Civilizing the Malay and British policy in the federated states
Singapore based correspondence surveys British rule in the Federated Malay States. It traces a shift from anarchy to orderly governance, the role of English intervention, and the comparison to Spanish rule in the Philippines. The piece outlines policy aims, revenue, and administration, noting railways, roads, drainage, and the gradual buildup of colonial institutions over twenty six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Singapore
Federated Malay States
Philippines
Penninsula
Spain
Malay Peninsula
England
Straits Settlements
Posts and Telegraph
CANDIDATE FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP IN MAINE CONTEXT
Friends of the Maine man see him as a potential Speaker of the House to succeed Henderson. Littlefield is praised as an independent orator who has opposed some Republican schemes such as irrigation plans and public works. The article then contrasts federation revenue growth, tin mining in Straits Settlements and Malay states, and the social and economic impact on Malays under British protection, noting railways, education, and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
House of Representatives
D. B. Henderson
Littlefield
House
W. H H. Treacher
Ceylon
Straits Settlements
Frank Swettenham
Malay Peninsula
Philippines
Luzon
Peninsula
Archipelago
Perak
Selangor
Treacher
Ines
Frederick W. Eddy
Ponds Stocked with Goldfish to Fight Mosquitoes
Boston April 5. A New England study on mosquito control shows draining breeding grounds and stocking ponds with larvae-eating fish, notably goldfish, to curb malaria vectors. Massachusetts MIT scientist William Lyman Underwood demonstrates the practical use of goldfish in Belmont and nearby towns, with photographs illustrating wrigglers being eaten and the life cycle from larvae to adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New York
New Orleans
William Lyman Underwood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Board of Health
Belmont
Underwood
Institute
William T. Sedgwick
Mr. Underwood
Cambridge
Arlington
Somerville
Massachusetts
Boards of Health
Boards of
Rhode Island
Barrington
Auto craze grips Indianapolis streets in summer
Indianapolis readers are urged to expect a lively season of autos on city streets and rural roads with speeds of twenty to fifty miles per hour and an expected investment up to $100,000 in horseless carriages. A city auto club forms with leaders Fred Ayres, Dr. Henry Jameson, and General Lew Wallace aiming to unite Indiana enthusiasts with the American Motor League or Automobile Club of America. Women racers gain prominence, with Grace Fletcher and Augusta Jameson among noted operators, as less bulky touring cars replace larger models for city runs and short country trips. Electric, gasoline, and steam power mixes drive a growing local hobby and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United States
Fred Ayres
Henry Jameson
Lew Wallace
Indiana
American Motor League
Autometis Club of America
Chicago
Automobile Club of America
Grace Fletcher
Central Avenue
Miss Fletcher
Augusta Jameson
D. P. Erwin
North Meridian Street
Henry Severin
East Eleventh Street
O. B. Henderson
North Pennsylvania Street
Enrique Miller
J. K. Lilly
John Love
Charles A. Wallingford
Pierre Gray
Edison
East
Oom Paul Kruger's Substitute Emerges in South Africa
The recent peace conference in South Africa elevated General Schalkburger to prominence as acting President of the Transvaal Republic, standing in for the self-exiled Paul Kruger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Schalkburger
Transvaal Republic
Kruger
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Milans
Oom
Paul Kruger
Prince Adalbert
Emperor William
Charlotte
Berlin
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