Navy Triumphs and Angers in New York Demonstration
A New York demonstration lauded the United States Navy for its decisive early victories in the war. The piece credits Dewey Sehley Sampson with elevating naval pride alongside historic leaders Decatur Perry and Purragut, praising the Oregon Texas Dolphin and the North Atlantic fleet for reliability and bravery. Long may it rule the waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dolphin
Oregon
Santiago
New York
San Francisco
West Indies
North Atlantic
Montejo
Dewey
Sampson
United States Navy
War Death Belt Encircles Earth in Narrow Zone
Analysis shows all major battles in the past twenty years cluster along a belt just above the equator, fifteen degrees wide from five degrees north to the Tropic of Cancer. Cuba lies in this zone where hunger and war killed hundreds of thousands, including 450,000 in the Philippines, Formosa, Khartoum, and Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Formosa
Khartoum
Santiago
Sampson
Sedley
Cardenas
Matanzas
Havana
Manila
Soft-Pointed Projectiles and Armored Defense Evolution
The article traces the historical shift in armor effectiveness from early plates to Harveyized armor with a hard face. It explains how soft cap projectiles gained penetration by concentrating impact into the tempered hard plate, detailing how modern shots seek a balance of hardness and toughness to breach Harveyized faces. It notes pre 1800 developments and the dynamic between armorers and projectile makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warvey
Curious Artillerist Uses Soft Steel Cap on Shot
The artillerist employed an unusual yet successful method by placing a cap of soft steel over the shot to shield it, allowing the projectile to penetrate its target.
Under His Nose A Rhyme About a Secret Crush
A Baltimore Herald verse notes a shy maiden with nut brown hair who smiles at the speaker and blushes when the "old man" notices. The narrator predicts a big explosion someday if the girl’s true feelings or the situation were revealed. It captures playful flirtation and unspoken affection in a light verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Herald
Krupp Gun Works Named World’s Largest Employer
The Krupp Gun Works in Essen, Germany, under Herr Frederick Alfred Krupp, employs over 25,000, with 34 governments making purchases there. Krupp, aged 42, leads a vast establishment whose workers live in model houses with schools baths libraries hospitals and pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Frederick Alfred Krupp
Essen
Germany
Herr Krupp
Great Krupp
Earl of Minto Named Governor General of Canada
The Earl of Minto Sir Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound is appointed governor general of Canada to succeed Lord Aberdeen. He comes from an ancient family with a history of statesmen and soldiers. Educated at Cambridge he gained fame in the Northwest rebellion of 1885 and has four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Earl of
Minto
Sir Gilbert John Elliot Murray, Kynynmound
Canada
Lord Aberdeen
Hale
Cambridge
Charles Grey
Lord Melgund
Great War Battles Spread Across Distant Zones
The text surveys global conflicts from the Spanish American War era to Africa and Central America, noting engagements within a so called fatal zone. It mentions Kartoum, Formosan clashes, and the struggle of armor against new plates, plus a quirky anecdote about a Harrisburg druggist receipt and remarks on notable figures like Lord and Lady Minto.
Shape Was His Fortune Captain General Macias Porto Rico
The Porto Rican campaign spotlighted Captain General Francisco Caesar Santa Ana Macias. A Basque recruit in Madrid rose from guard duty at the palace to lieutenant, then colonel in six months, famed as a scholar and swordsman. He became captain general of Madrid and later captain general of Porto Rico.
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Macias
Porto Rico
Isabella
Spain
Madrid
Isabella Sequendy
Lerante
Catharine
Russia
Francisco Caesar Santa Ana Macias
Cazadores Royal de
Cazadores de Biscaya
Ife
Napoleon of South America plans unite all republics under him
Nicolas de Pierola of Peru is described as the Napoleon of South America. The piece recounts his ambition to unify the continent under a single central government with himself at the head, his rise through revolution, and his recent assertion of power amid Peru U S disputes dating to 1885. It mentions Commodore Carlos Ferraro and Pierola’s Peruvian Navy voyage to France to buy ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicolas de Pierola
Peru
Napoleon
South America
Pierola
Lima Congress
United States
Carlos Ferraros
France
Chile
Fragmentary Coffee Note Appears in Scrap Text
A puzzling OCR fragment mentions coffee and a cooked phrase with unclear context. It shows scattered words like coffee and a stray sentence about preparation, leaving the main event or source unidentified.
Di na ta aug e and Miss wealth
Fragmentary OCR reads like a brief society item or notice mentioning individuals tied to wealth or social status. The readable parts are insufficient to confirm names, events, or locations for a fuller summary.
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Sculey
the Earl OF poLe
Central Africa
Sierra Leone
Ennglish
Central America
Europe
Reichstag
Harrisburg
David Scarlet
Penton & Hunt
Washington
God Save the
Congress
Philadelphia Ledger
England
Lady Minto
Otttawa
Warwick
Roxburyshire
Scotland
Lord
Dominion
Atlantic
Pacific
Ormoss
OSA Ju A
Dal
Yiverye
Sone
Baal
Equator
Lantic
Océan
Vy Rebellion
Portorico
Ste
Khartoo
Asia
Countess
Ughter
Mactas
Napoleon OF
Justiano Borgono
Bermiudez
Iturbide
Mexico
Nicholas DE Pipnrola
Gry
Aug “E and
Miss Wealth
Ag Tal
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