Last Stand In Pekin As Empress Dowager Is Blocked
Dispatches from Che Foo and Taku report street fighting and a siege in Pekin. Prince Yang prevents the empress dowager from leaving as Chinese forces resist at the inner city while allied troops bombard the remaining defenses. Eight wounded noted in one report.
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Prince
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Washington
Navy Department
Remey
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Pekig
Prince Yang
Chaffee
Legation Grounds
Pekin
Chinese Resolve Desperate Struggle After Pekin Defeat
London Aug 20 Rear Admiral Bruce reports that Chinese resistance remains fierce despite defeat. Empress dowager’s flight is not confirmed though reports persist from Shanghai. Viceroys Sheng Chi Tung of Hankow and Liu Kun Yi of Nankin threaten to withdraw friendly stances unless the empress dowager’s safety is respected.
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Bruce
Pekin
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Sheng
Chi Tung
Hankow
Liu Kun Yi
Nankin
Pekin Attack Report Details Eight Wounded
The war department releases from General Onaffee recounts a night assault on Pekin with the Fourteenth and artillery. Eight were wounded during the fighting while other units reported the area as secure. a date discrepancy suggests Pekin may have fallen on August 16 rather than the 15th.
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Washington
Onaffee
Just Punishment Proclaimed After Pekin Capture
The Daily Express reports from Ong Kong that southern mandarins issued a proclamation praising the Pekin capture as just punishment for reactionary officials. It warns people not to interfere with foreigners and says powers should focus on punishing the Boxers while restoring peace, limiting actions to the north.
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Ong Kong
Chinese Forces Break Through Gates to Pekin
Aug 20 dispatch reports Japanese forces stormed Pekin in the morning of Aug 15, demolishing Cham Lang and Tong Chi gates. Other troops entered via Tong Quien gate and moved to the legations. Li Hung Chang appeals to Japan seeking intervention, Marquis Ito expresses sympathy but says interference is impossible at present.
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I Hung Chang
Marquis Ito
Pichon Receives Legion of Honor in Paris
Desaration for hy Paris Aug 20 The order of Legion of Honor has been bestowed upon M Pichon French minister to China M Delcasse the foreign minister has visited M Pichons mother in Paris announced to her the safety of her son and handed to her the decoration
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Urged to Do Their Duty in Rome Murders
The Rome Daily Mail correspondent reports letters found in Bresci’s lodging tied to the Bresci case. A July 25 New York letter signed Mabor urged the crime and claimed Maresca and Guida would act for President McKinley, labeling Italian police as fanatical anarchists. Further notes say Knights of Labour assemblies in New York plan to align with the American Federation of Labor.
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Peruvian Minister Alvarez Calderon Presented
Senor Manuel Alvarez Calderon, newly appointed Peruvian minister, was formally introduced in Washington on August 20 as he arrived to take up his post with the Peruvian legation. He met with U.S. officials to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation.
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President Accepts White House Greeting at McKinley Visit
The exchange of felicitous remarks marked the occasion as President McKinley received the greeting at the White House. The visit proceeded with customary cordiality and formalities.
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White House
European Royal Security Tightens Ahead of Hamburg Visit
The Prince of Wales travels under heavy protection with fourteen foreign detectives in Hamburg and six Scotland Yard officers to guard him. Lord Salisbury and Emperor William’s guards have been boosted. Queen Victoria and other royals receive heightened security following Humbert’s assassination.
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Senator Ingalls Buried In Simple Town Funeral
Ex Senator Ingalls was buried at Trinity Episcopal church in Atchison Kansas with a private ceremony. A special train from Topeka brought former Senator Pfeffer and other dignitaries to attend the service and interment in Mount Vernon cemetery. Judge Otis valued the late senator's fortune at about 250000 dollars.
Roberts Warns Burghers Against Breaking Neutrality Oath
Pretoria Aug 20 Lord Roberts proclaims that those who break the oath to remain neutral will be punished by death imprisonment or fine. Burghers in British occupied districts who do not take the oath will be treated as prisoners of war and transported. Farms harassed by the enemy or scouts may have buildings razed.
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Lord Roberts
Burglary death and city killings reported in multiple stabbings
A rabble of violent incidents is described including a New York woman beaten to death by a hammer in a burglar’s hands, a Philadelphia girl killed while scaring victims, and a St Louis street railway accident with a decapitation. Also noted is the Wynmore Nebraska shooting of Captain Collins A. Burnham by his son James M. Burnham in self defense after an assault.
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New York Woman Beaten to Death by Burglar
Catherine Scharf aged 22 was killed with a hammer in her room on the second floor of 674 Second Avenue between 7 p.m. and midnight. Her body was found by her brother the next morning in a bloodied room with a bloody hammer and ransacked rooms. Police suspect a thief was surprised by the victim and killed her to prevent identification.
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New York
Catherine Scharf
Second Avenue
Philadelphia Girl Dies After Ghost Prank
Florence Almond aged 15 appeared in a white sheet to frighten a crowd of negroes on a lot at Fifty seventh and Ludlow streets. A brick was thrown turning the scene into a deadly attack. She died within minutes.
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Florence Almond
Fifty-seventh
Ludlow
Blockade Lifts After Maida Stranding in St Marys River
At dawn the Lake Superior navigation blockade caused by the Maida wreck in the St Marys river was raised. The vessel was moved to open a channel allowing deep laden ships to pass. More than 200 ships held up began moving, with total delay losses estimated near $200,000.
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Marigz
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Maida
St. Marys River
Kansas City Firemen Barred From French Tests
Kansas City fire brigade disqualified from prizes at Vincennes international fire apparatus exhibition due to being paid professionals. They were allowed to exhibit though, and excelled in speed and water projection, outclassing rivals. Urban Teachers Leave Washington for Havana after cheering Cuba and McKinley.
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Kansas City Fire Brigade
Vincennes
Tragic Street Car Collision Kills Teen at Broadway and Alaska
In St Louis Agg 20 a Sixth street fender crash at Broadway and Alaska fatally strikes Blanche Skelle 18 as the car wheels pass over her neck. Herman Wilsbahe suffers severe head injuries, John Skelle exposed with non fatal harm. Wilsbahe’s recovery doubtful and Skelle’s injuries not serious.
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Manitoba Grain Outlook Grim As Crop Returns Drop
Quebec reports crop data from Manitoba showing a bleak harvest. Minister of Agriculture at Manitoba Fort Roe? No, Mr. Davidson from tenatpeg warns yields may average around seven bushels per acre with about 26 percent of sown land unsalvageable. With luck, wheat production drops from an expected 40 million bushels to about 11 million.
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Ambassador Roger Wolcott Heads to Rome as U S Envoy
Roger O Wolcott the new ambassador to Italy departs for Rome to replace General Draper He is 58 born in Boston Harvard graduate and former Massachusetts governor with a line of notable ancestors including a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Connecticut governor The move comes during a tense period following the Humbert assassination.
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Washington
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Next steps after Pekin relief talks expect armistice
Washington reports that allied powers have rescued legationers in Pekin and now discuss a possible armistice. After that, a withdrawal of forces, indemnities and other issues may be settled by a high level committee. Eleven nations seek damages from the Boxer disturbances and missionary killings.
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Legation
Georgia Peace Lets Liberty County Restored
Governor Gandier received a telegram from Sheriff Brewer in Liberty County stating that Black residents who had caused trouble recently dispersed and Liberty guards were no longer needed. A cavalry troop remained on duty as order returned and citizens returned home. Further arrests may follow.
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Inter Party Tensions Rise in Samoa Over Governor Favoritism
In Samoa the Mataafa party accuses the governor of leaning toward Tanu and its faction. Papers publish letters showing dissatisfaction and ceaseless dissensions follow with few actual hostilities, creating an unsettled political scene.
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Mataafa
Ignacio Andrade Dead Former Venezuelan President
Former Venezuelan president Ignacio Andrade, who was deposed by Cipriano Castro, has died in Caracas. The Aug 20 dispatch notes Andrade’s ousting and subsequent replacement by Castro.
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Venezuela
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Cipriano Castro
Telegraphic Breveties and Global Trade Notes
Germany's war material exports to China rose to 8,150,000 marka with a later figure of 3,430,000 for 1898. The Cuba exhibit at Paris won 140 prizes. Germany produced 1,680,000 tons of raw sugar in the year ending July 81, 1,620,000 tons in the prior 17 months. Fitzsimmons Sharkey fight slated for Aug 24 per Tom O'Rourke. American League scores list games in Kansas City Detroit Buffalo and Milwaukee. National League results show St Louis Cincinnati Chicago New York. Fanto of Kitch Joatice noted. F. H. Flanry fined £48 in Ve rnstown for cigar smuggling. Austrian Minister Rosthorn in Pekin slightly wounded.
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