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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1898
Page
9
A long verse laments war's horrors and calls for peace. The speaker mourns the losses of soldiers and civilians, condemning carnage and urging arbitration and justice over battle. The poem pleads for a world where right and mercy guide nations.
Long list of unclaimed letters and names in San Antonio Texas for the week ending Saturday June 43 1838 includes G Alling Jono Aul Gen A Fred Felix Allameranda B Jees M Bradford and many others with LADUSS LIST and MISCELLANEOUS and PHOTOGRAPHS notes. The piece also includes a brief essay on latitude and virtue by Charles Dudley Warner and a Foreign List of names from various origins.
The Oregon hailed as a floating fortress and unmatched battleship, built for fighting not speed. It describes her 16 knot pace, four 13 inch rifles and a 460 pound powder charge, and internal machinery from coal bunkers to hydraulic pumps, with comparisons to the Prince George.
A lengthy tribute profiles Lieutenant Richmond Peargon Hobson born August 17, 1870 in Greensboro. It traces pedigree to Judge Hobson and Governor Moreland, reports his Annapolis cadetship, Paris naval study, and famed motherly devotion. The piece highlights his strict duty, religious faith, athletic zeal, and deep love for his mother as Alabama honors him posthumously.
A fragmented excerpt discusses overdue ships and Lloyds insurance practices. It notes premiums vary with the likelihood of the vessel returning, insurers' speculative rates, and the process of posting notices when a ship is missing. It references doctors, missing ships, and a committee at Lloyd's determining information or actions.
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