Pekin Advance Begins Amid Allied Push in China
A Daily Mail report from Tien Tsin dated Aug 2 states Allied forces including 20,000 Japanese and 10,000 Russians with 9,000 British troops are advancing toward Pekin. Chinese resistance near Tien Tsin, Boxer concerns, and an imperial edict to escort foreign ministers to Tien Tsin are noted. Delays and logistical hurdles slow disembarkation and deployment.
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London
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Daily Mail Express
Chaffee
Dorward
Lofa
Yamabuchi
Li Ping Heng
Kang Yu
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Yang Lu
Yung Lu
Yokohama
Ternuchi
China
Li Hung Chang
Liu Kun Yi
Nankin
Berlin
Taku
Shan Tung
Peitsang
Gaselee
The
Times
Daily Express
Legations Still Safe Despite Latest Conger Messages
Washington reports belated Conger messages relayed via Consul Goodnow at Shanghai and Consul Ragsdale at Tien Tsin confirm no fighting since the six forement. Emphasizes provision for relief and an imperial edict directing escort for ministers to Vien Ti. Messages described as plain, not cipher, with officials at Pekin, Che Foo, and Canton involved.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
Geseral Goodnow
Shanghai
Ragsdale
United States
Tien Tsin
Squires
United States Legation
Pekin
Fowler
Che Foo
Goodnow
MckKinley
Canton
Adee
Department of State
Logan
Lowing
Poate
Yang Lu
Vien Ti
Rumor of Chinese Forces Leader Floating from Shanghai
Shanghai Times correspondent reports rumors that the advance guard at Tien Tsin may have been repulsed. Li Ping Heng, former Shan Tung governor and hostile to Europeans, is named commander of Chinese forces.
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Paris
Shanghai
The
Times
Tien Tsin
Li Ping Heng
Shan Tung
Report on Li Hung Chang death rumors in Shanghai
A circulated report claimed Li Hung Chang had killed himself, prompting a foreign official to send a messenger to his residence. The reply was refused, and the rumor was declared unfounded. Li Hung Chang remains in a despondent state but alive.
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Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Chinese Break Canal Bank Floods Region Near Tien Tsin
News from Tien Tsin dated August 1 reports China has broken a canal bank flooding the area between Tien Tsin and Pekin. About thirty thousand Boxers are eight miles north of Tien Tsin at Peitsang, with a battle imminent.
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Tien Tsin
Che Foo
Pekin
Peitsang
Missionaries Organize Defense in Manchuria
Paris reports a Chefoo dispatch dated August 2 stating the Moukden governor issued a proclamation urging Manchurian massacres of Christians. Nearly all missions are destroyed while missionaries, aided by other Christians, organize defense.
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Paris
Chefoo
Moukden
Manchuria
Belgian official notes Chinese fortify near British legation
Brussels Aug 5 The Belgian vice consul at Tien Tsin M H Ketels writing Aug 4 says Chinese in Pekin are fortifying their position outside the British legation He adds that all members of the Belgian legation are in good health.
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Brussels
Tien Tsin
M. H. Ketels
Pekin
Appointment of Li Peing Heng as northern army general
Paris reports via telegram from the French consul in Shanghai that Li Hung Chang relays Li Peing Heng has been named general of the northern troops on his arrival in Pekin. The message confirms a key military appointment in the imperial capital.
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Paris
Shanghai
Lit Hung Chang
Li Peing Heng
Pekin
Imperial decree allows foreign ministers to communicate freely
Sheng, director general of railways and telegraphs, reports to Shanghai consuls via Temps dispatch that an imperial decree dated Aug. 2 authorizes foreign ministers in Pekin to freely contact their governments and orders their departure for Tien Tsin with a strong escort.
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Paris
Sheng
Railways and Telegraphs
Shanghai
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Chinese Consul in Honolulu Seeks Protection Amid Threats
Yang Wai Pin the Chinese consul in Honolulu appeals to the government for protection after receiving anonymous death threats. He accuses Bow Wong Wui of opposing the Empress Dowager and favoring a pro foreign policy. The consul reports actions to China, leading to imprisonments of Bow Wong relatives and steps to secure legation safety. German and other nationals offer men and locals express willingness to join China war efforts.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Yang Wai Pin
Bow Wong Wui
China
Legation
Monza Cedes Plot for Royal Chapel to Humbert’s Memory
Monza city council ceded the plot where King Humbert was assassinated to the royal family for a chapel. Queen Margherita authored a prayer for her husband and secured archbishop approval to distribute it. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena will arrive in Rome on Wednesday. Humbert’s remains depart Monza to reach Rome by 9 a.m. Nimenes plans a monument to Queen Margherita in the Pincio gardens.
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Rome
Monza
Humbert
Margherita
Cremona
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Monza the Same Day, Reaching This City At 9A. m. Nimenes
Pincio
Paris Cab Drivers Strike For Lower Rates
Paris cab drivers strike demanding a lower rate of five. Public disturbance minimal. Republican guards protect the stables amid tensions.
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Paris
Housand
British Cordon Encircles General De Wet Near Reitzburg
Pretoria dispatch reports General Christian De Wet completely surrounded near Reitzburg with no escape possible. Boers vow to stand at Machadodorp as supplies run low. Hamilton blocks reinforcements to Botha. Train carrying US Consul Stowe derailed at Honigspruit. four killed by concealed Boers. Exile sentences issued locally for harsh treatment of British subjects. Baden-Powell wounded at Rustenburg. Boers claim prisoners taken and 324 wagons captured.
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London
Pretoria
Christian de Wet
Reitzburg
Machadodorp
Hamilton
Botha
United States
Stowe
Honigspruit
Kroonstad
Daily Express
Transvaal
Baden-Powell
Rustenburg
Lennox Freed as Boers Hold Out in War
Despatch from Pretoria reports Lord Algernon Lennox released by Boers and only two officers held prisoner. Commandant Olivier retreats with 1500 men toward hills near Bethlehem, defying Prinsloo's surrender. General Bruce Hamilton pursues while Ian Hamilton's prisoners report soft-nosed bullets causing severe wounds.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Algernon Lennox
Olivier
Bethlehem
Bruce Hamilton
Prinsloo
Harrismith
Newmarket Road
Rundle
Ian Hamilton
Botha
Prisoners and Guns Reported at Boer Camps
In Fouriersberg on August 4, reports say Gen Hunter holds 2500 Boer prisoners while Gen Ian Hamilton’s camp contains 1500 prisoners and nine guns. About 5000 Boers in the Caladen valley originally slipped away in the night seeking surrender terms. The Boers claim they faced a hopeless position as wagons clogged ravines and roads for 20 miles.
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Fouriersberg
Emperor William attends Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha funeral in Coburg
Emperor William arrived in Coburg for the funeral of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The cortege included royals and foreign dignitaries as the service at St Moritz’s church featured palm groves, black drapery, and a naval wreath. The procession ended with a salute and the remains moved to the mausoleum.
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Duke of York
Germany
St. Moritz’s
Queen Victoria
Saxe-Meiningen
William
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Wilhelmshoe
Memorial Service Across London For Duke of Coburg
Memorial services were held in the Chapel Royal at St James's Place and at St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey for the Duke of Coburg with the Princess of Wales Duchess of York and other nobility in attendance. Gun salutes marked the events as exotics decorated the chapels and congregations wore court dress.
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London
Chapel Royal
St. James’ Place
Saxe- Coburg and
Gotha
Coburg
Princess of Wales
Duchess of York
Duchess of Argyll
Duchess of
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Prince of Wales funeral journey altered for safety
The Prince of Wales travel route to Coburg for his brother the Duke of Saxe Coburg’s funeral was changed at the last moment as a precaution against violence. The plan diverted via Oberhausen instead of Cologne, in a move announced amid security concerns.
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Portsmouth
Devonport
Prince of Wales
Coburg
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg Amer
Oberhausen
Cologne
Dowie's Christian Catholics Arrive Amid Mob in Mansfield
Overseer John Hamner Piper and Elders E P Fisher A W McClurkin and A L Fernald of Dowie's Christian Catholic church in Zion landed in Mansfield to a waiting mob of about two thousand. Police blocked exit as they moved to Ashland and then tried to hire a carriage. liverymen refused. They telegraphed plans to return in the afternoon and warned they might go to Chicago if blocked, leaving the city quiet once more.
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Mansfield
John Hamner Piper
E. P. Fisher
A. W. McClurkin
A. L. Fernald
Dowie
Christian Catholic Church
Zion
Ashland
Chicago
Dead man found after ferry Farragut collision incident
In New York on August 5 the ferry Farragut struck a lone rowboat near the Fulton Street dock. A deckhand fled to another boat to move the obstruction and found the passenger dead with a broken arm and severed fingers. The boat, half full of water, belonged to a boatman whose craft had been stolen the night before. Authorities believe a larger vessel caused the collision.
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New York
Farragut
Fulton Street
Eddy home threatened by New Hampshire forest fire
Pleasant View the home of Rev Mary Baker Eddy leader of the Christian Science movement was in danger as a wildfire burned for three weeks west of Concord. The blaze threatened St Pauls school and was moving toward timberlands owned by Hon Joseph B Walker president of the state board of agriculture. The fire began on Rum Hill from a Chowder party and has burned about two miles by one mile.
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Concord
N. H
Pleasant View
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science Movement
Jos. B. Walker
State Board of Agriculture
Rum Hill
Guardian Appoints Lyford Guardian of Hoyt in Concord
Concord New Hampshire August 5 James O Lyford of this city will be named guardian for Charles H Hoyt of Charlestown the playwright recently released from Hartford asylum The bond of 50000 will be filed and appointment by Probate Judge Tenney of Sullivan county follows once formalities are done Hoyt estimates value around 175000 while his private secretary pegs it at about 80000
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Concord
N. H
James O. Lyford
Charles H. Hoyt
Charlestown
Hartford
Conn
Lyford
Tenney
Sullivan County
Hoyt
Barroom Tragedy in Catskill Claims Life of Ryan
In Catskill New York a barroom near a dance pavilion saw William Heartford of New York City shoot and kill William Ryan 26. Sheriff Holdridge detained two others, William Prindile the pavilion owner and Milton Brown the orchestra leader. It is alleged Ryan started the row. Brown allegedly lent Heartford the revolver.
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Catskill
N. Y
William Heartford
New York City
Wm. Ryan
Holdridge
Wm. Prindile
Milton Brown
Ryan
Brown
Hoatford
Oklahoma cattleman charged in $28,000 paper fraud
Kansas City news reports J. S. Scotti, a prominent Beaver County Oklahoma cattleman, was arrested on allegations of duplicating cattle mortgages totaling 28 000. The case is linked to last year’s Swazey matter, with Scotti said to have used Swazey’s aid to negotiate his paper.
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Kansas City
J. S. Scotti
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Scott
Canoeist Drowns Near Old Forge New York
Jos. Alexander of New York City a civil engineer with the Pennsylvania railroad drowned while canoeing with Roy Newman near Old Forge New York. They struck a rock and capsized while both expected to swim. Alexander sank after a cramp and perished. Newman was rescued and Alexander's body recovered today.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Alexander
Man Killed by Son in Pineville Kentucky
In Pineville Kentucky Daniel Howard, a father of this county, was killed today by his son George Howard. The son, whose life had been threatened by the father, attacked while the father was intoxicated. The incident occurred in the county under confusing circumstances and is being investigated.
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Pineville
Daniel Howard
George Howard
Lawyers Claim Written Confession Links Goebel Killing
In Georgetown Kentucky prosecutors say Henry E. Youtsey wrote a statement connecting his role in the Goebel murder plot. The document alleges negotiations with Coombs and Hackersmith, a 1500 dollar price, and a planned Jan. 26 office murder with escape through a basement.
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Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Henry E. Youtsey
William Goebel
Youtsey
W. S. Taylor
Taylor
Coombs
Hackersmith
Powerl
Powell & Clements
Cincinnati
Frankfort
Goebel assassination plot unfolds in gubernatorial office
Youtsey met with Governor Taylor and alleged two Black men named Tallow Dick Combs and Mason Hockersmith planned to hire a white killer for Goebel murder. Taylor rejected hiring Negroes, demanded a white killer, and a $300 top-up to reach $1500. Youtsey claimed a white gunman fired the shot, with Jim Howard present, as authorities piece together the bribery and timing.
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Youtsey
W. S. Taylor
Goebel
Taylor
Tallow Dick’ Combs
Mason Hockersmith
van Meter-Berry
House
van Meter
Powers
J. B. Matthews
Jim” Howard
Agricultural Office
Col. Campbell
Manchester
Frankfort
Howard
End of Powers trial nears with final arguments expected
The Powers trial enters its fourth week as prosecutors say rebuttal evidence will be brief. Jurors will travel to Frankfort for a short session while final arguments are scheduled by June 13. Key witnesses include Reuben Miller and Ben Rowe with cross examination highlighting Powers office door and window details. Col Campbell praised Rowe's cross examination as Adjutant General Collier notes Taylor issued orders to bar sheriff and peace officers during habeas corpus proceedings.
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Powers
Frankfort
Reuben Miller
Ben Rowe
Porter
Executive Building
Indiana
Taylor
Charles Finley
Col. Campbell
Rowe
Adjt
Collier
King Alexander wed Draga Maschin in Belgrade ceremony
King Alexander married Mme. Draga Maschin in Belgrade today with grand pomp. In the same ceremony he granted amnesty and many political pardons including former radical premier Tauschanovich.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Mme
Draga Maschin
Tauschanovich
Boston Teamster Arrested in Attempted Murder of Girl
Police charge Hugh Maguire assaulted the eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sullivan and tried to murder her in Boston. Neighbors expressed anger but Maguire denies the assault. He was booked for assault with intent to kill.
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Boston
Hugh Maguire
Dennis Sullivan
Sullivans
Maguire
Fatal Toy Stove Fire Claims 10 Year Old Girl
Lucy Clifford, the 10-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Gifford, died after her dress caught fire from hot coals while watching a toy stove at their Steepler home in Fall River on Saturday. She succumbed four hours later.
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Fall River
Masa
Lucy Clifford
Edward Gifford
Steepler
Convict Journalists at Sing Sing Shape Prison Debate
An interview with Sing Sing prison editor of Star of Hope and the superintendent reveals inmate contributors' traits, press aims, and views on reform. They discuss a debating section, manuscript edits to aid English, and the sincerity of articles. They note many inmates are seasoned criminals and some are professional thieves.
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Sing Sing
Star of Hope
Austin Bidwell
Bank of England
Josiah Iynt
Bidwell
Eral
New York
Hutchins Hapgood
Ainslee's
How Peace Was Made Between China and Japan
Charles Denby recounts the 1894 to 1895 diplomacy that opened peace talks between China and Japan. He describes proposing formal negotiations rooted in Korea's independence and war indemnity, Japan's demand for terms, and delays caused by uncertainty about Russian and French intervention. The narrative notes Hiroshima peace negotiations and the failed full powers paper signed by the Chinese emperor.
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China
Japan
Yamen
Tokyo
Dun
Korea
Mr. Dun
Russia
France
Count Ito
Viscount Mutsu
Chang In Hoan
Shao Yu Lien
Hiroshima
Peking
Louis Philippe
Bere
Nagasaki
Chang
Charles Denby
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War Department
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SAFAF
LI Peing Feng
King
British Cordon
General de Wet
Caleden Valley
Dowie's Christian Catholics
Ohio
Mrs. Eddy
Guardian
Concord, N. H
New Yorker
Oklahoma Cattle Ranger
Gobbel
Manila
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