World Moves and Ito’s Sudden Change in China Policy
Marquis Ito shocks readers with a shift toward opposing China’s conquest, proposing evacuation of Pekin and restoration of the status quo ante. The article notes Ito’s past victories over China and questions what changed his stance, reflecting Japanese craft and strategy. The piece also recalls Jay A. Hubbell, longtime Republican leader and Michigan jurist, who died at 71 after a storied career in politics and law.
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Ito
Marquis Ito
China
Japan
Yamagata
Pekin
Chinese boys face harsh punishments in old China study
An article compares punishment of misbehaving boys in China and the United States. It details methods from cangues and bamboo rods to public shaming, prison, and even being set adrift, with emphasis on family discipline and parental authority.
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China
United States
Hop Lee
Ah Moo Ig
Tommy Jones
Sammy Brown
Tommy
Sammy
Reform School
Hoo Lee
Ah Moo
Empire
Canton
A.house
Hop Yooey
Hop
America
Hongkong
Wiig
A Wee Editress in the Nursery World
Lady Marjorie Gordon, second child and only daughter of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, becomes the youngest editress in the world. She led the children's page in Onward and Upward, trained under her mother, and built the Wee Willie Winkle project from reader correspondence. The name traces to verses by William Miller praised by Robert Buchanan.
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Lttle
Marjorie Gordon
Lord
Lady Aberdeen
Wee Willie Winkle
William Miller
Robert Buchanan
Vacancy on Admiral Dewey's staff at sea
Will command the Holland. Admiral Dewey has a vacancy on his personal staff due to Lieutenant Caldwell's assignment to command. The admiral has not indicated his wishes to fill the post, and whether the vacancy is filled will depend on him.
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Holland
Admiral Dewey
Caldwell
LICAT
Buzzards Vanish After Galveston Disaster
The Houston Post notes an odd feature of the Galveston calamity the complete disappearance of buzzards the natural scavengers expected to arrive for the many dead. No buzzards are seen anywhere though the carcasses of animals and people would normally draw them from far away.
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The
Houston Post
Galveston
Ead
Empress Frederick Becomes Critical As Birthday Nears
Dowager Empress Frederick of Germany enters acute stage of illness at Kronberg with Professor Renvera summoned to her bedside. She will be 60 on November 21, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Princess Royal of England. Married to Frederick III in 1858, they had seven children including the current Emperor William.
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Frederick
Germany
Renvera
Berlin
Kronberg
Queen Victoria
Princess Royal
England
Frederick III
Emperor
William
To Try for the Pole Evelyn Baldwin Leads Arctic Quest
Evelyn B Baldwin plans a 1901 north pole expedition led by William Ziegler a Brooklyn philanthropist. Baldwin an experienced arctic explorer aided Peary in 1893 1894 and Wellman’s 1901 expedition. He hails from Illinois and is a trained meteorologist.
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Evelyn B. Baldwin
North Pole
William Ziegler
Brooklyn
Baldwin
Lieut
Peary
Pole
Wellman
Illinois
Tests for Fictitious Bank Notes
The article explains how to imitate water marks on fake bank notes by pressing with a heavy die and how dampening with a sponge helps detect forgeries. Genuine notes show a clear watermark while a duffer fades, aiding counterfeit detection.
Queer Bread Traditions and Yu Keng at the Arc de Triomphe
The excerpt describes diverse bread improvisations from insects in Mexico to lichens in Iceland and seaweed in England, noting preparations, textures, and tastes. It also notes Yu Kun gentrifies in Paris near the Arc de Triomphe after a long career and wartime service with General Gordon. It ends with a New York election day rule: no parades or drills unless war or riot conditions apply.
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Lagune
Chalco
Kamchatka
Africa
England
Yu-Keng
France
Arc de Triomphe
Gordon
New York
Walking Canes for Women Hint at Fashion Craze
A quirky trend in shopping districts shows a growing number of women wielding slender canes as a fashion accessory. Reports from Chicago New York and European cities note dainty, light canes with straight handles as part of a new social fad among fashionable women.
Galveston’s sinking coast worries rebuilding efforts
National Geographic prints Mr. W. J. Mc Gee analysis on Galveston catastrophe. He argues the island is sinking into the Gulf and compares subsidence to Holland and New Jersey, predicting Gulf coast subsidence at about a foot per century, signaling long term danger to the city’s old-site reconstruction.
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Galveston
National Geographic Magazine
W. J. McGee
United States Geological Survey
McGee
Gulf
Gulf Coast
New Jersey
Holland
New England magnate George Von L Meyer named ambassador
George Von L. Meyer of Massachusetts named the new American ambassador to Italy. He is described as one of New England’s wealthiest men, living in Essex county estates near Hamilton. A Harvard graduate of 1879, he has long been active in politics and served as speaker in the Massachusetts legislature for three terms.
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World
Brooks Adams
Western Hemisphere
England
London
Atlantic
United States
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Italy
New England
Hamilton
Essex County
Harvard
Walcott
Massachusetts Board of Managers
Meyer
London smoke nuisance reform efforts face poor enforcement
London battles a weakly enforced ordinance aimed at suppressing smoke pollution. The Coal Smoke Abatement Society led by Sir W. B. Richmond pushes reform across multiple vestries while The Lancet condemns the law’s brazen defiance. The aim is to prove factory smoke controls benefit public health and reduce costs for compliant manufacturers.
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London
W. B. Richmond
Lancet
Appointments to Hague Arbitration Tribunal Named
Judge George Gray of Delaware is appointed by President McKinley to the international arbitration tribunal under the Hague conference. Ex President Harrison is the other member selected for the panel.
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George Gray
Delaware
McKinley
Harrison
Sixto Lopez Remembered in Washington as Bright Young Filipino
Sexto Lopez arrives in the United States and recalls his time in Washington during the Spanish war as Agoncillo’s private secretary. He is described as small in stature with a bright face and pleasant manner, making himself agreeable to all he met in the city.
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Sixto Lopez
United States
Washington
Life Father The Man Who Keeps His Word MacDonald Emerges
H J MacDonald of Manitoba emerges as a popular Conservative leader in Canada. At 60, he resembles Sir John A. MacDonald and is seen as a potential national figure, with Winnipeg representation and cabinet experience. Some expect him to inherit Sir Charles Tupper’s mantle and lead with credit.
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Hugh John MacDonald
Coung
Conservative
Canada
Manitoba
Dominion
Sir John A. MacDonald
MacDonald
Winnipeg
Charles Tupper
Colleges and Bonds Tap Majority of College Wealth
Four-fifths of productive college funds sit in bonds and mortgages with few stocks. Harvard leads with 10 million, Yale five million, and a dozen such institutions report at least 1 million in income-producing property. Notable totals include Columbia 425000, Chicago 8 million, Johns Hopkins 3 million, and Brown 1 million, with several state universities also near or above the million mark.
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Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Wesleyan of
Middletown
Conn
Amherst
Boston, University
Rochester University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Western Reserve University
Brown University
California
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Resources of Siberia as new agricultural frontier
Under government drive Siberia is adding about 200000 farmers yearly. The expo features cereals butter wool leather and preserved meats. Promoters say Siberia could rival major cereal producers and support up to 80 million people, with untapped gold and coal potential despite climate hurdles.
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Siberia
French Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Russia
Europe
When Edison Was a Boy in Youthful Reading Feats
The passage recounts a young Edison at age 12 reading extensively in the Detroit Free Library. It notes he consumed fifteen feet of literature and devoured works such as The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Anatomy of Melancholy and Newtons Principia before interruptions and highlights his voracious early study.
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Edison
Detroit
Abandons Quest for Sight by Charles Rouss
Charles Broadway Rouss the 64 year old blind New York merchant withdraws his offer of 1 million dollars for a cure after five years of seeking sight. He hired James J. Martin as a trials helper who was also blind and paid six dollars a week then three. experiments failed and Rouss ends the reward. An agent for ex Speaker Reed secured an option on property near Sagamore Hill overlooking Center Island Seawanbaka Corinthian Yacht Club.
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Charles Broadway Rouss
New York
Reuss
James J. Martin
Rouss
Thomas B. Reed
Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Reed
Center Island
Seawanbaka-Corinthian Yaahs ‘Club
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