Route Admiral Dewey Will Take on Return Voyage from Manila
The Olympia under Admiral Dewey will sail from Hong Kong to Singapore then Aden and Port Said to Alexandria and Gibraltar before crossing the Atlantic. Officials estimate a seven day voyage with twenty days for docking and coaling, possibly reaching New York sooner if delays ease.
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Dewey
United States
Gen
Otis
Admiral Dewey
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Hong Kong
Hong Khong
Singapore
Aden
Port Said
Alexandria
Malta
Algiers
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Frances Tney
Britain
Europe
Portsmouth
Moliniea
Seeedom
Bureau of Navigation
New York
Paris Strands On Manacles Near Cornwall Coast
The American liner Paris ran aground on the Manacles near Land’s End while en route from Southampton to New York. After a te = nse arrival, 360 passengers and mail bags were evacuated to Falmouth. ships stood by as tugboats arrived. The cause is not explained, captain Watkins unable to account for the grounding.
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Cornwall
Paris
Yale
Astore
New York
Athantic Transport Line
Southampton
Watkins
Lalmouth
Lifeports
Renelvc
Twe Foes
Falmouth
English Channel
Tigard
Land's End
Manaecles
Mehran
Beard
Dewey in the Orient and Manila Campaign Timeline
A terse, date rich sketch chronicles Rear Admiral George Dewey’s 1898 naval actions from Hongkong to Manila. It lists movements toward Cavite and Subic Bay, battles, sieges of Corregidor, the surrender of Manila, and Dewey’s rise to rear admiral with cables to Washington and Hongkong.
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Hongkong
Minnili
Cavite
Subly Bay
Offeriang
Aduiral
Dewey
Paippines
Thepartmeunt
Mirs Bay
Manila
Luzon
Tien
Augustin
von Diederichs
Emperor Willian
Washington
McKinley
Philippine Commission
Audmiral
Fongkong
United States
Mohegan Shipwreck Mystery Remains Unclear
Passengers and crew escaped after the Mohegan struck rocks in fair weather. How the vessel freed itself and reached the rocks has not been satisfactorily explained.
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Coclear
Fire Wipes Out Dawson City Business District
Dawson City suffered a major blaze destroying the business section and many homes. Loss estimated at 400000 dollars or more with provisions and supply houses wiped out leaving residents homeless and food scarce for weeks. Couriers carried the alarm out while mounted police aided evacuation and relief efforts.
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Dawson City
Klondike
American Camping Company
North American Trading and Transportation Company
Thos
P. Reilley
Ogilvie
L. F. Humes
Hunter
Seattle
Frank Tokales
Dawson
Hopkins or Henderson Seen as Next Speaker Hope
A Washington correspondent notes growing sentiment that the next Speaker may come from the West with Henderson favored over Hopkins. Henderson’s Ground includes loyalty to the Reed faction and the Rules Committee influence, while Hopkins is seen by some as a stronger choice. East and West division could shape the final decision as managers balance factional votes. Martial law was declared by mounted police after a large fire district blaze, with thieves and an improvised dungeon reported among ruins. Bank of British North America suffered heavy losses, including a flimsy vault and gold dust.
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Hopkins
Henderson
Washington
Sherman
Menderson
Reed” Wement
Committee On Rules
Congress
House
Committee On
E Henderson
Wenderson
Bank of
British North America
Strife in Peace Congress Over Arbitration Secrecy
Baron de Staal reports final instructions from the Czar on compulsory arbitration. The Hague conference faces internal dissent over a supreme or private tribunal, with third power mediation. Press representatives condemn secrecy as undermining peace efforts.
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Hague
Baron de Staal
Peace Congress
Czar
Nese
Women urged to write for Lydia E Pinkham’s advice
A public appeal explains that many women suffer in silence and gain relief by contacting Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It cites letters from Miss Exun Brenner and Miss Nellie Russell praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urging others to seek guidance without fear.
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Exun E. Brenner
East
Rochester
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kansas Cattle and the Corn to Profit in Kansas
Kansas holds about 2,750,000 cattle with 700,000 milch cows and a similar number of work oxen. Approximately 1,800,000 are fattened for beef then shipped to Kansas City Chicago or St Joseph. Fattening adds 500 pounds per 150 bushels of corn. profit equals finish value minus feed cost. Canners are low grade fattening avoided. beef moves to factories for processing in Chicago.
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Kansas
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Chiccago
Texas
Indian Territory
Elgin
Chicago
Photographers Caught In Bismarck Death Photo Case
Two Hamburg photographers bribed a watcher to enter the room where Prince Bismarck lay dead and photograph the body. The attempted sale was blocked by the family, and a clock on the wall identified the exact time. Police traced the onlookers, the case dragged through court for about a year, and sentences of three to six months were imposed with the photos suppressed.
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Prince Bismarck
Hamburg
Bismarck
Parrots Promoting Liquor In Liverpool Salons
A Scotch distiller unveils a novel advertising system by buying parrots and teaching them to cry Drink Blank's whisky. He displays the gilded cages to saloon keepers of Liverpool to spread the brand.
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Blank
Liverpool
The Useful Camel and Its Legends Debunked
Carnhill argues against myths of seasickness and vicious camels. He describes camel behavior, water needs, and training practices, noting Arabs water their camels longer yet corn-fed camels endure hard work better. He warns against assuming camels can go without water.
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Camel Corps
Desert
Carnhill
Wealth of Bonaparte claimants vs Orleans fortune
The article notes Prince Victor Napoleon and Louis Napoleon each worth about £5,000 a year while Empress Eugenie could leave £2,000,000 to a Bonapartist leader. Combined Bonaparte wealth is under £4,000,000, Eugenie owning most. In contrast the Orleans fortune is about £15,000,000, making the Orleans substantially wealthier.
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Prince Victor Napoleon
Napoleon V
Avenue
Loudse
Brussels
Louis Napoleon
Eugenie
Europe
Bonapartist
Bonaparte
House of Orleans
Plague Death Toll in India Exceeds 250000
Statistics from the Bombay outbreak of bubonic plague show 250000 deaths recorded but officials believe the total is higher as many fatalities among natives are concealed from authorities.
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India
Bombay
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