Allied Troops Capture Tien Tsin in Desperate Battle
Allied forces breached the walls of the Chinese walled city on July 14 and seized the forts. Chinese defenders were routed. the city and defenses fell to the Allies with about 800 allied casualties across Thursday to Saturday, Russians and Japanese sustaining the heaviest losses. American British Japanese and Austrian troops joined in relief actions, while French forces blew up a magazine during the assault.
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Tien Tsin
London
Daily Mail Today
Associated Press
Shanghai
Che Foo
Admiral Remey confirms Tien Tsin in allied hands
Washington reports Admiral Remey cabled that Tien Tsin and forts are under allied control. The dispatch lists killed and wounded, including Marines Captain Davis and Colonel Liscum, and notes total American losses around 15 with up to 40 Marines affected. Admiral Seymour releaved. senior shore officer Admiral Alexyeff at Tien Tsin.
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Washington
Remey
Navy Department
Tien Tsin
Che Foo
Taku
Solace
Davis
Lemley
Butler
Leonard
Army
Liscum
Reagan and
Lee
Noyes
Brewster
Bookmiller
Naylor
Lawton
Hammon
Waldron
Seymour
Admiral Alexyeff
First Allied Assault On Tien Tsin Strikes City
In Tien Tsin on July 13, more than forty guns bombarded Chinese positions in a combined attack. The fighting was fierce and the allies sustained heavy losses. Eight Chinese guns were engaged during the engagement.
Wind Rips City Trees In Noon Storm
A powerful west wind and heavy rain toppled hundreds of shade and fruit trees across the city just before noon. Damages run to thousands, with many streets blocked by fallen trunks and broken fences. Fruit yields were heavily reduced with apple pear and peach trees denuded.
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Calhouwn
Erie
South Wayne
Col
D. N. Foster
Fairfield Avenue
Barrett Homestead
John Street
Divorce suit seeks custody of child in Holibaugh case
Elizabeth Holibaugh files for divorce from Adelbert G. Holibaugh and requests custody of a child. Attorneys Barrett and Morris represent the plaintiff. Separately, John W. Putt sues Eliza C. Lew et al for 275 dollars, with T. W. Wilson as plaintiff’s attorney. County officers draw funds on a schedule by County Auditor William Meyer. County commissioners visited Allen County Orphans’ Home and appointed Henry Young Benjamin McIntosh and Jacob Bake to view the Prepon.
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Elizabeth Holibaugh
Adelbert G. Holibaugh
Barrett & Morris
John W. Putt
Eliza C. Lew Et al
T. W. Wilson
William Meyer
Yeaterday
Allen County
Henry, Young
Benjamin McIntosh
Jacob Bake
Allied forces suffer heavy losses in Shanghai attack
The Evening News reports a Shanghai dispatch detailing an assault on allied American and Russian units. Among the Americans killed are Colonel French of the Twenty-fifth Infantry and Colonel Liscum of the Nigra infantry, with a Russian colonel noting the fierce engagement. The obituary note cites a long service record beginning in 1861 and a World War era career path.
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French
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Liscum
Nigra
Dradds
Allied Forces Repulsed at Tien Tsin with Heavy Losses
The siege action at Tien Tsin ends in a costly repulse. Col. Liscum of the Ninth Infantry is killed, along with Captain Davis of the Marine Corps. American forces suffer severe casualties while allied units struggle against 20,000 Chinese defenders and intense fire.
Admiral Seymour's Mercy Amid Chinese Retreat At Tien Tsin
Dispatch from Tien Tsin reports Admiral Seymour ordered a firing squad to shoot his own wounded rather than surrender them to Chinese torture during the Pe kin relief retreat. Marines' bodies were found mutilated. the wounded asked for death to avoid torture. Allied forces held town sectors as imperial troops massed nearby.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Tien Tsin
Admiral Seymour
Pekin
Seymour
Allies Blunder Seen In Tien Tsin Battle
Washington dispatch reports Chinese Minister Wu expressing shock and regret over the battle near Tien Tsin. He recalls the scene from memory, questions officers and families, and notes the allied river advance toward the walls may have intensified the fight. A commission to China is discussed.
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Washington
Battle of
Tien Tsin
Associated Press
Li Hung Chang
Governors Offer Indiana Regiments for China Service
Governor Mount telegraphed President McKinley offering three Indiana infantry regiments and three batteries of artillery for China to protect Americans. The cabinet met in Washington at 2:30 p.m. with Secretary Root briefing on Wu's cablegram and the Tien Tsin fall. Wu urged calm, warned against hasty action, and recommended sending civil officers with troops to gain mutual understanding before bloodshed. China preferred no war.
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Indianapolis
Mount
McKinley
China
Indiana
Washington
Hay
Gage
Root
Long
Smith
Remy
Tien Tsin
Government of
Frisco Chinese Ready to Fight
San Francisco reports Ho Yow imperial consul general says passports prepared for himself and attaches. He notes Minister Wu may depart soon and records strong Chinese merchant support to close businesses and volunteer to fight under the United States flag with the allies.
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San Francisco
Ho Yow
United States
China
Death Notices for John Heffert in Fort Wayne
John Heffert died at 11 this morning at 100 Montgomery Street from heart trouble. He was 66 years and 7 months old, born in Germany, came to Fort Wayne forty years ago. Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs E Mannett and Mrs Jose Cour. Funeral at 8:30 from the residence and 9 at St Mary's. private at residence due to Mrs Cour illness. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Thursday 1:30 p.m. from residence and 2 p.m. at Zion's Lutheran with Rev Luehr officiating.
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John Heffert
Montgomery Street
Heffert
Mr. Heffert
Germany
Fort Wayne
E. Mannett
Jose Cour
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Miss Bertha Hoellwig Reported at Local Hospital
The notice states Miss Bertha Hoellwig, daughter of Mrs Julia Hellwig, of Walton Avenue, is at a local hospital with a dangerous tumor. The report notes she was at the hospital Monday night for treatment and is undergoing care.
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Bertha Hoellwig
Julia Hellwig
Walton Avenue
Hanna to Choose Western HQ Site in Chicago
Cleveland July 17 Senator Hanna will depart for Chicago to select a location for the national Republican committee western headquarters. At the national executive committee meeting Payne and Stewart were tasked with examining options and reporting back for a final decision. Hanna plans to return to Cleveland tomorrow night.
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Cleveland
Hanna
Chicago
National Republican Committee
National Executive Committee
Messrs
Payne and
Stewart
Fort Wayne Boys in China
Dispatches report Allied forces repelled at Tien Tain on July 13 with thirty American casualties in the Ninth Infantry. Fort Wayne residents Bud Carson and Private Wood are identified as local veterans, while a rumor tied to Leonard is denied.
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Tien- Tain
Ninth Infantry
Bud Carson
J. K. Carson
Wood
Frank Wood
Fort Wayne
Rient
Ives W. Leonard
Leonard
Washington, D. G
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Vermont
First Vermont Infantry
Minth - Infantey
Marine Corps
Representa
Tive
Emerson H. Liscum
Regan
Buckmiller, Wilcox and Noyes
Santiago
Dmiral Seymour
Pei Ho
Denby
Governor Mount
President McKinley
M’kinley
Frisco
Ho Yaw
Bertha Hellwig
Joseph’s Hospital
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Luehr
Hellwig
Fort Wayne Boys
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