Control of Palsied Hands and Steady Aim
A Kansas City Star tale notes how constant practice gives control to palsied hands. An artist with tremors can paint firmly once his brush touches the canvas. It likewise covers veteran "Peg Leg" Smith whose wheeled life steadies before firing, hitting the target as the bell rings.
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Kansas City
Smith
Leavenworth
City Hall
Walnut Street
Paley
Painted Man
Kansas City Star
Remarkable testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Rang of Philadelphia writes of severe womb trouble and long illness ending with recovery after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes despair, nervousness, and insomnia then improvement after the first dose, thanking the medicine and God. Mrs. Pinkham invites suffering women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia EK
Pinkham
General Merritt faces Philippine mission challenges and force doubts
The article notes General Merritt’s commitment to the expedition and his doubts about occupying the Philippines with 15,000 troops, most of them militia lacking coordinated action, while the plan reportedly envisions 14,000 National Guard members and a larger Spanish force of about 60,000.
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Philippines
Merritt
Mantla
National Guard
Far Weastern
Corps Commanders Named Amid War Department Orders
The War Department issued orders completing the Army corps command structure. Major Generals Merritt Brooke Wadsworth Wade Coppinger Shafter Otis Wilson Lee Wheeler were designated to lead the Departments of the Pacific, the Cult, and other theaters with reports to major generals and telegraphic reporting for volunteer regiments already in service.
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Waanrsatox
United States Army
War Department
Oreers
Wesley Merritt
John Wt. Brooke
First Corps
Department of the Cult
William Mo Firaham
Sag
Ond
Falls Church
James F Wade
Third Corps
Brooke
Chickamauga
John d. Coppinger
Fourth Corps
Mobile
William R. Shafter
Pitth
Tampa
Elwell
Otis
Merritt
Department of the Pacifi
James H. Wilson
Sixth Corps
Chickamau
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Corps
Joseph Wheeler
United States Volunters
Cavalry Division
Lamepa
Fla
Fire at La Matairie kills six inmates in Canada
A fire at La Matairie auxiliary of the general hospital in Kt Hyacinthe Canada destroyed the building. Six inmates died and four others are missing believed dead. Dozens escaped as flames swept through the 200 inmates. The blaze started in the chapel where lamps burned all night.
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Milas Cima Elseennetts
Noronette Bernier
Hosalie Brodeur
J.B. Borthiaump
McCadden Brothers
Hroworka
Philadelphia
William McCadden
Frm
Charles Richardson
Misa Evelye G. Caldwell
Volunteer Surge at Chickamauga Park Chooses Arrival Pace
Chickamauga Park Tennessee fills with volunteers as regiments arrive. Ohio Cavalry under Colonel Day brings 600 men near the Lafayette road. Third Wisconsin with 1026 men arrives on three trains and moves to the park. Twelve companies of the Third Hittnels Infantry totaling 1079 men land on four trains under Colonel Fred Bennett.
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Chickamauga Park
Chattamooga
Tenn
Ohio Cavalry
Colonal
Lafayette Road
Wisconsin
M.T. Moore
Hitnels Regiment of Infantry
Fred Bennett
Thirty Regiments Ordered to Chickamauga from Northern States
Adjutant General Corbin announces thirty regiments and five batteries totaling 1413 officers and 29,087 men ordered to move to Chickamauga. States listed include Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Indiana Illinois Maine Massachusetts Missouri New Hampshire New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont with exact regiments and strengths. Troops will travel to Chickamaugas National Park area for camp and full equipment before Cuba campaign.
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Thither
Wasmington
D. C
Corbin
Chickamauga
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Indiana
Ohio
Chickamaugs
Cuba
First Invasion Fails to Land Anna at Cuba Expedition
An attempt to land Anna in Cuba failed after leaving Tampico May 10 aboard the steamer fuaste with 7000 rifles and 200000 rounds for insurgents in Pinar del Rio and Matanzas. Captain J H Dorat led the expedition which sheltered off Kev West for days and returned defeated as Cubans could not meet the landing party and no supplies could be offloaded. Spanish cavalry patrolled the coast, appearing whenever a landing was attempted.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Tampa
Gieste
Gussie
Catmnay
Peneh
Thy &Pautanis
Kev Wear
Fuaste
TampFla
Insurgenta
Pinar del Rio
Matanzas
J. H. Dorat
Ata
Miles
Rendazvous
Americaos
Forea
Bread riots spread across Europe amid hunger fear
London papers blame Joseph Leiter for Europe’s bread crisis as France Spain and Italy see unrest and clashes. News from Camp Black Long Island reports mutiny and discharge of recruits. Cuban coast war moves with ships toward Havana and reports of shortages. Britain discusses Anglo Saxon alliance as Dewey and US actions unfold.
Haymaking In India At Allahabad Season Timing And Yields
The article notes eight cuttings of grain during the monsoon season from mid June to mid March. Manured land yields 15 to 40 tons per acre depending on soil quality and time since manure. The shaban hook provides cleaner cuts than bullock driven mowers, preserving grass stubble. On unmanured land only one hay crop occurs in October. Haying begins mid September. moisture and humidity hinder drying even in dry periods. Forty eight natural granite species offer high value with frequent cuttings.
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India
Allahabad
Blackwell’s Magazine
Huge Atlantic War Map Guides President’s War Plans
A large wooden backed map eighteen by ten feet shows the Atlantic between Newfoundland and the Amazon with paper ships for the two navies. The map tracks daily positions as the President, War and Navy secretaries, Gen Scho field, War Council, and Strategy Board study ongoing movements for strategic planning.
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Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Amazon
Navy
Schofield
War Council and Strategy Board
Atlantia
Pawne
Laws Globe-Democrat
A Boarding House Keeper Reads War News
A boarding house keeper in Chicago comments on a naval battle article, joking that repelling boarders is unnecessary if they pay weekly. The piece notes agitation in the Transvaal for a department of agriculture led by a minister.
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Chicago Post
Transvaal
Department of Agriculture
Awkward Chinese Roadway and Vast River Haul Near Ver Million
An awkward roadway described as a central elevated path flanked by two low sides poses safety risks during rain as vehicles risk slipping into mud and water. In South Dakota a large haul of sixteen hundred fish from the Sioux River near Ver Million is claimed to be the largest catch in the region.
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Sioux River
Vermillion
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