Heroines of the Battlefield by Anita N McGee
Anita Newcomb McGee is highlighted as a pioneer officer in the U S Army during the Spanish American War. The piece traces her work with army nurses and hospital services, discusses women in nursing across conflicts, and surveys nursing systems in Britain the United States and other nations, emphasizing the role of women in care and logistics rather than combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Anita Newcomb McGee
United Sates Army
Army and Navy
Daughters of the American Revolution
McGee
Army
Russia
Cambridge
University of Geneva
Columbia University of Washington
Johns Hopkins Hospital
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Amazons
Semiramis
Zenobia
Jeanne d'Arc
Deborah Sampson
Elizabeth Canning
Molly Macauler
Transvaal
Europe
Humane Medical Corps
Germany
Florence Nightingale
Crimea
Netley Hospital
British Isles
Gibraltar
Malta
Egypt
War Office
United States
Sliss Dorothea Lynde Dix
American National Red Cross
International Committee
Des Moines
Drake
Howhanan
Chicka
Howard
Worth
Sting
Drake J
Iowa
Towa
United
Revelations of Meat Trust Scheme Robbing the Public
A New York case unveils a broad scheme by Armour & Co and the meat trade to sell meat at short weights. Barry Schmidt, an Armour employee, is jailed on a charge of selling meat at short weights after inspectors found boxes labeled 36 pounds of chicken with four pounds missing. Magistrate Naumer urged action against Armour officials for knowledge of the fraud. Inspectors claim similar shrinkage affects pork tenderloins and lard, with the public bearing the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meat Trust
Myrtle
Barry Schmidt
Armour & Co
Chicago
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Naumer
Schmidt
Frederick E. Tighe
Trust
Crowds Welcome President in Midwest Tour
President Roosevelt tours by rail through Bellefontaine Sidner Union City and Anderson Indiana with large crowds at every stop. He speaks briefly and greets well wishers while praising veterans and unity as Vice President Fairbanks introduces him at Bellefontaine. The journey continues toward Waren and Marion with cheers at each halt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bellefontaine
Sidner
Union City
Muneze
Andersen
Bellefontaine. O
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Bere
Warne
Anderson
Muz Pris
Laus
Fragmented text hints at wartime peace questions and fear
The readable fragments reference states and a decision or quest related to peace. Mentions of “Greater fear” and political terms imply a discussion on postwar arrangements. Specific names, dates, or places are not clearly identifiable in the fragment.
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Rome
Forced to Quit: Honduras Lottery Firm Surrenders
The Honduras National lottery company ends its operation amid a sudden scandal. The principals will plead on June 4 and face fines totaling about 3.3 million dollars. New Orleans reporting confirms the antic gambling enterprise has ceased activities.
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Bia Ls Ry
Wilmingtes
Honduras
Uollery Cotmrtaanyy
To Preserve WicKinsey Home Canton Ohio
Canton citizens discuss methods to preserve the McKinley home and contents as a memorial. A second site may be created, with ten methods considered, including a purchase or gift from relatives and friends to keep the home as a place for pilgrims.
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Canton
Typhoon Devastates Caroline Islands Killing Hundreds
Cable reports from Sydney describe a March 28 typhoon across the Caroline group with hundreds dead and many more feared. Islands like Ulis and Sirol suffered massive destruction with survivors clinging to coconut trees for days before rescue.
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Victoria
B. C
Caroline Islands
Cable
Sydney
Australia
Orient
Caroline Group
Guam
Manila Observatory
Yap
Carolinas
Philippines
Ulis
Wilson Island
Sirol
Philins Island
Judge Redwine Refuses to Preside in Breathitt Case
Special Judge Redwine declined to preside over the Hargis murder trials in Breathitt county. Gov Beckham must appoint a new special judge. Trials will be continued to October unless a summer term is arranged. The Cox murder occurred April 13, 1902, beginning a sequence leading to Hargis and allies’ arrest. Spicer confessed last June at Jackson.
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Redwine
Gov. Beckham
Dr. Cox
Breathitt
Hargises
Callahan
Britton
Smith
Abner
Asbury Spicer
Elli Cox
Spicer
Jackson
Serious uprising in Chinchu region shocks Wungkong
A 4A rebellion erupts in Wungkong Uping district Chinchu prefecture with officials assassinated and station burned. Military action pushes guards to scene as locals join the revolt. New York reports four Presbyterian missionaries stationed at Jenchow including Rev. John S. 22 and Rev. Rees Edwards. Jefferson City court sets July 25 for hanging of Lord Frederick Barrington in connection with J. P. McCann murder.
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Swatow
Hkwangtung
China
Wungkong
Uping
Chinchu
Wonssong
New York
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Ssions
Jenchow
John S. 22
Lien‘how
England
Rees FL Edwards
Ella Patterson
Rome
Barrington
Jeferson City
Supreme Court
Banc
Frederick Seymour Barington
Clarion, Mo
J. P. McCann
St. Louis
Switchmen End Convention in Detroit at 1900 Meeting
The biennial Switchmen's Union of North America convention in Detroit reelected Frank T. Hawey of Buffalo as president. S. E. Hebwing of Denver James B. Connors of Chicago and D. A. Harshbarger of Pittsburg were reelected as first second and third vice presidents. Election to be completed Friday after Memorial lay adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Frank T. Hawey
Buffalo
S. E. Hebwing
Denver
James B. Connors
Chicago
D. A. Harshbarger
Pittsburg
Des Moines Letter on Pure Food Policy and Enforcement
A Des Moines bulletin by State Dairy and Food Commissioner Wright outlines the Iowa pure food law enforcement plan. Prosecutions will target violations after July 1906 with emphasis on accurate labeling and removal of exempt goods, while retailers and jobbers are urged to purge noncompliant items. The notice stresses no exemption for goods from outside the state and specifies labeling requirements for syrups and blends.
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R. Wright
Meney
Iowa
Wright
Department
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Anita N. McGee
2. B. Bowles
Order of Knights
Orders of Sisters
Tyfhign
Flescoed
Isle of Ul
Wongkong
Secord Cavalry
Frank West
Fort Des Moines
Eleventz Cavalry
Winterset
Smail
Zee Commission
Igers’ Associaeation
Coma
Tacme
Ars
Lea
Intera
Intera'tie Comm Commission
Keens
Iowa Commission
E Register
Comutins
Senate
Brews
Tran An
Bush Byers
Gates
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