Lowe on the Holland urges fifty submarine vessels for New York defense
Acting Secretary Allen releases board and Chief Engineer John Lowe reports on the Holland trials. Lowe urges purchase and rapid creation of a submarine torpedo fleet with 50 vessels in Long Island Sound to protect New York, preserve peace, and bolster diplomacy. He cautions against delaying arms due to Hague limits and advocates specialized submarine craft. He also outlines future navy policy favoring distinct vessel types and compact sizes for crew comfort.
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Allen
Board of Smspection and Survey
John Lowe
Lowe
United States
Long Island Sound
New York
Board
New York Herald
Hhis
China
Philippines
Hawaii
Atlantic
Montauk Point
Long Esdaawl
Long Island
Mimi
Holland
Navy Department
The Black Menace in South Africa War Looms
A wary view of black tribes in South Africa as potential combatants in a looming conflict between England and the Transvaal. The piece notes vast black populations, rivalries among Basutos Zulus and Xosas, historical meddling by whites, and the evolving use of firearms by native warriors amid rising tensions.
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South Africa
England
Transvaal
Zambezi
Natal
Ambitious Venezuelan General Castro Wins Presidency
Gen Cipriano Castro, 36, rises from rebel commander to Venezuela's president after a turbulent career. A Liberal supporter, he opposed Crespo and Andrade, led revolts, and overcame Morales and Larria to seize control. He organized a revolution over state division disputes and earned a reputation for courage and effective leadership.
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Venezuela
Ile
Liberal Party
Crespo
Castro
Andrade
Mocho” Hernandez
Cipriano Castro
Morales
Larria
World powers unite in Pacific trade and Samoan partition
A Washington dispatch notes Judge Chambers of Alabama praising the Samoa division with Manua Rose and Tutuila and the Pango Pango harbor. It says Britain Germany and the United States will cooperate to develop Pacific commerce, educate Samoans, and potentially appoint a naval governor, with Captain Leary as favored governor choice.
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Washington
New York Tribune
Chambers
Alabama
Samoa
Manua
Rose
Tutuila
Pango-Pango
South Pacific
Australia
South Africa
Pacific
China
Hawaii
Samoan
Great Rock
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Hoans
Americas
Guam
Captain Leary
Doctors on All Trains Scheme Proposed by Medico-Legal Leader
Dr Albert Bachs proposed adding paid on board physicians on trains and a hospital car with doctors and nurses on long trips. He argued that railways should protect travelers like ocean liners and that contagious diseases could be isolated quickly, reducing risk and liability for railroad companies.
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Bachas
The
Medico-Legal Society
Albert Bachs
New York Journal
Hotel St. Andrew
New York
Bachs
Royal engineers survey detachment to aid Transvaal campaign
A detachment of Royal engineers selected from the ordnance survey sails from Southampton for the Transvaal campaign. They will chiefly survey routes bridges and watercourses to aid artillery and skirmishers and produce rapid maps for the main staff. The unit is the largest of its kind to ever serve under similar conditions in a British campaign.
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Royal Engineers
Ordnance Survey
Transvaal
Southampton
Cape
Orange Free Statie
Malaria Cause Tied to Local Mosquito Species
A Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases mission to Sierra Leone reports mosquitoes of the Anopheles type carry malaria. The study finds local puddles breed the vectors and kerosene can kill larvae. drainage and ongoing public health measures are urged, with authorities bearing responsibility.
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State Department
Washington
Consul Hill
Amsterdam
Sierra Leone
Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases
New York Sun
Last Cent Marriage Fee Allegedly Records Low Indiana Toll
Squire Dunham of Anderson Indiana is claimed to have collected the smallest marriage fee on record. A financially strapped groom offered one cent as payment, saying it was all he could give, according to the Indianapolis Journal.
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Squire Dunham
Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Has tie Merits and Boer War Pros Noted
The New York Press argues the Boer war has good points, claiming it helps keep the mind off football and chrysanthemums, offering a light defense of the conflict.
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New York Press
Army romance ties Miss Celia Miles to Lt Col Reber
Miss Celia Miles daughter of General Nelson A Miles is engaged to Lt Col Reber a 35 year old officer height nearly six feet with service since 1884. The couple has known each other many years and their courtship has included long saddle rides in Washington and on Governors Island.
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Orange Free State
Moshesh
Basuto
Caledon
Basutoland
Lerothodi
Lerothodl
Cape Colony
Basutos
Gordon
Celia Miles
Reber
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Army
Washington
Miss Miles
National Capital
Colonel Reber
Governors Island
Reese
Ohio
Shermans
Sherman
Miss Mary Crocker Seen As New York Society Heiress
Rumor places Mary Crocker, 18, daughter of the late Colonel Fired Crocker and heir to 24 million dollars, entering New York society. Described as refined and beautiful with eastern schooling and influential relatives Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Ogden Mills, she is reportedly poised to win social acceptance among Knickerbocker circles.
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Mary Crocker
California
New York
Miss Crocker
America
Fired Crocker
Southern Pacific Railroad
Knickerbocker Society
Whitelaw Reid
Ogden Mills
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Kaffraria
Kei River
General Castro
Islands
British Royal Engineers
Army Romance
York
Dobbs Ferry
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Pares
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