Inquiry Ordered Over Camp Wikoff Death Claim
Secretary Alger issued orders for an immediate inquiry into a New York World report about Private Hugh Parrett of the Eighth regulars. Representative Grosvenor relayed indignation, seeking names of officers and reasons if troops were neglected. The dispatch also notes an alleged assassination attempt on Colonel Govan and Wheeler’s Montauk Point report on camp improvements and Helen Gould offering quarters for twenty sick soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Govan
Wheeler
Camp Wikoff
Iheten Gould
Washington
Alger
Montauk Point
Hugh Parrett
Rich
Mississippi Volunteers
Breckinridge
Chickamauga
War Department
First
Mississippi
J. A. Kinney
Kinney
Lauderville
Montauk
Wikoff
Helen Gould
Irvington
Hudson
Army Movement in Puerto Rico Under Brooke Arrival
Major General John R Brooke and his staff advance across Puerto Rico toward San Juan with a friendly reception at Cayey Caguas and Rio Piedras. Spanish authorities display courtesy while Americans mingle calmly exchanging buttons as souvenirs in a peaceful advance. Western Troops Begin Homeward Journey from Camp Meade as Michigan Illinois Indiana regiments deploy and ship out.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
John R.brooke
Guarda Civil
Sur
Cayey
Caguas
Brooke
Rodriguez
Camp Meade
Middletown
Michigan
Island Lake
Illinois
Indiana
Discontent Grows Over Readiness to Deploy Equipment
Aniston and others push to organize equipment quickly while tensions rise among many men who resent orders to return home yet face possible deployment south at any moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aniston
Alt
Governor Jaudenas Says 60,000 Man Army Needed for Sovereignty
Madrid reports General Jaudenas ad interim of the Philippine Islands responds to the government's request for information on the archipelago. He warns that restoring Spanish sovereignty would demand a permanent army of 60,000 men, a fleet, and vast quantities of supplies.
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Madrid
Jaudenas
Philippine Islands
War Department orders embalming for Fort McPherson dead
Major Blair D. Taylor, Fort McPherson chief surgeon, instructed to embalm all soldiers who die at the post and to hold bodies ten days before burial. General Shafter assumes command of Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point in dispatch to Adjutant General Corbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Blair D. Taylor
Fort McPherson
War Department
Shafter
Camp Wikoff
Washington
Corbin
Montauk Point
Another Michigan Soldier Dead
Washington on Sept 6 General Wheeler's report lists Charles W Washburn of Company I Thirty third Michigan among yesterday's Camp Wikoff deaths.
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Michigan
Washington
Wheeler
Camp Wikoff
Charles W. Washburn
General Miles to Arrive Aboard Obdam with Wisconsin Volunteers
New York report notes General Miles expected to arrive on the transport Obdam today. The Obdam is carrying the Wisconsin volunteers along with Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Miles
Wisconsin Volunteers
Cuban Commission Sets Sail For Havana
The United States cruiser Resolute, carrying the Cuban commission, left quarantine at 5:05 p m yesterday and proceeded toward Havana New York Sept 6 Sailed out of quarantine bound for Havana under escort of the Resolute marked the start of the Cuban commission voyage destined for Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Resolute
Havana
Fifth Ilinois Coming Home from Lexington to Springfield
Fifth Illinois set out from camp yesterday afternoon for Springfield Illinois after completing duties in Lexington Kentucky. The movement marks a routine homeward transition for the unit as weather and travel conditions permit final phases of deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Springfield
Ils
GA R in Full Blast Opens 32nd Encampment in Cincinnati
The opening day of the thirty second GA R encampment in Cincinnati Sept 6 drew large attendance and smooth progress with Labor Day parades escorting arrivals. Chief figures Gobin Kelley and other leaders attended as Illumination and camp fires illuminated Music Hall and Camp Sherman venues nightly. Generals and veterans noted the illness of General Buell, now the senior Civil War survivor.
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Cincinnati
GA. R
Gobin
Kelley
Music
Naval Camp
Music Hall
Camp Sherman
Buell
Eivil
Desperate Meridian Street Fight Ends Tragically
A violent feud in Meridian, Mississippi, erupted yesterday between Jim Finner, a Black man, and Aleck Webb, his son in law. They fired revolvers in a jewelry store as Webb collapsed after being shot three times and Finner was killed by a citizen after also suffering three wounds. Webb had earlier been shot by Finner when Webb married Finner’s daughter, fueling a long running blood feud.
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New Orleans
Meridian
Miss
Jim Finner
Aleck Webb
Hoth
Webb
Finner
Burgess
Forest Fires Threaten Wakefield Michigan Skids Burning
A fierce wind fans forest fires near Wakefield Michigan with pine logs burning on skids and danger to town outskirts. Fire department struggles to control the blaze as fires also flare near Iron Belt Wisconsin amid strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Bessemer
Mich
Wakefield
Iron Belt
Wis
Young 14 Year Old Miss Riley Becomes Assistant Teacher
Miss Bridget Riley a local graduate, will teach as an assistant in the primary room at Iron Belt Wisconsin pending the outcome of a recent county examination. At 14 years old she appears likely to be the youngest active teacher in the state, having passed a third grade certificate exam more than a year ago.
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Iron Belt
Wis
Bridget Riley
We Will Make Our Own Needles
We Will Make Our Own Needles reports that needle making as an industry will be introduced in the US soon on a scale rivaling European factories, per Julius T. Rosenheimer, president of the London Needle company. National Letter Carriers Gathering in Toledo opens with 400 delegates and about 5,000 visitors, claiming a record convention for the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius T. Rosenheimer
London Needle Company
Toledo
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Condition of Mr Bayard in Dedham Mass Sept 6
Mr Bayard rested comfortably last night and took nourishment yesterday showing a slight rally from Sunday. He remains very weak.
Spain Opens Cortes Amid Press Censorship Debate
Madrid Sept 6 The senate opened with Sagasta reading a decree to authorize a law to renounce sovereignty over colonies in line with the US-Spain peace preliminaries. A secret discussion was urged by the senate president as galleries were cleared amid protests over press censorship and a circular by Gen. Chinchilla regulating session reports. The chamber adjourned after deputies demanded revocation of suspensions of constitutional guarantees, a move challenged by interior minister Capdepon.
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Madrid
Senate
Senor Rodriguez
Porto Rico
Senor Sagasta
Spain
United States
Chamber
Chinchilla
Senor Romero Y Robledo
Senor Capdepon
Interior
Senor Romero
British and Egyptian forces honor Gordon in Khartoum
War Office dispatch from Omdurman reports the sirdar General Sir Herbert Kitchener hoisted flags over the Khartoum palace walls. British wounded sent to Abadia by barge, cavalry pursuit of the Khalifa abandoned due to exhausted horses, camel squads ordered to continue. In a separate note, a memorial service for General Gordon was held with British and Egyptian forces present.
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Iir Gordon
London
War Office
Omdurman
Sirdar
Sir Herbert Kitcheners
Grenfell
Montmorency
Cairo
Khalifa
Kordofan
Gordon
Wilhelmina Enthroned Amid Crowds in Amsterdam
Vast crowds gathered at dawn as Queen Wilhelmina's enthronement parade moved through decorated streets. Thousands traveled from provinces. 6,000 veterans and 11 military associations lined the route. The queen arrived at 2 PM, spoke briefly, and appeared on the palace balcony amid cheers.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Damplatz
Royal Palace
Damonceau
Holland
Twenty Thousand Men Parade for Labor Day in Chicago
Chicago reports a Labor Day parade with over 20,000 trade unionists marching from Jackson Boulevard to the First Regiment armory, then counter marched as Mayor Harrison watched. The day ended with a picnic. In Washington the observance was quiet with excursions to river resorts and fewer displays.
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Chicago
Washington
Jackson Boulevard
Michigan Avenue
First Regiment Armory
Harrison
Malaria a strike ally near Springside camp
A Florida report says Alabama Negro strike replacements at Springside, Pana, Illinois, are ill with malaria. Several cases appear as sewage drainage into a nearby pond raises fears of spreading disease. The State Board of Health may investigate to break up the camp and protect the city.
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Pana
State Board
Alabama
Springside
State Board of Health
Baseball league records and New York morning results
The daily league records list morning and afternoon baseball scores across cities including Boston Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Louisville plus Western League results in Indianapolis St Paul Detroit and Milwaukee readings. Notable items cover Miss Carrie L. Houston suing for 25000 for breach of promise in Decatur Illinois and other regional notices including crop forecasts and a Washington trip of President McKinley.
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Chicago
Washington
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Detroit
Columbus
St. Joseph
Decatur
Isis
Carrie L. Houston
Oscar Jucas
Latham
Miss Houston
Lucas
Mount Pulaski
Firefighter Hero Rescues Girl Amid City Tenement Blaze
In a dense metropolis fire, city fire fighters battled a fierce tenement fire where stairs failed and an external escape was cut off. A volunteer fireman swung across 80 feet through smoke to reach a 15 year old girl, carried her to safety, and returned to the window amid cheering onlookers.
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Harper’s Round Table
Authors Wear Fashion as Tailor Judges Their Style
A London Chronicle column lampoons novelists and playwrights for clothing, noting Zangwill's frock coat nearly passes muster though trousers are short and Berryesque writers avoid glaring fashion missteps. Besant and Clement Scott gain approval as well dressed. Scott could be mistaken for a prosperous tradesman.
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I. Zangwill
Robert Buchanan
Gilbert
Sir Walter Besant
Clement Scott
Scott
London Chronicle
Foley's Colic Cure Ends Long Trial in Bonheid
In Bonheid Michigan residents recount using Foley's Colic Cure after cramping and colic. The ad cites W L Yeats and Swarts & Fleck among others praising its efficacy. A Shan princess writes to a cantonment medical officer requesting medicines for illness after an elephant fall, including smelling salt and cures for headache and pain.
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Bonheid
Foley
W. L. Yeats
H. J. Moogh
Swarts & Fleck
Foley’s Colic Cure A Household Necessity
A health ad urges Foley’s Colic Cure as essential for bowel complaints. The piece then shifts to a grim wartime anecdote about German army dogs trained to howl at a dead body and, if ignored, to recover small items and lead their trainer to the scene.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Swarts & Fleck
It Hits the Spot Honey and Tar Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar relieves sore throat and chest throat discomfort from a cold. It promises immediate warmth and healing, ending with the slogan It feels so good IT HITS the SPOT and a guarantee from H J Moogk Swarts Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H.J. Moogk
Swarts & Fleck
Hair Work in All Its Branches Ad
Mrs A C Thomas offers hair work in all branches at 255 Galena street passing contact. Hariet M Burbank a music teacher runs studio at 169 West street. The great English clairvoyant is at 101 Galena St over Vapels clothing store offering readings from 9 am to 10 pm with prices 25 and 50 cents.
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A. C. Thomas
Galena Street
Hariet M. Burbank
Studio
West Street
Galena St
Vaupel’s
Excursion Tickets to Belvidere Fair via Northwestern Line
Chicago and Northwestern Railway offers reduced rate excursion tickets to the County Fair at Belvidere from September 5 to 9, with return by September 10. Inquiries through Chicago and North Western railway agents. Also notes Hot Springs South Dakota medicinal properties and tourist tickets. Illinois Central Railroad announces round trips from Omaha and Freeport with 15 day return limits, via Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Belvidere
North-Western
Chicago & North- Western Ba Y
Black Hills
South Dakota
R.y
Omaha
Neb
Illinois Central R. A
Freeport
H. W. Rowley
Rockford Labor Day Celebration Tickets Offer
Labor Day event in Rockford Illinois announced with a special rail fare. September 4 and 5 the North Western Line sells round trip tickets from stations within Illinois within 75 miles at one and one third fare, valid through September 6.
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North-Western Line
Rockford
Ilinois
National Encampment Tickets to Omaha at Reduced Rates
Agents of the Northwestern Line offer round trip tickets to Omaha for the National Encampment of Sons of Veterans in Omaha from September 12 to 16, 1898. Sell from September 10 to 11 at reduced rates, valid until September 21. Apply to agents for full particulars.
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Sons of Veterans
U. 5
Omaha
Northwestern Line
War Atlas with 16 colored maps for spanial possessions
Advertisement for a war atlas consisting of 16 pages of colored plates size 14x21 inches showing the principal cities and towns. Postage paid for 18 cents. Address J. Morton G P A Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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J. Morton
Cedar Rapids
Reduced Rates for Trans- Mississippi Exposition Trip
Reduced rates for the Trans Mississippi Exposition at Omaha Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 1898 via C M and St P railway. May 31 sale offers round trip to Omaha for one fare with return limited to June 6. Exposition period fare is one and one third for round trip with 80 days limit. Uniformed bands and military companies travel at one cent per mile with ten days limit. LB Sweart Agent.
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Omaha
Neb
National Encampment G A R at Cincinnati 1898
Advertises reduced excursion ticket rates by Chicago & Northwestern Railway for travel to Cincinnati September 3 to 6 and trains arriving Chicago September 6 for the National Encampment of the G A R in Cincinnati Ohio September 5 to 10 1898. Applies to agents for full particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y
Chicago
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Algar
Grosvenor
Wisconsin Regiment
Vamp
Douglas
Philippines
Gen. Miles
Cuban Commission Sails
Cortes
Baid
Sagasta
Khartouse
Eli Kelley
Malinta
Abe Schoefeldt
Schoenfeldt
National Association of Postoffice Clerks
Cadillac
Michael
Linton
Manhattan Beach
McKinley
Jersey City
Pioneer
Koning
Jefferson Junction
Waukesha
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Rockford, Ill
Hac
C. M. & St. P. Railway
Wisconsin
J. B. Sweart
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