Submarine Torpedo Boat by John Holland Promises Naval Revolution
The Times Herald reports on John P. Holland of New York and his Holland submarine boat as a groundbreaking naval weapon. Tests show surface speed of ten knots and diving capability, with forward and aft torpedo tubes, an aerial torpedo gun, and an underwater gun, all housed in a conning tower protected by armor. The article details propulsion by gas engine and electric motor, battery storage, ballast tanks, and automatic depth and trim controls, asserting the vessel could change naval warfare and be decisive in future conflicts.
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Times Herald
John P. Holland
New York
Scientific American
Sargeant
Naval Auxiliary Board
Batimors
Holland
Wee
Largor Defones
Wihilehens
Incida
Eciitee
Neemoua Eyaton
Flying Squadron warships and their costly armament
Commodore Sehley’s Flying Squadron features the Massachusetts as the lead line ship with twin screws, heavy 1 and 2 inch guns, dozens of smaller pieces, 125 men and a price of 10 million. Brooklyn, Columbia, Minneapolis, and Vesuvius follow with varied displacement, speeds up to 22 knots, and armaments including breech loaders, rapid-firing guns, Gatlings, and specialized dynamite ordnance.
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Sehley
Massachugetts
Massachusetts i
Wille
Columbia
Minneapolis
Fohler
Hull fighting in Mexico stirs preface to Diaz action
Reports from Mexico say President Diaz may move to stop bullfighting across the border after a brutal event in Monterey. The spectacle involved a famous male bullfighter and a renowned female devotee, drawing American women travelers who fainted as four bulls were slain.
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Mexico
Diaz
Republic
Monterey
Spain
Spain's Last Naval Battle and Decline at Callao
The piece recounts Spain's 1866 Pacific defeat at Callao during the Peru-Chile alliance, the loss of ships like the Cavandago and Villa de Madridina, and Admiral Nunez’s costly assault. It notes heavy Spanish damage, casualties, and a retreat to Europe, highlighting diminished naval prowess since Lepanto era.
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Te Binttte
Lepanto
Vernellins
Spain
New World
Peru
Chile
Pacific
South America
Army and Navy
Nunez
Pareja
Valporaleo
Nunes
Callao
Villa de Madina
Benenguela
Numancia
Ehipn
Dipcomfled
Sheen
Aimmanithen
Chincha Islands
Apotheosis of the Field Gun Advances in accuracy and power
The article lauds modern field guns as highly accurate and powerful, noting American production at Watervliet and Washington, breech loading, and rapid, precise firing demonstrated at Ganahl’s ranch. It discusses range, recoil, and the strategic role of artillery, with Major James Burbank and U.S. officers testifying to superiority and massed-fire effectiveness.
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Chicago Times Herald
Napoleon
United States
Germany
France
Watervnlet
New York
Navy
Washington
Fort Sam
San Antonia
Tyad
Cuba
Minti
Burtunk
Sleepwalking Tales From A Streetcar Night And Youthful Scares
Readers recall sleepwalker sightings on street railways and homes, with cases of wandering on rooftops and in yards. An adult recounts youths ambushing a sleepwalker who wandered to a nut tree, then fell, startling him into never repeating the habit. A childhood memory tells of barrels at a stair landing nearly causing severe injury, with a stern spanking that supposedly cured him.
Kicked for Cash Rumor Reaches College Authorities
A stirring tale recalls a known college football star nicknamed D- who allegedly received money for his play. An undercover emissary pressed the farmer father for truth as rumors of pay surfaced, revealing the spy’s own disappointment at the irony of pay-for-play claims.
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Waal
Bpy
Tenim
Cath
Military Style Specials Boldly Priced
Specials for the Soldier Boys today suspenders worth asc merino underwear worth 1c 18c bachelor buttons leather belts 49c dressing combs 6c hair brushes cs celluloid soap boxes 25c 59c z white military gloves 15c doz 10c 25c.
Sale of Ladies' Suits Begins This Morning
The sale offers two lots of suits at special prices. First lot features silk lined jackets with velvet bound skirts and Homespun tailor made suits in green tan and cadet, previously $10 to $5.69. Second lot includes Eton blouse suits in navy brown green black cashmeres and twill styles, previously $12 to $15, now $7.00 and $7.50. Also lists various closeout items across departments. Store on Lacka and Wyoming Ave.
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New York
Lacka
Ando Wyoming Ave
Humidifiers to Ease Dry Air From Furnaces
A report from the American Public Health Association meeting notes Dr. Henry J. Barner of Boston describing dry indoor air in furnace heated homes. He proposes a humidifier over the furnace register to raise humidity, improving comfort and reducing coal use while guarding respiratory health.
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American Public Health Association
Philadelphia
Henry J. Barner
Borton
Howe
Ifters
Barnes
Vare Ag
Supreme Court reverses on tenant wife relocation restraining order
Georgia case sees the high court reject a temporary injunction preventing a tenant from moving or trying to move his wife to a farmhouse. The opinion says the leasehold and the landlord’s domestic control claims are not lawfully part of the state’s statutes. The ruling suggests covenants limiting a tenant’s changing wives lack enforceable basis absent written consent.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
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