Manila Letters Reveal Camp Life and Philippine Scene
A letter from Ralph Lockard of the First Division Hospital Corp near Manila describes heat and mosquitos, doughboy itch, and a busy quartermaster storeroom. He notes 94 degree highs, rations, 1000 patients, malaria risk, and contrasts with ship life, praising Major Crosby and local scenery, with detailed local wages and living conditions.
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E. BM. Lockard
Ralph
First Division Hospital Corp
Manila
Philippines
Lockard
Fiest Ripserve
Doughboy
Australia
Major Crosby
States
Montejo
Arsa
Dewey
America
Pond
Baltimore
Cavite
Luzon
Tam
Dreyfus Case Court Order Shocks Paris Court Martial
A French court of cassation ordered a new court martial for the Dreyfus case to convene at Rennes. In other items Pacific and Canadian regions report sea losses and political shifts. Local notes mention a Pittsburg theft and a Mt. McKinley era public invitation.
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Ichael Meller
James Hawkins
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Lake of the Clunds
Lagean
Alberta
Dewey
Enrl Davis
Altgeld
Mark Twain
Deno
Wilmington
Del
Republican Party
French Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Rik
Rennes
Pio del Pilar
Cuinta
Broad Tires and Good Henite. France roadways prompt widened wagons
A Brooklyn Citizen excerpt discusses roadmaking and wagon design, noting six inch front wheels aligning with six inch rear wheels to create a twelve inch track. It compares this to using road rollers on a small scale and invites further consideration by readers. The notice ends with a switch to advertising Grain-O as a healthful food drink.
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France
Broklyn
Fragmentary financial ticker and labels from archive
Snippet shows mixed currencies and prices with scattered terms like SOUT, conductor, and various £ and $ values. No clear event, names, dates, or locations emerge to form a cohesive item. The readable fragments suggest financial notation rather than a full news item.
Allegheny Valley R R timetable 1896 passenger trains
Northward schedule lists Niagara Express from Pittsburg to West Penn Junction Kittanning Oil City with arrival times at various stops. Buffalo Express from Pittsburg to West Penn Junction via Kittanning and Oil City. Local and accommodation trains including Emilenton Kittanning Accom and Corry Accom originate at Pittsburg, with multiple arrivals at West Penn Junction and Oil City on Sunday June 7 1896.
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Niagara Express
Pittsburg
West Penn Junction
Kittanning
Oil City
Titusville Express
Buffalo Express
Hittanning
Ewlenton Accom
Emilenton Wi
Kittanning Accom
Corry
Illigan
Emilenton
Leavesburg
Smilenton
Emlenton Accom
Kittann Pittsburg
Emmlenton Sundar
Junction
Eerie Kittanning Accom
Kittanning Market
Pitt
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Hall
J. Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
Sharretts
Wolfgang Vogel
North Sixth Street
Indiana
J. M. Cunningham
Hetrick Bros
Havre
Jessen
Castor
F. T. Anthony
Promise City
F.C
Han
Hack
Kalamazoo Gorset Co
Geo. W. Swan
Philadelphia Street
Penn’ A
Standard Oil Co
Barnes
Penna
Turantas
Dea
Charcot
Daugherty Bros
Indiana, Pa
Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
Farmers’ Bank
Tacob Garman
Beringer
Green Township
North Spangler
Cherrytree
Uniontown
John D, Garman
G. A. Barr
Deckers Point
W. L. Stewart
John H. Miller
Brushwatley Township
Indiana County
William H. Herlinger
Jack & Taylor
John Glassford
Cherryhill Township
J. M. Glassford
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jmalud
Blairsville
Blairsvill
Cokeville
Wt. Lye
Hward
Ana
Am. Ip
M Toad
Rai
Blairaville
Oakeville
Smith
Homer
Two Lick
Saltsburg
Paulton
Allegheny Junction
Freeport
Springdale
Allegheny City
Butler
Brarksvinum
Altoona
Kila
Piriana
Thos
K. Watt
Fifth Avenue
Smithfield Street
J.B. Hutchinson
J. BR. Wood
Abe
Ace
Otice
Agen
Allegheny Valley
R.R
Frank Douglass
C.S. Apple, Optician
New American House
Endiana
Sapolio
Prine
J. T. Boucher
Philadelphia St
Mo.f.steving&co
Oliver MacClintock
Philadelphia St. Indiana
New York Weekly Tribune
Progress
The
Tos
J. Harry Smith
H. K. Apple
Pennsylvania College of Embalming
Peal Medicine CO
Cleveland
Daugherty Ros
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