Kuropatkin Foresees a Real Yellow Peril for Asia
Gen. Alexei Kuropatkin argues in MacClare’s Magazine that the premature Portsmouth peace left Russia vulnerable and predicts a future “Yellow Peril” from Japan and a growing Japanese army in China. He contends Russia could have won in 1905 and urges stronger European support to confront Japan and China. He also notes European indifference to Japanese victory and questions the value of military rank.
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Portsmouth
Japan
Russia
Asia
Alexii Kuropatkin
MacClare
Tapan
China
Portsinguth
Kuropatkin
Manchuria
Europe
America
Elopement saga erupts as Goldie flees with Shore
Philadelphia man Harry Green swears out a warrant for his brother in law Samuel Shore after his wife Goldie elopes yearly with him. He says the pair vanished with 800 in funds last year and again stole 400 cash plus jewelry this Sunday, leaving Green nearly bankrupt and planning more effort to support the family. The wife, now married to Shore, is said to have a five year old son. Green laments the disruption and fears another elopement next year.
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Goldie
Harry Green
Carey
Samuel Shore
Philadelphia Inquirer
Green
Russia
Shore
Montreal
Hartford
Conn
Philadelphia
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever History and Features
A Youth's Companion summary explains Rocky Mountain spotted fever as a spring disease spread by tick bites affecting surveyors and ranchers in the mountain states, especially Montana. It covers symptoms fever headaches nausea muscle ache rash, duration two to seven weeks, high mortality without cure, and the lack of a specific name prior to standard usage.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Beecher's Civil Courtesy Prank On a Sudsy Doorstep
A New York clergyman recalls Henry Ward Beecher visiting parishioners to be “pastorized” by assistants. Beecher, on a list of names, rang Mrs B’s door and faced a washed woman who yelled she didn’t live there, then Beecher left with a quip about the says she did.
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Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Sun
Mrs. B
Mr. Beecher
Teecher
Noted Political Schemes Amid Social Quips
A Washington Star remark contrasts moral scruples with political expediency as a New York politician asserts control over his own conscience. The piece opens a cheeky societal note on clever women and fashion.
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Baas
New ‘York
Washington Star
Mountains Tale Sparks Hotel Room Echoes
A man staying in a hotel room hears sounds from the adjacent suite as occupants arrive and a bed shrieks. A male voice sighs deeply and jokes about joining an Association for Artificial Vacations to avoid fatigue and anger.
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Stewart Edward White
The Hangings
A London girl recounts places visited with her parents on a trip to London. A morbid child asks about the Old Bailey where murderers are hanged, but she recalls the Royal Academy where artists are hanged instead. The quip contrasts crime sites with art venues.
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London
Old Bailey
Royal Academy
London Telegraph
She Would Never Rise
A witty exchange notes Miss Bond's family baker grandfather and mocks his craft. The quote ends with a light jab about her weight as a sharp aside in a Puck caption. The line hints at social expectations and personal choices shaping present acceptance.
Sheep on Irrigated Lands by a Nampa Rancher
D. C. Mullen of Nampa Idaho writes on sheep farming focusing on lambing care, differences between ranch and range operations, and his three year wool and lamb receipts. He notes losses from old range pelters, profit from scrubs as practice stock, and potential gains from improved breeding and larger sales.
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D. C. Mullen
Nampa
Idaho
Baise Capital News
Capital News
United States
Boise
Ohio
Chicago
Thawing dynamite risks and beef health questions
A reader asks if a candle heated water thawer for dynamite is safe. an expert warns nitroglycerin can ooze and explode if water boils away. The second query concerns buying a bull with milk fever history. authorities say calves are not proven to inherit the disease and recommend tuberculin testing by a veterinarian.
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Coeur d’Alene
F. S. Thomson
Washington State College
Pullman
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Gun. Kuropatkin
German Empire
William Frederick Franz Joseph Christian Olof
Cecile
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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