Dutch East Indies and colonial insights for the Philippines
From Batavia the speaker describes the Dutch East Indies size and wealth. He explains their 24 million population, vast archipelagos, rich resources, and compares empire scale to the United States. He notes Sumatra, Borneo, New Guinea, Celebes, and Timor as key regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch East Indies
Holand
Europe
United States
Alaska
Atlantic
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Holland
Thad
Sumatra
New York
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Texas
Singapore
Borneo
New Zengland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New Guinea
California
Celebes
Timor Archipelago
Torrestrait
Batavia
Massachusetts
Equator
Philippines
McKinley
White House
Weltevreden
Concordia Club
Special Mention Poetry and Short Stories List
A listing of contributors and works including The Loyalty of Snowdrop by Stella Gilman at 5 Hammond Street Atlanta Pine Knot by Annie Laurie Ridgely Lampasas Tex The Vale of Rifton by Monroe Proffitt Washington DC The Moonshiner s Good Angel by Mrs John M Hudson Hamilton Ga Randall Peyton a Gentleman of the Old South by A P Mitchell The Masquerader by Katherine Chisholm Pittsburg PA The Courtship of Madeline Bridges by M James Shubuta Miss vhe Saddest of All Is Loving by Mary Susan Harris Sandersville Old Mr Atherton by Ellys Bantyn Morris Hillsboro Tex A Waccamaw Love Affair by William Perry Brown Glenville WV
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowdrop
Stella Gilman
Hammond Street
Atlanta
Pine Knot
Annie Laurie Ridgely
Lampassas
Tex
the Vale of Rifton
Monroe Proffitt
Washington, D. C
John M. Hudson
Hamilton
Randall Peyton
Old South
Raleign
N. C
Katherine Chisholm
Pittsburg
Madeline Bridges
M- James
Shubuta
Mary Susan Harris
Sandersville
Mr. Atherton
Ellys Bantyn Morris
Hillsboro
William Perry Brown
Glenville
Java and Batavia: Dutch colonial life in Asia
A lengthy letter describes Java as the Dutch garden of the tropics with Batavia as its hub. The writer details Java’s population, railways, telegraphs, and schools, trading wealth, and the city’s Dutch architectural life, parks, canals, and Lao-like villa estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Ocean
New York City
Salt Lake
Asia
Australia
Java
Holland
Tropics
Switzerland
Pacific
New York
Luzon
Mindanao
Retvizan the Greatest of Battleships Emerges in Russian Navy
An extensive profile on the Russian battleship Retvizan highlights its design, speed, and armor as it nears sea trials. It notes Cramp's shipbuilders, water tube boilers, and powerful engines intended to push the 13,000 ton vessel toward 18 to 19 knots, with Czars’ navy setting strict, self-devised trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross of St
Retviz
Imperial
Czat
Essels
Charles H. Cramp
Cramps
United States
Cape Ann
Cape Porpoise
Also Mentioned on This Page
A, Rian
Rolland
Frank G Carpenter
Atavia
Phiippine Islands
Miss Gilman
Victor Nardin
Mirs
Minnie S. Baker
Anderson
S. J
Mary
Garr
Beulah R. Stevens
S. J. Goodwin
Anniston
Ala
Lollie C. Bell
Jefferson
Mammy
Chile
Fannie FR. Clark
Manchester
Cumberland
North Carolina
M. C. Tarver
Ruralvale
A. J. Miller
Montgomery
W. B. Herford
West Point
Minnie White
H. M. Stanley
Dublin, Ga
Soerbaya
Cleveland
Peregrine White
Plymouth
Tjillwong River
Tandjong Prick
Thursday Island
Garnette Jackson
Lula Judson
Bessemer
Taene “Bernado
M. H. Buhler
Isabelle HE. Wend
J. F. Small
Annie Laurie
Pearl Norman
Horatio
Marguerite Law Castle
Lunnies
Maude Lowry
Maha
Emily Frances Smith
Kansas City
Milly Marthy
Alvin H. Jacques
Pairfax Hall
Ft. Augusta Lamar
Austin
Mary Wider Ieads
Sessumaville
Miss
Robert E. Colgate
Elkmont
Olive
Mary P Thomas
Brownsville
Mary L. Wilmon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Emma C. Hil
Greenwood
Fred B. Smith
R. H. Bazemore
Russellsville
Chariton Ray Milledge
Decatur
W. W. Aulick
Jumbus
Lollie Belle Wyle
D. J. O'Connor
Rotterdam
Hague
Netherlands
East Indies
Palma
King’s Plain
Central Park
Georgia
South Carolina
Missouri
Louisiana
Florida
Kansas
Arkansas
West Virginia
Nebraska
Maryland
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Wisconsin
Alabama
District of Columbia
South
Carolina
Russia
Retvizan
Ericsson
Mont
Cen
Naval Euro
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