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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Saturday, November 27, 1909. Landing in Nicaraugua.
US Marines and Sailors landed at Bluefields, Nicaragua. An ultimate was given to the country to guarantee protection of US citizens and to explain the recent execution of two American mercenaries, which seemingly wouldn't really require explanation.
The US, UK, Germany, Republic of China, Netherlands, and others, ratified the Hauge Convention of 1907 "to adapt to maritime warfare the principles of the Geneva Convention of the 6th July, 1906"
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Tuesday, November 23, 1909. The Uprising of the 20,000
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Tuesday, November 17, 1914. Strained resources.
At Ypres, General Albrecht ordered all attacks to cease to allow reserve units to move to the Eastern Front. The Allies did not detect this change for three days.
And. . .
Falkenhayn Calls Off Western Offensives, Suggests Peace
The United Kingdom doubled income tax to cover war expenses.
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Monday, November 16, 1914. Occupying Tsingtao
Monday, November 4, 2024
2024 Elections In Other Countries.
Taiwan
The party regards Taiwan as de facto independent, which it should be. President Biden, following the election, stated the US didn't support Taiwanese independence, which it very much should.
January 14, 2024.
Hungary
The President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, age 46, has resigned due to a scandal involving the pardoning of an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case.
February 11, 2024.
Ireland
I had a post on the Irish referendum to amend its constitution, and was frankly way off
Blog Mirror: On marriage, family, and the Irish constitutional referendum.
The referendum failed massively. Actually two proposals, the one that sought to expand the definition of family from a relationship founded on marriage to include other durable relationships, failed 67.7% to 32.3%. The one to replace language surrounding a woman's duties in the home with a clause recognizing the role of family members in the provision of care was rejected 73.9% to 26.1%.
This deserves its own thread.
March 10, 2014
Russia
Putin. Gee, what a surprise.
March 18, 2024.
South Africa.
Mexico
She is a protégé of the incumbent populist Manuel López Obrador and served as his pro oil environmental minister, in spite of having a degree in the field. Mexican presidents may only serve one six year term.
June 3, 2024
European Union
Far right parties gained overall in EU parliamentary elections over the weekend, although in Scandinavia, the far left did. President Macron dissolved the French parliament as a result, and France will now have elections. Poland's governing conservative party came out on top for that country, edging out the further right wing party that had governed Poland before it came to power last year.
June 10, 2024
France
And so the far right, globally, continues its rise.
July 1, 2024.
United Kingdom
Labor won the recent election and Sir Keir Starmer will become Prime Minister.
July 5, 2024.
Iran
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election.
July 7, 2024.
France
In an amazing one week long rally, the French left and Macron's Ensemble stages a comeback with the left wing NFP now having the majority of seats in the French Assembly and Ensemble the second largest.
None of the parties have enough seats to form a government, and nobody is certain what will occur. If a government is to be formed, it will have to be a coalition government.
July 8, 2024.
Venezuela
Both sides have declared victory in the election for the nation's president, with the incumbent having the current reigns of power. The election has been accused of having irregularities.
July 30, 2024.
Georgia
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has likely won a simple majority in the Georgian parliamentary election held on October 26, 2024, according to preliminary results. Partial preliminary results released by the Georgian Central Election Committee (CEC) on October 26 indicate that the Georgian Dream party will likely win the majority of seats in parliament, but the results are neither complete nor final.[1] The results suggest that Georgian Dream will form the new Georgian government, but that it will not have the 113 seats required to obtain the “constitutional majority” it needs to pursue some of the goals it has outlined, including outlawing nearly all opposition parties.[2] The CEC reported that voter turnout was nearly 59 percent- the highest since 2012 when Georgian Dream first came to power.[3]
Institute for the Study of War.
October 26, 2024.
Moldova
November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tuesday, November 1, 1774. The Virginia boycott.
A boycott of British goods went into effect in Virginia.
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Wednesday, October 26, 1774. The First Continental Congress concluded.
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Friday, October 24, 1924. Republicans, Monarchs and Fascists.
Éamon de Valera was arrested in Newry as he arrived at a meeting of the Sinn Féin. He was charged with entering a prohibited area under the Civil Powers Act.
Romanian fascist Iron Guard leader Corneliu Codreanu assassinated Constantin Manciu, the police chief of the city of Iași, and shot several other policemen.
He would be acquitted on the grounds that he had acted in self-defense, despite entering the meeting and shooting Manciu from behind.
The British Foreign Office released the Zinoviev letter. The letter purported to be a directive from the Soviets addressed to the Communist Party of Great Britain to increase labor unrest in the UK. A protest was lodged with the Soviet Embassy.
Belgium signed the Geneva Protocol.
Crown Princes Wilhelm of Germany and Rupprecht of Bavaria reconciled.
The Prince of Wales ended his visit to the United States and Canada.
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Thursday, October 23, 1924. Beijing Coup.
Labels: 1920s, 1924, China, Chinese Army, Chinese Warlord Era, Ontario, Prohibition, Republic of China
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Thursday, October 12, 1899. Battle of Kraaipan and a Homecoming in Vermont.
The Boer Potchefstroom and Lichtenburg commandos attacked and captured the British garrison and railway siding at Kraaipan between Vryburg and Mafeking.
Admiral Dewey was welcomed home to his native Vermont in what was declared as Dewey Day.
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Wednesday October 11, 1899. The Boer War Commences.
Labels: 1890s, 1899, Boer War, British Army, British Empire, Cape Colony, Mining, Orange Free State, South African Republic (Transvaal), The Boer Republics, United Kingdom
Friday, October 11, 2024
Wednesday October 11, 1899. The Boer War Commences.
The Boer Republics' deadline having expired, the Boer War commenced with a formal declaration of war.
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Tuesday, October 10, 1899. Isaac R. Johnson patented the modern bicycle frame.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Monday, October 9, 1899. Boer ultimatum.
The South African Republic (Transvaal) andthe Orange Free State issued an ultimatum to the United Kingdom declaring that a state of war would exist if the British did not remove their troops from their respective borders.
Alexander Merensky, “Original map of the Transvaal or South-African Republic,” HIST 1952, accessed October 9, 2024, https://hist1952.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/179.
With war approaching, the first first British troops reached Durban, South Africa. The theoretical cause of the war was the Boer treatment of the foreign gold miners in the the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, most specifically the deprivation of the franchise.
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Sunday, October 8, 1899. Marines take Noveleta, Luzon.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Tuesday, October 7, 1924. US and Irish Free State establish relations.
The US established diplomatic relations with the Irish Free State.
The British Labour Party overwhelmingly and definitely ruled out affiliation with the Communist Party.
The Soviet Union declared an amnesty for participants in the Georgian August Uprising on the condition that participants surrender their arms.
"Babe Ruth, Bill Edwards, and mascot" October 7, 1924.
The Washington Nationals beat the New York Giants 7 to 4 in Game 4 of the 1924 World Series. The series was now tied two to two.
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Monday, October 6, 1924. Ali of Hejaz becomes king.
Labels: 1910s, 1924, 1930s, 1935, Arab Revolt, Iraq, Italy, Kingdom of Hejaz, Monarchy, Radio, Saudi Arabia, Second Saudi-Hashemite War, Sultanate of Nejd
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Friday, October 3, 1924. Insulting Kennesaw Mountain.
A conference between the United Kingdom and Egypt on Egyptian independence ended without success.
The New York Giants scandal resulted in American League president Ben Johnson, upset over an inadequate investigation in his view, calling Kenesaw Mountain Landis a "wild-eyed, crazy nut".
Friday, September 6, 2024
Wednesday, September 6, 1899. The Open Door Policy.
The McKinley Administration, through Secretary of State John Hay, sent "open door" notes to Germany, Russia, and England. They would later be sent to Japan, Italy, and France.
United States Department of State
Washington, September 6, 1899
At the time when the Government of the United States was informed by that of Germany that it had leased from His Majesty the Emperor of China the port of Kiao-chao and the adjacent territory in the province of Shantung, assurances were given to the ambassador of the United States at Berlin by the Imperial German minister for foreign affairs that the rights and privileges insured by treaties with China to citizens of the United States would not thereby suffer or be in anywise impaired within the area over which Germany had thus obtained control.
More recently, however, the British Government recognized by a formal agreement with Germany the exclusive right of the latter country to enjoy in said leased area and the contiguous "sphere of influence or interest" certain privileges, more especially those relating to railroads and mining enterprises; but as the exact nature and extent of the rights thus recognized have not been clearly defined, it is possible that serious conflicts of interest may at any time arise not only between British and German subjects within said area, but that the interests of our citizens may also be jeopardized thereby.
Earnestly desirous to remove any cause of irritation and to insure at the same time to the commerce of all nations in China the undoubted benefits which should accrue from a formal recognition by the various powers claiming "spheres of interest" that they shall enjoy perfect equality of treatment for their commerce and navigation within such "spheres," the Government of the United States would be pleased to see His German Majesty's Government give formal assurances, and lend its cooperation in securing like assurances from the other interested powers, that each, within its respective sphere of whatever influence--
First. Will in no way interfere with any treaty port or any vested interest within any so-called "sphere of interest" or leased territory it may have in China.
Second. That the Chinese treaty tariff of the time being shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports as are within said "sphere of interest" (unless they be "free ports"), no matter to what nationality it may belong, and that duties so leviable shall be collected by the Chinese Government.
Third. That it will levy no higher harbor dues on vessels of another nationality frequenting any port in such "sphere" than shall be levied on vessels of its own nationality, and no higher railroad charges over lines built, controlled, or operated within its "sphere" on merchandise belonging to citizens or subjects of other nationalities transported through such "sphere" than shall be levied on similar merchandise belonging to its own nationals transported over equal distances.
The liberal policy pursued by His Imperial German Majesty in declaring Kiao-chao a free port and in aiding the Chinese Government in the establishment there of a customhouse are so clearly in line with the proposition which this Government is anxious to see recognized that it entertains the strongest hope that Germany will give its acceptance and hearty support. The recent ukase of His Majesty the Emperor of Russia declaring the port of Ta-lien-wan open during the whole of the lease under which it is held from China to the merchant ships of all nations, coupled with the categorical assurances made to this Government by His Imperial Majesty's representative at this capital at the time and since repeated to me by the present Russian ambassador, seem to insure the support of the Emperor to the proposed measure. Our ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburg has in consequence, been instructed to submit it to the Russian Government and to request their early consideration of it. A copy of my instruction on the subject to Mr. Tower is herewith inclosed for your confidential information.
The commercial interests of Great Britain and Japan will be so clearly observed by the desired declaration of intentions, and the views of the Governments of these countries as to the desirability of the adoption of measures insuring the benefits of equality of treatment of all foreign trade throughout China are so similar to those entertained by the United States, that their acceptance of the propositions herein outlined and their cooperation in advocating their adoption by the other powers can be confidently expected. I inclose herewith copy of the instruction which I have sent to Mr. Choate on the subject.
In view of the present favorable conditions, you are instructed to submit the above considerations to His Imperial German Majesty's Minister for L Foreign Affairs, and to request his early consideration of the subject.
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Tuesday, August 29, 1899. Volunteers back in the U.S.
Labels: 1890s, 1899, Blog Mirror, National Guard, Philippine Insurrection, Wyoming Army National Guard, Wyoming National Guard
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