Pu Yi Enthroned As Hsuan Tung In Imperial Ceremony
Pu Yi, age three, ascends the Chinese throne as Hsuan Tung in a solemn ceremony at the Forbidden City. Officials and guards attend while nobles kowtow before the infant emperor, amid bells and firecrackers. An amnesty edict and palace reforms follow as Tokyo and Moscow signal mourning reductions.
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Empire
Pu Yi Pu Yi
Oregon
Pu Yi
Ye-ho-na-la
Forbidden City
Mongolia
Grand Council
Board of Rights
Temple of Heaven
Earth
Agriculture
Confucius
Japanese Steamer Ginsel Loss Off Wei-Hai-Weil
The Japanese steamer Ginsel foundered with the loss of seventy crew and passengers off Wei-Hai-Wei. The ship of 500 tons sank on November 30 with all hands gone.
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Kobé
Wei-Hai-Weil
Plot Against British Rule in India Rumor of April Uprising
Vancouver dispatch reports a plot by Sikhs and Hindus on the Pacific coast to rise against British rule in India. It claims a main uprising may occur in April at Amritsar with modern arms smuggled from Japan hidden in districts.
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Toronto
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
India
Amrittar
Japan
Tokyo Press Reacts to Japan United States Notes
Japanese and American notes prompt mixed editorials with praise and criticism. Independent papers applaud while opposition organs argue emigration and naturalization terms should have been settled, yet government supporters hail the agreement as a significant diplomatic step.
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Tokio
Ashahi
Kokumin
Japan
Dual Agreements Push US Into Chinese Diplomatic Circles
Peking observers view the US entry into dual agreements as a partial step that fails to resolve China's core issues. They note unresolved questions with Chien-Tao, posts, Fukomen railway, and telegraphs, warning Japan could still leverage advantages under the open door pledge. Tang Shao Yi travels to the US to press plans, while Japanese reps seek exact details amid shifting regional tensions.
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Peking
United States
China
Japan
Manchuria
Chien-Tao
Fukomen
Amoy
Tang Shao Yi
Pacific
Clemenceau Attacks Castellane Custody Case in Paris
In Paris on December 2 M. Clemenceau defending Princess Anna Gould de Sagan assailed Count Boni de Castellane in the custody battle over their three children. He accused the count of money seeking and personal vendetta, while praising Mme Gould de Sagan and her husband, and urging the court to place the boys with their mother for American education and stable upbringing. The hearing proceeds with December 9 scheduled for further testimony.
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Hélie de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
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M. Bonnet
de Sagan
de Castellane
Mme
Gould
London
Prince Hélie de Sagan
Palace of Justice
Count Bent
Princess de Sagan
Prince Hélie
Count Boni
France
Mme. Gould
Prince de Sagan
Mme. G
Mme. R
M Clemenceau
George Gould
Bellevue
Princessaid
M. Jumier
M. Rousset
de Saga
Marquise
Italy
United States
Chinese approve United States Japanese agreement
A dispatch from Peking reports that the Foreign Board and Grand Council have given full approval to the United States Japan accord, which was conveyed to the Chinese government two days earlier.
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Li Lien Ying
Prince Chun
Peking
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Legation
London
Times
Foreign Board
Grand Council
Martial law in Prague sparks student rioting and clashes
Prague proclaims martial law triggering student protests and street fighting with police and gendarmes at Weinberg. In Vienna and Breslau riots flare as Czech and German factions clash and students head to Prague to join the unrest.
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Prague
Weinberg
Vienna
van Bienerth
Breslau
May Kill English Education Bill In Deadlock
London reports a fresh stalemate between the government and the Church party over the education bill backed by Walter Runciman. The Archbishop of Canterbury demanded a larger grant for non rate aided schools, prompting fears the government will withdraw the bill.
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London
Church Party
Walter Runciman
Board of Education
France and Sweden seal wine import tariff agreement
Paris reports a commercial convention between France and Sweden. France grants a minimum tariff in exchange for concessions allowing greater import of French wines into Sweden.
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Paris
France
Sweden
United States Germany Set Two Cent Letter Rate
Berlin reports a 2 cent rate for letters between the U S and Germany effective January 1 1909 with direct routing and 10 pfennig in Germany Unstamped mail to Germany pay double rates The change aims to aid German commerce and reduce English mail diversion via Britain Washington confirms the new terms pending post office approval and specifies routing via New York for direct Germany service and higher rates for letters via Britain or France The policy aligns with budget constraints and postal union rules.
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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 exhumed in Steinheil murder case Paris
The body of Mme Japy, Steinheil’s mother, was exhumed in Paris with a preliminary exam showing the spleen intact, arguing against strangulation. Magistrate André continued questioning Mme Steinheil at the Palace of Justice as secrecy surrounds the ongoing examination.
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Paris
Mme. Japy
Mme
Steinheil
Palace of Justice
André
Mme. Steinheil
Berlin Reichstag Deadlock Over Constitutional Reform
The Reichstag debates constitutional reform with liberal parties and the Centre party united in seeking ministerial responsibility but split over wording and strategy. A special committee will study five resolutions after three more days of debate, delaying a definite motion until after the Christmas vacation from December 1 to mid January.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Centre
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Interior
Federal Council
Princess de Broglie Sues for Divorce in Paris
Paris reports Princess de Broglie formerly Estelle Alexander Veit of Chicago has filed divorce against her husband on grounds of desertion. She supports herself and her children by singing in Paris restaurants. The couple first wed in Chicago in 19, a union later voided by a French court after opposition from the prince's father.
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Paris
Princess de Broglie
S. B. Weit
Chicago
Estelle Alexander
San Francisco
Veit
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