Relieved Tien Tsin Relief Efforts Faced Strong Chinese Fire
Allied forces including American and Russian troops moved to relief Tien Tsin but were forced back by well placed Chinese artillery. Reports say the French concession was attacked and possibly destroyed while the American Consulate may be burned. The Empress Dowager reportedly ordered action against foreigners and handed command to Prince Tuan. No latest on Seymour’s Peking relief column.
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Tien-Tsin
Prince Tuan
Peking
Berlin
Admiral Seymour
Li Hung Chang Inactive As Canton Holds Tight
London dispatches report Li Hung Chang remaining in Canton with no move toward Peking while American gunboat guards foreigners. Alarm grows over Tsin-Tsin siege as six hundred Americans and Russians fail to lift the siege. Details on possible ally movement toward Tien-Tsin are unclear.
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Li Hung Chang
Canton
Peking
Tien-Tsin Situation Isolated Amid Flood of Rumors
London reports Peking and Tien-Tsin cut off from Taku with rumors of Chinese troops and Boxers near the foreign quarters. No word from Seymour’s relief column or legations. consulates said to be destroyed and foreigners consolidating in a protected area. Empress Dowager allegedly orders extermination of foreigners. widespread panic and refugee influx to Shanghai and Yangtze ports.
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London
Peking
Tien- Tsin
Taku
Shanghai
Che- Foo
Tuan
Tien-Tsin
Berlin
Che-Foo
Seymour
Yang-tse
Seaboard
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Legations
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Brodrick
Americans Driven Back in China Relief Attempt
London dispatches report Chinese forces repelling Thursday relief efforts to Tien-Tsin. Allied guns failed to shift positions and retreat was orderly. Foreigners at Tien-Tsin defending bravely as fires consume the French concession. Armored trains were wrecked, and more troops were en route to Taku for a stronger relief push. Legations in Peking report all ministers safe.
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Taku
Li Hung Chang Seeks Authority to End Disturbances
The State Department reports Li Hung Chang assures firing on foreign fleets at Taku was unauthorized. He seeks authority from the Powers to go to Peking to end disturbances, aided by his influence with the Court and people. The U.S. and other Powers reportedly assent as Li is believed to have started for Peking.
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Washington
State Department
Li Hung Chang
Taku
Peking
United States
Secretary of State
Chinese Viceroys Promise Order in Yangtze Provinces
The viceroys based in Nan King and Wu Chang控the Yangtse Kiang region assure the U S they can maintain order and safeguard foreigners. The government pledges no U S troops will be sent into the area while life and property are protected, and will seek influence with other powers to that end.
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China
Nan-King
Wu-Chang
Yang-tse- Kiang
United States
British Forces Move as Ships Sail to Far East
Hong Kong reports the transport Hailong with twelve sappers and 1000 tons of stores and ammunition leaving for Taku while Pique and Hert head to Shanghai. Redpole sails to Canton and Valetta is detained.
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Hong Kong
Hailong
Taku
Pique
Hert
Shanghai
Redpole
Canton
Valetta
Naval dispatches from Admiral Kempff on China crisis spill over
Washington learns of Kempff cables from Che Foo and Tien Tsin detailing Marine and Russian forces engaging Chinese troops near Tianjin. Dispatches note no clear casualties and plan for a renewed assault as the Solace arrives Nagasaki to aid fleet communications. Remey calls for officers as tensions rise.
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Tien-Tsin
Che-Foo
Washington
China
Peking
Kempff
Croker Homeward Vows to Look Into Ice Trust Scandal
Richard Croker returns from Europe to lead New York Democrats at Kansas City convention and to investigate the Ice Trust affair. He refuses to pre-judge Mayor Van Wyck and other Tammany figures, saying charge and innocence must be proved, while a small welcoming group greets him on the Lucania.
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Ice Trust
van Wyck
Richard Croker
Tammanyites
Croker
Europe
Kansas City
New York
John F. Carroll
Mr. Croker
Tammany Hall
Lucania
John F. Cosby
William T. Jenkins
Richard Croker, Jr
Thomas F
Rebels Ambush Americans in Mindanao Action
A detachment of forty men from the 40th Regiment led by Captain Thomas J. Millar engaged an ambushed and entrenched Filipino force near Cagayan de Misamis on June 14. The Americans suffered nine killed two officers killed and ten wounded. Reports also note troubles in Samar and reinforcements dispatched from Mindanao.
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Manila
Thomas J. Millar
Cagayan de Misamis
Island of Mindanao
Cagayan
Samar
Zamboanga
Pettit
United States
New Orleans
China
Brooklyn
MacArthur reports ambush during recon on Cagayan River
General MacArthur's cable from Manila dated June 23 describes a reconnaissance by four officers and a hundred men of the 40th Volunteer Infantry on the Cagayan River. Reinforcements failed to seize the insurgent position and the force withdrew to the coast. Casualties include multiple killed and wounded across Companies H M I K, with one missing sergeant and a full detail report pending.
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Manila
Washington
40Th Volunteer Infantry
Millar
Cagayan
Cagayan River
Robert R. Coles
John H. Haywood
Fred Holloway
John T. Pelham
Frank Salisbury
Jesse G. Moody
Michael J. McQuirk
Walter B. Eliott
Thomas J. Millar
Jeff Effig
James W. Jeffries
Roxie Wheaton
George Hollars
Marley Phillips
John W. Smith
Edwin E. Williams
George W. Wells
Lex M. Ramters
William H. Northecross
MacArthur
Gilligan Found Guilty of Murder in Isle of Wight Case
Andrew C Gilligan convicted in Isle of Wight County Court for the murder of C Beverley Turner. Sentenced to eighteen years in prison. Trial lasted three weeks with sensational testimony including love letters from Isabelle Turner. Gilligan claimed self defense as father approached with a gun.
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Richmond
Andrew C. Gilligan
Isle of Wight
C. Beverley Turner
Virginia
Handsome Turner
Gilligan
Turner
Miss Isabelle
Miss Turner
Hollins Institute
Isabelle
Yale Harvard Boat Race Excursion Tickets Advertised
Advertisement notes Yale Harvard Boat Race coverage with excursion options from Grand Central. Parlor car seats 8:00 a.m. train $7.00, coach $7. Ex observation train on east bank of river finish view from bridge $2.50. Tickets available at Grand Central Room No. 8.
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Central
Vermont Railway
Broadway
New York
Grand Central Station
Adve
Chicago stockyards suits claim $64 000 damages over February strike blacklisting
Seven girls in Chicago sue in Circuit Court seeking damages totalling $64 000 each for alleged blacklisting that deprived them of jobs as labellers during the stockyards strike. Five suits target Libby McNeill Libby for false arrest and malicious prosecution, seeking $53 000 each. Defendants listed include Libby McNeil Libby Armour Nelson Morris Vogel and related firms based in Chicago.
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Cage
Dunn
Fourth of July Tours at Half Rates to Niagara Falls and More
Rail promo from New York Central offering half price tours to Niagara Falls Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River Adirondacks Montreal and Quebec. Tickets valid three to ten days. Details and pamphlet available from ticket agents or G H Daniels G P A New York.
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New York Central
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondack Mountains
Montreal
Quebec
G. H. Daniels
New York
Wallace collection opens to public in London house reveal
London June 23 The Wallace collection at Hertford House Manchester Square opens to the public next week after partial reconstruction. The display blends furniture and art across twenty six well lighted galleries, with major works by Canalette Guardi Velazquez Rubens Rembrandt Reynolds Turner and Watteau among others. The article notes the collection as a national treasure second to the National Gallery and recounts the Hertford Wallace family stewardship and later dispersal of Peel heirlooms.
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New-York TribuNe
Tribune
London
Wallace
Hertford House
Manchester Square
Spa
Yreems
Europe
Canalette
Guardi
Corot
Macbeth
Murillo
Velasquez
Titian
Cima
Rubens
Rembrandt
Vandyck
Luni
Hobbema
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Watteau
Lancret
Pater
Fragonard
Grenze
Boucher
Nattier
Oudry
le Moyne
Bonington
National Gallery
Louvre
Sully
England
Thomas Lawrence
America
Whistler
Sargent
Shannon
Abbey
Paris
Lady Wallace
Sir William Wallace
Marqulis
Hertford
Louis Quatorze
Ersland
Marquis
William Wallace
Wiliam Wallace
Peel
Robert Peel
Marquis of Hertford
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Marquis of
Steyne
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