Armistice News at Pekin Appears Confirmed
Washington reports two cablegrams from China with word of a cease fire by agreement since the 16th and notes allied forces near Pekin. Daggett dispatches warn of possible Chinese demand foreigners quit the capital and foretell risks to evacuees as troops advance. Newspapers urge no delay and no negotiations until allied safety is assured.
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Pekin
Che Foo
Corbin
Washington
Tien Tsin
Conger
Washington Officials Feel Certain Le gations Safe
Washington officials express certainty that the legations in Pekin and the marines who reached the capital are alive and likely to remain so until release. They doubt a renewed Chinese attack, urge rapid Pekin action but expect on-the-spot military decision. General Chaffee retains full command with U S forces ready to act if advance occurs.
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Washington
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Chin
Tuan
Tang
Chaffee
United States
Kwang Su
Root
China
Tien Tsin
Conger
Manila
Sixth Cavalry
Ninth Infantry
Mth Infantry
Delay Fatal Dictum on Advance of Allies in Pekin Crisis
London dispatch reports a Shanghai correspondent noting growing belief that the news of the December 22 fall is genuine. Chinese ministers are held as hostages, with the forward move on Pekin already underway and entrenched positions at Wang Tsun seen as ejectable. potential retreat to Pekin’s vicinity is anticipated if defeated.
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London
Shanghai
Minfell
Pekin
Itn J den
Deea
Wang Tsun
Japanese Minister Holds Out in Tien Tsin Defense
Japanese minister at Pekin reports from Tien Tsin that marines under the military attache Shiba resist Tung Fuh Siang’s assaults. He expects relief by a division arriving by month’s end as Chinese fires cease and authorities show openness to negotiations.
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Washington
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Foreign Office
Tokio
Col. Shiba
Tung Fuh Siang
Pekin Legation Attache Reports Siege in Pekin
Lieut Col Coolidge transmits from Tien Tsin detailing the Pekin legations under siege since mid July. Chinese attacks from multiple encampments press a daily defense as reinforcements are awaited, with 60 Europeans killed and several wounded including a captain and an ambassador's attache. The Empress Dowager and Emperor remain at Pekin. refugees face potential flight if relief delays continue.
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Washington
Adj
Corbin
Coolidge
Tien Tsin
Che Foo
Col
Shiba
Legation of
Pekin
Wan Shoshan
Legation
Chinese Legation Adviser Warns Allies Against Advancing
A Chinese legation official told the Associated Press that he fears advancing on Pekin could trigger a massacre. He noted Boxers and irregulars threaten the imperial government and urged restraint, suggesting ministers be sent to Tien Tsin or connected by telegraph with their governments. He warned Li Hung Chang’s claims of danger to ministers reflect serious consequences.
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London
Legation
Associated Press
Li Hung Chang
Tien Tsin
Robert Hart
Sheng
Pekin
Tung Fuh Siang
Advice to allies to seek peace with Li Hung Chang
A quoted warning urges the allies to avoid vengeance and push for peace with Li Hung Chang. The speaker cautions that marching on Pekin could trigger a nationwide revolt, endangering foreigners and property, and advocates negotiations to secure future guarantees and stability.
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Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Russians Capture Niu Chwang Forts Reported
Berne reports communication with Chefoo and Shanghai is restored and a Chefoo dispatch dated July 29 confirms the report that Russian forces captured the forts at Niu Chwang on July 26.
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Berne
Chefoo
Shanghai
Niu Chwang
Gunboat Princeton Sails From Amoy to Shanghai
Washington July 31 The gunboat Princeton has sailed from Amoy for Shanghai. The Princeton probably sails in obedience to orders of Admiral Remey who commands the Asiatic station.
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Washington
Princeton
Amoy
Shanghai
Remey
Asiatic
Siege of Pekin intensifies as war breaks out
A Tien-Tsin despatch reports that the relief expedition failed, worsening the siege. On June 20 China declared war after Tsung-li-Yamen cut ties on June 19. Baron von Ketteler and Prof. Francis James were killed, over 400 non combatants remained at the British legation, refugees occupied Prince Lu’s palace, and a truce began July 17 after 26 days of fierce bombardment.
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London
Tien-Tsin
Tsung-li-Yamen
China
Baron von Ketteler
Francis James
Prince Lu
Relief sought for legations amid Japan Telegram
Rome reports the Italian cruiser Elba received a telegram from the Japanese military attache in Pekin dated July 22. It says legations eagerly await relief and cannot hold out long with sixty Europeans killed.
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Rome
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Marine commander heads to China from Charlestown yard
Col Henry Clay Cochran e U S M C commands Charlestown marines and sails from San Francisco on August 16 to lead the U S marine contingent in the China campaign relieving Col Meade of Boston. Telegraphic orders received early this morning confirm the assignment.
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Boston
Henry Clay Cochrane
Charlestown Navy Yard
China
Col. Meade
Col. Cochrane
San Francisco
Warren
Dutch Steamer Prins Willem I wrecked near Mayaguana Island
The Prins Willem I, Dutch Royal Mail line from New York, was wrecked on Mayaguana near Magua island on May 31 after departing July 19 from New York. Passengers and crew were saved. Built 1890 in England, 264 feet long, 1720 tons gross, valued around 150000 dollars with cargo worth at least three times that. Commanded by Capt. Nyboer.
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Cape Haytien
New York
Mayaguana Island
Magua Island
Prins Willem I
Dutch Royal Mail Steamship Company of
Amsterdam
A. L. Guerin
L. de Franqueyille
Emilie Maugin
J. W. Leger
Gaston Revest
Boers Aid Sought by Martininquans Amid Tense Martinique
Advices from Martinique report many young Martiniquans memorializing President Loubet to supply arms and passage to join the Boers in South Africa. Fort de France chosen as a key depot with thirteen million francs allotted for island defences. Labor disputes grow sharper as a proletariat-focused journal debuts, raising fears of trouble.
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Kingston
Martinique
French Republic
M. Loubet
South Africa
Proletaria
Surrender Report Revisions After Prinsloo Capture
London reports a modified British statement on the Prinsloo surrender. Lord Roberts says Prinsloo Villiers and Crowther yielded 986 men with 1432 horses 955 rifles and a Krupp gun. Some leaders remain at large while Roberts orders Gen. Hunter to resume hostilities at once.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Prinsloo
Hunter
Kitchener Relieving B-P Besieged in Transvaal
According to the Morning Leader Lord Kitchener has been sent from Pretoria to Krugersdorp to organize a column to relieve General Baden-Powell who is besieged by General Delarey at Rustenburg in western Transvaal.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Krukersdorp
Baden-Powell
Delarey
Rustenburg
Western Transvaal
Dishonest Lawyer Sismey Committed for Trial in London
Thomas Boulton Sismey a solicitor was committed for trial in Marlborough Street police court on five charges of conspiracy to defraud clients. He partners with Julian T. B. Arnold who fights extradition at San Francisco. Bail set at £10,000.
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London
Thomas Boulton
Sismey
Marlborough Street
Julian T. B. Arnold
San Francisco
Princess Cantacuzene Anew Child Born 11-Pound Son
Princess Cantacuzene, granddaughter of U S Grant and daughter of Brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, gave birth to a son weighing 11 pounds on July 27 in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Cantacuzene
Grant
Frederick Dent Grant
Assassination of King Humbert Reported in Rome
Report from Rome on July 31 states King Humbert’s body to be brought home Sunday with Queen Margherita to accompany. Emperor William plans to attend the funeral. Li Hung Chang sent condolences. A Tuscan suspect arrested in Milan. Italian troops swear loyalty to the new king amid public calm. Deputies canceled planned private journeys to Monza and Naples.
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Rome
Humbert
Margherita
William
Li Hung Chang
Ciusta
Romala
Milan
Victor Emanuel
Monza
Naples
King Humberts Body Remains By His Bed In Monza
King Humbert's body lies in state in Monza with the monarch dressed in black on his bed. The Queen spends the night in prayer by the bed as a flood of telegrams of regret and condolence pour in from across the realm and beyond.
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Monza
Humbert
Les
King Humbert Death Recorded in Monza
At 1 o'clock this morning in the king's bedroom the formal act recording King Humbert's death was drawn up. Count Rudini former prime minister and the royal household witnessed it. The president of the Senate acted as notary for the crown.
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Monza
Humbert
Count Rudini
Senate
Assassination of King Humbert Sparks Paris Plot Suspicions
Paris police hold important facts on Bres si and his associates linked to the Humbert murder. Italian refugees in Paris are cited as hotbeds of anti monarchist intrigue. Bres si traveled to other capitals and aimed to raise funds in the United States for anarchist activities among Italian workers. Amilcar Cipriani praised the act, underscoring its political impact.
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New York
the Times
Paris
Bressi
Humbert
Milan
France
America
United States
Amilcar Cipriani
Italian wife of Humbert assassin questioned in New York
The Italian vice consul general and Capt. B Usher visited Mrs Sophie Bressi in New York where she claimed her husband’s involvement in the Humbert assassination plot. Police found no evidence linking them and she was placed under surveillance pending a government response.
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New York
B. Usher
West Hoboken
Sophie Bressi
King Humbert
Humbert
Usher
Bressi
Assassin Bressi moved from police station to jail in Monza
In Monza on July 31 the assassin Bressi was transferred from the local police station to the jail. Premier Signor Saracco met Queen Margherita at the royal villa and held a half hour audience to express condolences. Also arriving were all the royal princes the Queen of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto.
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Monza
Bressi
Signor Saracco
Margherita
Portugal
Oporto
London mourns as Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha dies
News of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha's death shocks London. Flags at half mast fly over public buildings, clubs announce mourning, bells toll at St George's chapel, and processes to bring the body to England for Windsor interment are described. The Duke's successor arrives in London. The Queen and Prince of Wales express sorrow.
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London
Duke ‘of
Saxe-Coburg- Gotha
Victoria
Clarence
Marlborough Houpes
Lord Chamberlain
Carleton
Reform
Sports
West End
Prince of Les
Goodwood
Lucknow
Windsor
St. George's Chapel
England
A. J. Newton
Duke
Coburg
Prince of Wales
Funeral plans and succession rumors after Duke's death
Coburg prepares for the late Duke’s funeral on August 3 with public mourning while the new duke, guest of King Oscar of Sweden, faces regency under Coburg law. Berlin notes the transfer of the throne’s heirloom concerns and questions about foreign birth. Rumors suggest Duke Alfred’s death stemmed from chronic intoxication.
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Berlin
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Maurice
Coburn
Potsdam
Oscar
National Zeitung
Alfred
Coburg
Amelie Rives to Visit Bar Harbor for Rheumatism
Princess Troubetsky known as Amelie Rives will travel from Richmond to Bar Harbor Maine for rheumatic relief. A Boston specialist is treating her after a May breakdown and a move from Albemarle. Rest and cool air are prescribed to ease rheumatic pain and sciatic complications.
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Richmond
Princess Troubetsky
World of Letters
Amelie Rives
Bar Harbor
Boston
Albemarle
Mt. Desert
Philadelphia
England's Ice Habit Grows in Hotels and Homes
Consul Halstead reports rapid ice consumption rise in Great Britain due to demand from American travelers. Hotels, inns, and public houses now offer small ice quantities. private homes increasingly own refrigerators. Ice distribution could expand with home-to-home networks. England's cold storage and ice demand are rising, with potential for U.S. refrigerator makers. London papers note annual English ice use around 456000 tons, London 160000 tons, reflecting a growing market.
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Washington, D. C
Halstead
Birmingham
State Department
Great Britain
England
London Daily Mail
London
Senator Hoar Criticised Opens Imperial Debate
Washington readers see an open letter from the anti imperialist league to Hon. Geo F Hoar of Massachusetts, expressing amazement and sorrow at his plan to back President McKinley for reelection. The letter rebukes Hoar for abandoning anti imperialist criticism and condemns his new support as a path to ignominy.
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Washington
Washington Anti-Imperialist League
Geo. F. Hoar
Massachusetts
McKinley
Hoar
Chicago police raid nets nearly 400 at bucket shops
Chicago July 31 nearly 400 people were rounded up in a downtown raid on alleged bucket shops. Brokers paused as officers seized books and paraphernalia from firms including John Dickinson and company and E A Wirsching and company, with many captives jammed into patrol wagons. A man attempted suicide to avoid arrest as Chief Ripley vowed further raids until these operations are eliminated.
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Chicago
Down Town
Board of Trade
E. A. Wirsching and Company
Ripley
John Dickinson and Company
Chicago Commission Company
N. B. Nesley, Hotchkins and Company
F. C. Node and Company
Wallace and Company
Yale Denies Ladd Resignation Rumor Amid Bi Centennial Plans
President Hadley of Yale refutes reports that Prof. George T. Ladd plans to resign and take a position in Japan. He notes alumni fundraising for bi centennial buildings is sufficient, with contracts paused until October. Hadley and family will visit Adirondack camp hosted by Anson Phelps Stokes from August 19 to 17.
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New Haven
Hadley
Yale
George T. Ladd
Yale University
Ladd
Japan
Hadhey
Yale Corporation
Anson Phelps Stokes
Adirondacks
Mill Hands Locked Out at Magog Riots Threatened
Two companies of the Sherbrooke 85th regiment were ordered to Magog to prevent possible rioting by mill hands locked out after mills failed to meet wage demands. Weavers halted water power, fires were out, and workers were blocked from resuming work. A minor riot occurred earlier with sticks and stones. two more infantry companies arrived from Sherbrooke to reinforce security.
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Montreal
Que
Sherbrooke
Magog
Mill Men Uneasy Over Pepperell Shutdown in China Turmoil
Pepperell Manufacturing of Biddeford Maine shut down amid China troubles causing unease among cotton mill workers nationwide. Managers seek information on the Chinese situation as orders from large American houses in Tien Tsin Shanghai and Foo Chow continue to be filled in Boston and New York.
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Boston
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Biddeford
China
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Foo Chow
Commission
New York
Murder on the Yukon near Dawson City
Herbert Davenport, possible New York native, was killed July 16 on the Yukon river near Dawson. Davenport, master of a scow, was shot by cargo handler Alexander King of California, who is under arrest at Dawson City.
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Victoria
B. C
Herbert Davenport
New York
Yukon River
Dawson
Alexander King
California
King
Daweon City
New Hampshire Musicians At Weirs Festival Day Two
The 11th annual New Hampshire Music Teachers Association festival continued at The Weirs with large attendance and high quality entertainment. Morning rehearsals and an forenoon lecture by Prof Enough W Pearson of Philadelphia explored music as a child development stimulant, followed by a general discussion. This afternoon features the first state talent concert, with a program of 18 well chosen numbers.
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Weirs
N. H
New Hampshire Music Teachers‘ Association
Enough W. Pearson
Philadelphia
Adverts Seen in the Courier
A note to advertisers indicates readers spotted their ads in the Courier newspaper. The message urges continued placements and suggests checking upcoming issues for further exposure.
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The
Courier
Politician Michael Byrd Shot in Ambush Near Magnetic City
Johnson City Tennessee reports the assassination of Michael Byrd a prominent farmer and politician living near Magnetic City North Carolina. He was killed in an ambush within twenty feet of a past murder site. No suspects or motive known. He had many political enemies.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Michael Byrd
Magnetic City
N. C
Scarce Currants and Fresh Produce Prices Across Market
Currants are scarce with prices 5 to 8 cents. Gooseberries 8 to 10 cents. Black Currants 10 cents. Blueberries at peak 10 to 13 cents. Georgia Peaches plentiful 15 cents, 2 dozen for 25 cents. New Native Apples 5 to 8 cents quart. Native Green Corn 20 to 25 cents per dozen. New Potatoes scarce but 20 to 25 cents peck. Spring Chicken 18 to 25 cents per pound. Fowl 12 1-2 to 15 cents per pound. Full meat, grocery, poultry and fish department offerings available.
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Georgia
Poultry and Fish
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Dingland
Shanghat
Charlestown
Mrs. Bressi
Chief Ripley
Quebec
Pepperell Mills
Yukon
New Hampshire
Johnson & Company
Mass
Masury
the Thompson Hardware Co
C. B. Coburn & CO
Markrr Streer
Ket
Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Cenral St
J. C. Abbott
JOS
Inizen Itizen Company
Printing Department
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