Siege and Stand in Peking Defended by Allied Legations
The narrator recounts the June 1900 siege of Peking during the Boxer Uprising. Foreign ministers refused safe escape, Baron von Ketteler was killed, and defenders fortified the British legation while civilians and missionaries aided with fortifications, food, and sanitation as shelling and fires raged around them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lsung-l-yamen
Taku
Chihli
Peking
Tien Tsin
Admiral Seymour
McCalla
Legation
Claude MacDonald
H. Conger
M. de Giers
M. Pichon
Baron von Ketteler
Baron von iKedeler
Taung-Li-Yamen
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Tsung Pu Street
Yamen
Young Lu
Isis
Corder
Legation Street
London Times
Conger
Zetteler
United States
von Ketteler
Halliday
Strouts
Wray
FE. D. Gamewell
American Methodist Mission
Kamsu Ruffian
Tung Pu Hsiang
Celtman
Thylis
Tirste and
Poole
Silas Uo
Drs
Hanlin Yuan
Hotel de Peking
F. D. Gamewell
Mitchell
Army trick helps sleep after dawn with black handkerchief
The New York Herald notes a simple method used by soldiers to darken rooms: a thin black India silk handkerchief tied over the eyes or a black stocking if unavailable. It praises its effectiveness for warding off early morning glare, especially in hotels or country homes with bright walls and limited shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Spirit Voice Warns Father On Distant Crossing Mystery
Boston reports tell of a Haverhill incident where a 15 year old girl, ill at home, cried out to her father to avoid a fatal crossing in Massachusetts. The warning, heard during a distressed trance, is claimed by telepathy and occult advocates as proof of mind apart from distance. The father and bystanders insist the event saved his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George Jennings
Temple Street
Mount Washington
Haverhill
Washington Street Railroad
James Snee
Jennings
Snee
Mr. Jennings
George J. Goodwin
Papa
Mrs. Jennings
Amile
A Dead One
A small daughter visits the museum of natural history and returns with a childlike mispronunciation about seeing a dead circus, reflecting a humorous newspaper tone of the era. The fragment shows simple family outing words and a playful misstatement by the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Museum of Natural History
Pye
Amusing Shuckborough Correspondence on Servants
In a witty exchange from English papers, two titled ladies debate the character of Mary Stedman for service in Lady Shuckborough’s establishment. Letters reveal kitchen roles, housekeepers, and a pen drawing, ending with Elizabeth Couch defending Mary amid sharp barbs about class and competence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Lady Seymour
Lady Shuckborough
Mary Stedman
Stedman
Queen of Beauty
Elizabeth Couch
They Love Their Boy King Alfonso in Madrid and San Sebastian
A Madrid letter portrays the young Spanish king as adored by children yet not by elders. It describes the queen regent’s San Sebastian chalet on the Concha bay, the royal bath scenes, and the daily child crowds hoping for a glimpse of the prince as guards escort the carriage through Plaza de Oriente.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Madrid
Spain
San Sebastian
Concha
Royal Palace
Igelsia del Buen Suceso
Plaza de Oriente
Paris
Lanégau
A Hero in Trepidation
The Chicago Record notes Li fears Dew may face danger abroad and at home. It highlights James Tonghill of the Philadelphia sub-treasury as one of the few who can stack coin bags securely, alongside George Rowe of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dew
Philippine Islands
James Tonghill
Philadelphia
Sub-Treasury
George Rowe
Washington
Birds in April and the spring returning birds
The article celebrates April as a transition to summer, detailing bird species arriving, nesting habits, and changes in how birds adapt to human structures. It notes warblers, thrushes, wrens, swallows, purple martins, and the house sparrow, highlighting their adaptability and the ongoing study of bird life with practical field tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Thorne Miller
Kansas City
Mary Mapes Dodge
Hosea
Father North
New England
Long
Killaoleet
Rene
A . Tr
Wren
Bluebird
Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pekin
F. Huberty James
Imperial University
Prince Su
China
Baron von Metteler
H. G. Louires
Squires
Defense
Briish Legation
Robert
Jung Lu
Prince Ching
Wise Bird
Man
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