New Jersey Memorial Erected At Antietam Dedicated
President Roosevelt and New Jersey Governor Murphy lead a ceremony at Sharpsburg for a granite monument to New Jersey troops who fell at Antietam. A thousand New Jersey Civil War veterans arrived by special train as officers and dignitaries attended the dedication and battlefield tour.
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Sharpsburg
Antietam
New Jersey
United States
Murphy
Keane and
Dryder
Jersey City
Murpny
Keane
Dryden
Sharpsburg Station
Dunkirk Church
Captain Irish
New Jersey Volunteers
Roosevelt
Lipton Improves as Ill Lipton Illness Update
Sir Thomas Lipton, ill with catarrhal appendicitis in his Auditorium Annex rooms, is easier now according to Dr Thomas. Host Alexander H Revell and Dr Thomas report the condition encouraging with no pus formation and no immediate operation needed. Messages of sympathy have been read to Lipton.
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Chicago
Sir Thomas Lipton
Auditorium Annex
Thomas
Alexander H. Revell
Revueil
Lipton
Indian Territory Pavilion Contract Awarded for World’s Fair
The $15,935 contract to erect the Indian Territory pavilion at the World’s Fair has been awarded. The building will be near the southeastern entrance. On the grounds, Arch bishop Atenogenes Silva of Michoacan and Fathers Maltrana and Loyola of Morelia previously visited the Exposition.
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Indian Territory
St. Louis
Atenogenes Silva
Michocan
Mex
Maltrana and
Loyola
Morelia
Diaz outlines progress and reforms in semi annual message
President Diaz reports friendly foreign relations and declares no difficulties with other nations. He highlights improved health in Mexico City, completed drainage works costing 5.874 million dollars, and plans for a southern sewer. He notes education expansion, mining growth, port and railway progress, and steps toward silver monetary reform with federal and international engagement.
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City
Mexico
Diaz
Congress
Guatemala
Salvador
Uruguay
City of
Tampico
United States
Vera Cruz
Coatzacoalcos
Salina Cruz
Manzanillo
Europe
National Monetary Commission
Department of Finance
Baseball scores from Southern and National Leagues
In the Southern League games New Orleans beat Birmingham 8 0 Memphis defeated Montgomery 6 2 and Shreveport won 5 4 over Nashville In the National League Pittsburg defeated Boston 13 0 Cincinnati beat New York 7 6 In the American League Washington won 10 8 over Detroit and Boston crushed Cleveland 14 7 The Cotton trade firm John Wrigley & Sons of Liverpool announces failure due to heavy trading losses and clearinghouse differences.
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Southern League
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Montgomery
Shreveport
Nashville
American League
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Liverpool
John Wrigley & Sons
President gives five dollars to German woman for her baby
In New York on September 17 the president, intrigued by Adele Walter of Lauten dorf with a seven month old baby, slipped a five dollar bill to Jacob Riis to give to the mother. She nearly fainted at learning the gift came from the president. Also noted is the death of Frank Hawley, longtime Southern Pacific freight agent, and a poisoning incident near Galesville where seven in the Grover family fell ill after canned ham, one child dying.
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New York
Adele Walter
Lautendorf
Jacob Riis
United States
Frank Hawley
Southern Pacific Railway
Lacrosse
Wis
William Grover
Galesville
Uhe
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Antietam Field
William H. McCormick
Jersey
Republic
Rgident Diaz
Grand Opera House
MO. B. Mike
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DeWitt's
Dewitt
E. C. Dewitt & CO
N. M. Mecdougald
C. C. Shelburne & Co
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Satreight
Troan’s Prairie
Grimes County
Smith Land and Improvement Company
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L& GN
D. J. Price
Palestine
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