China Turmoil and Boxer Rebellion Reflections
A correspondent surveys China’s uprisings and the Boxer turmoil, noting emperors and empress dowagers influence, mob violence in Tianjin and Beijing, and the social dynamics with foreigners. Observations include local policing, punishment, and the blurred lines between missionaries and locals. The piece also critiques Chinese soldiers and cultural proverbs about soldiers.
The Chinese Campaign by Captain Hamilton
A historian writer analyzes the Japanese Chinese war scenario with focus on mounting an Allied push to Peking via the Gulf of Pechili. He details geography, transport bottlenecks, canal networks, and logistical hurdles, arguing a large force and months of supply would be needed to reach Tientsin and Peking, with winter conditions shaping future operations.
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Peking
Gulf of Pechili
Taku
Petho
Russia
Gulf of
Pechili
Wethai Wal
Great Britain
Gulf
Shan- Tung
Germany
Tientsin
Tientein
Admiral Seymour
Cha
China
Tlentein
Fees
Rhina
Weking
Sind
Niles
Tientain
Taka
Elfasiete
Jagan
da Pan
Nce
Dap
United States
New Weeds Brought Up From Deep Coal Mine Depth
Soil pulled from 326 feet in Belshim reveals weeds unknown to humans, signaling unusual biological presence. Findings suggest dramatic soil disruption and potential ecological curiosity. Research teams study sample to identify origin and implications for local flora.
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Belshim
Hotanlats
One Congregation of One Person Noted Worldwide
The piece recounts single attendees shaping religious life from Parue Islands to Denmark, Lyman Beecher, and Wales. A Danish priest serves one old woman on Tres Islands set apart three miles from the capital, a rare journey of roughly 400 miles for a single listener. The Wales anecdote notes a church gate duo awaiting one elder parishioner.
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Parue Islands
Treve
Sal
Denmark
Lyman Beecher
Gwyneth Vaughan
Wales
Merioneth
Floating nets to calm harbor waves tested in Havre
Turon Benvenuto d Alessandro, an Italian resident of Paris, conducts tests on floating nets designed to dampen waves at harbor mouths. The latest nets stretch 3600 feet by 50 feet with 1.5 inch square meshes, made of waterproof hemp, weighing under 0.5 ounce per square foot, anchored off Havre to shield unfinished hydraulic works from heavy surf.
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Turon Benvenuto d'Alessandro
Parla
Havre
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