Conger Reported Safe as Legations Under Fire in Peking
State Department releases Conger cipher dispatch from Beijing stating Chinese troops continued fire on British legation. Wu Sunu gains access to Conger via Shanghai consul general. official note confirms Conger alive July 18. Telegraphic exchange deemed genuine, forgery unlikely amid crisis.
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State Department
Washington
Conger
Pekin
Secretary of State
Mir
Shanghai
Tsung-li-Yamen
Cloudburst Destroys Homes and grounds Ohio Rail Line
A cloudburst at Herrick between Adena and Long Run in Jefferson County Ohio washed out bridges and sections of track on the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. Three persons drowned and multiple houses washed away. Train service is suspended amid flooding on Buffalo Creek in Wooke County West Virginia with scarce details.
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Herrick
Adena
Long Run
Jefferson County
Ohio
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Long Nan
Buffalo Creek
Rooke County
W.va
Patchville Berry Fire Ravages 25 Square Miles in Cape District
Lindwich dispatch reports a forest fire spanning at least twenty five square miles. It threatens nearly twenty towns in the cape region as it advances between Sandwich and Buzzard Bay. The blaze started near Patchville and feeds on brush and timber along the Consolidated road area near Calumet Wenaumet and the Falmouths.
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Lindwich
Mass
Cape District
Patchville
Berry Pickers
Sandwich
Buzzard Bay
Raad
Calumet
Wenaumet
Falmouths
Outlaw Tid Fisher Shot and Killed in McDonald County
Tid Fisher, once jailed in Southwest City Missouri for highway robbery, resisted capture after a fresh arrest and fatally wounded McDonald County Sheriff Richard Jarrett. A posse cornered Fisher in a clover field. he refused surrender and was killed by bullets. Fisher’s father was arrested as an alleged accomplice and jailed in Neosho.
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Tid Fisher
Southwest City
Richard Jarrett
McDonald County
Young Fisher
Fisher
Jarrett
Neosho
Banks Must Pay Up Under New Tax Ruling
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue rules that any bank surplus moved to profit and loss or undivided profits remains part of the special tax base. Even undivided profits used by formal bank action for business purposes must be included in tax calculations.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Gen George McGinnis Named Indianapolis Postmaster
President appoints Gen George McGinnis as Indianapolis postmaster ending a high profile contest. McGinnis, a well known Indiana figure, was backed by Senator Fairbanks while Senator Beveridge declined endorsement citing prior agreement before his consultation.
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McGinnis
George McGinnis
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Chaffee Promoted to Major General in China Campaign
The War Department issued the commission of Brigadier General A R Chaffee as Major General in command of the Chinese expeditionary force and sent it to the White House for the President's signature. A cable notice was sent to Nagasaki to meet Gen. Chaffee on arrival.
Oregon and Nashville Reach Kure for Brief Repair
Commander Wild states the Oregon and Nashville arrived at Kure. He recommends temporary repair with steel plates and immediate return to duty. Secretary Long approves the plan and says patch up if safe and head back to Taku.
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Wild
Oregon
Kure
Nashville
Long
Patch
Taku
Urgent Aid Urged for Remey in Pekin Siege
Secretary Long dispatched a telegram to Admiral Remey urging immediate relief after receiving Conger's message that he is under fire in the British legation in Pekin. The message asks use of every possible means for swift assistance.
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Remey
Secretary Long
Admiral Remey
Conger
Washington
Pekin
Navy seeks bids to build first class armored cruisers
The Navy Department has completed a circular calling for bids to construct armored cruisers of the first class. These will be the largest ships in the Navy with tonnage over 14 000.
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Navy Department
Lightning Strike Kills Two in Iowa Shanty Fire
A shanty between Independence and Winthrop Iowa was struck by lightning sending an Illinois Central steel gang to shelter inside. Two men were killed and seven injured in the blast and fire. Judge action and names were not given in the readable text.
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Independence
Winthrop
Iowa
Illinois Central Steel
Gold shipments to San Francisco Mint from Australia
Mr. Roberts director of the Mint reports that 2.5 million dollars in gold is en route from Australia to the United States Mint in San Francisco with monthly shipments of a like amount for four months. The gold will be paid for in eastern exchange.
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Roberts
Australia
United States
San Francisco
Eastern Exchange
Arbuckle Bros. announce half-cent rise in coffee price
An advance of one-half cent per pound in the price of package coffee was announced by Arbuckle Bros., making the net price twelve and one-half cents.
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Arbuckle Bros
Tientsin Taken After Desperate Fighting
News reports state Chinese forces have been routed after three days of fierce combat in Tientsin. Allied troops are consolidating position as nations prepare to commit more forces to China. Capitals signal a widening war, shifting focus from Tiekin to Tientsin amid mounting hostilities.
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China
Tiekin
Tientsin
Battle of Tien-Tsin Seen as World War Nation Clash
A Shanghai dispatch recalls allied breach of Tientsin walls on July 14 with eight captured guns after heavy fighting. Russian and Japanese losses lead, while Americans British Japanese Austrian troops clash with Chinese forces. The scene features a rare coalition of diverse nations, described as a global war gathering.
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China
Japan
London Daily Mail
Shanghai
Tientsin
West Arsenal
Remey
Navy Department
Washington
Russia
Tien-Tsin
Allied forces repulse Chinese attack at Tien-Tsin railway station
Official dispatch from Tien-Tsin dated July 11 reports a morning assault on the railway station garrison of 100 British 100 French and 100 Japanese. Four hours of fighting left 500 Chinese killed and lighter Allied casualties. French and Japanese losses were heavier than British with eight wounded and three killed for the British.
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Tien-Tsin
Liscum and Davis Killed at Tien Tsun Battle
Navy confirms allied forces reverse at Tien Tsin on the morning of the 18th. dispatch from Che Foo notes Ninth Infantry and Marines on the left suffered heavy losses. Col. Liscom and Capt. Davis of the Marine Corps killed along with several lieutenants and Capt. Lemley.
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Tien-tsin
Navy Department
Remey
Chefoo
Col. Liscom
Ninth Infantry
Davis
Marine Corps
Lemley
Butler
Leonard
Spread of Rebellion and Foreign Plight in China
A London dispatch reports Europe voices revenge yet cannot act due to brutalities in Pekin. The rebellion spreads beyond Beijing with unrest reaching Tien-Tsin Chefoo and Shanghai as Prince Tuan mobilizes 950000 troops to expel foreigners. Meanwhile 23000 Japanese troops are in China and southern provinces feel panic among foreigners.
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Europe
Pekin
London
Tien-Tsin
Chefoo
Shanghai
Taku
Tuan
Amur
Mukden
Shan-Hai- Ixuan
Wei-Hai-Wei
Tsin-Tau
Nankin
China
Chu-Chau
In-Chau
Assault on the city wall leaves heavy American casualties
At 2 PM on the 13th seven thousand allied troops tried to storm the city wall while Chinese defenders numbered about twenty thousand. Intense artillery rifle and machine gun fire rained on the attackers as the Americans suffered heavy losses. The chief surgeon of the Ninth Infantry estimated a large percentage of casualties and Colonel Wilson H. Liscum was mortally wounded while leading in front of the troops.
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Ninth Infantry
Wilson H. Liscum
China’s Hostile Acts Seen as War Move Against Russia
In Manchuria Chinese actions are described as a de facto war against Russia. A Russian transport boat is seized near Aigun with munitions, an escort is killed, Blagoveschensk bombarded, and garrison overwhelmed. Prince Tuan orders a large military movement as Japanese presence appears in China. Foreigners flee to Shanghai amid fires and attacks in Ning-Po and surrounding areas.
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China
Manchuria
Russia
Aigun
Amur
Blagoveschensk
Condition of Crops Shows Mixed Progress in Middle States
The Agricultural Department reports corn and wheat progress varies by region with favorable growth east of the Rockies and drought in parts of the middle and south. Corn in Kansas Nebraska Missouri Ohio Virginia and North Carolina shows uneven rain patterns, while Indiana Illinois Iowa report strong corn growth. Winter wheat harvests near completion. spring wheat improves in Minnesota and South Dakota. Oat harvest active with good yields. haying disrupted by wet weather in New England but progressing elsewhere. Cotton shows general improvement except in Alabama and Louisiana with small plants and slow fruiting in central and eastern districts. In Texas growth is good but uneven and early fields fruiting well in scattered areas.
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Middle States
Agricultural Department
West Gulf Coast
Missouri Valley
Atlantic States
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Nebraska
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Indiana
Llinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
New York
Pacific Coast
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
New England
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
Morida
No extra session planned as troops to China rise
The President and cabinet decided Tuesday not to convene Congress for an extraordinary session though a surge of American troops to China is planned. A Washington correspondent cites authority that Congress need not meet unless events force extraordinary action, with no immediate emergency seen.
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Congress
China
Mel Winley
Canton
Orient
Washington
Pekin
American Congress
Detroit Woman Linked to German Minister Murder
The American wife of the murdered German minister, a Detroit native, was the daughter of Henry B. Ledyard of Detroit. The couple, slain in a Berlin incident, were identified with the German diplomatic circle.
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Henry B. Ledyard
Detroit
The
Press
Baroness von Kettel er and husband in Pekin tragedy
Baroness von Ketteler, a resident of Michigan Central Railroad circles, and her husband were in Pekin when disaster struck, sharing the fate of other Americans present.
Judge Denny 62 Dies in Portland
Obituary notes the death of Judge Denny aged 62 of Portland Oregon. He served as consul general at Vien-Tsin and Shanghai, with no further details on survivors or services.
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Denny
Portland
Ore
Vien-Tsin
Shanghai
Philippine Treasury
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