Twenty third United States Infantry circumnavigates globe
Army and Navy Journal recalls the Twenty third Infantry's service in the Spanish American War. The regiment sailed from Manila to New York on the Kuford, fought in more than fifty battles across the Philippines, and became the only regular US regiment to circumnavigate the globe. They mobilized at Fort Clark, sailed for Manila, and fought from Camp Dewey to Malolos and Jolo, earning praise for gallant conduct and enduring campaigns in Cebu, Samar, Leyte, Mindanao, and Sulu.
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Army and Navy Journal
Rack
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Twenty-third
United States Infantry
New York
United States Army
Kuford
San Francisco
Manila
Philippine Archipelago
United States
Spain
Twenty-third Infantry
Fort Clark
Tex
New Orleans
Cuba
Mississippi
Eads
Dewey
Manila Bay
Camp Dewey
Twentythird
Minnesota Volunteers
Astor
Malolos
Malinta
Maraquina
Caloocan
San Mateo
San Pedro
Macati
la Luna
Hale
Maroquina
Jolo
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Sulu
Philippines
Buford
America
Gas Meters and Their Perceived Explosions
A discussion in Popular Nation from the New York Times questions the belief that gas meters explode in fires. It explains meter construction, typical gas pressures, and how leaks accumulate in cellars until an accidental fire ignites flammable pockets, countering the notion that meters themselves are inherently explosive.
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New York Times
Gar
Gas meter safety and grindstone danger in old tales
The article discusses gas meters and cellar hazards, noting gas outside the meter can ignite from a bonfire while inside remains safe. It recounts a fatal grindstone accident in a saw factory, then a cautious widow who moved a grindstone and thanked fate it did not explode, illustrating nerves and fear around gas explosions.
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Sania H
American shipping revival urged by British shipbuilder
Sir Christopher Furness, a major British shipbuilder, predicts the United States will regain merchant marine strength not via subsidies but by cheaper steel and raw materials. He notes American yards are busy, labor cost advantages, and argues against government aid, urging the end of steel price monopoly to improve competitiveness.
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Boston Herald
Christopher Furness
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Christopher
England
Scotland
Washington
Sir Christopher Ress
Flag and Saloon Displaced by American Rule in Philippines
The Boston Journal argues the saloon followed the flag to Manila but notes it under legal control and police supervision. It states liquor dens decreased, American whisky and beer are now sold on main streets, and claims the U S government imposes only imperfect restraints. It concedes the saloon is not admirable yet deems it a nursery of morality compared to preexisting conditions.
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Boston Journal
Philippines
Porto Rico
Manila
Pacific
Asiatic
Marconi's Achievement in Wireless Telegraphy Decades Ago
A 1899 feature explains how wireless telegraphy evolved from Hertz and Branly discoveries to Marconi's apparatus. It details induction coils, primary and secondary windings, the transmitter, and the coherer receiver, noting experiments that reached over eighty miles and the record 30 miles on January 2, 1900 between St Catherine's Isle of Wight and The Lizard.
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William Lapidge
Morse
Heinrich Hertz
Hertz
Branly
William Marconi
Mr. Marconi
Griffone
Bologna
Marconi
England
Custom House
Marconi People
Bill to curb anarchists fails to cover key cases
Senate bill from Senator Burrows of Michigan targets alien anarchists and deportation but omits the shooter of President McKinley and provides unclear definitions of anarchism, leaving major actions unaddressed.
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Philadelphia
Senate
Burrows
Michigan
McKinley
Goldman Opposes We in Anarchist Thought on Island Experiment
Emma Goldman denounces the use of we by anarchist speakers and argues for extreme individualism. She suggests marooning anarchists on a Pacific island where they would self destruct without social or family bonds. Senator Hoar’s idea is praised as matching their own code.
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Philadelphia
Emma Goldman
Senator Hoar
Pacific
Fragmentary Thought on Anarchism and Individualism
A fragment discusses the tension between anarchism and collective life, arguing that triumph of individualism would reduce social existence to absurdity. The passage reflects on how collective structures sustain society and critique unchecked individual autonomy.
Eleven Kinds of Territory Under U S Government
The article argues the United States has eleven kinds of territory within its system, not just states. It outlines historic forms from states and territories to forts and Indian reservations, plus other claimed areas, and discusses implications for Porto Rico and the Philippines in light of Supreme Court rulings.
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Patrick Henry
Continental Congress
America
United States of America
Supreme Court
United States
District of Columbia
Great Lakes
High Seas
Congress
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Darts
Zececonka Sexs
Edly
Victory of Peace and the Nicaragua Canal Treaty
The New York Press lauds a ratified treaty securing a nonblockaded canal with no right to war within it. The United States may deploy police to protect the route while preserving neutrality. It condemns senators who oppose the deal, urging national unity and pacific aims over nationalism and war.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Nicaragua
Mediterranean
Suez
United States
Senate
Paris
Washington
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Nica
H. T. Hearsey Vehicle Co
F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis, Mo
Union Made
the Journal
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott
Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
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