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December 15, 1908
The Ocala Evening Star
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
What is this article about?
John D. Rockefeller plans to donate $50 million from coal oil profits to promote education in Oriental nations, awaiting reports from professors investigating conditions in India and China.
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JOHN D. WILL HELP
JOHN CHINAMAN
Fifty Million Profits on Coal Oil Will
Go to the Education of
the Heathen
Chicago, Dec. 15. - According to a professor of the University of Chicago, John D. Rockefeller will, as reported several months ago, devote $50,000,000 to the promotion of education in Oriental nations. According to the story, Mr. Rockefeller will first await the reports of Prof. Ernest Burton and Prof. Thomas C. Chamberlin, who have been commissioned to investigate conditions in the Orient. Prof. Burton is now in India, and Prof. Chamberlin and his son Rollin will start for China next month.
JOHN CHINAMAN
Fifty Million Profits on Coal Oil Will
Go to the Education of
the Heathen
Chicago, Dec. 15. - According to a professor of the University of Chicago, John D. Rockefeller will, as reported several months ago, devote $50,000,000 to the promotion of education in Oriental nations. According to the story, Mr. Rockefeller will first await the reports of Prof. Ernest Burton and Prof. Thomas C. Chamberlin, who have been commissioned to investigate conditions in the Orient. Prof. Burton is now in India, and Prof. Chamberlin and his son Rollin will start for China next month.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Rockefeller Donation
Oriental Education
Coal Oil Profits
Professors Investigation
India China
What entities or persons were involved?
John D. Rockefeller
Prof. Ernest Burton
Prof. Thomas C. Chamberlin
Rollin Chamberlin
Where did it happen?
Oriental Nations
Story Details
Key Persons
John D. Rockefeller
Prof. Ernest Burton
Prof. Thomas C. Chamberlin
Rollin Chamberlin
Location
Oriental Nations
Event Date
Dec. 15
Story Details
Rockefeller to donate $50 million to Oriental education after professors' reports from India and China.