Li Hung Chang A Formidable Chinese Statesman
Li Hung Chang, renowned as a premier eastern statesman for twenty five years, navigated relations with Britain France Russia and Germany while shaping China’s diplomacy. He rose from provincial governor to viceroy of Pechili and oversaw concessions to foreigners, becoming reportedly the wealthiest man and directing peace talks with Japan after the Sino Japanese War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Li Hung Chang
Warrier
Li Ming Chang
Bismarck
Gladstone
Salisbury
General Grant
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Pechili
Pein
Cina
Japan
Eged
Marquis Ito
Recollections on Li Hung Chang and the Taiping Rebellion
The narrative traces Li Hung Chang's role in suppressing the Taiping Rebellion and his rapport with Grant, noting his modernizing efforts in China and diplomatic skill. It also recounts Hung Tse Chuen's movement, the involvement of Frederick Ward and Gordon, and Li Hung Chang's later legacy as China's reformer and diplomat. Also included is a Paris eggs freshness test using salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
Gladstone
Bismarck
Grant
Frederick E. Ward
Gordon
Tai-Ping
Hung Tse Chuen
Yang-tse
Nanking
Pekin
Imperial Army
Becs
Paris
Were They Implicated in the Empress’s Death Plot
The report traces possible accomplices in the assassination of Empress Elizabeth and notes new documents from the Argentine Republic. Pietro Riccardi and F Bloise, who joined Vila colony in Santa Fe, started a goods business as Francisco Bloise & Co with secretive pasts and unusual letter routing. They left Europe shortly after the murder aboard a Marseille ship, one adopting the Bloise name.
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Elizabeth
Austria
Luccheni
Pietro Riccardi
F. Bloise
Vila
Santa Fe
Argentine Republic
Francisco Bloise
San Francisco
Argentine
Europe
Marseilles
Bloise
Tragedy Tied to Luccheni Case Emerges in Argentine Affair
A San Francisco investigator traces a crime saga involving Riccardi and Bloise linked to the Luccheni murder. Bloise flees with 36,000 marks, Riccardi shoots himself after discovery. Papers hint at Italian empress assassination ties and a fugitive Cosimo Dellerba, Eloise.
Four Year Old Dent Missing After Canal Walk
The article details the disappearance of four year old George Arthur Dent of Lowell Mass after he wandered to a canal bank with companions. A citizens committee led by Colonel A M Chadwick organized a fund for detectives and rewards totaling over a thousand dollars as searches continue. The case draws national interest with reports of sightings and false leads while the family remains hopeful for Artie’s safe return.
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George Arthur Dent
Arthur G. Dent
Lowell
Mass
Aubrey Hunt
Jimmie McDermott
Artie
Dent
Tremont
Suffolk
Lawrence
George Arthur Dentery
Canal Bank
Rue Dent
Jimmie
Suffolk Mills
Cabot Street
Artie Dent
Pcents
Charlie Ross
Citizens’ Committee
A. M. Chadwick
Tremont and Suffolk Mill Corporation
Governor Brackett
Massachusetts
Lyme
N. H
Worcester
Chastie Ross
Philadelphia
Mrs. Dent
Fifty Cats Mourn Her. Will Contested in Newport Probate
Miss Sarah E. Gardiner left an estate over 50 000 dollars to the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals but the will was challenged in Newport as Sarah Gardiner Graw of Detroit asserts kinship. The recluse died in a shunned dwelling with fifty cats and no immediate heirs, prompting a two week postponement of probate.
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Sarah E. Gardiner
Newport R. L
Sarah Gardiner Graw
Detroit
Gardine
Miss Gardiner
Rtude Island Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
E. M. Caswell
New York
Six Year Old Robber Terrifies Indianapolis Stores
A six year old colored boy terrorized two stores in Indianapolis Indiana wielding a pistol. He demanded the proprietor’s compliance and stole shoes and candy before being arrested while asleep on a board pile. A pistol lay beside him as evidence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indian Heap Civilized Wedding at Fort Yates
Samuel Earth Eater, a full blooded Indian, and Weasel Ber, a full blooded Indian maiden, married at Fort Yates South Dakota in a Catholic church before several hundred Indian friends. The bride wore a light cream gown with veil orange blossoms and white slippers. A grand ball followed at the agency hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Samuel Earth Eater
Weasel Ber
Fort Yates
S. D
Eagle Fights a Man on Beaver Island
Fisherman George Perry of Beaver Island near Clinton Iowa fought a large eagle after spotting it in a tree near his home. He wounded the bird with a shotgun, then the bird charged him before Perry killed it. The enormous eagle measured six feet six inches from tip to tip.
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George Perry
Beaver Island
Mississippi River
Clinton
Perry
Sugar Intake Guideline for Adults
The article advises that adults in good health should limit sugar to four or five ounces per day to avoid health issues. It emphasizes moderation and links excessive sugar consumption to potential risks.
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Tricky LI Mung Chang
ALL China
Cosimo Dellerba
Journal
Francisco Bloise & Co
Ricardi
Colony
Riccardi
Italy
Journal de Geneve
Eloise
Cosimo Deller
New York Herald
Hank —Citizens’ Committee
Newport
Hermit Miser
Mae
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