Great fight near Tien Tsin and siege of Seymour's force
London dispatch details casualties of the international force at Men Tsin with Americans British Germans Russians suffering dozens killed and hundreds wounded. Admiral Seymour's relief column fought through barricades and laid siege to Tien Tsin while peasants and Chinese forces pressed the legation area.
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London
Tsin
Ritish
Ten Tsin
Seymour
Nich
Shanzhai
Tien Tsin
Colt Dorward
Seynour
Ofa
Taku
Pekin
Tsechulin
Aamn
Legations
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Still no word from Coxger in Chinese crisis notes
Washington reports meager developments in Chinese affairs as Kempff and Li Hung Chang messages fail to settle the fate of Pekin ministers. Admiral Kempff keeps the Navy informed while Wu explains variances. Gen Chaffee ordered to command American forces in China as ships move toward Taku and nearby ports.
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Washington
Kempff
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Secretary of the Navy
Kempft
Navy’department
China
Taku
Newark
Canton
Legation
Tien Tsin
Seymour
State Department
Navy Department
San Francisco
Grant
Navy ‘Department
Oregon
Hong “Kong
Hong Kong
Zafiro
Verufeer Brooklyn
Remey
Cavite
Logan
Ninth United States Infantry
Princeton
Manila
Chins
Yale Defeats Harvard In Eight-Oared Varsity Race
Vale won the eight-oared varsity shell at New London by about six lengths as Harding, who had replaced the disabled captain Higginson, collapsed before the finish. Harvard won the four-oared and freshman races, while Yale led the varsity by 24 4-5 seconds at the line. The Catholic Federation session in Philadelphia discussed uniting Catholic societies and Knights affiliations.
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New London
Conn
Vale
Harvard
Harding
Higginson
Yale
Tay
Piarvayd
Enmiansary From China's Emperor Reaches Tacoma
Capt Ralph Platt arrives in Tacoma claiming to be accredited agent for friends of a deposed Chinese emperor. He says he will seek intercession from Washington and carries credentials from backers. Platt served with the Oregon volunteers and on Gen Hughes staff as adjutant general.
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China
Tacoma
Wash
Ralph Platt
Platt
Washington
Oregon Volunteers
Gen. Hughes
Philippines
Manila
Wei Hai Wei
Michigan Republicans nominate ticket at Grand Rapids
At the state convention in Grand Rapids on June 29 the Republican party named a full ticket for statewide offices. Col. Aaron T. Bliss was chosen for governor and Orrin W. Robinson for lieutenant governor with Frederick M. Warner as secretary of state and Daniel McCoy as state treasurer. Perry F. Powers was named auditor general Horace M. Oren attorney general Edward Wildey land commissioner Delos Fall super intendent of public instruction and J. R. Thompson to the state board of education.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Aaron T. Bliss
Saginaw
Orrin W. Robinson
Houghton
Frederick M. Warner
Farmington
Daniel McCoy
Perry F. Powers
Cadillac
Horace M. Oren
Sault Ste. Marie
Edward Wildey
Louisiana
Amherst
Mass
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
William H. Blase
New York
J. Sterling Morton
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Heriashiy
Mendez Dé. ‘Vigo
Germany
Havana
Eighth New Jersey
Eliza‘beth
Charles N. Fowler
Sioux City
Henderson
Iowa
Congress
Goebel Suspect Requisition Moves Through Governors
Governor Beckham ordered a requisition on Governor Tyler of Virginia for a Goebel suspect. The name is withheld and the arrest is expected to surprise the defense. Franklin County officers departed for Richmond, and Green Golden, named as a Goebel accomplice, remained jailed. Beckham also refused to approve Taylor militia service accounts.
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Virginia
Frankfort
Beckham
C. Campbell
Tyler
Franklin County
Richmond
Green ‘Golden
Taylor Militia
Chicago Ends Industrial War With Council Collapse
Chicago reports the Building Trades Council will dissolve tonight ending a five month idle period. A council official states the war is over as bricklayers withdraw, and many accept this as the main cause of the resolution.
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Chicago
The
Council
Fund for Mrs Henry reports fund balance and new deputy
The committee for Mrs Henry widow of Gen Henry United States Army informed her of the fund status. The treasurer reported 18952 collected with 405 disbursed leaving 18546. James C Wheeler named deputy commissioner of Internal Revenue after congressional approval. Wheeler long tied to internal revenue service, based in Detroit Michigan for years.
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Henry
New York
Guy. V.henry
Gen. Henry
United” States Army
Revenue
Washington
Deoit, Mich
Democratic Leaders Eye Bryan Nomination in Kansas City
Kansas City notes a looming Democratic national convention with Bryan central to talks. Possible vice presidential choices discussed include Sulzer Hill and Towne, with Lincoln dispatches fueling rumors of platform reaffirmation and imperialism debate.
Week's News Condensed Across Many Regions
A roundup of items notes the German inspection bill passing the Bundesrat, Charles A. Trowne seeking the Democratic vice presidential nomination, and Augustus Lowell’s death in Brookline. Reports cover a New Hampshire homecoming event, a Cuba posts director removal, the Waring cruiser to Port Arthur, a Georgia train wreck with 40 lives lost, and crops harmed by heavy rains in Georgia. Also listed are marine deployments to Manila, Minnesota droughts impacting butter makers, Tom Sharkey KO'd in Coney Island, Bombay cholera tolls, waxseed futures surge, Bryan returning from Wisconsin, and political moves toward the Democratic convention. Additional notes include drought effects in Minnesota, nominations in Aurora and El Reno, a face injury lawsuit in New York, and various international securities and court actions. The day closes with a boatload of regional incidents and market moves, including price shifts, exports, and obituaries.
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Charles A. Trowne
Augustus Lowell
A. M
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Brookline
Mags
Robbins
New Hampshire
TS. G. Rathbone
Cuba
M. Dc. Fosnes
Waring
Philadelphia
Port Arthur
Southern Railway
McDonough
Georgia
George A. Lakin
Baltimore
Washington
Manila
San Francisco
China
Jirme
Minnesota
Tom Sharkey
Gus Ruhlin
Coney Island
Bombay
Waxseed
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Wisconsin
Naots
Samuel Alschuler
Aurora
el Reno
O. T
Ardmore
I. T
John Hazenthal
New York
F. W. Bosworth
Billing
Pennsylvania
Hill
Goovernor Beckham
Kentucky
Governor Mount
Indiana
Molena
Jordan Hines
Minnesota Republicans name ticket for state convention
The Minnesota Republican convention announced the state ticket headlines with Samuel Ee Evangant as governor candidate, Lindon A J Smith for lieutenant governor, W B Douglass for attorney general, and a slate including Hi Start Sustaine supreme court assistant judge Cad Pathond Staples JG Miller and Ira B as current judges.
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Minnesota
Big Paul
Samuel
Ee ‘Vangant
Neutraal
Lindon
A J Smith
Aftor
W. B. Douglass
Sustaine Supreme ‘Cor
Hi Start
Pathond
Ghia Es Ccehind Co
Staples
Miller
Market Prices Report From Philadelphia June 28
Philadelphia markets show flour and rye prices steady with slight dullness in wheat No. 2 red. Spot corn oats and hay display quiet demand. Beef and dairy items remain steady with wholesale and retail pricing noted for various cuts and goods.
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Philadelphia
Ennaylyania
Elty “Mills
Lord’ Dairy
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Sulzer
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Charles
Smith
General Markets
Jimay Mtaeet
Rae
Dover
Chas. H. Frey
King Striet
Lancaster, PA
E.C. Diller & Sons
NEW Holland Coach Works
Roseboro
Coalinton
N.C. Henninger
New Holland PA
Ranet
Advertiser
the Clarion
Victor J. Evans& CO
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