Multiple Cabinet Shuffles and War Era Reflections
The piece notes McKinley assembling a Cabinet of plainspoken men while McKenna yields to Griggs and Smith with Sherman Day, and May 1, 1898, is set to mark naval history. It mentions armored ships and high power guns, hints at Fitzhugh Lee possibly heading the Texas A M College, and cites a Home Guard call amid a roaming band of tramps larger than the U S Army.
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McKinley
McKenna
Griggs
Smith
Sherman
Day
Gogo
Bliss
Long
Lesson from Manila Bay fire safety echoed in ship fittings
The report notes that one outcome of the Manila Bay fight will be renewed effort to save interior fittings on warships not vulnerable to shell explosions. It cites the burning of Reina Maria Christina and Castilla as a repeat of lessons from the Battle of the Yalu where shells caused ships to catch fire.
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Manila Bay
Reina Maria Christina
Castilla
The
Yaln
Cowboys to quell uprising feared by Indians
The text notes little danger of an Indian uprising where troops are withdrawn but warns that white cowboys, without militia, could handle trouble. Indians fear cowboys who act outside state restraints, while a Bronx anecdote recalls a red man asking General Sheridan for a cannon to kill cowboys, not soldiers.
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Bronx
Oii
Sheridan
Engineers Move Pier At Bismarck Below Ground Water
Engineers plan to reset a Missouri River pier in Bismarck North Dakota used by the Northern Pacific Railway. The pier will be moved to a deeper foundation sixty feet below ground and thirty feet below the water line. The operation shifts the pier weight onto sixty steel rails and sixty rollers and uses locomotives to roll it into position.
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Missouri River
Bismarck
N. D
Northern Pacific Railway
Elf
Canadian Clergymen Surplus Echoes Pressed Need for Youth
The Toronto Globe notes an oversupply of Presbyterian ministers in Canada with nearly fifty eligible but uncharged clergy in Toronto alone. The pattern reflects a broader push for younger pastors, as congregations favor graduates from Knox College, leaving older ministers over fifty five struggling to attract calls.
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United States
Canada
Toronto Globe
Toronto
Knox College
The Drum Poem Echoes Patriotism and Rhythm
James Whitcomb Riley presents a lyric cadence praising the drum as a symbol of national spirit. The verse metaphors the drum’s thunder and monotone utterance with liberty and muster, linking sound to unity and historical memory in a sky clear and bright.
Blood Will Tell on the Dakota Prairie Fire Rescue
Agnes Waring travels to a Western ranch where Jim pushes her into a daring rescue mission. A deadly prairie fire spreads as Alice rides Prince Hal to save a Russian mother and her baby, racing the flames to the creek and risking her life.
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Waring
Jim
Agnes Waring
Alice
Horson
McLeod County
Prince Hal Races a Cyclone to Save the Sheds
In a dramatic exit from danger, Alice urges a riderless horse as flames sweep the grass plain. The powerful animal tears through the fire, leaping hills and a brook, urged by Jim’s words and Alice’s thrust on the saddle. A roaring cheer greets Prince Hal as he races past the crowd, inflaming the crowd with awe at the race.
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Jim
Alice
Prince Hal
Jam
Mr. Waring
Alion
Heaven
New York Independent
Marvelous Buildings of Ancient Times and Wonders
The world’s longest wall is China’s ancient defense, about 1280 miles long, twenty feet high and twenty five feet thick. The Freihaus near Vienna holds 1200 to 1600 rooms in a vast complex with thirteen courtyards and a central garden. Karnak’s Palace Temple covers nine acres, famed as the grand tomb. St Petersburg houses the largest room under one roof for military displays, lit by twenty thousand wax tapers. The Taj Mahal at Agra, Shah Jahan’s memorial to his queen, is pure white marble with inlaid gems, built by 22,000 men over twenty years at about 16 million dollars. The Great Pyramid of Cheops, begun 4000 years ago, spans 746 feet at base and 449 feet tall, built by 100,000 workers over twenty years with stones hauled from Arabia and cost around 145 million dollars.
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Freihaus
Vienna
Ita Walla
Karnak
St. Peter's
Rome
St. Petersburg
Taj Mahal
Agra
Hindustan
Shah Jehan
Cheops
Arabia
Giant Tortoises Brought From Galapagos Via Southern Pacific Trade
A Southern Pacific freight car carried seventy five Galapagos giant tortoises through the city last Saturday night. Mr. C. M. Harris of Hyde Park Massachusetts led the expedition financed by Rothschilds to secure the animals. Ten months of travel yielded specimens some weighing hundreds of pounds and others small, with some over a thousand years old. The collection cost about ten thousand dollars to secure and is valued at thirty thousand dollars. The tortoises, many from a family once thought extinct, were found in a semi torpid state due to cooler weather.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Galapagos Islands
Southern Pacific Ocean
C. M. Harris
Hyde Park
Mass
Rothschilds
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Mother rescues boat drifting with her two children
At the Pacifico Mail wharf two five and six year old children jumped into a boat tied near the King's boathouse. The line let go and the boat drifted. The mother jumped in from shore, caught the boat, kissed the children, spanked them, and rowed back to the pier.
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Mamma
Pacifico Mail
King’s Boathouse
King's Boathouse
Marine Railway
Pacific Commercial Advertiser
Juan Arnao Chosen To Raise Cuban Flag In Havana
Tampa resident Juan Arnao, nearly ninety, is hailed as Cuba’s oldest patriot for his lifelong revolt against Spain from 1843 onward. He played key roles in 1848 and 1850 actions with Narciso López, endured imprisonment and exile, later aiding preparations for 1868 and 1895 uprisings. Now chosen to raise the flag when Cuba’s new government forms, he urges youth to prove deserving of American friendship after victory.
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Arnao
Havana
Tampa
Fla
Spain
Juan
Cuba
Ibor
Narciso Lopez
Matanzas
Lopez
Cardenas
New York
Zanjon
Juan Arnao
The Art of Tenting in Soudan Campaign
A vivid description of British soldiers camping by the Abara River in the Soudan. The piece contrasts rheumatism from tentless nights with expert English camp planning. It notes they built a white city, including stone and brush structures, while awaiting a canvas town.
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Abara River
Soudan
Tommy Atkins
Preparations for Defence and Shelter in Damp Plain Camps
The passage notes that American militiamen prepared swiftly for defence and shelter with marching discipline. It reflects on their lack of English camp experience while acknowledging thousands in May camps longing for training in staying comfortable on damp plains and chilly days.
Death in Mine Piping Incident at Horseshoe Bar Mine
Thomas H. Hobson was instantly killed while piping at the Horseshoe Bar Mine on the America River near Michigan Bluff California. He lost control of the monitor and was knocked down by a hose stream, which struck him in the back as he attempted to rise.
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Thomas H. Hobson
Horseshoe Bar
America River
Michigan Bluff
Cal
Monitor
Georgia State News From Camp Merritt And Atlanta
A San Francisco dispatch notes 605 recruits for the Twenty third and Eighteenth U S infantry arrived at Camp Merritt from Atlanta all uniformed and equipped Dr Amos Fox plans a watermelon picnic for veterans at Atlanta with Georgia growers pledging melons Three Georgia boys C Collins H Evans and N O O Dell are among sick soldiers at Fort McPherson mostly regulars Over a hundred patients in the general hospital The Confederate Veterans Reunion Association plans a social event on July 21 with guest young ladies The late Judge John S Bigby’s will named Elizabeth Bigby sole heir and executrix The week at Camp Northen was quiet as troops question moves pay and duties Colonel Lawton stands ready for long or short assignments Judge John D Berry convicted for assault and faces appeal Judge Candler notes W Clifton seeks state senate presidency with seventeen senator promises The June 28 judicial primaries and June 29 gubernatorial convention are set Supreme Court race between Fish and Gober attracts attention New bonds issued for Mood arrest in Atlanta Moody & Brewster case involves $8,000 in dry goods Vrand charge leads to Mood arrest A large number of Georgia recruits will receive civilian commissions Governor to temper colonel appointments Militia to be treated generously Lytle Chickamaugas camp post grows with shops and gambling halls Protest grows but Georgia authorities lack jurisdiction over the issues
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Fitzhugh Lee
Texas State Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bryan
Leo
Brooklyn Eagle
United States Army
PBS
Natart
Lexington
James Whitcomb Riley
W. & Harwood
Georgia State
San Francisco
United States Infantry
Atlanta
Camp Merritt
Amos Fox
Veterana
South Georgia
Georgia
Fort McPherson
John W. Collins
H. Herman Evans
N. O. O'Dell
General Hospital
Confederate Veterans’ Reunion Association
John 8. Bigby
Elizabeth Bigby
Camp Northen
Lawton
Globe
John D. Berry
Superior Court
Orth Stein
Looking Glass
Berry
Supreme Court
Candler
W. ©. Clifton
State Senate
McIntosh County
Clifton
Fish
Gober
Superior Court of the
Cherokee Circuit
John T. Mood
Hugh T. Inman
J.K. Ottley
A. M. Robinson
Hiler
Bacon & Co
New York City
Moody & Brewster
Vrand
Moody
Lytle
Chickamauge Camp
Brooke
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