Force All ies To Terms New Plan of China to Secure Herself Peace
Washington reports growing state department expectations of major news from Pekin with efforts to relay messages from Mr Conger and others. Col Liscum had sent a spy to Pekin, while Dernard and Japanese messengers also dispatched, none returning. Wu insists the news will show that the envoys are alive as missions in Chefoo are pursued. Meanwhile forces move toward Taku with Sixth Cavalry, and Japanese cooperation eases international efforts for the Tianjin to Pekin maneuver. The Buffalo sails for Taku with relief, stores, and crew support.
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Washington
State Department
Pekin
Conger
Col. Liscum
Tien Tsin
Dernard
Thope
Cenger
Che Foo
China
Tien 'Tsin
Taku
United States
Long
Buffalo Aut
Hong Kong
Buffalo
Col. Coolidge
Ninth Infantry
Tien ‘Sin
Imperial Edict Urges Peace Talks Amid Foreign Invasion
London reports a new imperial edict ordering viceroys and provincial governors to seek peace with the foreign powers and to guard their territories against attacks along the Yangtze. Ministers may be held as hostages for compliance, while thousands of missionaries abroad fear repercussions.
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London
Shanghai
Daily Express
China
Shan Tung
Liang Chang
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Chi Li
Yu Lu
Li Hung Chang
Sheng
Pao ‘Ting Fu
Kwang Ping Fu
Hunan
Ning Po
Ong Chee
Missionary Ferguson Linked to Pekin Inspector General Claim
An American missionary named Ferguson, allied with Sheng in efforts to hoodwink world opinion about Pekin events, received backing from Americans in his bid to be appointed inspector general.
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Ferguson
Sheng
Pekin
Rockhill Plans China Inquiry Route From Shanghai
Special Commissioner W W Rockhill arrived in Chicago to hasten to the Orient on the Japanese steamer American Maru due August 3 from San Francisco. Mrs Rockhill accompanies him and will stay in Shanghai while he investigates conditions northward as far as possible. He says he will not push Pekin talk unless circumstances warrant and the country remains too unsettled for such a mission. His main duty is to inform the President and secretary of state on the situation.
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Chicago
W. W. Rockhill
China
Orient
San Francisco
Pekin
Shanghai
Missionaries in Tien Tsin Face Boxer Threats
A letter from Charles F. Gammon to the American Bible Society describes worsening danger for English missionaries at Pao Ting as rail and river transport fail. Government and soldiers show sympathy to Boxers. Chinese troops are unable or unwilling to intervene. Naval forces and Marines concentrate at Tien Tsin as patrols and guards multiply.
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New York
American Bible Society
Charles F. Gammon
Tien Tsin
Mr. Gammon
Robinson
Norman
Pao Ting
Pekin
Boxers Society
Berlin Legations Threatened Over Pekin Dispatch
Chinese legation in Berlin reports a Pekin despatch stating Gen Tung Fuh Siang will kill all legation members if international forces move on Pekin. The legation delays sharing the message with the German government while seeking update on Baron Von Ketteler’s widow.
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Berlin
Sheng
Railways and Telegraphs
Pekin
Tung Fuh Siang
Legations
Legation
Nankin
Baron von Ketteler
Enthusiastic Prospects of Active Service in China
Santiago de Cuba July 29 The second battalion of the 5th U S infantry Major Borden commanding will leave tomorrow for the United States by the transport McPherson Companies at Guantanamo and Baracoa will be taken aboard en route Officers instructed to prepare warm clothing for a hard winter campaign and to be ready to reembark shortly after arriving at New York All the men are enthusiastic at the prospect of active service in China.
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Santiago de Cuba
5Th
U. S. Infantry
Borden
United States
McPherson
Guantanamo
Baracoa
New York
China
Hakodate
Japan
W. D. Ballard
Yosemite
Yokohama
Nagasaki
Ballard
Hataba
Baltimore
Kobe
Tokio Bay
Albatross
United States Fish Commission
Aleutian Islands
Sitka
Alaska
C. L. & Duhain
Boxers massacre missionaries and Christians near Pekin
Reports from Shanghai say Boxers attacked Pao Ting Fu with a foreign doctor among the dead. A Chinese general Li Ho Keh advances on Pekin with orders to exterminate Christians. Between 2000 and 4000 natives and a French priest killed.
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Tokio
Shanghai
Pao Ting Fu
Li Ho Keh
Pekin
Shanghai in Danger as 10000 Troops Mass Near City
Shanghai telegraph correspondent reports ministers believed safe but lack of proof. Simultaneous reports claim missionaries and foreigners are being massacred, with a crisis looming. Rumors say 10,000 Chinese troops near Shanghai and Kiang Yu forts ordered to fire if more ships ascend the river. Riots feared in Hiu Kiang as mobs threaten foreigners.
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London
Hanghai
Dailyelegraph
Legation
Pekin
Shanghai
Kiang Yu
Hiu Kiang
English mission destroyed near Ning Po
A Shanghai despatch reports the English mission station north of Ning Po was destroyed and 12 missionaries were murdered. The dispatch is dated yesterday from Shanghai and sent to London.
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London
Shanghai
Ning Po
Paper train derailment halts Great Falls branch service
A paper train from Peessee to Boston detoured at Rollineford Junction at 6.80 this morning, derailing an engine and one car. No injuries reported. Traffic on the Great Falls branch suspended for the day.
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Salmon Fajls
N. H
Peessee
Boston
Rollineford Junction
Great Falls
Rathbone Arrested in Cuba on Postal Frauds
Estes G. Rathbone, former director general of posts in Cuba, was arrested in Havana on charges of irregularities in his office. Bail set at 25,000 dollars after four counts praised misuse of postal funds and personal warrants. Bondsman Francisco Gamba rejected. Rathbone’s supporters claim persecution.
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Havana
Cuba
Rathbone
Francisco Gamba
Gamba
United States
Capt. Scott
Senor Desveraine
Weyler
Standstill in South Africa as Roberts Returns
London reports operations in South Africa at a standstill as Lord Roberts arrives back in Pretoria with his staff. Commandant General Botha and Gen De Wet elude pursuit while Gen Delary besieges Baden-Powell at Rustenburg. The relief force under Col. Hickman retreats. President Kruger is said to be at Watervalender with plans to move to Swaziland and Europe.
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London
South Africa
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Botha
Christian de Wet
Delary
Baden- Powell
Rustenbug
Transvaal
British report details Boer relocate and small train capture
In South Africa Lord Roberts reports only one train captured on the night of July 21 between Kroonstad and the Vaal, carrying supplies and 100 Welsh Fusiliers officers and men. Louriesburg’s fall followed two days of stubborn passes fighting as Gen Hunters forces struggled at Relief’s Nek with about 100 casualties. Over 6000 Boers and wagons, stores, and cattle have moved into mountain passes watched by British troops, with difficult escape expected.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Kroonstad
Vaal
Welsh Fusiliers
Louriesburg
Hunters
Gen French occupies Middleburg in Transvaal action
London reports Gen. French has occupied Middleburg in the Transvaal with Gen. Pole-Carew and the guards brigade arriving at Brug Spruit two miles west of Middleburg. The dispatch notes ongoing British operations in the region during the campaign.
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London
French
Middleburg
Transvaal
Pole-Carew
Guards Brigade
Brug Spruit
Fishermen union ends Frazer river strike at Vancouver
Vancouver reports the Westminster union calls off the Frazer river salmon strike after a long session while Steveston fishermen stay on strike. Labor Commissioner Bremner has not yet brokered a settlement between cannery men and strikers and militia remain at Steveston.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fishermen’s Union of
Westminter
Frazer
Steveston
Bremner
Gold cargo lands in Vancouver from Skagway
The Foot agend Dutch arrives from Skagway carrying nearly 250000 in gold dust. Prominent passenger B. Senkler, a Dawson gold comee, travels to Washington to discuss official matters with the government. He plans to advise on the alleged mistreatment of the mine owners and urges justice.
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Vancouver
B. C
Skagay
Voyage Notes from Hakodate and Yokohama Port Visit
W D Ballard of the Yosemite narrowly escaped an attempted assault at Yokohama after two men demanded payment to shore. The article describes Hakodate's fortifications and clash with Japanese authorities, plus details on urban conditions, transport, and limited foreign presence amid ongoing coastal fortification work and regional commerce.
Fine Serge for Outing Dresses at Low Yard Prices
A. G. Pollar & Co offer blue green brown grey and wine serge remnants in 6 to 15 yard lengths at 7 1-2 cents per yard. Cotton weave, 2 inches wide, value 1% cents per piece. Display on Palmer Street at the roads department for dresses bicycle skirts and more.
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Palmer Street
A. G. Pollar) & CO
Heat of Summer Forces Slow Order On Rail Line
A New York Sun report describes how scorching rail temperatures during a heat wave caused expansion of steel rails on a minor state railroad, nearly triggering a wreck. It explains track bed design, the risk of rails creeping, and how track foremen keep lines safe, noting their pivotal role and pay.
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Kansas
The Best Wives in the World in South America
Nimmo Balentine notes in August Woman's Home Companion that South American men uphold women with chivalrous respect and protect them within the home. Women’s lives center on family, charity, and domestic duties, with no public reform or club life, while remaining content and secluded from family finances.
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South America
United States
Nimmo Balentine
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