Emperor Yuan’s China? Farcical election fuels monarchy hope
A dated dispatch from Peking describes a staged process to install Yuan Shikai as emperor, with 1982 votes in a national assembly and a pretext of popular demand. The piece notes foreign observers, Japanese warnings, and mixed foreign and Chinese views on monarchy versus republic amid political tension.
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Offiala
Uniforna
Senate House
Yuen Numberor
Haring
China
National Assembly
Peking
Yuen
Yuan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Ware
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Ibis & Yuan
Frank Guainan
Johns Hopking University
Unrest in Shanghai as Japanese Forces Suspected
Reports say revolutionary arma were of Japanese make and explosives allegedly smuggled from Japan to China. A Japanese merchant’s shop in Shanghai suffered a fatal bomb blast, with authorities stating no foreigners besides Japanese nationals are implicated as tensions rise between Japan and China.
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Shanghai
Arma
Japan
China
Ching
Hauer
Alt
Jack Seon
Akbar
le Vournoit
How War Maps Are Made in Modern Warfare
Describes how military topographical maps are produced by general staffs. Traces origins from Bavaria and Austria to France, outlining a triangulation method, marking landmarks with granite blocks, and the use of a shared symbolic language to depict terrain features and elevations.
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Armiea
von Naus
Bavaria
Oy Ute
Julius von Pare
Fantous
Apic
France
Germany
Russians Protest France For Ill Treatment Of Refugees
Stockholm June 16 Russian papers bitterly accuse French authorities of harsh treatment toward Russians in France many are students and political fugitives The reports claim mob violence expulsions and forced exodus driving Russians to Switzerland Spain and the United States amid official indifference and propagandist anti Russian pressure.
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Stockholm
France
Goluxe Surubuschnawe
Sloon
Armica
Toulouse
L’express du Midwish
Expres
Bert
Amall
Togs
Ther
Clxth
Zpeed
Mhany
Russia
Politioal
Switzerland
Spain
German Maps and Military Precision Highlighted
A description emphasizes maps showing church steeples mills ponds and farms as soldiers study terrain from height. It notes the general staff requires exact maps not only for troop movements but for artillery range, praising German mapmaking for its thoroughness.
Ashiko Turkey to see German driven development
Jan 13 report from Abeilin notes war outcomes will spur industrial commercial and agricultural growth in Ashiko Turkey with German capital. Massive emigration of farmers and mechanics to Euphrates and Meris valleys is anticipated and Berlin dynamics push Oriental studies with rising students in Turkish Persian and Arabic courses.
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Abhlin
Ashiko Turkey
Euphrates
Meris
Oriental Seminary of
Berlin
Asia Minor
Transport Sunk by German Submarine Describes Rescue
A solder aboard a transport recounts its sinking by a German submarine near Gibraltar. Forty soldiers wounded. lifeboats launched with flags raised. the crew escaped toward Africa while the submarine torpedoed the engine room. Spaniards later detained survivors and demanded a ransom for other lifeboats.
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London
Sol-Der
Woudttels
North Africa
Tatu
Spanish North Africa
Avonmouth
Bristal
Notober
Hig Cay
Gibraltar
Abfp
Jnte
Avldiers Ag
Belne
Hale
Mekus
Onesear
Africa
Trouble Over Refugees in Moscow Government Conflict
A dispute in Moscow pits Zemstvos and agricultural bodies against the central government over refugee care. Zemstvos organize relief for about fifteen million refugees in Central Russia, backed by funds from the interim government, while the minister interferes in Pemstya proceedings and appoints bureaucrats to limit movements.
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Moscow
Jay
Zematees
Zematyos
Zemstvos
Lic
Govern
Pemstyas
Music in the Churches Readings and Choirs Held
Clergy at Central Christian Church under Daggett and Bliss Esa Orvis prepare morning and evening service selections. Programs feature organ preludes, solos, quartets, and choral anthems with arrangements by My Faith Looks Up to Thee and Ave Maria, among others, across Madison Square Presbyterian and Travis Park churches.
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BE. Ti. Daggett
Esa Orvis
Tapas
Succesees Ashford
Leroy Lghttant
Almixst
Sennecker
Jenrel Heights Methodist Church
W. Po Roruber
Vey
F. OL
Carson
Sonrano
Ney
Charley Im
Gonger
Tin Ean Meliloud
Dss
Servne
Torrington
Elinecker Offerters
Schubert
Romberg
Mendelssohn
Tosess Zilterbarel
Pack Sid “Phow
Briggs
Pristtia Shiner
Hartyiy
Rey
Wire FL. Gamer” Ds
Emmett Rountree
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Mornstig
Young Soldier George Carr Joins Brien Army
Jan 15 report from Yarmonth notes private George Carr of the Fifth Norfolk, born Dec 21, 1900, enlisted over 14, served at Susla Bay and Gallipoli, then sent home with dysentery after two months. Parents unaware of his enlistment until departure, mother expressing worry while him eager to return.
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Tondon
Yarmonth
Ho Te Prisvate
George Carr
Nore
Marth Wst
Susla Bay
Gallipoli
Sass
Doctor Promises 200 Percent Strength Gain From Nuxated Iron
Health claim touts Nuxated Iron as rapidly boosting strength in delicate people by 200 percent in ten days. The ad-style text cites doctors and testimonials, urging readers to test strength, take three tablets daily, and note improvements while warning of older iron products' side effects.
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Iran
Aspanten
Bor
Ty Wagner
Ali Otter
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