1905

in their home which was found by their neighbors. The suspects were the “Stratton Brothers” who were hung May 23rd, 1905. What: Ex: Neighbors of the Farrow’s discovered the badly bludgeoned bodies in their home. Thomas was already dead but Ann was still breathing. Unfortunately, she died four days later without ever regaining consciousness. When: Ex: This crime took place in 1905 Where: Ex: South London in the victims house Why: Ex: Robbery was the motive since the cash box in which…

Russian Revolution began because the troops shot on a vulnerable crowd of workers that were marching towards the Winter Palace to petition Czar Nicholas II. This day was called "The Bloody Sunday" and it marked the beginning of the violent period of the 1905 Russian Revolution. On the other hand, although the French Revolution had very violent methods, the causes of the revolution however was not violent at all, and just started because of economic problems and inequality among all the people in…

Charlie Duff Color Theory Professor Nicholson March 8th, 2017 Emotion as Color: Analysis of The Restaurant “ La Machine” at Bougival Artistic styles and compositional preferences have changed drastically over the course of history. Cultural progression, technological advancements, and spiritual preference have all played a major role in the fluctuating artistic styles over the years, however Fauvism marks a unique era for artistic expression. Fauvism was a style that developed and flourished in…

Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872. Dunbar parents Joshua and Matilda Murphy Dunbar was freed slaves from Kentucky. Dunbar was one of the first African- American poets to gain national recognition. Dunbar is best known for his verse and short stories, many of which are written in black dialect. He was also one of the first black writers to attempt to make a living from his writing. (A&E Television Networks) (From the Archive: Poets’ Stamps) Shortly after Dunbar was born his…

to give back to society. Upon his return to the United States in 1890, he started practicing scientific forestry, first working on George Vanderbilt’s private estate in Biltmore, then the National Forest Commission, the Division of Forestry, and in 1905 the U.S. Forest Service (“Gifford Pinchot”). Pinchot took a practical stance when it came to forestry, with the philosophy "to make the forest produce the largest amount of whatever crop or service will be most useful, and keep on producing it…

The transition of Japan into a leading Asian imperial power was the result of its victory with the Allied powers in World War I along with its gain of territory through later wars with Russia and China between 1894 and 1905. The first move to imperialism started with the First Sino Japanese War in 1894. During this time, Japan looked onto its neighboring nation, Korea, in hopes of blocking out any other powers who may want to dominate it in order to gain more control…

Russia’s industrial revolution was later than most because the agricultural techniques used in the mid nineteenth century had not changed since the medieval period. Farmers still left a third of their land lie uncultivated so that it would recharge its supply of nitrogen. Without a strong agricultural footing industrialization was impossible. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the modern agricultural techniques came into common practice. Legumes were planted on land that once would…

1904, St Petersburg What has happened to the powerful, almighty, motherland Russia? Since 1893, Finance (?) Minister Witte’s successful economic reforms to industrialise the nation encouraged my family and I to move to the city in the late 1890s; the promise of work and better standards of living too enticing for us to refuse as peasants. Upon arrival, the industrialisation of St Petersburg was obvious and astounding, the economic reforms that have strengthened Russia’s place as a country of…

He presented these two paintings in the 1905 Salon d’Automne exhibition in Paris. Art critics soon gave Matisse’s distorted paintings “fauves” or “wild beasts.” His style of art was soon known as Fauvism. Matisse continued with this style of sinuous lines and bright vivid colors to create these…

bringing him a million dollars a year. 1Grove expanded his manufacturing facilities from those originally established at Paris to St. Louis, Mo., and to England, Australia, Brazil, and Argentina. Grove spent a great deal of time in Asheville, NC. In 1905 he took the first step to open up a Hotel, business, and residential property. He also began the development…