Nation praises naval growth as Pacific squadron sails
Hampton Roads reports on the U S Navy's expansion from one ship in Washington's era to 270 commissioned vessels. The article highlights ironclads and modern battleships, citing the Minnesota, Satsuma, and the Dreadnought as benchmarks, and notes the upcoming voyage of Fighting Bob Evans with a 16 ship fleet, coal and provisions logistics, and advanced fire control.
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Hampton Roads
The
Pacific
United States Navy
Washington
Esek Hopkins
Continental
Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Edward of
England
Satsuma
Japan
Continental Congréss
Courtorn Tor
Holland
Humphreys
Stasés
Algiérd
Etstes
San Francisco
California
Bob” Evans
Wita
Columbia
Jey
Glacier
Culgoa
Trinidad
Rio Janeiro
Punta Arenas
Callao
Magdalena Bay
West Virginia
Atlantic
Tts
o-San
Rio
Jastra
Magdalana Bay
Mare Island Navy Yard
Connecticut
Norfolk
State of
Idaho
State of Washington
Colorado
New York
Brooklyn Harbors
Portuguese Crisis: Joao Branco as Dictator Aims to Stabilize
In Portugal King Carlos I backs Joao Branco as premier and possible dictator to preserve the dynasty. Franco tightens grip amid riots and army disaffection while aristocrats resist and Dom Miguel of Braganza looms in exile.
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Joao Branco
Portugal
Carlos I
Franco
Atate
Austria
Dom Miguel of
Braganza
Ultra Nberals
Europe
Paris
London
Navy
Jta
Frances
Henry Phipps A Self Made Steel Magnate Of Britain
Henry Phipps, once a poor English cobbler's son, rose from errand boy to partner with Thomas Carnegie and Andrew Carnegie, helping found a vast steel empire. He later funded tenement housing in New York and plans a cement house city near New York, with wealth reputedly around fifty million dollars. He spent years in Britain, owning an estate and a Scottish deer forest, and his health suffers from overwork.
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Henry Phipps
Priteburg Steel
New York
Edison
Phipps
Klemen
Duquesne
Thomas Carnegie
Andrew
Britain
France
Thomas W Miller
Millvale
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Miller
Scotland
Hungarian whip seeks $3 million in alienation suit
Aurel Batonyi, famed Hungarian master whip, filed three $600000 damages suits over alleged alienation of his wife Frances Work Burke Roche. He names Frank Work, Frank K Sturgis, and Peter Cooper Howitt as defendants, claiming they harmed his marriage and threaten social secrets.
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Aurel Batonyi
Francis Burkee
Newport
Batonyi
Frank Work
Frank K. Sturgis
Work
Peter Cooper Howitt
Mr Batonyi
Hungary
New York
Frances Work
James Boothby Burke-Roche
Baron Fermoy
Delaware
Batonyl
Fr. Petroff’s Release Sparks Orthodox Friction in Russia
The article recounts Fr. Petroff, released from a monastic prison, as a rare Orthodox priest who preaches to the people amid state control. It notes his past influence, his clash with the Holy Synod, his ban from the pulpit and the newspaper, and his later political run for the second duma.
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Petroff
Duma
Holy Synod
God's Truth
Russia
Cheremintski
Petroft
Elderly buyer buys chair then returns with shattered pieces
In Cosy Corner a man visiting an old curiosity shop buys a chair then comes back days later with the chair in several pieces. The proprietor, after careful examination, declares someone had been sitting on it.
Entertains and Instructs the Boys
Herbert Strong’s two new books Rob the Ranger and On the Trail of the Arabs, published by Bobbs Merrill Indianapolis, offer adventurous tales for the average boy. Strong’s work is praised for wholesome, entertaining reading with accurate information and refined English. The stories promise engaging plots with educative themes for young readers.
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Rob
Herbert Strong
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Idlianapolis
Ind
Add Venture
Strang
Flowers as a Cult in Alzey Schools
City officials in Alzey Hessian town implement a plant care program in public elementary schools. Each girl receives two plants each spring to nurture and inspectors report consistently positive results at season’s end.
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Alzey
Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House release
The Pepper Family by Margaret Sidney is issued by Lothrop, Lee & Shepherd Co. Boston. Margaret Sidney, pen name of Mrs Daniel Lothrop of Concord Massachusetts, wins readers with the Irrepressible Pepper children. The new Pepper book follows in the same humorous, human adventures that have delighted juvenile audiences.
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Little Brown House
Margaret Sidney
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co
Boston
Daniel Lothrop
Concord
Mass
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Six Boys and a Picnic Hat Adrift in Trolley Tale
A Sunday school picnic scene features a bright-eyed middle-aged woman who offers to accompany six boys with hats on a trolley. She jokes she will not trouble the ride with lost headgear and adds there is not enough money to tempt her to look after six boys and six ariel.
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Yshe
Ariel
How to Invest Your Savings by Isaac F Marcosson
Book review praising How to Invest Your Savings by Isaac F Marcosson published by Henry Artemus company Philadelphia. It aims to provide accurate facts and safe conservative investment guidance for the average reader, emphasizing practical knowledge over speculation.
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Isaac F. Marcosson
Henry Artemus Company
Philadelphia
Marcosson
Perfectly Lovely Poem Fragments From Baltimore American
Fragmentary OCR lines echo a reflective note on old age and hope. The text mentions a “rugged void of humanity” and “haznetttes of contention” alongside a Baltimore American citation, without coherent narrative. The readable sense centers on consolation and inner strength amid decay.
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Baltimore American
Ammonia Inhalation Cures Promoted As Revival Aid
Fragmentary note asserts ammonia fumes revive the unconscious and counteract effects. It mentions Ninegar as a remedy and references multiple cases where this method is used, reflecting archaic first aid advice.
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History of American Navy
Constitution
Portsmouth
Decatur
Algiers
Tripoli
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Great Britain
Olumbia
Evans
Ingersoll
Brownlow
Ipe
Connecticot
Main ST. Salt Lake City
Utah
Fenver
Colo
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