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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
6
The gunboat Helena sails at 18 knots with 1 600 horsepower and a displacement of 1 892 tons. The warship costs 280 000 dollars and mounts eight 4 inch rapid fire guns plus ten smaller caliber weapons.
The Oregon spans 848 feet with a displacement of 10 223 tons. It cost 8 180 000 dollars and sails at 15 knots. Crew totals 424 men. Armament includes four 18 inch guns, eight 8 inch guns, four 6 inch guns and 80 smaller guns.
The account from Youth's Companion recounts young Isaac Hull era heroism. In Gibraltar 1806 the future naval officer Macdonough, then lieutenant on the Siren, thwarted a British attempt to impress a crewman. He warned the captain of the frigate he would sink the Siren to protect his men, and dispatched armed boats to rescue the seized sailor.
A St. Louis Star note argues Uncle Sam retains about 600,000,000 acres, enough to give 78 million people eight acres each and still hold vast land in Alaska and western states. It highlights that much land is not suited to homesteads but could be valuable for mining, urging use of liberal homestead laws to create homes and employ surplus labor.
The text explains Holland as a low flat country by the North Sea formed mainly from Rhine deposits and sea brought sand. Dikes, built of stones timber turf and clay, protect the land from flooding. Much of the land remains soft and swampy.
A 19th century alarmist article discusses suicides driven by disease and despair. It urges readers not to give up, promotes persistence and consultation with specialists, and advertises Warner Disease Cure routing readers to 220 Broadway New York for tailored treatment.
A collage of brief items: Sarah Bernhardt as angler and shooter. Lucy Wheelock re elected president of an international kindergarten union. Catharine Waugh McCulloch admitted to U S Supreme Court practice. Carrie Swift Atwater elected president of Vassar Alumni. Kate Woolsey offers real estate site for Greater New York exposition. Lucinda M Hoff awarded 1000 after hotel pneumonia heat claim. Mary Cowden Clarke adherence to old dress style. Italian court rep Draper see gold service tied to father. European aristocrats fashion tastes. Anita Chartres on Duse quotes the saddest woman. Dr Mary Walker opposes Hawaii annexation. Adelina Patti in Paris solitude after loss.
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