Dr Greene's Nervura touted as cure for nervous illness
A long testimonial touts Dr Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as a cure for a sick wife and other nervous ailments. It claims rapid relief from weakness, sleeplessness, irritability, and low mood, with endorsements from H P Howe of Ticonderoga and a promise of free consultation from Dr Greene at 34 Temple Place Boston.
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Dr. Greene
Nervara
Greene
Temple Place
Boston
Mass
Valor of Our Soldiers in Manila bombardment continues
General Otis reports heavy shellfire by warships including Charleston and Monadnock near Malate. Olympia sits before the city as Fourteenth Infantry advances on the Pasig river front. Laguna, the captured gunboat, hauls gatling fire across Santa Ana. Native huts fly white flags as rebels retreat toward Caloocan and Pasay. Lt. James Mitchell of the Fourteenth Infantry dies from battle injuries.
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Otis
Charleston
Malate
Fourteenth Infantry
Dewey
Olympia
Alava
Irene
Pasig
Laguna
Bay
Santa Ana
Manila
Caloocan
Pasay
James Mitchell
Dewey's Second Despatch and Alger on Otis Casualties
Secretary Alger at the White House discusses Admiral Dewey and General Otis casualty reports from battles yesterday and Saturday night. He says the Dewey despatch does not prove active combat and defends leaving Otis to act on his own judgment on the ground.
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Alger
General Otis
Dewey
Washington
White House
Otis
Admiral Dewey
Commodore Hitchborn Visits Yard Eyes Torpedo Boat Station
Commodore Philip Hitchborn after an official navy yard visit returns to the Touraine for dinner and a train to Washington. He says the trip is a periodic inspection delayed by war needs, with the board recommending Charlestown as the torpedo boat storage and repair station site. About $150,000 is available for the work and construction could begin soon.
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Philip Hitchborn
Navy Yard
Touraine
Washington
Hitchborn
Charlestown
Soldier sought after break in at Grover's Cliff quarters
Police alerted Station 7 in East Boston to find Patrick Driscoll an ex soldier charged with breaking into the mortar battery quarters at Grover's Cliff this morning and stealing a rifle and ammunition from the barracks.
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Winthrop Police
Boston
Patrick Driscoll
Grover's Cliff
List of the Dead and Wounded at Washington
Washington notes the peace treaty ratification and the arriving casualty list from General Otis in Manila. Early reports mention the Insurgents attacking Manila, sparking brief commotion before Otis confirms no hostilities renewed. names list killed and wounded from units including First South Dakota and Fourteenth Infantry, with details on specific soldiers and injuries.
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Washington
Otis
Friends
Manila
War Department
Philippines
Dewey
Fusel Oil Popular Patent Medicine Emphasized
A boastful ad touts fusel oil as a household remedy and the only medicinal whiskey taxed by the government. It urges readers to seek the proprietary stamp and request an illustrated pamphlet from Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. in Rochester.
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Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
Rochester
First shot fired at Manila tied to local regiments
Cor corporal Greely who fired Manila’s first shot did not depart with the First Nebraska Regiment from Lincoln. He joined the unit in San Francisco. The home county of Keckley is noted as well as Ballinger a former Omaha Club watchman. Other men killed remain largely unidentified beyond those listed on the muster roll.
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Omaha
Neb
Greely
Manila
Nebraska
Lincoln
East
San Francisco
and Son County
Charles R. Keckley
Keckley
van Wyck
Charles 0. Ballinger
North Twenty-fret Street
Eggen
Losses of the Rebels Reported in Manila Fighting
From Hong Kong dated January 6 the latest advices say rebel forces were driven back ten miles with about 1900 killed or wounded. U S warships shelled a train carrying insurgents. Colonel William C Smith of the First Tennessee Infantry was in action when struck by apoplexy and fell from his horse.
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Hong Kong
Manila
United States
First Tennessee Infantry
War Casualty Lists Cleared For Publication From Manila Reports
Official War Department sub-list presents names from Tenth Pennsylvania First Montana First Idaho First California First Washington and others. Entries note majors, corporals, privates with wounds killed missing and a few died of wounds. context includes Otis cables and treaty ratification debates.
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Otis
Manila
Washington
War Department
Authorities ready to arrest Agoncillo as he flees
The authorities prepared to arrest Agoncillo as he fled, and although they do not regret his escape, they are relieved from a disagreeable task. The remaining Philippine junta members remain under close watch and face precarious legal positions, with immunity possible only through careful discretion.
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Vuulusiltes 5
Agoncillo
Regular Officer James Mitchell Killed in Engagement
First Lieutenant James Mitchell of the Fourteenth Artillery, the only regular army officer killed in the Saturday night engagement, was a native of Ireland. He joined the army in December 1867, rose from private in the Seventh Cavalry to second lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 1885, then to first lieutenant of the Fourteenth Infantry in August 1892, and accompanied his regiment to Manila as part of the first expedition.
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Washington
James Mitchell
Fourteenth Artillery
Regular Army
Ireland
Seventh Cavalry
Signal Corps
Fifteenth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
Mania
Major Ed McConville Hero of Many Wars
Syracuse Feb readers recall Major Edward F McConville of the First Idaho Volunteers slain at Manila. He served in the Twelfth New York Volunteer Infantry during the Rebellion, enlisted in 1861 in Syracuse as a private, mustered out as second lieutenant, then joined the regular army and fought in three Indian wars.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Edward F. McConville
Idaho Volunteers
Manila
Twelfth
New York Volunteer Infantry
Minnesota Regiment Reports Manila Calm From Provost Guard
Governor Lind receives message from Colonel Fred Ames of the Thirteenth Minnesota stating the regiment remains as provost guard in Manila with no casualties and city quiet.
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Minneapotas
Minn
Lind
Fred Ames
Thirteenth
Minnesota
Manila
Ames
Thirteenth Minnesota
Smallpox Deaths Reported Among Manila Troops
General Otis dispatch from Manila notes nine days with one smallpox death each day among troops. Typhoid fever caused three deaths in the same period.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Cuba Is Pacified
Washington reports from Robert P Porter that Cuba shows marked improvement since September. The Havana to St Domingo route reveals more life, work, and crop readiness. Fields host large cattle herds, beggars persist but are fewer, indicating a pacified island and revived activity.
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Washington
Robert P. Porter
Havana
Cuba
Filipino Junta Denies Manila Fighting as Skirmish Aimed at Treaty Vote
The Filipino junta in Hong Kong issues statements claiming the Manila fighting was a minor outpost skirmish to influence the U S Senate vote on the peace treaty. It accuses American aggression, asserts Aguinaldo ordered restraint, and cites McKinley’s Otis orders as not heeded.
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Hong Kong
Manila
United States Senate
Aguinaldo
McKinley
Otis
Neil Twomey Welcomed by Friends in Boston
Friends of Neil Twomey, the popular actor with The Girl I Left Behind Me company at the Grand Opera House, held a reception last evening. He is brother to the Rev Father Twomey, a well liked local clergyman, and his Boston visits prompt efforts to arrange a banquet before he departs.
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Neil Twomey
Grand Opera House
Mr. Twomey
Father Twomey
Boston
Funeral for Robert Shackley Held at 7:30 PM
The funeral was held last evening at 7:30 from his home at 20 Main Street Charles Town. The remains will be taken this morning to Ashburnham for burial.
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Robert Shackley
Main Street
Charlestown
Ashburnham
Brookline Hearing On Harvard Street Widening Petition
Brookline selectmen held a hearing on the petition by Charles T. Duncklee and others to widen Harvard street from Harvard square to Coolidge Corner. The hearing also reflected a Boston Elevated railroad request for double tracks. Petitions signed by many local business people and nearby residents supported the change, while opposition cited high cost and loss of shade trees. The board took the matter under advisement.
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Brookline
Charles T. Duncklee
Harvard Street
Harvard Square
Coolidge Corner
Boston
Upper
McKayville
Boston healer Dr Henson feigns cures free to public
Thousands witness dramatic claims of animal electricity and magnetic healing by Dr Henson at Berkeley Temple Boston. Reports describe seventy one cures last week including dropsy nerve prostration and deafness with demonstrations, test cases requested, and free daily sessions at Berkeley Temple and the Quincy House.
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Henson
Daily Press
Boston
Dr. Henson
Henry Jones
Berkeley Temple
Anna Huse
Basset St
Lynn
Nellie Kelley
S. E. Howe
Rutland Sr
Berkeley St
Tremont St
Quincy House
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Fred E. Green
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Charles W. Douglass
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Sixth Artillery
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Jobn Mitchell
Hyman Richmond
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Poole
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American Wringer CO
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Blunt
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