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Library of Congress1920

Skhematicheskai︠a︡ karta Ussuriĭskoĭ, Mandzhurskoĭ i Koreĭskoĭ zheleznykh dorog

This map shows the major railroads located in the Russian Far East, Manchuria (China), and Korea in the early 20th century: the Ussuri Railroad, the Manchurian Railroad, and the Korean Railroad. The establishment of railroads was a major vehicle of imperial expansion and control in the Far East in this era, particularly for Russia and Japan. The map utilizes a variety of lines and colors to explain various phases of railroad construction: a double-black line for the completion of two tracks, a single black line for completion of one track, a red line for an established but only partially constructed railroad, and a dashed black line for a proposed (but still unbuilt) railroad. Several well-known Russian, Chinese, and Korean cities are shown on the map. These include Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok in Russia; Harbin, Mukden (present-day Shenyang), and Port Arthur (Lüshun) in China (Manchuria); and P'yongyang and Seoul in Korea. Black triangles signify the presence of Japanese troops in parts of northeastern China and Korea, reflecting the extensive military occupation by Japan following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-5. In the 19th century, as the Qing Dynasty of imperial China weakened, both Russia and Japan sought to take advantage of China's waning power by expanding into areas of northeastern China and neighboring Korea. Russia forced China to cede territories north and east of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers in the Treaty of Aigun of 1858 and in the Convention of Peking of 1860 and increased its influence in Manchuria from its base of operations in Harbin. Japan moved aggressively into China and Korea after victories in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 and in the Russo-Japanese War. As Japan became ascendant in the region after 1905, it targeted Russian railroad interests and reengineered local rail networks to serve its own interests. This map was compiled from notes of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society for use in a book on the Maritime Region of Russia (Primorskiy Kray, near Vladivostok). The map shows a scale at the bottom that utilizes the verst, a tsarist-era unit of distance equal to 1.07 kilometers. World Digital Library.

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Library of Congress1902

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 2, 1902

WAIF OF THE OCEAN Bottle Thrown into Indian Sea Found off Cape Cod Floated for Twenty Eight j Year Ceorge T Maddox of Brockton Mass j is closely connected with the tale of a sea drifting bottle that lloated twenty eight years The bottle was thrown overboard in the Indian ocean from the vessel Hattie K Tapley inl74 Mad dox was third mate The bottle was recently picked up off t ape Cod It was intact with its lit tle message still preserved telling the whence what where of the bottle That was twentyeight years ago when Maddox was barely of age The bottle was washed from the In dian ocean to Cape Codfrom the far east to the far west from old world waters to New Ingland shores It has taken Ceorge T Maddox with vivid memory back to his younger life over the Indian ocean from his present days of furni ture selling in Brockton It is a strange story that lias thus come up out of tiie sea Tales have been told and retold ot bottles thrown from sailing vessels and picked til years later in faroff parts of the work These stories have been taken wit

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Library of Congress1904

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), March 3, 1904

Relative Strength of Russia and Japan Now that hostilities have actually be gun in the Far East it may be of in terest to compare in a general way the resources of the two countries involved If this comparison be made without reference to the probable theater of war and the conditions hedging about the movement of forces thither the combatants seem very disproportionate ly matched The Russian empire com prises about oneseventh of the land surface of the globe Including intern al waters it covers an area of 8660305 square miles and its population is esti mated at about 120000000 inhabitants ot which 2005016 square miles and 106 264166 inhabitants were in 1000 com prised in European Russia It lias an annual revenue amounting to about 000000OOO and expenditures some what in excess of that sum The Rus sian army on a peace footing numbers about 1100000 men and oil a war foot ing about 0600000 men The navy is understood to comprise about 40000 officers and men 1 apan the island empire comprises an area of liil10s square miles including Formosa and tlie Pescadores Its popu lation including the islands specifical ly named numbered 47000Ono inhabi tants Its

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Library of Congress1919

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), February 20, 1919

C ts you Can you think of auy cheap er way to overcome the ordi nary kinds of sickness that nearly everybody lias occa sionally than by using a strictly n liable prescription or preparation of medicines that costs only ONE CENT a dose Isnt it real economy to have a bottle always at hand to use when you feel bilious or if your food distresses or your headaches Surely theres nothing like the original LlYAtwoodsMedicine to relieve slowacting bowels or chronic constipation This condition often leads to serious illness relieve it with the true L F made only by tho L F Medicine Co Portland Me Ask your dealer 10c and 15c AKE FOH SALE IN BELFAST BY ESSIE P CARLE Who by special arrangement has all the patterns all the time NO W AITING TO SEND Fashions Carnival Opera Audiences a Kaleidoscope of Bril liant Hues Avenue Crowds in Fancy Hats Jewelry and Ornaments in De mand New York Feb 17 1919 Every fashionable audience here reveals an orgy of color and glitter Pastel tints are lost j in the blaze of brilliant primary lines in 1 combinations not outdone even in the I far east Blue and

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Library of Congress1836

Image 1 of Morning star (Limerick, Me.), July 20, 1836

VOL XI MORNING STAR TERMS 7 One Dollar and Seventy Five centsa year If paid in advance er within three months one dollar and fifty cents 7 Those who procure ten responsible l subseribers and act as Agents in collecting and transmitting payments yearly shall be entitled to one paper weekly or ten per cent Z No papers will be discontinued until all arrearages are puid unless at the discre tion of the publishers 3 Agents and subscribers west and south of New England will please send notes on banks as far east as possible 7 As each bank note enclosed in a letter is chargeable with letter postage every remit tance should be comainecin ONE NOTE Itis expected that all communications which do mot contain subscribers for the Star or remit tances will be post paid 7 Advertisements will be inserted in the Star on the following termsln Brevier type 125 a square for three insertions In Non smil which is our smallest type 200 hose which do not exceed half a square will be inserted for 75 ets If continued longer than three weeks the charge will be at the same rate 7 Persons residing out of town

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Library of Congress1846

A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances,

"This 1846 map of the United States by John Calvin Smith is from Smith's The Illustrated Hand-book for Travelers through the United States. Smith published editions of this popular guide, each of which contained a foldout map of the United States, in 1846, 1847, 1849, 1851, and 1856. Framed in decorative borders, the map indicates drainage and state boundaries, shows cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads, and identifies the major Indian tribes living west of the Mississippi River. The inset maps on the right show the increasing density of transportation infrastructure of the northeastern United States, as well as reflect the growing national interest in the Pacific. The top inset map shows the rail and canal routes in upstate New York linking Albany and Buffalo, the railroads between the cities of New York, Boston, and Albany, and the course of the Hudson River from New York to Albany. These were the major components of a network that provided economical rail, road, and water transport from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Two other maps show the railroad routes from New York to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia to Washington. The fourth map shows Oregon, northern California, Santa Fe, and other parts of the Far West." World Digital Library. A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities and towns with distances along roads and railroads. Indian tribes are indicated west of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography]

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Library of Congress1908

Image 2 of East Mississippi times (Starkville, Miss.), August 28, 1908

TIMEB Win Ward Kdltor and Proprietor Trustees in Session The trustees of ibe A k M College are In session thiv week having convened Wednesday morning The governor is pres ent as presiding officer Of the fourteen members of the board all are present except three Ii is known that six members of tne board favor President Hardys resignation but no sleps toward asking for his resignation will be made at this meeting but in the other hand it is ful v certain lhalsaveial members of the fac ulty wll bo asked t resign as Governoi Noel said before leav ing Jackson when asked übou tne meet in He replid that there were Several things to allend to am mg them the smoothing over of every thing p eparatory to the Opening of tne sessi m There may bo one or more of the facul ty members he said who have gone s far tiiat they could nut give loyal support to the college and their resignations may be accepted I dunt think there will be more than one or two of these and maybe none The purpose is to remove all the fric1 ton possible and render harm less

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Library of Congress1901

Image 7 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 26, 1901

news of the week M viM M atters Hon L T Carle jon 11 O Stanley and lion E E members of the board of lisli and commissioners went to Bar Ilar viMt illtli to give a bearing relative og through the ice at Eagle lake own ot Eden Another matter noon at the same time and place five to the killing of deer in the Eden Mt Desert and Tre Friday the commissioners ring at East Machias relative Fug the number of bass that taken in any one day by any iiiy or boat in the waters of i lakeDr i M Twitched t the Maine Farmer scores the i air management for catering so civ to the sensational part of and makes an allusion to the uses seen at the Bangor fair interesting Dr Twitched We believe a society makes a take in catering so largely to ational and spending so much on startling novelties when a of this sum expended in parades i active yet educative features cad into the State many com and leave a far better feeling visitors The indignation over the cruelty practiced on ng horses put a stop to that a nee after

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), October 3, 1907

FAR WEST FARMER Bruce 6 Eaton and Bis Farm of 23000 Acres A visitor from the west came to Springfield the other day and has gout away with the impression that the Con neticut valley is the prettiest place that he has ever seen This man was Bruce G Eaton theownerof a little farm in Colorado near the town ol Greeley which is in the center of one of the richest farming sections of the state and thanks to irrigation one ol the best of the country Mr Eatons little farm comprises at present 23000 acres of which 1300 are under cultivation and Mr Eaton is making preparations to till about 500C more the coming year Mr Eaton is the son of one of the pioneers of that section who crossed the plains in 1850 Mr Eaton was married about 1C years ago his wife being a native ol Colorado bat also a graduate of Mt Holyoke college so that they have a tie with the east The town in which they live is Greeley named after Hor ace Greeley and it is a beautiful town about 52 miles north of Denver The homestead was but the begin ning of

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