Poem Dedication and Armenian Persecution Notes
A poem dated April 15 1885 honors Lelia P Roby and Rev S F Smith lauds a statesman and martyr in elevated verse. The piece contrasts heroic virtue with freedom and duty. The second item reports Russia closing Armenian schools in the Caucasus ahead of September 1 amid church leadership vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Smith
Lelia P. Roby
F. Smith
Sun
Armenia
Russia
Mussulman
Caucasus
Russia’s Transcaspian Railway to India Eleven Days Route
A correspondent describes Krasnovodsk on the Caspian, noting water scarcity and deep harbor favorable to ships. The piece outlines a proposed railway link from Krasnovodsk through Askabad, Sarakhs, Herat, Kandahar to Calcutta, claiming possible 11–12 day travel and military aims to reach India, with Russian plans to connect Europe and Asia via a Turkestan line.
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Krasnovodsk
Aden
Caucasus and Mercury Company
Caspian
Krasnovodsk Bay
Col. Smirnoff
Komoroff
Transcaspian
Baku
Volga
England
India
Suez Canal
Victoria
Charing Cross
Cologne
Vienna
Odessa
Batoum
Lilis
Askahad
Sarakhs
Herat
Candahar
Indus
Turkestan
Persia
Afghanistan
Geok-Tepe
Michailovsk
Kizil Arvat
Askabad
Ashabad
Merv
Calcutta
St. Petersburg
Russia
Turcoman
Peter Lumsden
Afghan Boundary Commission
Atrak
Hasan Kull
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