The Re-armament of the Indian Army
Simla reports Lord Curzon drives India to modernize its military strength with home grown cordite and lyddite, remaking native infantry, mountain batteries, and transport. Plans include smokeless powder rifles, rapid fire horse artillery, and self sufficient cordite and explosive production in Nilgiri and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Simla
South Africa
Lord Curzon
Government of
India
England
India Office
London
Russia
Herat
Persia
Afghanistan
Europe
Nilgiri Hills
Madras Presidency
United Service Army Moves and Assignments Listed
The Army issues orders detailing Major James W. Pope's four Charleston to Savannah visits for Quartermaster business, Major Abiel L. Smith to report as Chief Commissary of the Department of the Front for temporary duties, revokes discharge of Major Lewis Raich, and assigns First Lieutenant Haydn Cole as Professor at the University of Minnesota. Captain Clermont L. Best to report to Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler for inspection of 31 artillery horses under contract and to proceed to Lathrop, Missouri when horses arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Pope
Charleston
Savannah
Quartermaster’s Department
Abiel L. Smith
Subsistence
Department of the Fast
Lewis Raich
United States Volunteers
United States
Haydn
Cole
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Clermont L. Best
First Artillery
Wil
Daniel D. Wheeler
St. Louis
Wheeler
Lathrop
Navy orders list cadets and officers for Asiatic Station
Lieut. Commander J C Gillmore to the Franklin on July 11. W T Halsey detached from the Adams July 8 and to the Asiatic Station sailing from San Francisco July 10. Assistant Surgeon C N Fiske ordered to the Boston Yard. Cadets S Woods B T Gulmer G W Steele Jr W V Tomb C S Freeman C L Arnold I E Wright Jr A Abernathy J F Hellwest R Train P B T Menner W N Jeffers IL Ellis J H Comfort F Bb Berrien Capt Yates. Stirling detached from Lighthouse Board July 2 to Cavite P I for commandant naval station sailing July 10. Commander C Cornwell detached as commandant Cavite P I and ordered to Mare Island Hospital. Lieut C M Stone detached from torpedo station July 14 to be navigator of the Adams July 20. Lieut J H Hetherington to report as executive officer of the Adams July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gillmore
Franklin
W. T. Halsey
Adams
Asiatic Station
San Francisco
C. N. Fiske
Boston Yard
S Woods
B. T. Gulmer
G. W. Steele, Jr
C. Cornwell
Naval Station
Cavite
P. I
Mare Island Hospital
C. M. Stone
J. H. Hetherington
Plan for two s inch guns at San Diego Harbor
Capt. J J Meyler ordered by the War Department to prepare plans for a two s inch gun battery on North Island at the harbor entrance. The guns would be equipped to destroy any smaller craft attempting to slip under the fire of Fort Rosecrans across the channel.
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San Dingo
Cal
J.J. Meyler
War Department
North Island
San Diego Harbor
Fort Rosecrans
Osceola Sails From New York for Newport Tow to Holland
The Osceola with the Holland in tow has left the New York Navy Yard for Newport. RB. 1 The North Atlantic Squadron heads to Newport on June 25. The Newport sails from Newport News for Newport. The Albany will depart Southampton for Gibraltar on June 26, arriving there June BU.
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Washington
Osceola
New York Navy Yard
Newport
North Atlantic Squadron
Newport News
Albany
Southampton
Gibraltar
Lieutenant Martin Forgery Case Sentencing Hinted
Washington June 23 Judge Advocate General Lieber received the court martial record of Lieut H. Martin Fifth Artillery tried at Fort Hamilton on three forgery charges. The court, ordered by Gen Brooke, forwarded the record to the War Department without final action, leading military circles to believe Martin was found guilty on some counts and sentenced to discharge from the army. A President must act on the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lieber
H. Martin
Fifth Artillery
Fort Hamilton
Brooke
Department of the Ast
War Department
Lieut. Martin
Extra Special Dress Goods Sale Price List
A catalog of fabric deals with 42 inch domestic suitings discounted to 19c per yard, 35c quality colored cashmeres at 2c, $1.00 quality 45 inch silk and wool at 56c, 50 inch all wool gray homespuns at 39c and 5c, granite and fancy suitings at 25c, 50 plaid pieces for children's dresses at 10c, and 2 1 2c quality check suitings at 10c per yard.
Black dress goods and suiting sale notices
Quality black crepons at 69 cents per yard and Mohair Stripe Suiting reduced to 39 cents per yard. Lightweight fabrics suitable for skirts and summer wear offered at promotional prices.
Silk prices cut on wide assortment of silks and satins
A newspaper ad lists discounts on 20 inch colored ta ffa ta silks 8Sc per yard 21 inch all silk black damasse satins 85c marked to 9c per yard imported Japanese corded wash silks 19c per yard sale prices include plain and fancy silks 59c to 1.29 per yard polka dot satin liberty 59c per yard 24 inch all silk French foulard silks 59c per yard and 60c for black waterproof wash silk 60c per yard various styles and colors featured with marked closeout prices.
Special Sale on Ladies Skirts at Bargain Prices
Special sale offers deep discounts on ladies skirts including Silk Figured Mohair Brilliantine at 1.98, Black Taffeta Silk at 10.49, White Pique at 1.49, and Crash Skirts at 0.49. Limited Monday specials promise substantial savings, with values ranging from under two dollars to ten dollars and more.
Cotton shirt waists sale offers from a dress goods ad
One thousand English percale shirt waists with laundered collars and cuffs in striped patterns, priced at 50 cents value but offered at 2 percent discount. No C O D orders. Colored percale and white lawn waists with pleated backs and laundered collars and cuffs available for 39 cents, a bargain from the era.
Wraps for Lawn Wear in English and French Styles
Advertisement notes fine English and French lawn wraps with neatly trimmed fancy braid full wide skirts and deep hems offered at seven and a half cents with a value of 1.10 dollars, highlighting quality fabric and embellishments at a bargain price.
Boston Evening Post 1755 item on British neglect and war notes
A reprint of 18th century Boston Evening Post remarks on British policy in 1755, with New Haven and Connecticut echoes, Braddock and Dieskau campaigns, Indian alliances, and colonial homefront aid efforts. It contrasts with later perspectives on South Africa and notes deserters, naval actions, and a map of Hudson River.
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Boston
Boston Evening Post
Georgius Secundus
South Africa
New Haven
Connecticut
Connecticut Gazette
Lake
Champlain
Ohio
Natal
Johnson
Crown Point
Lake George
New York
Albany
Hendrick
Baron Dieskau
Joubert
Dieskau
Canada
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Queens County
Long Island
Jamaica
Barbados
New York City
London
Spain
Admiral Holbourn
North Atlantic
Louisbourg
Six Nations
North Carolina
South Carolina
Piedmont
Carolinas
Lascelle
Halifax
Anthony Davis
Selling War News in South Africa
A New York Times report by Lorenzo Marques correspondent Lorenzo Marques details how both sides feed war news to the British and Boer presses. It describes a linen-lined copy used to smuggle documents, an explosion at Begbie's works in Johannesburg, and the shift of Boer forces from Natal to the Transvaal as they abandon offensive actions for defense.
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War Office
Imperial Service
South Africa
India
England
NEW York
TIMES
Lorenzo Marques
Delagoa
Munnik
Dempsey
Transvaal
South African Republic
Khomati Poort
Begbie
Johannesburg
Herr Grunberg
Bramfontein
A. Dlegbie
Natal
Free State
W. S
Cuban Port of Havana Customs Report May 1900 Totals
The War Department report shows Havana Port collected 1 005 262 for May with 17 015 from import duties and 80 312 from export duties. It records 2 475 arriving passengers including 660 from the United States, 1 386 from Spain, and 429 from other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Division of Customs and Insular Affairs
War Department
Cuba
Havana
Island of Cuba
United States
Spain
Island of
Move of Cuban Teachers to Boston Begins
Quartermaster Gen. Ludington announced the departure of the transport McPherson from Manzanilla Cuba carrying 250 Cuban teachers bound for Boston via eastern Cuba. This signals the start of a larger movement of about 2,500 teachers to Boston for a Harvard University summer instructional program.
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Washington
Government yacht Mayflower sails from Brooklyn for Puerto Rico
The Mayflower, remodeled at about 35000 dollars, departed from the Brooklyn Navy Yard for Porto Rico to be stationed at San Juan for Gov. Charles H. Allen's use. He will return to Washington on the yacht to handle private business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Porto Rico
San Juan
Charles H. Allen
Washington
Toy cannon explosion injures Irvington boy
Lemuel Smith a thirteen year old of Brookside Avenue Irvington stuffed a small cannon with pebbles grass paper and powder the device exploded while he was removing powder with a nail He was seriously injured and taken to St Barnabas Hospital in Newark in precarious condition reported June 23 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Lemuel Smith
Brookside Avenue
Irvington
Ain
Per. Smith
Lemuel
St. Barnabas Hospital
Commission to study free delivery service expansion
A three-member commission of Assistant General Superintendents of Free Delivery Service, appointed by the Postmaster General, departed Washington to study needs for extending free delivery. They will visit New York, Baltimore, and Chicago to decide where ninety additional carriers should be placed to handle increased mail and route assignments citywide.
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Commission
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Messrs
Hedges
McCoy
Edens
van Cott
Boys' Clothing sale showcases boys suits and waists
Bargain sale on second floor offers boys knee pants from 3 to 16 years at 19c to 40c, washable stripe pants at 19c, shirt waists and blouses, wash suits for 3 to 10 years, and multiple suit styles for 7 to 16 years from 1.98 to 4.95. Includes summer weight all wool options and special little boys outfits priced around 2.95 to 1.25 for limited sizes.
Shoes sale shoes for ladies misses and boys at low prices
Ladies hand sewed oxfords in black vici kid and russet, $2.50 quality cut to 1.39. Hand turn oxfords in red, black, russet, sizes 2 14 to 7, $3.00 and $3.50 quality at 1.89. Vesting top lace dongola in black cloth foxed with kid tips, sizes 2 14 to T, $5.00 quality at 1.69. Misses and children russet lace stout soles, sizes 9 to 2, 1.00 and 1.25 quality at 0.07. Hand turn black oxfords, sizes 2 14 to 6, patent tips, 1.50 quality at 0.79. Boys russet lace, sizes 24 to 5 14, 1.75 quality at 1.20.
Albany Deeds from Indian Era Loaned to Society
The Van Rensselaer estate lends the original Albany deeds to the Historical Society for an indefinite period. The Dutch texts include translations and animal-signed Sachem signatures. Readable by members in the inner fireproof gallery as antiquarian treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Argus
van Rensselaer
The
Historical Society
Albany
Discounted fabrics sale list with varied yard prices
The notice catalogs numerous fabrics marked down ahead of stock taking. Extra values include corded dimities, figured pongees, French organdies, foulards, wool challies, corded welts, Zephyr, silk madras, Bedford cords, Madras suitings, batiste, silk stripe crepons, and covert cloth with reduced per yard prices across multiple colors and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Zephyr
Bedford
Madras
Grocery Prices Stand Pat on Market Flour and More
Local store advertises unchanged prices for Flour Market items despite market increases. Pillsbury's and Hecker's sell at 4.40 per barrel, 4.30 per bag, 65c. hams 8c per pound. Roquefort cheese two ounce jars at 2s per half pound. olives ten ounce bottle with sixty olives for 2c. cake icing ten ounce jars at 12c. French sardines quarter tins in olive oil ten cents per can. butter full pound bricks 28c. coffee Araboga 80c per pound, Morning Glory 25c, bean coffee price listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury’s
Hecker
The Seating of Addicks
The Hartford Courant condemns the seating of Addicks as a disgrace to the Credentials Committee and their advisers. It declares the act a stain on the 1900 National Convention record and a crime against political morals, wounding the Republican Party in its circle of friends.
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Hartford
Conn
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Lyddite
Government of India
Woolwich
Government of Indian
Horse
Mayland
Army Transport Organization
Quetta
Attock
Sukkur
Indus
Rawalpindi
Aden
Bombay
Rangoon
Karachi
Hooghly River
Calcutta
the United Service
Army
Navy
Martin
Broadway
Flushing
Graham Aves
Brooklyn
Lot i
S ‘Ies
the Hague
Cambridge
Roxbury
Vendues
Martha’s Vineyard
Court of General Sessions
Edgartown
Kennecc
Maine
Thos
John Fleet
Thomas Allen
Callimance
Union Street
Holland
Prussia
Tottleben
Corps de Stamville
Halberstadt
Quebec
Montreal
America
George II
Senegal
Goree
Africa
Wandewash
Asia
Minden
Hague
France
States General
Brussels Gazette
Paris
Thomas Fleet
Wesley
Fleet
Post
Franklins
Evening Post
Thomas
John
Concord-Lexington
Ernest Ingersoll
State Street
George G. Champlin
Addicks
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