Russia press for control of Manchuria in demand to sign cession
Peking reports Russia demands China sign an agreement ceding Manchurian sovereignty and barring foreign entry. Eight points include no new ports, no foreign consuls, Russian control of public service, and retention of existing administration. Japan orders three warships to Newchwang and eyes decisive action with Western support. London coverage notes U S opposition to opening treaty ports.
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Peking
Russia
China
Manchuria
M. Plancon
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
Newchwang
Yokohama
Marquis Ito
United States
Great Britain
Japan
London
the Times
Mukden
Takushan
Potential joint protest by US Britain and Japan on Manchuria
London reports a planned forcible joint protest by Great Britain the United States and Japan over Russian demands in Manchuria. British officials caution that Russia may refuse evacuation and seek a compromise after pressing maximum terms, with open door principles at stake.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
London
Associated Press
Manchuria
Ernest Satow
China
Foreign Office
M. Plancon
Peking
St. Petersburg
Lansdowne
Washinon
Tokyo
Russia
Staes
Washington
Civil Service Commissioner Foulk May Re Sign Over Ties
Washington on April 22 reports Civil Service Commissioner William D. Foulk is considering resigning from the commission. A final decision is expected after the president returns and a discussion will follow, though the commissioner declines to comment on the report.
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Washington
Civil Service
William D. Foulk
Whitney aims for Derby with own American horse
The article notes John Whitney's wealth and racing ambitions. He counts a $40,000 Hamburg and $30,000 Jean Beraud among his horses, owns top stock farms, and spends heavily on Wheatley Hills and Aiken training quarters. His goal is Derby victory with an American-bred, self-raised mount, after recent turf success. Turkeys' eggs take twenty eight days to hatch.
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Uncle Sam
Whitney
Hamburg
Jean Beraud
Wheatley Hills
L. L
Mr. Whitney
Aiken
S. C
Poverty a Rich Man in Harper's Verse
This poem in Harper's reflects on a wealthy man whose vast lands and gold fail to bring joy or companionship. It portrays isolation and hollow existence, contrasting wealth with the absence of happiness and affection as he nears death.
Little Dagley and a City Night of Music and Secrets
A traveler named Dagley arrives at a lunch spot and tours the town with a narrator. Dagley seeks “bad” places and clashes with churchgoing life, while a backstory unfolds about a singer father figures and a lost daughter who ends up singing in a church choir after a caring lodging-house stay.
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Dagley
Final disposition of the Isles of Pines debated
Secretary Root claims Cuba guards the Isle of Pines yet many Americans on the island favor annexation by the United States. The isle, left to future treaty adjustment between the U S and Cuba, has a distinct population and history and is about the size of Rhode Island with valuable woods and marble quarries.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
Isle of Pines
Havana
Uncle Sam
Atlantic
Carolinas
Rio Janeiro
Rhode Island
Isles of Pines
Return of Jennie Sparks Hope in Farm Reunion
Dagley hears Jennie is coming and the anxious girl races forward. The scene shifts to a family reunion as the girl asks if she should return and confirms their father awaits at the farm, signaling a hopeful turnout.
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Dagley
Indianapolis
Whitney Would Spend 16 Million For English Derby Win
William C. Whitney says he would give half his fortune to breed develop and own the winner of the English Derby. He calls the Derby the pinnacle of hope and happiness, noting his vast wealth would not deter his pursuit of the prize.
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Whitney
William C. Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Blushing Disease and a Priceless Persian Rug Auction
A Vienna scientist claims blushing is a nervous disease treatable by specialists, sometimes hereditary, with cases including a man driven to near suicide and a society woman distressed by taunting. Separately, a New York sale fetched thirty eight thousand dollars for a fifteenth century Persian rug with silver thread inscription, linked to the Marquand collection and tied to a Rostowsky piece.
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Vienna
Lorenz
Chicago Chronicle
New York
Henry G. Marquand
Asha
Persia
Turkey
Alexis Lobanov Rostowsky
Rostowsky
Marquand
Prince Lobahon
Seraglio
Constantinople
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