Famine in China Shows Need for Better Communication and Relief
Special Commissioner reports on the Shanghai famine districts along the Yangtze and Grand Canal. He cites clogged drains, silted canals, heavy tolls, and venal officials as causes, notes relief efforts by foreign committees, and urges China toward a true awakening while detailing aid efforts and the harsh toll on mothers and children.
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China
Shanghai
Yangtsze
Chinklang
Grand Canal
Yeonie
Kublai Khan
International Committee of
Chinkiang
Bonanza King Tabor Widow Guards Leadville Mine
Denver June 14 Special to The Sun widow of H A N Tabor once US senator and bonanza king guards Matchless mine near Leadville with her two daughters fearing enemies may seize property. Since his death she has lived in destitute circumstances though awarded an interest in the mine, the estate’s sole remaining asset.
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Denver
Col
H. A. N. Tabor
United States
Leadville
Auto-suggestion Offered as Cure for Phobias
The article lists phobias such as monopho bia claustrophobia gorphobia and insomniaphobia caused by fear of solitude closed spaces crowds open spaces or sleep loss. It cites Dr Samuel McComb in Good Housekeeping stating auto-suggestion as the great remedy for these mental miseries.
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China
Samuel McComb
Good Housekeeping
Pittsburg District Produces Nearly a Quarter of U S Pig Iron
The Iron Age reports 1906 U S pig iron output at 25 307 191 gross tons. Pennsylvania produced 11 247 869 tons, with the Pittsburg district comprising Allegheny, Beaver and Washington counties contributing 6 230 863 tons, about 25 percent of the national total.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Beaver
Washington Counties
Pigeon and Adder Found Dead at Deal Barracks Yard
A blue rock pigeon was found dead in the Deal Barracks works yard in London with an adder coiled around it. The snake measured two feet six inches and was twisted around the pigeon's neck and wing, while the bird's beak gripped the snake's head.
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Works Department
Deal Barracks
London
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
Capt
Walter Kirton
Kirton
Kianpeh
Southern Presbyterian Mission
Bufort
New York Christian Herald
Roosevelt
Pacific
Yle
Milady
Vril
Shaft House
Bonanza King
Tabor
Pigeon and
the Adder
Indianapolis
Bliss Swain T
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