No More Troops to China Ordered to Manila
Washington Aug 23 The government decided not to send any more troops to China. About 4000 at sea and 3000 already ordered will sail to Manila via Nagasaki. Secretary Root said troops are not needed as conditions in China improve. Gen Chaffee will have five thousand men available in Pekin area.
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China
Far East
Manila
Nagasaki
Root
Taku
Hancock
Gen. Chaffee
Department
Chaffee
Meade
Warren
Ninth Cavalry
Sherman
Logan
War Department
Pekin
Atee
Mr. Rockhill
United States
Greom
Americans seize Pekin palace amid Chinese turmoil
London reports that 1500 American troops attacked and seized four courts of the Chinese imperial palace in Pekin. The flag flew over the granary and the bank was looted as Russians mass in the far east. Count Waldersee warns pacification will be lengthy and difficult.
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London
Imperial
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Imperial Granary
Imperial Bank
Far East
China
Count Waldersee
Americans breach gates at palace in Pekin assault
Aug 15 1900 dispatch reports Captain Henry J. Reilly of Battery F Fifth U S artillery killed and 16 wounded as American forces breach three gates of the imperial palace and engage Chinese defenders. several other U S soldiers die or are wounded. Russian forces occupy approaches as diplomats confer. Privates buried at the American legation grounds.
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Associated Press
Pekin
Che Foo
Imperial Palace
Henry J. Reilly
Fifth U. S. Artillery
Reilly
Chaffee
Ninth Infantry
Robert E. Walsh
Daniel W. Simpkins
James O. Hall
Fourteenth Infantry
Russell T. Elliott
James C. Wieber
Edward B. Mitchell
Garrison at Pei Tang Cathedral Relieved by Allies
Pekin Aug 16 The Pei Tang cathedral north of the city, garrisoned by 30 French and 10 Italian bluejackets, has been relieved by Japanese and British forces. The defense of the church was heroic. Sentries are now posted in palace buildings to prevent looting. The Empress Dowager’s whereabouts remain unknown to the allies.
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Pekin
Pei Tang
Chaffee Warns Against Attacking Imperial Palace
London dispatch reports Gen Chaffee arguing China has been adequately punished and cautioning against striking the imperial palace. Fire and street fighting continue in Pekin as Russians press further, despite Allied decisions, while US forces breached gates and withdrew.
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London
Pekin
Daily Mail
Imperial
Chaffee
Imperial Palace
Associated Press
China
Tien Tsin
United States
Dorward
Berlin
Pe-Chi-Li
Japanese Troops Burn Prince Tuan's Palace
Tokyo dispatch reports from Pekin dated August 21 to 23 state that Japanese forces fought all day to capture the imperial palace, burned Prince Tuan's residence, and took the palace gate while the city was divided for administration among allied powers with zones in the north and foreign Christians freed from confinement.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Taku
Pekin
Imperial Palace
Sian
Tung Fuh Shiang
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Prince Tuan
Imperial
Proof of old suit pricing from a department sale
A list notes price drops on men’s clothing including suits marked at nine dollars and change and rising to sixteen dollars and fifty cents. Also listed are eleven ninety five for Si Tu suits and eighteen dollars for men’s working trousers at the sale.
Battle for Pekin and fall of gates in siege
Eyewitness dispatches from the 1900 siege describe Japanese and allied troops fighting to control Pekin and storming eastern and central gates. Russian forces led by Antikoff suffered several dead and wounded as legation defenders faced heavy fire. The Chinese government fled as the legations faced peril and later negotiations began.
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Ministry of War
Pekin
Antikoff
Wasilewski
Modl
State Department Publishes Chinese Diplomatic Note Sovieting Pekin
Washington Aug 23 The state department released a cable from Chinese sources dated Aug 19 via London noting that all foreign ministers agree the allied expedition was for ministerial rescue in Pekin. It calls for hostilities to stop and negotiations to begin with an envoy or the Pekin minister empowered to act.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Department of State
China
United States
Alvey A. Adee
Washington
State Department
Adee
London
War Department Sending Animals and Supplies For Long Service
Washington reports the War Department has no difficulty landing animals at Taku with capacity for 600 per day. Horses for cavalry and mules for transport will unload as ships arrive while preparations for wintering in China proceed. Supplies will reach Taku before ice blocks further shipments, hay and grain may come from Lin Yu, and food is ready for the army before port closure. Winter conditions at Taku Tien Tsin and Pekin are said to be similar to St Paul, Minnesota.
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Washington
War Department
Taku
China
Quartermaster’s Department
Berlin paper defends United States policy in China
The semi official Berliner Post argues against German papers doubting US aims in China. It cites Hay's success in securing open door declarations and says mistrust stems from demands that McKinley act as protector of China. It warns against declaring an American protectorate or seizing more Chinese territory.
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Berlin
Berliner Post
United States
China
Washington
Hay
McKinley
Russian Flag Floats on Pekin Wall First
St. Petersburg reports on August 23 that General Linevitch, commander of Russian troops in the province of Pethin, announced the flag was the first to float on Pekin's wall. The dispatch emphasizes a symbolic act amid ongoing tensions and military presence.
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Pekin's
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Pethin
Diplomats Urge Occupying Pekin Imperial Palace
Berlin dispatch reports under August 16 telegrams that the diplomatic corps urged the commanders to occupy the captured imperial palace in Pekin, indicating a direct response to the fall of the palace amid the crisis.
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London
Berlin
Pekin
Imperial
Who Seeks Harbour Body in Halifax Case
Two men lay claim to a drowned body in Halifax Harbor. John Gray asserts the corpse is his missing brother Mark. a Dr Freeman’s friend argues the clothing matches that worn by Dr Freeman of the Allan line steamer Carthagenian who vanished near the harbor entrance. The body’s flesh had decayed, leaving clothing as the sole ID.
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Halifax
John Gray
Sambro
Mark
Freeman
Allan Line
Carthagenian
Accidents on the Farm Prompt Quick Pain Relief
Farmers turn to Dr Thomas s Electric Oil after cuts bruises and stings with claims of instant relief. Promotional language emphasizes safety and efficacy for farm injuries and everyday mishaps.
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