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Troubles of China. A Look at the Legation Building
Special correspondence from Washington notes Colonel Charles Denby’s China role, the Le gation building at 2703 Fourteenth Street, and Western views on China’s trade, war and famine. It blends Denby’s career, Britain’s reports on Yunnan, Ming dynasty history, and recent treaty talks with Yang Yu, highlighting China’s openness to traders over missionaries and the legation’s status amid upheaval.
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Legation
Washington
Evansville
Ind
Charles Denby
China
Indiana
Cleveland
Colonel Denby
Virginia
Coloniel
Imperial Court
Japan
Fourteenth Street
Yang Yu
Sze
State Department
Chine
Great Britain
Sworth
Alexander Hosie
R. 8
Gandry
Leon
General ‘Press
Hosie
Marco Polo
Yunnan
California
Genghis Khan
Peking
Denby
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