Schleys Courage: Rescue of Greely Expedition
The article recalls Admiral Schleys celebrated rescue of the Greely expedition survivors in 1884. It notes the arctic mission and the peril faced as Schley led the relief squadron, chosen by superiors including Secretary of the Navy Chandler, amid ongoing debate over his actions at Santiago.
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Admiral Schley
Sampson
Santiago
Schley
Greely
Winfield Scott Schley
Arctic Circle
Chandler
Secretary of the Navy
Death
St. John’s
Portsmouth
N. H
Schley’s Arctic Rescue Acknowledged as Rare Triumph
The rescue of Greely’s doomed Arctic expedition, begun after Proteus’s wreck and led by Commander Schley, concluded with six ships reaching Cape Bine. Surviving members were saved, and four bodies recovered, in a six week effort hailed for its bold navigation, rapid execution, and humane mission.
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Schley
Arctic
Santiago
Mount McKinley Claims Highest North American Peak
Report asserts Mount McKinley in Alaska at 20 464 feet stands taller than rival Mount St Elias, overturning previous belief that St Elias was the continent's highest. A separate note recalls a small troop delaying a Filipino force for over two hours to protect a key position, earning promotions for bravery. An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Linters as a cure for indigestion, heartburn, belching, nerves, and insomnia.
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Mount McKinley
North America
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Friends meetings face possible disappearance as deaths outpace births
Reports from yearly meetings show 024 deaths and 2 births, a net loss of 152, across most unions. Deaths rise in ten eastern meetings while Kansas and Oregon buck the trend with birth excesses. England shows a slight membership gain to 15,836, but overall numbers in Ireland and Canada are noted as context.
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Yearly Meetings
Conventions of Friends
Ohio
Kansas
Oregon
England
Ireland
Canada
Thompson and Babcock Break Six Lap Track Record
In a Washington DC bicycle meet at Coliseum Park Thompson and Babcock on two tandem motors covered ten miles in 15 minutes 3 seconds beating rivals Sher rer and Marble and breaking the world mark of 16 minutes 6 seconds by Robert Walthour. The tenth mile was run in 1 minute 21 seconds setting another record.
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Coliseum Park
Washington, D. C
Thompson
Babcock
Sherrer
Marble
Robert Walthour
Mside
Wrenched Foot Cured by St Jacob's Oil Says Manager
Henry J. Doris of the Cycles Co. in London testifies that one application of St. Jacob's Oil cured a severe foot and ankle wrench, praising its simplicity and effectiveness. The ad copy also mentions various remedies and light anecdotes typical of an old newspaper page.
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St. Jacob's Oil
Henry J. Doris
the Cycles Co
London
England
Miracle of a Gola youth who finds education in America
Wesley Symgrana Pittman, a Gola from central Africa, journeyed to Monrovia then to the United States where he learned to read the New Testament under a white missionary. At Normal, Alabama he thrived academically, earned trust, and turned $350 from local sales into funds for his return to the Gola country to spread Christian civilization.
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Wesley Symgrana Pittman
New York
Africa
Leslie
Pittman
Central Africa
Monrovia
Turner
America
Normal
Alabama
W. M. Councill
Gola
Macaroni wheat eyed as drought hardy boon for western farms
The United States Department of Agriculture speeds a report on macaroni wheat, a drought resistant grain suited to semi arid plains beyond the 100th meridian. It thrives with about 10 inches of annual rainfall and resists leaf rust and smuts, offering a potential shift to wheat production in dry regions.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Austrian Boy Receives Emperor’s Aid For Education
A Budapest street boy aged 12 who waved his hat to Emperor Francis Joseph daily for six years was found missing from his post. The Emperor sent a messenger to learn his fate and promised to fund his education and consider him for an officer’s career if he proved physically fit.
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Budapest
Francis Joseph
Schot
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