White workers in Johannesburg fear Chinese labor influx
A Johannesburg dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette describes mounting white opposition to Chinese labor imports. It cites broken promises to Rand workers, rising unrest, packed meetings, and fears of Dutch and British workers banding together against capitalists and the impending Chinese labor era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Pail Mail Gazette
Johannesburg
Rand
Gold Reef
Johan Uénburg
Take
Capetown
Here
Patio Mall
Weatminate Gazette
Degeneration and a Medical Board Ruling on Marriage
A London periodical argues for a medical board declaration to bar marriages of M and N with hereditary degeneration concerns. It laments urban squalor, links insanity and crime to heredity, and calls for licensing to prevent unions likely to produce degenerate offspring.
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James Crichton Browne
London
Hyde Park
England
Mick
Japan
Minnesota
Mary
Conanitad
Cupid's Retreat and a Night of Misadventure
A humorous domestic scene unfolds as a man recalls a marriage plan gone awry and a clumsy mix up during a night of drink and miscommunication. A shop clerk and a fading sofa threaten romance, while rain and a missed wake up add irony.
Living Oak Reveals Dead Soldier Diary From War of 1791
A Miami Valley hurricane toppled a hollow oak exposing the diary of a Revolutionary War veteran who survived torture and escape before dying of starvation in eleven days. His words reveal the tragedy behind St. Clair's defeat and Nature's slow justice.
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Reeders
James Payn
Miami Valley
Aakelston
Revolu-ionary
Washington
St. Clair
Indiana
Wabashi
Upper Piqua
T. James
Verlaine linked to wartime resistance and Paris diary claim
An article notes Verlaine’s wartime stance and a diary insight about his resistance to a Notre Dame de Paris retract proposal. It mentions his exemption as a widow's son, service in the National Guard, and a clash with Commune authorities. Goncourt is cited as knowing him.
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Florence
James’ Place
Church Road
Tottenham
Cook
Mra Cook
Coate
Dally Mall
Mela
National Guard
Bussaval
Ton Ta Fe
Hotel de Ville
Notre Dame de Paris
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