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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1898
Page
7
An article analyzes the San tiago engagement noting heavy guns cost fortunes per shot. It details 12 and 8 inch guns, six pounders and smaller pieces, with per round prices, powder costs, and rates of fire. It cites Iowa and Gloucester as examples and estimates ammunition expenditure near thirty thousand dollars for ship actions and tens of thousands more for overall combat costs.
The Brooklyn fired heavy ammo during the engagement, using 100 eight-inch shells valued at 56,500. Five hundred and seventy-three eight-inch shells, 1,200 six-pound cartridges, and 200 one-pound charges are listed with totals near 56,500 for eight-inch shells and 16,600 for other ammo, totaling about the same as Town. The weight of expended metal exceeded 50,000 pounds, and other ships likely used similar amounts.
An old report recalls tests of elastic bullet proof cloth by Austrian inventor Sarage and German and British trials led by Mannheim tailor Howe. The fabric, a hemp weave with steel rings, allegedly shreds bullets but faced objections about weight, comfort, and battlefield practicality. Military officials doubted use would suit modern warfare and warned of moral hazards if protection enabled near hand to hand combat.
The article discusses autumn and winter dresses for young girls, featuring muslin gowns, soft colors, and decorative drapery. It notes a rise in Marie Antoinette style fiebus, new over skirts, and practical jacket designs in French flannel. A brief weather- and science-related section explores submarine booming sounds off Nova Scotia with possible origins in drumfish, earthquakes, or ships.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Puck and Broadhead with unclear tempo and questions about age and ideal women. The readable bits are disjoint and offer no coherent event or named entities to anchor a credible news item.
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