Chinese Army Reform Impresses German View of War
A Berlin letter argues that Chinese soldiers, trained under German instructors, show discipline and leadership in modern warfare. It notes provincial troops, Manchu, Mongol, and bannermen units, and praises Hoffmann and German influence while warning diplomats misread Chinese resolve. The piece discusses mobility on rivers, naval strength, and limits on foreign troop deployment in China.
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Berlin
Middle Kingdom
China
Japan
John Chinaman
Canyon
Hoffmann
Wuchang
Prince Henry
Prussia
Pekin
Chang-Chi-Lung
Europe
America
Naval Officers’ Corps
Marine Administration
France
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Hankou
United States
Philippines
Lost Tandem Ride Highlights City Doctor’s Disappearance
A downtown dentist famed for deafness and tandem wheels loses his partner after a wobble near the Victoria hotel. The daughter alights as he continues, prompting public concern as bystanders and police search from Wabash to Twenty-second Street while the wife and daughter track his whereabouts by telephone. He finally returns homelaments the moment.
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Michigan Boulevard
Victoria Hotel
Curthstone
Wabash Avenue
Twenty-second Street
No Chance for Immigrants in Hex River Country
A London Daily Mail analysis notes the Hex River region in the Cape Colony has rich wheat fruit and vine production with prosperous farmers. However, land is fully owned and priced high, and owners especially the dominant Dutch refuse to sell, seeking more acres despite limited tillage.
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Cape Colony
Hex River
London Daily Mail
Parig hagsvemeer visitors deliver universal verdict
Visitors to Parig hagsvemeer share a uniform impression of the place, noting its distinctive features and general appeal. Details are sparse in the fragment but suggest a consensus view among travelers about the site’s character.
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Parig Hagsvemeer
President's Flag origin tied to Washington era
The article traces the flag's origin to the Revolutionary period, noting it was carried by President Washington's bodyguard and connected to early American military traditions.
Flags of Washingtons Life Guard Recalled in Fairfax Memory
The article recalls the first flag of Washingtons life guard from Fairfax County, its destruction in the 1871 Alexandria museum fire, and notes the connection to Col John Fitzgerald and the early Alexandria corps formed to defend Mount Vernon amid British raids in 1776. It mentions relics saved by Alexandria Washington lodge but not the flags.
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Washington Times
United States
Fairfax County
Virginia
Washington
Alexandria Museum
Market Building
Royal Street
Alexandria
Life Guard
Paul Jones
Trenton
Richmond Rifle Rangers
IX Virginia Regiment
Alexandria Company
Alexandria-Washington Lodge
A. M
Fairfax
Fairfax Court House
John Fitzgerald
Princeton
Conway Cabal
John Adams
King and
Fairfax Streets
Burke & Herbert
Bell Telephone Office
Mount Vernon
Dunmore
Potomac
Lund Washington
Loudoun
Fauquier
Prince William
Fitzgerald
Jansen
America
Market Place
Jones Point
South Point
Oii
Washingtons flag guard and Mountford's death in 1846 Alexandria
The text notes Washingtons flag guard's evolution with four Americans from regiments, all recruits 5 feet 9 to 5 feet 10 inches. Major Timothy Mountford, keeper of the flag and former clerk to Col Tobias Lear, died March 2, 1846, in Alexandria near the museum.
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Washington
Fairfax Life Guard
Timothy Mountford
Tobias Lear
Lear
Tunis
Mountford
Alexandria
Museum
Temperance Movement Recalls Growth at World Conference
Reminiscences of veteran teetotalists at the World Temperance conference highlight progress from hostile reception to broad support. The archbishop of Canterbury recalls earlier disruptions, while current advocates claim more than six million adherents.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
Newcastle
Eng
Loyal to Two Flags and a Connecticut Woman’s Tale
A Connecticut Daughter of the American Revolution recounts hosting guests with both Old Glory and a Confederate banner. She explains loyalty to both flags after a Civil War era officer removed the Confederate flag from her home and later helped her father in New York. She notes marrying into the family with the Union flag and ends by embracing dual loyalties.
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Connecticut
Mobile
Farragut
Bay
New York
Indian Army to Join Britain in China Crisis
The expeditionary force to China will number 5,000 men from native regiments. Sikhs Rajputs Pathans Tamils and Telugus will form a representative unit with mixed creeds and backgrounds. Departure may stir envy and prayers for another large force as China crisis deepens, per London Daily Mail.
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China
South Africa
Hindustan
Afghanistan
Madras
India
London Daily Mail
Allied Fleets Break Barrier at Pei Ho in 1859 Taku Forts Affair
Sixty years earlier British and French forces with American aid attempted to force the Pei Ho River barrier at Tien Tsin Pekin. Captain Tatnall of the Powhatan helped guide American interests and aided the allied fleet in storming the forts after the mantlets fell and guns opened fire.
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Tien-Tsin
China
Taku
Pekin
John Tatnall
U. S. S. Powhatan
Adais Nepe
Pei-Ho
Tien Tsin
Pechil
Threr
Grand Battery
Taeywan
U. S
Powhatan
Tattnall
Tatnajl
John EB. Ward
Quite
Tatnall
Ward
Forfure
Admiral Hope
Trenchard
Wis
Shorts
Hope
Willes
Plover
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