Washington Letter on Customs, Panama, and Naval Debates
Washington line reports July customs data showing higher duties collected on Europe baggage and notes Assistant Secretary Spaulding’s push for tighter controls. Covers Panama Railroad incident, Chandler Evans dispute over naval criticism, Schley Court of Inquiry progress, and Philippine national banking charter delays awaiting Congress action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sam
Europe
New York
Ron
Treasury Department
Spaulding
The
Treasury
Chandler
Evans
Navy
Navy Department
Admiral Evans
Hackett
Candler
Naval
Long
Maclay
Congress
Philippines
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Pressures Under Fire
Officers and men of torpedo boat destroyers face enormous demands and danger. In heavy seas cooking is nearly impossible as ships vibrate and engines thunder. In war, these small ships undertake desperate missions where survival hinges on a single deadly stroke against a battleship, with crews of under fifty guarding a million-dollar vessel.
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Saya Blackwood
Torpedo Boatestroyer
Causes of Death by Burns and Medical Advertisements
An Italian physician explains burns kill by toxins formed in tissues. The article lists shock, embolism, infection, and autointoxication as causes, citing animal experiments. It also notes pain from piles, promotes Tablet's Buckeye Pile Ointment with prices, and advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Heinecke's New Light cigar with claims and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azzarello
S. Kingston
Frills of Fashion From New York Sun on Gowns and Trims
The New York Sun surveys evening gowns featuring gold embroideries in tulle and sequins, day gowns with gold galloon, and delicate white silk nets for young girls. It notes Paris expo trends favoring elegant tailor-made styles, mohair and foulard trims, new khaki tones, lace and insertion motifs, and the surge of hand stitching as chic finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Largest stamp deal ever as £30,000 sale shocks philately
M P Castle of Brighton sold his European stamp collection for about £30,000 through Hamilton Smith to a hobbyist. The New York Journal notes a stamp boom driven by South African issues. Free State stamps, marked V R 1, command high prices as soldiers sent them home from Bloemfontein.
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M. P. Castle
Brighton
London Philatelic Society
Messrs. Hamilton- Smith
New York Journal
F. R.ginn
The
Strand
Free State
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
England
Oranje Vrij Stant
Woman Finds Florida Frozen by Fashion in January
A Baltimore traveler learned the hard way that Florida January is not Maryland May. She packed cotton frocks and straw hats with velvet accessories and survived a week in heat fashion before a home telegram demanded fur, flannels, and heavy garments. She now vows to favor warm clothing even in tropical settings and to rely on a steam heated home.
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Maiu
Florida
Baltimore
Minister's Sood Work and Chamberlains Remedies
Rev A A Power of Emporia Kansas praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a severe bilious attack. He recounts aiding a neighbor who improved after one dose and emphasizes regular bowels and using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Herbine is recommended for fevers and cleansing the bowels, priced 50c, sold by S Kingston.
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Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia
Kan
Sach
S. Kingston
S. Kingaton
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Washington
Columbia
Panama
United States
Colon
J. J. Anthony
San Francia Allroad
Great Southern Pacific System of Railways
C. P. Huntington
Hayes
Schley
Howlaon
Admairal’ Schley
Witnesapa
Atepa
Navy‘ Department
Cevera
Parker
Coundel
Admiral Schley
Bureau of Navigation
Heinecke
Frills OF Fashion
Decasera
Nellie
Sanders
Lebanon
Sentral Hotel
WM. Meiners
Beat and Meat
Beat
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Calla
Jr Union
Main St
Troy
L. E. Rawson
Jefferson Ave
St. Louie
F. W. Zanders
Theo. Guennewig
Illinois
Billiard Hall
Ehil Schert
Graham
Gates’ Restaurant
City Dairy Co's
Better
Troy City
John Deimling
Ole Ames
Vantiindamie
W.F. Peter
Winton
Uly and
Rolie Taurance
Philip Schultze
Heim
West Clay Street
On Market St
A. Heddergott
Kinloch 13
Henderson
Madison County
H.C. Gerfel
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