Commencement week draws alumni and recruits to Normal
Normal school week fills grounds with alumni and recruits for commencement. Sermons in the Presbyterian church address moral growth and faith, while the cap and gown scene in Normal chapel marks the baccalaureate. Indiana county trains its recruits for Company F and Blairsville sends a large contingent to Company D with local support and last minute enlistments.
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Menders
Prof. Robertson
Leonard Les
Wilkinsburg
D. Gler
Jess Christ
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Hell
Prophet of Nazareth
Christ
Youngest Engineer in Indiana at Ten
Master Frank Beck son of Isaac Beck the carriage manufacturer is described as the youngest engineer in Indiana at age ten. He controls the engine powering the fan lathes and drills at his father's shop during a thunderstorm. Also noted is a lightning strike on James Getty house in the Third ward causing slight fire damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Beck
Isaac Beck
Indiana
James Getty
Third Ward
Forces Press Toward Santiago as 20,000 Reinforcements Reported
Dispatches describe a strong line of American outposts near Santiago de Cuba with Gen Chaffee Lawton and Wheeler reconnoitering Spanish defenses. About 20,000 Spanish troops are said to be in the city, while pacificos report shortages and possible junctions with Pando and Linares. Morro and bay fortifications deter water supply and aid, as guns and ships’ roles remain debated.
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Tre Rio Grama
Wanda
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Kingston
Lawton
Sautiago de Cuba
Cnaffes
Chaffee
Aguirra
Gongales
Santiago da Cuba
Wheeler
Pacifico
Santiago
Woods
Mugs
Santiago de Cuba
Pando
Linares
Panta Blanca
Santa Ursula
Morro Castle
Morro Castia
Morro
Hays
Admiral Cervera
Terror
Cervera
Will Erect a Flagpole on July 2 in Tannery Area
Citizens near Tannery plan to raise a flagpole next Saturday evening July 2 and fling to the breeze the flag of our nation.
June Court Closes Busy Session with Settlements
The June term ended after an afternoon session with many civil cases settled before trial. The court heard motions and arguments, confirmed a high report on distributing lands held by Peter Garman as administrator, and returned verdicts in several actions including McFeaters vs Pattison for 123 dollars and McCreary vs Walters for 107.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Garman
Margaret Garman
Nisi
William D. McFeaters
Pattison
James McFeaters
Blacklick Township
Anna Yecker
D. C
T. G McCreary
W. C. Walters
Wm. Hill
McCormick Harvesting Machine Co
M. B. Kline
Jane Nutter
H. H. Wilson
John Wilson
Normal Ball Team Edges Greensburg In Tight Game
The Normal baseball squad lost at Greensburg in a close, highly praised contest. Highlights included Toole’s pitching Bradley and Owens at the plate and Cremer making a fine catch in left field. The club, though defeated, feels proud against Greensburg’s top eastern colleges and notes the five-run margin as a notable achievement. Separately, Hotel Cain’s improvements finish with enlarged first-floor windows and new desks. Landlord Cain aims to curb loafing. the front is repainted to attract travelers. Also, Messrs. J. G. McCreery and Adam Hoff man escaped a bogey accident on east Philadelphia street. Hoff man bruised, McCreery hit in the head, buggy wrecked, both men later went home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Toole
Bradley
Owens
Cremer
Hotel Cain
Indiana
Cain
J. G. McCreery
Adam Hoffman
Strongstown
East Philadelphia
Hoffman
McCreery
Sapp
Liebterard
Robertson
Ree Sherrard
Ja Gamble
U Toole
Stanie
McFire
P. Tate Bareat
E. Cremer
Moran
Thenrer
Lynda O' Bara
Aoonogoso
Gamble
Ovens
McTighe
Smith
Frank
Tost
Post Office Hours and New Y Branch Construction
Post office boats schedule first and second mail runs with 9 15 p m and 8 p m deliveries. General delivery stamp and registry windows open 9 30 to 10 a m and 2 to 4 and 8 30 p m. Money order window 9 30 to 10 a m and 2 to 4 p m. Box access 9 a m to 4 p m and 8 to 8 30 p m. Within a week a new Y along the Indiana Branch below town will be completed and stock moved to old yards until sheds finish.
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Indiana Branch
Town
State Guards Form New Company At Camp Thomas
A full company of sixty men and commissioned officers elected join the state guards at Camp Thomas. Major Penny mustered in volunteers, Captain Simpson aims for the Fifth regiment, and 50 to 60 men are the standard. Recruits include Thado S. Bush and David Blair among many others as camp notes describe mess tent elections, cook duties, and ongoing drills.
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Indiana
Recenita
Chickamauga
Indiana Company
Blakeville
Kennedy
Taylor
Carpenter
Johnstown
Olewine
Hollidaysburg
J. S. Kaufman
Harry M. Barrett
West Mahoning Township
Barrett
White
Major Kennedy
Judge White
Lawrence Neal
Wettling
D.W. Simpson
Barrath
Philadelphia Street
Old
Arthur J. Russell
William V. Wilhelm
Frank G. Agey
Ben C. Marsh
John D. Wilson
William F. Stonebreaker
Wesley M. Shannon
Brushvalley
Bert A. Brown
Joseph N. Huston
David M. Campbell
Blairsville
Paul Coleman
William §. Coleman
Charles A. Brady
Chambersville
Robert M. McCoy
Cockport
Andrew H. Barnheimer
Lewis Ruffeer
Tanoma
Harry H. Rhodes
Charles K. Griffith
Charles B. Repine
Homer City
James P. Jack
Ray. Hazlett
Kent
Benj. W. Lambing
Nolo
Lawrence 0. Williams
Kenwood
John J. Kempfer
Selinsgrove
Stephen Mahoney
Smicksburg
Mack AL Palmer
Penn Ran
Myrl Brady
Covode
T. Wingert
Marchand
Ralph Shilling
Trade City
Harry ML Barrett
Loop
Blairaville
Union House
J. L. Fritz
B. H. Wimner
C. S. Fisher
A. E. Huston
W. D. Kalbach
Arthur Neabitt
E.G. Bridge
E. E. Dixon
Ellis R. Clawson
Richard Jenkins
Benjamin Barto
W. W. Large
Livermore
A. J. Weimer
Paulton
J. A. Pierca
J. A
Captain Simpson
National Guards
Major Penny
Pittsboro
H. B. Buterbaugh
D. W. Simpson
David Blair
James H. Allison
Simpson
Thado S. Bush
William Agey
L. M. Birch
Howard M. Balentine
George M. Bell
James P. Brailier
W. W. Brithart
G. E. Buterbaugh
John S. Cunningham
A. Campbell
George F. Clawson
J. A. Crossman
Mont Cochran
Henry C. Graham
Charles A. Geasler
Frank P. Gessle
Clyde G.guthrie
Orlando Gibson
Richard Grant
Keller M. Wan
Death by Own Action Near Saltsburg
Bazil Lewis an old soldier living near Saltsburg died by his own hand in the woods Wednesday morning. He arose about 4 o clock, built a fire, walked as usual, and did not return for breakfast, prompting a search that found him hanging from a tree limb with a rope around his neck. A fragment of chewing tobacco was in his mouth, suggesting a deliberate act amid domestic troubles. He was 74, survived by a wife two boys and three grandchildren.
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Bazil Lewis
Saltsburg
Goys
Rayne township volunteers organize for national call
Captain John Kinter leads a volunteer company forming in Rayne township with locals already joining. A public meeting is set for next Saturday evening at Garbleton for those wishing to enlist. In other news, delegates attend the State Democratic Convention at Altoona Opera House this morning. Typhoid cases rise in Marion Center with three new patients named H. M. Fleck Pearl Cary and Earl Wood.
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Rayne Township
John Kinter
Kinter
Garbleton
J. Wood Clark
M. E. Brown
Blairaville
John Hill
Commissioner Murray
Joseph McCormack
Marion Center
Charles Kinter
Georgeville
Opera House
Altoona
H. M. Fleck
Miss Pearl Cary
Earl Wood
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Walter
First River Crossing
Mapa
Joe Wheeler
Camp Thomas
Indiana County
G. J. Fell
Israel Walker
Irvin Napp
Emanuel McCrady
Glen Campbell
John W. Gorman
Hortons
Chas. McComish
Cook
McComish
Mesa
McCrady
Gorman
Feit
Thompson, Moorhead
Cathcart
National Guard
Regular Army
West Virginia
Maine
Pennsylvania
Brady Kinter
21St Indiana Light Artillery
T. L. Anderson
Armstrong Township
South Dakota
Edward Hamilton
Yarrick
John
Caickamatea
Lytle Station
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