Rumors on War with China Bolstered by No Clear Action
Washington reports Russia Germany and Japan have not declared war on China. Officials say no reliable information has reached State or foreign legations and no dispatches from General Chaffee or Admiral Remey have been received. Telegraph lines restore amid China’s restraint and possible Pekin siege rumors.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Japan
China
Che Foo
Department of State
Legations
State
War
Navy
Conger
Conger, General Chaffee
Admiral Remey
Fowler
War Department
Chaffee
Department
Pekin
Tien Tsin
London
United States
Shanghai
Forty Americans Sail for Tianjin Tomorrow
A special dispatch from Pekin dated August 27 reports forty Americans with a detachment of United States troops depart for Tianjin the following day.
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Pekin
Ndon
Pekis
Agast
United States
Tiem Tsin
Fear of Tamine at Tien Tsap Thunders Through Village
Thousands of refugees flee as fears rise of Tamine forces seizing Ti en Tsp. Allies press forward into the region amid widespread dislocation and reports of ongoing fighting near the village.
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Tien
Famine Looms as Boxers and Allied Forces Clash Near Tien Tsin
Dispatches from Pekin report ongoing Boxer attacks near Tien Tsin met by American British and Japanese forces. Destruction of villagers, decapitated bodies found near camps, and a looming famine due to refugee crowding. Empress Dowager’s escape noted with 1500 bodyguards. Russian German Japanese troops advance toward Tien Tsin. fate of the Forbidden City to be decided in Europe.
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London
Tien Tsin
Tieng Tsin
Shanghai
Kwang Su
Pekin
Daily Telegraph
Taku
Forbidden City
Europe
Armour Beef Order Feeds Russian Czar Troops in China
Armour & Co. received a 6,000,000 pound order of beef on the hoof from the Russian government to feed czarist troops in China. It is the largest such order in Chicago meat trade history, needing about 5,000 fattened cattle. Cattle depart from San Francisco via Hawaii and Japan, with options on available Pacific ships.
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Chicago
Ill
Armour & Co
China
Pacific
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japan
Capture of Emperor Kwang Su and Prince Tuan Amid Chinese Turmoil
Telegrams report imperial figures seized or rescued as allied forces press through Pekin and Tien Tsin. An international column of troops including 500 Americans and 375 British plus 200 Japanese defeats Boxers near Tien Tsin. Provisional Pekin government discussions surface while Li Hongzhang notes reform shifts.
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Kwang Su
Prince Taan
London
Tien Tsin
Vienna
Reuter
Dorward
Shanghai
Pekin
Tung Fuh Sing
Sian Fu
Prince Tuan
Li H Chang
Tung Fuh Siang
Daily Telegraph
Earl Li
China
Emperor Kwang Su
Peace prospects and possible war measures amid European tensions
The report discusses the president's push for an early peace and possible German declarations of war. It notes U.S. government uncertainty, acknowledges drastic measures by Field Marshal von Waldersee, and suggests a conference of powers or a settlement basis without war. An extra congressional session is deemed improbable.
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Ension
Germany
Damiel von Waldersee
Congress
Plan for Uprising in Manila Revealed in General Ricart Letters
The War department released letters found among General Ricart’s papers after his arrest near Manila. One unsigned note discusses an attack on Manila planned for January 1900 and cites the small number of desolate persons as a factor in not carrying out the operation.
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Manila
Washington
War Department
Ricart
S. Bed
After Express Robbers
Burlington reports two detectives left tonight for the east to pursue those believed involved in the express robbery. Authorities indicate arrests are expected in time and place to be announced by officials.
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Burlington
Cote Seas
Two Wyoming Men Killed in Cheyenne Incident
Cheyenne Wyoming August 24 report lists Hugh a business man of Hvans and another man killed in a fatal Cheyenne incident. Authorities initiated investigations and identified both victims.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyo
Hugh
Hvans
Situation Yangtse valley grows critical near Shanghai
The American Asiatic association reports from Shanghai that the Yangtse valley situation is increasingly critical with a military estimate of 16 000 troops to protect Shanghai and urges the government to immediately seal the quota.
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New York
The
American,Asiatic Association
American Association of China
Shanghai
Yang Tse Valley
Trouble Among Telegraphers In San Francisco
The Chronicle reports brewing trouble in the Order of Railway Telegraphers centered on president W. W. Powell suspending actions. The Aug 25 dispatch notes internal strife and fallout within the union as leadership moves trigger unrest among members.
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San Francisco
Cal
the Chronicle
W. W. Powell
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Donger, Remey
Czar
Tien Tain
Peck
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