Mobilization at Camp Mabry with Seventeenth Battery Arrival
Austin August 17 Camp Mabry prepares for mobilization starting Monday. The Seventeenth United States battery arrives from Fort Sam Houston, commanded by Captain Heads. General Grant plans to visit. expected aerial and ground maneuvers feature drills, outposts, reconnaissance, night postings, and a mock battle across terrain north of the camp. A lithographic stone prospect in Llano County and updated county tax rolls also report in.
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Austin
Mabry
United States Battery of Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Captain Heads
Bull Creek
William B. Phillips
University Geological and Mineralogical Survey
Liano County
Phillips
Batavia
Llano
Ax Attack Shreveport Couple Miserably Injured
In Shreveport Louisiana on August 11 J B Elliott a master mechanic for the St Louis Southwestern Railroad and May Smith were found wounded in their Lake street home. Both were hospitalized with the woman near death and the man expected to recover. Police arrested George T Payne the woman's brother and William Keevan a roommate as suspects.
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Shreveport
J. B. Eliott
St. Louis Southwestern Railroad
May Smith
Lake Street
George T. Payne
William Keevan
Roosevelt Heads Naval Review at Oyster Bay
Twenty one U S warships drawn up in four parallel columns graced Long Island Sound as President Roosevelt arrived at Sagamore Hill for a naval review. The fleet led by Rear Admiral Barker included battleships and cruisers with destroyers flanking, signaling a strong display of American sea power. The Mayflower and Dolphin hosted officials and guests as salutes rang out and the president acknowledged the honors.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
United States Navy
Long Island Sound
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Placid
Lloyd's Neck
America
Moody
Dolphin
Thomas Lipton
Erin
Roosevelt’s Landing
Dewey
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Rogers
New York Yard
Brownson
Naval Review
Chaffee
E. Sharman Crawford
Royal Ulster Yacht Club
C. Oliver Iselin
W. Butler Duncan
Woodbury Kane
Frederick C. Bourne
New York Yacht Club
Syleph
Kearsarge
Columbia
Mysterious cattle disease reported near Dallas
Dallas reports cattle dying within a day from a disease superintendent Burgess believes is Spanish fever. He notes a strong, foul stench at the enclosures and warns the condition has struck several farms in the area.
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Dallas
Veterans encampment crowd as Pension Commissioner cites totals
San Francisco August 17 United States Pension Commissioner Ward discusses pension department work at the G A R encampment. He notes 75,000 postwar pension applications, 9,209 on roll for the war, 3,662 widows, 35,000 still pending, 226,000 applications last year and annual payments near 1 billion dollars.
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San Francisco
United States Pension Commissioner
Ward
Pension Department
Bureau
After the Negroes
In Amarillo Texas on August 17 threats of violence against Black residents persist. A mob fired into the home of John Grundy and wife killing Mrs Grundy and wounding a colored man inside. No arrests have been made.
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Amarillo
Tex
John Grundy
Philippine Sultan Defies US Troops in Manila Clash
In Manila on August 17 Major Robert L. Bullard demanded redress from a Philippine sultan who grew defiant toward United States troops and offered battle. The confrontation foreshadows heightened tensions in the region and potential armed conflict as authorities seek a peaceful resolution.
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Lanao Moros
United States
Bullard
Manila
Robert L. Bullard
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Fred Grant
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