Americans in Tianjin Missionaries and Consulate Targeted
Dispatches describe gunfire into Tianjin to rescue missionaries and one consulate amid Boxer attacks. Reports say at least 24 missionaries, including women from the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, were killed. Brown Hopkins and King saved by a gunboat.
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Hopkins
Brown
King
Pr. Leonard
Tien Tsin
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Hayner
Pike
Salisbury Cabinet Meets Over Far Eastern Crisis
London reports Lord Salisbury heads a special Cabinet session to decide on the Far East crisis after visits by the French ambassador and Chinese minister. Telegraphs note bombardment at Tien Tsin and Shanghai reports of casualties, relief efforts, and foreign troop movements as Britain and allies respond.
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United States
Tien Tsin
Meadows Road
Pel Ho
Pei Ho
London
Lord Salisbury
M. Paul Cambon
Chih Chen Lo Feng Luh
Foreign Office
Windsor
Admiral Kempff
Shanghai
St Louis Police Arrest Two Transit Workers in Bombing Probe
Two Transit Company employees Ora Hagill and Clarence H Smith were arrested on charges linked to dynamiting incidents near a city district. A bridge explosion scare accompanied the arrests as authorities assess who planted the dynamite and how it was connected to the strike. Governor Stevens orders the posse reduced to 500 men, with 1,000 on reserve for July Fourth. Former Governor Stone vows to intensify legal actions to undermine the transit monopoly. The transit line losses grow while bond and dividend obligations loom, as talks attempt an amiable settlement.
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Times
St. Louis
Ora Hagill
Clarence H. Smith
Cam
T Lindel
Smith
Efpat Stevens
Stone
British Reinforcements Hasten Relief at Tien Tsin
Rear Admiral Bruce reports at Taku that fighting continues at Tien Tsin on June 20 and reinforcements are needed. Mr. Brodrick says troops, including 382 Fusiliers from The Terrible, may reach soon, with ships and ammunition arriving in advance and merchant steamers kept ready. No disturbances yet.
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House of Commons
Brodrick
College
Bruce
Taku
Tien Tsin
Chefoo
Fusiliers
Quiet in Shanghai Fears of a Boxer Uprising Felt
Shanghai dispatch notes anxiety in Kiu-Kiang-Fu due to the absence of warships. Residents fear a potential Boxer uprising as tensions rise.
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Kiu-Klang-Fu
Shanghai
Kiu-Kiang-Fu
International relief column departs Taku for Tien Tsin
A dispatch from Taku dated yesterday reports an international force of British Russian and Japanese troops leaving Taku this morning for Tien Tsin. An Italian detachment will stay to guard the Italian flag raised over the forts. Italian sailors who helped capture the forts suffered no loss. German reinforcements from Kiao Chou and British reinforcements from Hong Kong have arrived.
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Rome
Taku
Tien Tsin
Kiao Chou
Hong Kong
Japan Will Tend Wounded After War Sailings Return
Yokohama June 22 The Rurik sailed to Taku as the government arranged to receive and treat wounded from other powers. Russian wounded have already arrived. Ships of the standing squadron gather at Selsecho for the effort.
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Yokohama
Taku
Selsecho
Americans Saved by Gunboat Nashville
The Nashville, after arriving from Taku, brings 33 Americans from Pel Tal Ho to Shanghai as reported by the American Consul at Chefoo. The narrative notes the gunboat action aiding evacuees during the voyage, reflecting the international crisis and rescue effort.
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Pel Tal Ho
Shanghai
Chefoo
Nashville
Taku
Fourteen Transports to Convey Them From Calcutta
Calcutta June 22. Fourteen transports will convey troops from India to China. All except six are already in port. The Nerbudda and Palamcotta will probably sail Sunday with the Seventh Bengal Infantry.
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Calcutta
India
China
Bengal Infantry
Relief Force Enters Pekin Clearing Legations Safe
A Brussels telegram says Admiral Seymour's relief force and a Russian column entered Pekin simultaneously. The legations are reported intact and Belgian residents are said to be safe.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
China
Seymour
Pekin
Mid China stations report quiet from Kasheng dispatch
The Board of Missions in Nashville received a June 21 dispatch from Kasheng, China stating that the mid China stations including Hang-Chow, Kasheng, Kingyu, Kuding, Sing Chang and Soo Chow were quiet. The stations lie south of the Yangtze River, mostly along the Grand Canal.
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Nashville
Tenn
Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church Today
Frank Price
Kasheng
China
mid-China
Hang-Chow
Kingyu
Kuding
Sing Chang
Soo Chow
Yang Tse Kiang River
Grand Canal
Methodist Missionaries Possibly Murdered Reported
Cablegram from Chefoo dated June 15 reports Ties Tsin bombarded and Pekin very serious, relayed to Rev. Dr. Leonard in New York as secretary of the Methodist Missionary Society.
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New York
Leonard
Methodist Missionary Society
Chefoo
Ties Tsin
Pekin
Cruisers Reported Reaching Shanghai From Consul General
The State Department received a cablegram from Consul General Goodnow in Shanghai announcing the arrival of two steel cruisers. No details were provided. The vessels are believed to be British and are to protect the town from potential attacks by nearby forts.
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Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Shanghai
North American Mercantile Manager Reappears After Six Weeks
W. W. Atkinson, manager of the North American Mercantile Agency, disappeared from Philadelphia six weeks ago and reappeared in New York last Thursday. He says his memory is blank about his movements since leaving Philadelphia and only recalls being in Chicago before losing track of events. A letter found on him was addressed to J. S. Leisenring of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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W. W. Atkinson
North American Mercantile Agency
Drexel Building
New York
Metropolitan
Atkinson
Philadelpha
Chicago
Leisenring
Altoona
Death Kept Him Wilmington Bookkeeper Struck by Train
John B. Downing age 60 61 was a longtime bookkeeper for George W. Bush & Sons Company. His body was found at the foot of a Brandywine bridge after he left home for luncheon and did not return. Police found no foul play and his watch and money were on the body. He was an Odd Fellow for 37 years and noted for verse and general knowledge.
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Wilmington
Times
John B. Downing
George W. Bush & Sons Company
Philadelpha
Baltimore
Brandywine
Mr. Downing
Burchinal
Twelfth
Thatcher
Downing
John Downing
Muslin and Cambric Underwear Styles Highlighted Prices
Following are the best values of their kind offered this season in the Muslin Underwear Department. V shaped necks with embroidery and plaits, ruffles at neck and sleeves are shown. Cambric pieces feature yokes with fine tucks and lace, surplice necks trimmed with embroidery with prices listed.
Wash Skirts Center Store Offers Value Skirts
White Pique Skirts from 85 cents to 2.50 with various grades and styles. Polka Dot skirts at 1.25 and 1.50 feature trimming and piping. Linen skirts well made and priced 1.25 to 12.00. Denim skirts down to 2.00. Center Store, Second Floor.
Sunday Concerts Open in Fairmount Park
The seventeenth season of free Sunday concerts at Fairmount Park opens with Simon Hassler directing his orchestra. The first concert is at 4 pm in Lemon Hill, featuring favorite classical numbers. The pavilion seats 5,000 with slopes lined by benches, funded by a long list of donors including Patton Harrison and J Edward Addicks.
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Fairmount Park
Simon Hassler
Lemon Hill
Patton C. Harrison
Edward T. Stotesbury
W. Frazier
Samuel Gustine Thompson
Gheries J. Harrah
Charles W. Henry
W. W. Gibbs
William Potter
William F. Harrity
Henry M. Dechert
Qeomes Dolan
John Lowther Welsh
Robert H. An
Kk. W. Clark & Con
B. F. Keith
J. Edward Addicks
Samuel H. Ashbridge
Samuel R. Aes
Walter T. Bradley
Omas Martindale
James P. McNichol
P. A. Dempsey
John W. Balley
Catholics Celebrate Sacred Heart Feast at Cathedral
Impressive services at the Cathedral in East Logan Square marked the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Masses at 5, 7 and 8 A M, an exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, and a reception of 125 new promoters of the League of the Sacred Heart with Archbishop Ryan presiding. The Rev. Henry Van Rensselaer preached the sermon at the reception.
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Logan Square
League of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral Circle
Archbighe Ryan
Henry van Rensselaer
St. Xavier's Church
New York
Yellow Fever in American Camps in Cuba Report
Havana reports heavy rains in Cuba bring yellow fever to regions long free of the disease. U.S. troops largely spared except at Santa Clara and Quemados where two new cases appear among General Lee's staff. Captain Hepburn is seriously ill. Major Kean lightly. Mrs. Edmunds convalescent.
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Havana
Cuba
Santa Clara
Quemados
United States
Lee
Or Kean
Hepburn
Kean
Edmunds
Frank
Democratic deadlock in Georgia governor race as ballots stall
Jacksonville June 22. State Democratic convention nearly deadlocked after 37 ballots with no nominee. A push for Mays on the thirtieth ballot boosted his tally from 88 to 122 percent before strength faltered.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Mays
Killed on the Amazon While Prospecting
L I Bartlett of Atlantic City dies in Brazil from a dynamite blast while prospecting on the Amazon River. He was 32, son of a Atlantic City founder, and accompanied by a New York companion. He had spent years earlier in the Western states and Mexico. The death was reported by the American Consul in Rio de Janeiro.
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Atlantic City
Louis I. Bartlett
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Bartlett
Amazon
New York
William 8.Rtlett
New Jersey
South America
Western States
Mexico
Black Found Guilty in Crime Assault Near Aberdeen
William Black, colored, was tried without a jury in Baltimore for a February 21 assault on Miss Jesele Bradford near Aberdeen, Harford County. Judges Dennis, Dobler and Stockbridge convicted him. the court suspended sentence pending a decision on a new trial requested by his attorney. The case was uncovered when a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor saw the struggle and alerted authorities.
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the Times
Baltimore
William Black
Jesele Bradford
Aberdeen
Harford County
Criminal Court
Dennis
Dobler
Stockbridge
Black
Genn
Duffy
Baltimore and Ohio
Cassius Clay Gifts Former Wife House and Land
Versailles Ky June 22 General Cassius M Clay of Whitefall has purchased land and a house from J H Yarnell and deeded it to his former wife Mrs Riley Brock. He has now deeded three parcels to her since their marriage to Brock began.
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Versailles
Cassius M. Clay
Whitefall
J. H. Yarnell
Pinka
Riley Brock
Sangerfest Judges Named for Northeastern Sanger Bund
The list of prize singing judges for the Sangerfest starting June 30 at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory in Brooklyn was announced. Gustav Hinrichs of New York, August Bischoff of Brooklyn, Samuel L. Hermann of Philadelphia, Carl Riegg of Newark, N J, and Richard Ortmann of Baltimore will judge.
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New York
Sangerbund
Thirteenth Regiment Armory
Brooklyn
Gustav Hinrichs
Bischoff
Samuel L. Hermann
Philadelphia
Carl Riegg
Newark
N. J
Richard Ortmann
Baltimore
Washington Notes Appoints Litchman to Industrial Commission
Charles H. Litchman of New Jersey is named as a member of the Industrial Commission to fill the vacancy caused by M. D. Ratchford's resignation. Secretary Gage has nearly recovered from a recent indisposition and will take a brief trip to Atlantic City before resuming duties. idoweenaas Seicent 2 be
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Charles H. Litchman
New Jersey
Industrial Commission
M. D. Ratchford
Gage
Atlantic City
Idoweenaas
Seicent 2
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Japan
W. Atkinson
Waltham Watches
People
Best
American Waltham Watch Co
Waltham, Mass
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Eclipse
Market Street
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Cassius Clay
Sunday Supplement
Wm. McKinley
Patterson Hall
Broad 81
Diamond
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Augustus Lowell
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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VIA
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