British Plan May Settle Indemnity Question in China
Washington today reports that officials expect the British American plan to settle the Chinese indemnity issue. The scheme would have China issue bonds to each power, at 4 percent interest with amortization, with earmarked revenues used to pay them and a joint committee to manage defaults. Minister Conger met with the President and with acting Secretary Hill to discuss the situation.
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Washington
Peking
United States
Conger
Pasadena
Cal
White House
State Department
Hill
Cabinet muddle in Japan grows unsolved and hopeless
Report from Yokohama cites a growing Cabinet crisis in Japan as petty ministry squabbles eclipse the real issue. Finances are not at fault, but the empire’s move to constitutional government falters through parliamentary inexperience, with the Emperor seeking workable leadership yet lacking trusted statesmen.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
Japanese adviser foreshadows tension in Japan Russia clash
J F Hooper, adviser to the Japanese government and passenger on the Tacoma, seeks American capital for a new bank with half funding from Baron Iwazaki and half from Americans. He says war fever remains in Japan but the government waits, fearing Russia may force war when ready, making a clash inevitable.
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Japan
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Russia
Russia to settle Indemnity payments early says Moscow
Petersburg dispatch reports Russia expects an early settlement of the Chinese Indemnity payment dispute. Moscow insists on any method that preserves Chinese autonomy, opposing arrangements that imply direct control or expansion of Chinese finances while willing to form a commission to handle funds if it does not erode autonomy. Powers favored arbitration but balked at concessions, delaying agreement.
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Petersburg
Russia
Russia and United States clash in tone over aims
A formal resolution by the ministers in conference is unnecessary. The Russians cannot see every detail as Americans do, but their ultimate aims are not different. Russia still values American friendship, and officials praise cordial government relations and the American people's kindness as shown by the press.
Printers Relate Winged Words and Typewriter Revolt
In a Times-Democrat reminiscence, veteran printers recall the shift from hand copy to typewriters, praising editors who embraced machine work. They recount Col. H. M. Doak’s legible and elegant writing, his war injuries, and a historic transition from illegible manuscript to modern editorial practice. A Montreal incident with Goldwin Smith illustrates deciphering tough script and a rude but revealing clash over copy.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Hypnotism’s reciprocal influence on minds discussed
Dr. J D Quackenbos in Harper’s June outlines how hypnotism can affect both hypnotist and subject. He cites cases where a thief’s hypnosis lifted the observer’s nervous mood, a harassed woman’s delusion altered the hypnotist’s feelings, and how shifts in contact alter moral and mental states across participants.
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Milwaukee banker Noah Trissal found dead in hotel
Noah Trissal of the August Gast Bank Note and Lithograph Co of St. Louis was found dead in a Milwaukee hotel. The body was taken to the morgue for an autopsy to determine the cause. His father is reported to live in Liberty and he leaves a wife and five children in Ohio. Trissal had been in the city about ten days.
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Trissal
Liberty
Ohio
Suburban Day at Coney Island Ends In Dramatic Finish
Watercure advances to second with Teddy third as Alcedo wins the Suburban in a tight finish amid rain and a raw northeast wind. A crowd of 230000 watches at Sheepshead Bay while 20000 witness the upset and Ethelbert fades after a strong run.
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Jockey Henry in Luck Ahead of Grand Prix
Paris June 15 Milton Henry the American jockey who rode Cap and Bells II the Oaks winner and who tomorrow will ride Waxhall Keene s Olympian in the Grand Prix at Paris made most success yesterday winning three prizes and may yet win the Grand Prix today in a strong showing for the operable field.
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Milton Henry
Waxhall Keene
Henry Wins Three Races in France at Long Champs
Henry rode three races at Long Champs and won all. He captured the Prix de Mont Valerien on Malartic at 16 to 1, beating Multiplicateur. He then won the aneuill on Pome d'Or at 7 to 4, by two lengths, and finally topped Ipomotsis at 9 to 2, securing a 2,000 franc day. The Paris Sport praised his balance and grip, noting Olympian as Grand Prix favorite speculation.
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Malartic
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Pome d'Or
Paris
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Saxon
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la Patria
Olympian
Mr. Keene
ST. Louis
Silverdale
John W. Schorr
Memphis
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Caherix
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Woods
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Brulare
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Maude Gonne
English buyer purchases Indiana mare Sally Spencer
Louis Winans of Brighton England bought Sally Spencer a 2 21 trotting mare in Richmond Indiana bred by John K Gowdy consul general to Paris. The price is private.
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Ind
Louis Winans
Brighton
England
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John K. Gowdy
Paris
Demolition Threatens Dickensian London Landmarks
The London Daily Mail reports plans to demolish Sairey Gamp’s home in Kingsgate Street and landmark Dickensian spots in Holborn including the Black Bull and the Old Curiosity Shop in Portugal Street. Tourists and fans fear loss of the era’s vivid street scenes as the Strand-on-Holborn avenue rises.
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Reasons For Sky Color Changes In Scientific View
Albany Argus reports that sky color varies monthly with December January March and September showing the deepest blue, while July August and November appear paler. Observations note deeper blue in the morning than at heat of day, implying heat alters sky color. Prof Tyndall described blue tint arising from tiny aerosol particles scattering blue light. intense sun reduces vapor particles, diminishing blue scattering.
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Albany Argus
Prof
Tyndall
Gray and eye color theories in Victorian era psychology
The excerpt surveys eye color symbolism from gray to black and hazel, linking traits to eye hues. It notes gray eyes signify intellect and head over heart, warns of a soft, captivating gray eye, and describes implications of hazel, green, blue, brown, and black eyes. It also compares eye shapes and what they suggest about expression and thought.
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Philadelphia Times
Absent minded cook in old Atlanta court
In a Georgia courtroom a gaunt cook Barbara Belton confesses to stealing plates and pans to carry cold victuals home. Recorder Broyles jokes about a cook’s prerogatives before fining her fifteen dollars and seventy five cents or thirty days in the stockade with cold food to take away.
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Atlanta Constitution
Recorder Broytes
Barbara Belton
Recorder Broyles
Selah
Les
Jedge Briles
Barbara
Supreme Court of the
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Remedy for Car Sickness by Traveling Gentleman
A traveling gentleman notes ongoing sufferings from motion sickness on trains steamboats and even streetcars despite modern transport improvements. He cites seasickness like symptoms caused by motion and recalls numerous cases he has observed.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Genttleman
Woman Discovers Paper Remedy to Stop Train Sickness
A writer recounts a woman's claim that placing a plain piece of white paper over the breast relieves train sickness and headaches. The author describes personal curiosity and belief in the remedy, noting many others reportedly used the method with success.
Grant and private soldier tale at Memphis reunion
An old Confederate soldier recounts a popular tale of General Grant, a private, and foes during the war. The quip places Bob Lee at Petersburg and Stonewall Jackson in heaven, while hell awaits Grant, a jest that delighted veterans at the Memphis reunion.
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Grant
Petersburg
Heaven
Hell
Bob Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Memphis
Cure for Baldness Featured in Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record note reports a German doctor on Cherry Street offering a gold cure for baldness. He injects bi chloride of gold under the scalp to kill hair germs, claiming strong appeal among women and promising practical outcomes for husbands with liquor habits.
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Philadelphia
Cherry Street
Carter Dropped From West Point Graduates Rolls
At the Association of Graduates meeting in West Point New York on June 15 Captain Oberlin M. Carter of the class of 188 was dropped from the rolls by unanimous consent General John M. Schofield was reelected president Iain W Rivers secretary and Captain Charles P Echols treasurer Captain Charles G Treat senior instructor artillery tactics today relieved Colonel Otto L Hein as commandant of The text notes leadership changes and a roll removal at the academy event.
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West Point
N. Y
Association of Graduates of the Military Academy
Oberlin M. Carter
John M. Schofield
Iain W. Rivers
Charles P. Echols
Charles G. Treat
Otto L. Hein
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