Mysteries of Chinese secret societies explored
An article surveys Chinese secret societies from early forms to modern influence. It notes groups like the Chang lan and Hung League, their clan structures, and the Kolso Hui tied to anti imperial plots. It cites historians and newspapers on their origins, organization, and feared power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
America
Kolso Ful
China
Ward
Am A
Gordon
Hunan
Honan
FE Balfour
Jong
Nankin
Hankow
Frederick Boyle
Kolao
Drunk stranger accuses soda water of poisoning at hotel
A man named T. Fisher Armes collapses at the St James Hotel reacting to a glass of soda water. Clark Dailey explains it was not poison but a misdrinking episode, while Armes insists he was urged to try the drink and suffered a severe reaction.
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Dailey
Allence
England
T. Fisher Armes
Dem
St. James
Clark Dalley
Denver Republican
Mr. Arms
Conpanda
White Lotus Society and tangled political influence
Fragmentary account describes the White Lotus like groups such as the Wei Kenou and Do Nothing society, their vows, property sharing, vegetarian rules, and a long tale of power struggles. It mentions a 1830 reference by W Boyle and a confusing anecdote about a trick on an Englishman with soda water and an odd pink substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Hla
Fan-Yong-Chen
Balfour
Ite
Fragmented Madman's Christmas Feast Delusion Tale
A broken, 19th century style account tells of a madman confined at a Scattlash funatiy degium who firmly believes every day is Christmas and he feasts on turkey and plum pudding. He refuses standard fare and insists on porridge, demanding more meals with meat, port wine, and other delicacies.
Vries onboard found from abandoned Norwegian ship Superb
A vessel named Superb, a full rigged Norsk ship carrying cargo including ore valued at $2000, was picked up abandoned at sea. Capt Jones of the British steamer Citrar Stone reported signals indicating the ship was en route to Gibraltar at about four knots.
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Capt Jones
Citrar Stone
Ferday
Carthigena
Superb
Jones
Gibraltar
Philadelphia
A Christas on Wheel in Shanghai
A visiting American notes a Chinese cyclist in Shanghai pedaling forward, contrary to expectation. The rider, a wealthy merchant, wears distinctive attire with DSSEy trousers, swing sticks, bare feet, a yellow balloonlike shield, and a pigtail under a tin cap. The account from Huffalo News highlights his unusual dress and the scene around him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christas
Shanghai
Huffalo
Cape Nome Voyage Described From Seattle to Gold Land
A fragmentary account describes travel from Seattle to Cape Nome on the Behring Sea coast, noting 65 degrees north latitude and a 3,700 mile distance to the supply base. The voyage traces the North Pacific route via the Aleutian archipelago to a harbor near gold country, with mention of a government seal island along the way.
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Cape Nome
Behring Sea
Snake River
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
U.S. A
Eixty
Décreau
Lin
Seartin
Seattle
Opestowie
North Pacific Ocean
Dutes Harbor
Land of Gold
Dering
Government Seal Island
Notable Turkish War Commander Tied to Distinguished Family
The text invokes a high ranking figure named Nikolaysritch, identified as the late commander of the Tuc alan volunteers in the Boer army. It claims his father was a famous general in the Turkish war of 1677-78, anchoring the lineage to a renowned military pedigree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piam Hae
Alevister Nikolaysritch
Gnnetzki
Tucalan
Ften‘eral
Statue to Gen Albert Pike Prominent Mason
In Washington D C a new statue honoring Gen Albert Pike, long a leading figure in Scottish Rite Masonry, will be unveiled by the Supreme Council. The Italian sculptor's work depicts Pike in bronze, standing about twenty feet high atop a granite pedestal, with a book in one hand and a raised
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottiah
Danial Webster
Supreme Council
Albert Fire
Pike
Masonry
Pay Gap in Naval Salaries Sparks Debate
The piece compares Sir William White’s 20 000 pound yearly pay as head of Britain's construction department with Rear Admiral Aichborn’s 6 000 in the American navy. It argues higher ranks in England earn more, while American sailors and enlisted ranks receive relatively higher pay, noting English clerks are often underpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir William White
Aichborn
England
America
Chicago Tribune
Treasury
Erith Revenue Report Shows Net Decrease For Quarter
The revenue report of the chancellor Sir Michwat Hicks Beach for the quarter ending June 3 shows a total revenue decrease of 1,780,144 pounds under various headings and a rise of 550 pounds, yielding a net decline compared with the corresponding period of 1899 due to unspecified factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erith
Michwat Hicks-Beach
Made Tweane by a Firecranker
A glunt firecranker was thrown at Donato Ricco of New Rochalle causing fright that left him insane. Ply Yaldans claim his mind was irreparably impaired and he has been committed to an institution for the care of the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donato Ricco
New Rochalle
Dora
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Societien
Aricin
Coveral
Parker
Proun- Gea
Hor
Drer Bell
Boyle
Arthur Emsth
China Review
Bhanghai Daily Frees
North China Daily News
China Mall
China Gazette
Hong Kong Telegraph
Hluckwood
Nepal
Chang Lan
Genaril Tseng-Koo-Fan
Naoki
Hohow
Kolo Hui
Ftn
Nohammedan Society
Pam
Greem Englishman
Rowione
Bisckmall
Peka
Ulerior
Mie Feweir
Bers
New York
Dalley
Drug Star
Willie
Mason
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