May Appeal To Us Agreement For Good Offices In Korea
Min Yuen Than Korean Minister told the Associated Press he would not be surprised if Korea appeals to the United States to use its good offices should Korea be invaded by any power. He cited the 1882 treaty with the United States and the 1858 treaty with China as foundations for such action.
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Paris
Min Yuen Than
Associated Press
Korea
United States
Russia
Japan
China
Korean Appeal Seen as Proper but Unenforceable
Washington officials say the 20 year old treaty brokered by Admiral Schufeldt has never been invoked by Korea. If Korea requests practical action under its terms the United States will consider it, though officials deem the agreement impractical to enforce and note The Hague tribunal now supersedes its relevance.
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Washington
Admiral Schufeldt
State Department
Paris
Korea
United States
Hague
Irrigation Expert Reports on Meth ods of Washington Farmers
An investigation in Washington under the agricultural department studies optimal water use for irrigation. The director of experiment stations notes excess irrigation reduces land productivity and aims to find the best water amount. Officials also seek moisture conservation methods to double Oregon’s land productivity by saving wet season rainfall.
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Washington
State of
Agricultural Department
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Cleveland's Bereft: Ruth Cleveland Dies at 15
Ruth Cleveland eldest child of former President Cleveland died at age fifteen after a four day illness from a heart weakening during diphtheria. Funeral services were held at the Cleveland home with burial in Princeton cemetery. In Rome Pope Pius orders that Roman Catholic ladies avoid decollete gowns at official functions, affecting diplomatic corps.
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Princeton
N. J
Ruth Cleveland
Cleveland
Princeton Cemetery
Rome
Pius
Forbidden Land Tibet Described as Isolated Realm of Lamas
The piece portrays Tibet as a sealed country with powerful lamas owning wealth and influence, a punitive Younghusband expedition, primitive industry, and a practice of prayer wheels used for spiritual aims and vengeance. It notes harsh conditions, disease, dirt, and harsh climate as obstacles to outsiders and civilization.
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Tibet
Col. Younghusband
Germany
France
Italy
Asia
Younghusband
Tibet Expatriate Notes on Isolation and Lama Rule
A historical sketch describes Tibet as a secluded, high plateau realm with limited contact with outsiders. It notes the dalai lama as religious and political head, lamass dominate society, and warns of harsh justice, sparse army, and widespread superstition under lamas.
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Zoubikov
Tibet
Long List of Global Facts and Figures from Addenda
A survey of varied trivia includes Canada’s pig iron output, values of coins and statues, Tolstoy on Shakespeare, Egypt’s translations, Virchow’s library gift to Berlin, Massachusetts’ lieutenant governor’s dagger collection, a Mason City minister’s marriage tally, the Bonaparte Hotel expansion, Ada Rehan’s statue melting, shifts to metric spelling, radio energy theory, U.S. cotton spindles and investments, Palm Beach Monte Carlo gaming, skull measurements, Perry’s flagship recovery talk, Lee maps in a land rights suit, Philippine immigration declines, May Goelet’s lavish wedding gifts, and per nation book and periodical production per million inhabitants.
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J. M. Haughey
Mason City
St. Louis
United States
Ada Rehan
South
Principality of
Flagler
Palm Beach
Fla
Thompson
Texas
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Lawrence
Presque Isle Bay
Bates
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Lee
United States Engineers
St. Louis Board of Education
Mississippi River
Sailors Fond of Candy on Long Voyages
Sailors highly favor sweets and consume large amounts of candy during cruises. Ship stores hold buckets of candy, a chief commodity traded for sailors' pocket money. on large ships several thousand pounds are often consumed on a single cruise.
Theatre Matinee Girls Enter the Stage at Five
A Houston Post item notes a theater matinee at five o clock featuring a group of girls as part of a stage show. The brief emphasizes timing and attendance for the event.
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Kimber
Houston Post
Estelle’s Demand for Listening in Her Greatest Desire
Estelle wanted Lilian to listen to her talk for about three hours. The dialogue notes a common idea that a wife might believe her husband would not have amounted to much if she had refused him, reflecting themes of marital negotiation and self-perception.
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Helen
Estelle
Lilian
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