Mysteries of Chinese secret societies and their influence
A historical overview describes Chinese secret societies or Hui groups across China and abroad. It notes aims to expel the current dynasty, compares structures to Masonry, cites Kolao Hui and Hui Jin, and mentions White Lotus and other martial links with Boxer uprisings.
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Hunan
Henan
F. H. Balfour
Shanghai
Nankin
Hankow
Frederick Boyle
Kolao Hui
Astonished Englishman Drank Soda Water at St James Hotel
T Fish er Arms, a visitor from England, faintly recalls a soda water recommendation from Clerk Dailey at the St James Hotel. After drinking the soda, Arms reacts with choking humor and accusation, demanding no one forced him to drink the beverage. The incident showcases a comic misunderstanding over a simple fountain drink.
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T. Fisher
St. James Hotel
Dailey
Denver Republican
Mr. Arms
New York
Oldest Secret Society: The Triad and White Lotus Among Hui
The article discusses Hui secret societies shaping power with protection and extortion. It details the Triad as perhaps the oldest Hui group with varied names and brutal purification rites, and the White Lotus or Wei Kenou as a wealthier, more religious faction with communal property and many women members. An anecdote recalls a 1810 Wei Kaou master and a dramatic handkerchief episode tied to a misunderstanding with an Englishman.
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Pekin
Kia
White Lotus
Fan-Yung-Chen
Nanking
Wei Kenou
Mr. Balfour
Peku
Triad
Balfour
Hui
W. Boyle
Fang-Yung- Chen
Wei Kaou
Madman in Scottish asylum believes every day is Christmas
A patient in a Scottish lunatic asylum is described as firmly believing each day is Christmas and that he feasts on turkey and plum pudding while his actual meals consist of oatmeal porridge. He tells attendants of sumptuous tastes yet insists everything he eats tastes of porridge.
Boy Bit by Large Dog Near Barn Sparks Worry
A boy reported a dangerous bite on his leg after being attacked by a big dog about a hundred feet from the barn. Neighbors rushed to aid him as concerns over the animal's temperament spread through the area.
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Willie
Prize Norwegian ship Superb carries rich ore prize
The Norwegian iron ship Superb with a rich ore cargo valued at $200000 is being escorted by six seamen from the British ship Senator toward Gibraltar after being found abandoned in latitude 26 north longitude 36 west. Captain Jones of the Chiverstone reported the sighting on May 24 and noted the fully rigged vessel showed signals indicating a voyage to Gibraltar.
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Seca
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Senator
Superb
Jones
Chiverstone
Carthagena
Philadelphia
Chinese Cyclist in Shanghai Appears Forward‑Riding
A Buffalo News item describes a Shanghai visitor’s encounter with a wealthy Chinese merchant cyclist. The rider wore baggy trousers tucked over his knees to protect the chain, bare feet on rubber pedals, a yellow balloon shirt, and a pigtail under a tin cap.
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Shanghai
Buffalo News
Cape Nome Location and Ocean Route Details
Cape Nome lies on Behring Sea shore at the south of Snake River Seward peninsula in central western Alaska near 65 N 166 W. By sea from Seattle the trip covers about 2700 miles with 1900 miles to Dutch Harbor and 800 miles north to the land of gold passing Pribilof seal rookeries en route.
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Cape Nome
Behring Sea
Snake River
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Seattle
North Pacific Ocean
Dutch Harbor
Aleutian Archipelago
Land of
Gold
Pribyloff Islands
Captain Alexander Ga netovski Commanded Boer Volunteers
Captain Alexander Nikolayevitch Ganetski, a late commander of Russian volunteers in the Boer army, hailed from a distinguished family. His father was a famed general in the Turkish war of 1877 to 1878.
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Alexander Nikolayevitch Ganetzki
Statue to Gen Albert Pike to grace Washington Square
In Washington DC a bronze statue of Gen Albert Pike sovereign grand commander of Scottish Rite will be unveiled by the Supreme Council. The monument by an Italian sculptor stands at a street intersection near the Supreme Council Building and features Pike with a book of his poems and a twenty foot granite pedestal with Masonry allegory.
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Albert Pike
Washington, D. C
Daniel Webster
Supreme Connell Building
Gen. Pike
City of Washington
Supreme Cou
Masonry
Donato Ricco
New Rochelle
N. Y
Salary Gap Between British and American Naval Chiefs
The retirement of Sir William White as head of Britain’s naval construction shows he earns 20000 dollars a year, while American counterpart Rear Admiral Hichborn earns 6000. The piece argues higher English ranks skew salaries, but American officers and seamen are paid more in lower tiers, with wider civil service pay disparities noted between nations.
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Sir Wiliam White
Hichborn
England
America
The
Chicago Tribune
Gage
Treasury Department
British Revenue Falls Off Amid Budget Anticipation
The June quarter revenue report for Chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach shows a net decrease of £1,203,144 from 1899, due to declines in customs and excise receipts as withdrawals aimed at the new budget are made. Estate duties and income tax added £5,285,000 in gains.
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Michael Hicks-Beach
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Gustave Schlegel
William Stanton
Parker
Proundes
Hue
Dyer Bell
China
Tu-khein
Tseng-Kuo-Fan
Hukow
Hui Hui Jin
Rowlong
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