Chinese Brokers Eye Exclusion Lapse as Coolies Flow to America
A Jan 4 dispatch from Hongkong reports Chinese labor organizers in San Francisco discuss the potential repeal of the US Chinese Exclusion Act. Brokers foresee flooding the Pacific Coast with coolies if the law lapses, betting on a disrupted American labor market. The piece notes global emigration controls tighten in Australia and the Straits Settlements, while Philippine avenues remain restricted.
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Hongkong
San Francisco
China
United States
Pacific
America
Philippines
Australia
Straits Settlements
Borneo
Formona
East Indian Archipelago
Home Kong Leetalative Council
Inwa
Manila
Planis
Proponteroua
Preparations to Dump Cheap Chinese Labor In America
The piece warns of Chinese brokers and emigration agencies supplying immigrants to the United States. It details schemes to coerce and deceive coolies, the role of the Chinese Merchants' Association, and the abuse at embarkation ports. It notes enforcement of exclusion laws and past frauds using fake certifications and broker schemes aiming to enter America.
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Cere
China
United State
Hawaii
Philippines
Tittle Avanion
Meamshipe
paskenKere
America
Periot
Evey Ayallane Vouvel
East
Coolie
United States
San Frankien Chronicle
The Woman You Used To Love
Reflections on rekindled friendship after a breakup. The speaker recalls a former partner whose understanding and spirit surpass past romance, noting enduring affection, subtle harmony, and the enduring memory of a true friend beyond new loves.
Chinese Policy Exclusion Debate Stirs City Hall Crowd
Ho Yow, Chinese Consul General and brother in law to Wu Ting Mang, urged renewal of the exclusion act with a temporary ban and a commission to study Chinese immigration. The meeting at Philo math Club drew merchants and youth, with Ho presenting cautious remarks on labor and capital challenges and the need for a heart to heart talk with authorities.
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Ho Yow
United States
Wu Ting Mang
Han
Senate
California
China
Ho Yaw
Philomath Club
Hugh Street
van News Avenue
Superior Court
Jodae M.C. Slee
Payot
Lowenbeng
Elit
Conseil General
Wilk
Dante Aligheri
Otero
Chitown Lahor Wae
China's Wishes and Chinese Labor in America Stance
Minister Wu's ally argues United States must use cheap Chinese labor to build railroads canneries and fruit industries. He contends Chinese workers fit distinct roles, warns against assimilation, cites Canton migrants and provincial diversity, and stresses need for protection and ready export markets amid rising anti Chinese sentiment.
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Congress
United
Private Life of the Sultan of Turkey in English
Arthur Hornblow translates George Dorys's Private Life of the Sultan of Turkey focusing on Abdi Hamid's crimes to claim the throne. The sultan lives in constant fear of poison, inspection of food, armed guards, and a fortress like room. Dorya portrays a prematurely old ruler, feeble yet controlled by willpower, haunted by death and self denial.
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Arthur Hornblow
George Dorys
Turkey
Wriiten
Parla
Moore
Abdi Hamid
Bern
M. Darye
Mtorlon
Dleod
Vielen
Ishem
M Dorya
Feeble Abdul Hamid Fears Death in Ottoman Court
In a fragmentary report from Constantinople a feeble Abdul Hamid is described as haunted by death and superstition. The text depicts palace intrigues, cholera anxieties, and plans for rebuilding the city with references to the sultan, officials, and foreign observers amid a climate of political tension and sanitarian reform.
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Hin Park
Klalame & Kiba
Cequiat
Anthe Suttan
Snough
Lee Mitinh
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Constantiqnyly
Walmer
Thie Tulsa
Vane
Tiand
Fwyrtia
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Chiba Merchants’ Association
Coolien
Vilage
Howes
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Rivera
Collen
Rees
Potien
Theae
Rid Inbara
Woking
Night
Amoy
Bwataw
Sumer
Hodani
Golnko America
Hota
He Callie
Donia
Rooney
Preto Bonyright
Alu Dupont
New Fork
Mme
Emma Calve
Collie
Stexico
Tut
Canton
Shanghai
Hankow
Sultan of
M. Dorye
Atuily
Lili Cordial
Anil Ohare
Phyatta
Batam
Fey
Acuntindod
Guglielmo Marconi
Atlantic
Mureauh
Klos
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