Perils Beset Warships Warn of Navy Hazards and Bravery
A naval officer recalls near disasters in the US Navy highlighting spontaneous combustion and dangerous lapses aboard ships. Stories include a gunner's mate averting catastrophe on a North Atlantic squadron cruiser and an apprentice saving powder from a lantern mishap. The piece underscores constant risk from bunkers, turpentine fires, and open lights, with crews repeatedly facing life threatening events.
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Washington Post
Maine
Kingdom Come
Severa
United States Navy
North Atlantic
Ewitt
Soudehot
Manner
Marine Ordery
Stevan
Pacifico Station
Marine Enlerly
Ft Sen
Wile
Running an Empire in the Purple Forbidden City
A detailed portrait of Emperor Kuang Hau’s isolation in Pekin and the powerful Empress Dowager who rules through eunuchs and court intrigue. The piece describes the Purple Forbidden City, its walls, daily diet, and the complex council of ministers and the Taung-i-Yamen guiding China amid internal plotting and foreign tensions.
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Kuang Heu
Forbidden City
Grand Council
Ministry of War
Tsnog
Pekin
Kuang Hau
Heaven
Sun
Fekln
Euunuchs
London
Imperial City
Thre
Purple Forbidden City
Purple
Nele
Helen Fung
France
Taung-il-Yamen
Prince Kung
Shih To
Prince Li
Weng Tung-ho
Aalta
Japan
Kang Yi
Chien Yine-pu
Board of Works
Prince Ching
Weng
Tuneho
Jung Lu
Prince Ching ( Kuang
The
Tayneainen
War Department
Taung-i-Yamen Congista
Prince Kune
Ching
Tung-ho
Kang ¥ i
Li Hung Chang
Ching Hein
Prince Ung
Ching Li
Heu Ying-wei
Kansu
Liao Shaoheng
Eller
Che-Kiang
Hang Yin-huan
United States
Spain
Peru
Wu Ting-fen
Reform Party
Chang Yin-luan
Wu ‘Tingfen
Cost Of The Cuban War In 1895 Figures
A report from the Cuban junta estimates 16 700 insurgents in the western department and 12 600 in the eastern department, totaling about 29 300. Spain fields 150 000 troops with a navy to block supplies, and the war has cost Spain roughly 280 million dollars with annual outlay near 45.9 million.
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Cuba
Ybarra
Matanizas
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Trocha
Havana
Diag
Lorento
Ducasse
Sixth
Matangas
Rodriguez
Matanzas
Betancourt
Santa Clara
Carillo
Nunez
W Arando
Monteagudo
Jose Miguel Gomez
Puerto Principe
Santiago de Cuba
Calixto Garcia
la Esperanga
Cublitas
Gomez
Blanco
United States
Spain
Jibway’s New Suit Sparsely Described as Loud
A fragment notes Jibway wearing a new suit described as tremendously loud, followed by a rejoinder about its volume disturbing even a nap of a battle-hardened foe.
Shoes sale offers ladies and mens styles at half price
The ad lists ladies small sizes shoes at 50 cents to 1.00 per pair, men's shoes in most sizes at 2.50 to 3.00, and misses and children's shoes with various original values now 75 cents to 1.00 per pair.
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Scranton
Can a Man Marry Many Women Simultaneously
Law Notes argues a man may legally marry multiple women at once as long as the ceremony is not held in a US exclusive jurisdiction. The analysis cites English and American statutes, noting only polygamy in a territory under US exclusive jurisdiction is expressly punishable, and suggests no offence exists for simultaneous marriages elsewhere.
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United States
England and Wales
Inventor Reveals Focal Light Patent Claims
Logansport inventor H Nickum, named for valued patents, showcases a new raw light in a sealed round glass globe. He claims no heat loss, no fire risk, and continuous illumination without wires or current, with the globe remaining cold and breakable without danger when extinguished.
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H. Nickum
Logawneport
Ind
A Desperate Measure Described in Chicino Record
A humor piece notes Jonea has married his cook to end her kitchen duties. The quip suggests the marriage serves to keep her from cooking for good, reflecting light satire on domestic roles and social expectations.
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Jonea
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Prentice Boy
Ifier
White
Tomes
China
Westminster Review
Jonas Long's
Independent
Sousa
John Philip Sousa
Prof
Bauer
Jonas Long
Newark’s
Newark Shoes Store
Lackawanna and
Wyoming Avenues
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