Prove Mines Power In Harbor Explosion Demonstration
A dynamite cylinder ashore in New York Harbor, torn from its anchorage by a passing ship, was rigged for a controlled explosion by Lieut. McGregor. A few hundred feet of electrical wire triggered a blast that sent a 150 foot water and sand column skyward, rattling Fort Wancock and alarming idlers who had joked about a torpedo. Each mine held 249 pounds of explosive material.
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New York
Lieut
McGregor
Fort Wancock
Torpedo boat McKee proves speed in trials
The Norfolk navy yard reports the torpedo boat McKee reached about 19.5 knots on a two hour trial without pushing and 17 knots down the bay on easy steam. Officials emphasize potential to exceed 20 knots, boosting hopes for harbor defense plans though many such boats may not be built.
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Navy Department
McKee
Parquhar
Norfolk Navy Yard
Long
Florence Nightingale Sends Regards From London Exhibit
Florence Nightingale writes to Miss Mary Wadley manager of the educational exhibit at the international health exposition in Grand Central palace London and requests improved nursing standards. The Crimean War heroine, bedridden at No 5 Hyde Park Square, West London, notes her withdrawal from public life.
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Florence Nightingale
Mary E. Wadley
Grand Central Palace
New York Journal and Advertiser
Hyde Park Square
West
London
Miss Nightingale
Miss Wadley
Manila
Cost Of The War And Departmental Expenses
The estimate of Spain war costs exceeds 150 million dollars with exact euro 43 402 42. Subsistence 15633085 quartermasters 49036000 pay 62033008 39 signal corps 288000 ordnance 4124633 medical 800000 corps of engineers 5000000 inspector general 384480. Total 137312184 39 plus ten percent to reach the grand total. Chiropodiate in German Regimenta noting every German regiment has a chiropodist. Temperature of dish 9 77.
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Spain
Pay
Signal Corps
Ordance
Medical
Corps of Engineers
Inspector General's Department
Revenge and Patriotism Drive Kansas Rider to New York Regiment
Laboring under a vow of vengeance Cortijo faces Laborde, the Nashville pilot, in a tense scene after captivity. Laborde, enraged by past insults, is restrained from attacking. A dust-streaked rider from Kansas arrives to join the Sixty-ninth Regiment, identifying himself as Oscar M. Burchard from Emporia, ready to fight Spaniards with the unit.
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Vincent Cortijo
Nashville
Argonauta
Alfredo Laborde
Laborde
Cabanas
Cortijo
Lntter
Key West
Cuba
Argonouta
Tahorde
Sixty-ninth Regiment
Sixth Street
Third Avenue
New York City
Ile
Kansas
Pardner
Roche
Kansas Volunteer
Oscar M. Burchard
Emporia
Kan
Sistyninth
Civil War style mail system revived for troops in camp
Secretary Alger and Mr Heath planned regimental post offices with chaplains acting as postmasters to speed mail distribution. Soldiers instructed to mark company and regiment on letters. Nearby city postmasters to recognize regimental postmasters. Camp Black on Long Island becomes first to implement the new service.
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Alger
Perry Weath
Heath
Adjutant General’s Office
Regiient
Camp Black
Long Island
N. Y
Sharks in Manila Bay Endangered Spaniards and Natives Alleged
Henry F. Steinbach of Chicago, a Manila resident for four years, says the waters of Manila Bay swarm with sharks forcing Spanish sailors to choose between sinking with their ships or swimming ashore. He recalls shark attacks on men in boats and a skiff pull. He also claims natives would loot Manila if not curbed, and would vent anger on Spaniards and priests.
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Henry F. Steinbach
Chicago
Manila
Bay
Lillian Changes Her Name to Leonard Russell
Actress Jillian Russell, now Lillian Leonard Russell, will be legally known by that name from June 5 in New York City court. She is Mrs Helen Chatterton, has married three times and been divorced twice, and argues her stage name is her trade mark. A World commentary predicts drops in neckwear trend with bows replacing drops next year.
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Jillian Russell
Olcott
New York City
Lillian Leonard Russell
Helen Louige Chatterton
John Chatterton
Sig. Perugini
Miss Russell
Glohe
Astor to Equip Light Battery for U S Use
George F. Hawkins, Astor’s private secretary, outlines plans to form an Astor light battery for U S service. He says applicants are fit and numerous but physical examinations have not begun. Astor will supply all equipment and men but officers remain undecided. Military experts estimate $75,000 could fully outfit the unit.
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George F. Hawkins
John Jacob Astor
Astor Light Battery
United States Artillery
United States
Astor
Immunes to Lead Cuban Campaign Offer
Col H B Thompson of Atlanta seeks to recruit an immunes regiment of men who have recovered from yellow fever to join the invading force into Cuba. He claims about 1,200 men can be gathered who are immune to a second illness. President McKinley ordered the secretary to accept the offer and muster the regiment into the army accompanying the invasion.
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Cuba
H. 3B. Thompson
Atlanta
McKinley
Col. Thompson
System Commands Tighten Navy Bureau Rules After Delays
Secretary Long orders bureau chiefs to end interference among departments and to enforce prewar precautionary measures. The rush to ready the navy amid emergency delays led to unadvised ship purchases and avoidable mistakes. The department recalls aluminium and language observations, urging strict adherence to peace-time protocols.
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Secretary Long
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