Russians Attack Peking Amid Far East Turmoil
Reports from Chinese coast cities describe Russian relief forces reaching Peking and firing on the city from two sides. Admiral Seymour’s column is said to be cut off with no food or water, surrounded on a desert plain. Shanghai dispatches claim massacres of Christians and foreigners as tensions rise with Japan rumored to send troops and Li Hung Chang summoned from Canton.
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Seymour Needs Relief
London reports Chinese turmoil with rumors of the emperor dies and empress fleeing while Russian relief forces threaten Peking. Yunnan Fu Christians slain, French mission casualties, and Li Hung Chang ordered to Peking as Admiral Seymour’s relief is reportedly stalled near Tianjin. North American Turnfest tickets on sale in New Jersey for travel to Philadelphia.
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Wild Reports From China Amid Peking Crisis
AP dispatches from London datelined June 20 describe Russian relief forces arriving near Peking to attack on two sides while Chinese troops renew assaults on the legations. reports place heavy fighting, fires, potential massacres, and casualties among Chinese forts and foreigners, with mixed confirmations from Berlin and Shanghai about ministerial deaths and ship explosions. Admiral Seymour’s column faces supply and water shortages as hostile forces close in. Jayne’s Expectorant advertisement ends the item.
Assurances from Russia on troop dispatch to China
Washington reports that Russia will send four thousand troops from Port Arthur to Taku to aid Europeans and Americans without territorial aims. Japan is seen as likely to pledge a similar nonaggression assurance, with England Germany and France also contributing. Authorities expect the international force, alongside about two thousand American troops, to relieve the siege of the Peking legations.
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United States Transport Thomas Arrives at Taku
Shanghai dispatch reports the Thomas with twelve hundred American troops diverted from Nagasaki to Taku and bound for Manila.
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The Mikados Government May Send Troops to China
Yokohama June 19 The shelling of Taku forts sparks Japan’s swift action. Reports say the Powers will ask Japan to send twenty thousand troops to quell the revolt and the government may consent. Additional transports are being prepared as Britain and Germany weigh support and dispatch regiments.
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French Force to Reach Taku with 4200 Troops by July
Paris reports the French government will deploy 4200 troops to Taku, with 2000 due before July 3. A cruiser division is to be sent, forming a strong naval force of seven modern cruisers including three first class and four second class vessels, plus four gunboats and a dispatch boat.
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Li Hung Chang summoned from Canton to Peking
Paris dispatch reports Li Hung Chang being recalled from Canton to Peking and leaving Canton for the north on June 20. Canton remains quiet while provincial Viceroys around the Yangtse area are thought to oppose the revolutionary movement.
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Rampaging horse roams New York streets and stores
A runaway horse dragged its owner along asphalt then surged into Eighth Avenue shops. It climbed stairs to a second floor, toppled crates and chandeliers, and finally needed a harnessed elevator ride back down. Bystanders and workers were knocked down or bruised. owner Moe Eisman and Richard Phillips avoided serious harm.
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Republicans in convention nominate McKinley expected
The twelfth Republican National Convention opened in Philadelphia with Senator Hanna as chairman and Senator Walcott as temporary chair. It adjourned to reconvene at noon with McKinley likely to be renominated by acclamation and Roosevelt, Long, and Dolliver options still discussed. The New York delegation backed Lieutenant Governor Woodruff as credentials and platform committees began work.
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New York Woodruff chosen for Vice Presidential nomination
Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff wins unanimous support at New York delegation meeting in Philadelphia. Chauncey M. Depew chairs, Senator Platt absent. Woodruff to speak on his views. Roosevelt urged to accept VP bid if nominated. Roosevelt declines possible run, stressing service to New York and party. Comments highlight New York as pivotal battleground for Republican ticket.
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