This Date In History March 8 1909 Event List
This Saturday March 8 1909 lists events from history including the burning of Theatre Francaise in Paris and notable deaths such as Karl Bernadotte Henry Ward Beecher and John Ericsson. It notes ships and battles like the Merrimac encounter in Hampton Roads and marks births and deaths of historical figures across years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Campbell
Karl Johann Bernadotte
Sweden
Hampton Roads
Merrimac
Havon
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Litchfield
Conn
John Ericeson
New York
Stamford
Theatre Francaisa
Paris
Christopher Ll. Magee
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Immigration Restriction Debate Shapes U S Policy
The piece outlines rising immigration from the midwest and foreign lands, notes doubling annual arrivals since 1895 to 487,918, and highlights concerns over illiteracy and unwanted groups. It discusses the Immigration Restriction League’s push for a literacy based bill, details by region and country origins, and cites census trends through 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Middle States
Middle West
East
United States
Immigration Restriction League
Congress
Jeayth
Europe
Western
Eastern
Germany
Ireland
Great Britain
Far East
Baltimore Sun
Bohenslaue
Self-Interest Deliberations on Peace and European Affairs
A historical reflection on how national self interest shapes peace or war among nations. The piece cites Henry, Washington, Napoleon, and European powers to show alliances shift with commercial and political aims. It references Newman Hall, Adams, Bright, Cobden, and British leaders describing European sympathy for the Confederacy and the North’s prospects in the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Hall
John Bright
Richard Cobden
Charles Francis Adams
New York Historical Sociey
Europe
Western
Gladstone
Earl Russell
House of Lords
London Standard
London Times
Liverpool
Immigration Restriction League Urges Bill But West Coast Needs Few
An editorial endorses some restriction on immigration and supports the league bill while arguing the west coast does not need limits now. It warns against overloading transportation lines and cautions that large influxes could hinder progress, preferring gradual intake to ensure benefit for both newcomers and the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Restriction League
Congress
Europe
Great Northwest
England and the war of Secession debated in Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly discusses Cobden and England's stance during the American Civil War. It argues self interest shaped British opinion, notes Gladstone on Davis, and observes how Europe's mood shifted after union restoration, with Russia wary of France and Britain. The piece reflects on non hostile sentiment toward America when interests align. Also, Portland Oregonian notes King Edward VII’s coronation will be costly and compares medieval royal pageantry to Edward II’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Cobden
Mill
Bright
Thomas Hughes
Duke of Argyll
George Cornwell Lewis
England
Atlantic Monthly
Great Britain
London Times
Times
Gladstone
Jefferson Davis
Charles Kingsley
Carline
Europe
Russia
France
Crady
America
Portland Oregonian
Edward VII
Edward
Edward II
Buffalo Commercial
Peruna cited by Illinois women as health aid
Corresponding secretary Miss A Brady and others from Chicago endorse Peruna for fatigue, backache, headaches, and female complaints. Millie Baker reports recovery after five bottles, Nellie Blyler and W A Free Home Advice praise the product, while notices urge women with conditions to write The Peru nus Co Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Woman's Alliance
Miss A. Brady
Illinois Woman’s Alliance
Indiana Avenue
Chicago
A. Brady
Millie Baker
East Ohio Street
Nellie Blyler
Twentieth Street
Ill
Ladies of the
W. A. Allison
Peoples’ Hospital
Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mahast
Gregmany
Prince Henry
Washington
Crimea
China
Asia Minor
Moscow
Doctor Pierce
Golden Medical
W. H. al
McAdenville
Gaston Co
N.C
Common Sense
Gend
RB. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
NELLIE ELS _ER
W.A
Allison
Lilie Baker
W. A
Peruns Co
Columbus
Ohio
Miss.a. Brady
J. E. Platter
Prop
Court Street
Neagle Brothers Water
Par Main
Pendleton
Oregor
Pilsner
Oregon Lumber Yard
Alta St
Opp
Court House
Umatilla
Byers
GAO
N.berkel
Real Estate Savings Bank
Fred Walters
Pendleton Boquet
Pendleton Planing Mill Lumber Yard
R. Forster
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