Americans at it as Russians aid relief forces clash near Tien Tsin
Admiral Kempf reports a fight between United States Marines and Chinese regulars near Tien Tsin. Four hundred Russians join Major Waller in the engagement, with a 2,000 strong force ready to renew the attempt. Chinese regulars oppose the relief party, not the Boxers, per the dispatch from Che Foo.
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Tien Tsin
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Tiscum
China
Waller
Tien ‘Tsin
Bemoff
Fire devastates Huntley and Wentworth Minnesota town
A large fire in Huntley wiped out the business district and post office, burning storehouses, the general store, and the farm implement shop. Wentworth suffered heavy losses including two elevators and coal sheds. Total losses estimated around 58,000 dollars with no local fire protection.
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Neely to Appeal to Supreme Court in Cuban Funds Case
Neely faces two Cuban postal fund embezzlement indictments in New York. The U S attorney may seek his removal to Havana for trial with Judge Larcombe aiming to depart July 2. Officials expect Neely’s counsel to petition the United States Supreme Court for review.
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United States Supreme Court
Wasaiictox
United States
New York
Neely
Havana
Larcombe
Oficials
Convict Who Opened Kentucky Treasurer Safe
In Frantrortr Kentucky, prison authorities provided Frank Simmons, a convict from Floyd County, to blow open the vault safe. He opened the cask and bond box vault in 80 minutes after being brought to Frankfort, where machinists failed for days. The incident follows a lost combination during a transition of office.
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Frantrortr
Toni
Frankfort
Messele
Frank Simmons
Flord Country
Engagement Near Tien Tsin Reported by Admiral Kempf
A dispatch from Admiral Kempf notes an engagement near Tien Tsin with further messages hinting at another clash. Officials withheld details on casualties, suggesting minimal losses to American marines led by Major Waller, famed for Santiago action aboard the Indiana. The notice clarifies the term Chinese army was a descriptive label, not a declared war status.
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Tien Tsin
Waller
Aring
Santiago
Manila
Kempf
China
Pekin Relief Force Inquiries Meet Little News From Pekin
Navy dispatches report counts of foreign and American troops in Pekin totaling 388 with 54 Americans. No word on Pekin relief expedition since June 12 and communications from Tien Tsin or Pekin are still missing. Japanese expect thousands more troops as fighting nears between Chinese imperial forces and the international column. A Chinese minister letter says the viceroy at Nanking cables that the negotiations at Pokin are safe.
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Pekin
Kempf
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
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Washtherox
State Department
Ninking
Pokin
Ambushed by insurgents near Tagayan river
General MacArthur dispatches from Manila on June 28 reports that Detachment 4 officers 100 men of Fortieth volunteers under Captain Miller were ambushed by insurgents while ascending the Tagayan river on June 13. Reinforcements came from Tagayan but could not seize the position and withdrew to the coast post. Casualties include killed soldiers from Companies H and M and Corporal Moody.
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War Department
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Manila
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Qurloss
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Robert H. Coles
Visit the President Frames Republican Delegates at White House
In Washington on June 5 Republican delegates from Tingis Kentucky It sissippi Iowa Georgian Tennessee Florida and South Carolina visited the White House. The President greeted each group, thanked them for their congratulations, and Representative Dolliver called to spend time with the president.
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Kentucky
Itsissippi
Iowa
Tennessee
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South Carolina
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Fight Northern Pacific and railway commission action
The railway commission remains reticent but appears to be preparing for action on the consolidation of the St Paul and Duluth and Northern Pacific. No official line has been announced yet, but it is now believed that proceedings will be instituted within a short time.
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St. Pacl
Duluth
Northern Pacific
Sheriff Reduces Deputy Force to Five Hundred in St Louis
In St Louis on June 25 Sheriff Pollman announced plans to trim deputy on duty to 500 under police commission orders. Nonessential officers receive furloughs through July 4 when the full force returns to duty.
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of Police
Bombardment of Tien Tsin details flood in
Reports from Shanghai describe ongoing bombardment of Tien Tsin for days. British and French settlements are said destroyed with heavy casualties and at least 15000 Chinese inside the city. Foreign refugees flee toward Shanghai and Yangtze forts as reinforcements arrive and Russians hold a depot.
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Tien Tsin
Bng
Seymour
Best Chinese Troops Attacking Tien Tsin in Morning Assault
News from June 25 reports Prince Tian named general-in-chief after dismissing a royal nephew. Chinese forces attacked Tien Tsin at daylight June 21 with artillery and drilled troops, burning the United States consulate while warehouses and Standard Oil premises survived. Legations still hold out, surrounded but not yet attacked, with no change in the overall situation per Pekin sources.
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Tien Tsin
United States
Standard Oi Company
Declaration of War and China's Military Move Against Boxers
June 25 dispatches report Prince Tuan takes active command as Tien Tsin is bombarded. The dowager empress is said to back the Boxers, Shanghai merchants flee inland, and international powers consider seizing Woo Sung forts as a precaution. The Shanghai note to the Chinese admiral urges removal of his fleet from Shanghai.
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China
Losaos
Prince Tuan
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Speke
Woo Sung
Death toll rises in Tien Tsin bombardment
The dispatch from Rev. Frederick Brown reports Tien Tsin bombarded for days by Chinese forces with foreign quarters destroyed. Lieutenant Wright and about 150 white residents including marines and sailors are killed or wounded. The American consulate and ammunition store damaged. relief is urgently needed.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Frederick Brown
Tein Tsin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
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