Holland submarine torpedo boat shown in New York trials
The Holland Company unveils and tests its sixth submarine torpedo boat near New York, detailing design, propulsion by compressed air gasoline and other powers, armor, armament, and successful dives and surface runs. Notable figures including Elihu Frost and Lieutenant-Commander Sperry witness the trials in Raritan Bay.
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New York
John P. Holland
Port Lafayette
Baltimore
Bio Bow
Holland
Raritan Bay
Secretary of the Navy
Sperry
Bureau of
Swift
Bureau of Ordinance
Rock
Naval Constructor
Holland Company
Elihu B. Frost
Navy
McAdoo
Murtwaygo
Lewis Nixon
Elizabeth
QO. A. Morris
General Murtwaygo
Washington
Mr. Holland
Interion of the Holland Boat Dive Demonstration
The Holland submarine whaleback, commanded by Mr. Holland, dives and resurfaces near the New Jersey coast, tests seaway and ballast, then signals tugs and fires an aerial dynamite gun probe at 400 yards. Observers report the craft remains controllable, with its conning tower and crew aboard, as it demonstrates diving and steering capabilities.
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Raritan Bay
Old Orchard
Jersey Shore
Mr. Holland
Mosn
Submarine Dive Prepared Off Sand Hook Light
The vessel prepared to dive with only her turret and flag visible above water. A whistle signaled readiness as tugs moved away. A test dive sent the little whale back for a 200 yard run, reaching eight knots toward Sand Hook light.
Holland Submarine Trials Reveal Ballast Rise in War Torpedo
The Holland submarine shows visible surface stealth during tests with nose and conning tower above water while rough seas keep it hidden from two miles away. Crew notes the vessel to be armed with lighter ballast, relying on projectiles to add weight for war readiness.
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Holland
Sperry
Mr. Holland
FLAG OF THE PRESIDENT Describes detailed Army regulation flag design
By order of the Secretary of War a Presidential flag specification is added to Army regulations. The scarlet bunting flag features a large central star, four corner stars, a blue field with the U S coat of arms, and an outer circle of state stars. Red white and blue fringe and a silver-gold fringe trim accompany a six foot six inch fly and four foot pole with a ten foot staff.
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Secretary of War
Army
United States
State Department
Horseless cabs promise 1000 electric taxis in New York
A Chicago Record note says a company tested a horseless cab and, finding it not yet successful, plans to deploy 1000 electric taxis in New York. The cabs run on a storage battery built under the vehicle.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
War the Insurgents and Navy Actions in Cuba and Philippines
Northern Cuba sees Spanish troops starve and desert to insurgents while Admiral Sehley sails from Fortress Monroe with an unknown destination. Major General Merritt accepts command of the Philippine army of occupation and selects Otis to lead the first division and Graham the second. The Gussie returns to Key West after a failed landing for Cuban insurgents. Wheeler to command US cavalry in Cuba. Spain protests Harvard repair stay in Martinique, Dewey praised, Manila reports horse meat consumption, and Callao captured by the US fleet. Reconvostrates die in Havana, Curacao refuels Spanish squadron, Ensign Bagley funeral honored in Raleigh. Tampa water shortage slows troop movements. 8,500 troops mobilize in 48 hours from Chickamauga. Suspicious men captured near Sandy Hook. Admiral Sampson’s fleet unharmed at San Juan. casualties few. Coal delivery to belligerent ships requires governor approval at St Thomas.
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Cuba
Sehley
Fortress Monroe
Washington
the Tribune
Wesley Meritt
Philippine Army of Occupation
Otis
Department of the Colorado
Denver
Graham
Department of the Gulf
Gussie
Dorst
Key West
Douglass Dorland
Cheyenne Agency
War Department
Spain
United States Service
Joseph E. Wheeler
United States Cavalry
Wheeler
Tampa
Foreign Office
Paris
Procnech
Martinigre
United States
Harvard
St. Pierre
Martinique
Dewey
Hong Kong
Manila
Callao
Havana
Carvera
Curacon
Visenya
Infanta Maria Teresa
Ensign Bagley
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bine
Wla
Wale
Chickamauga
Brooke
The Gratitude of a Thinker and a Blended Ad Reel
An article reads as a collage of quotations and admonitions praising credit to Brainley and Grocer, interspersed with mock dialogue about bills of fare and Sunstine, then advertises Hostetter’s Bitters for digestion, Cascarets for blood, and Laxative Bromo Quinine as a cold cure, concluding with a note about a folding bed.
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Jordan
Sarsaparilla Heroes and Arctic Renaming Debates
The item notes Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as America's greatest medicine and reports Russia planning a Deshnev statue at Chabarovsk on the Amur. It also mentions a proposed renaming of East Cane to Cape Deshnew, a French Army aluminum equipment standard, and historical aluminum pricing in 1804 and Madagascar campaigns.
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Russia
Chabarovsk
Amur
Deshnev
Kolyma
Amdyr
Behring Strait
Agia
America
East Cane
Cape Deshnew
Madagascar
Remarkable relief letter praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy
A Philadelphia woman writes from East Susquehanna Avenue thanking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing long standing womb trouble and nervous distress after months of misery. She credits the product with lifting her to health and invites other women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ina
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Koko
Jonn T P. Holland
Inventor
Staten Island Sound
F. T. Cable
Trician
Henry Moyer
Nathaniel Addison
W. W. Scott
W. F, GO. Nindemann
Mr. McKinley
Brooklyn
Coast Patrol
Sandy Hook
Inte
Sampson
Ban Juan
Ta- Wiang
New Fork
Tawa
The
New York Tribune
Wesley Merritt
Philippines
St. Thomas
State Auditor of
Tite Senate
Sam
Hood
Bus Hood
Mrs. Rank
Mrs. Pinkham
Te All Mee
Sid
AIC Eis
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