Congressman's Son and Marine Die After Jump From Tug
Newport R I Feb 16 Two men one in Marine uniform and another in civilian clothes jumped overboard from the tug Annie R Wood en route to Fort Greble and drowned The uniformed manPrivate Benj J Stenson Stenerson son of Congressman Halvor Stenerson Minnesota was recovered briefly then failed to cling to life The other man John McIntosh is believed to be a marine Neither body has been recovered The Stenerson coat was identified at the police station Stenerson enlisted Oct 24 1907 at East Grand Forks Minn age 27 occupation student residence Crookston Minn
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Newport, R. I
United States Marine Corps
Annie R. Wood
Newport
Fort Greble
Benj J. Stenerson
Halvor Stenerson
Minnesota
John McIntosh
Sig
Stenerson
East Grand Forks
Minn
Crookston, Minn
Government rushes vast war supplies to Philippines
The United States accelerates the largest wartime shipment to its insular possessions. The Pacific steamship Manchuria left San Francisco January 7 with 6,000,000 rounds of ammunition for the army in the Philippines, along with thousands of Springfield rifles. Transports Sherman, Thomas and Dix will within nine ty days deliver an equal amount, plus shells and ammunition for coast defence guns at Manila Subic Bay and other armaments. The government is hastening this massive mobilization to bolster Far East defenses.
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San Francisco
Philippines
Far East
Sherman
Thomas
Dix
Pacific
Manchuria
Manila
Subig Bay
Harbor Defense Stores Rush To Philippines Amid War Prep
The article notes a large stock of torpedoes mines and submarine bombs valued around $1,000,000 being supplied for Subig Bay and Manila harbors. It cites a yearly ammunition quota of 2,000,000 rounds for the Philippines, which has accumulated rather than depleted due to absence of warfare. The government plans an auxiliary six year supply, drawing interest.
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Subig Bay
Manilla
Phillippines
Harper’s Weekly
Five Thousand Prizes For Women Needle Work Contest
Five thousand dollars in prizes offered for women in needle work across 100 prizes. Four contests open to all without charge or condition. Send for a free booklet detailing BUCHAN'S Soaps Corporation at 225 Fifth Ave New York City.
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Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
Buchan's Soap Ad Promises Pure Refreshing Cotton Bloom
An advertising notice promotes Buchan's Soap with the claim Absolutely Pure Hygienic Refreshing. It urges readers to send 10 cents for a cake of Buchan's Cotton Bloom if their druggist cannot supply it and gives the company's New York address at 225 Fifth Ave.
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Buchan
Buchan’s Soaps Corporation
Fifth Ave
New York City
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