Horrific Pekin Massacre Report Confirmed
London reports from Shanghai dated July 6 confirm the massacre at Pekin of foreign ministers women children and European guards after twenty days of resistance. The legations were burned with remains consumed exposing widespread atrocity and near annihilation of foreign presence.
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London
Shanghai
Pekin
Legations
Legation
Taoti
Prince Tuan
Chi Li Wang Wen Chao
Pekin Junz 24
Taku
Edwin Conger
United States
Robert Hart
Consul Goodnow Reports Boxers’ Attack Slight in Shanghai
Washington July 7 A cable from Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai dated July 7 says legations stand on the 3d instant and that the Boxer assault was slight though the boxers seem to favor starvation methods.
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Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Shanghai
Reassuring Reports From Shanghai Telegraphs
Jardine, Matheson and Company, Shanghai, telegraphs London that the British legation stood on July 2 and that there are reassuring reports on the lives of the Europeans.
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London
Jardine, Matheson and Company
Shanghai
Optimistic view from Shanghai editor on Pekin crisis
Seattle July 7 J D Clark editor of the Shanghai Mercury and London Mews war correspondent arrived on the Rio Maru from Shanghai. He has spent forty years in China and said he sees hope in dispatches for foreigners in Pekin but doubts the safety of the situation and forecasts trouble ahead.
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Legation
Pekin
Shanghai
Seattle
Wash
J. D. Clark
Shanghai Mercury
London Mews
China
Bad News from Tsung Huah Mission and Pekin Rumors
A Che Foo dispatch reports Tsung Huah attacked by Chinese bandits with converts carried off and some settlements burned. Pei-Tah-Ho and Chu-Wang claimed burned. Hae Chi rescue mission near Teng-Chow-Fu. refugees arrive with Wells missing. Tien Tsin communications interrupted and rumors of foreigners killed spread amid chaos.
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New York
Journal and
Che Foo
Tsung Huah
Pei-Tah-Ho
Pao-Ting- Foo
Chu-Wang
Hae Chi
Teng-Chow-Fu
Singapore
Afghanistan
Pekin
von Ketteler
Teng-Chau-Fu
Wells
Tien Tsin
Harmony First Concern Berlin Note on China Attitude
A semi official Berlin note says Germany prioritizes harmony among powers and will assent to measures not objected to by others in response to requests for news on China.
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Berlin
China
Germany
Still Have Hope Dispatch to State Department
Washington dispatch dated July 7 reports an important message reaching the state department. The communication suggests cautious optimism about ongoing negotiations or diplomatic efforts. Further details are awaited from officials.
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Washington
State Department
Will March on Nankin with German Drilled Troops
News from Shanghai reports Prince Tuan ordering General Yuan to advance on Nankin with 18 000 German trained troops. Viceroy Lui is believed capable of holding the city though the threat unsettles Shanghai. Fifteen Yangtze river warships remain ready and Britain signals support for the rebel government. Sheng, the anti foreign Taotai, leaves for Wankin, triggering concern.
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Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Yuan Shi Kin
Nankin
Lui
Great Britain
Taotai
Sheng
Wankin
Quiet Canton Scene As Chinese Envoy Moves North
Canton July 6 quiet persists as Li Hung Chang guards streets with troops to avert unrest. A steamer bound for Kiu Kuang departs carrying 250 packages of Li Hung Chang goods.
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Canton
Li Hung Chang
Kiu Kuang
Japan ready to send reinforcements to China dispatch
London July 7 The Japanese minister Kato Takaaki received a Tokio cable dispatch reporting Japan’s reply to Britain. With consent of other powers Japan would send large reinforcements to China and one division would be dispatched immediately.
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London
Kato Takaaki
Tokio
Great Britain
Japan
China
National Republican League Convention Train Tickets
Nickel Plate road offers rail tickets for the National Republican League Convention in St. Paul Minnesota. July 14 to 16 one fare plus 2.00 for round trip. Return by July 21 or by deposit to August 21. Superb service, elegant equipment, fast time. Contact nearest agent or A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
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St. Paul
Minn
Nickel Plate Road
A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Transport Tanhox Sails for Manila with 600 Horses
Portland dated dispatch notes the transport Tanhox has sailed for Manila carrying a cargo of 600 horses under the command of Saziecki. The brief item confirms the departure and cargo details from the Portland port scene.
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Portland
Ore
Tanhox
Manila
Saziecki
Anil
Contempt Charge In Fish Case Puts Welty On Trial
Justice Bullerman ordered a contempt affidavit against Fish Commissioner Welty after Welty advised witnesses to skip the Miller fish case. Miller was acquitted as witnesses claimed they acted in good faith, while Welty’s conduct sparked accusations of overreach and timeline tension in the town court.
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William Mooner
Jule Benner
Kennelly
Welty
Emrick
Miller
Bulkerman
Commissioner Welty
Bullerman
Man Welty
Justice Bullerman
Machinery On The Farm From Patented Tools
Cassier's Magazine notes that modern farms rely on patented machinery for nearly all work from sowing to storage. Grain handling, corn planting and cultivation, hay harvesting, potato planting and digging, and even hog slaughter and chick hatching are performed by mechanical devices, reshaping agricultural labor.
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Cassier
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Medical Ad Notice
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claims it is constitutional treatment taken internally and that it acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease foundation. It promises a reward and urges readers to trust the product.
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Hall
Fall
Democratic fusion grows as Populists back Bryan Towne option
Kansas City July 7 fusion moves toward uniting Populists with Democrats for the 1896 presidential ticket. Towne stands undecided on the vice presidency while Bryan’s views steer concessions. a Lincoln conference will shape future actions.
Democrats reaffirm Bryan Stevenson support at Kansas City
The Democratic National Committee resumed sessions at the Kansas City club with populist and silver Republican delegates in attendance. Most states where populist and silver Republican influence is pivotal pledged to Bryan and Stevenson, except Nebraska Kansas and South Dakota citing doubts about carrying those states.
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Cincinnati
Pacific Coast
Lincoln
Bryan
Edmiston
James B. Weaver
Thos. Hatterson
Tillotson
Dubois
Shafroth
Stevenson
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Silver Republicans
Teller
Democratic Executive Committee
Jones
Bryan and
Kansas City
Democratic National Committee
Towne Saved Fusion at Silver Republican Convention
Kansas City July 7 After a lengthy debate the silver republican convention adjourned sine die without a VP nomination. The body instructed its delegates to support Towne for vice president at the Democratic convention and later backed Bryan for president amid a clash over Stevenson.
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Kansas City
Charles A. Towne
Silver Republican Party
National Committee
William J. Bryan
Towne
Brown
Stevenson
Lewis
Nebraska
Bryan
Bryan greeted by Montana delegation at Lincoln home
Democrats arriving from the Kansas City convention wake Bryan before dawn in Lincoln Nebraska. The Montana delegation arrives with a band and a courtesy call, Bryan apologizes for missing them at the depot and notes he read convention bulletins late into the night. He says others will visit in the afternoon and declines to detail campaign plans for several days.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Kansas City
Montana
Bryan
Senator Clark
Jacksonian Club
Omaha
Bryran
Hill greeted by enthusiastic crowds during Kansas City convention return
D. B. Hill visits Union station St Louis after attending the Kansas City convention. Prominent Gridiron club presence includes delegates from New York Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Delaware Connecticut Maryland. Hill’s brief remarks salute distinguished men, recall 1876 Tilden nomination, and he departs for New York after a handshake-filled stop.
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St. Louis
Union Station
Kansas City
Gridiron Club
Washington
New York
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Delaware
Connecticut
Maryland
Senator Hill
Francis
Merchants’ Exchange
Bulls and Bears
C. S. Whitelaw
Samuel J. Tilden
Judge van Wyck
Iohange
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Russia
National Republican League Convention
MR. Welty
C. A. Towne
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Towne
Ridgeley
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Senator Jones
Tom Taggart
McNall
Senator Teller
van Vorhis
National Committee of the
D. C. Tillotson
Conference OF Leaders
Fusion
Senator Ransom
Webb McNall
Cleveland
Mons Udgaeotr
Mecca
D. B. Hill
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