25 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
1
Reports from London and Berlin describe Chinese unrest and Boxer activity around Pekin. News suggests varying views on massacres, foreign legations, and potential reprisals as powers maneuver over military plans and neutral positions. Admiral Seymour pivots to the Yangtse to protect ports while other fleets prepare for China operations.
A garbled Telegram style report discusses ongoing tensions with China, references Quang Si, and mentions efforts to ease difficulties through diplomacy. The message shows concerns over honor, mutual relations, and potential actions by authorities amid recent fort events and international responses.
The Neenah Yacht Y Antta and Pine Lake Yacht Club members prepare for the annual regatta next week in Osh. Entries include several high class yachts from Cleveland and other clubs, with Meteor among the notable vessels anticipated to compete.
Washington July reports discuss a Pekin dispatch from Minister Conger dated the 18th and note that years ago a copy of the state department code disappeared and was never recovered. Code books are numbered and receipted for when issued and there is doubt about the Conger message due to the missing code. Officials decline to discuss the theft or any suspicion the code fell into Chinese hands.
A fragmentary note alleges a altered wave in a copy of the old state department cipher entered another government’s possession. Officials believe the document, out of use for years and replaced by a newer system, holds sensitive clues amid secrecy.
A Journal special from Watertown reports Willan Humphrey, who was murderedly assaulted last Friday in his stable, died today. Humphrey was a prominent citizen with no identified attacker. The case is handled by local authorities as investigations continue.
Reports from July 1 via Shanghai describe Tianjin in ruins with most houses gutted or wrecked by shells. Allied flags and patriotic inscriptions appear on intact structures while looting and corpses clutter the streets. Chinese casualties are alleged at 11,606 though likely exaggerated, as Boxer gatherings near the Hsikon arsenal threaten further clashes.
Washington dispatch reports Gen Oliver Chaffee arriving at Nagasaki aboard the Grant, with ten men aboard, and news that U S troops number around three thousand have arrived at Taku amid British transports. Cable updates note Chaffee’s promotion to major general of volunteers. London says Britain cannot accept further evidence on Chinese mediation concerns and may reject mediation efforts.
A massive explosion in the Windsor Ostluieta Cotar company chemical department on Dearborn Street injures and kills workers. Three women die, Grace Peterson is fatally injured, and five others are hurt as a sheet of flame and shattered glass sweep through the building and neighboring structure. Twenty five girls were inside when the blast occurred.
Telegraphic dispatches from July 23 to July 25 confirm Captain Thomas's message that the Beijing legation faced grave danger and possible massacre as Chinese troops shelled the compound. Conger’s signature on the July 23 cablegram is authenticated, showing the minister and other legation staff alive on July 4.
An early morning collision at the tunnel crossing on Main Street involved an electric park car and a twicc train. The train sustained no damage while the electric car had its dash board demolished. Tracks had been sprinkled recently and slippery rails caused the electric car to slide broadside into the train. The motorman, unused to summer running on dry rails, failed to brake adequately.
The main sail was sent to Chicago for overhaul after a mishap at sea. Repairs by Jones & La Borde followed, aiming to fix windward handling for the next race.
A Dispatch report claims an attack occurred at a Chinese sundry in Portage La Prairie tied to Orient tensions. Laundry workers were assaulted amid unrest, but public opinion branded the act as the deed of a few excitable individuals.
Washington dispatch prints Kempff and Wise reports on the June 17 1900 assault on the Taku forts near Tianjin detailing Kempff’s refusal to join foreign powers in war actions, the Monocacy’s guarded participation, and the heavy Chinese losses with several ships damaged and a substantial explosion at the forts. The accounts name Kempff, Wise, Bruce, and naval units including Newark Monocacy Gallant and others as situated at Tong Ku and Tien Tsin with casualties.
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