AN ARMY NURSE DESCRIBES AMERICAN ARMY SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Lena Killam, a Philadelphia nurse, recalls four years with the U S Army in Manila and Tientsin. She praises soldiers, describes hospital set ups, dysentery battles, and the contrast with other armies, noting Filipino traits, social gaps, and the challenges of reconstruction under American rule.
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Philadelphia Times
United States
Manila
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Philippines
Lena Killam
Governnor General
Army
Luzon
Dagupan
Manila-Dagupan
Tien- Tsin
Master at Arms on Indiana Faces Naval Prison
Washington Star notes the Indiana master at arms was court martialed and sentenced to three years in a naval prison for striking and killing a Japanese mess attendant. The piece defends duties, discipline, and dangers aboard ships, examining crew relations and the complexities of enforcing order among enlisted men and shore liberty parties.
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Asiatic
States
United States
Washington Star
Indiana
South Atlantic
Navy Department
Lega
A Physician's Scheme Sets New York Star Rise
A young doctor in New York explains his rapid ascent to prominence through deliberate manipulation of appearances. He staged constant calls, interrupted dinners, and theater departures to create the illusion of being in high demand. The ruse propelled him above peers, who remain tied to modest practices.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Pray Without Ceasing Verses by Hartley Coleridge
A short poem urges steadfast prayer amid war and delay. It counsels praying for universal peace and perfection, even when personal hopes falter, and to seek removal of forbidden wishes through divine casting away. The dated author Hartley Coleridge is noted.
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Hartley Coleridge
Gunn Furniture Co
Grand Rapids
Indianapolis
Gunn
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