Famine in India and Guilford Tax Change
A New York Times excerpt discusses India’s famine, noting old promises of emergency hospitals and irrigation. It contrasts Anglo Indian policies with native poverty and migration, then shifts to Guilford New England where voters approve a year without taxes, praising fiscal relief for a 6,000 population town ten miles by six.
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India
England
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Roberts
Guilford
New England
America
New York Times
Famine in India and Local Tax Struggles Amid Global Turmoil
Dispatches report thousands dying of starvation in India as monsoon delays relief. The piece contrasts India’s fertile soil and heavy rainfall dependence with widespread famine, while noting English rule and native apathy. It also mentions Guilford town finances shrinking to 1500 dollars and Korea mining prospects via H A Noble of Oriental Consolidated Mining.
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Lord Dufferin
India
Himalayas
Korea
America
H. A. Noble
Oriental Consolidated Mining Company
San Francisco
Korea Says No Foreign Officers In Korean Army
Consul General Horace W. Allen reports from Seoul that Korea has no current need for foreign military advisers or instructors. An agreement with Russia led to Korea dispensing with such assistance, and no demand exists for American labor in Korea. Salaries cited in reports are inflated. typical pay ranges from 150 to 250 dollars per month.
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United States
Korea
Prairie dog hides sold to buyers in the east
A Republic county farmer tans prairie dog hides and sells them to eastern buyers. The note adds that others may later find a market for the meat of the animals.
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Republic County
Kansas
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