Mr Archibald Forbes

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Mr Archibald Forbes

Authored	Story Ambush Against Ambush^[4]
Had Career As	War Correspondent^[4]
First Appearance in	Brisbane Audience^[7]
Profession	war correspondent^[7]
Receives Enthusiasm	great^[7]
Wore Decorations From	various European sovereigns^[7]
Banquet Upon Arrival in	Melbourne^[5]
Known As	celebrated war correspondent^[5]

ex:mr-archibald-forbes

Mr Archibald Forbes has 91 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 9 references.

91 facts·91 predicates·9 sources

Mostly:authored(1), had career as(1), first appearance in(1)

Authored`authored`

Story Ambush Against Ambush^[4]all time · 288180670 Saturday 21 November 1891 Times Past the Pd Times Saturday November 21 1891

Had Career As`hadCareerAs`

War Correspondent^[4]all time · 288180670 Saturday 21 November 1891 Times Past the Pd Times Saturday November 21 1891

First Appearance in`firstAppearanceIn`

Brisbane Audience^[7]all time · Loop7 Deaths Inquests

Profession`profession`

war correspondent^[7]all time · Loop7 Deaths Inquests

Receives Enthusiasm`receivesEnthusiasm`

great^[7]all time · Loop7 Deaths Inquests

Wore Decorations From`woreDecorationsFrom`

various European sovereigns^[7]all time · Loop7 Deaths Inquests

Banquet Upon Arrival in`banquetUponArrivalIn`

Melbourne^[5]all time · North Shore Full

Known As`knownAs`

celebrated war correspondent^[5]all time · North Shore Full

To Be Entertained at Banquet`toBeEntertainedAtBanquet`

Sydney Athenaeum Club^[5]all time · North Shore Full

Gives Personal Reminiscences of`givesPersonalReminiscencesOf`

Great Captains^[8]all time · Reynolds

Acts As True Friend`actsAsTrueFriend`

by warning of danger^[1]all time · Prostitution

Addressed Homily on`addressedHomilyOn`

Transcontinental Railway^[1]all time · Prostitution

Inbound mentions (12)

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`noLongerInspiresMrForbes`No Longer Inspires Mr Forbes(2)

Blustering Trumpetex:blustering-trumpet
Neighing War Horseex:neighing-war-horse

`agreesWithOpinionsOf`Agrees With Opinions of(1)

Sydney Morning Heraldex:sydney-morning-herald

`criticizesMrForbesForOneSidedness`Criticizes Mr Forbes for One Sidedness(1)

Brisbane Courier Editorialex:brisbane-courier-editorial

`findsDifficultToBelieve`Finds Difficult to Believe(1)

Brisbane Courier Editorialex:brisbane-courier-editorial

`hedgesBeliefInMrForbesWarnings`Hedges Belief in Mr Forbes Warnings(1)

Brisbane Courier Editorialex:brisbane-courier-editorial

`intendsToEntertain`Intends to Entertain(1)

Melbourne Mayorex:melbourne-mayor

`isBrotherOf`Is Brother of(1)

Peter Forbesex:peter-forbes

`noLongerInspiresMrForbesPen`No Longer Inspires Mr Forbes Pen(1)

Word of Commandex:word-of-command

`noLongerPossessesMrForbesSoul`No Longer Possesses Mr Forbes Soul(1)

Exercise of Armsex:exercise-of-arms

`refersToViewsOf`Refers to Views of(1)

Mr Francis William Fox Letterex:mr-francis-william-fox-letter

`writtenBy`Written by(1)

Archibald Forbes Letter to S M Heraldex:archibald-forbes-letter-to-s-m-herald

Other facts (79)

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79 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Advises to Avoid Syndicates	true	[1]
Affiliated With	Daily News	[1]
Aims to Save US	if he can	[1]
Came to Amuse Audience	true	[1]
Came to Instruct Audience	true	[1]
Comes to Point Directly	true	[1]
Could Say Something for American Enterprise	if he liked	[1]
Depicted Thrilling Scenes	with graphic force	[1]
Describes What He Would Do As Syndicate	true	[1]
Escaped From American Financiers	true	[1]
Explains What Syndicate Can Do	true	[1]
Explains What Syndicate Has Done	true	[1]
Explains What Syndicate Is	true	[1]
Has Made Up Mind to Warn	US	[1]
Has Measured American Immensities	true	[1]
Has Seen America	true	[1]
Has Seen American Immensities	all this	[1]
Impressed by America	much	[1]
Is Celebrated War Correspondent	Daily News	[1]
Is Combatant	true	[1]
Is Conscious of Powers	as combatant	[1]
Is Impressionable Man	true	[1]
Is Man of More Than Ordinary Intelligence	true	[1]
Is Observant Man	true	[1]
Is Soldier	true	[1]
Is Travelled Man	true	[1]
Knows How to Fight	true	[1]
Knows This As Well As US	true	[1]
Knows Union Pacific Did It	true	[1]
Lectured in Pleasant Way	singularly pleasing	[1]
Makes No Insinuations of Corruption	Public Men	[1]
Makes No Insinuations of Fraud	true	[1]
No Longer Wields Sword	true	[1]
Opposes	Transcontinental Railway Project	[1]
Portrays Perils of Peace	in these times	[1]
Portrays Perils of War Successfully	true	[1]
Rhetorically Compares War to Peace Perils	true	[1]
Says Well	what he has to say	[1]
Takes Refuge With US	Brisbane	[1]
Visited America	true	[1]
Visited Brisbane	true	[1]
Warns Against Following America	too closely	[1]
Warns What Syndicate Will Do	US	[1]
Writes Without Order	true	[1]
Describes As Lucky for	London Standard	[3]
Praises Highly	Mr a Cameron	[3]
Wrote Letter to	Sydney Morning Herald	[3]
Views Condemnatory of	Transcontinental Railway Project	[9]
After Absence of	two years	[2]
Arrived in London on	1883-08-27	[2]
Full of	Colonial Experiences	[2]
It Is Not Unlikely That	null	[2]
Looking All the Better for	Trip to America and Antipodes	[2]
Is Great War Correspondent	null	[6]
Captured	Transcontinental Railway Queensland	[6]
Fought Battle in	Sydney Press Columns	[6]
Has Recipe for Making	Syndicate	[6]
Hinted That	Railway Not Transcontinental	[6]
Showed Plainly That If Syndicate	Would Gobble Queensland	[6]
Won Battle As He Pleased	null	[6]
Anticipated Event	Arrival Sydney	[3]
Arrives by Vessel	Zealandia	[3]
Expected to Arrive in	Sydney	[3]
Will Lecture First in	Sydney	[3]
Will Visit Afterwards	Other Australian Colonies	[3]
Was in	German Army During Siege	[4]
Can Perceive Peace	true	[1]
Claims Jay Gould and George Stephens Are States and Canada	not only	[1]
Has Nothing to Say for Other Side	Syndicate Question	[1]
Has Sat in Concilias Around Carcass	gathering of eagles	[1]
Hints at Corrupt Capitalists in England	true	[1]
References Brutus Ironically	Julius Caesar	[1]
Requires Perception of Useful Purposes	for lecturing tour	[1]
Likely to Inform Positively	Englishmen About Australasian Resources	[2]
Has Future Plan	Lecture Tour Australia	[3]
Is Lecturer	null	[3]
Focuses on Negative Aspects of Syndicates	Syndicates	[1]
May Address Sydney Herald Next on Queensland Affairs	probably	[1]
War Correspondent Implied	null	[2]

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actsAsTrueFriendtrove-cooktown/prostitution

by warning of danger

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addressedHomilyOntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:transcontinental-railway

—

advisesToAvoidSyndicatestrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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affiliatedWithtrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:daily-news

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afterAbsenceOftrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

two years

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aimsToSaveUstrove-cooktown/prostitution

if he can

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anticipatedEventtrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:arrival-sydney

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arrivedInLondonOntrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

1883-08-27

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arrivesByVesseltrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:zealandia

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authoredbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288180670_Saturday-21-November-1891-times-past-the-pd-times-saturday-november-21-1891

ex:story-ambush-against-ambush

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banquetUponArrivalIntrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:melbourne

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cameToAmuseAudiencetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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cameToInstructAudiencetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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canPerceivePeacetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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capturedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:transcontinental-railway-queensland

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claimsJayGouldAndGeorgeStephensAreStatesAndCanadatrove-cooktown/prostitution

not only

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comesToPointDirectlytrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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couldSaySomethingForAmericanEnterprisetrove-cooktown/prostitution

if he liked

—

depictedThrillingScenestrove-cooktown/prostitution

with graphic force

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describesAsLuckyFortrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:london-standard

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describesWhatHeWouldDoAsSyndicatetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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escapedFromAmericanFinancierstrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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expectedToArriveIntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:sydney

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explainsWhatSyndicateCanDotrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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explainsWhatSyndicateHasDonetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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explainsWhatSyndicateIstrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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firstAppearanceInlaura-corridor/loop7-deaths-inquests

ex:brisbane-audience

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focusesOnNegativeAspectsOfSyndicatestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:syndicates

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foughtBattleIntrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:sydney-press-columns

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fullOftrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

ex:colonial-experiences

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givesPersonalReminiscencesOftrove-cooktown/reynolds

ex:great-captains

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hadCareerAsbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288180670_Saturday-21-November-1891-times-past-the-pd-times-saturday-november-21-1891

ex:war-correspondent

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hasFuturePlantrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:lecture-tour-australia

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hasMadeUpMindToWarntrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:us

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hasMeasuredAmericanImmensitiestrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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hasNothingToSayForOtherSidetrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:syndicate-question

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hasRecipeForMakingtrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:syndicate

—

hasSatInConciliasAroundCarcasstrove-cooktown/prostitution

gathering of eagles

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hasSeenAmericatrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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hasSeenAmericanImmensitiestrove-cooktown/prostitution

all this

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hintedThattrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:railway-not-transcontinental

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hintsAtCorruptCapitalistsInEnglandtrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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impressedByAmericatrove-cooktown/prostitution

much

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isCelebratedWarCorrespondenttrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:daily-news

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isCombatanttrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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isConsciousOfPowerstrove-cooktown/prostitution

as combatant

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isGreatWarCorrespondenttrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

—

isImpressionableMantrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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isLecturertrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

null

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isManOfMoreThanOrdinaryIntelligencetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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isObservantMantrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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isSoldiertrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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isTravelledMantrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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itIsNotUnlikelyThattrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

null

—

knownAstrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

celebrated war correspondent

—

knowsHowToFighttrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

knowsThisAsWellAsUstrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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knowsUnionPacificDidIttrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

lecturedInPleasantWaytrove-cooktown/prostitution

singularly pleasing

—

likelyToInformPositivelytrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

ex:englishmen-about-australasian-resources

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lookingAllTheBetterFortrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

ex:trip-to-america-and-antipodes

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makesNoInsinuationsOfCorruptiontrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:public-men

—

makesNoInsinuationsOfFraudtrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

mayAddressSydneyHeraldNextOnQueenslandAffairstrove-cooktown/prostitution

probably

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noLongerWieldsSwordtrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

opposestrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:transcontinental-railway-project

—

portraysPerilsOfPeacetrove-cooktown/prostitution

in these times

—

portraysPerilsOfWarSuccessfullytrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

praisesHighlytrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:mr-a-cameron

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professionlaura-corridor/loop7-deaths-inquests

war correspondent

—

receivesEnthusiasmlaura-corridor/loop7-deaths-inquests

great

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referencesBrutusIronicallytrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:julius-caesar

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requiresPerceptionOfUsefulPurposestrove-cooktown/prostitution

for lecturing tour

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rhetoricallyComparesWarToPeacePerilstrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

saysWelltrove-cooktown/prostitution

what he has to say

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showedPlainlyThatIfSyndicatetrove-cooktown/cingalese

ex:would-gobble-queensland

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takesRefugeWithUstrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:brisbane

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toBeEntertainedAtBanquettrove-cooktown/north-shore-full

ex:sydney-athenaeum-club

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viewsCondemnatoryOftrove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

ex:transcontinental-railway-project

—

visitedAmericatrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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visitedBrisbanetrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

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war-correspondent-impliedtrove-cooktown/malay-cooktown

null

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warnsAgainstFollowingAmericatrove-cooktown/prostitution

too closely

—

warnsWhatSyndicateWillDotrove-cooktown/prostitution

ex:us

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wasInbrackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288180670_Saturday-21-November-1891-times-past-the-pd-times-saturday-november-21-1891

ex:german-army-during-siege

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willLectureFirstIntrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:sydney

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willVisitAfterwardstrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:other-australian-colonies

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wonBattleAsHePleasedtrove-cooktown/cingalese

null

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woreDecorationsFromlaura-corridor/loop7-deaths-inquests

various European sovereigns

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writesWithoutOrdertrove-cooktown/prostitution

true

—

wroteLetterTotrove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland

ex:sydney-morning-herald

References (9)

9 references

[1]Prostitution55 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/prostitution
[2]Malay Cooktown7 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/malay-cooktown
[3]Mauritius Queensland10 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/mauritius-queensland
[4]288180670 Saturday 21 November 1891 Times Past the Pd Times Saturday November 21 18913 facts
customctx:genes/brackenridge-cairns-1880-1900/trove-new/288180670_Saturday-21-November-1891-times-past-the-pd-times-saturday-november-21-1891
[5]North Shore Full3 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-full
[6]Cingalese7 facts
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/cingalese
[7]Loop7 Deaths Inquests4 facts
customctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop7-deaths-inquests
[8]Reynolds1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/reynolds
[9]North Shore Cooktown1 fact
customctx:genes/trove-cooktown/north-shore-cooktown

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First Appearance infirstAppearanceIn

Professionprofession

Receives EnthusiasmreceivesEnthusiasm

Wore Decorations FromworeDecorationsFrom

Banquet Upon Arrival inbanquetUponArrivalIn

Known AsknownAs

To Be Entertained at BanquettoBeEntertainedAtBanquet

Gives Personal Reminiscences ofgivesPersonalReminiscencesOf

Acts As True FriendactsAsTrueFriend

Addressed Homily onaddressedHomilyOn

Inbound mentions (12)

noLongerInspiresMrForbesNo Longer Inspires Mr Forbes(2)

agreesWithOpinionsOfAgrees With Opinions of(1)

criticizesMrForbesForOneSidednessCriticizes Mr Forbes for One Sidedness(1)

findsDifficultToBelieveFinds Difficult to Believe(1)

hedgesBeliefInMrForbesWarningsHedges Belief in Mr Forbes Warnings(1)

intendsToEntertainIntends to Entertain(1)

isBrotherOfIs Brother of(1)

noLongerInspiresMrForbesPenNo Longer Inspires Mr Forbes Pen(1)

noLongerPossessesMrForbesSoulNo Longer Possesses Mr Forbes Soul(1)

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