Battleship Oregon Ashore Near Chefoo In Fog
A Shanghai dispatch reports the United States battleship Oregon ashore about fifty miles north of Chefoo while en route to Taku. Admiral Kempff said ministers were not in Tien-Tsin and no news of them. Admiral Remey arrives Hong Kong with the Brooklyn en route to Taku. A Paris dispatch notes a powers’ accord to keep the status quo in China with 80,000 troops to maintain order. Washington Cabinet did not ratify the agreement submitted to consuls in Shanghai by Nanking and Hankow viceroys for Yangtze Kiang stability.
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Mail
Daily News
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Peking
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Congress
Coup d etat at Peking exposes coup fears
London reports Admiral Seymour failing to reach Peking. he withdraws to Tianjin after fierce Chinese resistance. Casualties totaled 62 killed and 228 wounded, with British and American losses noted. Shanghai cites ministers leaving Peking for Tianjin with passports and troops. a coup d etat seems foreshadowed as Yong Lau orders viceroys to ignore imperial edicts since June 16. Boxers active in Manchuria. Russian railroad attacked and telegraph wires cut.
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Miral Seymour
Legation
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Light From Asia Reflects World Confusion On Chinese Crisis
London dispatch reports confusion over the fate of Chinese legations and Admiral Seymour. Governments differ on ministers’ whereabouts, with Chinese sources offering varied claims. The Empress’s intentions are unclear as rumors swirl and coverage remains uneven.
Admiral Seymour's Story News dispatch from Tien-Tsin report
British Admiral Seymour's forces describe retreat from Lang-Yang to Yang-Tsun toward Peking after boxers attack. They detail rail destruction, armory seizure, heavy fighting on June 13 to 23, and casualties across British and allied troops with relief arriving June 25.
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Che-Foo
Peking
Lang-Yang
Lofa
Anting
Yang-Tsum
Yang-Tsun
Tica Taio
Imperial Armory
Johnson
Li Hung Chang Detained From Sailing North on Brooklyns
London dispatch reports an edict from the Emperor and Empress Dowager delaying Li Hung Changs departure aboard the United States steamer Brooklyn. The move, aimed at quelling Canton unrest and enabling a ten thousand man loyal corps, comes as Li orders beheading pirates and Boxers. Washington notes no authority to raise volunteers beyond existing law. Downstate rail promo follows with a July Baptist Young Peoples Union excursion via New York Central.
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Li Hung Chang
United States
Brooklyn
Robert M. McWade
McLean
Canton
Earl Li
Oregon Ashore Off Hoo Kie Island in China Sea
Reports from Shanghai and London state the U S battleship Oregon ran aground near Hoo Kie Island in the Miao Tao group thirty five miles north of Che Foo while a steamer from Indo China Navigation Co went to assist. The vessel had sailed from Hong Kong toward Taku on June 23 with extra marines aboard.
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Che-Foo
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Oregon Battleship Seen Near Che Foo After Hong Kong Voyage
Washington officials had received no confirmation by midnight of June 29 that the battleship Oregon had ashore near Che-Foo. The ship, commanded by Captain George F. Wilde, had left Hong Kong last Saturday with 164 sailors and marines from Manila aboard the Zafiro, a roughly 1500 mile trip expected to reach Taku in six days. If on schedule, the Oregon should be near Che-Foo now.
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Che-Foo
One Fare to Cincinnati and Return Ad Via Rail Line
Railroad ad offers one fare to Cincinnati and back via Pennsylvania Railroad for Baptist Young People's Convention. Tickets on July 10 12 with return valid through July 17. Also Hudson River Day Line trips touted as New York's premier outings with grand scenery and music.
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Baptist Young People’s Convention
New York
Hudson River
Absent Member Regrets Omission of Vision Support
A quoted remark notes disappointment that a previously approved position was omitted. The speaker says he would have opposed the vision had he been present with the committee but was unavoidably absent. He cannot add further details about the decision.
Three Killed by One Train in Trenton
The Royal Blue bound for New York struck three track laborers Thomas Cummings Giovanni Ferran and Antonio Tanduro as they stood on the westbound track. Foreman Michael McLaughlin was also hit but survived with a broken leg. Cummings left a wife and four children and belonged to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. The Italians were from Philadelphia.
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N. J
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Reading
New York
Thomas Cummings
Giovanni Ferran
Antonio Tanduro
Michael McLaughlin
Hound Brook
Cummings
Order of United American Mechanics
Hopewell
McKinley Leaves Washington for Canton for Rest
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley departed Washington at 7:45 PM aboard the Grassmere private car, bound for Canton Ohio with Secretary Cortelyou and aides. The party traveled with the Westbound express due Canton by morning. Officials including Root Wilson Hitchcock and others waved farewell as the train pulled away. The Canton residence has been renovated in anticipation of a quiet season away from the capital.
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McKinley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Ohio
Cortelyou
P. M. Rixey
White House
Grassmere
West
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Hitchcock
Smith
Corbin
Sternberg
Wolseley on the possibilities of world overrun
London June 30 Lord Wolseley in an interview says China has the capacity to overrun the world. He notes a population of 400 million speaking a common language, vast wealth, and highly capable soldiers who are fearless of death. He asks where the end would be with such forces.
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London
Lord Wolseley
China
Democratic platform splits over silver 16 to 1 pledge
Kansas City dispatch details Democratic divisions on whether to pledge silver at 16 to 1 or reaffirm Chicago platform. It notesBryan's influence, debates among Western delegates, and the pressure from 16 to 1 advocates who fear trimming the issue. Vice presidential speculation centers on Sulzer Towne Shively and Parker with New York and Indiana as key battlegrounds. campaign tactics include badges and handbills.
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Stone
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Sulzer
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Towne
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Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana
A. B. Parker
New York
Nebraska
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Charlies A. Towne
E. 8. Courser
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