Route for Admiral Dewey's Return From Manila
The article outlines Dewey's proposed voyage home aboard the Olympia. It trip includes Hong Kong Singapore Aden Port Said Alexandria Malta Algiers Gibraltar and possibly Portsmouth with naval escorts and receptions. Officials estimate a New York arrival around July 30 after about seventy days at sea with possible earlier arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juust Bes Dewey
United States
Gen. Otis
Admiral Dewey
Hong Kong
Dewey
Singapore
Aden
Port Said
Alexandria
Malta
Algiers
Gibraltar
Atlantic
France
Italy
Great Britain
Europe
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Olympia
Dewer
Aral Dewey
New York
Makovage
Steamer Paris Aground Off Cornwall Rocks
The American liner Paris, once the Lallied Star estiliary cruiser Yale, ran aground on the Manacles near the Cornwall coast while en route from S&S to New York. The crew were saved aboard the lifeboats and tugs attended the scene as confusion and damage were reported, with several passengers transferred to safety and the ship left upon the rocks amid distress signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwall
Ammer Paris
Yale
S&s
Myn
New York
Bart
Soci
Mohegiin
Talmouth
Ander
Talmeonih
Aris
Atlantic Trinson
Dewey in the Orient Abridged War Chronicle
A compressed timeline shows Admiral Dewey’s movements from Hong Kong to Manila in 1898. Entries note wartime dispatches, ship color changes, engagements near Cavite and Subic Bay, and eventual victory signals, with references to Corregidor, Manila surrender, and subsequent roles in the Philippine commission and travel to Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
Manila
Cavite
Subig Bar
Dewer
Diengkone
Philippines
Navy Department
Mirs Bay
Ameri
Vwienehone
Mays
Abel Tions
Pine
Usua
Philippine Commission
McKinley
Cabied Turei
Scene of accident near Manacle Point rocks
Survivors among passengers and crew escaped as the Molegan struck rocks near Manacle Point on a clear night. The vessel ran aground on Vase rock with twelve feet of water remaining over the torc while rescuers and observers noted the peril and questioned how the ship was driven off course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molegan
Penwin
Almacies
Fire Wipes Out Dawson City in Klondike Blaze
Dawson City, capital of the Klondike, was nearly destroyed by a major fire wiping out the business district and many homes. Loss placed at not less than 4 million dollars as three couriers braved danger to relay the disaster to outside regions. Panicked citizens faced weeks without provisions while warehouses and supply lines were gutted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson City
Klondike
American Camping Company
North American Trading and Transportation Company
Thos. P. Reiley
Ogilvie
L. St. Humes
Humes
Seattle
Frank Tokules
Dawson
Indiana fairs list with dates and secretaries
A long list of Indiana county fairs with dates in August to October and named secretaries for each fair. The compilation covers numerous towns including North Vernon Osgood Logansport Hagerstown Fairmount New Castle Rockport Muncie Madison Bainbridge Swazee Remington Lawrenceburg Columbus Lebanon Winchester Greenfield Franklin Corydon Sheridan Boswell Bridgeton Rushville Shelbyville Salem Princeton Marion Lafayette Riley Huntingburg Scrawfordsville Richmond Bedford Portland Fiora Boonville Kendallville Laporte Bourbon Angola Terre Haute and the Indiana State Fair, with each entry naming the county, town, date span, and the fair secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
The
Fair Association
North Vernon
Jennings County
Fred H. Nauer
Osgood Fair
Ripley County
Will C. Leslie
Logansport
F. WH. Balbridge
Fairmount
Grant County
Wilbur Lucas
New Castle
Henry County
W.L. Risk
Rockport
Spencer County
C. M. Partridge
Muncie
Delaware County
Claypool
Madison Fair
Jefferson County
John VY. Connelly
Putnam County
A. R. Allison
Swazee
William Hartley
Jasper County
Jasper Guy
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn County
H. L. Nowlin
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Rush County
King
Shelbyville
Shelby County
C. E., Amsden
Salem Fair
Washington County
E. W. Menaugh
Princeton
Gibson County
S. Vet. Strain
Marion
J. J. Bradford
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
W. M. Bleckstock
Riley
Vigo County
J. W. Whiteacre
Huntingburg
Dubvns County
H. C. Robert
Scrawfordsville
Montgomery County
W. F. Hulet
Richmond Fair
Wayne County
Joe Stevenson
Lawrence County
T. O.daggy
Indianapolis
C. EF. Kennedy
Rochester
Fulton County
E. C. Mercer
Portland
Jay County
C. O. Hardy
Carroll County
J. T. Gillam
Warrick County
J. F. Richardson
Noble County
G. P. Alexander
Laporte
Laporte County
J. Vern Dorland
Marshall County
W. Edison
Angola
Steuben County
Orville Goodale
Terre Haute Fair
W. U. Duncan
West and East vie for Speakership in Congress era
Washington dispatch notes rising odds for Henderson or Hopkins as Speaker with Kansas Republicans signaling control. East–West balance discussed amid rules committee influence and Eastern loyalties. Concurrent items report Edwin McSortie found dead in St Louis tenement, martial law in burned district, and British North America Bank losing gold dust due to a vault fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wopkina
Henderaon
Washington Corre
Kins
Venderson
Ale Chancoes
Seami
Henderson
Senderson
Lis
House
Hopkins
Kansas
Town
Hlinsis
Curtis
Sherman
New York
Rutes Tenderson
Edwin McSortie
St. Louis
British North America
Strife Over Peace Congress Secrecy and Arbitration
Daron de Staal, head of the peace congress, received final czar instructions on compulsory arbitration options including a supreme or private tribunal with third power mediation. Secrecy at the conference provokes press dissatisfaction. Also noted are miner strike not planned in Pittsburg and various notices including Stanton Sickles as secretary in Madrid and a Pacific cable survey route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daron de Staal
Peace Congress
Pittsburg
Matilda Nolan
New York
Ault
Bellaire
Ohio
Stanton Sickles
United States
Madrid
Commander Smith
London
Victoria
B. C
Sidney
Manning
Fiji Islands
New Zealand
Madison Hosts Large Meeting of Indiana Editors
The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association gathered in Madison last week with strong attendance and success. Visitors enjoyed generous hospitality in the river town, toured Hanover College and local industries, and took a pleasure excursion on the steamship City of Cincinnati to Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Madison
Hanover College
Louisville
City of
Cincinnati
Tramp killed on railroad near Corydon and other Indiana notes
A series of brief items reports a tramp’s death on the Corydon rail line, the formation of a Valparaiso Elks lodge, Fort Wayne meat prices rising, Indiana oil fields sending 6 111 barrels daily, Daleville resident John Harman’s accidental rifle shooting, Greensburg winning an $18 700 school contract, a dove at Louis Benyon’s funeral in Boggstown, 12 000 at the I O O F State Home cornerstone ceremony in Greensburg, a two mile parade route, and the death of Mrs Elizabeth Boring in Lamar Missouri at 116 years old with old Rust County ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Lodge of Elks
Valparaiso
Fort Wayne
Indiana
John Harman
Daleville
Greensburg
Louis Benyon
Boggstown
Elizabeth Boring
Rush County
Lamar
Boring
Clermont County
Ohio
Rust County
Missouri
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Backache Relief
A series of patient letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for chronic backache and women's ailments. Testimonials claim relief from pain and nervousness, with several cases noting tumor expulsion and restored sleep after use. Letters urge early use and free replies from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna J. Fenstermaker
Pine Summit, Pa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moliain
Paris
Lizaree
Rm A
Klondike City
Indiana State News
West
Front Street
Democratic Editora Meet
C. Klenk
Wells
Minn
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