Nation pays glorious tribute to Manila hero
A vast New York naval parade honors Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia after the Manila Bay victory. The fleet and civic procession stretched along the harbor with millions watching as flags flew and salutes rang, ending with Dewey atop the bridge amid public ovation.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
New York
Manila Bay
Olympia
General Grant
Hudson
Upper Bay
Farragut
New Orleans
Sandy Hook
Dewey Not Slated as Presidential Candidate
United States Senator Mark Hanna says Admiral Dewey will not run for president. The Pittsburg Post quotes Hanna saying naming Dewey as a candidate is an insult to the hero of Manila Bay, who has often stated he would not seek the presidency or any political office.
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Pittsburg Post
United States
Mark Hanna
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
McLean Opens Ohio Governor Campaign in Hamilton Speech
Democratic candidate John R. McLean launched the Ohio state ticket campaign in Hamilton with a large demonstration. He delivered a powerful speech before several thousand supporters as other candidates also spoke to the crowd.
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Ohio
Hamilton
John R. McLean
McLean
Sailors at Waldorf-Astoria Enjoy Night of Triumph
Olympia sailors on shore leave in New York attended a 260 strong supper concert and smoker at the Waldorf-Astoria. Twenty five men from each other river ships joined them. The program drew loud applause as the sailors enjoyed the shows.
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Waltorf-Astoria
Olympia
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Jackies
Shortage Paid for Colonel Neal Misappropriation
The three bondsmen for Colonel Neal have paid the shortage. Colonel Wylie Jones, cashier of Carolina National Bank, sent the attorney general a check for 087.47, with P. H. Haltiwanger and W. Scott Pope also paying. The funds cover the misappropriated money and articles.
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Colonel Neal
Wylie Jones
Carolina National Bank
P. H. Haltiwanger
W. Scott Pope
Neal
Best of the Vanderbilts Cuban Orphan Fund report
Miss Laura D Gill named best representative for the Cuban Orphan Fund in Gaba with assistants Miss Levy and Miss Wilson. She reports dire conditions in Sancti Spiritus with four hundred children needing care, only twenty five supported, and a settlement-style Santa Maria del Rosario project expanding with a furnished house and local requests for sewing and cleaning instruction.
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Laura D. Gill
Gaba
Miss Levy
Barsaga
Noble effort funds Cuban orphans amid wrecked countryside
The Cuban Orphan Fund, led by American volunteers, supports physically and mentally cared for children in reconcentrated Cuba without sectarian aims. Reports describe widespread ruin, beggars, and depopulation, while funds provide homes and basic tools to revive rural life and future citizens.
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Cuba
United States
Haryana
Matanzas
Santa Clara
Cubs
Republic
Island
Angling in Lapland Exposition by Two Rods
A London Telegraph note recounts a Lapland expedition by two rods and followers. They faced food shortages, frozen rivers, and floods delaying fishing before conditions improved. Over eleven days they caught 282 salmon and 155 girls totaling about 5000 pounds. best day yielded 33 salines and 22 grilse totaling 53 pounds.
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Lapland
London Telegraph
Reindeer Breeding Venture In Eastern Norway
A company at Telemarken in Eastern Norway secures a mountain tract fifty miles square for reindeer breeding. Starting with 2400 deer, plans aim for about 4000 head, with 1000 culled yearly. Venison will be shipped in carcasses and refrigerated by ship and rail to prevent winter market glut.
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Telemarken
Norway
Ting
Hood?s Sarsaparilla Heralds Era of Health
The ad proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health-giver and promoter of general well being. It claims the remedy cures blood, stomach, and liver troubles, presenting a hopeful message of improved health for humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Two Mothers Buy Bible in Coin Trade Tale
A Knoxville Sentinel note recalls a junk shop episode where a young man trades a bound Bible for ten cents and another buyer later purchases it for more than two dollars. The buyer says his mother would suspect he has been reading it, explaining the purchase motive.
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Ani
Knoxville
Cure for Catarrh and Skincare Claims in 19th Century Ad
An advertisement touts Totterine as a universal cure for skin diseases and catarrh, offering a one hundred dollar reward for any case not cured by Mass Catarrh Cure. It cites J T Shue tring Savannah GA and Hall's Catarrh Cure Toledo OH, claiming internal action and testimonials, with druggists nationwide backing the products.
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Stampa
J.T. Shuetring
Savannah
J. Curygy & Co
Toledo
Fr. J. Cheney
Busatheas
Vee Intax
Otello
Kilo
Walpino, Kinson & Marvin
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North Atlantic Squadron
Nehere
New Yorks
Admiral Deway
Mark
George
M’lean
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Tis
Cuban Republic
American Commission
Weyler
Rochester
Boze
Migs Levy
Cuban Orphan Fund
School For Advanced Girls
Two Mothers’ Bibles
Munkan
Ineb
Sloan
Earls, Sloan
Boston
Mass
Cascardts
Cascarota
Tuos Gillard
Elgin
Temecity Company
Chicago
Montreal
Malshy & Company
Broad St
Atlanta, Ga
Knight's Patent
Pittsburg Glass CH
Allegheny
Atlantis
B.m.woullkey
M.D. Hee
N. Pryor
Galesmen
Herger-Wood Tobacco Co
Greensboro
Dy Denget
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