Philippine Islands ownership and wartime notes
The article comments on American ownership of the Philippines, urges keeping them, notes upcoming precinct primaries on July 16 and county convention July 23, and includes various war era opinions and nautical facts with editorials from the Orlando Star and Mexican Herald. It references Dewey and Schley, debates over the White House cable, and mentions the Rome Georgian Men’s Edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson
Schley
White House
Dewey To wipe out a new verb proposed by J B Daugherty
The Post notes J B Daugherty of Houston suggests adding the verb Dewey To wipe out to English to honor Commodore Dewey and the Manila victory. A Tampa Tribune quotation extols a practical religion guiding daily honesty and kindness as needed in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.8. Daugherty
Houston
Tex
Dewey
Commodore Dewey
United States Navy
Manila
Philippine Islands
Tampa Tribune
Idle Money Boosts Wall Street Speculation Across Nation
New York banks report ninety eight million dollars idle plus fifty million in excess reserves. Money waiting for employment rises 84 percent from a year ago and triples from two years ago. Government payments total seventy five million as stock speculation resumes amid higher food costs and lower clothing prices. Caribbean trade is noted as doing fairly well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caribbean
Lewiston Journal
Officers Luxuries Trigger Neutrality Clash At Hong Kong
The British Governor of Hong Kong forbade the Yankee gunboat Zafire from taking war stores, citing neutrality. He relented slightly saying neutrality allows officers’ luxuries, after which the Zafire loaded a supply of shot and shell, reflecting an informal Anglo-Saxon understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Sparkman Named for Congressional Term in First District
The Times-Union and Citizen notes strong support for S. M. Sparkman to serve another term in Congress. It praises his two terms in the national legislature, leadership on rivers and harbors, and influence as a Florida military and naval base advocate. It urges party unity and expectations that Bob Davis will receive similar support from the Second District at Deland on July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Sparkman
Congress
Sparkman
Washington
Deland
Bob Davis
Union and
Citizen
Navy Supplement gleams with clear naval explanations
The Scientific American Navy Supplement delivers straightforward explanations of warship classes with diagrams and interior views. It guides readers from classification to detailed ship descriptions, including turrets, engines, and handling rooms, plus a Cuba map and complete naval tables. Published by Munn & Co. for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Navy
Massachusetts
Cuba
West Indies
Munn & Co
Broadway
New York
Tribute to W. D. Chipley Sparks Florida Support Reach
Capt. Ed O'Brien of Escambia praised the late W. D. Chipley at the Democratic convention in Tampa. The Times-Union notes Chipley’s enduring influence in West Florida and Pensacola politics, including support for a Gulf dockyard and Nicaragua Canal, with public memory growing beyond the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Florida
Tampa
Ed O'Brien
Escambia
W. D. Chipley
Pensacola
South
Chipley
West Florida
Browns' Iron Bitters Promises Liver Health
An advertisement urges proper liver care and claims Browns' Iron Bitters will maintain liver function and cure liver disease once developed. It promotes use for strength and vitality and notes the product is sold by all dealers.
Truth and Truth Tellers in Press and Pulpit
A newspaper editor argues with a preacher that truth could ruin both church and press. He notes the minister who always tells all truths will flee town after one sermon, as the pulpit and pen magnify virtues and sanctify reputations.
A Lesson on Navy Reform and Congress
The Atlanta Journal argues that President Cleveland and Secretary Whitney urged navy modernization in 1885 and faced opposition from cost-minded Congress members. The piece warns that petty demagogues could have left the nation unprepared for war and that reckless economy is a dangerous guide to policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Whitney
Congress
Treasury
Spain
Atlanta Journal
Fragmented OCR News Note unsure content
Abstract readable fragments describe medical terms and remedies with unclear references. Mentions kidney related terms and headaches alongside arbitrary phrases and nonsensical strings. No clear event or identifiable names emerge.
Peace societies criticized in wartime satire at Independence Hall
A columnist ridicules peace societies during the war period calling them comic and faux pas. The piece mocks sympathy for Spain and questions their motives, referencing Independence Hall and suggesting pro Alfonso sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Peace Society
Spain
Chris Uana
Sagasta
Independence Hall
Alfonso
Peace advocates caricatured as treasonous by Pensacola News
The Pensacola News mocks peace advocates as milk and water patriots who deal in treason and maudlin sympathy for the enemy. It calls such figures incomprehensible to the average American and asserts America disdains them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pensacola News
Sure Thing for You and Government War Talk
An ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure with money back if not. A Washington note warns steamship owners against robbing the government and urges the seizure of ships at reasonable compensation if needed, framing it as wartime defense against domestic enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Courier-Journal
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McKinley
Strategy Board
Orlando Star
Hanna
United States
Mexican Herald
Rome
O.C
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Scientific American Navy Supplement
Seoi
Scott
Scoty & Sowie
Gulf
Oregon
O'Brien
Times-Union and Citizen
Patr
Peace Societies
Cardo
Cardus
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Louisa Wats
Jefferson, Ga
J. M. Clutter
Music House
Smith & Barnes
Ensy Kimball
Gee
J.m.clutter
So, Palafox St
ENNER
the Dominion Company
Dept. A. Chicago
Serry
Perry
D. M. Ferry & CO
Detroit, Mich
Fawcett & CO
Chatham Mills
Texas
Bay Street
Savannah
John Cosgrove
Propril
DeFuniak Spgs Business College
Eoimenentes
F. Cook
Prin DeFuniak Springs
Fla
Incentreal Bulletin
Tallahasshe, Fla
T.E
Sami T
WG Powell
Mgr
U.S
Witus
C. A
R.b.bellamy
Critpley
Flordia
R. Bo Bellamy
Pat McHugh
Union Depot
Oh Wanis
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Joan Brispen Wacker
Woma
Irvington-or-the-Hudson
World Chipley Banner
Chipley Banner
Chipley, Fla
Marion & Marion Patent Solicitors & Experts
Civil & Mechanical Engineers
Polytechnic School of Engineering
Laval University
Patent Law Association
American Water Works Association
New England Water Works Assoc
Q. Surveyors Association
Assoc
Can
Society of Civil Engineers
Mashington
D.C
Monntreal
Atlanta
Sem Greves
John Temple Graves
Great Southern
the Journal
Atlanta, GA
J. Jones
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