Sinking of Yosemite After Typhoon Near Guam
Report details a cyclone west of Guam that swamped the Yosemite and strained its crew as officers including Lieutenant Beirer and the chief engineer battled flooding. The Yosemite sank bow first at 3 PM on November 15 after attempts to tow by the Justin failed. Paymaster Ballard rescued some money from the wreck. The Brutus was ordered to replace the Yosemite as a station ship at Guam. The Alava, a captured Spanish gunboat, was noted as seaworthy but likely doomed if caught in open sea by the same storm.
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Guam
Beirer
Yosemite
Justin
Ballard
Cehtly
Cavite
Philippines
Manila
United States Army
United States Navy
Loss of Yosemite Reported In Typhoon Off Guam
Navy confirms Yosemite destroyed in typhoon near Guam. Cable from Admiral Remey notes crew lost and Admiral Kempff to go to Guam to assess damage. Rescue attempt by the collier Justin. five crew members from a steam launch gone. Secretary Long expresses regret at the loss but notes small death toll given shipcrew size.
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Washington
Navy
Remey
Yosemite
Guam
Kempff
Admiral Remey
Cavite
Bureau of Navigation
Department
Reme
Justin
Devastating Guam Typhoon Strikes Yosemite Disaster
Nov. 13 to 15 typhoon battered Guam as the Yosemite dragged anchors and sank after grounding on reef and rocks near Somayo. Crew saved to Justin. 9 officers, 26 marines, 68,000 Mexican money transferred. Agana suffered deaths and destruction. Morajan wrecked. crops ruined. Mrs White and Governor Schroeder sheltered in flood cellar. Solace set to bring relief to Guam families.
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Manila
Yosemite
Somayo
Swanson
George Aubel
J. J. Macanery
Wemen
J. L. Davis
Joseph Anderson
United States
Justin
Agana
Morajan
Guam
White
Major White
Marine Corps
Seaton Schroeder
Solace
Herbert Winslow
San Francisco
Schroeder
Guam History and U S Claim of Guam in 1898
An article notes Guam as the largest island in the Ladrone group and details its 1898 capture by Captain Glass of the Charlestown, the Spanish governor’s bowled salute, and the island’s geography. It cites population around 8,000 in San Luis de Apra, Malay natives, and a gauge of trade dominated by coconuts and fiber. It mentions Governor Seaton Schroeder and Marine detachments, with references to the Yosemite voyage and personnel.
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Guam
Honolulu
Manila
United Sates
Glass
Charlestown
United States
Spain
San Luis de Apra
Pacific cable survey finds level mud plains between Honolulu and Midway
Secretary Long announced last Tuesday that a survey shows an almost level mud plane at about 2700 fathoms depth from Honolulu to the Midway Islands, suitable for a submarine telegraph cable. A second level plane from 3100 to 3200 fathoms lies between the Midway Islands and Guam, with reefs and submarine mountains interrupting it. The initial thousand miles mostly level except for Ocean Island peak near the surface.
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Pacific Cable
Long
Honolulu
Midway Islands
Guam
Ocean Island
Power of Typhoons Turbulent Seas Force Manila Report
Power of a typhoon in the South Pacific is described with vivid force as winds exceeding a hundred miles per hour buffeted ships near Guam and Manila. The narrative recalls the Agamemnon’s pinnace being hurled aloft in Corea typhoons and notes warnings broadcast to China and India coasts. The Yosemite served as Guam station ship, linking Ladrone colony with Manila and global telegraph networks. a court of inquiry will assess the loss of a cruiser with another vessel to replace it. Strong vessels shed anchors and snap cables in such storms, challenging even 6000-ton steamers at seventeen knots.
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Manila
South Pacific
Guam
Corea
China
India
Yosemite
Ladrone
Young naval officer in typhoon relief voyage identified
Spatches concerning the Yosemite describe the navigating officer as in command when the captain and executive officer were ashore during the typhoon. The young Kansas native sent himself into the perilous duty, officials say, showing a brave, inexperienced hand in the service.
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Navy Department
Kansas
Yosemite ship history from Morgan line to Guam station
The Yosemite, a former Morgan line steamer, was acquired by the government before the Spanish American War and served as Guam station ship. At 179 tons displacement she carried a ten 6 inch battery, six 6 pounders, and two Colt rifles. Her Guam anchorage was near San Luis d'Apra amid shoals and a crooked channel.
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Yosemite
Morgan Line
Guam
Breg
Guams
San Luis d’Apra
Naval Register
Naval Station
Albert Moritz
B. B. Bierer
A. W. Pressey
H.L. Collins
A. N. Mitchell
F. T. Evans
F. M. Furlong
P. Delano
L. P. Reynolds
Alfred Reynolds
Bierer
Franklin Hanford
Weeny
Solace
W. H. Emory
Michigan Naval Militia
San Juan
Porto Rico
St. Paul
Isabel II
Antonio Lopez
Alfonso II
Morro Castle
Arbor
New York
Emory
George B. Ide
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Richard P. Leary
Army reorganization bill outlined by Secretary Root
Washington November 29 The House military affairs committee released Root’s letter detailing a War Department draft to reorganize the army by July 1 1901 The plan sets a total enlisted strength of 29 025 with a minimum and maximum distribution across corps infantry regiments engineers and other units including Puerto Rico regiment strength estimates and the need for Congress to provide for defence and offence
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Root
War Department
Esyire
Ischar
Congress
Women crusade begins in New Yorks East Side
Women on the lower East Side held their first meeting to curb vice in tenements. Speakers described police harassment of disorderly houses and one woman claimed her husband, harassed by police, died. They plan a plan to drive disorderly women and others from the tenements.
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New York
Lower East Side
Boers Attack Settle's Column at Orange River
South Africa November 29. The Herzog commando of about 500 attacked Colonel Henry Hamilton Settle's column Tuesday morning. After five hours of hard fighting the Boers were expelled with heavy losses. British casualties were light.
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Orange River
South Africa
Herzog Commando
Henry Hamilton Settle
Whiskey Lovers Seek Smooth Brand Favored by Colonels
A passage celebrates a whiskey prized for smoothness not bitterness, admired by colonels who value a drink you can sip without forcing. The line hints at a refined preference among seasoned drinkers for a brand that slips down easily.
Brand and You'll Like It Too Bar Ad in Boston
A vintage advertisement copy proclaims a popular bar product available through all jobbers and wholesalers. The notice lists New England Agency at 626 Chamber of Commerce in Boston as a distribution contact.
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New England
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Harvard Yale Strong Intercollegiate Debate Contenders
Harvard and Yale prepare for a December 7 debate in Sanders Theatre Cambridge on the Philippines question. R G Bruce of Harvard and Henry P Chandler headline a strong team with Paul E Fitzpatrick as alternate. Bruce, son of late Senator Blanche K Bruce, rose as speaker and Pasteur medalist. Chandler from Indian Orchard and Phi Beta Kappa. Fitzpatrick from Newton. Judges include Oscar Straus Judge Addison Brown and William B Hornblower. Seats scarce at Hurd and Herrick Boston and Thurston Cambridge.
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Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Hurd S
Herrick’s
Boston
Thurston's
United States
Philippine Islands
Oscar Straus
Addison Brown
Phi ‘Beta Kappa
Bruce
Indianapolis
Blanche K. Bruce
Mississippi
the Treasury
Princeton
Coolidge
Henry P. Chandler
Indian Orchard
Mass
William E. Russell
Boston University
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Pasteur Medal
Newton
Harvard Debaters Name Team and Alternate
The six men held a regular debate with the same time limit as the coming debate and the regular speakers were chosen. Harvard speakers are Murray Seasongood R ve Juce and H P Chandler with P E B Fitzpatrick as alternate. Seasongood, a Cincinnati native and first year law student, previously served as an alternate on the Yale defeating team and helped in the Young Men's Congress effort. William Sterning Youngman coached the team. Also: John Keefe, four, son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Keefe of Main Street, died at St Johns Hospital after being scalded when a washtub overturned yesterday in Lowell.
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Murray Seasongood
R. Ve. Juce
H. P. Chandler
P. EB. Fitzpatrick
Murray
Seasongood
Cincinnati
Law School
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Congress
Boston
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Dennis Keefe
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St. John’s Hospital
Farcical Concert of Powers Highlighted by Russian Demands
London dispatch reports Dr Morrison in Pekin says Russia presses revision of the death penalty clause or renegotiation of the note. Chinese envoys well informed of ministerial disputes, Li Hung Chang closely linked with Russians, and Japan demands China erect a monument to Sugiyama.
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London
Morrison
The
Pekin
Stati
St Nih
M. de Lersussian
Russia
Li Hung Chang
Japan
China
Sugiyama
Cambridgeport Minstrel Show Presented at Aquinas Hall
The Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association staged its second annual minstrel show at Aquinas Hall Norfolk Street Cambridgeport under John B Whoriskey direction. The chorus included sixty male voices with Thomas F Good as interlocutor and J P Hackett J P Keefe on bones. The agelate and alio featured multiple performers and the Georgia Minstrels was the alio.
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Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Last Age
Aquinas
Hall
Norfolk Street
Cambridgeport
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Thomas F. Good
J. P. Hackett
J. P. Keefe
J. P. Brassil
John C. Haverty
J. L. McCarthy
David
J. O’connor
Joseph W. Bean
Joseph P. Hackett
Willam D. Ranney
Josaph P. Brassil
Martin D. Coyne
John. C. Beverly William J. Keville
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Thomas E. Clifford
John L. McCarthy
The
Georgia Minstrels
J._b. McCarthy
Charles Scott
Charles J. P. Lucas
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