Navy target practice reshapes old battleships into gunnery lessons
The article recalls how first class American battleships from the Spanish American War era are being retired from front lines and used as targets for new superDreadnoughts. It notes Indiana may lose its guns as a target vessel, while Texas has already met its doom under another name. It highlights ranges of 12000 to 15000 yards, the skill of crews, and the high cost of target practice, with officials arguing the expenditure keeps the fleet at a peak fighting standard.
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United States
Atlantic
Texas
Philip
Kias
Indiana
Sampson
Santiago
Arkansas
Delaware
Michigan
Florida
Connecticut
New York
Wilson
Utah
Uncle Ham
Department
Ineriea Ia
Spain
Navy Department
San Marcos
New Hampshire
Espaed
Practicable target practice off Hampton Roads described
The article details naval gunner training with target erection and ship maneuvering, ammunition handling, and gun firing. It notes the strain on crews as battleships fire, the deafening roar, recoil, and anxiety for results, with real ship targets like the Texas or San Marcos as ultimate tests.
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Hampton Roads
Mualhly
Texas
San Marcos
Guanets
Live Scarecrow in London Raises Rural Worker’s Pride
A London Chronicle reports Willie Taylor, a farm boy near London, still using an old bird clapper to scare crows from wheat fields within eight miles of St. Pauls. He lives a lonely rural life, reads in spare moments, and recently earned a small raise while dreaming of cart and team work in London's outskirts.
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Lomion
Br. Pools
London Chronicle
Liford
Willie Taylor
London
Wheatfields
St. Paul's
Taylor
Covent Garden
Original Panamanian Indians Fascinating Tribe Study
Professor Pittler of the U S agricultural department studied Panama's indigenous groups for the Smithsonian. He notes the ti hocos on the southwest coast are tall and hospitable descendants of Columbus era tribes, largely governing themselves and avoiding white contact. They live with minimal clothing and lack religion, fashion, society, or formal government.
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United States Agricultural Department
Panama
Smithsonian Institution
Indiana
Santo Domingo
Republic of Panama
Regatta Schedule Glowing With Expected Peak Season
Gossip notes a bustling rowing calendar with Cornell, Pennsylvania, Harvard, Yale, and others listed for May through August. The piece includes quotes from Mike Tyson on plans after boxing and a push toward college courses, law and potential retirement after three years.
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Morrard University
Lake Carmen
Ithaca
Penerlvania Terans Annapolis
Annapolis
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Harlem River
New York
Ecity
Harvard
Yale
New London
Boston
Connecticut Valley Rowing Association
Rosedale
N. J
Hackensack River
Central States Rowing Association
Southwestern Rowing Association
Peoria
Long Island Rowing Association
Rt. Catharines
Show Your Grit in Detroit Free Press Verse
A short inspirational piece from the Detroit Free Press urges resilience after hardship. It emphasizes rising after a blow and seizing the chance to fight again tomorrow. The verse-style line reads like a motivational column fragment from the era.
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Detroit Free Press
No hit game in Iowa history pitched by Jim Calvin
The 1876 no hit game occurred in Iowa Mich with the St. Louis Reds facing the Case club of Detroit and pitcher Jim Calvin. The fastest game record from 1910 lasted thirty two minutes between Atlanta and Mobile teams at Atlante. Pull nine fonings.
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Mich
St. Louis Reds
Case Club
Detroit
Jim Calvin
Reds
Atlanta
Mobile
Atlante
Gibbons to Study Law at Minnesota State University
Mike Hbbona a St Paul middleweight plans to matriculate at Minnesota State University next fall to study law He intends to leave boxing after earning his degree and believes he will have money by then
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Gibbons
Mike Hbbona
St Paul
Minnesota State University
Mike
Veteran Pirates catcher Gibson shatters doubt
George Gibson, longtime Pittsburgh Pirates catcher, has revived his career this season, handling pitchers capably and delivering solid play. Manager Clarke praises the veteran whose past reputation as the best catcher in the country two years ago is proving warranted again.
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George Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pio
Clarke
Gibson
American Press Association
The
Fragmented Victorian quips collection from late papers
A collage of jokes and quick wits from Washington Herald London Opinion Wisconsin State Journal and Pittsburgh Post features playful mock dialogues. It blends political banter about fame luck and arrests with domestic quips and humorous exchanges.
Fragmentary note on failed support for surgery costs
A garbled excerpt discusses inability to afford luxuries and medical procedures. The text lacks clear names, dates, places, or organizations, leaving only vague references to surgery and financial support failures.
Not Heaping Coals of Fire Ruse Misses Husband's Taste
A colored woman confronted her pastor about her husband’s conduct. After hearing her complaints the minister asked if she had tried heaping coals of fire on his head. She replied she had tried hot water instead.
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Metropolitag
Duties of the Office Boy in the New Orleans Times
A dialogue fragment shows an employer asking if the office boy knows his duties. The office boy responds with a phrase about waking the bookkeeper as new boys arrive, reflecting a workplace routine from the period.
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Vea
New Orleans
Question from the Audience at Toledo Band Debate
A fragment from the Toledo Blade shows a speaker asking if anyone in the audience wants to ask a question and another voice responding affirmatively asking when the band will begin to play.
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Toledo Blade
Unclear Fringe Note Asks Help With Household Demand
The fragment presents an informal, confused instruction about sending someone to the cook with a notice. Names and precise actions are not clearly stated, yielding little verifiable event or person data for a proper summary.
Willie's Mamma-Is Comms Alee Bo for Te Marbles
A fragmented note reports a local marble game with Willie and challengers. The scant readable words hint at playful wagers and neighbor involvement but lack clear names or outcomes.
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Willie
Tame
Lipplaceits Magasioe
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