Man of Moment in Manchuria Chinese Viceroy Chung Cheong
War correspondent Douglas Story profiles Chung Cheong the Chinese viceroy of Manchuria in Mukden. He describes a privileged yet constrained ruler, juggling Russians and Japanese influence while avoiding hospital refusals and political obstacles. The piece notes Mukden’s strategic tension and the looming battle at the gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchuria
Alexieff
Oyama
Chung Cheong
Douglas Story
Kuropatkin
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Mukden
Yamen
Chung Choong
China
Kuropetkin
Peking
Liao Yang
Banda
Rey
Dal- Bu
Yalu
Taitecho
The Viceroy of Manchuria Arouses Global Curiosity
Douglas Story profiles the Manchurian viceroy at Mukden, a figure of paradox. Quiet, cultured, and civil, he governs with terror, ordering executions and ritual displays while facing repeated wars and foreign occupation. The narrative details his lavish reception of the author, the Boxer era upheavals, and a personal note on his newly born son as a rare glimpse of private life amid power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukden
Manchuria
Yamen
Etey
Alexieff
Chung Choeng
Hise
Hebides
Menecios
Market Prices and Commodities Report from the Market
The column lists abundant prices for fresh meat produce and provisions including cow beef six and a half cents per pound veal and mutton at six to six and a half. Groceries and cereals show sugar prices around 6.46 per sack and 6.50 per barrel for dry granulated. Hay and grains list oats 28 to 29 dollars per ton and wheat 30 to 31 per ton with other feeds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellien
Timothy
Puget Sound
Foodstuff prices for flour meal and grains listed in barrels and sacks
A fragmented price list shows various flour and grain items with per barrel or per bag rates. Items include white and yellow corn meal, graham flour, rye meal, buckwheat, corn meal, wheat flakes, Farina, hominy, pearl barley, split peas, and popcorn with prices ranging from about 1.00 to 9.50 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aela
Graham
Farina
Whistle mishap and Portland rain tale from Pendleton bride
A letter from a Pendleton bride living in Portland describes rainy weather and fashion woes as she and her husband navigate city streets. The tale centers on holding skirts high to avoid mud while a whistle incident with Charley adds comic relief. The Humboldt steamer arrived with 150 passengers, 300 tons of freight, and $200,000 in cargo.
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Portland
The
Oregonian
Umatilla County
Multnomah
Pendleton
Charley
Washington Street
Humboldt
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Mem VietRer
Slimane
Enterprise Association
Royal Roach
Pike Street
Pharmacy
Raymond l Hoytlond
Anteaeke
Iue
Ara Washington
California
Westberg & Childs
Second Avenue
Butler Barber Shop
Shrewssbury
Ohio
Boston Pawe
Brown's
Castoria Infants and Children
Bears
Castoria
Ee Wy Volek
New York
Seattle
Seattle Homeseekers CO
P.L
Fourth and
Union Street
Seattle Lighting Co
Cherry Street
Sunest, Ex
C.D. Hillman
Lake Washington Garden of Eden
Taylor
L.sas
First Avenue
Seattle Coal and Wood c Co
Lane Street
Railroad Ave
Main
Ind
van Val Eeu Rein
Standard Furniture Co
L. Schoenfeld & Sons
First Ave
Bellingham
Tacoma
Ye Fitch
Photo Supply CO
School of Photograph
Chicago
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