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In 1900, American businessman Samuel Zemurray and United Fruit came to Honduras to purchase some banana plantations.
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1900 and American
Unfortunately, few of the artists ( writers, movie producers, dramatists and musicians ) who have used American folklore since 1900 have known enough to distinguish between the two streams even in the most general of ways.
* 1900 – Philippine – American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U. S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
Several editions featuring Newton's first three stanzas and the verse previously included by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Uncle Tom's Cabin were published by Excell between 1900 and 1910, and his version of " Amazing Grace " became the standard form of the song in American churches.
Prior to the 1900 season, the league changed its name to the American League and moved several franchises to larger, strategic locations.
At the end of the 1900 season, the American League removed itself from baseball's National Agreement ( the formal understanding between the NL and the minor leagues ).
The White Stockings won the 1900 American League pennant led by player-manager Dick Padden, the final WL / AL championship season as a minor league .< ref >
Croquet was an event at the 1900 Summer Olympics and roque, an American variation on croquet, an event at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
The Cleveland team originated in 1900 as the Lake Shores, when the American League ( AL ) was officially a minor league.
After the 1900 season, the American Base-Ball League formed as a rival professional league, and incidentally the club's old White Stockings nickname would be adopted by a new American League neighbor to the south.
1900 is generally said to be the year that cola first came to Cuba, introduced to the island by American troops.
1900 and businessman
* 1840 – Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish pharmacist and businessman, founded Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club ( d. 1900 )
The original campus-site at the corner of Presque Isle and Kaye Avenues was on land donated by local businessman and philanthropist John M. Longyear, whose namesake academic building, Longyear Hall, opened its doors to students in 1900.
William Marsh Rice ( March 14, 1816 – September 23, 1900 ) was an American businessman who bequeathed his fortune to found Rice University in Houston, Texas.
* Augustus Lowell ( 1830 – 1900 ), businessman, philanthropist, and father of Percival, Abbott Lawrence, and Amy Lowell
Macclesfield was started between 1900 and 1901 when the Tarboro, North Carolina businessman, Henry Clark Bridgers founded the The Macclesfield Company.
Hanna had made millions as a businessman, and used his money and business skills to successfully manage McKinley's presidential campaigns in 1896 and 1900.
Morgan began talks with Charles M. Schwab, president of Carnegie Co., and businessman Andrew Carnegie in 1900.
Morgan began conversations with Charles M. Schwab, president of Carnegie Co., and businessman Andrew Carnegie in 1900 with the intention of buying Carnegie's business and several other steel and iron businesses to consolidate them to create the United States Steel Corporation.
Marcus Daly ( December 5, 1841 – November 12, 1900 ) was an Irish-born American businessman known as one of the three " Copper Kings " of Butte, Montana, United States.
The history of department stores in Lebanon dates back to 1900 when Orozdi-Back, a department store that was founded by a French businessman of Hungarian origin, opened a branch in Beirut.
* Chick Parsons ( Charles Thomas Parsons, Jr., 1900 – 1988 ), American businessman, diplomat, and decorated World War II veteran
Augustus Lowell ( January 15, 1830 – 1900 ) was a businessman and philanthropist from Massachusetts.
Joseph Forney Johnston ( March 23, 1843 – August 8, 1913 ) was an American Democratic politician and businessman who was the 30th Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900.
* James King ( Quebec politician ) ( 1848 – 1900 ), Canadian businessman and member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
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