Atlantic Navy Cruiser Atlanta Detailed In Plausible War Gear
A descriptive piece on the 3000 ton cruiser Atlanta in fighting garb with 446 700 candle power electric lights. It describes construction by Pittsburgh mills, electric training aims, gun capacity, armor, observation stations, electric lighting, and crew quarters with a vivid tour of the engine room and sleeping compartments. The article ends with a patriotic note on Congressional navy-building efforts.
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Benbow
Newport
R. L
Sweethear
Jacky
Congress
Demure August dress and lorgnette wielding socialites
New York readers see a fashion shift as August belles embrace simple dress and bare accessories. Lorgnette use becomes a weapon of charm, while Saratoga and Long Branch attract stylish crowds. tales of Miss Quisby and a prank with Brown-Sequard elixir illustrate flirtation and social games at seaside retreats.
Modern battleship Maine at New York Navy Yard features
The article describes U S naval ship construction after an act funding eighteen vessels from 725 ton gunboats to a 6618 ton armored cruiser Maine. It highlights the Maine at the New York Navy Yard and Texas at Norfolk, mentions five double turret monitors, and offers a detailed tour of the Atlanta reach cruiser’s complex gun deck, crew spaces, and command areas.
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Pittsburg
John Roach
Navy Department
Congress
Petrel
Maine
New York Navy Yard
Texas
Norfolk Navy Yard
Atlanta
London Fog Is Healthy The Very Small Death Rate In London
London’s foggy metropolis shows a surprisingly low death rate. For the quarter ending June, London’s annual rate is 16 per 1,000, smaller than Paris 22.10 Berlin 27.5 Vienna 26.7 Munich 32.9 St Petersburg 43.7 and Brussels 18.9. in 29 cities overall the rate is 26.6 per 1,000.
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England
Londons Daily News
London
Paris
Canaries
Berlin
Vienna
Munich
St. Petersburg
Brussels
A Peculiar Creature A Natural History Lesson on Sea Horses
A Detroit Free Press piece humorously explains sea horses as misnamed, noting they live in rivers and lagoons, behave placidly when undisturbed, and feed on muddy river bottoms. The article playfully critiques the oddities of the sea horse cow's existence and longevity.
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Detroit Free Press
Smart Alec
Fanny
Arabella's Hint Sufficient in Modest Maiden Tale
Boston Courier recounts a bashful George wooing Arabella as they sit by moonlit sea. He hesitates to touch her, then briefly consents to a kiss, while the scene gains whimsical, playful mood under stars and distant band music.
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Boston Courier
George
Arabella
Old Sam Hammond and the Legislator Boat Tale
An aged Hudson resident recalls Sam Hammond, builder of the Legislator steamboat. In a humorous incident Hammond, wearing shabby dress, boarded his own boat for a New York trip and sat at the captain’s table, prompting a startled clerk to request removal. The captain reveals Hammond's identity and wealth.
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Kingston Argus
Sam Hammond
Hudson
Legislator
New York
Sam
Hammond
Ne Hammond
The Power of Man's Will Stories Told Over Cigars
Three tales from the Boston Gazette recount men driven by willpower. A sick English officer rises from bed to confront death and dies. a Western sheriff slain in a struggle pulls his weapon and dies. a pursuing officer is shot as a thief slips away.
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The
Boston Gazette
End of all Chapter I a Pacific coast disaster tale
In June 1892 on the Pacific coast a mysterious disturbance disrupts eastbound shipping and rail lines, as Judge Brisbane and his daughter Kate witness anxious dispatches. A lover recounts the strain of love versus portentous weather and a looming global catastrophe hinted by telegraph reports from San Francisco to Cheyenne.
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Tam
Earth
Pacific Coast
Brisbane
Gramercy Park
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Pera
Cathay
Occidental Line
U. S
Mobile
Honolulu
Kane
Melbourne
Japan
Miss Brisbane
Pacific
Kate
California
Minnesota
Atate
Jan Hingry
St. Louis
Yuma
Texas Pacific
Cheyenne
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Ogden
Central Pacific
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Thomas P. Ochiltree
Jenkins
Sarah
Elixie Joe
Marasquan
Jersey Shore
Miss Quisby
Tehe
Abraham Smith
Oliver Brown
Broker Jones
Robinson
Rders
Brown
Jones
Juliet
Smith
Arer
Embeyo
Maryatt
R Ior
Eprensi
Chart House
Hudson River
Nym Crinkle
Rieccadonnis
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