Storming of the Forts at San Juan in May War Plan and Attack
May 12 dawned with Rear Admiral Sampson leading a plan to breach San Juan fortifications off Cabras island. The fleet formed a column anchored by Iowa New York Amphitrite and Terror and moved to silence Morro and Canuelo. After a three hour bombardment the forts held, the Terror misread orders and engaged Morro alone, while casualties included one dead on the New York and several wounded on the Iowa and New York.
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Jamyson
San Juan
Cape Haytien
Puerto Rico
Sampson
Salinas Point
Cabras Island
Indiana
New York
Terror
Detroit
Montgomery
Morro
Fort Canuelo
Towa
Niagara
Cabras ‘Island
Wamratuck
Fort Can‘welo
Cabras
Readice’s
Cabres
Fort Canuda
Fis Station
Iowa
Solace
Rigault de Genevilly
Island of
St. Thomas
Converse
Camelo
Ehois
San Carlos
Monitor
Morro Castle
Porto Rico
Spain
Jamaica
Antilles
Hayti
Ext
Hoyas
San Juan de Porto Rico
Bayamon
Cayass
West Indies
Royal Military Hospital
Caribbean
Walla
Havena
City
Mexico
Notable Pirate Turned Gentleman Majest Bonnet
In Bridgetown Barbados in the early eighteenth century Major Stede Bonnet, a respected retired British army officer, abandons stable life to become a pirate. He purchases a ship, sails to Virginia, and robs ships, maroons crews, and even forces prisoners to walk the plank as he pursues merchant vessels up the coast to New England.
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St. Nicholas
Frank R. Stockton
Major Bonne
Bosnet
Bridgetows
Himerlf
Virginia
Bonnet
Green
New England
Comets for the Year See Bright Sky Visitors List
The article previews celestial visitors including Eucke's comet near the sun in May but best viewed from Earth in July and August. Den ny's 1881 V comes late May and Wolf's 1889 VI is due in June but visible late May. Brooks' comet arrives in August with poor observation. Temple's comet is nearest the sun in October. a faint unnamed comet may appear later in the season.
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Eucke
Denny
Wolf
Often Highly Developed Teacher Joke
A New York World quip cites a pupil answering a question about the sense of touch with a remark on borrowing. The exchange frame suggests a wry take on practical knowledge versus social savvy, reflecting a humor snippet from early 20th century press.
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New York World
Postal service supervision under military control outlined
An understanding between the Postmaster General and the First Assistant Postmaster Meath proposes that the postal service be supervised entirely by the force of the postoffice department. A command channel will direct mass transportation to and from camps with army ambulances and privates acting as mail squad carriers.
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Ween
Aavistant
Pstomaster
Meath
Wximental Chapla
Pers Army
Beaety Meet Deep Clean Blac Mens Beauty Claim
Fragmented OCR text discusses beauty products and cleansing items like Cascarets and Cascereta. Mentions brands, personal care claims, and promotional lines with unclear context. No coherent event or person to anchor a full news summary.
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Ibeer
Mises
Feelivine Gerd
Ware
Fragmentary Local OCR Note Reflects Drug Use Imagery
A jagged OCR fragment mentions opiates and drug use in a wartime or postwar setting. The garbled text includes lines about cures, pills, and a town, with scattered phrases like war era, opiates, and requests for medical or moral guidance. No coherent events or names emerge.
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Steve Bonnet
Semert
T Prasetts
WBS
Storia
Piescher Bs
Ttcher
Bares
Samuel Mahi
Tewthtag
Carroania
Sia Fra Synve Co
California
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