Pushing On To Seymour In Relief Of Tien-Tsin
Allied relief forces led by Americans and British breached Chinese lines to reach Tien-Tsin on Saturday, with small losses. On Sunday they advanced to rescue Admiral Seymour ten miles from Tien-Tsin, while reports of massacres in Che-Foo and tensions among allied units surfaced. Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee was named to command the American force in China, and MacArthur said the 9th Infantry would sail from Manila for Taku.
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Butchery at Tien-Tsin reported by British American forces
London reports details of the Tien-Tsin siege with violent fighting as the Chinese forts fall and the British and Americans enter the town. Commander Wise of the Monocacy coordinates supply trains. Fears for Seymour's force persist amid confusing signals about Admiral's location. Li Hung Chang comments on U S trust, while Canton tensions rise as Peking recall rumors surface.
London Optimists Rally Over China Crisis In Commons
London reports cheer in the House of Commons and political clubs as optimism grows about China. Allied relief columns reach Tien-Tsin and push into the foreign quarters with eight thousand European troops at Taku. Rumors persist about Admiral Seymour near Peking, with officials favoring the view that he remains alive and fortified, awaiting reinforcements.
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Americans Enter Tien-Tsin as Fire Quieted
Che-Foo June 26 The Americans and British breached Chinese lines after silencing the arsenal fire at Tien-Tsin as other foreigners followed. Russians report four killed and thirty wounded while foreign casualties elsewhere remain light. Admiral Seymour’s force sits ten miles from Tien-Tsin surrounded by Chinese troops and sick. one thousand Japanese land at Taku with two thousand more expected. a French battalion also due. Captain Wise of the Monocacy named commandant at Tong-Ku as the Netherlands cruiser Holland sails from Java toward Che-Foo.
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Terror in Southern China sparks deadly uprisings against foreigners
AP reports rising hostility in Canton and Nanking with foreigners fleeing towns and missions warned. Li Hung Chang tried to hold order as Black Flags and Red Girdles loom. U.S. and British ships reinforce, 200 residents armed, and massacres reported across Pe-Chi-Li and Tien-Tsin.
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Chaffee Leads China Relief Force To Sea Action
Washington June 26 Brigadier General Adna Chaffee to command expeditionary relief for Minister Conger and others in China. He sails from San Francisco July 1 aboard the Grant for Nagasaki then Taku. Force totals about twelve hundred, with two squadrons of the 6th Cavalry and two hundred marines. If dangers ease, troops go to Manila. otherwise Chaffee acts with foreign powers as needed.
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Hill Seeks Conservative Platform At National Convention
Albany June 26 David B Hill focuses on a conservative Democratic platform for the Kansas City convention while rejecting vice presidential talk. He and allies urge a gold and silver standard compromise and press that Bryan’s renomination is likely, with Hill pursuing party reform over personnel.
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Troy
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Hugh McLaughlin
McLaughlin
York
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William F. Sheehan
Sheehan
Campbell
Greene Accepts County Committee Presidency Said To Be Good
The Friends of General Francis V. Greene welcomed his potential leadership as Senator Platt backed down to avoid a quarrel. Platt said Greene will lead the committee and likely long, while Odell declined comment. Brookfield urged voters to control their county chairman. An unsettled tone remained about the county organization and its future.
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The Ticket Ratified at Carnegie Hall Rally
Senators Foraker and Depew addressed a Republican ratification meeting at Carnegie Music Hall New York praising McKinley and Roosevelt and arguing the Cuba Puerto Rico and Philippines campaigns reshaped the world. Seth Low led a three-address program with speakers noting party achievements since 1886 and defending new territorial responsibilities.
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