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Yellow Cord Legend Follows Yuan Shih Kai Rumor
A Philadelphia Ledger dispatch discusses the yellow cord rumor sent to Yuan Shih Kai, its historical meaning, and how Western views on China mix romance with superstition. It notes Yuan’s dismissal, Western diplomatic efforts, and the likelihood the cord story is more myth than fact.
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Peking
Prince Ch'un
Yuan Shih K’ai
Thomas F. Millard
Philadelphia Ledger
China
Europe
Li Hung Chang
Japan
Shimonoseki
France
Russfa
Prince Tuang
Yuan
Tang Shao-yi
Washington
State Department
England
United States
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