Impressive Church Rites Mark Fifth Yesterday Camp Day
The Fifth Yesterday at Camp Dalton South Framingham held a large dress parade with about 6000 spectators. Masses were held in the second and third mess houses, featuring Rev. F. E. Emerick and Father Ryan. Vaccination work continued as orders and marching plans loomed, band duties filled the day, and Adjutant-General Dalton visited the camp while veterans roamed the tents.
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F. E. Emerick
South Framingham Congregational Church
Emerick
Santiago
Major Whittle
Father Ryan
St. Paul’s
Cambridge
Ryan
Father Hefferan
South Framingham
Raney
Company B
Guard Mount
Regimental
Hennessy
Hudson Band
Gilmore
John Lynn
Uncle Sam
Hartford
Lynn
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Whitney
Cuba
Dalton
Quartermaster Clark
Sykes
Lewis
McNamara
Washington
BTH Goes Marching Today at Chickamauga Park
The weekly inspection at Chickamauga Park in Georgia proceeds despite rain with rooks filled and companies showing well. Chaplain Saunders delivered a plain sermon to the boys. Captains Whitten and French return from Atlanta with news of Captain Bigelow who was wounded near Santiago but is fairly worn.
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Chickamauga Park
Saunders
Poys
Whitten
French
Atlanta
Bigelow
Third United States Cavalry
Santiago
Bours
First Corps
Third Division
First Army Corps
Massachusetts
Eighth
Blue Springs
Purified Cushing Process Liquors Advertised in Boston
An advertisement extols pure medicinal wines and liquors made by Dr. Cushings Process at 580 Washington Street Boston. It promises family use and highlights a public demand for the Cushings purified loops and industry novelty.
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Cushing Process CO
Cushing
Washington ST
Boston
Third Battalion Preps for Porto Rico Expedition Advance
The Third Battalion including Companies L K H and F forms the advance guard on the march out and back. Soldiers sign muster rolls for seven dollar monthly state pay, welcomed by all. Evening parade shows strong drill as General Brooke’s return from Washington is awaited for news on the Porto Rico expedition.
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Stopford
Scranberg
Brooke
Washington
Porto Rico
First Corps
Dr Giuseppe Lanarelli on serotherapy for yellow fever
Dr Giuseppe Lanarelli reports testing his anti amarillic serum in the southern Brazil outbreak. He argues serotherapy offers a specific treatment and prevention for yellow fever, noting immunity from acclimatization and prior attacks, and that serum must be used early before toxin levels prove fatal.
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New York
Giuseppe Lanarelli
Brazil
Man
Sanitary Commission elects wartime officers in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on July 17 the United States Sanitary Commission elected officers led by President Benjamin Harrison. Other officers include first vice president Robert T. Lincoln, second vice president General Lew Wallace, third vice president Henry Watterson, treasurer Daniel E. Sickles, and secretary M. D. Ellis.
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Indianapolis
United States Sanitary Commission
Benjamin Harrison
Robert T. Lincoln
Illinois
Lew Wallace
Indiana
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Daniel EB. Sickles
A York
M. D. Ellis
Inana
Mass soldiers return from Cuba wounded at Brooklyn docks
The Olivette brought 272 wounded from Cuba to New York with many from Massachusetts Second and Ninth Infantry. Wounded were transferred to Marine Hospital Staten Island and to St Peter's and Long Island College Hospitals. Officers praised the Tenth Massachusetts troops and reported gunshot wounds, malaria, and heat prostration but no deaths expected with care.
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R. Coit
Marine Hospital
Staten Island
Wagoner A. Thiel
Governor's Island Hospital
C Ashley
G. Bennett
Long Island College Hospital
W. Redpall
H. Ariel
G. E. Blackner
W. Paradis
St. Peter’s Hospital
Massachusetts
M. J. M.cartin
M. J. Burns
New York
Cuba
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Olivette
St. Peter’s
Long Island College
Governor’s Island
General Hancock
Governor's Island
Fort Wadsworth
S. S
Company L
Blackner
Second Massachusetts
W. Paradise
Company M
Adams
Mass
el Caney
Holyoke
St. Peter's
Stinging Mausers Sang Through Arkansas Front Lines
Lieutenant Frank McCoy of the Tenth United States Cavalry recalls the Mauser bullet heard in the air as it whistled over picket fires. He describes its small caliber, long trajectory, and personal experience with a leg wound, noting a distinct singing note as it passed.
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el Caney
Altoona
Penn
Frank McCoy
United States (Colored) Cavalry
Rheumatism Cure Pledge From Muny Doctors
A boastful claim promises a Rheumatism Cure that will end lumbago sciatica and other pains. The dealer offers 67 cures for 57 ills with doctors at your service free.
Schley's German Ancestor A Maryland Educator Transcends Time
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley traces lineage to Thomas Schley a German schoolmaster who arrived in Annapolis in 1735 guiding emigrants from the Palatinate and Switzerland. He built a local school and church while serving as parochial teacher and substitute preacher praised by Pastor Schlat ter for his devotion and leadership in Monocacy.
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Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Maryland
Thomas Schley
Annapolis
Palatinate
Switzerland
Pastor Schlatter
St. Gall
Monocacy
America
Young mill worker drowned in Dedham pond
William Scott aged 28 native of Nova Scotia and a Norfolk carpet mills employee drowned while bathing in Mill Pond East Dedham this morning after becoming exhausted and sinking before aid could reach him
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Dedham
William Scott
East Dedham
Nova Scotia
Norfolk Carpet
Munyon Cure Advertises Quick Headache Relief
Munyon promises a headache cure from any cause in three to ten minutes using a heart nerve and stomach tonic. The ad touts 25 cures for 25 cents and targets readers seeking rapid relief.
Spain Near Peace After Fall of Santiago War’s End Appears Imminent
From Madrid July 17 reports say the regular army will submit to government wishes and peace terms may be sought from the United States. Sagasta’s move aims to steady Spain while Carlist dangers rise and Weyler meets the Queen Regent to discuss avoiding harm to the army. Watson’s squadron off the coast is seen as potentially accelerating ministerial decisions.
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Madrid
Santiago
Blanco
Spain
United States
Sagasta
Weyler
London
Don Carlos
Watson
Chinese revolt in Shanghai over Ning-Po joss houses
Chinese in Shanghai resist French plan to move Ning-Po joss houses and clear a cemetery site. Eclaireur sailors pull down cemetery wall amid stone throwing. Reports say a native rowdy bayoneted, three natives shot, shops closed, Ning-Po headmen boycott, volunteers mobilize.
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Shanghai
Ning-Po
Admiral Cervera Prisoners Attend Annapolis Services
Crowds gather in Annapolis md to glimpse Admiral Cervera and his men as most prisoners attend mass at St Marys Church. Officers later tour Naval Academy grounds while provisions and quarters meet their needs. Captain Eulate declines parole pledge citing rank and verbal promise.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Cervera
St. Mary’s
Redemptorist Brothers
John
Order of Redemptorista
Naval Academy
Eulate
the Vizcaya
Solace Hospital Ship Arrives at Brooklyn with Wounded
The US hospital ship Solace reached Brooklyn navy yard from Guantanamo via Old Point Comfort and Newport News carrying 150 wounded officers and men. Seven Spanish sailors died during the voyage. remaining patients were put ashore at Old Point Comfort and Newport News. The ship lay up for eight to ten days for an ice plant installation and machinery repairs. It will then depart with supplies for the fleet off Cuba, with ten days of work anticipated.
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New York
Solace
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Guantanamo
Old Point Comfort
Newport News
Cuba
Feminine view of Cervera in Hartford visit
Mrs. Charles R. Forrest and daughters toured Portsmouth and dined with Captain Goodrich while Admiral Cervera met with visitors briefly. Helen Forrest compared Cervera to a Yankee farmer, noting his gray hair blue eyes and honesty while praising Captain Morro and Captain Goodrich for kindness to the Spanish sailors.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles R. Forrest
Portsmouth
N. H
St. Louis
Goodrich
Helen Forrest
Admiral Cervera
Miss Forrest
Morro
Cristobal Colon
Captain Goodrich
Eulate
Bob Evans
Iowa
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Schley
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China
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Edward J. Bishop
Dorchester Avenue
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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