Captain Silas Casey Navy Yard Commander and Sea Service Record
Captain Silas Casey, ranking captain of the navy, graduate of the U S Naval Academy in 1860, served on the Colorado 1870 73 and with the Asiatic squadron. He led sailors in the Corean expedition and Fort McKee assault in June 1872 and later commanded on Admiral Sicard’s flagship New York before taking League Island duties. His total sea service spans nineteen months with three years and one month under his present commission. An unrelated Zola trial coincidence noted alongside moral reflections on the case and hope.
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Silas Casey
League Island Navy Yard
United States Naval Academy
Fort McKee
Seoul
Admiral Sicard
New York
Captain Casey
Gutted Chronicle Satire on Yellow Journalism
The Springfield Republican cites Oliver Optic and Horatio Alger figures in a mocking tale about sensational presses. It describes a harbor tug fitted with explosive devices and rockets, timed fuses, and a voyage to expose government figures at Washington in a parodic, cautionary tone.
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Springfield Republican
Oliver
Optic’s
Horatio Alger
Yellow Journalism
Morro Castle
Washington
Amateur promoter hatches plan to bore for natural gas
An unnamed promoter boasts a Klondike scheme to organize a company and bore for natural gas in a distant area. He argues the bore costs little and a hit could yield big gains, declaring excitement at the prospect in this Indianapolis Journal excerpt.
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Indianapolis Journal
The Tragic Lovers Reunite In Death
Ralph Wetmore and Emmeline Leslie split over pride and fate. After years of public life and quiet longing, Wetmore dies at 85, believing his love will be waiting. In a final moment he sees Emmeline, and the spirit of their reunion brightens the dawn.
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Ralph
Emmeline
Ralph Wetmore
Emmeline Leslie
Ralph Ralph
Emmelin Leslie
Sister Frances
Filph Wetmore
Hints for Smokers from a Medical Journal
Generalarzt Dr Sholer presents a long list of tobacco cautions based on years of study of smokers. He warns against smoking on an empty stomach or during heavy exertion, advises not inhaling through the nose, promotes pipes as healthier than cigars or cigarettes, and urges mouth rinsing with salt water after meals and at night.
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Generalarzt
Sholer
Centralblatt Zur Gesundheitspflege
Persians and Watermelons Overture at a Wayside Rest
A traveler recalls Persian eating of whole watermelons with a spoon, not sliced, the end removed and the rosy juice filling the fruit as a fragrant drink while the meal proceeds. The description contrasts Persian custom with American slice service.
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Persia
Brooklyn couple shot by man who fled to Chicago
William Smith shot Mr and Mrs Shute of Brooklyn over alleged advances to their daughter. The gunman escaped to Chicago and now faces arrest for the attack.
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Shutes
Mrs. Shute
Brooklyn
William Smith
Chicago
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