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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1898
Page
5
In New York on July 18, reporters describe Olivette veterans from Cuba with extraordinary injuries. Some men show eight bullet holes yet survive, including cases where bullets shift paths and mutilate nearby tissue, defying Civil War-era fatality rates.
London court records reveal Victor Honor and Alfred Monson exploiting young men for debt and insurance fraud. Monson sought life insurance for Norgate’s death and lured others into forgery, with Honor posing as multiple names to entangle families. Monson, once a London society favorite, is linked to a noble lineage and Oxford background.
From Camp Dalton South Framingham July 18 several items report the Fifth Regiment may move soon with rations tight until July 26. The Third Battalion and Company B Cambridge Company F Waltham praised. a veteran Civil War observer noted. Butter and bread supplied by George F Wilson of Quincy as mattresses burn and guards improve.
Acting Surgeon Brown details curious injuries from the Cuba campaign. Soldiers show resilience after Mauser and Spanish bullets, with cases of eye loss, chest and brain injuries, and unusual wound tracks and infections.
A notice asserts a patent remedy by Munton promises relief from stomach trouble indigestion and related ailments through a specific patform treatment. The claim emphasizes universal applicability and personal efficacy for readers seeking cure.
Typhoid fever dominates Camp Alger news with fifty cases at Fort Myer Hospital. Five deaths occurred in the last two days and two more are reported since. Colonel Girard blames soldiers for not following camp rules and drinking non boiled water.
Springfield July 18 creditors will be paid in full without assessment upon shareholders per Receiver John W. Jason of Hampshire County National Bank of Northampton. The report lists total liabilities of 600,797 with no further details readable from the fragment.
William Brown, 29, was brought to City Hospital last night with a broken right leg after an incident near 7 Hanson Street. He offered a brief account, mentioning standing in a corner when an extension caused the accident.
Soldiers break camp at Chickamauga Park after an eight mile march to Blue Springs. A typhoid fever death, Private Harvey A. Dunn of Company I, aged 10, marks the fifth death in the Eighth. Rumors place some regiments bound for Porto Rico under General Brooke.
The document outlines the American commander-in-chief duties in occupied Cuba. It covers preserving native officials as far as practicable, abilities to expel or replace officials, regulate courts, and create tribunals. It details seizure of public funds, property, transport means, and sacred buildings with limits to military necessity, and outlines tax revenue use and compensation for private property.
At a Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange directors meeting Mr George F Mead presided The session focused on a new phase of the revenue law requiring a bill of lading to bear a 10 cent tax The garment companies refuse to affix it while exporters say they must cover the charges The dispute centers on who bears the cost under the new rule.
Providence July 18 the Appellate Court holds that Christian Scientists are not medical practitioners in the legal sense of the term. The case by Mylod Anthony and Tafft appeals a lower court decision on constitutional grounds. The court did not decide the constitutional issue.
A South End quartet's singalong at Wood Island, East Boston, sparked a brawl that left W. W. Mahoney's white duck trousers shredded and several spectators with minor injuries. The incident, blamed on hoodlums near the bath house, drew no police presence at the scene.
A massive blaze at the mouth of the Wear in Sunderland, England, destroyed thirty business buildings across three main streets tonight and remains uncontrolled. Fire crews fight to contain the flames as smoke rises over the city.
A Bay State colonel, Robert G Shaw, who led the colored regiment at Fort Wagner thirty five years ago, was eulogized by survivors. The Colonel Robert G Shaw Veteran Association and Social Club held public exercises and an excursion to New Bedford with multiple post groups. Speakers praised his bravery and the role of colored soldiers in the Civil War.
In Versailles on July 18 the second libel trial of Emile Zola and Perreux publisher of l Aurore began after a ruling on appeals. Labori indicated a default judgment, but the court proceeded with the trial resulting in both defendants being sentenced to one year in prison, a 3000 francs fine, and costs.
The Times correspondent from Madrid says Captain-General Blanco and General Toral were given a free hand in surrendering Santiago as the government avoided criticism tied to Admiral Cervera's destruction. The government shows no rush to propose peace due to Senor Sagasta's indecision.
Three people were arrested in Providence by U S Marshal McCabe over alleged irregularities in national pension drawings. James H Nolan a notary public faces charges of ante dating vouchers while Mrs Rebecca Reynolds and daughter Miss Hattie Reynolds allegedly drew a pension for Mrs Reynolds she did not deserve. The government contends her second marriage was valid and the pension should not have been paid.
Captain E. B. E. Chandler of the Sea King faces manslaughter charges after allegedly failing to rescue persons in peril on the high seas. He was held by United States Commissioner Craig in Philadelphia on $1000 bail, marking the first prosecution under a statute making sea rescue negligence a crime.
Secretary Alger announced the vanguard of the Porto Rican expedition has left Cuba. General Miles, Admiral Sampson, and General Shafter's command embark on transports bound for Porto Rico to land under warships guns. Troops from Charleston and Tampa are being hurried to join the operation.
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