Fever Camps Investigation Dominates Army Politics
Washington reports the fever camps and alleged intrigues around Miles headline a broad army debate. Public anger grows over War Department failures and calls for immediate action clash with administration aims to delay until Congress convenes. General Miles’ spokesman and Alger deny misrepresentation as returns from Montauk loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Miles
Republican
Alger
War Department
General Miles
Army
Army Administration
Santiago
General Alger
Fiona's Trip Sloops Through Flames After Explosion
The Fiona a sloop yacht from South Boston returned to Gloucester after a fogbound voyage lasting a week. A gasoline stove blast engulfed the forward section, two crew badly burned, Slavin later said to have died, and the vessel was towed to port after a perilous journey aided by Abdon Keene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Fiona
Boston
John P.a Foley
Ohn Slavin
Richard Foley
James Campbell
James
P. Martin
Farrell
Tiney
Rowan
Duran
Ogunquit
James Martin
John Slavin
Slavin
Foley
Martin
Abdon Keene
Boone Island
Hatcher’s
Dorchester Yacht Club
Atlantic Club
Aid For Montauk Sickness Fund Receives More Gifts
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association treasurer Higginson lists new contributions to the Montauk Point fund. Previously acknowledged gifts total $12,369.08 plus individual donations from several supporters. The record shows amounts such as $100 from Mrs. H. G. Curtis and smaller sums from multiple donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginson
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Montauk Point
G. Ris
H. G. Curtis
Winslow
Progress Club Elects Officers at West Concord Meeting
Members of the Progress Club elected officers at last evening's gathering at their clubhouse on West Concord Street. New roles include President M. Lehein felt and Vice President J. Strauss with officers Fenklestein Wyman Leheinfelt and Gun house in key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
West Concord Street
M. Leheinfelt
J. Strauss
8. Fenklestein
Charles Wyman
Sol. Leheinfelt
Max Gunhouse
J. Leheinfelt
Sam Cohen
A. Flashen
Abe Cohen
A Bilatsky
Fitchburg Railroad Praised as Good Road to Travel
In Cincinnati 1898 readers are told the Fitchburg railroad offers reliable service for travelers. The note mentions its favorable reputation and ease of use for journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Fitchburg
Massachusetts Democrats Plan Harmony Convention in Worcester
The Massachusetts Democratic State Committee announced a harmony State convention to nominate a full ticket in Worcester on Oct. 4 1898. Delegates will be chosen by city town ward and vote totals from 1897 with caucuses Sept 24 26 and Oct 11 12 to nominate statewide and district officers.
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Massachusetts
Worcester
Bryan
Mechanics’ Hall
Commonwealth
Democratic State Committee
General Wheeler
Boston
Camp Wikoff
State Democracy
Quincy
Callahan
State Committee
Saratoga
General Court
Christopher T. Callahan
Fire at Summer and Otis streets damages Dreyfus firm
A fire at the Jacob Dreyfus & Sons building on the corner of Summer and Otis streets caused about 50 000 in losses. The blaze started on the top floor cutting room likely from faulty wiring or a gas meter, with water damage heavy on upper floors and lighter on first floor. Insurance coverage runs around 200 000 and many firms on 74 Summer street also reported water and smoke damage.
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Summer
Otis
Jacob Dreyfus & Sons
W. F. Weld
Carl Dreyfus
Summer Street
Mason Street
Arch Streets
Hawiey Street
Protective Department
Dreyfus
Dreyfus & Sons
E. L. Joselyn
Henry Cohen
Barber
W. W. Grant & Co
Norwich Brass and Nickel Company
Kline & Co
the Shaffer Shoe Company
BE. H. Coffin
Thompson, Brown & Co
Crouse & Brander
David Root & Son
E. Edburg
Restaurateur
Cheswell
Webber
Russell
Pearson Wins Police Board Hearing Over Carriage Stand
The police commissioners ruled in favor of Frank S. Pearson after he argued his license to keep a carriage at the Berkeley Tremont corner should be renewed. Objectors led by C. A. Bartlett and janitor McDonald offered no evidence at the second meeting. Pearson will seek a new stand outside the Berkeley Cafe, planning to pursue the matter further.
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Frank S. Pearson
Berkeley
Tremont Streets
Pearson
McDonald
Odd Fellows
C. A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Burke Buried With Military Rites in East Boston
Remains of Private Michael M. Burke of Company H Ninth Regiment were laid to rest after prayers at his home and at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer East Boston. The 23 year old Cuba veteran served as orderly to Major Grady and died in the arms of the officer. Military honors included a firing party from the Fifth Regiment and a broad burial procession to Holy Cross Cemetery Malden. The armory opened for public viewing and a military funeral guard will remain on duty.
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Michael M. Burke
Company H
Ninth Regiment
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Boston
Burke
Cuba
P. J. Grady
Fifth Regiment
Adams
Second Regiment Heavy Artillery
Seventh Regiment of
New York
Winthrop
Henry Zulauf
John A. Hawes
Joseph Hooker
Citizens’ Aid Association
the Owl Club
William E. Russell Club
Thurman Club
St. Matthews’ Temperance Association
Warren H. Cudworth
Sons of Veterans
L. P. McCarthy
Saul
John Cross
Lewis Club
John Harrington
Martin Morney
Joseph O'Neil
The
Owl Club
John Jackson
Joseph Killion
Thomas J. Giblin
Major Grady
Knights of Columbus Attend Funeral of Captain Drum
Members of James E Hayes Shawmut and St James Councils are asked to attend Captain John Drum of Company E Tenth Infantry funeral Saturday Sept 3. Gather at Catholic Union Washington Street corner Worcester Square at 9 a m to escort remains from East Armory to the church. Other councils urged to attend in dark clothes. Committee names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Hayes
Shawmut
St. James
John Drum
Company E
Tenth Infantry
Catholic Union
Washington Street
Worcester Square
East Armory
Daniel L. Prendergast
James E. Fee
M. F. Sullivan
Trial of New Battleships at Norfolk
Norfolk Virginia reports that the battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge at Newport News are nearing builders trials. Boilers and furnaces are ready engines placed today with tests planned soon. The Illinois is to be launched early next month and its fighting turret arrived from Bethlehem Pennsylvania for installation.
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Norfolk
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Newport News
Bethlehem
Penn
Funeral for Captain Drum Lays at East Armory
The funeral arrangements for Captain John Drum of the Tenth United States Infantry, killed at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, near completion. His body arrived at Montauk Point aboard the Alleghany and was transported to New London, with his son Joseph C. Drum among those escorting the remains. The burial will occur after a funeral service at the East Armory on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drum
Tenth United States Infantry
San Juan Hill
Santiago de Cuba
Drum
Montauk Point
Alleghany
Massachusetts
Joseph C. Drum
New London
New York
East Armory
Typhoid cases among Massachusetts troops at Fort Myer
Report from Dr Joseph J Curry U S A acting assistant surgeon at Fort Myer Va details Aug 31 conditions of Ninth Massachusetts men with typhoid fever. Burke healthy Callahan very low death expected Greaves Grogan Hagerty Howard Keating McGillicuddy Murphy Reardon Sullivan critical Moran well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Joseph J. Curry
United States General Hospital
Fort Myer
Massachusetts
Patrick F. Burke
John Callahan
Edward Greaves
W. J. Grogan
Stephen Hagerty
Frank Howard
John H. Keating
J. ¥. McGillicudy
John J. Murphy
J. J. Reardon
Joseph Sullivan
William Moran
George Patnode Dies in Greenfield Regiment Service
George Patnode of Greenfield with Company L Second Massachusetts Regiment died at 5 2 yesterday morning of amebic dysentery. He was taken to City Hospital from the Bay State on its arrival in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Patnode
Greenfield
Massachusetts
Patnode
Bay State
Mass for Private Costello At Boston Hall
The St Peter and St Paul Temperance Society in South Boston held a large meeting to honor Thomas H Costello of Company I Ninth Regiment whose death was announced in the Post. Resolutions were adopted and a mass of requiem ordered to be sung at SS Peter and Paul Church with public attendance expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter and St. Paul's Temperance Society
Boston
Thomas H. Costello
Company I
Ninth Regiment
SS. Peter and Paul's Church
Governor Wolcott Reviews Cavalry Camp at Dalton
Governor Wolcott visits Camp Dalton in South Framingham and reviews the Fifth Regiment and M V M Cavalry amid a brief storm. Colonel Whitney injures his knee in a fall but recovers, and Lt Hearn arrives for muster details as furloughs are announced for Ninth unit.
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Dalton
Framingham
Wolcott
Converse
Wellington
Locke
Corps of Buglers
M. V. M. Cavalry
Whitney
Perrin
Boston
McDonald
Hearn
Seventh Artillery
Weaver
Fort Slocum
Bottomley
Worcester
Fred McDonald
H Company
Thomas McCarthy
Orville J. Whitney
William H. Leonard
Eighth Regiment Faces Possible Garrison Duty at Camp Hamilton
At Camp Hamilton Lexington Ky September 1 the Eighth Regiment learned a Lexington paper suggested probable garrison duty, though troops feel health data do not support it. Private Anderson discharged, eight new hospital cases, Simon the colonel’s colored boy died of typhoid in Lexington Hospital, and several promotions occurred. Major Graver ill. two ambulances attached for rapid patient transfer. Governor Black of New York visited to check on the Twelfth New York troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hamilton
Lexington
Albert A. Anderson
Division Hospital
Cogswell
Massachusetts
Simon
Rupert C. Hill
John Fuller
R. V. Pratt
Grave i
Chickamauga
Governor Black
New York
Twelfth New York
Will God Bryan resign from the Third Nebraska
Friends of Colonel Bryan now with the Third Nebraska at Jacksonville expect his resignation soon. They say the unit is slated for Cuba with Fitzhugh Lee for garrison duty and he could resign without loss of dignity while Nebraska needs him in the campaign. Letters from his regiment show nine tenths of the privates want mustering out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Nebraska
Jacksonville
Cuba
Fitzhugh Lee
Seawater Gold Test Continues at Lubec Plant One
Seawater gold project at Electrolytic Marine Salts in Lubec resumes at plant No. 1 with tests led by President Ryan and engineers Pedden and Gardiner. Plant No. 2 appears abandoned. No. 1 runs three days straight, accumulators under heavy use, results to stockholders. Chemist Arrington discharged as services no longer needed.
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Lubec
Electrolytic Marine Salts Company
Ryan
Pedden
Gardiner
Jernegan
Oy Fisher
Arrington
Lawn party for Company D Ninth Regiment at Medford park
Executive committee of Company D Ninth Regiment plans a lawn party at Combina tion Park Medford tomorrow with athletic events including three bicycle races. Prominent Boston speakers will address the crowd in the pavilion. Horse racing trotting events feature local entries. bicycle races are organized by the Charlestown Cycle Club open to Boston clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Regiment
Combination Park
Medford
Catholic Literary Union
Charlestown
Boston
Quincy
John F. Fitzgerald
David B. Shaw
James A. Gallivg
J. H. O'Neil
Joh.n. Murphy
Joseph A. Conry
Board of
Aldermen
J. J. McCarthy
Peter F. Tague
B. G
C. E. Towle
Ned
W. J. Graves
Harry P. B
W. J. Seaver
Baby
Ch. m
R. T. Walters
Mattie Logan
Lombard
Black Joe
Charles Howard
Une Dertaker
M. J. Mitchell
Bh. G
P. Coyle
Transfer
R. G
James Maguire
Trickster
Bl. G
J. Lombard
Sam Logan
W. H. Careroll
Birdie
B. m
E. G. Davis
Sally
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Tanner
Illinois
Congress
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Montauk Camp
Stiles
L. N. Kettle
Henry Cabot Lodge
Georgina Lowell
Heloise Meyer
Grace H. Meyer
E. G. Cutler
Trinity Church
William C. Appleton
J. Malcolm Forbes
Thomas R. Rodman
Harvey Wheeler
Miss Wheeler
Berkeley Wheeler
Edward B. Faton
Orleans
S. F. Woodman
William Cooper
F. P. Fish
Dolor
F. W. Taussia
St. John's Episcopal Church
Haverhill
Fannie Norcross
Taunton Branch
Lincoln Branch
John Nicholas Brown
Dutley P. Rogers
Robert C. Brown
Miss Jaques
Fred ©. Bowditch
Chase & Sanborn
M. P. Delano
Miss Harriet S. Ames
Joseph B. Ames
BE. W. B
Redington Fish
Theodore M Plimpton
J. B
C. F. Hutchins
Clark, Ward & Co
C. HI. Warner
Robert A. Bolt
Elizabeth B. Dunce
Old Colony
Eben S. Ware
Salem
Elizabeth I’. Hamlin
Lincoln F. Brigham
Mary B. Lothrop
C. T. Lovering
Helen E. Cary
Georgina
Cary
Charles Thorndike
B. B. Abbe
E. F. Metcalf
Park Street Baptist Bible School
South Framingham
East Dennis
Arthur Blake
James Phillips, Jr
Grant Walker
George Ripley
Anna C. Brackett
Abby L. Penson
Lend A Hand Club of
Watertown
York
Hyannis
Charlies H. Williams
Estabrook & Eaton
R. L Oe
Horace Cousens
William ©. Safford
J. H. Sawyer
H. W. Hartwell
Milton Branch
Ed D. Rope
Ellen Frothingham
Georg A. Gordon
Lyman P. Osborne
Jere Abbott
Edgar H. Wells
Cotuit
R. L. Agassiz
Vineyard Haven
P W. Chandler
Mrs. L. EF. Richards
George L. Richards
Henry FE. Pickering
Mabel L. Bennett
Harriet N. Lee
Wenham Branch
Arthur Kendrick
Ellen M. Chandler
Julia Goddard
Alice M. Longfellow
A. W
Foote & French
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Mary J. Lockwood
Philip C. Lockwood
Joseph JL. Keith
Thomas J. Homer
West Dennis Branch
FB. A. Ames
FE. F. Atkinson
Sally B. Thayer
Wollaston Branch
F. A. Walker
Wayland Branch
Nellie G. Hill
George Putnam, Jr
Katharine L. Putnam
Roger L. Putnam
J. W. Elliot
John A. Buttuck
Emma
R Buttuck
A. Gray
Whitman Branch
Anna VP. Rogers
David W. Cheever
John O. Hall, Jr
W. P. Warner
D. A
Charles Faulkner
Westford
Fannie M. Faulkner
C. B
A. J. Henry
Weallfleet
Nantasket
Allen Jacoba
J. W. Terhune
D. D. Nye
Montauk
Volunteer Aid Association
William S. M’nary
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Fort Warren
Walter M. Drum
S. J
John F. Quirk
F. W. Maley
St. Francis de Sales Church
Walter
Society of Jesus
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Brookine
Knights OF Columbus
Camp Dalton
Dean
C. M. Snow
Beach St
Roseton
Bradbury’s
Washington St
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Edward Wilson
Wilson Brothers
Ccock
Fremont Row
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