China Crisis Deepens Suspicions Over Boxer Ties
Washington reports no sign of improvement in the Chinese situation as Admiral Kempft asserts imperial authorities sympathized with the Boxers yet the government could not control events. Debates over China’s honesty arise amid contested Pekin communications and possible shift toward formal war if fraud is proven.
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Washington
Kempft
Navy Department
Pekin
United States
China
Remey
China Mediations Sought as Pekin News Uncertain
London reports identical appeals for mediation from all powers but lacks confirmation on the fate of the ministers. Salisbury may favor conciliation if Pekin news proves reports of massacre unfounded. Rumors persist as Li Hung Chang is viewed with suspicion and southern provinces worsen.
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London
Lord Laiisbury
Pekin
Lord Salisbury
Washington
Berlin
Shanghai
Canton
Li Hung Chang
Seymour
Yang Tse Kiang
Nankin
Europe
Massacre of Christians during worship prompts alarm
Reports from Vien Tsin describe Chinese forces near Get tang north of Tien Tsin with large rice stores as concern grows over anti Christian violence. Unconfirmed accounts claim 60 Protestant and Catholic missionaries were killed near Ki Yuan Fu, while a mass casualty event at Mukden involved bishop backed by 200 converts and troops, with troops and boxing athletes attacking a church. Further notes mention Russian defeats at Fort Echoon and the arrest of an anti Christian brigand by the German legation on June 13.
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M. D. Giers
Conger
Pekin
London
Vien Tsin
Gettang
Tien Tsin
Ki Yuan Fu
Shanghai
Daily Mall
Mukden
Yamen
Manchuria
Fort Echoon
St. Petersburg
Vekin
Cerméin Legation
Secretary Long Endorses Despatches Over Massacre Rumors
In a Boston interview Secretary of the Navy Long favors hopeful official dispatches about Minister Conger and other foreigners. He doubts the Russian order to bombard coast towns and urges caution, saying he places hope in accredited despatches rather than massacre rumors while avoiding firm confirmations.
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Boston
Long
Conger
Pekin Legations Report On Peace Efforts
A Shanghai telegraph says Yuan Shi Kai, Shan Tung governor, received a Pekin letter July 18 stating a legation courier was captured July 13 and Gen Yung Lu urged the throne to use the courier as a messenger. Ministers reportedly favored restoring peace and were to petition the Emperor for legation food and transit to Tien Tsin. Yang Lu struggles to mediate between foreign soldiers at the south Gioka bridge and Tonga troops to the north while fighting has ceased.
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Tokio
Shanghai
Yuan Shi Kai
Shan Tung
Pekin
Legation
Yung Lu
Tung
Li Yamen
Legations
Tien Tsin
Yang Lu
Gioka
Li Hung Chang Furies Over Legation Skepticism in Pekin
The Shanghai Daily Express report quotes Li Hung Chang angrily denouncing consul skepticism over safety in Pekin. He notes some legation members may have left and warns ministers of the powers may still be alive. Americans resent Goodnow’s contact with Li, while preparations for war in Yank Tse grow. Massacres reported in Shan Li and other provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Daily Express
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
China
France
Japan
Russia
United States
Goodnow
Earl Li
Wu Chang
Shen
Prince Tuan
Admiral Seymour
Miss Whitchurch
Miss Searell
Shan Li
Massacre of clergy and converts in Wu An region
Hong Kong dispatch reports an Italian priest arriving from Hen Sien Fu in southern Wu An detailing the July 4 massacre of the Italian bishop and three priests after revolt torture. Six hundred converts were slain, women brutalized, seven priests fled to the hills with likely deaths. one escapee hid in a coffin on a river boat for 17 days.
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London
Hong Kong
Daily Express
Hen Sien Fu
Wu An
Surgeon General Sternberg Prepares Care for Chinese Soldiers
Washington July 26 Surgeon General Sternberg has made every arrangement for the care of the sick and wounded soldiers on Chinese soil. Provisions have been made by the quartermaster’s department to support medical needs and supply welfare.
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Washington
Sternberg
Army to establish field hospital near military operations
The department outlines immediate transport of medical stores and hospital tents to support a field hospital near the theater of operation. Major John Van R. Hoff, surgeon, is in charge and will depart from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Washington for guidance from the surgeon general. Additional medical officers will join in China and he will sail by the first available Pacific steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van R. Hoff
San Juan
P. R
Washington
Chama
China
Hoff
Pacific
Special Commissioner to China Heads West by Saturday
Special Commissioner Rockhill and Mrs Rockhill will travel from Washington to San Francisco on Saturday to catch the Japan bound America Maru for Yokohama Nagasaki on August 3. He fears conflicting reports from Pekin amid China drift toward war and questions Yuan Shih Kai’s reliability as a source. The Chinese circle around Li Hung Chang sees Li’s ascendancy as shaping access to Lo Fung Lo and Wu in London and Washington for reestablishing relations with the powers.
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Washington
Rockhill
San Francisco
Yokohama
Nagasaki
China
Pekin
Shan Tung
Yuan Shih Kai
Yuan
Korea
London
Lo Fung Lo
Li Hung Chang
Mr. Wu
Col Charles F Robe ordered to take command in China
Col Charles F Robe formerly lieutenant colonel of the 17th infantry and new commander of the Ninth infantry after Col E. F. Liscum’s death has been ordered to proceed to China at once to assume command. He has served in the Philippines and is now at Manila awaiting transport to Taku.
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Washington
Charles F. Robe
17Th Infantry
Ninth Infantry
EF. H. Liscum
China
Robe
Philippines
Manila
Taku
Riots Reported in Shensi Capital Tai Yuen Su
Cable from Shanghai dated July 14 describes rioting in Tai Yuen Su the Shensi capital with Shuen Teh Su Huai Luh involvement. Officials refusing action and foreign officials powerless to intervene while danger rises. Chi Li province in the south faces telegraphic disconnects as Pekin remains three days away. Ten China missions and additional missionaries and engineers are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
China International and Mission Board
Shanghai
Tai Yuen Su
Shensi
Chi Li
Pekin
Baptist
American Board
American Bible Society Missing Letters From China Agent
Rev. John R. Hykes reports from Shanghai on June 26 that Mrs Gammon and her child escaped Tien Tsin with summer clothes. The Lien Shing faced fire and looting risk near Tongu as refugees fled. Our book store and depot are possibly destroyed, with rumors of a viceroy appointment alarmed locals and many men enlist in defense units.
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New York
American Bible Society
China
John R. Hykes
D. D
Shanghai
Gammon
Tien Tsin
Japan
America
Kang Yu
Kiang
Liu Kwen Yili
Missionary Overseer Appointed Amid Shanghai Tensions
The article reports Rev J F Dodd being named district superintendent for American settlement to oversee men there and ensure order in Shanghai while women and children are cared for by a service company. Rev W N H Brewster, at Hinghua, sends a cable noting Hinghua is quiet and that Sharp Peak remains a summer resort.
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al Service Company
Shanghai
J. F. Dodd
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society
Sharp Peak
Hinghua
W. N. H. Brewster
Fuo Chow
Brewster
Foreigners at Hankow amid Chinese hostilities and Russo action
A Hankow dispatch notes foreigners panic due to native hostility while consuls urge evacuation to Shanghai. Meanwhile Russian forces report heavy fighting near Port Arthur and Pyongyang, with Chinese and Russian casualties, bombardments, and seizures including a fire at Aigun and Chinese retreats at Saghalién.
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St. Petersburg
Hankow
Shanghai
Seoul
M. Pavloff
Port Arthur
Pyong Yan
Jiju
Pyong Yang
Yalu
Thelu River
Blagovestchentz
Aigun
Saghalién
Germany comments on mediation conditions in China
Berlin reports the German office has no new China news. The press notes U S mediation terms published in Berlin place the United States alongside Germany and France. Vorwaerts lauds McKinley's restraint while contrasting it with Count von Buelow's approach and mentions recent high level talks with Russian, Austrian Hungarian, French, Italian, and British ambassadors.
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Berlin
China
McKinley
United States
Germany
France
Washington
Count von Buelow
Bremerhaven
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Great Britain
Refugees Moved From Wiju To Port Arthur After Protest
Seoul reports say Corean government protested Russian refugees at Wiju but after talks Russian representatives agreed to relocate them to Port Arthur without delay.
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Yokohama
Seoul
Wiju
Port Arthur
China Emperor Seeks Great Britain Mediation
London July 26. The Chinese minister presented a long telegram to the foreign office claiming to be from Emperor Kwang Su. It solicits Great Britain's good offices to mediate and bring about a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chi Chen Lo- Feng-Luh
Han Foreign Office
Emperor Kwang Su
Great Britain
Telegram Clarifies Doubtful Origin of Peace Appeals
The text notes that peace appeals to Presidents McKinley and Loubet have not received government replies. It states the origin of the telegram remains doubtful under current circumstances, and no clear confirmation has been made.
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McKinley
Loubet
Famous Max Regis Ex-Mayor of Algiers Acquitted
Draguignan France July 26 The trial of Max Regis and eleven friends ended with acquittal The ex mayor of Algiers known for anti Semite activities faced charges of taking up arms against the government He previously fortified a Paris area house during the Dreyfus affair and fled to Spain before returning to France for trial.
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Draguignan
France
Max Regis
Algiers
Rue Chabrol
Dreyfus
Guerin
Paris
M. Regis
Chabrol
Spain
Swift Revenge in Mindanao Fight at Oroquieta
In northern Mindanao at Oroquieta two soldiers entered a native store for food. One was killed by a bolo and decapitated. the other fled to raise alarm. The 40th Infantry from Cagayan killed 89 natives, 30 in one house. The gunboat Callao shelled Oroquieta burning warehouses. one crewman was killed. An estimated 500 natives under Alvares threaten the area. A Marine outpost at Isabela de Basilan was badly wounded and died. Isabela is tranquil.
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Manila
Oroquieta
Nothern Mindanao
40Th Infantry
Cagayan
Callao
Geo. B. Bradshaw
Alvares
Yamboanga
Mindanao
Isabela de Basilan
Isabela
Turmoil in Panama as government troops flee to Panama
Reports from Colon say after a July 24 battle the government forces fled toward Panama, abandoning rifles. Governor Lozada sought refuge on the British cruiser Leander, while no US warships are present. Rebels besiege Barranquilla and Barbacoas, and have taken control of the Panama department towns.
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Kingston
Colon
Panama
Lozada
United States
Barranquilla
Rebels Lose Heavily in Panama Battle
Colon July 26 A special train left at 7 PM with Savanila reinforcements under Gen Serrano aiding government troops. An ambulance corps from the British cruiser Leander assists in care of the wounded after Tuesday’s clash. Over 500 killed and wounded. Rebels’ losses described as terrific. hospitals full in Colon.
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Colon
Savanila
Serrano
Leander
Honorary Fellowships awarded at Royal College centenary
London July 26 The centenary meeting of the Royal College of Surgeons saw diplomas of honorary fellowship awarded to a host of distinguished figures from around the world. Recipients include Lord Salisbury Lord Rosebery Dr W Halsted of Baltimore Dr W Keen of Philadelphia Dr R E Weir of New York Dr J C Warren of Harvard Dr I H Cameron of Toronto Sir W H Hingston of Montreal and T H Rodic of Montreal.
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London
Royal College of Surgons
Lord Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
W. 38. Halsted
Baltimore
W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
R. E. Weir
New York
J. C. Warren
Harvard
I. H. Cameron
Toronto
W. H. Hingston
Montreal
T. H. Rodic
Insurgents Surrender in Panama Revolt
Consul General Espinola of Colombia reports the Panama revolt ended. He notes 800 government troops met 120 insurgents with about 400 killed or wounded. Reinforcements arrived as Gen Campos brought 1000 more troops. Insurgents laid down their arms and surrendered.
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New York
Espinola
Republic of
Colombia
Panama
Campos
Colonial forces storm Kokofu camp and raze town
Bekwai July 26 Col Morland acting under Col Willcocks led infantry and five guns in a bold assault on a large war camp at Kokofu. The stockades were rushed before defenders could react and they evacuated the town. A substantial stock of ammunition and arms was captured before the town was razed. The action clears the flank for Col Willcocks.
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Bekwai
Ashanti
Morland
Willcocks
Kokofu
Willooks
Kempff claims Boxer collusion and foreign actions at Taku
Rear Admiral Louis Kempff reports from Taku China on June 20 that the Chinese government is not paralyzed and in sympathy with the Boxers. He notes clashes with foreign forces, the bombardment of forts on June 17, and his decision to avoid joint occupation of the railway station and forts to protect national honor and lives, while supporting foreign defense actions.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kempff
U. S
Newark
Taku
China
Taku Forts
Pei Ho
Imperial Chinese Railway Station
Secretary Root Denies War Department Orders To Courts
Secretary Root testified that the secretary of war does not issue orders to courts and denied issuing orders for the arrest of E. G. Rathbone. He stated Gen. Wood did not issue such orders in Cuba and explained Bristow’s report was shared by mail, with main points known to Cuban authorities. He noted plans to use the report as the basis for prosecutions for offenses against postal laws.
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Washington
Root
E. G. Rathbone
Cuba
Gen. Wood
Bristow
Wool
Fosmes
Cuban Postal Service
Rathbone
Major Black
Engineer Department
Havana
Wood
Cicero Trustees Relinquish Bid Against Hawthorne Track
Cicero board of trustees abandons raid plan on Hawthorne race track as the track lies outside the Prohibition district. Two hundred special policemen had been sworn in for the raid, but last night the trustees decided the betting ring would now remain unmolested, ending a years long dispute.
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Chicago
Board of Trustees
Cicero
Hawthorne
Pilgrims Meet Pope Leo in Rome Visit
American pilgrims led by Father H. Porelle of Brooklyn were received by Pope Leo. Bishops of Brooklyn and Burlington and North American College students attended. The Pope appeared in excellent health.
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Pope
Rome
Father &. H. Porelle
Brooklyn
Pope Leo
Burlington
Atudenta
North American College
External Bath of Sunshine in Spring Beverage
Poetic lines praise a drink by noting the smile of sunlight crystal spring water and Bavarian hops. The passage emphasizes brightness and refreshing qualities associated with the beverage. It reads like a vivid, sensory advertisement fragment from a vintage publication.
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Col
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Shanghat
J. S. Johnson & Company
Mass
Kwang Su
Jew Baiter
Royal College of Surgeons
Columbia
the Forbidden City
IOI
Burbank & Courtney
Merrimack ST
Louis Kempffp
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U. S. Naval Force
Asiatic Station
Bureau of Navigation
Washington, D. C
Hawthorne Race Track
Board of Trustees of
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God
Stoge
Harvard Brewing Co
Lowell, Mass
Gorham Street
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