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Bryan Morning Eagle
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas
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Acting Commissary General Weston in Washington receives reports from Manila lauding the frozen meat supply system for the US army in the Philippines, transported by naval ship Glacier from US or Australia, superior to native methods after up to seven months storage.
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Washington. March 3.—Acting Commissary General Weston is in receipt of reports from Manila speaking in the highest terms of the present arrangements in use to supply the army with fresh meats. It is said that the meats which are brought out from the United States or Australia by the naval supply ship Glacier or taken from Australian merchant steamers have been kept as long as seven months in perfect condition. The reports declare that after witnessing the native methods of slaughtering animals and the stock, there is no doubt as to the great superiority of the frozen meats brought by the naval vessels for the army in the Philippines.
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Manila
Event Date
March 3
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Reports from Manila praise the arrangements for supplying the army with fresh meats using frozen meats transported from the United States or Australia by the naval supply ship Glacier or Australian merchant steamers, kept in perfect condition for up to seven months, and declare their great superiority over native slaughtering methods for the army in the Philippines.