J.T. Sunderland, "Principal Heramba Chandra Maitra in America" (1911)
An article by J.T. Sunderland in the February 1911 issue of Modern Review, which traces Brahmo Samajist Heramba Chandra Maitra's visit to the United States. Sunderland discusses the negative perception of India from Americans, and discusses how the work of Maitra, and other Indian religious figures from Protab Chandra Mazoomdar onward, have helped counter those views.
"Gifts of Famine: Invasion of Sikhs from the Punjab" (1907)
An October 1907 article from The International Wood-Worker (Vol. 17, No. 10) that explores the causes behind the "anti-Hindoo riots" in Bellingham, Washington, as well as the riots in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. The Woodworker was the official journal of the Amalgamated Wood-workers Union of America, and was published in Chicago, with content in English and German.
"Begin Hindu Murder Trial" (1908)
Short report from the April 23, 1908 edition of the Oregonian on the "Hindu murder trial," in which six white men were charged with murder of Harnam Singh in Boring, Oregon.
"A Political Prophecy Based on Truth of Life" (1939)
Two-sided broadsheet titled "A Political Prophecy Based on Truth of Life," with extracts from Bhagat Singh Thind's lecture on India and the European War delivered on December 18, 1939 at the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago.
"Hindoo wants a job"
Short note from the October 26, 1907 edition of the Oregonian describing the story of Schawa Singh, who had previously been stationed in Nankin as a marshal of the consular court.
"Guilty of Murder Charge"
An article from the January 23, 1908 edition of Oregonian, describing the verdict of the Sikh murder case. William Dickenson, John Dickenson, J.M. Dickenson, Walter Sinclair, John Riley, Earl Ransier, Vernon Hawes entered a plea of guilty for the murder charge. The article describes the man killed as Bigswan Singh (instead of Harnam Singh, as the other articles reported).
"The Hindu, The Newest Immigration Problem" (1910)
October 1910 article in The Survey reporting on the influx of "Hindu" laborers on the Pacific coast. The article mentions that an estimated 5,000 Hindus had entered San Francisco during the past twelve months.
The Free Hindusthan (April 1908)
The first issue of The Free Hindustan, described as "An Organ of Freedom, and of Political, Social and Religious Reform," published from Vancouver, British Columbia in April 1908. The issue begins with a report on a mass meeting held in Vancouver on March 22, in which "natives of Hindusthan" protested the unjust treatment of dominion and home governments.
"Home Rule in India"
Essay published in the June 1907 (Vol. 12, No. 6) in World Today by the Chicago-based writer Yotindra Bose on home rule in India, outlining the partition of Bengal, and the birth of the Swadeshi movement. Bose emphasizes the diversity of the movement, and quotes extensively from Dadabhoy Naoroji, the president of the 22nd Indian National Congress Conference in December 26, 1906.