War Outlook and Crop Reports Highlight Local News
The article notes a brilliant American victory at Santiago and the destruction of Cervera’s fleet, promising swift end to Spanish rule in Cuba. It cites rapid invasion success, then shifts to crops and farm reports including fruit yields, corn maturity, oats rust, hay prospects, potato growth, and a mayoral public notice. It also mentions Col Roosevelt praising volunteers at La Quasilla and reports an 82-year-old man, David Moorhead, prostrated by apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cervera
West Indian
America
Cuba
Spain
Col. Roosevelt
la Quasilla
Personal Visit Notes From a Busy Week in Town
Sheriff Neal visited Pittsburg on Saturday. Many residents from Elwood City to Greensburg and Scottdale are described as visiting or hosting friends in town this week. Names include Brand Leigh Wood Wilkinsburg Chapman McAdoo Adams Covington Vogel and others, with travels to Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Wilkinsburg, Marion Center, Latrobe, and Nor mal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
Pittsburg
Chas
Brand
Elwood City
Albert Leigh
Johnstown
Edward Wood
Wilkinsburg
Indiana
Bilton Elwood
Pine Flats
Lown
and Myre
John Keaslar
Scottdale
Carsier Chauncey McAdoo
Niagara Falls
Robert Ruffner
Mise Ticha Balentine
Third Ward
Joseph Young
Brookville
Lawrence Vogel
Mt. Pleasant
Albert Marshall
Greensburg
Stanley Sutton
Allegheny City
J. Wilse Thompson
Lawrence
Apollo
William Mullen
J. L. Cain
W. H. Carney
T. M. Coleman
White Township
Flora Martin
South Seventh Street
Marion Center
Ethel Harbison
Blairsville
Mae Harbison
Sixth Street
Mary Evans
Brushvalley
Margaret
Lou Spangler
Chambersburg
Lacy Brailier
Fourth Ward
W. H. H. Adams
Penn Ran
Howard Carter
Lawrence Hasinger
Wayne Avenue
P. Thompson
Will
Jacksonville
Frances Vogel
Helen
Edith
Latrobe
James Peterman
Eee
Jeannette
John Corrigan
Virginia
Frank Hildebrand
Nell Pershing
New Florene
Allegheny
Charles Smith
J. W. Shields
Rayne Township
H. J. Litre
Wintondale
Washington Township
O. L. Lahn
Indianapolis
Ind
Vernor
William Irwin
A. S. Cunningham
W. McCoy
Cookport
Sara Owens
Steubenville
Bellevue
Adah Marshall
Banksville
Grant H. Thompson
Burnside
B. H. Lichteberger
A. J. Furman
Margaret Campbell
Prof. Stewart
Greenville
Edward Laughlin
East End
R. D. Wilson
Wilmer Shields
Sabbath
James McClusky
Verner Hollister
Guy Hollister
H. E. Anderson
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
Anderson
Hortens
J. H. McGinity
Nashville
Tenn
Christian Endeavor Society
McGinnty
Indiana County Society
Alfred Barr
Detroit
Mich
Misa Jennie Wilson
Joseph Clingenberger
Chestnut Street
Jergean
Financial News
Smoky City
Philip Lang
Lang
J. N. Banks
Z. F. Fleming
Emlenton
Armstrong Township
Indiana County
Fleming
Lowry Cameron
Penn Run
Elizabeth Cameron
North Adams
Mass
Notable visitors and local notices fill Indiana county page
A long list of visitors from Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Delta, and beyond arrives and departs Indiana area. Doctors, pastors, and professionals attend the community, with union and church events, school guests, and a Fourth of July survey of locals. A military officer corps election is reported with new sergeants and corporals named. A Yellow Jaundice cure story promotes Electric Bitters and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guards
D. W. Simpson
J. Blair Sutton
John F. Hammers
S. A. Campbell
Harry White, Jr
Paul Gessler
Coporals
Collins Graham
Chas. Gessler
John Selig
Samuel McBeth
Walter Malcolm
Herbert Longwell
George Hardmers
Reynolds Thompson
Purchase Line Academy Closes 24th Term with Friday Show
The Purchase Line academy wraps its twenty fourth annual term this week with an entertainment on Friday at 8 pm. Profs L Burr and H D Condron led the session, deemed one of its most successful. The closing program includes declamations recitations and music ending with the comedy The Deestrict Skews staged by 26 characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purchase Line Academy
Sabbath Services Feature Sabbath School Review
Interesting services were held in the M E church on Sabbath evening with a review of last quarter's Sabbath school lessons. The service included illustrations of scenes and incidents and drew an audience of multiple denominations. Editor Charles Griffith of Marion Center recalls July 4. A bicycle accident cut off part of his right index finger while cleaning the bike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Charles Griffith
Marion Center
Pleasant Reunion At Wissingers Near Jacksonville
A group of friends and neighbors visited Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wissinger near Jacksonville for a cheerful day together. An accompanying testimonial praises Celery King, claiming relief from chronic headaches for forty years and dramatic improvement over eleven months. The ad also promotes Celery King for nerves, stomach, liver, and kidneys in 50c and 25c packs, and notes crystal ice is boiled and filtered to prevent germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Wissinger
Jacksonville
Mia
John D. van Keuren
Saugerties
N. Y
Celery King
Daugherty Bro’s
Indiana
Mateer & Rankin
Elderton
B. Berringer
Berringer
Kellar Harris
Feeding Cubans: 1000 on transport to ration ships
Report from Washington dated July 6 states the army commissary plans a systematic relief effort for starving Cubans. Large consignments including corn meal flour bacon coffee sugar soap salt pepper are packed for distribution across Cuba, with hundreds of thousands of government rations already issued. First refrigerated beef consignment will depart Tampa next Saturday to cover the interim period before the next shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Wasa Hineton
Commissary Department
Army
Port Victor
New York
Ohioans for Santiago Ready to Reinforce Shafter Army
The Second brigade of the Second army corps breaks camp at Camp Alger and heads to Santiago to reinforce General Shafter. The Eighth Ohio, Sixth Illinois, and Sixth Massachusetts depart for New York, Charleston, and Boston routes aboard the St Paul Harvard and Yale. Horses limited, baggage reduced, troops eager to reach the war front before the Santiago campaign ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasainatos
Second Army Corps
Camp Alger
Santiago
Tampa
Union forces ordered to Charleston by General Wilson
General James H. Wilson and staff were ordered yesterday to proceed at once to Charleston, taking the First and Second brigades of the First corps reorganized by General Brooks. The First brigade under Oswald A. Earnest includes Third Wisconsin, Second Wisconsin, and Sixteenth Pennsylvania. The Second brigade under Peter C. Havig includes Third Illinois, Fourth Ohio, and Fourth Pennsylvania. Wilson left yesterday afternoon with his staff. troops were scheduled to depart today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickamawea Park
James H. Wilson
Charleston
Brooks
Oswald A. Earnest
Wisconsin
M. T. Moore
Charles A. Barne
Pennsylvania
Willis J. Hulings
Peter C. Havig
Illinois
Fred Benni
Congressmen Propose Thanks to Commodore Schley
Representative Berry of Kentucky introduced a joint resolution praising Commodore Schley and the officers and men under his command for their conduct in destroying the Spanish fleet in Cuban waters on July 3. The measure was referred to naval affairs. Also from Washington July 6 Surgeon General Steinberg plans to send surgeons for Shafter's army aboard the Grand Duchess, bound for Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hinaton
Berry
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Congress
Schley
Cuban
Naval Affairs Committee
Sampson
Cervera
Shafter
Washineter
Steinberg
Newport News
Santiago
Fourth at Advance Celebrates Independence Day
The Fourth of July celebration at Advance Monday afternoon was guided by the Epworth League with events in the grove beside the M E church. Addresses were given by Attorney R A Ewing and Elder Peeler as crowds gathered. Dr W D Gates of Philadelphia will fill the vacated Knowlton post, residing in the Thomas building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
M. E. Church
R. Af. Ewing
Wilkinsburg
James Henry
Peeler
W. D. Gates
Philadelphia
Knowlton
Thomas Building
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the War Outlook
United States
Crimea
Samuel Kauffman
David Short
Republican Party
David Moorhead
Taylorsville
M. A. Hogarty
Lexington, Ky
T. E. Hildebrand
W. I. Moore
Homer City
M. G. Miller
Voss
Ohio
Garretson
Chickamauga
Werry
Kentucky
Thanking
S. 8 Little
Churchill
M. E. Withington
Twolick
Library Hall
Kettering
John R. Carnahan
North Ninth Street
James Hamilton
FRA
Wallace Dry Goods Co
J.C. Wallace& Son
Ee Bes Poprietors
Mar
Philadelphia Street
Indiana, Pa
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