McMillan Eyeing Britain Post as Cabinet Seat Opens
Washington dispatch reports Senator James McMillan of Michigan is considered for ambassador to Great Britain. If declined or not named, Alger and Pingree plan a cabinet reshuffle to fill Senator Burrows’s seat, signaling a potential shift as McKinley’s term nears its end. McMillan’s suitability and preferences remain unclear.
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Great Britain
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Alger
Burrows
Pin-ce
McKinley
MacMillan
Golden Medicine Promises Health Amid Wasting Disease
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce of Buffalo for a “Golden Discovery” that supposedly cures wasting illness by restoring digestion and nutrition. It claims the remedy strengthens liver and lungs, heart, and blood, and touts a medical book offering hundreds of testimonials and anatomical details.
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Transports Arrive To Move Troops To Manila and Honolulu
San Francisco reports three vessels Scandia Australia City of Sydney heading to Manila with a plan to use Honolulu as a mobilization stop. Troop brigades under Generals Miller and Funston include California volunteers Iowa regiments and support detachments. General King Superintends mobilization with Colonel Oarces, while Arizona and Scandia may carry supplies or troops onward to Manila or back to Honolulu.
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Troops Ordered Home From Chickamauga Camp Thomas
Chief Quartermaster orders railroads to bid for moving regiments at Camp Thomas to state capitals Knoxville Lexington and Knotville. Units depart for home or new camps as population shrinks with regiments packed for discharge. First Michigan and Thirty first Michigan depart for nursing camps while Minnesota Twelfth and Fifth Pennsylvania head to Lexington.
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American Woman Slain by German Husband Near Florence
The body of Eleanora Brekett Possel, an American or English woman, was found beneath cliffs near Florence. Her husband Ernest Possel, a German, is suspected after reports say the couple had lived in Florence since 4. The case has stirred strong suspicion as authorities investigate the death amid rumors and conflicting newspaper accounts.
War Department Faces Few Difficulties in Disbanding Volunteer Army
Aug 22 The War Department has not yet finalised which regiments will be mustered out but is in constant contact with sections of the country. Ministers and troops now favor leaving service rather than extended combat as regiments see little to do in new possessions and at captured points. The First Alabama is reportedly chosen for muster out at its own request.
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Alabama
Shotgun used on a minister shocks Smiley Ga church launch
An assailant fired through a pulpit window wounding Congregational minister Rev J B Fletcher in Smiley Ga while organizing a new church. He is in serious but improving condition. One suspect has been arrested. authorities expect more arrests as investigations continue. Fletcher’s wife suffered temporary mental distress but recovered. The assailants are described as local negro officials of a Methodist church, though Methodism is not blamed.
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Ordnance Officers Relieved Over Manila Small Arms
Aug 22—Ordnance officers say there is no need to retain the small arms seized at Manila as surrender terms require their return to court soldiers when evacuation occurs. They note ammunition for a different gun would be costly and unnecessary given the small number of captured rifles that might be used by troops. The bureau opposed adopting a mix of calibers, believing a uniform standard would prevent harm and offset any savings.
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Repair of Manila Cable Opens and Operates
Wasmwatoy Aug 2 The Manila cable was repaired and operated by the signal corps of the United States army. Lt Col Thompson telegraphed Gen Greely that he had repaired the cable with materials taken to Manila with General Merritt s army. Two days later the president of the cable company announced the Manila line was again in working order. The signal corps has sent full outfits with detachments to the front so that army landings can be served.
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Floods Cause Severe Damage in North Carolina Region
Flooding near Onantotte North Carolina August 22 reports heavy rain damaging crops county bridges and railroads. Washouts on the Southern between Charlotte and Concord disrupts passenger service via Statesville. Odell mills bleachery in Concord flooded with 400000 yards of cloth submerged. Other mills and a bridge over Rocky River between Concord and Hastings swept away.
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