Soldier's Letter from Manila 1898 and Local Notices
Fragmented message from Sergeant John S. Kenney of the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers describes life in Manila including sickness, smallpox, mosquito trouble, and possible furloughs, with notes on mail, vaccination, and longing for home. The page also contains medical ads, humor bits, and brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ProwExss
John S. Kenney
10Th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volonteers
Manila
Philippine Islanos
Helgason
F. G. Kenney
Eastran
Bianila
Philippine Islands
Uncle Sam
Old
Pennsylvania
Tam
Hong Kong
China
London Journalism A New York Man Finds London Not a Bed of Roses
An American reporter recollects struggles chasing work in London papers. He notes the grim Times, slow openings, and a memorable clash with editor Dust of The Gazette after a dog incident. The piece ends with a jab at American pen pushers and a denouncement of the London press scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Sun and Herald
Times
London Journal
Arkansas
4& Fellow
America
Mr. Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Star
Tom Fielders
The
New York Times
Sda
Mr. Dust
M. P
the Gazette
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Great Britain's Dependencies Across Africa and Asia
Professor Bryce notes Great Britain gained vast transmarine possessions by historical accidents rather than plan. Britain’s influence spans Africa and the far east from Cape Verde to the Gulf of Aden and Cape of Good Hope, with 2.5 million square miles and 10 to 40 million people. British effort, capital, and explorers opened unknown lands to European civilization and aided slave trade suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Professor Bryce
Africa
Far East
North Africa
Cape Verde
Gulf of Aden
Cape of Good Hope
England
French Instability and the Uncertain French Republic
Montreal Gazette discusses the volatile history of postrevolutionary France, noting repeated upheavals from 1848 onward and questioning the permanence of the third republic. It contrasts past revolutions with possible outcomes amid Bonapartists and royalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Louis Philippe
England
Louis Napoleon
Hammes
Montreal Gazette
Letters of administration for David Rodkey estate granted
James McGregor administrator alerts creditors and debtors of the David Rodkey estate in Grant township Indiana County. All debts must be paid promptly and all claims properly authenticated for settlement by the administrator. Indiana Pa November 16 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Coulter
Mechanicsburg
Geshbon Road
Brushvalley Township
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Jersey
M. K
John J. Ray
James Ray
Cherryhill Township
Orphans’ Court of
Farmers’ Bank
Indiana
George J, Feit
H. W. Gherlin
D. B
W.M. Mahan
David Rodkey
Grant Township
James McGregor
Idiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philippines
A. Sigmann
Penn Ave
Pittsburg
Vienna
Austria
David
London Journalism
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Orr & Calhoun
P. Duff & Sons
Fifth Avenue
Pas
Douala B. McDonald
Tod Margaret Ann O’ Reagan
Reno
Mich
McDonald
Canada
Ling Eer Nae
John D. van Keuren
Saugerties
N.Y
Daugherty Bros
W. J Moore
Homer City
Armstrong Township
Anna Brandt
North Fifth Street
Murat Halstead
War Department
San Francisco
Pacific
General Merritt
Honolulu
Aguinaldo
Olympia
Dewey
Bonanza
T. Barber
Betty Bar
Insurance
Chicago
Keeley
Keeley Institute
Thei Institute
Fifth Ave
Labres
Felix LE Brun
Daugherty Pras
Indiana, Pa
BR. Kuink
SBER
Atlantic Refining Company
Vicinity
Barnes
Penna
E. W. Griffith
G. W. Wheeelr
G. T. Hemilton’s Tinware Store
Philadelphia &I
Inprana, Pa
New York Life Insurance Company
United States
HO. J. Altsman
John G. Cameron
Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
Pek
R.E. Dietz CO
Laight St
DIETZ
Philadelphia St
Hamilton
New York Weekly Tribune
National Family Newspaper
N. Y
Xtivndlamnma
Daugherty
North Carolina
Daus Sherry
the Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the
S. W. Guthrie
C. W. Rink
Hetrick Building
Court House
Penw’a
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