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_ -- Mademoiselle Gabarcos, the daughter of a Spanish banker, and one of the finest women of her time, married Talien, to save the life of her father.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 Various
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The troops were still arriving from the roads to Talien and Kinchou.
Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War James Allan
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Madame Talien, who had brought them together in her house, finding that they hesitated, addressed them in the following terms: -- "Cowards, since you will not deliver France of this monster, you shall not live to see the destruction of your country, for I will immediately send him your names."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 Various
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Russia in the same way secured, somewhat farther to the north, Port Arthur and Talien-wan, and proceeded to build Dalny as the commercial outlet of her growing railroad.
The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power Carl Russell Fish 1904
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The troops were still arriving from the roads to Talien and Kinchou.
Under the Dragon Flag Allan, James 1898
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China, the lease of Port Arthur, Talien and adjacent territory, and territorial waters and all rights, privileges and concessions connected with or forming part of such lease and they also transfer and assign to the Imperial Government of Japan all public works and properties in the territory affected by the above mentioned lease.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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The third landed on the Liaotung peninsula, and, turning southward, carried Talien and Port Arthur by assault.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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She could now attack Talien, Port Arthur, and Weihaiwei, naval stations on the Liaotung and Shantung peninsulas, where strong permanent fortifications had been built under the direction of European experts.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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This act she followed by extorting from China permission to construct a branch of the trans-Asian railway from north to south, that is to say from Harbin through Mukden to Talien and Port Arthur.
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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Talien, taken from Chinese (1894); Russian railway
A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886
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