Target for All Eyes The Vesuvius May Revolutionize Naval Warfare
Naval authorities watch the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius built by Cramps in Philadelphia and commissioned in 1890. With three forward pneumatic guns firing 150 to 200 pound charges of dynamite or guncotton, shells travel two and a half miles. Experts say a near miss could wreck an armored hull, signaling a potential shift in warship design and naval tactics.
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Vesuvius
Santiago
Cramps
Philadelphia
The Guna gun and Vesuvius weaponry described
The article details loading a Guna gun with a hydraulic system, ten projectiles per armament, and rapid firing using a pneumatic valve. It notes the Vesuvius is suited to mine field destruction but warns its armor is weak. It also mentions a destroyer for night attacks and ends with costs of Spain's Sunday amusements.
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Milnes
Vesuvius Iles
Nerry
Nots
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohto
F. J. Cheney Co
Drogels
Lieutenant Victor Blue Flies Around Santiago Bay For Glory
Lieutenant Victor Blue led a bold 72 mile excursion around Santiago de Cuba Bay gaining praise from Admiral Sampson. He counted four armored cruisers and two torpedo-boat destroyers in Cervera's fleet and planted the American flag at Gomez's outposts after surviving a reef encounter and gunboat gauntlet. His voyage, following the Suwanee and Crassey actions, challenged reports of the Cape Verde fleet being bottled up.
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Victor Blue
Santiago de Cuba Bay
Sampson
Hobson
Rowan
Fremont
Spain
Blue
Bay
Cervera
Cuban
Crassie
Newport
Flue
Cape Francia
Blvue
Gomez
Santiago Bay
Santiago
Reat
Cape Verde
Littl Bay
Uncle Remus author Joe Harris Pioneer of American Folk Tales
The article honors Joel Chandler Harris known for Uncle Remus tales. It notes his emergence as a Southern newspaper writer, his genius in capturing Negro dialect, and his path from a printer’s boy at age 12 to literary fame, including his fondness for The Vicar of Wakefield and Goldsmith.
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Mr. Harris
Uncle Remus
South
Remus
Harris
Wakefield
Goldsmith
Ike Ben Franklin
Growing Far From Home on the Isles of Scilly
The Isles of Scilly off Cornwall and Devon host tropical plants from Australia New Zealand Algeria Mozambique and South Africa thriving in spring in London daffodils and arum lilies. Tree ferns eucalyptus and dracaenas fill the archipelago while a notably tall aloe reaches perfection near Treaco Island where the lord proprietor resides.
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Breasy Isles
Scilly
Cornwall and
Devonshire
England
London
Australia
New Zealand
Algeria
Moxico
South Africa
Treaco Island
Stander Refutes Beating by Woman Claim
A Mexican bullfighter denies being beaten by a woman, stating instead he knocked her down with a chair. He was sentenced to eight days in jail, but the term was commuted after a fine payment. Dressmakers note true fashion comes from skilled manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ime
KING OF GUIDES IN ALPS CHRISTIAN ALMER AND WIFE
Famous Swiss guide Christian Almer led many American travelers through the Alps. He remained active guiding into old age, living at Grindelwald with his wife and retiring only late, photographed on his golden wedding day before his death.
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Alps
Christian Almer
Getten
Sufferers'Triumph With Hood's Sarsaparilla Claim
The advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's greatest medicine curing diverse ailments from impure blood to fatigue. It also promotes Hood's Filig for indigestion and includes various unrelated items on fashion, dental care, travel wares, and technology, reflecting a mixed 19th century newspaper page.
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Hood
America
Matches Without Phosphorus Prize Sparks International Contest
Belgium offers a 50 000 franc prize for inventors of matches that ignite on any surface without phosphorus. The competition, open to January 1, 1599, requires 10 000 matches and a sample of the material, with proof of practical Belgian manufacture and a pledge to produce 1 000 000 matches on Belgian soil under committee supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Woesta
Department of Industry and Labor
Rue Laterale
Brussels
Hoitt's School for Bots In Burlingame Promises Thorough Prep
An advertisement from Burlingame California promotes Hoitt's School for Bots a modern home school accredited by Stanford and state universities. Principal lua G owt Ph D promises August reopening with modern methods and rapid career preparation amid notes on electricity adoption in Egypt and a burglary report from Impendhl Natal.
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Burlingame
San Mateo County
Cal
Pacife Coast
Stave
Stanford
Cuanteene
Lua G
Owt
Aug. Ltd
Stories of Relief From Pinkham’s Remedies
Mrs Jony Williams of Englishtown and Mrs Josefa Prevenson of Warren share experiences with Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Williams reports marked improvement after two and a half bottles and a box. Prevenson attributes relief from long standing womb trouble, heart and back symptoms after several bottles and Sonative Wash.
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Jony Williams
Englishtown
K. J
Dean Maa. Proeoam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josefa Prevenson
East St. Warren
Dean
Pinknam
Mrs. Pinkhem
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King OF Guides
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Como
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Cuba
United States
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Kenosha
Waukesha Beach
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Milwaukee
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Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
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J. W. Hill
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Yrup CO
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Hoitt's School For Bots
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Impendhl
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