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Cecil Rhodes stays at Matopos...for the meantime
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Baffour Ankomah went to see his grave in early April.
I admire the grandeur and loneliness of the Matopos in Rhodesia, and therefore I desire to be buried in the Matopos on the hill which I used to visit and which I called the `View of the World' in a square to be cut in the rock on the top of the hill, covered in a plain brass plate with these words thereon: `Here lie [sic] the remains of Cecil John Rhodes', and accordingly I direct my executors at the expense of my estate to take all steps and do all things necessary or proper to give effect to this my desire, and afterwards to keep my ...
 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Treaty of Portsmouth to be forgotten? Nyet! ; Saturday will launch a year of events honoring the 1905 treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; ...Herald (Maine) 08-20-2004 Treaty of Portsmouth to be forgotten? Nyet...the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, go to the Web site, www...most powerful lessons of the Treaty of Portsmouth negotiations, Doleac said...
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Treaty of Portsmouth now seen as global turning point; The past that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 is considered by some historians today as the actual first world war.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...central sticking point in the Portsmouth treaty, and nearly scuppered the deal...says Peter Randall, a Treaty of Portsmouth historian. "In the Port Arthur...For the 100th anniversary in Portsmouth earlier this year, local groups...
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Author to speak at event marking Treaty of Portsmouth
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; ...Author to speak at event marking Treaty of Portsmouth Edition: York Section: Your Neighbors Column: NEWS BRIEFS PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- When Japan opened...Eleanor Tracy, curator of the Portsmouth Athenaeum exhibit, "War and...
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The Seacoast Wind Ensemble will perform a concert that begins at 3 p.m. June 24 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth featuring pieces once played during the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.(Page Three)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: New Hampshire Business Review
; ...m. June 24 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth featuring pieces once played during the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese...The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, the musichall.org...
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In the thick of it -- again; Nevers Band concerts celebrate 1905 Portsmouth Peace Treaty
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor
; ...neutral territory - in this case, Portsmouth - a peace accord was signed...continuous existence - will return to Portsmouth to participate in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. The band will offer three...
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Portsmouth honors Roosevelt peace effort Marks 100th anniversary of Nobel prize
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...city feel. But few think of Portsmouth as a place that gave birth to...negotiations they signed the Treaty of Portsmouth on Sept. 5, 1905, at the shipyard...world. They call themselves the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee...
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Portsmouth, N.H. (Home port: where we live).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Fisherman
; ...1630 by a group of London businessmen, Portsmouth is one of the oldest seacoast communities...ended the Russo-Japanese War by signing a treaty in Portsmouth, called, aptly enough, The Portsmouth Treaty. The naval presence generated a...
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N.H. Town Celebrates Centennial of Treaty
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...Writer AP Online 08-20-2005 PORTSMOUTH, N.H. _ This coastal city...the 100th anniversary of the treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese...the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth on Sept. 5, 1905, including...recommendation to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and avert the...
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U.S. town celebrates centennial of treaty ending Russo-Japanese War
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Worldstream 08-20-2005 PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire _ This coastal...the 100th anniversary of the treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese...the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth on Sept. 5, 1905, including...recommendation to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and avert the...
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N.H. HOUSE APPROVES $1.8 MILLION TO RESTORE PORTSMOUTH STATE HOUSE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...colonial capitol on a site in Portsmouth's historic Strawbery Banke...the assembly out of the Portsmouth taverns, where they had...Independence and the 1783 peace treaty. After independence, it became the Portsmouth court house. By 1836 city...
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