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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1898
Page
2
A garbled Dillon Montana column shows scattered reflections on veterans, politics, religion, and society. The text references shipyard workers, public bonds, parliamentary leaders, and wartime figures, with archaic phrases and multiple misread lines.
A special letter recalls Captain John W. Philip of the Texas praising God after the Santiago battle. The article notes his quiet Christian demeanor, devotion to duty, and public confession that he trusts in his crew rather than the Texas alone. It highlights his long naval career from 1856, Civil War service, and later commands.
In March of the present year a sailor sustained minor injuries after hitting a coral reef near Dry Tugas, but she returned to sea within weeks. Capt. Philip’s steadfast leadership, breaking hoodoo beliefs, kept morale high as the Texas remained a naval landmark as the first American battleship built on English plans.
A sensational tale from New Madrid features Hannah Gray, a mild old colored mammy, who fled home with the family savings and is believed hoodooed. The sheriff, tracking her to the city hospital, plans to hold her for transport to an asylum while doctors probe her claims of hoodoo spirits and vanishing taxes on her vitality.
A Boston Transcript correspondent lauds the Manila Guardia Civil as among the world's best police units. They are native Filipinos, led by Spanish officers, armed with bolo and rifles, and famed for restraint and firmness in enforcing order during the insurgent era.
A quirky claim from Bergen Norway describes a large paper church structure said to be eggproof and water resistant. The tale references a curious belief about quick time, curry, and egg white as protective materials.
Electro magnets able to lift five tons are tested by Artifacts Steel Company to transfer steel beams and plates within the plant.
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