Japan and Russia face off over Korea and Manchuria
The piece argues Japan seeks Korea to solve its population pressure and secure trade, while Russia aims to keep Korea out of Japanese hands. It notes Korea’s uncertain population and resources, Tsushima strait dynamics, and the 1898 Nissi Rosen protocol pledging Korean sovereignty amid rising Japanese influence.
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Japan
Korea
China
Manchuria
Straits of Tsushima
Saya
Chicago Post
Russia
Pacific
Tsushima
Port Arthur
Vladivestock
Shimonoseki
History of Pius X A quiet life before papal rise
Giuseppe Sarto born June 2 1835 in Riese Venice became a priest in Rome. He served as parish priest and bishop of Mantua before Venice patriarch and cardinal. Known as modest liberal, scholarly and people friendly, he drew support for election though cautious of Vatican politics.
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Giuseppe Barto
Pius X
Riese
Venice
College of Cantelfranco
Sacra Theologia
Rome
Tombolo
Sarto
Leo XIII
Bernardo del Terma
Italy
Maud Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Cardinal Sarto
Humbert
Germany
Vatican
Papal
Father Perosi
Leo
Perosi
Father Sarto
Fond of His Cradle Keeps Ancestral Ties In Colebrook
Wallace Superneau of Colebrook New Hampshire has slept in the same cradle since infancy and plans to be buried in it. The single man carries the cradle on weekly neighborly visits and rocks to sleep each night. A French Canadian heritage and a band sled cradle tale connect the heirloom to ancestral bravery near Quebec. He maintains it with annual coats of paint and cherishes the violin as a close second in his affections.
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Italy
Venice
Sacred College
Leo XIII
Sarto
Rampolla
Wallace Superneau
Colebrook
N. H
Mr. Superneau
Supern
Superneau
Superneal
Out of Arcadia
Longfellow
Quebec
Changes in the Navy Retirement of Admiral Melville Marke
The Navy enters a new era as Admiral Melville Marke retires and Rear Admiral George W Melville becomes chief of the bureau of steam engineering. The service shifts to theory driven ship design by specially trained officers, ending a era of constructors from civil life and long practical experience. Capt Rae succeeds Melville, from Annapolis first class cadet engineers.
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George W. Melville
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Naval Board of Construction
Naval Academy
Melville
Navy
Hichborn
Capt
Rae
Admiral Melville
Annapolis
Bowles
Admiral Hichborn
Edison battery promises great mileage and rapid recharge
Thomas A Edison discusses a new storage battery tested in a New York delivery wagon showing far higher mileage with half the weight and faster recharge. He cites trials toward Atlantic City and future mass production, with plans for multiple sizes and expanded charging stations, projecting dominance over gasoline power within a decade.
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Thomas A. Edison
New York
Eagle Rock
England
Germany
New England
Alene
Chicago
Edison
Princess Xenia Linked to Grand Duke of Hesse Engagement
A report claims Princess Xenia of Montenegro, 23, is engaged to the Grand Duke of Hesse who recently divorced Princess Victoria Melita. Xenia is staying with Monte Negro royalty at Heidelberg as rumors spread of the match amid histories of the grand duke's alleged mistreatment and a high profile divorce.
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Montenegro
Heidelberg
Grand Duke of
Hesse
Victoria Melita
Victoria
Alice
Xenia OF
Grand Duke of Hesse
Rich Countess Pabbricotti Seeks Desirable Husband
The London beauty Countess Pabbricotti says she will spend her remaining funds this year then starve if no suitable husband appears. She reveals poverty while noting her youth and charm elicit sympathy. She spent weeks in the United States last winter amid rumored betrothals to August Belmont and William Whitney.
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Pabbricotti
London
United States
August Belmont
William C. Whitney
New York City
Prospect Hill Observatory Cornerstone Sealed With Historic Papers
The Prospect Hill Observatory in Somervillemass marks the site of the first American flag unfurled by Gen Washington forces. The cornerstone has been laid and dedication is planned for October. Contents include Somerville annual reports from 1902 municipal manuals, inaugural addresses, and papers from local historic societies. The box also holds photographs of President Roosevelt and Gov Bates.
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Prospect Hill Observatory
Somerville
Mass
Washington
Observatory
Prospect Hill
Register of the Massachusetts Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Somerville Historic Society
Charles D. Eliot
United States
Roosevelt
Bates
Unhnist to Bitter End in Multnomah County Case
A Black man accused in a serious Multnomah County Oregon case defends labor pricing unions and objects to the gallows he helped remove from the scene. The incident centers on a gallows erected by an entity nicknamed sctba and the defendant’s stance on labor terms amid the case.
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Multnomah County
Ore
Sctba
Mrs Iselin Key Figure in America’s Cup History
Mrs Iselin has a storied role in American yachting, having sailed on Defender and Columbia. She is one of the few women to ride aboard an American challenger in international matches, famed for her knowledge and presence on deck. Her stepdaughter christened Reliance as Mrs Iselin’s crew proclaims no defeat with her aboard.
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Inelta
Reliance
Sir Thomas
O. Iselin
Defender
Lord Dunraven
Columbia
Iselin
Henn
Lieut. Henn
Nelin
Jeelin
New York Yacht Club
New York
Cup
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Admiral Melville Marke
Charles W. Rae
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Wizard
Atlantic City
Wisard
Princess Xenia
Prince of Montese
Duke of
Xenia
Beauty
Count Fabbricotti
Switzerland
Countess Fabbricotti
Ton Beauty
Somerville Observatory
Oliver Iselin
C. Oliver Iselin
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