Young Ensign Walter Gherardi Heads Navy Picket Boat Sioux
People of the Day notes Ensign Walter R. Gherardi, 28, tallest and heaviest among young naval officers, born in Honolulu in August 1875. He trained at Annapolis in 1891 and served on the Amphitrite, Texas, and Nashville before taking command of the Sioux on April 9, 1898.
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Walter R. Gherardi
Sioux
Young Gherardi
Uncle Sam
Navy
Ensign Gherardi
Honolulu
Pensacola
Annapolis
Amphitrite
Texas
Nashville
A Soldier's Wife and War News Summary
Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, wife of General Nelson A. Miles, recalls a life spent with the army from Alaska to Arizona and finds officer wife life pleasant. Thrall and Jones arrive at Key West after exchange, with arms and stores landed at Cienfuegos following a clash. 700 insurgents reportedly defeat Spanish cavalry. Spain's reserve squadron under Admiral Camara leaves Cadiz for maneuvers then heads toward Philippines or Cuba.
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Nelson A. Miles
Army
Alaska
Arizona
Thrall
Jones
Key West
United States
Woodbury
Hayden Jones
Charles Thrall
Cortijo
Julian
Havana
Cienfuegos
Brooklyn
Schley
Cienfuegos Bay
Madrid
Camara
Cadiz
Modest General Wheeler Missing House Reception
The article notes General Wheeler did not appear in the house after his nomination reached the senate. A planned reception was scrapped and flags were distributed to members as a patriotic gesture. Wheeler sent formal farewells to the house with a note from Arlington, Washington, D. C.
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Wheeler
Senate
House
Legislative
Joseph Wheeler
Arlington
Washington, D. C
Washington Post
Northampton picks Rev Paul Van Dyke as history chair
The Princeton history chair is filled by Rev. Paul Van Dyke brother of Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke. Van Dyke recently led Northampton's Ed wards church. Jonathan Edwards once led Northampton for 24 years before becoming Princeton president.
Got His Desk at Last from Belfast Man
G G Thurlow of Belfast Maine now nearly 90 has finally obtained permission to take from the local custom house a desk he bought and used when he was customs collector eighty years ago. It had remained on the inventory of office furniture after his term expired and his repeated requests were denied until this approval.
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G. G. Thurlow
Belfast
Custom House
Customs
Zola Lauds Daudet as Bravest Most Courageous Among Brothers
Zola declares Alphonse Daudet the first among his brothers praising his bravery and strength. He notes Daudet’s work as sweet yet a loud cry for pity and a strong demand for justice. Zola frames Daudet as part of a wide inquest ongoing in their generation.
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Zola
Daudet
Alphonse Daudet
Wonderland ’95 for Teachers and Scholars
In 1897 demand from teachers and scholars for Wonder land ’97 was high, but the edition sold out. Wonderland ’95 is now ready with a new chapter on The Agricultural Northwest and features on Yellowstone Park Alaska and Klondike and a Canoe Lake Trip.
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Nook
Northwest
Yellowstone Park
Alaska
Klondike
Leyendecker
Northern Pacific Railway
Chas. S. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertises One Minute Cough Cure as reducing relief time by half and preventing consumption while curing colds croup bronchitis pneumonia la grippe and throat and lung troubles from Judisch Bros.
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Judisch Bros
Clubbing Rates for Various Newspapers
Readers are offered special rates for several papers including Register and Capital. Des Moines Daily News priced at 2.00 in the list, with weekly options for Leader at 1.50 and 1.80. Wallaces Farmer and Homestead weekly rates appear at 1.60.
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Register
Des Moines Daily News
Leader
Homestead
Wallaces Farmer
Have You Had the Grip Relieve Cough with Foley’s Honey and Tar
Warning about grip illness and recommending Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable medicine to heal lungs and stop a racking cough. Mentions Db. dD. Bales in text.
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Foley
Confederate Veterans Join G A R For Memorial Day
In Lexberon Kentucky on May 3 the Confederate veterans joined the G A R to observe Memorial Day. They decorated graves of Union soldiers as ceremonies at the cemetery were described as most impressive.
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Lexberon
Homeseekers
Illinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Williams
Ints
Janesville
Iowa
Lyle
Minnesota
Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Alden
Southern
Manchester
J. F. Merry
Ilinois
Yazoo Valley
Mississippi
Chicago
E. P. Skeine
Cedar Falls
Mona
Tillinois Central
South Dakota
Minsota
Ackley
le Mars
Waverly
Gener
Ilinois Central Railroad
Lowa
Spanish Newspapers Worry Over Coal Shipment
Mapuio May 61 The United States auxiliary cruiser Hayward was allowed to ship 600 to 780 tons of coal at Kingston Jamaica newspapers there say Great Britain has violated no neutrality and express concern over the incident.
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Mapuio
Iayward
Kingston
Jamaica
Great Brita
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Praised for Piles Cure
Sharon Parker of Wis writes that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve stops itching piles in two minutes and calls it the greatest pile cure on the market. Judisch Bros.
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TS. Parker
Sharon, Wis
DeWitt
Judisch Bros
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