Death Toll From Disease in Spanish War Camps
The Tribune tallies 1,284 U S volunteers and regulars dead from camp disease during the Spanish American War. Typhoid fever leads with 515 deaths, followed by malaria 81 and other ailments. State and national camps, transports, and hospital ships are listed with camp totals and origins.
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Ouicaco
The
Tribune
Spain
the Tribune
Thomas
Santiago
San Francisco
Camp Alger
Wikoff
Jacksonville
Tampa
Miami
Fernandina
Lakeland
Camp Meade
Massachusetts
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Sick Report From Third Nebraska Volunteers
Stck In Third Nebraska, Tancoun Sept 2 Adjutant General Barry received from Colonel Bryan the daily report of sick in the Third regiment Nebraska volunteers. The report lists 59 sick in hospital and 84 in quarters. Pittaburg Arranging For the Conclave Sept 2 Arrangements for the 17th triennial conclave of Knights Templar to be held in this city Oct 10 14 progress on a scale unique in the order. General J P S Gobin grand marshal of the parade expects about 60 US army generals on his staff.
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Nebraska
Mr. Louis
Chickamaugs
Bills
Tracey
Olson
Union Station
Missouri Re- Vef Corps
Stck
Tancoun
Barry
Bryan
Nebraska Volunteers
Pittaburg
Pitrspure
Knights Templar
Order
J. P
Gobin
United States Army
Spanish orders to clear Havana harbor mines issued
The French ambassador acting for Spain notified the U S State Department that Spanish authorities in Havana have been ordered to remove mines and other navigation obstructions from the harbor as quickly as possible.
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Havana
Washington
State Department
Porter Votaw wedding at Congregational church Anita Iowa
Miss Martha Euchola Votaw and Mr Ora H Porter wed at the Congregational church in Anita Iowa on a Tuesday in August with Rev Wotan officiating The ceremony featured flower girls ushers and a ring service The couple will reside in Princeton Illinois after October 3 visiting Chicago and the lakes for a time Grand and out of town guests included Prof Brett Eldon Wotan and James Porter among others
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Bessie Jenkins
Ada Lattig
Love Jenkins
Alice Chase
Vivian Fordyce
Edna Bruce
Vinnie King
Harriet Major
Enida
Ruth Wotan
Geo, Lattig
Geo, Whitmore
Robert Farr
Frank Brood
Robert Brett
Porter
Lakes
Chicago
Princeton
Prof
Brett
Robert
Eldon
Des Moines
Eldon Wotan
Triplett
Mamie
Council Bluffs
Stejla
Kate
George Porter
Wyanet, Ill
James Porter
Stuart
Deborah Gatbresath
William
Menlo
Bucklen’s Arnica and Early Risers Advertisements
Advertisements for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claiming cures for ants bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee at 25 cents per box. Vic Emmert & Co promote DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for bowel regulation and Foley’s Colic Cure as a preferred remedy amidst a series of medical ad pitches.
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Bucklen
Vic Emmert & Co
Troth
DeWitt
Vic Emmert A
Foley
Great South American Kidney Cure touted for quick relief
An advertisement touts a new kidney cure promising relief for kidney and bladder ailments within six hours, claiming instant relief from water retention and back pain. It promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with numerous dealer names and warnings about counterfeit products.
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F. Parsons & Co
Druggiers
Atlantic
Iowa
Camp Life in Louisiana Letter From Texas Soldier Boy
A Texas volunteer at Fort Saint Philip writes of hunger, sickness, and harsh conditions aboard the camp. He details scant food, failing pay, crowded tents, mosquitos, and many deaths while noting a possible move. An attached New Orleans Picayune extract describes relentless rain, soggy camps, improvised shelters, and demoralized troops facing malaria and typhoid.
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Fort Saint Philip
Morner
Carson
Kennedy
Moore
Freeland
Mobly
Bartlett
The
Picayune
Springfield
Weill
Frank Harris
New Orleans Picayune
Fort St. Philip
Texas
Florida
Jarvey
Engineer Corps
Company E
Arkansas
Bryan
Divers Sure Thing Reports as to Their Fate as Soldiers
In San Francisco on August 25 1898 divers report the uncertainty plaguing Iowa troops after the war’s end. Rumors claim grand reviews, deployments to Manila or Cuba, transfers to the regular army, garrison duty at Fort Point, or mustering out in Washington. sickness rises, deaths reach ten, and the camp awaits orders from the Colonel and Secretary Alger amidst widespread confusion.
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Ontexamavuna
Annisop
Ala
Royal T. Frank
E. Compton
Charles T. Mattocks
Leonard W. Colby
Sanger
Mattocks
Res
Chickamauga
Breckinridge
War Department
San Fancisco
Cal
Omaha
Manila
China
Port
Des Moines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Alger
Honolulu
Merriam
Fort Point
Washington, D. C
W. B. Emerson
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Loula
Seventh California Regiment
Atlanta
Fatlanta
Charles Smith
Second Cavalry
Fred M. Carr
James Householder
Maryland
Fort McPherson
Banfield, Sr
Tam
Vio Emmert & Co
Camp Life IN
Louisiana
Mis. H
Barris
Bridgewater
Bripcewater
Chapman
Keith
Fontanelle
Lesses
Roger Bros
N. Smith
A. B. Rice
Union Bank and Fee Office
A.M. Peckham
Journal
Post
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Nichols’ Bank
Postoffice
Europe
Gall
She US
Pai
Chestnut Street
Palmer & Findley
van McGurdy
Chestnut St
E. Huchehdorf
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