New Province Turkestan Two Thousand Years Old
Harper's Magazine describes Turkestan as the New Province since Chinese rule begun two thousand years ago. It notes repeated conquests and reassertions of Chinese authority, population mixing, and enduring Aryan roots in Hain Kiang. The piece compares Turkestan to pre-railroad Uth and Arizona in climate and topography, and details shifts from Buddhism to Mohammedanism, language changes, and enduring regional isolation.
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Chris
Sea of
Aral
Daun
Halo Klasg
China
Hsin Klang
Turkestan
Uth
Arizona
United States
Ralrands
Hain Kiang
India
Harper’s Magazine
California Climate and the Allure of Perfect Weather
A reflective piece on California weather, noting fog in spring coastal zones and hot summers in the foothills. The essay argues climate shapes lifestyle, with residents alternately praising and critiquing the sunny days, while outsiders become weather cranks and long for the East.
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California
Dalai Lama
United States
East
Mai
Der Weber and the Romantic Opera Legacy in Smith's Magazine
The article reviews Weber as founder of German romantic opera and notes the dramatic power of his orchestration in Der Freischutz and the ambitions of his later work Burianthe. It cites Wagner and Beethoven comparisons, highlighting Weber's influence on modern musical drama and his premature death at forty.
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Weber
Spittr
Buryanthe
Wagner
Beethoven
Henry T. Winck
Smith's Magazine
Appalling Evil of Divorce Law Commentary
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century opinion piece denounces divorce as a menace to morality. The author laments rising separations, remarriage allowances, and broad social impact, recalling past eras when divorces were rare and discreet.
STOP AT GIBRALTAR Mr Roosevelt Spends Several Hours There
The Hamburg with Theodore Roosevelt and his party reached Gibraltar before 9 am. Roosevelt walked with the governor and consul, visited the Mediterranean Club, then returned to the pier and sailed for Naples at 12 20. He declined interviews and denied rumors of an attempted attack, saying only that the man was removed after an incident on the ship.
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Gibraltar
Hamburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Richard L. Sprague
Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker
Sprague
Wong
Mr. Sprague
Mediterranean Club
Mr. Roosevelt
Naples
Huth Draper
Southern child labor conference adopts reform recommendations
The New Orleans Southern child labor conference approves a series of policy proposals. They call for no mill or mine work for under 14, under 16 for most occupations, and under 18 for non agricultural or domestic work after 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. An eight hour day rule, state inspection powers, sanitary safety standards, and a permanent organization are urged. Oliver R. Lovejoy notes the South seeks capital that protects child welfare.
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New Orleans
Southern Child Labor Conference
South
Oliver R. Lovejoy
New York
The
Nations Labor Committee
Three Negroes Murdered in Tyrrett County Brawl
A bloodily violent incident Thursday night in Columbia Tyrrett county left three Black men dead and one badly wounded. A white passerby heard cries and reported the scene Friday morning finding bodies with wounds and weapons nearby.
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Elizabeth City
Special
Columbia
Tyrrett County
Adams-Butler libel suit proceedings in Greensboro
The Adams-Butler libel case in Greensboro proceeded with little vigor. Much of the session was spent routing numerous depositions from individuals in Oklahoma, uncertain about the action and its implications, while the overall progress appeared dull and listless.
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Adame-Butler
Greensboro
Priday
Walt
Central American tensions rumble as Cabrera acts
Telegraphic advices say Guatemalan forces mass on Honduras border amid exiled Honduran leaders and concerns over Zelaya and Davila plans. Mexico City views the Central American glare with pessimism as Cabrera reportedly aims to deter uprisings while Britain and Austria-Hungary press toward settlement with Serbia over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Guatemala
Guatermala
Cabrera
Davila
Honduras
Central America
Mexico City
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Davilia
Woman Prevents Lynching Near Jamesport Missouri
In Chillicothe Missouri a mob aimed to hang two men wounded in a shooting that mortally wounded Marshal Cara way. Mrs. James Wood persuaded the posse leader to halt the lynching and the prisoners were taken to Gallatin jail. The posse then pursued a third suspect toward the Grand River bottoms seven miles northwest of Chillicothe.
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Chillicothe
Marshal Caraway
Jamesport
James Wood
Wood
Gallitin
Grand River
Chilfieothe
Mites Valuable Discovery in Pulp Paper Claim
Minneapolis special report says Dean George D. Frankforter of the University of Minnesota College of Chemistry announces a discovery to boost U S wood pulp output by a hundredfold. He says each cord of fiber could yield about $10 in by products and that roughly 60 percent of a tree now wasted would be utilized, sparking wide discussion.
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Minneapolis
Minn
George D. Frankforter
College of Chemistry
University of Minnesota
United States
Mexican Mine Disaster in Minor Mazico
Special dispatch from Englearrass Texas reports thirty eight Mexican miners entrapped in the comb mine at Minor Mazico operated by Coahuila Mining Company after an explosion caused by fire damp. Up to Tuesday none had been rescued and it is believed all are lost.
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Englerass
Tex
Minor
Mazico
Coahuila Mining Company
Ara
Jea
Eight Die in Dynamate Explosion at Indian Creek
An explosion of several hundred pounds of dynamite at Indian Creek near Chillicothe injured eight and killed eight workmen unloading a dynamite wagon for the Norfolk and Western Railway double tracking project. The fatalities include Charles Buchanan a Columbus conductor in charge of the work train M Jonathan Floyd of Pride and John Hayes of Antonio among the dead.
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Chillicothe
Spreinl
Indian Creek
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Charles Buchanan
Columbus
M. Jonathan Floyd
Pride
John Hayes
Antonio
Hounds Track Murderer in Thomasville Chase
After a week of bloodhound tracking, Mink Morris who shot Sheriff William Langston of Leon County past to death was captured near Coolidge. Local authorities say the capture ends a manhunt that involved state and federal cooperation and a substantial reward for information leading to Morris’s arrest.
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Thomasville
Mink Morris
William Langston
Leon County
Pasto
Coolidge
Athia Pate
Fire at Fort Worth Debacle Destroys $5 Million in Homes
A fierce blaze in south Fort Worth swept ten blocks and killed six people. The fire, started by youths handling epigrammatic graffiti tools, burned for hours despite dynamite use, destroying property valued over $5,000,000 and leaving about 500 families homeless. Some sought refuge in Dallas. Numerous fatalities occurred, including four workers burned at Sawyer plant and a German man who fell. A patient died at Walker's Sanitarium during firefighting efforts.
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Fort Worth. Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Texas Pacific
Greman
Dallas
Sully outlines plan to save cotton wealth via southern warehouses
Atlanta dispatch reports Daniel J. Sully, famed cotton speculator, proposes a warehouse chain across the South to store one third of the cotton crop. He says a $10 million core fund could back iron clad securities to redeem promises, with Southern farmers first to invest if the plan proves sound. Savannah, however, doubts practicality, arguing the Farmers Union would have adopted such reform by now without Sully.
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Augusta Cotton Exchange
Atlanta
Daniel J. Sully
New York
United States
South
Savannah
Farmera Union
Sully
Duel Ends in Officer Fatality in Fitzgerald Ga
Special Robert Restam was killed early Sunday during a pistol duel with Chief Brubaker and Patrolman Johnson in Fitzgerald Georgia. The man Wax was being hunted by the officers and fired on them from a dark alley. The officers returned fire, and Gresham died from four chest wounds.
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Fitzgerald
Robert ‘Restam
Brubaker
Johnson
Gresham
Three-Cornered Fight on Georgiz Town Streets
In Georgiz Town three brothers Eugene and J L Williams were allegedly set upon by WT Stowors. J T Williams was fatally injured after a confrontation involving a check from a local firm that bank refused. Stowers reportedly drew a pistol as the violence erupted.
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Georgiz
Haxelhurst
Gn. Special
Eugene
J. L. Williams
Stowors
al Cowens
J.T. Williams
Mendhert
Hem
Jermain & Williams
Stave Een
Stowers
Jury Panel For Services In New Orleans District Court
A criminal district court panel in New Orleans is reviewed after the judge and prosecutor questioned whether the entire jury pool could serve. The state presented clear cases, but the panel as a whole appeared not ready for service. The proceeding examined potential biases and the panel's readiness for trial.
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Whele
New Orleans
Criminal District Court
Thiraday
Chretion
Cafion
Din
Adams
News in Brief from The News Im Brief March items and events
A mixed digest notes rail service changes in Virginia Norfolk line. marriages in Seattle and Philadelphia. a long missing boy named Charlie Ross. deadly Pittsburg crash injuries. dry kilns fire near Norfolk. Willie Whitley vaudeville offer. a Globe editor Lawrence Boyle kills self and wife. Georgia ends convict chaining for misdemeanors. Indian uprising injury. insurance mergers secure policyholders. Raleigh primary results. a Cumberland kiss death. Confederate Veterans meet in Memphis. San Francisco slot money. extradition denial. a Texas man hid he murdered in Indiana. vast flood losses in Southern Russia. Jules Henry explosion kills 19. LA troops repatriation. embezzlement probe in Russia. Zeppelin mishap. US Senate payroll notes.
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Chamber of Con Betarebarg
Norfolk
Mary Farmer
Auburn
N. Y
Sarah Brannon
William Brant Eyster
McKee Rocks
Pennsylvania
Charlie Hoss
Charlie Ross
Pittsburg
Gunjiro Aoki
Helen’ Gladys Emory
Archdleacon Emory
Episcopal Diocese of
California
Trinity Church
Seattle
Willie Whitle
Lawrence R. Boyle
Boston Globe
State of Georgia
de. W. M. Ader
Oklahoma
Southern Life Insurance Company
Fayetteville
N. C
Jefferson Life Insurance Company
Raleigh
Citizens Democratic
Cumberland
Maryland
Confederate Veterans’ Rew Union
Memphis
San Francisco
United States
New York
Jan Jan- Off
Pouren
Russia
Indiana
Texas
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Berlin
Fort Worth
Foreign Affairs
Jules Henry
Marseillen
America
Yakovley Matanenko Wan
Philadelphia
Count Zeppelin
Asl
Ickshupen
Germany
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Sur
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Taft
Baltimore Sun
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