Ranks of Our Philippine Army Filled With Unknown Heroes
In the Philippines soldiers endure ambush and hardship daily, with unknown heroes like Sergeant Peterson and Private Norval praised for endurance. The narrative recounts ambushes on Mount Arayat, brutal bolo wounds, and rescue by Lieutenant Schenck leading colored troops to safety, ending with the brutal death of Schenck in Subig and a taunting glimpse of his medallion and marriage before departure.
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Sanmr
Philippines
Luzon
Aimida
Peterson
Norval
United States
Angeles
Mount
Araya
Mabolocat
Mount Arayit
Sergeant Peterson
Schenck
Ning
Win
Mount Arayat
Subig
Dath
Fortieth Infantry
Battle of
San Miguel
Caloocan
Grane Nuts and Bravery in Philippine War Tales
A Brooklyn family credits Grane-Nuts with restoring a weak child and boosting health in a series of testimonial anecdotes. The piece then recounts soldiers’ courage, hardships, and alleged atrocities in the Philippines, including vivid stories of loyalty, fortitude, and peril faced by American troops amid insurgent battles and local dangers.
Florence Nightingale at eighty one celebrates private birthday
Florence Nightingale the Angel of Mercy reaches eighty one at Laydon House Buckinghamshire in a quiet family gathering. England notes her Crimean War heroism and long reform work, while public homage lies in future memory and a heralded Red Cross legacy. Nightingale, ill yet sharp, continues to manage correspondence and oversee nursing projects.
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nigtt
England
Charles Dickens
Martin Chuzzlett
Miss Nightingale
Kaiserswerth
Derbyshire
Russia
Turkey
France
Eost
Bosphorus
Russatt
Hig
Crimean
Constantinople
Mise Miehtingale
United States
Washington
Red Cross Society
India
Nightingale
Talianale
M. Henri Duvant
Geneva
Europe
United States Sanitary Commission
Lincoln
Army Medical Bureau
William Shore Nightingale
Lea Hurst
Florence
Italy
Hampshire
Middlesex
West
Emaé
London
Buckinghamshire
Lightning Affects Power and Safety Across Cities and Countryside
A historical overview explains electric science from Franklin to modern protection devices, noting that lightning risks remain higher in rural areas while urban networks benefit from metal infrastructure. It discusses lightning rods, weather conditions, and personal safety myths, plus a Greece Athens plant view linking progress with ancient wisdom.
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Esta Benjamin
Frenklin
Franken
Philadelphia
Electrical Review
Franklin
FE. W. Jackson
Greece
Cassler's
Athens
Acropolis
Themistocles
Piraeus
Phalerons
Cephisia
Miracle healer Adkin offers free cures for ill
A sensational pitch by Professor Thomas F. Adkin claims to cure consumption Brights disease cancer dropsy heart disease and more using Vitaopathy. He offers free diagnosis and treatment and cites letters from doctors and officials who say his methods healed them or their relatives while urging readers to write for help without payment.
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Adkin
Thomas F. Adin
Bright
Adiin
Deetora Cleray
Hig
Lampwell
Topa
A W Moore
Fitzgerald
W S Swayne
New Haven
Conn
Thomas F Adkin
Institute of Physicians and Surgeons
Rochester
Vitaopathy
Profesenr Adkin
Fragments Describe Hidden Money Under Floorboards
A fragment notes soldiers heard of money under a floor before a general claimed possession. They dug up a tiled floor in a yard and searched the house except the billaroom, finding nothing before leaving.
Owner Returns to Reclaim Property and Seizes Loot
The owner regained permission to remove his furniture and, during the act, raised the Moor of the bil yard room and removed 35000 dollars in money and 15000 dollars in jewelry. Captain Dodds of the Third cavalry captured 75000 dollars in insurgent money at once and turned it into the government.
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Bil- Yard
Dodds
Third Cavalry
Fragmentary note on St Thomas valuables hidden in sugar jars
A fragment describes men carrying money across the country by bullock cart. Shortly after St Thomas was captured a bullock cart arrived at General MacArthur’s camp and permission was granted to enter a house for valuables. Men dug up money hidden in sugar jars under the floor.
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St. Thomas
MacArthur
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Henecame
Postum Co
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Manila
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Pansy
Man'la
Wrnne
Marine Corps
Cavite
Bran
Albay
Paua
Tate Smith
Bautista
Smith
Bell
Porac
Tie
Philipe
China
Fred Grant
General Wheaton
San Fernando
Gen. McArthur
Angel of Mercy
George B Goodwin Whitten
Seath
Florence Ivige
Milan
Verrao
Sesia
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