British Legation at Pekin Under Repeated Attack
Rear Admiral Bruce releases a dispatch from Pekin noting continued Chinese assaults on all sides of the British Legation from June 20 to July 16 with artillery and rifle fire. An armistice since July 16 enforces a cordon, women and children remain inside, and 62 foreigners have been killed including Captain Strouts while Halligan is among the wounded. The legation's others are reported well aside from fatalities of David Oliphant and Warren on July 21.
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Admiralty
Bruce
Tien Tsin
Macdonald
Pekin
Strouts
Halligan
Legation
David
Oliphant
Warren
Attack Ceases as Chinese Bombardment of Legations Ends
A July 29 dispatch from American consul Mr. Fowler reports German legation loss of 10 dead and 12 wounded, legations at Pokin attacked until July 12, and Chinese forces decreasing. German Russian American British and part French legations remain defended, with Japanese stating food for six days. Emperors reportedly in Beijing.
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Pokin
Secretary of State
Fowler
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
No Doubt in London Over Macdonald Dispatch
London reports that Sir Claude Macdonald's dispatch dated July 21 from Peking confirms its genuineness despite translation errors. The note omits wounded counts and living numbers while noting two students at the legation, David Oliphant and Warren. British and American forces prepare to advance within 48 hours. Li Hung Chang stays in Shanghai due to heat.
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London
Claude Macdonald
Pekin
David Oliphant
Warren
Legation
Tien Tsin
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Pekin Legations Hold Out After Night Attack
Late advices from Pekin dated July 16 report the legations still resisting. Chinese forces attacked the legations on July 10 but were lured into a trap by Americans and British, resulting in about 1,000 deaths including General Ma. The legations faced renewed assaults with growing fury as the courier delivered the updates.
Chaffee Arrives at Taku After Nagasaki Trip
War Department receives cable from Major General Chaffee dated July 29 noting departure from Nagasaki on July 26 and arrival at Taku on the night of July 28. The message confirms his location as Che Foo on the date.
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War Department
Washington
Chaffee
Che Foo
Nagasaki
Taku
Assassin from America Aims at Italian King Humbert
Monza reports detail the assassination of King Humbert with attacker Bressi claiming he came from America to kill the monarch. A search of Bressi’s Prato home found compromising letters from New York. Bressi had been absent from Italy six to seven years, with family in Prato and a brother in an Italian infantry regiment.
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Monza
Humbert
Paolo Ponzi
Ponzi
Carbineers
America
Bologna
Milan
New York
Bressi
Prato
Ambassador Draper Reacts to King Humbert Assassination
General William F. Draper, U S ambassador to Italy, arrived home in Mass on Aug 1 and expressed deep shock over King Humbert's assassination. He praised Humbert's courage and noted the king's habit of driving unchaperoned, while predicting global sympathy for Queen Margherita.
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Mass
William F. Draper
United States
Italy
Humbert
Austria
Rome
Draper
Margherita
Angelo Bressi Linked to Humbert Assassination Rumor
In Paterson New Jersey a rumor linked Angelo Bressi 32 a silk weaver who worked at Hamill Booth mills to the Humbert II assassination. He reportedly left Paterson May 7 to return to Italy after a six month stay living at the Hotel Bartholdi 325 Straight Street. no further trace has been found.
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Bartholdi
Straight Street
McKinley Sends Condolence to Italian King Humbert Dies
President McKinley telegrams from Washington expressing sincere condolences to King Humbert and the Italian nation after the monarch's death, on behalf of the American people. The message notes shared sorrow and sympathy in this hour of bereavement.
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Washington
King Humbert
President McKinley
Victorio Emmanuela
Boers Surrender in Caledon Valley Amid Unconditional Terms
General Hunter accepts unconditional surrender of all Boers in Caledon valley after Prinsloo attempts to repudiate it. About 5500 to 7000 men, 15 horses, two guns and 50 wagons surrender with riders, blankets, and gear. Prinsloo and Crowther treated with courtesy. others continue to arrive seeking terms. Free State army near end.
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Blomfontein
Hunter
Caledon Valley
Prinsloo
Naanpoort
Macdonald
Harrismith
Vrede
Free State Army
Wellington to Oppose McKinley in 1900 Campaign
Senator George L. Wellington of Maryland declares he will oppose President McKinley in his re-election bid. He denounces imperialism and says McKinley deceived him in national affairs though he has not decided his exact campaign role. He plans to attend if possible.
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Wellington
Maryland
Cumberland
George L. Wellington
United States
McKinley
Blackwell on Liberty Campaigns in Indianapolis
A reader voice questions support in the Liberty campaigns at Indianapolis. The speaker expresses uncertainty about backing Bryan and notes some disapproved aspects.
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Liberty
Indianapolis
Bryan
Lack of Discipline Aids Government Victory in Colombia
From CoLox Colombia August 1. Government forces won a July 23 battle easily as rebels suffered from leadership rupture and weak troop discipline. Rebels attacked against orders, suffered heavy losses, and government crews cremated the dead while crematorium fires polluted the city air.
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CoLox
Colombia
Bryan plans Chicago stop and Indianapolis flight
Mr. Bryan announced he will leave Lincoln for Chicago on Monday night, spend most of Tuesday there, then proceed to Indianapolis with the Chicago escort that evening. In Indianapolis he will be under the local Democratic committee’s oversight, with no fixed post arrival itinerary given.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Combs to Lead Kentucky Republican Campaign
Leslie Combs, Kentucky pension agent, announced resignation to accept the chairmanship of the Republican campaign committee. D. R. Collier, Kentucky adjutant general, is expected to be offered the pension agency.
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Kentucky
Lovuisville
Republican State Central Committee
Leslie Combs
Republican Campaign Committee
D. R. Collier
Adjutant General of
Set a Spring Gun for Burglars in Middleport
In Middleport Ohio on August 1 a bicycle dealer named Sanborn rigged a trap to fire a loaded revolver via a string attached to a safe door. His 12 year old son Harley triggered the gun in the morning and was mortally wounded when the bullet pierced his lung.
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Middleport
Sanborn
Harley Sanborn
Two Teens In Pana Firearm Death Prompt Grand Jury
Frank Jones 16 shot and killed James Elam 16 in Pana Illinois. Both youths from prominent families. Jones held to the grand jury without bond on murder charges.
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Pana, Ills
Frank Jones
James Elam
Jones
Communication Restored Between Shanghai and Chefoo
Cable companies announce that communication between Shanghai and Che Foo has been restored in a brief notice issued August 1 in New York.
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New York
Shanghai
Che Foo
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