Global powers and China dismemberment debate in Washington
Washington correspondence argues the United States seeks guaranteed trade rights if China is partitioned. It warns Germany may push dismemberment, Britain occupies Shanghai, and Russia and Japan seek rewards. The piece notes Chaffee to withdraw from Pekin, and lists current forces in China by country.
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Washington
China
United Sates
United States
Prince Tuan
State Department
Shanghai
Great Britain
Chaffee
Pekin
Legation
Conger
Germany
William
Abbie Goodrich Chapin
American Board
Woman's Board of Missions
Boston
Tung-Cho
North China
Medwhist University of Southern California
War News: Russia and Germany Unite in Manchuria Advance
Russians push troops into Manchuria as Americans begin at Ho Shwa with a permanent telegraph line between Pekin and Tientsin. A London cable notes growing evidence of Russia and Germany coordinating in China.
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Manchuria
Ho-S‘wa
Pekin
Tientsin
London
Russia
Germany
Ching
Press Roundup Highlights Cordua Condemnation and Boutelle's Return
The European press condemns Gen Lord Roberts for allowing the execution of Boer officer Hane Cordua after a court martial found him guilty of plotting to kidnap British officers. The piece also notes Charles A Boutelle of Maine being re elected to Congress despite his recent asylum commitment, detailing his naval committee influence and health decline.
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Europe
Lord Roberts
Hane Cordua
Lori Roberts
Cordua
Hans Cordua
Roberts
Charles A. Boutelle
Maine
Congress
Boutelle
Bangor
House of Representatives
Washington
Naval Committee
Waverly
Mass
Condition of Crops and Political Happenings Across Regions
The weekly crop report notes generally favorable conditions in the west gulf, central Mississippi, Lower Ohio valleys, and Pacific coast, with rains hindering western corn harvests and Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri delays in harvesting cotton. Frosts touched Minnesota and Missouri, while Texas shows solid picking aside from flooded lower Hragas. Political items cover speeches by Debs, Beveridge, Hanna, and Roosevelt aides, and campaign tours across states, with present-day mentions of multiple party figures and events.
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Mississippi River
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Dakotas
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific Coast
West Gulf States
Mississippi
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Hragas
Mississipi River
Diplomatic muddle in China and global shifts reported
The article notes divergent views on German proposals for punishing anti foreign leaders in China, with Austria and Italy approving, while the United States and Great Britain reject yet push punishment. France and Russia largely agree but oppose pre negotiation punishment. It reports Boer hopes fading as Kruger's cabinet departs for Europe, Transvaal government dissolved, 7000 British troops at Koomatie Poort, and rail lines open toward Pretoria. It also covers Filipino Captain Shields' captured command, likely heavy casualties, and predicts Ottoman empire decline amid Russian and German moves in Asiatic Turkey. New Zealand to issue workmen tickets to suburbs at 2 shillings weekly.
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Pekin
Austria
Italy
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Javan
Kruger
Europe
Transvaal
Koomatie Poort
Delagoa Bay
Pretoria
Bryan As A Ball Player In Early Baseball Days
A photograph recovered by John W. Springer shows W. J. Bryan in a Jacksonville 1894 baseball uniform during a charity game in Morgan County. The item recalls Bryan as a former amateur pitcher, his home run over the center fielder, and spectators watching from along the lines as the team won 18 to 20. The piece links Bryan to early baseball and to his later fame, contrasting his past with his present status.
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Mwe
Denver
Colo
John W. Springer
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Jacksonville
Springer
Jacksonville Baseball Club
Morgan
Expensive Divorce Cost Leeds Paid Million in Freedom
A Chicago and New York figure, William Batewan Leeds, paid about a million dollars for his divorce, with wedding costs listed at eighty one million and total at two million. The article notes his high cost for freedom and hints at his wife’s insistence amid desertion.
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William Batewan Leeds
Chicago
New York
Leeds
Leewts Mo. 1
Indian Joker in St Paul Court Inspires Laughter
A Sioux Falls attorney cross examines an Indian in a hotly contested St Paul case. The Indian answers simply hat as his living, provoking laughter from the court and a smile from Judge Curland. The tale illustrates a civilized humor amid tense proceedings.
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Fenimore Cooper
United States
St Paul
D. R. Bailey
Sioux Falls
Mr. Hailey
Mr. Bailey
Judge Curland
Mr. Batley
Rabbi Cohen seeks new wife after long sorrow abroad
An aged rabbi, Chayin Cohen, travels from Philadelphia to New York and toward Egypt seeking a second wife to fill the void left by his first wife who died in the Holy Land. He speaks of his lost life with a quiet sorrow, saying she sleeps and his son is asleep too.
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Winthrop Edlaworth Stone
James H. Smarts
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Stone
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Gottingen
Germany
Chemical Department
University of Tennessee
The
Tennessee University
Prince Eui Wha
Goren
San Francisco
Roanoke
Sin Tx ,May
Corean
Washington
Sie Ta Moo
United States
Tie
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Albert of
Manders
Prince Albert
Count of
Flanders
Leopold II
Sbe
Arizona
Portland
Oregonian
Asia
America
Holy Land
Chayin Cohen
Philadelphia
New York
Egypt
Palestine
Rabbi Cohen
Cohen
Europe
Rabbinic Figure Cohen to Lead American Rebbi Office
A rabbi described as Rabaa M. Raab Racemin Chatin Cohen travels in rich Oriental attire and a fez echoing Egyptian garb. He is recognized across the Hebrew community as holding a high Jewish office and plans to return to organize a congregation and serve as an American rebbi.
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Cohen
Egypt
Rebbi
Advertising Rules And The Thief Of Success
Procrastination in ad writing harms campaigns as ads require planning and knowledge. Successful advertisers plan ahead, shaping messages with care rather than rushing. The piece warns that quick, last minute copy yields poor results, citing industry norms and lessons from retailers and general advertisers.
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Advertising Manager
Iiu
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