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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1898
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes describe mineral production in the United States with references to quantities in pounds and long tons. The text is garbled and difficult to parse, but implies statistical data or tabulated totals within a historical period.
A historical critique describes Spanish navy recruits seized in peacetime and forced into service by deceit. It details petty officers brutalized, officers humiliate sailors publicly, and shipboard coercion shaping discipline aboard Cadiz gunboats.
The article portrays the Spanish navy as a brutal system where officers wield severe punishments such as the stanchion lash and hanging by thumbs. It notes mass discipline from chief petty officers to apprentices, with marines protecting authorities and mutinies suppressed after heavy losses. The piece pathologizes the naval culture as a “floating hell” for bluejackets.
The article outlines naval pay scales for officers and enlisted men, noting per diem allowances, clothing costs, and the contrast between popular notions of naval life and the reality of spending for entertainment. It discusses pay ranges from nine dollars a month for apprentices up to seventy dollars for a chief machinist, plus additional allowances and duties aboard ships. It mentions the expense of maintaining officers and officials, and the emphasis on readiness and armament training.
Traveler describes essential supplies for Cuba including clothing food medicines and a tent. He details a compact kit with malarial remedies, antimalarial pills, rhubarb, and quinine like remedies, plus protective gear and a makeshift bed covering to withstand rain and insects during campaigns in tropical conditions.
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