Earthquakes Hit Samoa Islands Stir Panic and Damage
News from Apia Samoa reports severe earthquakes on Sept 25 and 28 causing panic among natives. volcanic ash fell at Amana Bay covering houses, fishes died in Pago Pago waters boiled, and a waterspout with steam and ash lifted from Pagalon Bay. Coastal reefs shifted on Tau and Maina huts toppled.
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Luttrell
Puget Sound
Apia
Samoa
Ae Ishamis
Amanna Bay
Leona Hay
Ania
Pagalon Bay
Taituila
Tuituila
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Feeding the dogs during a brutal night in camp
Harper's Magazine recounts a harrowing scene as a group camps with many hungry dogs. The men try to hide food, but dogs surge, ripping at the lodge and clothes while the crew scrambles to protect their scraps and reclaim their gear.
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Harper's Magazine
Grant’s Son Nears West Point After Notable Growth
Ulysses S S Grant the third, Col Fred Grant’s son, is nearly 15 and excels in class. He is tall and well developed both physically and mentally, with a zeal for books and a strong love of athletics. He plans to enter West Point, mirroring his father and grandfather. His features grow resemblance to the general as he ages.
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Ulysses S&s. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Fred Grant
West Point
Beeline for Camp: Native Sentinel Answers Drill Question
During the Transvaal disturbance a native soldier is asked what he would do if shells and musketry opened on him. He replies that he would form a line, then a bee-line for camp, demonstrating quick, instinctive battlefield mobility.
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Transvaal
Felicity Center Tied to Body and Rest Says Sir Richardson
Felicity, per Sir B. Richardson, centers in the body's vital nerves and organs rather than the brain. Rest and sleep avert exhaustion and sustain physical strength, which in turn uphold felicity.
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Felicity
B. W. Richardson
Landon Bebe
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