Forts of Taku and the Eight Banners Force
The Taku forts once held by international forces are recalled with the 1859 British attack and Captain Tatnall of the US China Squadron aiding the British guns. Chinese forces, the Eight Banners, including the Green Flags, number from 300,000 to 660,000 on paper but lack unity and modern arms. Prince Francis of Joinville dies at 82 of pneumonia.
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Taku
Admiral Hope
Pei-ho River
Tatnall
United States
China Squad
Bar
Stephen Decatur Trenchard
Washington
War Department
Eight Banners
the Tribune
Manchuria
Imperial Guard
Pekin
Ying Ping
Tientsin
Duse and D Annunzio clash over love and betrayal
Eleonora Duse declares I will kill D Annunzio amid a public row over his novel Il Fuoco in which he portrays her romantic life. She says the materials came from her and accuses him of stealing her love and fabricating a brutal portrait.
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D’'Annunzio
Eleonora Duse
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Duse
Europe
D’annunzio
J. J Rousseau
Posse Ambushed in Desert Fight with Cattle Thieves
George Scarborough and a six man outlaw party clashed at Triangle Springs in the Chiricahua mountains. Scarborough and two other officers were wounded while others sought help from San Simon cowboys as the pursuit continued into rugged canyons. The report credits Scarborough's leadership for forming a rifle pit that saved the group in a night of snow and gunfire.
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Perate
Tucson
Ariz. T
Spe
New York Journal
George Scarborough
Posse
Triangle Springs
Scarborough
San Simon
Chiricahuas
Southwest
Texas
New Mexicco
Arizona
Offending British Consul Faces Senator Mason Challenge
Arthur Vansittart, British consul in New Orleans and former Chicago consul, is accused of disparaging Senator Mason of Illinois. The seasoned diplomat denies the remarks, and Mason seeks his retirement. Vansittart, 45, tall and vigorous, has served across Madrid, Lisbon, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Constantinople, Athens, Roumania, Servia, and the Argentine Republic.
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Mason
Arthur Vansittart
New Orleans
Mr. Vansittart
Madrid
Lisbon
Berlin
Munich
Stuttgart
Constantinople
Athens
Roumania
Servia
Argentine Republic
Chicago
William III. of
Orange
Windsor
Paris
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hay Fever Union Forms In Germany To Aid Patients
A new association modeled on the American Hay Fever Society has chosen Heligoland as a prime resort for sufferers. The Hay Fever Union of Heligoland, based in Hanover, offers free information and aid, and is expanding across northern and eastern Germany where grass and grain are abundant.
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Germany
American
Hay Fever Association
Heligoland
Hay Fever Union of
Hanover
Wolfgang Volta
Bremen
Chicago
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eXewe
Matthew Thornes
Adame
Elbadge
Gerry
Ms. Tweers
Cerrington ‘Sherman
Enene
Roger Mass
Chase
Congress
China
Francis of Orleans
Prince of
Joinville
Louis Phillippe
Duse and
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