Barracks Plan Aims to House Navy Apprentices Near Shore
The De partment weighs replacing receiving ships with shore barracks to house 400 to 500 apprentices and extra men. Europe shows two story rectilinear blocks with electric light, simple furniture, and individual chests. Officers retain lavish quarters while sailors endure tighter dorms before potential ship retirement. The plan seeks improved sanitation and space efficiency, with public support from naval officials.
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Europe
Errors of British Chivage and You in War Letters
The letter fragment argues against sentimental sympathy for colonized peoples and endorses strong action by Krueger and Natal against British forces. It criticizes a liberal stance while urging preparation for conflict, warning that sentiment cannot shield interests as South Africa faces invasion.
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Chivage ‘Tribune
York
Sticnles
Petas
America
Wiilen
Ventimenl
Hameder
South Africa
Krueger
Krieger
Natal
Cape Colony
Officers and soldiers in battle and politics mix in a garbled page
The text seems to mix personal reminiscence about officers shot by their own men with a discussion of veteran sentiment and a separate political note. It references a former Philippines soldier, guilt over rank and discipline, and claims of officers spared by their regiments, then shifts to a New York World article on a proposed tariff repeal for wood pulp and reduced paper tariffs. It argues American paper makers export cheap pulp, control world paper trade, and threaten forest resources. The fragmentary nature leaves figures, dates, and full context unclear.
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Kasse
Philippines
Min
Tre
Tron
New York World
Congress
International Paper Trusts
United States
Tie
Guy Holoku
Germany
Isles
China
Japan
Joseph
End of Campaign Reflections in Nebraska Regiment
Amid muster out delays in San Francisco a regimental officer earned praise for strict discipline and field leadership. Tales recount a captain’s loss, a Filipino bullet, and soldiers drifting home to Kansas while campaigns and elections reshaped loyalties.
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Santa Tomes
Tie
Kansas
Cuba
Thantle
Brotsinberg
Nebraska Regiment
Nebraska
Pulp Supply and Paper Duty Debate in Parliament
An excerpt discusses pairing water supply with forest protection and argues for free pulp from spruce resources in Canada and Northern Europe. It claims duties on paper favor monopolies and warns that continued excise would embolden trusts, urging Congress to halt such taxes.
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Canada
British America
Europe
Congress
Bloodiest battles of the century disputed by newspapers
A London dispatch and American papers debate Lord Methuen’s Modder River claim as the bloodiest battle of the century. Lists of historic battles from Austerlitz to Gettysburg are cited, with varying casualty figures and interpretations by The New York Sun and others. The piece blends war history with a humor note about a Chicago anecdote and Christmas go carts from Baumgartner's.
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Modder River
Lord Methuen
United States
Lord Methun
New York Sun
Methuen
Transvaal
New Vane
Austerlitz
Bautzen
Wagram
Moscova
Moscow
Keipsic
Waterlon
Sebastopot
Christmas in Hawaii A Cosmopolitan Island Holiday
Katherine Pope recounts how Christmas is celebrated in Hawaii among diverse communities. Native Hawaiians, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Western residents share feasts, gifts, and performances, with churches, ukuleles, and luau traditions shaping a season that lasts into New Year’s. It highlights street celebrations, temple and school activities, and the varied foods and customs that define a Pacific Christmas.
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Hawaii
The
Pacific
Marie
Lang May
Sami
Laurani
Mary
Ethel
Dagmar
Gretchen
St. Nicholas
Souss
Katherine Pope
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Sears Duce
Jude Apere
Chat
Wilniss
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Norfolk
Dale
Washington
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Cere
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Herald
Jack
Alonry
M. Stanley
Taodysoth
Aldershot
Toya
Tomiy Bedier
Ulhout
Plevna
Prussia
Austria
Koniggratz
Weissenberg-Worth
Vionville-Marsh Tour
Gravelotte
St. Privat
Stone's River
Gaines’ Mill
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
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Athinke
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