Mahan and Naval Strategy Outline for Philippine and Cuban War Efforts
The piece discusses naval logistics for sending 5000 troops to the Philippines and Cuba noting the required shipping, provisions, and potential convoy needs. It highlights Captain Mahan as a leading naval strategist, his roles at the Naval War College, his major works including Influence of Sea Power Upon History, and his involvement at the start of the Spanish-American War.
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Phillippine Islands
Cuba
England
South Africa
Cyprus
Philippines
Pacific
Mahan
Naval War College
Newport
Nelson
Gulf
Farragut
Spain
Rome
McKinley
Side-Lights on Cuban Atrocity Descriptions in War Context
An interview summarized from the London Saturday Review places a Spanish soldier in Alicante who denounces Weyler and confirms Cuban civilians suffered terror and executions. He cites mass shootings, shootings of women and children, and officials profiting from Cuba's misery, noting U S conclusions on Cuba's state.
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Ois
London Saturday Review
Briush Ometrondls
Cuba
Alicante
Spain
United States
Weyler
Pris
Gomez
Tucare
Mora
Procter
Naval Strategy Board Leads War Effort with Top Officers
The naval strategy board, a four-member panel in the navy department, plans action and missions for fleets. Members include Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard, Cort A. S. Crowninshield, Captain Alfred T. Mahan, and Captain A. S. Barker. Barker hails from Massachusetts. others from New York. All served in the Civil War and are supported by hydrographic maps and telegraphic fleet reports. Admiral Sicard, a 1856 Annapolis graduate, fought at Vicksburg and Fort Fisher and mentored naval campaigns.
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Naval Strategy Board
Navy Department
Admiral Sicard
Annnapolis
Leutenant
Vicksburg
Fort Fisher
Prohibition in Norway and its mixed results
The article reviews Norway’s Gothenburg era and later law banning spirit sales through local samlag companies. It notes initial abstinence gains, uneven town votes, and rising drunkenness after samlag suppression. It cites police reports of increased intoxication, illicit distillation, and risk to youths from Laddevin.
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Norway
Gothenburg
Samlag
Sweden
Bergen
Christiania
Levanger
Germany
Baltimore Sun
Must Attract the Multitude in Church Sermon
Dr. Tal mage urges that religion must be a practical help to multiply Christian disciples. He calls for simplified hymns, vivid illustrations, and lively sermons to draw people, stressing sanctuary prayer, youth sympathy, and adapting church life to modern times.
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Dr. Tal Mage
Jerusalem
England
Thiey
Thalberg
Gottschalk
Heaven
Episcopal Church
Wiliam Cowper
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts
Raphael
Richelieu
Gustavus Adolphus
Innocent III
Cortez
Mexico
Don John
Lepanto
Grotius
Zwingle
Dr. Parr
Ali
Jesus
Christ
Christian
Michigan
Washington
New York
Albany
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wall Street
Duster
Fountains of Heaven
Freybourg
Switzerland
Sin
Hell
Rose Tree of Hildesheim Threatened by Insects After Centuries
A thousand years after roses first bloomed on the great rose tree of Hildesheim near Brunswick, the ancient cathedral site endures amid blooming branches that entwine the stones. Antiquarians and flower lovers visit, but the tree now faces insect attack risking its destruction.
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Hildesheim
Brunswick
Woman recovers from ovarian tumor with vegetable compound
Mrs Rosa Gat of Wall Street Los Angeles Cal credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with dissolving an ovarian tumor after three bottles. The letter says she faced surgery but the treatment provided a cure and expresses gratitude.
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Deak
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa
Wall St
Los Angeles
Cal
Baldwin Georgia Unveils Giant Barrel Barroom Fixture
The largest barrel in Georgia stands 22 feet long and 16 feet in diameter in Baldwin near Banks County. Built by Henry Eglie, a native Swiss cooper, the barrel serves as a barroom and could hold about 40 000 gallons if used as a barrel tapper. The second story is unfinished.
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Georgia
Baldwin
Southern Railroad
Banks County
Henry Eglie
Eglie
Frills of Fashion in Summer Attire
The New York Sun notes black dotted Swiss gowns trimmed with lace and color coordinated undies such as a crepe de chine chemise. It highlights Wedgewood inspired menus, matching lace cuffs, embroidered silk insertions for wool gowns, the Cythers bicycle dress combination, and a range of prices from 6.50 to 24 dollars. It also mentions white and colored batiste dresses, fine lingerie skirts, and the Sandringham knitted wool vest with silk sleeves in national colors.
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Batiste
Sandringham
New York Sun
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Mooresville
the Naval Strategy Board
Rose Bush
Hildensheim
Rosa Gaum
Mrs. Pinkham
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J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
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