Philippines Cable War Shaped by Wires and War Tactics
After Manila fell, Philippine telegraph lines were shut by the Eastern Extension company to protect assets. Insurgents attacked lines, forcing patrols and circumstantial repairs. The Hooker ship and Manila crews rebuilt connections, using improvised gear, to reestablish links toward Corregidor and beyond. The US war department pursued a complete submarine cable network, restoring communications across islands and aiming to connect to China and Japan. The Eastern Extension raised Manila to Hong Kong rates to 76 cents per word, far above transatlantic costs.
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Manila
Philippines
Malla
Troilo
Cebu
Australasia
China Cable Company
United States
Aguinaldo
War Department
Romulus
China
Japan
Eastern Extension Company
Hongkong
Europe
Inter
Philippine cable effort marks first step in trans Pacific link
The article notes America’s push to build cables in the Philippines as an initial move toward a trans Pacific connection. It highlights urgency, the ship Hooker as the first Philippine cable vessel, and the involvement of the national Telegraph union shaping control of cable communications.
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America
National Telegraph Union
Fernwood artisan crafts chains from a single block of wood
George A. Jones challenged the world to equal his whittling. B F Clay of Fernwood, age 75 and a machinist, replies with remarkable chains cut from one piece of wood. He has made single to anchor chains, including a walnut triple chain with a revolving globe, and a cedar eight-link anchor chain.
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B. F. Clay
Fernwood
Clay
Barnum's
Mr. Clay
Giant clock hands complete for Lyons station face
In France, the largest clock hands have been completed for a giant clock to adorn a railway station face in Lyons. The clock face spans twenty six feet in diameter, with each Roman numeral measuring three feet and the minute hand extending thirteen feet.
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France
Lyons
The Swiftest Bird Named by Naturalists
The swiftest bird known to naturalists may be the vulture, said to reach 150 miles per hour, or the English kestrel which might match or exceed that speed.
No Cole of Masons Recognized by Massachusetts Grand Lodge
Serena D Nickerson secretary of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge declares no lodge of colored Masons in the United States is legitimate. He notes that colored Masons exist only in white lodges here or abroad and that Prince Hall Masonry is not recognized by Massachusetts, with its lodge considered defunct since 1807.
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Cole of Masons
Grand Lodge of Masons
State of
Washington
Serena D. Nicker- Ron
Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts
Lodge of
United States
England
Prince Hall
Grand Lodge
Waeland
Boston
Nickerson
Cleaning Bamboo and Mattings with Warm Water and Salt
To clean bamboo and bamboo furniture use a small brush dipped in warm water and salt. The same treatment is effective for Japanese and Indian mattings.
Irregular organization cited not race based says New York Post
The New York Post quotes Magonry as stating that irregular organization was the issue, not color. It asserts there is no color question regarding Magon ry. The remark challenges claims of racial motive and emphasizes organizational faults over racial factors.
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New York Post
Builder finds preserved charts in old wall at Looe
A local builder in Looe Cornwall uncovered a sealed wall recess containing a large French language book of charts of the English Channel the French and Dutch coasts and the Baltic. The charts are in very good condition and well preserved.
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Looe
Cornwall
State Board Circular Urges Deep Summer Cultivation
In Des Moines July 29 John Downie of the State Board of Control issues guidance to heads of state institutions on farming during drought. He recommends thorough repeated cultivation to conserve soil moisture, using two horse cultivators with small shovels for beans, soil tilts toward potatoes, and a one horse A shaped cultivator for corn. He warns against deep soil disturbance near main roots but stresses keeping soil close to help preserve moisture.
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Des Moines
John Downie
State Board of Control
Few Iowans to attend encampment in Cleveland
The Iowa delegation to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment is expected to be mainly elected delegates and alternates. Iowans preferred Denver but the change to Cleveland sparked dissatisfaction. Rail rate issues may limit Iowa turnout as posts await information from Commander Metzgar in Davenport. Captain C. W. King, recently dismissed from the U.S. Army, visits Fort Dodge under bond while awaiting a new trial.
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Denver
Qieveland
Des Moines
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
Council of Administration
Cleveland
Dubuque
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Chicago
Metzgar
Davenport
Hing
Fort Dodge
C. W. King
United States Army
Grandmother Blanchard Dies Aged 108 In CLANTRILL Iowa
Grandmother Blanchard of Azen Missouri died in Clantrill Iowa at 108, with a note she lived in three centuries. Her husband once built the first house on the Burlington site in nearby Ta.
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Clantrill
Blanchard
Azen
Burlington
Jealousy attack wounds two then man takes own life
In Cedar Rapids John Benesh shot Miss Agnes Jirla in a fit of jealousy and then turned the gun on himself. Both are in critical condition but likely to survive. Also reported in Nevada Ia a man aged 63 died at home after a long, active life. In Ridgedale Ia Bert Schiffer fatally burned when a threshing boiler exploded.
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Cedar Rapids
John Benesh
Walford
Agnes Jirla
Nevada
Thomas O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Ridgedale
Bert Schiffer
Thresher
Reverend C P H Nason retires as Germantown pastor
From Poiple to Constants, Rev Dr C P H Nason resigned the Second Presbyterian church pastorate in Germantown Pennsylvania to serve as United States consul at Grenoble France. He graduated from Williams College in 1862, Carter's class, with a degree conferred two years ago. It notes this as an unusual retirement for a clergyman. Nason had been acting pastor of the American church in Paris in 1899.
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England
Gibraltar
United States
Otto Strubel
Henry Winter
Manila
New York
Signal Corps
Hongkong
Corregidor Island
Poiple
Constants
C. P. H. Nason
Second Presbyterian Church
Germantown
Grenoble
Francs
Nason
Williams College
Carter
Williama
Cergyman
Paris
College Professor at 80 Continues Duties at Interdenominational Class
President Henry G. Weston of Crozer Theological Seminary, over eighty, will deliver four lectures next week at the Interdenominational Bible class in Lake Orion, Michigan. He has a long career dating to 1849 as moderator of the Baptist General Association of Illinois, the scene of his early labors.
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Henry G. Weston
Crozer Theological Seminary
Lake Orion
Mich
Baptist General Association of Illinois
Lord Roberts Proves Courageous in Fox Hunt Despite Crashes
The passage lauds Lord Roberts as a fearless rider known for his keen eye for country and horse flesh. It notes his steel-built frame keeps him safe despite several croppers, and that his eminence rests on skill rather than mere dare.
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Bobs
Lord Roberts
Six Doctors This Time in South Bend Kidney Cure
Six doctors in South Bend Indiana treated J O Landeman for three years of kidney trouble. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills his condition fully improved, kidney symptoms vanished and general health greatly improved. The remarkable recovery stirred strong local attention in St Joseph County.
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South Bend
Ind
J. 0
Landeman
Dodd
St Joseph County
Quotes and ads from a historical page on Paul Kruger and consumer goods
The clipping blends anecdotes about Paul Kruger preferring beer with assorted advertisements for Defiance Starch Red Cross Ball Blue Wizard Oil Allen’s Foot Base and free London band concerts. It mixes satirical lines on labor, faith, and bathing with product pitches and general proverbs.
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