A Lively Chase With Semmes Aboard Confederate Steamer
An officer recounts a dramatic pursuit off Cape Town as a Confederate cruiser under Semmes closed in on an American vessel. Man vs ship, mutiny threats, blackboard communication, and a gale drive a tense escape toward Melbourne and the Sunda Straits with the Alabama bearing down in heavy seas.
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Argona
Cape of
Table Mountain
Cape Tow
Cape Legullas
Alabama
Smo
Simmes
Melbourne
Straits
Sunda
Semmes
Sig
Good-bye to the banner and the steamer in darkness
A terse memoir passage recalls saluting the star spangled banner, hauling it down, and losing sight of the steamer in darkness. The narrator notes no further sight of the vessel after escape and mentions an indirect, later coercive sale of an item in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luever
Axe
China
Delicate Operation on Littl Joseph Sullivan
Surgeons in a dramatic brain operation saved a boy named Littl Joseph Sullivan after a fatal accident near Mulberry Street. A kick fractured his frontal bone and exposed the brain, but trephining and careful cleaning relieved pressure. The boy recovered signs of consciousness and was improving.
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Littl
Joseph Sullivan
Tribune
Brothers’ School
Mott and Park Streets
Mulberry Street
Chambers Street
Outerbridge
Locomotive Firemen Train for Night Rabbit Races
Oregonian notes Baker City railway crews practice snatching rabbits at speed to improve danger handling. Engineers train to grab fast moving targets as jack rabbits race the locomotives at night, with firemen leaping onto the pilot to rescue them.
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Baker City
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
A Young Gargantua
Paris contest entries include Jules FE a three year six month old baby from Dieppe at 3 ft 10 in and 86 pounds. He handles heavy hammers in his father's smithy, suggesting vigor. Prizes go to children with symmetry of limbs health weight size and intelligence.
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Paris News
Rua de Pontoise
Jules FE
Bellencombe
Dieppe
Attorneys at Law and Justice Offices in Warren Pa
Attorneys at law operate from multiple offices including Fas Cable on Water street Scofield near Hunter's dry goods and an office on Second street below Johnson's Exchange Jussile of the Peace Seoela Tee Fron street and Law Work of Every De-4 at the Lapest Office Library Building Verback Block Beatty Block opposite Warren Savings Bank and iis Book Store Warren Pa.
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Omice
Water Street
Scofield
Hunter's Dry Goods Store
Second Street
Johnson's Exchange
Lapest
Law and Justice
Verback Block Beatty Block
A.A
Oposite
Warren Savings Bankiis
Warren, Pa
Beatty Block
Local physicians listed with offices and homes
Dr J M Davies a homeopathic physician serves Liberty street opposite the Baptist church with a residence phone. Dr Richards of Stewart operates at his drug store corner Sebend and Liberty streets with telephone connections. Dr E D Preston a homeopathic physician has an office on Third street near the church and a residence on High street near Liberty with telephony connections.
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Homgo Patahic
Liberty Sheet
Baptist Church
Sebend and
Liberty Streets
Third Street
MM Jehurch
High Street
Cor. of Liberty
Pierce
A.W. Morok
Reverdy B.stewart
Sergie
Water Street
Library Hall
Curver House
SP. Mwren
Dee J. D. Danforth
Dentists Office Above C. W. Hersall’s Fruit Store
A brief notice locates a dentist’s office above the C. W. Hersall fruit shop. The fragment gives no further details on services, names, or dates.
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C. W. Hersall’s
Hitchange Hotel and Warren dining houses promote stay
Hitchange Hotel with proprietor H Leoatiart claims the newly built hotel ranks second to none in Warren with attentive service for travelers. Dowlrtsg and Adelphia Kitchen offer meals and rates from 1.59 to 2.90 per day, with depots and near First National Bank noted. Chas Schwing and Mrs T C Jackson run a Corner Market and Third Street restaurant featuring boarders and transients, all newly furnished and served around the clock.
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H. Leoatiart
Hig Hotel
Warren
Third Sts
Warren Savings Bank
Fashionable Barbers and Hair Dressers Ads
Barbers Lou, Meyer, and Nich Moll operate in Exchange Block near suspension bridge with further listings at 205 Second Street second floor and 407 Liberty Street. They offer hair cutting and shaving in a prompt, satisfactory manner.
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Palace Barber Shop
Second Street
Liberty Street
Eben M. Ford Post No 36 G A R Regular Meeting
Eben M Ford Post No 36 G A R holds regular meetings every Thursday evening at Company T Armory. Miscellaneous items note portrait painter Eramps mane to order Studio hail block next to Episcopal church. Sunita & Son, boots and sides of every description. A failure of rubber goods, Jesuts Fire National Bank sign of golden horn.
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G. A.B
Company T Armory
Eramps Mane
Hail Block
Episcopal Kchuren
Jesuts
Fire National Bank
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Yankeepper
Hle
Oregonian Sport
Pacific Coast Railroad
Portland Oregonian
W. A. Hills
Oakland Valley
Iowa
Zist
Piso
First National Bank
Penna
Wetmore
Mr. Deecued
Arren
Bhingland
Ireland
Scotland
Continental
Europe
Citizens’ National Bank Warren
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
G. N. Parmlee
DLL
Gerould
DI Myron Waters
Prancis Henty
H. A. Jamleson
Davis
United States
Greenland's
Front Street
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Churcl
Episcoy High Street
Hazel
Laurel
Business Directory
Win, D. Proxeet
Paul W. Brown
C. Merritt Roa
Tarn
C.D. Arid
C. H. McCauley Crocker
Jos. Clinton
T.L. Putrim FL
A. Cogsweil
S. T. Neill
Attorneys At Law
Fas, Cable
Geo. O. Cornelius
Ogicein Sew Exchange
Leonbart Bros.’ Harnesshop
R.hrown, J. E Brown, J. W. Stone
Brown & Stone
First Nations Bank
D. I. Ball
Thompson
Ball & Thompson
L. D. Wetmore
C.H. Noyes
LD. Hinckley
Wetmore, Noyes & Hinckley
JH. Gamer, LL. A. Freeman
Osmer & Freeman
Seoela Tee
Fron Street
W. G. Trunky
Judge Scofield
W. W. Wibur, Wm. Schuur
Wilbur & Schuur
Leean Blanxs
W. E. Rice
R. Schur
John Rowland
Keystone
Ely
A. KE
Newman Graling
ELY Brothers
Owego
H. J. Danforth
P. Henry & Co
Ofolu
Glade
Warren, Penna
Beech St
Dunkirk
Nixon & Co
Marchisi
A. Morek
Gruggtist
J. M. Davies
DR. Richards, Stewart
D. Preston
Homgopathail Physician
A. C. McAlpine
J. M. Pierce
Moick
Carver House
Hitchange Hotel
Revere Houee
Frank Metagabr
P.&x
Adelphia Kitchen
G.B. Williams
Proprieto
Chas, Schwing
T. C. Jackson
Lou, Meyer
Suspension Bridge
Gus Mall
Nich. Moll
Eben M. Ford Post
Wm. A. Greaves
O Sunita & Son
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