Miss Davis Dies. Obituary Notes Family Loss
An obituary notes the death of Miss Davis and mentions her mother, outlining the family’s sorrow and funeral arrangements.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1898
Page
1
An obituary notes the death of Miss Davis and mentions her mother, outlining the family’s sorrow and funeral arrangements.
Miss Winnie Davis daughter of Mrs. Jefferson Davis died at noon at the Rockingham hotel Narragansett Pier after weeks of illness described as malarial gastritis She was born in 1868 at Richmond and educated at Beauvoir She assisted her father in his writings and public work and was known as the Daughter of the Confederacy after accompanying him on his 1886 southern tour.
Birmingham announces General Joseph Wheeler was unanimously renominated in Alabama's Eighth District with no opposition. In Washington five more regiments are ordered from San Francisco to Manila as part of a broader Philippines garrison plan, including units from Iowa Kansas Tennessee Washington and a Second Oregon detachment.
A Manila dispatch quotes Aguinaldo denying hostile rumors between Filipino and American forces. He asserts cooperative relations, says Filipino forces have withdrawn from Manila suburbs to show confidence in the United States.
In Sheboygan Wisconsin on September 19 the family of William J Triers greets the Second Wisconsin volunteers only to learn he died two weeks earlier and was buried at Ponce on September 4. Triers served in company M and belonged to the regimental band. The homecoming turned to mourning as the mother and sister learned of his death. The Fourteenth Minnesota was ordered home but remained in place awaiting trains and sleeping cars.
Washington reports Aguinaldo message praised by the White House as an important document. President read it with appreciation but did not reveal the administration’s stance. In Columbus the funeral of Brigadier General J. T. Haskell drew a packed Trinity Episcopal church crowd before interment at Arlington.
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