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Minister Rockhill reports to Secretary of State Root that the foreign office denied any knowledge of cancelling the Hankow-Canton concession. The Chinese emperor directed Viceroy Zhidong Zhang to regain control of the railways, acting within his power.
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1905-08-14
Benjamin F. Barnes provides text for a telegram from President Roosevelt to Minister William Woodville Rockhill, disapproving of the foreign office’s actions regarding interactions with China.
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1905-08-14
The Chinese emperor directed Viceroy Zhidong Zhang to regain control of the railways, acting within his power.
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1905-08-14
Samuel Levis Gracey sends Assistant Secretary of State Loomis a copy of a dispatch regarding a Chinese boycott. Gracey also discusses the Chinese response to American immigration restrictions.
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1905-08-14
Chinese diplomats discuss the boycott of American goods and the Canton-Hankow Railway. Transcribed are conversations between E. T. Williams and H. E. Na-Tung, and a memorandum from the Foreign Office.
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1905-08-14
George Anderson sends Assistant Secretary of State Loomis a copy of a dispatch sent to Peking regarding a riot that occurred on August 15, 1905.
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1905-08-16
A crowd in China revolts when no prize is drawn for the Fukien Lottery. The uprising demonstrates that the Chinese officials are powerless. They would not be able to prevent anti-American agitation.
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1905-08-16
Wilbur T. Gracey sends Assistant Secretary of State Loomis a copy of a dispatch from the Viceroy of Liangkiang.
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1905-08-16
Julius Gareché Lay tells the president of the Opposing Treaty Society of President Roosevelt’s proclamation that all Chinese people entering the United States must be treated with respect as any other person. Lay suggests that they stop the boycott, as the poor treatment of the Chinese in America appears to be the reason for the boycott.
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1905-08-04
Commissioner Sargent sends a speech that he made in front of many Chinese representatives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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1905-08-07
Julius Gareché Lay warns Viceroy Cen that the threats against local merchants are in violation of the current treaty between China and the United States.
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1905-08-08
Henry B. Miller describes the Chinese businessmen’s decision to join the boycott against American goods.
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1905-08-08
Julius Gareché Lay relates President Roosevelt’s dictate that the American government will hold the Chinese government responsible for ensuring American rights from treaty 1858 article 15 in the face of the boycott.
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1905-08-09
Immigration Commissioner North encloses materials from Interpreter Gardner related to the cause of the Chinese boycott of American goods.
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1905-08-09
Thomas Sammons sends another notice posted by the Chinese encouraging citizens not to help unload or store oil from an American ship.
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1905-07-29
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee acknowledges that William Woodville Rockhill has been informed of a Chinese Consul-General who made reference to the Chinese boycott on American goods in San Francisco.
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1905-07-31
This report gives the numbers of Chinese arrivals and deportments in the United States in the month of July 1905 and breaks them down into subcategories.
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1905-07-31
Mr. Wilkie, Chief of the Secret Service, just returned from China and the anti-American sentiment is rampant.
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1905-08-01
Shantung governor Shih-hsiang Yang has found no anti-American placards in Shantung and assures Consul General John Fowler the businessmen plan to continue their friendly relations with the Americans.
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1905-08-02
Thomas Sammons sends a copy of his dispatch to Minister Rockhill about the attempt to prevent the unloading of American oil in China due to the boycott.
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1905-08-02