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Xia Army's Advance Units Fall Back to Jiashan
The Shibao of 19 October 1926 followed the Zhejiang crisis almost hour by hour.
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Sun and Xia Armies Made Contact at 4 p.m. Yesterday
This partial reading of the Shibao for 18 October 1926 covers three linked reports from the first full day of fighting in Xia Chao's revolt against Sun Chuanfang on Shanghai's southwestern edge.
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Sun and Xia Armies About to Clash at Songjiang
This partial reading of the Shibao for 17 October 1926 follows, from Shanghai, the first day of Zhejiang civil governor Xia Chao's rising against Sun Chuanfang.
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Movements of Zhou's Troops at Nanjing and Changzhou
The Shibao of 16 October 1926 looked at the war between Sun Chuanfang's Allied Army and the southern Northern Expedition forces from three angles.
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Two Armies Fight at Tianjiazhen
This page of Shibao from 15 October 1926 followed the Northern Expedition's war in Jiangxi and Hubei.
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The Battle near Nanchang
This partly legible 14 October 1926 Shibao page carried wire reports from the Northern Expedition's Jiangxi front and from northern politics.
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Two Accounts from Jiangxi: Peace or War
Shibao's page of 13 October 1926 followed the Northern Expedition at the moment Wuchang fell and the war with Sun Chuanfang in Jiangxi hung in the balance.
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Liu Yuchun Captured
Shibao carried early reports of the fall of Wuchang, the walled Yangtze city whose garrison had held out against the Northern Expedition's siege.
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Military News from Jiangxi and Fujian
This partially legible Shibao page of 11 October 1926 carried war news from the Northern Expedition.
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International Athletic Meet Opens Today
On National Day, 10 October 1926, the Shanghai paper Shibao carried notices about the city's holiday sport.
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International Athletic Meet Opens Today
The Shibao front page of 9 October 1926 set Shanghai notices beside war news from Jiangxi.
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Atmosphere for Peace Talks Gradually Thickens
This partial reading of the Shibao for 8 October 1926 covers three war reports from the Jiangxi front of the Northern Expedition.
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The Situation of Sun's and Chiang's Armies in Eastern Hubei
This partial reading of Shibao's war page covers three reports on the fighting in central China.
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Great Battle in Western Jiangxi and Eastern Hubei
The legible part of this page carried a war report from the Jiangxi front of the Northern Expedition.
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A Great Battle Is Being Prepared
On 1 October 1926 the Shanghai daily Shibao carried a short war dispatch headed as a great battle in preparation.
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Two Great Special Offers
The selected advertisements in Shibao’s September 29, 1926 issue presented offers for books and everyday financial services.
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Fengtian Army Absorbs Garrison Troops
The September 28, 1926 Shibao carried reports on military command alongside an appeal to book buyers.
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Chiang Kai-shek Sends Additional Troops into Jiangxi
The September 27, 1926 issue of Shibao reported an urgent troop movement into Jiangxi alongside an unresolved confrontation at Wuchang.
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Sibu congkan
Three Commercial Press notices combine a renewed subscription offer for Sibu congkan with anniversary shopping.
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Commercial Press Correspondence School
The reviewed advertisement names the Commercial Press correspondence school and promotes a half-fee offer approaching its deadline.
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Sun’s forces recapture Nanchang
The saved headings claim that Sun’s forces recaptured Nanchang and report talk of Zhang Zuolin entering the pass.
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Fierce fighting at Nanchang and Anyi
Two readable headings in the lower-left news panel report fierce fighting by “allied forces” at Nanchang and Anyi and outside reports on the recent military situation in Jiangxi.
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Commercial Press: final nine days of anniversary offers
This first-page advertisement uses an anniversary promotion and a closing deadline to sell books.
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Commercial Press facsimiles: Jiguge editions of Tang and Yuan writers
A prominent book advertisement identifies the Commercial Press, facsimile reproduction and a collection of Tang and Yuan authors.
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Notice of special trains for tide-viewing at Haining
An advertising page announces a Haining tide-viewing train, vehicle permits for association members and Zhongfu Bank’s October dividend payment.
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Zhonghua Book Company celebrates its fifteenth anniversary
Zhonghua advertises different book-coupon rates and discounts ending this month.
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A Collection of Calligraphy and Paintings by Famous Artists
An advertising-led page offers a commemorative book promotion, announces the start of bank dividends and directs racing members to obtain motorcar permits.
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Conditions for Jiangsu–Shandong cooperation
Reports describe negotiations among northern military figures and explicitly conflicting news from Jiangxi.
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Appeals for mediation in the fighting at Wuchang
The page places appeals for civilians in besieged Wuchang beside reports of military control over newspapers in Hankou.
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Sun Chuanfang decides to lead a large army to aid Wu
The military section reports plans for Sun Chuanfang’s Jiangxi campaign and failed Wuchang negotiations, with claimed artillery and aircraft action.
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Sun Chuanfang and Zhang Zongchang
The page describes attempts to coordinate northern and eastern military leaders: Sun asks Zhang Zongchang for joint action, Wu’s reported reply sets a proposed attack date, and Zhang Zuolin’s planned visit to Beijing is tied to wider political and territorial questions.
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Wu Peifu’s counteroffensive plan
The lower news columns describe several fronts rather than a single decisive victory.
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