Gallant American Sailors Amid Ocean Perils and Wrecks
The article celebrates U S Navy heroism in peacetime and war recalling the Oneida sinking after a collision in 1870 and Sicard s Saginaw relief voyage A tropical Samoan tale of Trenton Vandalia and Nipsic wrecks in 1889 ends with a display of valor as Captain Farquhar orders a rescue and the Star Spangled Banner is played aboard the Trenton
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Gallor
North Sea
Mediterranean
United States
Constitution
Kearsargé
Hartford
Navy Department
Washington
Uncle Sam
Porter
Hainbridge
Decatur
Lotha Maine
Bay of Vedda
Bombay
Oneida
E. P. Williams
Sicard
Ocean Inland
South Pacific
Saginaw
Portugal Declares War on Germany Over Neutrality Breaches
Berlin announces Portugal declares war after a long list of neutrality violations including English troop passages through Mozambique and use of Portuguese ports. The dispatch cites clashes in Southwest Africa and Angola and notes Portugal seizes German ships, hauling down the German flag as a salute fires. Large German resident exodus follows notices to quit Portugal. Portugal’s armed forces total about 30,000 active plus reserves, with an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 including territorial units. navy consists of one old battleship five cruisers and about thirty smaller vessels.
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Berlin
Germany
Portugal
Mozambique
Madeira
Africa
Angola
Theaaacta
England
Vansal
Lisbon
Activa
Ratify Miners Wage Pact In Four States
The interstate joint conference of soft coal miners and operators from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois adopted the new two year wage contract after a six hour debate. The pact raises miners incomes by about 15 million dollars, affecting roughly 200 000 workers and guiding upcoming wage talks in other states.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
West Virginia
Michigan
Iowa
Kentucky
Misasouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Treasury conscience fund receives $30,000 record gift
The conscience fund in Washington grows by a record $30,000 from a Philadelphia dated letter postmarked in New York. The donor says the money is to return funds stolen many years ago.
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Uncle Bam
New York
Washington
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Serbian Refugees Moved to Corsica and Corfu
A dispatch reports destitute Serbian refugees removed from Greece and Albania and transported mainly to Corsica and Corfu, with assistance from authorities and relief organizations.
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Washington
Greece
Albania
Corsica
Corfu
Roosevelt Declines All State Nomination Run
In New York on March 11 Colonel Roosevelt says he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in any state primaries. He adds he did not seek the nomination.
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Roosevelt
New York
Drink Lots of Water to Flush the Kidneys
An advertisement extols hydration and Tad Salts to treat kidney discomfort. It warns uric acid from meat overloads kidneys causing backache and bladder irritation, suggesting four ounces of Tad Salts daily in water with breakfast and a healthier diet to restore kidney function.
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Ady
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Cures Constipation
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe remedy for constipated children and sluggish digestion. It urges mothers to use a 60 cent bottle with full directions printed on the label and promises quick relief by expelling waste from stomach liver and bowels.
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California
Adv
Grateful Acknowledgment for Dodds Kidney Pills
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pa recounts relief from back ache kidney trouble and related symptoms after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He urges publication to help others and notes price six cents per box from Dodda Medicina Co Buffalo NY. The ad also promotes Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets at sixty cents per box.
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F. C. Case
Welcome Lake
Dodds
Dodda Medicina Co
Buffalo
Allen's Foot Ease and Hanford Balsam Advertisements
An old advertisement page promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for foot comfort and bunion relief, and Ham Ford’s Balsam for inflamed eyes and bruises. It notes Italy exports human hair valued around 3 to 4 million dollars annually.
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Allen
Allen B
le Ray
Italy
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Iandlulu
Talbot
Hope
William Halford
Peter Francia
James Muir
John Andrews
Coral
Coxswain
Halford
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Samoa
Trenton
Vandalia
Nipsie
Stia
Olga
Adler
Eber
Nipste
Dayligeht
Marquhar
Yarden
Jackson
Schoonmaker
Finas
Farquhar
Nipsic
OUR Navy
Edward B. Clark
Western Newspaper Union
ARV der
South Africa
Reiny
Omar
Fiortaes
Mke
Hamford
Hanford
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