Morrison a noted explorer and China adviser to Yuan Shih Kai
Dr George Ernest Morrison, recently named political counselor to Yuan Shih Kai, is profiled as a lifelong adventurer and journalist turned China expert. Born 1862 in Australia, he crossed deserts, sailed to America, and built influence in Peking, shaping policy and autonomy debates for decades.
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Hina
George Ernest Morrison
Yuan Shih Kai
Jeanne Robin
New Zealand
Morrison
Scotch College of
Gleelong
Australia
Melbourne University
New Guinea
Normington
Billy
America
Shanghai
China
London
the Times
Siam
Peking
London Times
Great Britain
Far East
Egotist Defined by City Newspaper
A Philadelphia Record excerpt defines an egotist as a man who believes he can form an impartial opinion of himself, explaining the term through a quip about self assessment and pride.
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Tommy — Pop
Tommy Pop
Philadelphia Record
Atlantic Fleet Review Ends as Warships Reopen Duties
Taft’s naval review marks end of shipplay time. Fleet of 29 000 officers and men returns to routine with Arkansas and Wyoming drawing focus for overhaul and target practice while visitors examine ships and tech such as an early astronomical mercury mirror. A kangaroo mother in Australia acts bravely to nurse her joey amid drought and danger.
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New York
Taft
Norfolk
Arkansas
Night view of the fleet lights over Wyoming ships
The scene describes a colossal fleet at night near Wyoming with ships gleaming under thousands of electric bulbs, creating a fascinating illumination. The overview emphasizes the dramatic nightly display and the impressive scale of the fleet.
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Wyoming
Remarkable Kangaroo Courage Moves Spectator to Vow
A spectator was so moved by the mother kangaroo's brave care of a nursing joey that he vowed never to shoot another kangaroo. The scene unfolds as the old Duke and other European figures gossip about attire and family ties in Vienna and Frankfurt.
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Amos K Klam
Amos K. Klam
Morocco
Highbrow
Cincinnati Inquirer
Spain
Max
Bavaria
Austria
A Goldschmidt
Frankfurt
Vienna
Fortuna
Wiener
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John Hay
Chicago
Herald
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post
W.B. Mahan
Bert Mahan
Benton County
Benton Independent
Atlantic Fleet
Meyer
R. W. Wood
Harper's
American Press Association
President Taft
Hare
Nicotine
The
Kennewick Club
Gryderman
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