Jile Trask Studies The Conditions Out There
An 1899 excerpt reports on the Philippines under U S naval control. It describes schools operating by Spanish-era housing now under American management, wages in Mexican silver, Cavite and Corregidor garrisons, hospital setups, and ongoing skirmishes at Norvete and San Roque with Marines wounded including Lieut Hill of Concord. Various officers, Aguinaldo’s movements, police, light duties, and local curiosities fill the scene.
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Philippines
Green
Montana Regiment
Evudttor
Department of Construction and Repair
Hill of Concord
San Roque
San Royne
Naval Hospital
Lasot
Provo
Aggie
Cavite
United States
Noveieta
Corregidor Island
Yokohama
Lnborers
Aguinaldo
Grant
Sun Rque
Norveleta
Charley Hill
Concord
Norvelete
Lient
Hill
Leita
Dr. Langdon
Laxitive Bromo Quinine Tablets Offer Refund
Claim states tablets cure or money refunded. Text notes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box and price of 5c.
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Lake
E. W. Grove
Why the Yard Suffers Repeated Navy Bureau Disputes
Washington notes from Concord Monitor describe friction within the navy department over the Reina Mercedes. The construction and repair bureau says repair costs are low but navation claims high costs and risk. Spain’s objections and coal logistics are cited as excuses delaying action. Also, W Scott Smith returns to duty after a spring illness, bolstering the secretary’s staff.
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Washington
Concord Monitor
Navy Department
Portamouth
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Toterouzh
Bureau of Naviation
Navigation
Construction
Atlantic
Portsmouth
Wallat
W. Scott Smith
Interior
Smith
Lep
Lectures Tonight By War Correspondent Peter MacClaren
Peter MacClaren, AP war correspondent, lectures in Peirce hall tonight under the YMCA. He will describe the Philippine islands, their people and resources, progress, government, insurrections, and U.S. interests, with notes on Manila's fall, Dewey victories, and Aguinaldo's war.
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Peter MacClaren
Associated Press
Peirce Hall
Young Men’s Christian Association
Philippine Islands
United States
Manila
Merritt
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Otis
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Agoncillo
Hivila
Cebu
Caloogan
Kipling Manuscript Bid Sparks Public Interest
Beecham of St. Helens England made the high bid for Kipling’s original The Absent Minded Beggar, offering 525 dollars for a charity sale aiding British Reservists’ families. He is known as the Pills Beecham and recently elected mayor of St. Helens for his public spirit and industrial leadership.
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Rudyard Kipling
South Africa
Mr. Beecham
St. Helens
England
America
Tickets for A Hot Old Time go on sale tomorrow
Tickets for A Hot Old Time will be available beginning Wednesday morning at the Music Hall box office. The sale starts in the morning, with the box office open for in person purchases and potential advance service.
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Music Hall
Lawton Killed In Philippine Action Near San Mateo
News reports say Major General Lawton was killed during a charge on San Mateo after leaving Manila to attack the Philippine stronghold about thirty miles northeast. Confirmations pending from Manila and Washington as details emerge.
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San Mateo
Wasmngton
Lawton
Manila
Philipino
Greenland Crayon Portrait Scammers Cause Wind Up
Two traveling crayon portrait agents toured Greenland offering free life sized likenesses for advertising. They previously worked in North Hampton and are rumored to face strong reactions if they visit certain homes. A drama at the town hall on Rye Wednesday attracts locals. Reverend E A Robie went to Portsmouth yesterday. E W Holmes was in Stratham on business. A Greenland business ad appeared in the Herald tonight.
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North Hampton
Our Lady's House
Rye
E. A. Robie
Portsmouth
E. W. Holmes
Stratham
Greenland
Hotel Postage Profits From Unstamped Mail Revealed
An old-time hotel clerk explains that stamp sales yield profit from loose change and small overages, while many letters lack proper postage. Unstamped mail flows through hotel corridors, surging beyond street box totals, and staff routinely add stamps to avoid dead letters. The practice isn’t charged to guests, yet it nearly balances the small gains.
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Washington
N. O. Times Democrat
Why He Won Plot near Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina
A resident on George Vanderbilt's Ashville, North Carolina, estate refuses to sell his plot. He explains years of troubled neighbors and now a good neighbor has arrived, but he will not move.
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George Vanderbilt
Ashville
N. C
Dean's Ointment Heals Hemorrhoids Claim
A reader from Valley Street Saugertion New York praises Dean's Ointment for curing itching hemorrhoids swiftly after doctors failed. The testimonial attributes rapid relief to the product and lists the speaker as CC P Cornwell.
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Dean
CC. P. Cornwell
Valley Street
Saugertion
N.Y
Old Churchman notes 250th anniversary and more in religion
The Churchman itemizes Bowtes Second Churchs 250th anniversary, Snow Hill Maryland claims America’s oldest Presbyterian congregation, New Epiphany Chapel NY adopts never close policy, Mount Olivet NY baptizes 76 converts, and other church news. It covers missionary lectures by Rev John G Paton, a planned Mormon temple in Louisville, publication opinions, and regional church developments across the United States.
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Bowtes
America
Snow Hill
Maryland
New York
Mount Olivet Baptist Church
John G. Paton
New Hebrides
Louisville
Je Giffert
Presbyterian General Assembly
Union Settleement
Harlem
Synod of Missouri
John H. Miller
W. E. Moore
Samuel H. Virgin
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Brooklyn
Liverpool
Norewich
Lode
Man
Sinclair
G. F. Head
James Gibson Johnson
New England Congregational Church
Chicago
Tarmington
Mays
New England
Nacy McGee Waters
Evanston
First Congregational Church
Binghamton
N. Y
Caesar
Church
The Tie That Binds Briefly Gafines
The item sketches a witty exchange about marriage and divorce, noting playful wordplay on trusts and Cupid. It reflects light social humor from the period, conveying a casual stance on relationships with a wink.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
the Pine Ragtime Mart
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