Fall of Pekin Reported by U S State Dept
Washington August 22 The State Department releases a cipher telegram from Mr Conger detailing Pekin chaos with the city mostly occupied by Allied forces. The imperial palace is expected to be taken immediately its government gone west and Western missions preparing to depart while Christian refugees near one thousand remain under protection.
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Washington
State Department
Che Foo
Conger
Department
Imperial Place
Si-An-Fu
Shen SI
Pekin
United States reply on Li Hung Chang peace talks issued
After a White House conference the United States completed and transmitted its reply to Li Hung Chang requesting peace negotiations. The note, conveyed to Mr Wu and other governments, is firm and cautious, indicating readiness to negotiate when China’s government is clearly established and able to prevent hostilities.
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Washington
White House
United States
Li Hung Chang
Hari Li
State Department
China
Pekin
Tien Tsin
United Tates
Bmmv
Er Wu
Chaos in China Halts Expeditionary Mission
Gen Chaffee reported a chaotic capital with leaders fled and no stable government left. The American force must prevent anarchy and may be detained through winter, forcing rapid moves to sustain troops in severe northern weather.
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China
American flag over imperial granary in Peking
Despatch from Pekin via Morning Post dated August 15 reports 1500 Americans attacking the imperial palace and raising the flag over the granary while the imperial bank is looted. Tsung-Li-Yamen sought peace talks on August 12 but no armistice was granted as heavy bombardment continued.
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London
Imperial Palace
Morning Post
Pekin
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Legation
Daily Chronicle
Kato Takaaki
China
Li Hung Chang
Count von Waldersee
Daily Mail
Far East
Moscow
Daily Graphic
European
Russia
Odessa
St. Petersburg
Shanghai
American Casualties General Chaffee Reports To War Dept
General Chaffee sent a list of Aug. 14 and 15 casualties from the Pekin area to the War Department. Names include Earle, Hauser, Higgin, Troutman, Sawyer, Hopkins, Whitehead, Foulkes, Nanney, Butler, Farrar, Green, Reilly, Walsh, Hall, Simpkins, Elliott, Wiber, Bilk, Bailey, Siemens, Norton, Fox, Baker, Titus, Kauffman, Kysela, Morgan, Tyler, Lynch, Durban, Lanker, King, Hoff man, Davies, Doyle. Aug. 16 death noted for Edward Mitchell of Co. L, 4th infantry.
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Washington
D. C
Chaffee
War Department
Rufus Sawyer
H. Henry Hopkins
K. Frank L. Whitehead
Jesse A. Foulkes
5Th Artillery
William P. Nanney
Marines
Smedley D. Butler
George P. Farrar
G. Frank W. Green
Henry J. Reilly
Robert E. Walsh
James O. Hall
Daniel W. Simpkins
Russell T. Edliott
James C. Wiber
Ninth Infantry
Munetin A. Bilk
George Bailey
George H. Siemens
William F. Norton
Fourteenth Infantry
George O. Fox
Harvey Baker
Calvin P. Titus
Geo. C. Kauffman
G. Henry J. Kysela
Co. H. Chas, Morgan
Ora F. Tyler
Geo. King
John L. Lynch
I. Carey L. Durban
Co. L. Thomas A. Lanker
Thomas King
M. William B. Hoffman
Cook
Henry G. Davies
Lee Doyle
Edward B.mitchell
Three Prominent Chinese Leaders Executed Reported
Washington dispatch reports a Tokyo telegram from the foreign office dated August 21 stating that three prominent Chinese leaders have been executed. The message comes as part of diplomatic chatter about the East Asia situation and reflects ongoing tensions between Japan and China during the period.
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Washington
Legation
Foreign Office
Alt
Tokio
Despotic Telegram Details Empress Dowager Orders Executions
A Japanese acting consul telegram from Shanghai reports Empress Dowager orders executions of Hsui Yung Yi La Shan and Lien Yuen and that Yung Lu is jailed in the judicial department. It notes imperial moves to Wu Taishan and Pekin commanders, with Kang Ye named commander in chief of Wu Wei army and others ordered to stay in Pekin. A second telegram says the Empress Dowager left Pekin while the Emperor stays behind.
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Meral
Shanghai
Pao Ting Fu
Hsui Yung Yi
la Shan
Lien Yuen
Me Nth
Yung Lu
Judicial Department
Empress Donat Pekin
Ng Fu Shiang
Wu Taishan
Cuchow
Tse
Messages May Now be Sent from Taku to Tien Tsin
Washington August 22 The War Department reports a commercial cable between Che Foo and Taku open for business and messages may be sent to Tien Tsin where a military line exists. Major Scriven says the Pekin line is in operation though poles are scarce and interruptions likely. The department believes these lines will speed news from Pekin to the outside world.
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Pekin
State Department
Conger
China
Remey
Reilly
Tien Tsin
Signal Office
Schriven
Washington
Department
War Department
Gen. Chaffee
Great Northern Company
Che Foo
Taku
Scriven
Pekin Missionaries Safe as Siege Ends Cable News
New York reports Aug 22 cablegrams from Pekin indicate all Presbyterian and Methodist missionaries there are safe after the siege. Dr Wherry notes possible misspellings and uncertainties about names. Mackey and Simcox are mentioned with property destruction. The Methodist group says all 18 members of their Pekin mission are safe and well.
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New York
Pekin
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Wherry
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Mackey
Robert E. Speer
Simcoxis
Methodist Missionary Society
George Davis
F. D. Gamewell
Methodist
Shanghai crisis raises need for 15000 troops
New York dated August 22, the American Asiatic Association reports a Shanghai cable from the American Association of China saying the Yangtse valley situation is increasingly critical and requires 15,000 troops to protect Shanghai. It urges the government to send a quota immediately.
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New York
American Asiatic Association
American Association of China
Shanghai
Yangtse Valley
Compliments for Fowler Praise from China Missionaries
Letter from Che Foo praises United States Consul Fowler amid unrest in Che Foo. Refugees arrive, 95 others, and missionaries credit Fowler with protecting 200 workers across provinces. Clergy advocate sharing this with Fowler's superiors.
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China
New York
A. B. Leonard
Methodist Missionary Society
Frederick Brown
Che Foo
Fowler
United States
President congratulates Chaffee in China campaign
Washington August 22 The War Department releases a message from Elihu Root praising Major-General Chaffee Pekin via Taku and all officers and men for their courage fortitude and skill in China. The country mourns fallen comrades yet remains proud and grateful for the great success.
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War Department
Chaffee
Pekin
Taku
China
Elihu Root
Berlin presses defend US policy in China amid German doubt
The Berliner Post’s leading article argues Washington pursues a single US policy in China and rejects suspicions that America seeks separate aims. It notes German papers urge the Reichstag to convene in special session.
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Berlin
Berliner Post
Inca
United States
China
Washington
Reichstag
Havana customs frauds end with acquittals and a possible Supreme Court review
In Havana today all defendants in the Havana customs house frauds were acquitted. The court president added a clause suggesting four may be guilty and could be sent to the supreme court. Senor Enrique Varona declines a Puerto Principe nomination for delegates to the constitutional convention, citing intervention and Cuban passion in a polarized assembly.
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Havana
Supreme Court
Senor
Enrique Varona
Republican Party
Puerto Principe
Cuba
Washington
Senor Varona
War Department Cablegram on Prisoner Deaths and Illness
Washington reports from Havena list deaths and illnesses among prisoners between Aug 10 and 20. Manzanillo and Morro Castle figures include Harvey Childs and John J. Kenney, both cited as general prisoners, with malaria noted for Kenney and a murder among the casualties. The message is signed by Adjutant General Scott.
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Washington
War Department
Havena
Manzanillo
Harvey Childs
Morro Castle
John J. Kenney
Scott
Adjt
Anti Imperialists Campaign Opens in Canada Fails
Montreal hosts the opening anti imperialist meeting with barrister Migneron seeking Liberal candidacy in St James division but his anti imperialist platform meets tepid reception. Gareau of the Lettier Liberal Club counters Migneron and the anti imperialist withdraws from the race.
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Montreal
Migneron
St. James
House of Commons
Canada
Gareau
Let@lier
Liberal Club
Four Texas Men Sentenced for Henderson County Lynchings
Four white men from Henderson County pleaded guilty before Judge Lipscomb in Palestine to charges related to the May 23, 1899 lynching of James, John, and George Humphries. They received life sentences in the penitentiary. Eight men had already been sentenced to life for the same lynching, while Polk Weeks and John Greenhaw turned state's evidence and escaped punishment.
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Dallas
Tex
Palestine
Anderson County
Henderson County
James
John
George Humphries
trans-Cedar
Polk Weeks
John Greenhaw
Humphries Brothers
Ruello Found Guilty In Counterfeiting Case
Bartholomew Ruello an Italian was found guilty in U S district court of making possessing and passing counterfeit silver dollars. Sentence deferred pending motion for new trial. Secret Service says he operated counterfeit ring over 15 years in Italy and the United States with about 200000 in bogus money circulated.
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Philadelphia
Bartholomew Ruello
United States District Court
Secret Service
Ruello
Italy
Lynching of Sam Fields in Livingston Parish
New Orleans reports Sam Fields a negro was lynched by local citizens on Monday night after being charged with attempted assault on a white woman. He attacked with a club but the woman fought him off. deputies were overpowered and the mob hanged him from a tree. The body remained hanging 36 hours later.
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New Orleans
Sam” Fields
Livingston Parish
Treason Bill Comes Up Second Reading in Cape Assembly
Cape Town August 22 The Cape House of Assembly sent the treason bill to a second reading without a division. The measure, introduced July 24 by Sir John Gordon Sprigg, fixes the status of rebellious subjects in the Cape colony. The debate spanned five sittings with bitter exchanges on indemnity and amnesty, while compensation terms await a future session.
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Cape Town
House of Assembly
John Gordon Sprigg
Cape
Goebel Will Probate Details In Covington
The will of William Goebel, dated 1886 and probated in Covington Ky, leaves all property to his brother Arthur Goebel who is named executor without bond. Goebel had earlier shot at John Sanford in Covington near a bank, Sanford dying from his wounds, and Goebel’s law practice was noted as lucrative.
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Cincinnati
William Goebel
Covington
John Sanford
Sanford
Arthur Goebel
Ann Rosh Brook
Lowell
Charles L. Merriam
Cambridge
Middlesex
Lowell Daily Courier
Cuarias J, McIntine
W. E, Rogers
Asst. Register
Youtsey Illness Delays Goebel Murder Trial
In Georgetown Kentucky Judge Cantrill postponed Henry Youtsey's trial for alleged complicity in the Goebel murder due to his poor health. The defense team’s illness also moved related cases to October term. Bail set at 3000 dollars for each accused.
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Georgetown
Cantrill
Henry Youtsey
William Goebel
Combes, Whittaker
Davis
Duels in Italy cause heavy fatalities in past year
Rome correspondent reports Italy endured about 2400 duels in the last year with around 480 deaths. Most clashes involved army officers and arose from trivial pretexts, with several duels and killings occurring in recent weeks.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Mail
Italy
Kruger Proclamation Counter to Roberts Orders Cited
Despatch from Lourenco Marques to the Daily Express reports President Kruger issuing a proclamation counter to Lord Roberts latest order. Kruger says arms should not be laid down and that every step toward homeward retreat brings a new step in the conflict.
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London
Kruger
Lourenzo Marques
Daily Express
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
St. Helena
King Oscar to act as arbitrator in Samoa claims
Stockholm Aug 22 King Oscar has formally agreed to act as arbitrator of the compensation claims for losses suffered by British and German soldiers and American citizens in Samoa. His decision is expected to settle disputed damages and determine liability among the involved parties. The arrangement signals a formal mediation by the monarch in the imperial dispute.
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Stockholm
King Oscar
Samoa
Admiral Watson Toasted At Baltimore Luncheon in Belfast
Belfast harbor commissioners hosted officers from the United States cruiser Baltimore at a public luncheon. Rear Admiral Watson responded to a toast of his health by expressing personal rejoicing at the extreme friendliness between Great Britain and the United States.
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Belfast
United States
Baltimore
Watson
Great Britain
Fall River Maintains 17.80 Tax Rate for 1900
Fall River announces a tax rate of 17.80 per thousand, unchanged from 1898 and 1899. The total valuation reaches 78,605,414 with an increase of 1,968,004 over the previous year. Polls total 27,904, up from 26,380 in 1899.
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Fall River
Lowell Citizen Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
A Lowell resident Mrs Susie Melvin of 28 Blossom Street testifies to kidney pills from Ellingwood Co and local retailers. She reports relief from back pain fatigue and regained strength after completing the Dean's Kidney Pills course. Sole agents Milburn Co Buffalo NY and Carter Sherburne also listed.
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Susie Melvin
Variety Store
Blossom Street
Dean
Ellingwood & Co
Yester- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
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