Disaster at Ladysmith deepens British crisis
Telegraph reports Gen White admits a disaster as Royal Irish Fusiliers No 10 Mountain Battery and Gloucestershire Regiment were surrounded in the hills and compelled to capitulate. Casualties not yet ascertained. Boer losses heavy. White accepts sole responsibility for the plan. News later doubts rise over White's position as fighting continues.
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London
War Office
Get. White
Ladysmith
Royal Irish Fusiliers
No. 10 Mountain Battery
Gloucestershire Regiment
White
Gem White
Nadyemith
Royal Irteh Fusiliers
Tha
Ruth
Sam
Joubert
Brussels
Lisbon
Falieh
Submarine vessel trials meet Navy cautious note
Washington experts debate the Holland and Holland Halland submarine designs as trials near. Navy board strict rules demand a ten mile submerged run, drawing mixed views from officers on feasibility and risk. Rear Admiral Hichborn’s stance reflects cautious reserve about submarine construction and dangers.
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Navy
Construction Board
Washington
Halland
New York
Naval Board of Inspection and Survey
Navy Department
Board of Inspection
Hichborn
Navy Adopts Water Tube Boilers For Cruisers
Rear Admiral Melville, engineer in chief, orders straight tube water tube boilers for cruiser class ships and torpedo boat destroyers. The move aims at economy, easier repairs, and universal material supply, outpacing Britain’s gar pen tine tubes and reflecting broad naval engineering lessons from large steamers.
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Melville
Navy
Navy Department
Great Britain
Problem of Uniforms for Troops in Cuba and Philippines
Complaints persist over WWI era uniforms issued to troops in Cuba and the Philippines. Inspections note material quality and fit issues due to haste in procurement, with reforms now underway. Proposals include bleached duck coats for noncommissioned officers and bandsmen, unbleached duck for privates, linen caps, light white helmets for officers, cork helmets for soldiers, straw fatigue hats, and white collars when summer clothings allowed. Authorities urge systematic handling with command discretion pending guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Philippines
War Department
Udage
Aguinaldo and the Insurgent Armory Mix
Military officials note five inch shells marked U S Navy Yard recovered near Baco with Aguinaldo and Dewey linked to Cavite stores. After Manila Bay action, Dewey allowed insurgents access to Spanish arsenal, leading to improvised cannons and rifle shells in insurgent hands as American troops moved ashore.
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Aguinaldo
Cavite
Admiral Dewey
We Bay
Manila
Dewey
Bride Weds Under Surgeon Knife in New Haven
In a dramatic act at the ether, Misa Rebekah Howe Morse lay near death in a New York operating room when her affianced Wilbur Rogers Corbin hurried to wed her before she could awaken. Reverend Houghton from the Little Church Around the Corner performed the ceremony at the hospital altar as the bride fought for consciousness.
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Everrything
New York
Misa
Rebekah
Howe Morse
Wilbur
Rogers Corbin
Bo Rey
Houghton
New Haven
Corbin
Bureau of Colonies proposed for U S dependencies
Washington Navy reports nearly decided plan to establish a colonial bureau under War and State to handle all matters related to outlying territories with a chief to be chosen. Philadelphia mint money totals exceed 3.203 million, including 175,000 Costa Rican coins among varied denominations.
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Washington, Nav
Colonial Bus Reau
United States
Bureau of the War, Department
Bepbr
Philadelphia
Ty Thia City
A Bright Outlook From Anson Blower On Western Prospects
Anson B. Blower of Blower & Co. reports returning to New York from a 4000 mile western tour. He says the West is unusually prosperous, crops look good, and railroad officials forecast strong freight with more headroom for growth. He notes wheat country will likely be better than last year as rail traffic increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson B. Blower
Drm
Blower & Co
New York
West
Western Railroad
Oaperties
Pink Pills or Pale People advertised by Dr. Williams
A fragmented ad notes Pink Pills or Pale People sold by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company of Schenectady. Pills offered in packages, with prices listed as 60 certs per box and boxes at 2.50 dollars, distributed through druggists or direct.
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G. H. Shyder
Lawrence, Kan
Dr. Williams
Lawrence Journal
Willams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
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