Pu Yi Enthroned as Hsuan Tung in Forbidden City
Pu Yi, a three year old prince, ascends the Chinese throne as Hsuan Tung. Officials and princes kowtow to his tablets and he receives amnesty edict, with ceremonies at the Throne Hall and Temple rites. Japan and Russia announce reduced legation guards as mourning continues.
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Peking
Pu Yi
Hsuan Tung
Prince Chun
Empire
Ye-ho-na-ia
Forbidden City
Mongolia
Grand Council
Board of Rights
Heaven
Ancestors
Earth
Agriculture
Confucius
Japanese steamer Ginsel foundered near Wei-Hai-Wei
The Japanese steamer Ginsel lies foundered off Wei-Hai-Wei after foundering on November 30. Seventy persons were lost from the 500 ton vessel, including crew and passengers.
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Kobét
Ginsellies
Wei-Hai-Wei
Plot Against British Rule in India Reported for April Uprising
Vancouver dispatch says British officers on the Pacific Coast found a plot by Sikhs and Hindus to rise against British rule in India. The plan allegedly targets scattering British troops with a main uprising in April at Amritsar. Modern arms made in Japan are said to be smuggled and hidden in several districts.
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Torrente
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
India
Amrittar
Japan
Reactions Across Japanese Press to Emigration Note
Tokyo papers react to the Japanese American notes as published. Editorials split between praise for the diplomatic step and criticism from opposition organs. The Asahi supports the exchange while Kokumin questions its sufficiency and advantage.
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Tokio
Ashahi
Kokumin
Japan
United States China Dual Agreement Alarms Peking
In Peking the US entry into dual agreements alarms officials who fear vague China terms and Japan’s unresolved Manchuria questions. Analysts call the pact a Rooseveltian display while noting American policy shifts and Chinese distrust with Tang Shao Yi preparing to press concerns in the US.
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Peking
United States
China
Japan
Manchuria
Chien-Tao
Fakomen
Amoy
Tang Shao Yi
Pacific
Clemenceau Defends Princess in Castellane Custody Case
In Paris M Clemenceau representing Miss Anna Gould now Princess Heli de Sagan summarized her view against Count Boni de Castellane in a custody suit for three de Castellane children. He attacked the count’s motives and praised the princesss conduct and fitness to raise the children with an American education.
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Paris
M. Clemenceau
Hélie de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
Count Boni de Castellane
Marquise de Castellane
M. Bonnet
de Sagan
de Castellane
Mme
Gould
London
Prince Hélie de Sagan
Palace of Justice
Count Bent
Princess de Sagan
Prince Hélie
Count Bon
Bellevue
George Gould
Princessaid
M. Jumier
M. Rousset
Mme. Gould
de Saga
Marquise
Italy
United States
France
United States Japan Agreement Receives High Approval
A Times dispatch from Peking reports the Foreign Board and the Grand Council have given full approval to the United States-Japan agreement. The communication to the government arrived two days earlier.
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London
Times
Peking
Foreign Board
Grand Council
Martial Law Declared in Prague Sparks Student Riots
Martial law was proclaimed in Prague amid protests by Czech students who clashed with police at Weinberg. In Vienna riots flared between Czechs and Germans as troops dispersed mobs. Thirty eight German backed students left Breslau to join the Prague clashes against the Czechs.
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Prague
Weinberg
Vienna
van Bienerth
Brann
Breslau
May Kill English Education Bill
London reports a new deadlock between the government and the Church party over the education bill. Archbishop of Canterbury demands a larger grant for non-rate aided schools, prompting speculation the government may withdraw the bill, with Walter Runciman backing it.
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London
Church Party
Walter Runciman
Board of Education
France Sweden sign commercial convention on wine imports
Paris announces a commercial convention between France and Sweden. France agrees to a minimum tariff while Sweden grants concessions on importing French wines. The accord outlines reciprocal trade terms affecting wine imports and duties between the two nations.
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Paris
France
Sweden
United States Germany settle 2 cent letter rate plan
Berlin reports a 2 cent rate for letters between the United States and Germany starting January 1, with direct Germany US routes and 2 pfennig rate. un stamped mail to pay double. Washington notes post office rules: reduced 2 cent rate only on New York departures to Germany. mail via Britain or France at five cents first ounce and three cents each additional ounce.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Imperial Ministry of Posts
Washington
Meyer
America
England
Post Office Department
New York
Lloyd
Great Britain
France
Body of Mme Japy Exhumed in Paris Case
Paris reports reveal Mme Japy mother of Mme Steinheil exhumed today with preliminary results showing the spleen intact, suggesting non strangulation. Magistrate Andre continues inquiry into Mme Steinheil as authorities probe her life and the murders in a secret Palace of Justice examination.
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Paris
Mme. Japy
Mme
Steinheil
Mme. Steinheil
Palace of Justice
André
Berlin Reichstag Debates on Constitutional Reform
Liberal parties and the Centre support ministerial responsibility but split on wording. A five-resolution plan will be sent to a special committee after three more days of debate, delaying a definite motion until after the Christmas vacation from December 10 to mid January. Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg spoke for the Federal Council.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Centre
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Interior
Federal Council
Paris Princess de Broglie Seeks Divorce Over Desertion
The Princess de Broglie formerly Mrs. S. B. Veit of Chicago begins divorce proceedings from her husband on grounds of desertion. She performs in Paris restaurants to support herself and children. Her maiden name was Estelle Alexander from San Francisco. She wed in Chicago in 1896 as Mrs. Veit. the Chicago marriage was later declared void by a French court, after which the prince remarried Mrs. Veit under French law.
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M. Clemenceau
France
de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Prince de Sagan
Mme. G
Mme. R
Mlemenceau
Marquise de Castellane
de Castellane
George Gould
Paris
Princess de Broglie
S. B. Vet
Chicago
Estelle Alexander
San Francisco
Veit
Vola
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