Moorish Viewpoints on Europe and Morocco Policy
A Morroccan letter to the Pall Mall Gazette presents Moorish fears of French Algeria and colonial influence while praising England and Germany for their roles. It argues Morocco seeks independence, resents European meddling, and warns of looming upheaval in the sultanate as the Mahdi looms.
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Morocco
Pall Mall Gazette
France
England
Germany
Europe
Algeria
India
A Lesson In Race and France Fertility Debate
Thornwell Haynes notes France's fertility decline over fifty years as socialistic policy and easy life allegedly curb births. He cites Demoulins on the middle class civil service ideal and emigration limits, then discusses a publisher's confession on profits and pricing in literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornwell Haynes
Rouen
France
Europe
M. Demoulins
Lafayette memory and 19th century praise in a big U.S. year
A New Jersey woman recalled being kissed by Lafayette during his 1824 visit, a symbol of chivalry amid schoolgirls and flowers. The piece notes immigration and trade highs, debates who founded the American navy, and Manager Frohman’s jab at theater-goers, with a postscript sneer at “SOBs.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
New Jersey
Washington
Liberty
Charles Frohman
England
Tribute to Joe Jefferson as a Rip and monument idea
A columnist argues for honoring Joe Jefferson with a bronze statue. The piece emphasizes his merit as a ripping good Rip and questions the need for elaborate display beyond a simple tribute.
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Joe Jefferson
Town Library and Men Patrons Debate
The piece argues that libraries cater best to men and should provide practical info for farmers, mechanics and inventors, plus references on local history and laws. It cites Carnegie funding, urban library workhouses and a discussion on Paul Jones burial identity debated by Tom Watson's Magazine and various newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Independent
Port Arthur
McKinley
Fifth
Andrew Carnegie
Paul Jones
Paris
Tom Watson
France
Napoleon I
Jones
Commodore Paul Jones
Napoleon
General Porter
Commodore Jones
Admiral Jones
Baltimore American
Watson
Porter
New York Sun
What the Chinese Are Kicking About
A Peking report says Chinese protests focus less on excluding the better class and more on strict law enforcement in newly acquired territories Hawaii and the Philippines. The original agreement aimed to bar laborers from entering the United States, with Hawaii and the Philippines providing asylum to many Chinese.
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United States
Peking
Hawaii
Philippines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baron Komura
Harvard Law School
Baron Kaneko
Boston
Komura
Harvard
Turkey
Rojestvensky
Colonel Mann
Town Topics
New York
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
John Paul Jones
Commodore Barry
Esek Hopkins
Paul Jones and the Experts
Echo Office
Opera House
Postoffice
Chelefeu
Leavenworth
Cahill
F. B. Cahill
Prop
Chelan County Abstract Co
The
Old Reliable Barber Shop
AL Pesch
Post Office
A. A. Tholin
Shorelea
Shorlea
P. O
WM. A. Gerfen
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