Troops Sail From Porto Rico and Return Plans Outlined
General Miles reports twelve thousand troops will stay in Porto Rico while about 4600 infantry cavalry and artillery sail for New York aboard the transports Manitoba Mississippi Concho Alamo Chester and Obdam. Major General Wilson commands with Brigadier Generals Behawn Hains and Garretson recognized for their service.
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Washington
War Department
Miles
Ponce
Porto Rico
New York
Obdam
Copcho
Chester
Alamo
Mississippi
Manitoba
Wilson
Behawn
Hains
Garretson
Kimball
Concho
Hobson Presses Rescue Effort For Colon Wreck
Naval Constructor Hobson will not abandon attempts to raise the Spanish cruiser Colon near Santiago despite Navy Department orders. He claims engineering issues and uses of air bags can lift the vessel from its beam end, estimates value at 3 million dollars, and would seek public funds if government backing fails. Eighty men prepared on scene as Lieutenant Hobson’s fever limits direct supervision.
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Santiago
Hobson
Colon
Navy Department
Watson
Guantanamo
Misses Macias Arrested Over Floral Theft Mixup
In Babylon Long Island the Misses Macias, relatives of former Porto Rico captain general, were briefly jailed after a garden theft accusation. A gardener identified them by looks as they fled with hydrangeas from John P. Foster’s estate, but the magistrate dismissed the case noting a mistaken identity, and the women were released amid lighthearted remarks.
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Babylon
L._I
Forty-second Street Railway
New York
Macias
Mr. Foster
Smith
Misses Macias
Document That Led to Arrest and Conviction of Dr ysus
A historical note discusses a 1804 firing manual and artillery reforms, detailing a hydraulic break, covering troops, artillery formations, and Madagascar. It mentions limited copies issued by the minister of war lines, with officers to return or copy the document during maneuvers.
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Ysus
Madagascar
Corps
Asbury Park Hand Organ Dance Case Faces Judge
In Asbury Park Mrs. Hattie E. Edwards may be held for keeping a disorderly house after a hand organ dance last Saturday. A witness said liquor appeared to be served from a white bottle. Edwards argues it was lime juice. Judge Wyckoff will decide at 9 tomorrow morning amid public sympathy for Edwards and plans to hire a melodion if dances resume.
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Asbury Park
Hattie E. Edwards
Wyckoff
Park Hall
Edwards
War wedding ends in tragedy as wife dies after typhoid
New York dispatch reports Lieutenant Cronin of the Sixty ninth Regiment asked Emily Guerin to wed before deployment. They married quietly at her home on East Ninety third Street. Cronin has typhoid in a private ward. his wife, 20, died days after learning of his illness. He remains unaware to avoid fatal shock.
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New York
Catskills
Cronin
Quincy
Department of Baths
John H. Dunn
Company I
Ninth Regiment
Tinkham
Dunn
McIsaac
Bath Department
Saratoga
Boston
Norris
Washington
O'Connell
Treasury Department
Gage
Borden Denies Reconciliation With Son Matthew Borden
New York report states M C D Borden refutes any reconciliation with his son Matthew Borden who allegedly enlisted, with no war record or other reasons, and notes the son’s remarriage and Harlem flat, while calling the reconciliation story untrue.
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New York
M. C
D. Borden
Fall River
Matthew
Yale
New York Volunteers
Young Borden
Mildred Negbaur
New Haven
Dakota
Europe
Borden
Harlem
Eighth
Otis to Host Actor Edward Ratcliffe at Winthrop Beach Home
Harrison Gray Otis says actor Edward J. Ratcliffe will spend several days next week at Monte Sito his Winthrop summer residence Ratcliffe recently released from six months on Blackwell Island after a wife beating charge Otis notes two sides to the matter and expects Ratcliffe to return to the stage while denying specific business plans Managers would welcome him despite the record Officials observe the guest arrangement as a public fact.
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Harrison Gray Otis
Winthrop
Ted
Post
Monte Sito
Mr. Otis
Great Head
Edward J. Ratcliffe
Blackwell’s Island
Peter Delacy
Delacy
Ratcliffe
Pingree Jr Leads Nurses to Camp Wikoff
H 8 Pingree Jr son of Michigan Governor with fifteen nurses left Hotel Metropole at eight this morning for Camp Wikoff Montauk Point to care for sick soldiers. They were chaperoned along Bowery and nearby streets late last night.
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New York
Pingree, Jr
Michigan
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Brooke
San Juan
Sixth Cavalry
Captain Pitcher
Highth Infantry
Goethal
Navuly
New England
Russia
Jordan,Marsh & Co
Millonaire Borden
Germany
Hermsdorf
Sudbury St
Col. Friend Street
North ST
Henry
Dreyfus
Tion
Asbury
Mrs. Edwards
Continental Clothing House
Messrs. Bernheimer & Arnold
Bernheimer & Arnold
Washington and
Boylston Streets
Pingree
Montauk
Council
Bath
Captain Dunn
Adams
Albee
Athridge
Dudley
Bennett
Borofsky
Brennan
Callahan
Casey
Collier
Connelly
Cuddy
Curley
Desmond
Donnelly
James H. Donovan
John .L. Donovan
Michael J. Donovan
Falvey
Flanagan
Hart
Hickey
Horrigan
Kasanof
Lonergan
Madden
Martin
McColgan
McIisaac
Millar
Mulcahy
Nangle
Sonnabend
Sullivan
Toland
Turnbull
Armistead
Eddy
Farwell
Harvey
Klemm
Newmarch
Robinson
Russell
Sands
Stevens
John
Oak Hall Clothing Co
Harry
OAK Hail Clothing CO
Washington Sky
Mass
Reston and
Washington On F. & Bur Bank
Bec’s
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