Rumors and Moves as U S Forces Shape War Areas
Telegrams report Cuban assembly disputes and Wood appealing to crowds as Dewey tours Manila Bay. US forces seize Nebros island, discuss Oregon as a check on foreign interference, and plan recruitments from 40 000 to 65 000 for the regular army with possible 23 000 volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevinis
Gen. Wood
Cuba
Admiral Dewey
Olymnta
Manila
United States Colonial Commission
San Juan
Porto Tico
Washington
Dewey
Oregon
Philippines
Iauiey
Chicago
Nebros
Navy
Sebley
Samy- San
Mckinsey
Santiago
Scutra Thal
United States
Spantsh
Gomez
Brooke
Caban
Long
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Diederigh
Maolla
Hesics
Porto Reo
Colonial Commission
Generil Hate
Wheaton
Aties
Fragmented 1900s era notes span crime politics and shipping
A garbled set of historical items mentions deaths in Janesville and Boscon Miss, a 70 year old, a 37 year old, and various notes on sugar taxes, railway payrolls, and litigation. It references a $989,000,000 capital figure for a coal combine, a governor veto on prize fights, an iron mine acquisition, a Nicaragua revolution return, a Turkish wrestler in Boston, and investigations in Minnesota and Pennsylvania bribery. Also notes Dr Von Raffel, a San Francisco arrival, and a Bank of England forger. The fragmentary text covers multiple disparate topics with few clear, reliable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenner Imbail
Janesville
Oile
S. Guede
Boscon
Miss
New York State
von Raffel
Sven
San Francisco
Austin Bidwell
Bank of England
Moat
Rez Incorporated
Hudson
Rust
Sam Wan
Art Scott
Pennsylvania
J. BR. Soule
Vast, disjointed 1906 news items span floods and wars
A sweeping, fragmented early 20th century clipping reports floods on the Ohio River, ship arrivals and naval topics, divorce filings in San Francisco, political maneuvering in Delaware and Nebraska, church figures ill in Buenos Aires, farm concerns in Kentucky, and corporate incorporations in New Jersey, all sketched in a rapid-fire style with scattered names, places, dates, and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enes
Inllinois
Sterling
United States Navy
San Francisco
A. Botkin
Cordelia Botkin
San Lamutead
Australia
Bermuda
Ohio
Sidney Clumbard
Kort Wayne
Ind
Dover
Del
Henry W. Warren
Methodist Church
Buenos Ayers
Arkhent
Unt
Thomas Donaldaan
Focal
Wellesley College
Julia Trying
Western Tinton Telegraph Company
Merriam
Census Bureau
Emil G. Hirsch
State Department
China
United Electric
Park Ste
American Brick Companies
New Jersey
New York
New York City
Monroe Leland Hayward
Nebraska
Iegislature
United Stites
Wallan ¥. Allert
Fayne Moore
Martin Mahon
Carl Schorz
Bethal Scientific Soatery
Sulzer
Batey
Flfty-Llun Congress
Spain
Ilenty Knaus
Tab Legislative Committee
William M
Harrisburg
Seniator Quay
Collonel Geoge F. Hult
Greensbegg
Cody trial continues in Albany over alleged blackmail
The Cody trial for alleged blackmail against the Gould family proceeds in Albany with testimony about letters by the defendant. Separate items note Mrs Cody in Italy seeking US support to seize Chinese territory, and Italy’s Helio seen as a formal position shift in international affairs. Also: Kipling's eldest daughter Josephine dies in New York from pneumonia, a New Orleans mural case, and other varied 1900s notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Gould
Albany
Italy
United States
Helio
Secretary of the Treasury
Pritchell
Geodetic Survey
New Orleans
Josephine
Rudyard Kipling
New York
Herbert
W. Smith
Gilles & Co
Hiss
Boston
Charlestown Street
North End
Navy Department
Congress
Fragmented World News Tangle of Diplomacy and Disasters
Disjointed reports state Allied and German figures negotiating Sun Mun bay lease while Chinese and French authorities dispute terms. A powder magazine exploded near la Goubran killing dozens. Royal and religious figures suffer illnesses, deaths, and political tensions rise as diplomats forecast settlements within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stindyard Kipling
Admiral von Ifaw
Foreign Office
Aas
Sun Mun Bay
Thomas Montague Morrison Wide
Baron Trurn
Mentone
Nhte
Choala
Landsdowne
Matane Vlarchini
Led Berachell
Britain backs Oman bombardment threat in Paris case
Brodrick, in the House of Commons, says Britain stands by an agent of Madame Bilain chin who threatens a bombardment of Paris. Delcasse notes Britain regrets pressuring the Sultan of Oman to annul a French concession. Emperors favor cordial ties with the U.S. The queen delays departure from France due to a Channel storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Bilainchin
Paris
William St. John Brodrick
House of Commons
Great Britain
Muscat
M. Delcasse
Chamber of Deputies
Oman
Prince Henry of Prussia
von Diednichs
William
United States
Ube
France
Revelving Ship Vermont Becomes School for Sailors
A ship named Revelving Ship Vermont serves as a school house for over a million sailors. It, aged v0 years, mirrors Love tettur's Stata Victors in age and achievement, with long service improving health conditions including ioalovia fever, vulnerably treated cases, and digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Love Tettur
Stata Victors
Jiap Hees
Ling
Queen Victoria's New Yacht Reveals Grand Design
Royal yacht plans emerge with details on size, power, and speed. The vessel is described as 380 feet long, 60 feet beam, 600 tons, coppered hull, double funnels, and two triple expansion engines generating about 11 000 horsepower. Steam is supplied by 15 Belleville boilers at 300 pounds pressure, reduced to 2500 pounds. Speed targets reach 20 knots with engines at 140 rpm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Bolln
Prince Albert
Admiralty
Certison
Howard Gould
Ery Bultimore
New Orleans
Hohenzollern
Quirlera
Ceigmed
Obey Ameter
Salaries of Qalors in actresses vary widely
The salary list of a stock-house is at least 7000 dollars weekly and often higher. The business manager earns 60 to 70 dollars a week, box office man about 0 to 15, two doorkeepers 8 to 12 dollars each, head usher 10 plus, other ushers 7, two boxgraph men 15, eight watchmen 10. Stage attaches have fixed union rates. The manager must hire three men per side as stage hands including the stage carpenter and assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qalors
Ltallana
Alecant
Theatre henchmen pay scales from an old notice
The fragment lists stage workers and wages for a theater, including roles such as curtain and drops crew, pit and upper stage helpers, and backstage staff. Weekly and per performance rates are given, with examples like 330 a week for union gates, 25 for assistants, 75 for in assistants, and 1.50 per performance for stage hands, plus rehearsal and final curtain pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geekestra
Paralyzing Fear in Civil War Battle Memory
A veteran recalls terror’s impact during Civil War fighting at Milford Station Virginia and nearby actions. He describes a sudden, speechless attack, paralyzed commands, and later recoveries as he led his color company. The account links terror to nerve strain in humans and animals and notes changes in behavior over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilderness
Spotsylvania
Ethers
Milford Station
Kennedy
O'Mara
O'Hara
Social Etiquette Rules For New Orleans Opera Saturdays
Marrquele Hallmark in the Ladies' Home Journal discusses Creole social codes in New Orleans. He notes that Saturday opera night is a defining test of status with private ballrooms, costly invitations, and strict expectations for debutantes and guests.
Debutante Boxes and Social Gateways at the Opera
The article discusses debutante access to boxes in the opera house as a mark of society. It notes that securing a place in a leading family’s box signals social legitimacy and opportunity, while guests in other boxes face scrutiny. It highlights money and tact as key to wooing influence among aspirants and watchers in attendance.
Century-old man reportedly lives with two hearts
A 100-year-old Black man named William King of New Bedford is described by the New York World as having two visible heartbeats and a purported double chest. Dr. Munroe B. Long of Muhlenberg Hospital reportedly verified separate heartbeats in King and described a bone wall across the neck region, simulating two sternums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam King
New Bedford
Isarm
New York
Werald
Munroe B. Long
Muhlenberg
Eng lishman engagement joke sparks debate
The exchange questions how the Englishman views his engagement, with the reply insisting he treats it seriously. The remark hints at a clash between ceremony and humor, suggesting social expectations shape personal commitments.
Mrs Cooper aids Washington busts of belva lockwood
Mrs Cooper, a noted sculptor of Ceruna origin and famed for busts, has completed a bust of Mrs Belva Lockwood now on display in the Cor eort nt Gallery in Washington. A letter from Mrs Cooper dated Tauusurs 20 praises Peruna for curing catarrh and invites readers to request a free health book titled Hesith and Beauty, addressed to Dr Wirining of Columbus O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Coupercot Ie
Ue Krediest
Nts
Cooper
Ina
Waslington
Say
Wirining
Columbus
Oso
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Marshfield Times
H. Wacre
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Hood
Tulief
Irenage Bowen
Dany
Pietsburg
Everton
Rowatn
Wright
Creole Ueles
Orleans
Marrquele
Ladies' Home Journal
New Orleans Waters Society
Lidia
Coop Evidence
Mrs. Couper
Davee
Livaday
Prnane
Brad Ti Iy
Uae
Wacuun
Wranpur
Wrurran
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