Russia Threatens Military Action Amid China Tensions
London reports a sharp rise in anti foreign violence as Russia warns of immediate military steps to suppress Boxers in China. Dispatches note 500 troops landing at Tien Tsin, burning Fung Chow, and missions fleeing to safety. Consuls flee toward Tonquin as France warns it will protect its citizens.
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London
China
Tung- Tingan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Tien-Tsin
Fung-Chow
Mong-Tse
Yun-nan-Fu
Claude MacDonald
Peking
Shanghai
Wei-Hat- Wei
Kongkong
Tsung-li-Yamen
Pei-tang-Chou
Chi- Li
Li-Hung-Chang
IhXang-Yi
Li-Ping-Heng
Shang- Tung
Legation
Paris
Vourrojoulles
Taku
Lo Tien-Tsin
Yun-Nan-Sen
Lang- Chow
M. Francois
Tonquin
France
Boxers and Imperial Edict Stir Tientsin Crisis
Report from Tientsin cites an imperial edict denouncing General Nieh si Chong for killing rioters and shows throne sympathy for Boxers. Troops move beyond Yang Tsun as Boxers threaten Tong Shan and Piet-Sang. foreign guards and railroad control in hands of powers urged to protect lives and property.
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Nieh
Lupai
Nich
Yang-Tsun
China
Piet-Sang
Tong-Shan
Taku
Tang-bBun
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Kan-Su
Sung-Chin
Yalu
Foreig
Tung-Chow
War movement spreads to Shan-Li Province with pact holds
The Boxer movement expands to Shan-Li Province, reaching the Peking Syndicate concessions. The German warship Hertha arrives at Taku as hopes fade for rescuing five Belgian engineers and a woman.
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Shan-Li
Peking Syndicate
Hertha
Taku
London Opinion on China's Crisis Shapes British Policy
The June 9 opinion from London argues the Chinese situation has become a major international crisis for Britain. It notes Salisbury may lead if Russian threats grow, praises diplomatic and naval cooperation, and forecasts potential war between Russia and Japan amid finance fears tied to silver and China’s currency shift.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
China
Lord Salisbury
Qlord Salisbury
Claude MacDonald
Far East
Stock Exchange
Russia
Japan
Admiral Neemantle
Admiral Freemantle
Germany Backs Joint Action on China Crisis
Berlin reports say Germany backs united, decisive action by all powers to end the China crisis. The Foreign Office and Emperor accord a cautious, cooperative stance while refusing to allow any single nation to dominate the response amid Boxer movement tensions.
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Copsright
The
Associated Press
Berlin
China
Foreign Office
Count von Biilow
Germany
Acti
Gover Reap
Angugent
Sis
Paris Faces Global Tensions Over Peking Crisis
Paris discussions center on Russia Britain and Russia Japan rivalries amid fears of international complications. French sympathy leans to Russia as events near may bring decisive actions, with the United States watched closely for an independent stance or alignment with Japan and Britain in the unsettled Chinese situation. China
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Associated Press
Paris
Peking
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
South Africa
United States
Washington
America
Foreign Office
China
Fires Roar Through Four Barns in Highland Falls
In Highland Falls three barns and one hotel barn burned in 24 hours. Incendiaries are suspected after the groceryman Zint barn narrowly escaped, Justice Reinhart’s barn and the West Point Hotel barn were destroyed, and Jacob Foster’s barn burned with three horses and several vehicles lost.
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Highland Falls
Jime
Justice Reinhart
West Point
Jacob Foster
No American Troops to Be Sent to China
Washington reports stress from church groups urging decisive action in China. The State Department received telegrams and letters from organized bodies demanding protection for missionaries, while officials say no invasion and no American troops beyond Marines and sailors will be sent. Officials note guerrilla warfare in the Philippines complicates any troop movement and emphasize preserving the Chinese Empire’s integrity.
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New York Times
Washington
China
State Department
United States
Philippines
Conger
Tien-Tsin-Peking
Root
Legation
Germany
Baron von Holleben
Far East
Nashville Sails for Taku to Reinforce Far East Station
Washington reports Admiral Remey ordered the Nashville from Cavite to Taku with thirty marines and two lieutenants. The Newark also sends twenty five marines from the Oregon. Nashville replaces Frelena and is faster but carries less than Helena. Monocacy at Shanghai is directed to report to Admiral Kempff at Taku.
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Washington
Remey
Cavite
Navy Department
Nashville
Taku
Newark
Oregon
Shanghai
Frelena
Manila
Helena
Kempff
Tatu
Old Navy Ship Fleet at Shanghai Draws Sailors
The Monocacy, Castine, and Yorktown are at Shanghai ready for service with low drafts and solid batteries. Monocacy carries 12 officers and 146 men, Castine 11 officers and 142 men, Yorktown 14 officers and 181 men, with Kempff seeking more personnel for these 1000 to 1700 ton vessels.
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Castine
Yorktown
Shanghai
Kempff
Nashville
More Marines for Taku Dispatches Stir Washington Policy
Washington officials plan rapid marine redeployments to Taku as Admiral Crowninshield disputes sending more troops. Secretary Hay and Minister Conger acknowledge rail destruction and Boxers control, while Remey mobilizes Shanghai marines to reach Kempff for a combined force to quell rioting and pressure rebels toward Taku and Tien-Tsin.
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Chicago
Washington
Chicago Chronicle
Hay
Nieh
Hackett
Crowninshield
Taku
Bush
Remey
Times
Peking
Conger
Tien- Tsin
Warships May Go Abroad
The battleships Massachusetts and Indiana arrived in Hampton Roads from League Island and began coaling at once. Each vessel will take on 1,000 tons. Two naval colliers anchor nearby, signaling a possible move to China or Turkey by sealed orders from Washington.
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New York Times
Norfolk
Massachusetts
Indiana
Hampton Roads
League Island
Lamberts Point
Washington
China
Turkey
Admiralty Rebukes Target Practice Shortcomings
London dispatch reports the Admiralty censuring irregular target practice across fleets. Circulation notes that supervision was lacking and targets and markers were not properly checked, signaling stricter enforcement of naval marksmanship rules this year.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Admiralty
Trolley jumps tracks and crashes into Yonkers home
A runaway open class trolley with twenty two passengers derailed while descending Park Avenue and crashed into Mrs. Betz's residence at 110 Ashburton Avenue. Only two people injured a passenger with a facial cut and the motorman. The crash demolished the reception room and damaged furniture and walls.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Park Avenue
Humphreys
Hobert
T. W. Betz
Ashburton Avenue
Betz
John Hitchcock
Riverdale Avenue
Republican Promise And Performance A Study In Comparisons
Washington June 9 The article criticizes the Republican record of the fifty sixth Congress, arguing most of the 1896 platform promises were not fulfilled. It notes limited enactments on gold standard and a narrow pass of a free homesteads bill, with many promises left unmet across protection reciprocity sugar and other major platforms.
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New York Times
Washington
St. Louis
Cuba
McKinley
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
France
British West Indies
Dingley
Republic
Philippines
Porto Rico
Congress
Louisiana
Fifty-sixth Congress
House of Congress
National Board of Arbitration For Labor Disputes
Union of States
Republican Party
Pension Bureau
Nica
Turey
National Board of Labor Arbitration
Nicaragua
House
Senate
Turkey
Philadelphia
Drowning of Ninth Year Old in Rahway River Swim
Nine year old John William Hughes stepson of ex Councilman Meade drowned this afternoon while swimming off Haydock Street in Rahway New Jersey. The body was recovered.
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New York Times
Rahway
N. J
John William Hughes
Meade
Haydock Street
Bomb threat at Harvard targets Hollis Hall and pump
Harvard, Cambridge, June 9. An attempt to blow up the old Harvard pump and Hollis Hall with a dynamite cartridge failed when watchman Mills spotted a burning fuse and extinguished it. The cartridge, seven inches long and two and a half feet overall, was found with smoke seen from Hollis Hall. No motive or suspect identified. the case is under university action.
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Hollis Hall
Mills
Byron S. Hurlbert
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Mayor Van Wyck admits Ice Company stock holdings amid probe
Brooklyn hearing probes Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck and officials over city contracts with the American Ice Company. The mayor admits owning 4,800 Ice Trust shares, says he bought 5,000 shares in 1899 from Charles Morse, with margin funded by a Garfield Bank loan later traced to Morse. Witnesses contradict him about guidance to buy and ties to the Ice Trust.
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Robert A. van Wyck
Justice Gaynor
Brooklyn
American Ice Company
Cram and Murphy
John F. Carroll
Tammany Hall
Morse
Schoonmaker
Scott
Wheeler H. Peckham
New York World
Charles W. Morse
Ga@shenén
Garfield National Bank
Garfield Bank
Gelshenen
Deck Board
Consolidated
American Iceompany
Tammany Organization
The
Ice Trust
Messrs
Morse and
Gelenen
de Lancey Nicoll
Jeep Trust
van Wyck
Judge van Wyck
Mayor van Wyck
American Tee Company
W. Morse
Knickerbocker Company
Knickerbocker
Grave of Felix Morris Quietly Placed in Albany Cemetery
Felix Morris the actor rests in a modest grave at Albany Rural Cemetery after his remains arrived from New York City. Commital services were led by Rev Asa Sprague Ashley with intimate friends present as flowers and a wreath from the Albany Press Club marked the tribute.
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New York Times
Albany
Albany Rural
Felix Morris
New York City
Asa Sprague Ashley
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Palmer
Chester A.arthur
Joseph K. Emmet
Albany Press Club
Five Directors Rule Applies to Two Albany Rail Firms
Albany June 9 Two railroad oriented corporations with five directors each are Elmira Water Light and Railroad Company and Ontario Light and Traction Company. Ontario Light and Traction bought the Canandaigua Electric Light and Railroad property under a special legislative act enabling rail and lighting operations without adding directors.
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New York Times
Albany
Elmira Water, Light and Railroad Company
Ontario Light and Traction Company
Canandaigua Electric Light and Railroad Comany
4& Railroad
Cincinnati Gets Improved Train Service in 1900
The New York Central, Lake Shore, and Lig Four rail lines announce enhanced schedules to meet rising demand. See New York Central timetable for details on trains at 1:00, 5:30, and 9:20 P M Adv.
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Cincinnati
New York Central
Lake Shore
Lig
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