Memorial on Boxer upheaval and imperial duty in China
A July 1900 memorial warns the throne of Boxer brigand strength, condemns Yu Hsien and Yu Lu for fostering rebellion, urges execution of officials responsible, and pleads for firm state action to protect legations and restore order amid foreign troop threats. It argues the dynasty must unite, withdraw Boxers, and prevent further calamity.
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Peking
China
Jesus
Rusela
Japan
Ie Fu Halang
Kan-Su
Agein
Legairet
Seine
al Ow
Hsien Feng
Fa Fei
Nien Fei
Chia Ching
Chhia Fei
White Lily Society
Chiao Fei
Yu Hsien
Shentung
Yu Lu
Chi-Li
Iho-t'uan
Patriotic Union
Yamen
Chang Te Ch’'eng
Teac Fu T'ten
Han In
Ching-Hai-Hsien
Wang-Te- Ch’eng
Wen-an
Pachou
Taku
Lo Jung Ars
Tien-Tsin
Tung Fu Hsiang
Tung
Kansu
Hsu Tung
Kang Yi
Board of Ceremonies
Ch'i Hsin
Board of War
Chao Shu Chiao
Hsu T’ung
Cho-Chou
Tilen-Tsin
Boxer
Hsu T'ung
Yu Haien
Chih- Li
Hsu Tong
Kan Yi
Chi Hsin
Chao Shu-ch'iao
Autumn Mourn: A Poem by Alonzo Rice at Ray's Crossing
A reflective poem contrasts a birthplace and autumn decay with ruined abbeys and fading beauty. The speaker, Alonzo Rice, envisions dying peacefully in a tranquil vale, cherishing winds and sunsets as living memory in nature. Scenes shift from old fields to ruined abbeys, preserving a quiet longing for enduring, solitary peace.
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Ray
Hobart Chatfield Taylor shines at Cornell origins story
A Wall Street broker recounts Hobart Chatfield Chatfield Taylor’s Cornell days, noting his moneyed start, later campus influence, and the creation of a grand fraternity house. Taylor built athletics, fostered social life, and organized early theatricals with Fatty Lynch, guiding a versatile, influential college career.
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New York Telegraph
Morning Telegraph
Hobart Chatfield- Chatfield Taylor
Wallstreet
Taylor
Cornell
Hobart Chatfield-Chatfield Taylor
Ithaca
New York
Hwever
New York State
University
Kappa Alpha
Kappa Arpha
Harry Taylor
Ball Players’ League
Louisvilles
Louisville
George Keats
Baltimore
Charlie Hall
Detroit
Olsen
Detroits
Fatty Lynch
Judge Pynce
Syracuse
James Brown Potter
Satin boleros and Paris gowns drive summer fashion sweep
The New York Evening Post outlines the season's stylish silhouettes with ivory or cream boleros lined in mauve and pinks over lace blouses. It highlights pleated flounces, passementerie trims, and elaborate French fabrics, plus mohair outfits, blame on soft ruches, and hat trends featuring pink roses and Alsatian bows.
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New York Evening Post
Paquin
Batiste
Germany and Norway clash over fame and Shakespeare
An inquiry of Prussian recruits shows poor knowledge of the German emperor, while a Norwegian paper criticizes a touring Shakespeare play The Merry W of Windsor as monotonous and dull praising the mighty wit of Shakespeare and Windsor’s matrons as lively and wholesome.
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Philadelphia
Rees
Prussia
Wi Helm
William of
Stratford Upon Avon
Norway
Ao Journal
Aalesund
Shakspeare
Queen Feist
Windsor
Magnate's Private Car Habit Jolts Pullman Service
W G Nicholas of New York Telegraph fame, a wealthy steel consolidator, indulges in private car travel and lavish tipping. His demand for a private car train disrupts standard service, prompting officials to plot ways to deny him service while the Pullman company tries to curb the extravagant habits and mounting bills.
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W. G. Nicholas
New York Telegraph
Pullman Palace
Jersey City
Pullingn
Ts Furniture
Newrich
The Confession of an Expert New York Press
The article critiques expert testimony and contingent fees in will contests. It argues payment incentives corrupt truth telling and threaten public trust in legal processes, warning that juries devalue expert input and that this undermines justice and the law.
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New York
J. J. Kindred
Tver
Ural Os
Eliza J. Evang
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Hsu Ching Cheng
Youn
Ch'ang
Evene
Spain
Alonzo Rice
Chicago
How Chatfield
Chatfield Taylor
Washington Street
Wilke
Alaska
Lavvn Bionrwvers
Pennsylvania
Lilly & Stalnaker
Rene Cal Aery
Are
East Washington Street
Emperor William
Grant
Pullman Service
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