Macedonians noted in the international newspapers!

[vicsinad]

From 1809:

'The following project for the dismemberment of European Turkey is circulated on the Continent: - France to have Albania.,Greece, the Morea, and the Islands. Russia to retain its conquests in Moldavia and Bessarabia. Austria (in the event oí her acceding to the confederacy) to receive Bosnia, Servia, and Macedonia; Austria ceding to France the Li-thorage. The Provinces of Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Romania, to be erected into a separate King- dom for the Grand Duke Constantine, with the
title of King of Thrace : Constantinople to be his capital.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

This article from 1827 states that printing came to Macedonia in 1515.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

From 1830:

"The Sultan...appears however at the moment to have a hard time of it with bands of robbers and deserters who are levying contributions in several districts of Macedonia."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

This article from 1840 considers Aristotle the Macedonian philosopher:

"With respect to the definition given by Aristotle...and according to the definition of the Macedonian philosopher..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

From 1861:

"The Montenegrins are beginning to exhibit symptoms of restlessness; and there is reason to believe that the Albanians, Thessilians and Macedonians are plotting mischief with their coreligionists in the Kingdom of Greece."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

From 1861, hinting at words from ancient Macedonian possibly:

"Not only Macedonian words, such as symphonia and psanterion..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

[vicsinad]

From 1879:

"The Macedonian insurgents, although defeated..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

"The Macedonian insurgents have refused to accept the terms of peace proposed by Turkey..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

From 1880:

"Meanwhile, there is great joy among the oppressed native populations of the Turkish Empire. Greeks, Armenians, Macedonians and Slavs have watched the progress of the British elections with intense interest." NOTICE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN MACEDONIANS AND SLAVS

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

From 1881:

"The Bulgarians have begun to render active assistance to the Macedonians..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

From 1888:

"A band of Macedonian brigands have taken possession of Bellovar in Croatia and have kidnapped two Austrian and two Greek gentlemen..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

1890:

"The Christians, a herd of Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian..."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

1894:

"There is little reason to think that the ancient Greeks were fair -- the Macedonians were not Greeks."

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...sortby=dateAsc

There are so many articles...these were just some pre-VMRO. Once we get into the late 1890s, it's a treasure chest.

[Stevce]

1796 Gordon from Scotland came from Macedonia presumable from the city of Gordonia. https://www.google.com.au/books/edit...fjaid6hfMYesCU

[Stevce]

1895 It is supposed that the Gourdons came from a city in Macedonia , called ... The clan Gordon was one of the most numerous and powerful in the north of ...https://www.google.com.au/books/edit...WJKD5A_C8TU2cQ

[Liberator of Makedonija]

The bagpipe alliance theory grows...