Navy estimates reveal increased ordnance and fleet spending
The 1894 naval estimates total 82,426,930 with major boosts for equipment and ordnance. The pay roll and aging costs are detailed, while target practice ammo rises ahead of Caribbean maneuvers. Pension figures show 999,446 enrolled July 1, 1900, with 739,809 soldiers and 260,637 dependents, and ongoing examinations totaling 339,436. The report also notes foreign diplomacy events in China and a Siamese royal visit amid European labor unrest and Venezuelan clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
United States
Ordnance Bureau
Carribean Sea
Sioner
Ihnown
TC Annual Report of Commis
Milky Way Magnitude and the Sun’s Vaster Realm
A historical reflection on the Milky Way as a vast aggregation of at least 18,000,000 suns far larger than Earth, discussing the vast scale and the difficulty of meaningful terrestrial comparisons. It notes stars lie at varying, independent distances and that light takes immense time to traverse interstellar space.
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Thia
Arane Tance
Mare Cape Tigue
Fraternity Rush and Influence in Early College Life
The article examines Greek letter societies in American colleges, tracing their origins from the 1775 College of William and Mary to Phi Beta Kappa and later widespread fraternities. It describes the rush process, chapter houses, and the role of fraternities in shaping freshmen, with emphasis on selective scrutiny, campus life, and alumni influence.
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College
Ife
United States
Harvard
Princeton
America
College of William and
Kappa Alpha
Reading Fraternity
Phi. Kappa
Pats
Psi Upsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Alpha Delta Phi
Mmen
Chapiter-Houge
Fraser Be
Coal Shortages Spark Odd Gas and Coal Feats Across Cities
Reports describe unusual fuel-saving tricks and shortages from New Jersey to Maryland. Hudson County Gas uses whitewashed wagon tops to deter coal theft while Danbury hat makers burn manure for fuel. Philadelphia burglars steal coal instead of silverware, and Baltimore plans daily coal shipments from western states to relieve high prices for the poor.
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New York Herald
Hudson County Gas Company
Bayonne
N. J
Jersey City
Danbury
Conn
Coal Bing
Phoenix Horseshoe
Poughkeepsie
W. 5. Devery
Iron and Steel Workers’ Union of
Poughkeepale
Mitchell
Devery
Philadelphia
H. G. Taylor
Air
Mount Avenue
Taylor
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt jokes during second operation described by officials
President Roosevelt, recovering after the second operation on the abscess, rose from confinement in a rolling chair for a lengthy coal conference. General Rixey and Dr Lang observed the wound progressing well, and the President joked about wishing for another conversation with the motorman who struck his carriage, prompting laughter from advisers.
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Roosevelt
Rixey
Lafayette
Pittefield
Map of Devil's Tower and the Shaft of Wonders
A Washington dispatch to the New York World describes Devil's Tower in northwestern Wyoming, known as Bad God's Tower by Indigenous people. The column notes it as a volcanic core and natural wonder with a tall, slender form rising above the landscape, remnants of ancient lava flow, and mentions forthcoming topographic maps from the Geological Survey after completed regional mapping of the Black Hills uplift.
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Yomion
Devil's Tower
Wyomping
Geological ‘Survey
Washington
New York World
Eastern
Wyoming
Ita
Java
Black Hills
New Sport For Women Shaped On Platform With Hammers
A fragmented report describes a new sport for women in Australia where competitors use hammers in their hands on a platform. The piece references a descriptive reporter and includes scattered details about bids and wins, with several garbled phrases and missing context.
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Stock, Exchange
Australia
Rivers Named as Worlds Longest Navigable Courses
The text lists major rivers including the Potomac the Tsangpo and the Indus with notes on their lengths elevations and sacred status. It compares river systems to the Ganges and mentions the Nile Yukon and Mississippi with references to navigation potential and geographic reach.
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Mallee
Nile
Alteam
Potomac River
Tsangpo
Indug
Todi
Jong
Ganges
Jarge
Ateatgers
Breita
Chicago
Ories
Rhine
Unclear OCR Phrase Sparks Strange Writings on Page
Fragmentary OCR line shows garbled words and broken names likely from a historical newspaper segment. Reads as stray characters with no coherent date, place, or event, indicating a damaged text area rather than a full news item.
Famous Chinaman in Dead Shanghai viceroy Liu Kun Yi dies
Shanghai Oct 7 Liu Kun Yi famed viceroy of Nanking dies after Avonchitis. Fragmentary notes mention Minerva and Danville MN, a claim of twenty years with no fat relief until Ney's Honey and War. Warnings of fever and liver issues accompany garbled medical ad phrases.
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Shanghai
Liu
Kun
Nanking
Torday
Avonchitis
Minerva Are
Danville
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China
Conger
Pleakhara Varadhara
Arlington Hotel
Isatight
Siam
Minster
SROM
Paris
Perganel
Red’ Union
Union
la Victoria
Castro
Venzuela
Gomez
Carscas
Coro
Falcon
Goyebu
Canracas
New York
FE. B. Thomas
Erie Railroad
Olyphant
Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson
Jawyer
Ontario & Western
Truesdale
Lackawanna
Presient Walker
Lehigh Valley
John Markle
Thomas
Boer
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Colu ‘Teke
Chantér Honde
Memsters
Zeta Psi House
Yale
Devil’s. Tower
Gloks
Ofe
Paieu Or
Comparson
Kennedy Cardner
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Annesses
Andrews& Wheeler
A. Weman
Whim
de Ptten
8Anan
FatermRoninp
Crepeernt
Rewsk
Perdita
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