Massacre Reports and Foreigners at Pekin Fear
A Shanghai dispatch reports widespread slaughter at Pekin with 5000 native converts killed. Foreigners are said to face brutal executions as troops and mobs advance. The Chinese court orders extermination of all foreigners, while residents describe fires, looting, and mass casualties near Tien Tsin and Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Chian Fu
Pekin
Yang Lu
Tuan Tung Fuh Siang
Tien Tsin
Chefoo
Pékin
Tung Fug Siang
Nieh
Tien Tain
Seymour
Sin
McCalla
Taussig
New York
Hasley
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church
Root Plans Large Regular Army Expansion
A Washington official says Secretary Root will ask Congress to authorize a standing army of at least 75,000 men. The measure aims to reorganize the regular army to handle conditions in the Philippines, signaling a more radical restructuring than previous proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Root
Department
Congress
Philippines
Final Day at Henley See Triumphs and Defeats Amid Rain
Showers dampened the final day of the Henley meeting with crowds below average. American champion B H Howell lost the Diamond Sculls to E C Hemmerde of Oxford by three-quarters of a length, nearly drowning after a spill. Leander overtook Trinity Cambridge to win the Grand Challenge Cup by a half length. Trinity beat Dublin in the Thames Challenge Cup final, with Irish crew hindered by wind and steering errors.
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Henley
B. H. Howell
E. C. Hemmerde
Oxford
Leander
Trinity College
Cambridge
Trinity
Dublin University
Big Banks Amalgamate In Canada Bank merger
Local officials confirm that the Bank of British Columbia will amalgamate with the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Shareholders will vote August 20 in Montreal. The deal will raise the Bank of Commerce capital to 8 million dollars, within two thirds of the Bank of Montreal.
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Montreal
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank of British Columbia
Bank of Commerce
Bank of Montreal
Trade with South Africa Proposal Reliefs Tariff Line
Toronto July 5 At a meeting of the special committee of the Canadian Manufacturers association it was decided to seek a direct line of steamers to Capetown and urge Britain to establish intercolonial tariff preferences as tariffs are restructured in the new South African colonies after the war.
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Toronto
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
South Africa
Capetown
Strathcona's Horse acquitted themselves in first engagement
Globe correspondent reports Strathcona's Horse fought their first action and earned credit for Canadians in combat against Boers. They killed four, beat off the attack, with one officer killed and Captain Cooper reported missing.
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Toronto
Globe
Times
Greylingstadt
Strathcona
Cooper
Thin Whitewash in Report on Emergency Rations Inquiry
The majority and minority reports clash over the purchase of emergency rations for the second contingent. The piece accuses the majority of a transparent whitewash and says the minority examines the subject in detail, alleging concealment of charges.
Debated emergency rations clash over Hatch Devlin foods
The piece argues militia officials and a Montreal customs collector bear blame for supplying Devlin’s alleged concentrated ration. It contrasts test results showing low protein content with expert claims soldiers need far more nutrition, noting rushed contracts and high profits.
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Department of Militia
Montreal
Devlin
Hatch
Kingston
Thomas McFarlane
Inland Revenue Department
Halifax
South Africa
McFarlane
Ruttan
McGill University
Borden
Hatch’s
Militia Department
Cassiar Election Boxes Fail To Arrive Delaying Vote
Polling boxes for two Cassiar locations did not reach in time, prompting talk of a new election. Officials caution against rushing in Cassiar, a large rural district.
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Cassiar
Fisheries revenue and expenditures in 1899 Dominion totals
The fisheries department revenue for fiscal year 1899 shows From British Columbia 453,801.75 and from the balance of Canada 39,701.10. Expenditures totaled 12,195.61 in British Columbia and 155,493.73 in the maritime provinces. A redistribution of Dominion fisheries revenue would be in order.
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Fisheries Department i
British Columbia
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Boers unlikely to emigrate to Canada or elsewhere
Dominion immigration agent W T R Preston argues Boers are cattlemen not farmers and would resist settling in Canada or Manitoba. He says they would not endure manual labor, prefer stock raising and raiding past, and will likely stay in South Africa where they hope to live under a British flag after losing their Dutch government and grafted rule.
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W. T. R. Preston
Dominion
Canada
Colorado
Transvaal
Northwest
Manitoba
Cascades
South Africa
Kruger
Holland
Multinational Politics and Steam Era Contrasts Across North America
Commentary links Tommy Atkins choosing the Canada route over China via the Red Sea, while John MPP criticizes Premier Dunsmuir over Kootenay and Yale minister selections. Pieces note steamboatmen turned railroaders, U S trust politics, Missouri delegates, and Liberta tations in France and Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Houston
M.P.P
S Tribune
Dunsmuir
Kootenay
Yale
Nelson Miner
Houston
Democratic ticket reshaped by Stevenson running mate pick
The Democratic convention shocks with Adlai Stevenson chosen as vice president candidate, while Bryan leads a platform aligned with free silver and attacks on trusts. Hill's stance signals division among gold Democrats amid McKinley's perceived prosperity and strong economy.
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Bryan
United’ States
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Cleveland
Bolus Bolus
Hill
Filipino peace terms. BC governance critique echoes amid colonial meddling
The text notes the Filipino junta in Hong Kong proposing peace terms to the United States, warning victors dictate terms. It then mocks Ottawa and Victoria meddling while British Columbia residents are said capable of self rule without outside guardians.
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Hong Kong
United States
Scott
T. R. Melnnes
British Columbia
Ottawa
Government House
Victoria
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Far East
Hellot
Pekin Hopeless
The
Associated Press
Taku
Major Waller
Wosack
Tien Tein
Tién Tsin
James Watts
China
Iff Pekin
Shantung
Associated’ Press
Howell
Bank of B. C
Strathconas
Whey
Greenwood
Sky Pilots
Russell A. Alger Jr
Spain
Tommy Atkins
Red Sea
Jim Hill
Captain Troup
Missouri
St. Louis
W. H. Phelps
Col. Phelps
Stone
Mr. Tarte
France
Cawnpore
Oregon
J. Israel Tarte
Poronto Telegram
Bear
Toronto Star
Baltimore American
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