19 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1900
Page
1
Holland and Mrs Robinaan from Normandie, Mr and Mrs Thoma A Robinaan, and Mrs C H Myers are among parties noted. Other entries mention Mrs N Webb and Mrs A Stude with Emily Stude and G W Stude, plus F A Caffs of Marlborough Midland and J R Gill of Sherman aboard the Cymric for Hurape today.
New York reports more than seventy deaths and many more hospitalized in a three day heat wave. Children were among the victims as temperatures topped 93 to 105 degrees and hospital crowds grew. one death followed an attempted arrest in the heat. Plattsburgh and Philadelphia records note additional heat related deaths and hospitalizations.
London reports amid headlines that China fights anti foreign movement while alliance unity weakens. Russian refusals over the Tuku-Tien Tsin rail, rumored German patrols on Yangtze, and Tokyo dispatches on Japanese divisions reflect mounting global strain. Conflicting accounts detail casualties at Tien Tain and Boxer activity near Shanghai as Pan Teng relief efforts falter.
The Daily Express Shanghai correspondent reports that the empress dowager sent a secret commission to Tokyo proposing a treaty to drive out European and American interests in China and Japan. It urged dividing eastern Asia from Burma to Siberia between China and Japan, including a wholesale massacre of foreigners. The Japanese emperor reportedly rejected the proposals.
A Chee Fo dispatch reports Prince Tuan mobilizing 930000 troops into four corps. Northern and Pekin forces target foreign expulsion and key routes from Pekin to Shao Hoi Kun. Foreigners flee Shanghai and Ning Po as unrest spreads through Southern China and attacks mount in Chi Chad and Chay.
Reported from London and Nankin that Prince Tuan ordered large military moves in response to Japanese activity in China. Chinese forces threaten Manchuria and possible conflict with Russia could trigger broader war dynamics and international tensions.
A July 1 messenger reaches Pekin as bombardment from Chinese troops targets the legations. Four foreigners are reported killed or wounded amid escalating hostilities as the siege unfolds. A Japanese ministerial dispatch from Tokyo follows, detailing diplomatic reactions to the crisis.
From Tien Tsin reporting ships and troops clash around the walled city. The Ninth Infantry sustains heavy casualties with about 315 killed or wounded, including colonel Liscom and several officers. Marine casualties total about 40. captains Noyes and Brewster and lieutenants Lang and Butter wounded. The overall allied losses exceed 800.
The dispatches describe daily bombardment of the legations in Pekin and severe food shortages with warning of mass casualties. Washington officials question Brussels claims that legation members are in Prince Ching's palace and seek confirmation of their location and safety.
Holalan Foreign Minister M. De Fouvereaux received word from Belgie le miclon in Paris that Charis minister Su Kung has been informed an official telegram indicates Aothemin tera in Pekin are late on July.
The fragment notes advices received by Su Kung appear identical to those given to the Chinese minister in Washington on July 19, aligning with the Chinese calendar date.
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