Fleet Defends Oregon's Victory Over Cervera at Santiago
New York Sun reports naval officers largely back Chief Engineer Milligan’s role in the Oregon's speed during the July 3 chase of the Cristobal Colon and discuss the fleet's machine handling and readiness off Santiago. Officials note regulators and captains weighed in amid Warren's article in Theme Magazine while praising the fleet's performance.
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United States
Santiago
Cervera
Theme
Arthur Warren
Warren
Milligan
Oregon
Cristobal Colon
Colon
Admiral Sampson
Washington
Clark
Ke West
Key West
Captain Clark
Mr. Milligan
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Sampson’s
Schley’s
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
New York
Brooklyn
Cook
Vizcaya
Evans
Iowa
Wainwright
The
Gloucester
George W. McElroy
Texas
Indiana
New York Sun
New Home for Sailors A Bar Without Any liquor
Plans for a Brooklyn naval branch of the Young Men's Christian Association to cost at least 100000 near the New York navy yard. The building will resemble a hotel with cabins like ship staterooms and a nonalcoholic bar. It will include a library reading room Bible classes and educational rooms for enlisted men and sailors plus Army and Navy work under Commdore J W Philip with aims of moral uplift and self support.
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Brooklyn
New York Navy Yard
England
United States Army
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
Armys and Navy Department
Commadore
Naval Branch
Boston
San Francisco
Spain
William B. Millar
Scotland
France
New York
Millar
Cuba
Maniiia
Porto Rico
Chicago
Fort Snelling
Fort Porter
Fort Warren
Fort Myer
Fort Hamilton
Central Committee
Seaboard
Portland
Seattle
Wash
United States
Boston Herald
Swimming tank capacity at Radcliffe gym listed at 50 000 gallons
Boston Herald reports in a Radcliffe address that the new gymnasium swimming tank holds 50 000 gallons. The figure highlights the facility's substantial size and impact on the campus athletic program.
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Radcliffe
Boston Herald
Escaped Live Burial Story From Dodge City Soldier Home
John Clark, an elderly patient at the Dodge City Soldiers home, nearly died after typhoid left him in a coma and was placed in a coffin for burial. He revived during the night, described the eerie moment, and recovered with nursing. The tale was recounted to Thomas H. Grisham, president of the board of managers, who later discussed it with Clark.
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Thomas H. Grisham
Dodge City
John Clark
Clark
Grisham
Topeka Journal
Winter Resort in Cuba Appeals to U S Officials
E Race of El Paso Texas former collector of customs writes to Assistant Secretary Howell praising Baracoa Cuba as a winter resort site. He notes its deep harbor, coral cape, fortifications, beaches, nearby mountain streams, fishing and hunting, and a springlike climate with cool pleasant nights. He cites no illnesses for his family since arrival.
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Race
FE Paso
Tex
Baracoa
Cuba
Howell
The
Treasury
Middle States
New York
Oysters for the Klondike Arrive in Dawson City Markets
Dawson City will stock fresh oysters within two months with high price suppers at 25 dollars a plate for special friends. A steamer voyage carried a ton of oysters packed in 50 pound kegs, drained of juice before freezing to prevent water weight. The arrival is billed as a local scoop rivaling notable past gimmicks and promises a booming oyster trade for Dawsonites.
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Dawson City
Gates
Gussie Lamore
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
British Admiralty Plans Electric Vent Fans for Warships
The British admiralty proposes to test electrically powered fans to improve ventilation on lower decks of warships, aiming to make vessels more endurable for sailors during long campaigns and tropical patrols.
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British Admiralty
No More Man Eating Beneath the Eagle’s Wings
A Cleveland Plain Dealer cartoon caption envisions an end to ritual cannibalism as imperial powers in the Philippines and Pacific regions retreat. The piece satirically attacks colonial excesses and calls for simpler policies under Old Glory, with the Yankee sweeps and distant theatres referenced.
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Ocean
Philippines
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Sultan of Sulu: A New American Subject
Lieutenant H. R. Gaba assesses the Sulu sultan as a headstrong, worldly young ruler who will test American policy. The Moros trace Malay-Arab lineage, practice Islam, and govern under sultans and datus with feudal, armed society and harsh slaveholding.
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Aguinaldo
Sulu Islands
Sulu
Hobson
Sulus
Philippines
Said Ali
Philippine Islands
Dean €. Worcester
Mahimond
Paduca Majasari
Malaua
Amiril
Mauinin
Harun Noerrasid
Manila
Harun
Mahmoud
Sultana
Harup
Archipelago
Uncle Sam
H. R. Gaba
Noted Women Figures and Feats Highlight Tattler Recap
The column surveys Emma Calve birth details and early wages, Lillian Russell's park strolls with her baby, and Helen Juillard's 32000 donation for a floating hospital. It also mentions Penman as England’s lone female tramway superintendent, Mary Mapes Dodge’s European plans, Caroline Wetherell’s progressive views, Laura Evans’s Klondike feat, Fortescue's Juliet anecdote, and Mrs. Ann Smith’s long traveling life and large family.
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Lillian Russell
Solomon
Gramercy Park
New York
Emma_Calve
Emma Roquer
Decazeville
Helen P. Juillard
St. John’s Guild
Laura Evans
Oswego
White Horse
Dawson City
Bennett
Klondike
Miss Fortescue
Juliet
London
Ann Smith
Worcester
England
Winter bee-keeping tips from The Bee hive advice column
The article advises on hive construction with bottoms, tarred lining to deter mice, and winter protection to save honey. It warns against long bee moves after fall, notes a fall queen can restart a colony by spring, cautions against confining bees on comb or pollen, and discusses hive sizing, crate storage, and snow conditions for winter activity.
The Cynic
A critique of pride and folly in social conduct with sharp observations on money debt forgiveness and women's cultured appearances. The piece mocks fools by repeating old patterns and notes a wife’s delayed anger after a fraud. Atchison Globe quoted.
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Atchison Globe
Royal Box: Prince William May Visit Incognito
A brief note says Crown Prince William of Germany may visit the United States soon, but incognito, not as the Kaiser's son. The rest lists aristocratic tidbits about Queen Louise of Denmark, the Empress of India's Lancers, and the Russian czar's singing prowess.
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William
Germany
United States
Louise
Denmark
Victoria
Twenty-first Lancers
Omdurman
Russia
Gleanings From The Page A Paris Society And A Wagon Remark
A Paris society forms to supply a fourteenth guest for dinners for parties of 13. A prairie wagon in Manhattan Kansas bears a cover note claiming not bound for Missouri not busted not going to wife’s folks just to bed the railroads. The Paris Figaro explains sirdar as a contraction of Arabic words for watcher and palace meaning inspector of the palace.
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Paris
Manhattan
Kan
Missouri
Sirdar
Lord Kitchener of
Kharfum
Paris Figaro
Sayer
Electric Sparks At Mauna Loa Volcano Noted
A three week test shows electric conductibility rising ten percent and an English georgist reports he could trace electric letters with his fingers on a blanket where atmospheric electricity is abundant at Mauna Loa Hawaii.
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Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Georgist
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Cerverna
Line
D. C
the Tattler
Cynic
the Royal Box
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