit. The farmer poisoned melons with strychnine. Six boys ate them two died on site one died en route and two later at home.
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Fiddled Into Office and Tramps in Glasgow Polite Salons
Extracts recount a Glasgow encounter where a vagabond defended a Yank from taunts, contrasting with millionaire migratory living and a tale of Major Cochran who joked his way into Congress. The piece analyzes class pretensions and political luck via anecdotes from Servants of the Millionaire and Washington Star.
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