The Boxers of China Ex-Consul Wildman Examines Rebellion
Ex-Consul Wildman discusses the Boxer movement in China as a continuation of historic insurrections. He links the Big Sword society to secret lodges, Buddhist involvement, and anti foreign sentiment, noting empress Dowager support and widespread anti foreign hostility in Honan and Shantung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildman
China
America
Celestial Empire
Flowery Kingdom
Triads
Teente Brotherhoods
Tea Society
Heaven and Earth Society
Water Lily Sect
Flood Family
Queen of Heaven’s Company
Society of Heaven, Earth and Man
Triad
Tartar
Freemasons
Big Sword Society
Shantung
Pechil
Honan
Chin
Oriental
Henan
Russia
Germany
England
France
Pekin
Big Sword Societies
Yuan
Fa-Yi
Ye-Yi
Asia
Rockefeller Early Life and Rise to Wealth
The article traces John D. Rockefeller’s childhood in Tioga County New York, his early work, savings, and first business ventures. It details his move to Cleveland, the hoop pole trade, entry into refining with Samuel Andrews, the formation of Standard Oil, and his restrained, disciplined habits including simple meals, exercise, and long workdays at the Standard Oil Building.
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John D. Rockefeller
America
Tioga County
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
New York State
Young Rockefeller
Hewett
Pennsylvania
Samuel Andrews
Henry M. Flagler
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Highlands
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Lower Broadway
Record cotton acreage to surpass twenty six million
The cotton acreage this year is set to be the largest on record and near 26,000,000 acres. Cotton raisers also anticipate good prices after last year's crop in India nearly failed, with severe damage from the Egyptian crop preventing full yields.
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India
Revenge Crimes of Soldiers Across Historic Campaigns
The article surveys cases where officers were killed by fellow soldiers amid wars from Franco Prussian to Cuba. It notes postwar confessions and trials, including incidents in Woerth, Metz, Adowa, and Madrid, and discusses motives from grievance to discipline, with unspecified culprits never captured.
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Woerth
Berlin
Marshal Bazaine
Metz
Adowa
Gome
Naples
Madrid
Cuba
Battle
St. Juan
San Juan
Tommy Atkins
Ulundi
Devonport
Loudon
Miracles of Memory and Visualism in Remarkable Recall
The article explores memory as a cultivable faculty with examples from Henry Pillsbury’s blindfold chess feats to visual memory in daily life. It contrasts visual memory with sequential memory used by actors, noting limits and methods like recalling seen details from a street walk and visualizing manuscripts for sermons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nelson Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Napoleon
Paris
Siam Navy Fleet Includes 3000 ton Mahachakri Vessel
The Siamese navy numbers forty to fifty ships led by the 3000 ton Mahachakri. Most ships bear quick firing modern guns and are crewed by disciplined natives. A few officers are English Danish or German with Dr Hayes of Baltimore the sole American surgeon on Admiral Ita Richelieu’s staff.
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Hayes
Baltimore
Ita Richelieu
San Francisco
Historic Conventions Shape U S Presidential Selections
A survey of early United States national delegate conventions from 1832 to 1848 highlights how party fights over Texas annexation and slavery defined nominations. It covers Jackson Van Buren and two-thirds rules, the 1840 Democratic platform, 1844 party splits, and the Whig and Liberty party entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
anti-Masonic Party
Baltimore
William Wirt
Maryland
Amos Ellmaker
Pennsylvania
Henry Clay
John Sergeant
Clay
Washington
National Republican Party
Alleghenies
Jackson
Martin van Buren
United States Bank
Treasury
van Buren
Congress
Texas
Cass
Zachary Taylor
Tyler
South
North
Senate
Mexico
Polk
Charleston
Liberty
James G. Birney
New York
Free Soil Party
Birney
Liberty Party
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Secret Society
Aries
London
Siam’s Navy
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