Journey Through Central Asia on the Grand Transasiatic
The narrator travels from Tashkend to Kokhan on the Grand Transasiatic, describing fertile Pamir region scenery, railway logistics, and social banter aboard the train. He notes Kinko’s dilemma and plans to secretly feed him, while passengers discuss romances and stage performances at dining and station stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashkend
Nijni-Novgorod
Samarkand
Kinko
Noltitz
Minko
tXhedjend
Kokhan
Marglelan and
Och
Pamirs
Ephrinell
Horatio Bluett
Zinca Klark
Roumanian
Caterna
Bisa
Turkestan
Pamir
Grand Transasiatic
Monsieur Caterna
Grand Premier Comique
Shanghai
Pan Chao
Coquelin- BS
Francis Trevellyan
Baron Weissschnitzerdorfer
Faraskiar
Ghangir
Kastakos
Kokhan Station
Major Nolitz
Yen Lou
Pekin
Celestial Empire
Uzun Ada
Popof
Monsieur Bombarnac
Gadigar
Monsieur Bebarnac
Sparrows Help Farmers Fight Swarms Of Locusts
Farmers in orchard fields use kerosene preparations as locust swarms menace crops. Sparrows arrive in vast numbers to attack the insects, pecking them as they emerge and thwarting the song of the locusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robus
Japan Rejects Armistice Demand Before Plenipotentiaries Meet
Japan informs Roosevelt no armistice with Russia until peace plenipotentiaries meet and accept each other’s credentials. Germany and France offer polite peace representations in Tokyo. Britain will not pressure its ally. Marshal Ōama commands a larger force than Gen. Linevitch as fighting continues in Manchuria.
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Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Russia
Manchuria
Marshal Ōama
Linevitch
Linovitch
Jegzan
Washington
Germany
France
Tocio
Great Britain
Destitution in New York From Cheap European Labor
A sociological concern highlights 100,000 respectable English speaking families in New York City facing destitution as cheap European labor crowds them out of work. They resist charity, urging relief from public or private sources to avoid becoming a city burden.
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New York City
Incidents of the Week in Virginia and Nearby
A series of violent events unfolds with a man aged 80 killing his niece Lulu Hatton and wounding his sister Cor’er before allegedly taking his own life. The report notes a self defense claim in a separate labor dispute verdict. A deadly home invasion in Shelbyville leads to a child’s death and a $500 reward as detectives pursue suspects.
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Lulu Hatton
Mile
Cor‘er
Jng
Hatton
Ing Hatton
Snyder
Uder
Snyder Ben Brooks
Davis’ Company
Apel Brooks
Anish
State news briefs and fatalities from rail and fire
Minor State Matters notes 14 year old William Ash fatally injured in a Boonville runaway. Terre Haute buyers acquire the Vincennes distillery from W. Tinker and associates of St. Louis. Lee Weaver, 35, killed by a Big Four train near Rose Hill. another man, 27, and a 25 year old are injured near Indiana Harbor. Twelve rail fatalities in a week reported in the region. Supreme Court upholds Edward Donahue death sentence for Aminter Northrup murder with stay granted to July 21. Government crop report highlights warm wet weather, mixed corn, wheat, clover, oats, and vegetables prospects across the state.
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William Ash
Boonville
T. G. Beggs
J. B. Beggs
Jacob C. Barnes
Terre Haute
Vincennes
W. Tinker
Ind
D. C. Jenkins
Kokomo Flint Glass Company
Kokomo
Clark Eisner
Charles Weiling
Clarence Byerly
Fort Wayne
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
Weiling
Byerly
Supreme Court
Edward Donahue
Aminter Northrup
Hobart
Donahue
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Marghek
Kestan
Cely
Caspian Sea
Thian Shan
Kara Korum
Hindoo Koosh
Marco Polo
Thesyth
Douglas
Riddulynd
Gor
Upper Nile
Ruschenko
Skobeleff
Prievehexsky
Pevitzofizin
Brothers Groun
Auvergne
Vo. Papin
Breteuil de Rhins
J\ Grenard
Edouard Blanc
Doctor Swen Hedin
Gouroundi
Kauffmann
Asia
Val
Eric
Tra
Nila
Ith Ea
C Ould Inot
Joseph Leiter
Iter
Jo- Chicago
Millionaire
Coffin
Ife
Bordman
May Hill
Charles Hill
Shelbyville
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