Costs and misconduct plague wartime transport in far east
Yokohama dispatch criticizes wartime spending on Philippines expedition. It cites inflated rates for troop transports, lack of proper naval oversight, and fraud risks as ships were hired at high per diem costs with fuel and coal charges. It notes ships’ speeds and coal loads were misrepresented, prompting wasteful voyages via Hong Kong and Nagasaki and costly delays.
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Yokohama
Spain
Philippines
Medey
Spemeaiarty
Kroips
Evan Span
Haru Kong
Nagasaki
Hong Kong
Homse
Howe Kone
Rhleubes
Morgan City
Naensek
Ho de Inniere Hever
Mt Hank Kong
Couiine
Mt Shat Lour
Leust
San Francisco
Board of Surveyors
Haa
Aited Fisteoe
Carnegie art prizeDetails and donation sparks building drive
The Carnegie music ball in Pittsburgh marked a tribute to art with International Jury honoring prize winners for best painting of the year. Andrew Carnegie announced a donation of one million dollars to support an art building project, with prize money of 3500 awarded to the top work.
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Caregie
Pittatture
Andrew Carnégie
Internationast
Wanda Worn
Washington Heights as a focus of New York City philanthropy
The article notes population growth in New York City and describes Washington Heights as a center of charitable activity. It highlights wealthy residents, large mansions, and a district burdened by poverty with thousands of inmates in care, education by philanthropists, and daily charity schoolchildren in uniforms. The area offers expansive views and is framed as a starting point to understand the city’s social landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Pouseilon
Chilkening
Beinz
Manhattan Island
Lwer
Mortgage Recorded on Columbus Memorial Building in Chicago
Henry J Parker and wife Lena Mi Himwitis借 a 1150000 loan from Northwestern Mutual Life to refinance an existing mortgage on the Columbus Memorial Building at State and Wanlington, Chicago. The loan, secured by the Columbus Surety Deposit Co, runs to 1902 with a demand option and 3 percent interest, with construction plans for the National TiF building at La Salle Street mentioned but not yet started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Parker
Columbus Memorial Building
Chicago
State
Wanlington
Northwestern Maldal Lite Treurance Company
Ted Sears
Columbus Surety Deposit Company
Hemry J. Parker
Lena Mi Himwitis
Kent
Tif
Forber iv Gothe
la Salle Street
No Married Women Ban Passes Manhattan School Board
Nov 7 Manhattan and the Bronx school boards reenacted a bylaw prohibiting married women from teaching or serving as principals without board consent. The rule aims to keep positions for unmarried women, with officials arguing it limits marriage, while supporters say it preserves household duties and professional focus.
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Manhattan School Board
New York
School Board of
Manhattan
Brox
Board of Education
Jasper
Jovan E. Eustis
Vaid
Marris
Contested New York Governor Race Hots Up As Odds Tie
As New York voters prepare for Tuesday’s election both parties trumpet confidence. Odds on Roosevelt are cut to even money after a $20,000 Republican bet while Democratic planners claim Roosevelt leads by about 40,000 statewide. Campaign tension rises amid warnings of possible clashes between deputies and police in polling places.
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New York
van Wrok
Black
Troy
Roosevelt
Tammany
Odell
Republican State Committee
Croker
Pratt
Buncombe
McCullagh
Ssnetar Hill
Hill
TNE
Mocalugh
Sewus
New York County
Kings
Democratic State Committee
Republican State Humanities
Noosevelt, Hell & Co
John” Kelly
J. J. McDonald
Hoffman House
Davia B. Fer
Hoosevelt
Evens
Leh Wager
Sergeant-Atarme
Ferris School
A.B. de Vordeza
Stock Exchange
Waser
Maniac War Play at Matteawan Asylum
A novel and chaotic stage event at Matteawan Asylum on November 7 featured inmates performing For Love and War written by Ernest Hostwick. Led by Patrick Geoghegan, once a notable New York criminal, the cast presented lunatic songs and dances to a wild audience, ending with a patriotic symposium Did Glory's Victory. The show may be repeated to invited guests.
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Matteawan
Siute Evium
Ernest Hostwick
Rae
Lowen McQuirk
Patrick Geoghegan
New York
Professor Leith
Lunatic Orchestra
A Queer Fish Seen At Columbia Laboratory
New York notes a specimen of the African lungfish Protopterus is on display in Columbia University's biological laboratory at Schermerhorn Hall. Nathan P. Harrington and Dr. Hunt, part of the Nile expedition, hoped to obtain eggs for embryology but found only unfertilized specimens. The protopterus resembles an eel and burrows in mud during dry seasons.
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New York
Tichir
Curinus
African
America
Columbia University
Schermerborn Hall
Nathan P. Harrington
Hunt
Columbia Zoological Expedition
Nile
Iding & Bort
Coteen
Havemeyer Eyes Virginia Site for Brooklyn Sugar Plant
Nov 1 report from Wortole Virginia indicates Havemeyer representatives explore relocating Brooklyn sugar refinery operations to Merkley on the Rilealett river. The site offers rail access and low tax rates, intended to support docks for steamship service linking Norfolk and Cuban ports.
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Brooklyn
Virginia
New York
Wortole
Unvemeyer Migar Rendenes
Ronminoth
Merkley
Sear
Te Ie
Mavemerersle
Parpom Bf
Fundus
Norfolk
Cuban
Hievemeyern
Warkatt
Breckton
Sunken Treasure Near Gonwalloe Prompting Salvage Plan
News from Yowey reports periodic beach finds of gold and silver coins and bars along the Gonwalloe coast in the Livard district of Cormwal. The London board of trials plans to use a Swedish engine device—a submerged iron cylinder—to probe the sand for the wrecked vessel and its wealth amid fierce Cornwall gales.
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Yowey
Gonwalloe
Livard
Cormwal
London Board of Trails
Aea
Orson
London
Spain
Helston
Cornwall
Wimont Pial
Bwierhelm’s Speech in Rotahary County Draws Crop Promise
Nov 7 in UO notes ve Vany who claims to be the new leader and seeks the presidency of the United Elnk. The letter promises farmers every kind of crop regardless of weather, with a printed ominous legend on the official read.
Esat Alone Guarantees Spin Paruees Prosper
A garbled 1900s style political snippet references DE VANT candidate for president and promises for farmers from 1999 to 1904. Mentions Roaventutin mumcinstlonee and northern factories with unclear capital figures, suggesting a chaotic campaign pledge amid erratic OCR text.
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ESAT
DE Vant
UN A
Ateas
Roaventutin
Kinsey Brings White House Phonograph to Public View
An entertainment device at the White House, recently purchased by Mr. K Kinsey, delivers comic songs and prompts the president to relax. The phonograph’s large megaphone and voice tube project sounds to upper rooms every quiet night. Attaches gather for the automatic voices and the president’s laughter during evenings and concerts in private rooms.
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K. Kinsey
Walle Sr
Bay of the Wabasia
Glenyathone
White House
SORPSUDS A FAILURE. New York, Nov. .-Captain H. Gathe mant
Captain H Gathemann of the Nordh German Stoya ship Oldenburg reveals the results of experiments with oil spills in the sea near the ship. The work began in December and followed a voyage from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. Gathemant
Oldenburs
Baldimore
Simplest Cure for Indigestion Promoted by Stuarts Tablets
The advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the simplest, safest cure for indigestion. It claims tablets digest food for the stomach, rest digestive organs, and restore vigor, citing testimonials from Mr. Wandly of Peoria, Mr. Kepple of Girty, and Mrs. Bowen of Barnard. It invites readers to buy by mail order and send for a free book.
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Stuart
5. O. Wandly
Peoria
Samuel Kepple
Girty
A._E. Bowen
Barnard
Wto
Captain Guidemann’s voyage reports oil soaked seas
An 18th century narrative describes a ship incident where buckets of oil and soap drifted on a calm sea after a wind shift. Captain Guidemann notes experiments with a similar method during voyages, reporting inconsistent but sometimes useful outcomes.
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Wasson
Guidemann
Turkish Rebellion Delayed Embarkation at Candia
Turkish troops on Crete disrupted by an order from Constantinople to board a British transport. A Turkish officer halted the embarkation, prompting a British demand to compel troops to sail. The British force surrounded the barracks and threatened to use force, leading to the Turkish commander approving the embarkation to proceed.
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Candia
Island of
Crete
Constantinople
Cuban Patriot Dr RG Nunnelly Recalls Cuban War Exploits
Dr RG Nunnelly describes years in the Cuban war effort including organizing 2600 volunteers, secret crossings to Cuba, bushwhacking engagements with Spanish forces, and a planned Havana attack. He recounts tactics with burning cane fields using tar soaked rattan snakes and details Morro Castle imprisonment and a 1866 assassination plot against Weyler.
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RG. Nunnelly
Uie
Warmith Epela
Nunnally
Kentucky
Navy
Cubs
Louisiana
Florida
Cuba
Santiago
Isle of Pines
Samaca
Morro Castle
Morro Castle For Several Months In Telling of This Adventure | Ie Mal
Campos
Weyler
Havant
Havana
Morro Casily
Mer
From Havana to Ireland and back a memoir tale
Narrative recounts a young officer’s trials from Havana to Pensacola to Indian Territory, detailing imprisonments, a freed Irishman’s aid at St Patrick’s Day, and a plan to return to Cuba after the Maine disaster. It notes prior help given to a companion and a later arrest under neutrality laws.
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Weyler
Tristman
St. Patrick's Day
Pardner
Havana
Nan Belly
United States
Pensacola
Indian Territory
Maine
Cuba
Michigan Republicans urge defeat of Governor Pingree in revolt
A Grand Rapids manifesto signed by twenty leading Republicans calls for ousting Governor Pingree on Tuesday. They label him a demagogue and enemy to the party, urging voters to support Hazen and Pingree’s opponent. The document highlights backers including several bank presidents and directors, with manifestoes spreading among manufacturers and professionals. A last note mentions a travel route to Chicago with Santa Fe.
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Orge Pingree
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Pingree
Republican Party
Hazen &. Pingerse
Soreen
Willam H. Anderson
CORBETT HARD AT WORK AT BENOX ATHLETIC CLUB
Former champion James J. Corbett trains intensely at the Benox Athletic Club in New York. He sparred with McVey and others, then wrestled briefly, cooling down with a long bicycle ride and light bath. He expects to stay sharp as training progresses and hints he will be ready to meet Simmons or other contenders after the meet.
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New York
Navy
Jamen J. Corbett
Benox Athletic Club
McVey
Wil & Hour
Roysch
Pite Simmons
Would Not Sign Rolls In Indiana Pa War Memoir
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Anout
Walt
Feltin Pennsys
Reemakers
Ft. Therne
Webster Advertises Coal and Feed at West Street
At 110 West Sth Street P H Webster seeks to settle accounts with friends and foes for coal feed and hay for the Green Feed and Feed Co. The note hints at payments due and mentions a phone contact.
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West Sth
P. H. Webster
Green Feed and Feed Co
Phonw Wi
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