Marines Relieved From Samar After Harsh Crossing
Reports detail Maj. Waller and Capt. Porter leading a starving relief party across Samar in mid January. Williams and Bearss endured treacherous flood waters, dogged by rain, native bearers mutiny, and extreme deprivation to reach the stranded marines on the riverbank and bring them to safety by January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maj. Waller
Samar Island
R. W. Shoemaker
Capt. Porter
Lieut
A. S. Williams
Basey
Porter
Waller
Weller
Basia
Thin Foster
Maj
Capt
Bearss
Williams
Banang
Relef
Phers
Lieut. Williams
Hermano
Tacloban
Lanang
Minister Searches for a Wife Across States
Reading Pa March 14 Rev George W Brownback Congregationalist minister leaves to find a wife. He dresses in clerical attire with two dress suitcases and plans a two week journey to Hartford Glastonbury Dover Gloucester Point Wheeling Erie Indianapolis and Ontario Canada visiting seven potential matches chosen from 250 letters and 100 photographs. He is 30 and regarded as an eloquent pulpit orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
George W. Brownback
Brownback
Chicago
Hartford
Candles Light Jersey City Pennsylvanian Depot After Power Outage
The Jersey City Pennsylvanian depot was lit by candles after 10:30 PM when the power house failed and electric lights failed. The station lacks gas service so staff quickly furnished candles. Porters and ticket examiners used lanterns to guide passengers to trains and the restaurant owner provided candles at each table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bargains In Upright Pianos and Local Advertisements
An assortment of classified lines advertises medical product claims for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with E. W. Grove’s signature, plus Dr W B Craig veterinary services, dog care at Wood’s Stable, and postal binders with order blanks from WM Burford in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Consul's Wife Describes Spaniards and English in Teneriffe
Washington March 14 Mrs Sol Berliner wife of the US consul at Teneriffe Canary Islands writes a caustic letter about Spaniards in office and English residents. She mocks English untidiness and social friction, describes Spanish beauty routines and idle leisure, and notes political turnover with governors changing as parties shift power. The letter hints at social tensions if its contents are revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sol Berliner
United States
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Berliner
England
Remarkable skin grafting case in Cincinnati hospital
Mrs Pauline Fassett of 909 John Street undergoes a pioneering skin graft procedure to rebuild her burned face. Doctors transplant skin from her right arm to her face in stages to restore her eye and nose, aiming for a nearly full facial reconstruction over several weeks. The operation marks the most remarkable graft effort in this region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
City Hospital
Pauline Fassett
Charleston
W. Va
Strike Not Spreading in Northern Pacific Locomotion
The strike on the Northern Pacific railway will not spread as workers in Butte and Helena refuse to join, claiming the action is illegal and unauthorized. Freight traffic is tied up on the Rocky Mountain division from Helena to Hope, Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific Railway
Helena
Rocky Mountain
Hope
Idaho
Intense Relief From Dyspepsia With Stuart's Tablets
Dr Redwell reports a remarkable cure of chronic dyspepsia using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. A male patient with years of souring meals, gas, back pain, poor appetite, and weight loss improved almost immediately after a 50 cent trial and fully recovered after four boxes. The tablets are claimed safe for children and invalids, containing fruit and vegetable essences, pepsin, and Golden Seal, and effective for indigestion biliousness constipation and stomach disorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwell
Stuart
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Samar
Indianapolis
Big Depot
Baldwin's
W. B. Craig
Wood's Stable
WM. B. ‘Burford
Ind
Madrid
Rt Rmi
Pilea Crete
Osr
Pricz
Brussels
Eee
Boohcase
East Washington Street
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