Houston Mortality Report for July
Community health brief notes Houston mortality statistics for July with references to local figures and observed trends. Officials urge attention to public health and seasonal risk factors in the city.
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1900
Page
1
Community health brief notes Houston mortality statistics for July with references to local figures and observed trends. Officials urge attention to public health and seasonal risk factors in the city.
Shanghai reports circulate that Li Hong Chang committed suicide. a foreign official delivered a message to his residence but no answer was received worsening the uncertainty surrounding his death rumor.
German press reports a deep rift between Emperor William II and Von Buelow on China's policy. Li Hung Chang is accused of deceit as Berlin weighs military moves toward Pekin, while Ludlow questions the legation's dispatches and the authenticity of reports from Pekin.
Weather bulletin from the United States Department of Agriculture notes cooler conditions Sunday with a southerly wind. Brisk tides and fair progress are reported, with tributary changes expected inland and coastal temperatures easing into the afternoon.
Reported August 4 from Shanghai states censorship of advance cables to Pekin remains strict. Chinese defenses near Then Taio strengthen barriers while river obstructions and mines surge under rail lines. Foreign telegraph and rail administrators clash with Chinese authorities over volunteer enlistment measures and security actions.
A news dispatch from Shanghai reports a Sunday battle near Yang Teun with General Ma leading 10,000 Chinese forces. Russian and French contingents guard communications as American and British troops form the advance column. Provisions and ammunition are said to be short at the American legation in Pekin amid extended siege conditions.
A 350 strong Filipino armed band attacked a U S Corps unit with an escort in the Philippines. The entire American party was killed injured or captured in the assault.
General MacArthur reports a Philippine clash near Demayouge and San Isidro in Luzon. Lieutenant Alutatter and 14 engineers attacked by a 950 insurgent force. several soldiers killed or wounded. many captured. Prisoners promised humane treatment, according to a message from Manila.
A damaged report notes a Chinese troop protection, a Japanese courier mentions duty dated 22 and loss of provisions with twenty five rounds per man. It mentions British consul Frazier and the foreign community leaving Chung King amid warnings from Shang Dai and unrest expected in Se Chuen after a breakout.
An August 4 dispatch from Washington reports a telegraph from Stranshal confirming a July message from Yuen Shu Kai to Mr Fowler, consul at CheFoo. It notes cipher telegrams may be cut and outlines troop movements toward treaty ports while reporting missionaries harmed and viceroy promises. tensions involve British complicity claims and imperial forces strengthening at Wu Bung.
A St Petersburg report quotes General Grodekofhan describing attacks by Chinese troops at Blagovestchensk and Halin with capture of a town, gun, and Mauser ammo. Other lines note artillery bombardments, casualties, and armored ships patrolling the coast as tensions rise amid regional conflicts.
A Shanghel dispatch dated August 2 reports that Li is involved in a secret arrangement with the Viceroy amid tension over boxers attacking mission staff. The dispatch notes violence and international concern, with details unclear in this fragment.
The War Department kept General Chaffee’s dispatch from public release though it shows US, British, and Japanese troops advancing toward Pekin. Other nations’ troops joined in the march, while reasons for withholding details remain undisclosed.
Washington confirms a July 17 to July 20 sequence for a Conger telegram sent to the United States with details of British legation siege and shelling. The original ciphered text, deciphered with Chee Foo telegraphing, aligns with Consul Fowler’s report and authenticates the July 17 date.
Reports state Chinese forces near Nankin are arming six inch quick firing guns on the Yangtze river as a precaution against Boxers advancing southward, according to reliable sources.
St. Petersburg reports tariff hikes due to related expenses from China events. The government ordered higher commercial tariffs but aims to maintain the tariff rate set in commercial regulations.
Report says Chinese forces have breached a canal bank and threaten the country between Lich-Sin and Pekin. About thirty thousand Boxers are eight miles north of Tien Jin and danger grows as conflict nears.
Fragmentary reports from General Chaffee and Yuan Shikai officials show intensified military moves near Pekin and attempts to deliver ministers. The U S War Department blocks public release while diplomats fear further action by Chinese authorities amid international tensions and stalled negotiations.
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