Cuban Widows Home Shows Mixed Conditions and Labor
Special correspondence from Havana describes a large widows home for Cuban and a few foreign women of Spanish officers. Residents, mostly widows and their children, sew and embroider to survive while schools and a sewing room provide work. Observations note dirt in the courtyard, varying room conditions, and reliance on neighbors or self-help for food and care. Dorothy Stanhope reports on the attempt to improve lives and funding efforts.
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New York Times
Havana
Cuba
Spain
Canary Islands
Ieee
Manana
States
Mexico
Campostella Street
Marti Theatre
Dorothy Stanhope
Pacific Cable to Mexico First Pacific Link to Sonora
A dispatch from Mexico City reports a cable company plans a 100 mile line from Guaymas on the mainland through Santa Rosalia to the eastern coast of Lower California. The route will connect Sonora to the Pacific coast and cost about 250000 dollars.
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Chicago
City of
Mexico
Sonora
Guaymas
Santa Hcosalia
Lower California
Veteran Killed by Train Near Sandy Hill
Henry Dildreth aged 55 a Civil War veteran was struck and killed by a Delaware and Hudson train near Sandy Hill New York while en route to his job. The accident occurred June 9. Dildreth resided locally and was widely known for his military service.
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Sandy Hill
N. Y
Henry Dildreth
Delaware and Studson
Army Paymasters reassigned and officers to report for new duty
Major James B. Houston of the United States Volunteers is relieved from the Division of Cuba and will report to the Department of the Columbia in Portland Oregon as Chief Paymaster. Major Jerome A. Watrous is relieved and will report to San Francisco for duty. Major Timothy D. Keleher is relieved from the Division of the Philippines and will report to San Francisco. Major Beecher B. Ray is reassigned to Chicago after completing June payments. Brig. Gen. A. R. Chaffee is assigned to duty in Washington effective June 4. Major Clarence E. Dutton will go to Rock Island Arsenal Illinois for small arms plant work. A board of survey at Fort Monroe Virginia on June 14 will examine loss of engineers property with Capt. George O. Squier accountable.
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James B. Houston
United States Volunteers
Cuba
Portland
Oregon
Department of the Columbia
Jerome A. Watrous
Watrous
San Francisco
Department of California
Timothy D. Keleher
A. R. Chaffee
Washington
Secretary of War
Clarence E. Dutton
Ordnance Department
Rock Island Arsenal
Ilinois
James M. Lancaster
Fourth Artillery
Frederick S. Strong
Ralph S. Granger
Fort Monroe
George O. Squier
Signal Office
Naval officer transfers and shipyard assignments shown
Capt J G Green detached from naval recruiting rendezvous Philadelphia and ordered to command New Orleans as relief of Capt Ide sailing from San Francisco June 30. Naval Constructor T F Ruhm detached to Crescent Ship Yard Elizabethpart N J and ordered to naval station Boise relief of Hobson. will sail Nippon Maru leaving San Francisco July 10. Passed Assistant Surgeon F C Cook ordered to temporary duty at Naval Hospital Norfolk. Surgeon T A Berryhill ordered to Naval Laboratory and Department of Instruction Brooklyn June 14.
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J. G. Green
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Ide
San Francisco
T. F. Ruhm
Crescent Ship Yard
Elizabethpart
Naval Station
Boise
Hobson
F. C. Cook
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
T. A. Berryhill
Naval Laporatore
Department of Instruction
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fleet Movements Reported From Ports Across Pacific
The Adams arrived at Victoria B C from Bremerton. The Yosemite sailed from Nagasaki toward Yokohama. The Albany departed Newcastle upon Tyne bound for Southampton. The Potomac arrived at Key West towing coal barge No 2. The Solace will return from Manila via Yokohama Guam and Honolulu.
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Washington
Victoria
B. C
Bremerton
Yosemite
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Albany
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Southampton
Key West
Solace
Manila
Guam
Honolulu
Houseboats Offer Modern Living on Water for Different Budgets
A historical guide explains building and running houseboats from a few hundred dollars up to costly self propelled craft. It outlines models including small family cabins and larger yachts, cites examples like the Cai man for Pierre Lorillard and the Nirodha of Remington Vernam, and describes costs, layouts, and seasonal sailing spots from Shrewsbury River to Hudson and Long Island Sound.
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Pierre Lorillard
Ice
Oakleigh Thorne
Charles Hansel
Temple Court
Long Island Sound
Hudson River
Nirodha
Remington Vernam
Arverne
Jamaica Bay
Edward Gay
Mount Vernon
Shrewsbury
Navesink
Pleasure Bay Park
Strange Negro Worthies at Chapel Hill in the Postwar Era
Special to The New York Times reports on two village figures near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Benny Booth, an elderly man famed for skull tests with rocks and a head sale joke, lives by begging and odd jobs while claiming long life and ties to President Polk. Tom Dunstan the barber, a flamboyant “Prof. Dunstan,” boasts wealth and wit, runs a shop with a gaudy sign, and quotes grandiose phrases to tease customers.
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New York
Chapel Hill
N. C
State University
Benny Booth
Thomas Dunstan
Benny
James K. Polk
Mars Polk
Earth
Tom Dunstan
Tom
Dunstan
T. Dunstan
Mr. F
Moses
Euripides
Woman Artist Elevates Painted Furniture in New York
A young New York artist reshapes furniture decor by bold floral sprays inspired by hollyhocks and Japanese motifs. She describes starting with satin bags and tapestries, eventually painting ceilings and portraits, seeking to fuse design with soul in a growing craft.
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New York
Society of American Artists
South Kensington Museum
Duchess of Kent
Queen Victoria
Dobbs Ferry
Plainfield
N. J
Eighty-sixth Street
Seventy-fifth Street
Bumbia Plays Barward and Cockroach Football Exhibit
An exhibit in a New York restaurant features a man describing two cockroach football teams labeled Bumbia and Barnard. The dealer stages a mock game with cheers, tactical moves, and a chaotic, comic clash ending in injuries and an ambulance rush, as patrons watch the unusual spectacle.
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Ambulance Corps
Bumbia
Barnard
America
Took Revenge on the Barber in Chicago Street brawl
William Stadler barber faced a dispute with Herman Steiner of Aurora over a haircut. Steiner grabbed shears in anger, leaving Stadler with a shaved look. Officer Tormey arrested Steiner and Justice Martin fined Steiner $3 in Harrison Street Police Court.
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Chicago Chronicle
William Stadler
Herman Steiner
Aurora
Steiner
Stadler
Tormey
Martin
Harrison Street
The Ears of Soldiers Observations in South Africa
A German scientist observed ninety six soldiers before and after a battle in South Africa and found ear changes in forty four cases. He noted small hemorrhages in seven soldiers and a large bleeding in one. the ear drum edge reddened in thirty seven cases.
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London Chronicle
South Africa
Leper work drives Cincinnati architect from Cuba
George W. Wessling, a Cincinnati architect and son in law of President George Weber, returned from Cuba after being appointed supervising architect for the Department of Charities and Hospitals. He redesigned an orphan asylum near Santiago de las Vegas, resided with locals, and resigned after finding leper conditions unbearable. Fellow Cincinnati architect R. Walker stayed in Havana. Wessling noted a migration of Americans from Havana post office service.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
George W. Wessling
Cuba
Wessling
Cincinnati
George Weber
Board of Control
Department of Charities and Hospitals
Lyeman R. Walker
Hirvana
Major Greble
Santiago de Las Vegas
Havana
Walker
Post Office
A Wasteful Joke From The London Globe
A fashion note mocks a trend where women replace safety pins with enamel flowers as fasteners. The piece envisions a bloom nesting in the bodice center and suggests lovers will pen verses to accompany this desert waist blooming.
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The
London Globe
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