Farragut's Hartford Battles Mobile Bay and New Orleans Legacy
The Hartford under Captain David G. Farragut faced heavy Confederate fire in Mobile Bay and near New Orleans during the Civil War. The flagship endured torpedo alarms and a daring pass under batteries, with Farragut urging his crew as the vessel fought amid smoke, fire rafts, and obstructions, preserving the ship and its flag through a historic clash that solidified Farragut's fame.
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Mobile Bay
New Orleans
Hartford
Tennessee
Stortford
Farragut
Traftford
Monitor
Stampton Roads
Virginia
United States
David G. Farragut
Mississippi
Maclay
Fort St. Philip
Port Hotel
Parragut
Monument Marks Grave of Frances Slocum in Peoria Indiana
An unveiling ceremony in Peoria Miami County Indiana honors Frances Slocum known as Princes Slocum in a tale dating to the Revolutionary era. Captured in 1777 at age five, she grew among the Miami people, later returned to her Pennsylvania relatives, then lived with Miami chiefs before dying in 1856 and being buried in what is now Miami village with ceremonial pomp.
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Peoria
Miami County
Ind
Princes Slocun
Frances Slocum
Wilkesbarre
Frances
Pennsylvania
Loth
Logansport
Joseph
Slocum
Miami
Hoax at British Museum Trustees Box Unsealed
The British Museum trustees led by Premier Salisbury and Lord Rosebery opened a sealed box left by antiquary Francis Douce for 1900. Inside were only waste paper fragments and a note from Douce, suggesting future donations were fools’ gold. The custody officials disposed of the alleged bequest.
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British Museum
Premier Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
Alfred Rothschild
Francis Donee
Douce
Welcome Buddha’s Bones Spark Grand Japanese Reception
A steamship from the Orient reports Buddhist sects led by Higashi Hongwanji plan a grand reception for Buddha bones sent from Siam to Tokio. About a thousand priests in jewels and rich robes will meet the bones, with a claim of 500000 years in Tokyo for a fitting ceremony, amid foreign ridicule over a 500600 yen fund.
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Orient
Higashi Hongwan Ji
Japan
Buddha
Siam
Tokio
All of Iron Navy Ship Receives Iron Furniture Fittings
The cruiser Atlanta at the Brooklyn navy yard will be equipped with iron furniture including beds and chairs. A consignment is expected soon as part of a navy plan to outfit iron furniture on all ships. During the Spanish War movable furniture was left on shore or thrown overboard to reduce fire risk.
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Farragut
Startford
America
Traftford
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Oregon
Horn
Naval Academy
Daniel Cleverton
Atlanta
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Seven Years in Dubuque Doctor Seeman Promises Cures
An 1898 Dubuque advertisement touts Dr. F A Seeman as a dual trained medical expert and Roentgen X ray operator with claims of curing chronic diseases. It features testimonials from residents praising his treatments for catarrh deafness piles and nervous debility while promoting scans that reveal internal conditions.
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Chicago
Seeman
Dubuque
Carr, Rider & Adams
Ang
Kronfeldt
Elm Street
Iowa
Guttenberg
Fred C. Leitgen
Henry Murray
Ida Belle
Seemann
Jomin Steiber
Couler Ave
Mr. Stanton
Zwingle
F. A. Seeman
Gatarrh
Nervous Diseases Treated by Electric Methods
Advertisement for epilepsy and nervous prostration treatment plus women’s disorders such as bearing down pains and suppressed menses cured by electric methods. Claims cures for syphilis, blood and skin diseases without mercury or potash. Office in Lincoln Block corner Eighth and Locust streets with stated hours and free confidential consultation.
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Lincoln Block
Eighth and Locust Streets
Eighth Street
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Abs- Creston
Jas. F. Coffee
Aud Advertising Co
Hill Street
Mumber Associated
U. S
Canada
The
John Ellwanger Co
Jobukuys .of
Kentucky
Ahn Bulwanger
Francis Jaeger
W. KB. Ellwanger
Peter Kliene
Dubuque, Iowa
Jas. A. Hayes
Peter Klone, II
W. Coates
Robt, Benson
W. W. Altman
Jax A. Hayes
Prelephone
Hayes & Abeln
Tasnes
A. Hayes
A. P. Abeln
Security Building
Telephone
Fox Cutlery Co
Dfaln
Grullanrk
Redmen
Donna
Kanana
Presbyterian Church
Atchison- ‘Kan
WM. Lawther
Lem Sheridan
WM. Lawther, Jr
Main Street
East
DR. Seemann
Farley & Loetscher Manufacturing Co
Clay Street
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