Monkeys and Ants in Luzon Describe Manila Trip and Wreck
Private Red writes of ants and monkeys in Luzon with vivid notes on Manila visits, a railroad wreck near Angelus killing four and injuring others, and life in the field. He details insects, snakes, and jungle behavior, plus pet monkeys and mischief among troops as they anticipate return to the United States.
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Red
Luzon
P. L. Feo
Manila
Sam
Angelus
Sao Fidernando
Smith
Ohio
Jouko
Bob
Fitz
Paul Kraser
Ormstrom
African Statesman
Hbotlan
Chinen
Paleiers
Nieuw
United States
Charles
Woodruff Boom Prompts Campaign Button Spread
Friends of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff handed out campaign buttons at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York. Republicans at the state committee meeting received buttons and were urged to promote the Woodruff bid, with 100000 buttons ordered for distribution across regions.
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Woodrull Boum
Tiskethy L. Woodrull
Fifth Avenue
New York
Woodruff
New York Herald
Nevel Telescopic Boat Advances in Submarine Navagation
The New York Post describes a telescopic boat whose displacement changes by hydraulic means, allowing the vessel to rise or sink. It is designed to discharge Whitehead torpedoes and features a detachable conning tower that can float away with its crew in an emergency.
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Secretary of the Navy
Washington
San Francisco
B. M. Hodges
Nero
Honolulu
Manila
Goa
Yokohama
Tring
Guam
Govoluto
Midway Islands
New York
Gownmnder Hodges
Hodges
Frank E. McCullough
Sand Island
Midways
Dr. McCullogh
McCullogh
Oerport
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Nevel
New York Post
Ditch Riders Open Occupation in Western Irrigation Canals
The new job of ditch rider patrols irrigation ditches to ensure repairs and proper water distribution. Divisions span 12 to 14 miles with crews covering larger systems as needed. typical pay ranges from $60 to $75 a month, plus board, horse, and cart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pete the Wongin and the Counting Figures Tale
In a Lewiston Maine humor piece Pete at the Wongin store faces an odd bill affair. The woodsman Pete fears the figures and learns the shopkeeper’s digit puzzle hides three pairs of stockings, revealing a comic clash of arithmetic and pride in a typical Maine camp story.
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Maine
Pete
Tere
Scott
Tome
Figvers
Lewiston
Journal
Boer Prisoners and War Ship Deportations Detail South African War
Reports describe British handling of Boer prisoners during the South African conflict. Prisoners are loaded aboard the Penelope at Simons Bay and Cephalonia, then ferried to Durban and back, with the Penelope and Cephalonia alternating transports as captures are consolidated. A Pretoria prisoner letter praises officers’ living quarters and gymnasium at the model school, noting electricity, a library, and drills.
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Penelope
New York Commercial
Simons Bay
Cape Town
Satal
Durban
Bard
Cephalonia
Pretoria
A. BE. Saserick
Plummers Fore
Model School
Sandow
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Brown
Laincenek
Pretermantvburg
Mermfonte
Brak Dam
Zuutpan
Daro-Techo
Hasnstad
D. Saunders
St Lovis
Ladysmith
Fork & Meenas
Loring
Titan
Puc
Avasar
Bae
Zane
Hurges
Teres
Cocan de Tet
Bettie
Grok Boo
Cape
Desert
Crpet
Serpter
Rele
Fegdon
Charetr
Edward J. Wheeler
New York Times
I. We. Ute
United
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Martha Washington
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Waverever
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Geidel Building
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Coshocton
News of the World
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