Death and illness strike Sixty-fifth New York at camp hospital
Nathaniel Warner dies and Clayton Polley lies dying after harsh camp conditions at Tunn Soring Virginia. Polley suffers typhoid fever worsened by neglect in the hospital ward as nurses delay care. a later inspection identifies failures in hospital setup and transport, with a formal inquiry promised.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Nathaniel Warner
Clayton Polley
Tunn Soring
New York
Polley
Dhe Crotes
Wretched Regulars at Camp Wikoff Face Hardship
At Montauk Point New York on August 31 soldiers speak of great hardship at Camp Wikoff with many unpaid sick in quarters and little medical care. They remain loyal to General Wheeler and his officers, blaming amateur infiltrators for the army’s ills while hoping improvements come soon.
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Montauk Point
N. Y
Camp Wikoff
Wheeler
Napoleon
Wheeler to Fix Responsibility at Camp Wikoff Inquiry
Gen Ames, by order of Gen Wheeler, investigates at Camp Wikoff to determine responsibility. The army leader aims to sift through the facts and assign accountability where feasible.
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Montauk Point
Ames
Wheeler
Camp Wikoff
Transport La Grande Duchesse Held In Probe Over Santiago Provisions
Aboard the La Grande Duchesse in the upper bay 1000 tons of provisions bound for Santiago four months ago remain undelivered. A board of survey investigated why the cargo did not reach starving troops after the August 27 arrival from Cunha. Captain Hanlon was examined with no clear outcome. further officer and crew inquiries are planned.
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New York
Aus
la Grande Duchesse
Santiago
Cunha
Department of the East
Hanlon
Admiral Montejo Reports Cavite Defeat Details
A Navy Department release quotes Admiral Montejo describing Cavite loss due to gunner shortages, machinist ineptitude, and lack of rapid-fire weapons. He recounts American firepower, a sinking sequence for the Christina Cuba Souzon Castillo, and orders to sink ships while saving crew and valuables.
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Washington
Cuba
Souzon
Cua
Castilla
Robbed of Gold on Roanoke Steamer Arrival at Seattle
Eight tons of Klondike gold valued near four million dollars arrived aboard the Roanoke in Seattle. A suitcase with twenty five thousand dollars belonging to Chicago residents Fox Folger and Adams was stolen prior to sailing, with the thief thought to have disembarked at St Michael. George Carmack, Discoverer of Bonanza Creek, accompanied by his wife and children, was among the passengers.
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Seattle
Wash
Roanoke
Klondike
North American Transportation and Trading Company
St. Michiel
Bonanza Creek
Union tile-layers oppose McGregor labor day parade leadership
The Mosaic tile-layers union adopted resolutions accusing county commissioner John McGregor of breaking a promise to hire union labor for the Marion county courthouse. They threaten to boycott Labor Day parade leadership he would oversee, while others like teamsters and paper hangers may join the action. McGregor is reported to be out of the city.
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John McGregor
Marion County Court House
Adam May
Ben Greek
McGregor
Illinos Regiment Sufferers Settle At Camp Wikoff
About 150 sick from the First Illinois regiment spent their first night in Camp Wikoff on the general hospital floor as cots were not ready. Red Cross workers worked to ease discomfort and expected more injuries to come. Most were too weak to walk from the transport to the hospital.
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Montauk Point
Camp Wikoff
General Hospital
Berlin
Red Cross
Montauk Hospital reports typhoid and malaria deaths
At Montauk General Hospital five thousand patients have been treated this period. The death toll stands at eighty, about one percent. The latest deaths include Alexander Feller of Company B Highth Ohio with typhoid fever Henry Bordick of the tenth cavalry with malaria fever Philip Gooch of the twenty-fifth infantry with typhoid fever and John W Crawford of the Ninth cavalry with typhoid fever.
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Montauk Point
Alexander Feller
Highth Ohio
Henry Bordick
Tenth Cavalry
Philip Gooch
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
John W. Crawford
Ninth Cavalry
Hospital Ship Olivette Sinks Near Quarantine Station
A hospital ship named Olivette sank near the quarantine station on Wednesday at about 7:30 am. All 35 hospital corps and 40 crew members escaped without injury, though they wore only scant clothing.
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Fernandina
Olivette
Indianapolis to raise tax levy for 1899 to seventy cents
A special meeting of the mayor's cabinet decided to raise the 1899 tax levy in Indianapolis from 60 to 70 cents per $100. Controller Johnson opposed the increase. The ordinance boosting policemen and firemen pay was condemned, but firemen will receive full pay with a weekly day off next year. Mayor Taggart says the extra ten cents will fund parks and street improvements.
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Indianapolis
Johnson
Taggart
Darnell to Explain Shooting at Eagles Creek
Owen Darnell, 24, of 1702 Belmont, is to explain to Judge Cox why he fired bird shot at four men by Eagle Creek who were washing dogs. No one injured seriously. the worst puncture was to the boy watching a melon patch. An anonymous complaint to City-controller Johnson alleges a nuisance on Mississippi Street with police influence.
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Owen Darnell
Belmont-ave
Cox
Thomas Crabtree
J. O. Smith
John Fickenworth
James Crabtree
Eagle Creek
Darnell
Johnson
Mississippi St
Thirteenth
Nigur
Weather and Carlist funding notes from official reports
The Indianapolis forecast covers 36 hours to p m September 1 with warm fair weather expected Wednesday night and Thursday. In Paris the Carlists seek loans with Count de Maille stating Don Carlos remains ready to lead if funded, denying abdication in favor of Don Jamie.
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Indianapolis
Paris
Count de Maille
Don Carlos
Don Jamie
South-Side Residents Organize Garfield Park Concert Series
South-side citizens raise funds to host a series of band concerts in Garfield park beginning next Sunday evening, aiming to provide community entertainment and support local musicians.
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Garfield Park
Robbery case at Eagle's Nest continued against two girls
The case against two girls charged with robbing traveling salesman John Kiley at Eagle's Nest resort was continued until Friday. Kiley wants to keep the affair quiet as police increase nightly visits after a spate of robberies. Bartender George Bergmann was fined for liquor sales without a license. Pianist Harry Moore remains under arrest on a conspiracy charge related to the Kiley robbery.
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John Kiley
Eagle’s Nest
Kiley
Quigley
George Bergmann
Harry Moore
Local man fined for cruel whipping of 9-year-old son
John W. Perham, who recently caused his wife's arrest on a criminal charge, was fined $5 and given 60 days by Judge Cox on Wednesday for cruelly whipping his 9-year-old son. The boy bore a back covered with bruises and the mother caused Perham to face the punishment.
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John W.perham
Cox
Perham
Treason Accusations Against Alger Stir Military Debate
The Times accuses Secretary Alger of suppressing an order from President Mel Finley to Gen. Miles, prompting talk that Miles may claim treason by those who blocked commands during war. Cornelius Bliss defends Alger saying no secretary of war has cared more for soldiers.
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Philadelphia
the Times
Alger
Miles
Mel Finley
United States
United States Army
West Indianapolis case ties mother and alleged father in infant murder
In police court Edward Brown is charged as an accessory to the murder of an infant born to Emma Wheeler. Wheeler, now hospitalized in critical condition, says Brown fathered the child and helped conceal it, while Brown denies knowledge of the infant. Detectives investigate amid conflicting stories and a decomposed baby body found near Acme mills.
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Edward Brown
West Indianapolis
Emma Wheeler
Vic Hadley-ave
Liims Brown
Wheeler
Brown
Binker
Gerber and
Morgan
Arena
Ile
Acme Mills
Swartz
Wiese
Indianapolis
Queen Wilhelmina Proclaims Gratitude on Eighteenth Birthday
Queen Wilhelmina, marking her eighteenth year and accession to the Dutch throne, issues a proclamation thanking the nation for its love. She commits to govern with fidelity to the people and the Orange lineage, aiming to strengthen respect for the Netherlands' name and flag.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
House of Orange
Ilrue
Hatton In Custody Over Suspicion Of Insanity
Police doubt W F Hatton's sanity after a Monday night arrest following a scuffle. Blank checks bearing signatures and a lady's pocketbook with a card for Tn N Fay of Detroit graphite were found. A man named Hicks claimed Hatton proposed robbing a young woman. Relatives seek asylum commitment, but a cousin says Hatton already visited an asylum to dodge a serious charge.
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W. F. Hatton
Lancaster
Tn. N. Fay
Detroit Graphite Manufacturing Company
Hicks
Hatton
Local Livery Firm Seeks Court Receiver After Dispute
Newman Green and Co liverymen on West Market Street ask the court to settle internal differences among James P Green Anderson W Heinley and John B Newman. Green and Heinley sued Newman on a 6000 mortgage, Newman sought a receiver claiming lack of access to books and that the mortgage is invalid and would not stand in law.
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Newman, Green & Co
W. Market St
James P. Green
Anderson W. Heinley
John B. Newman
Green
Heinley
Newman
Divorce Suit Against Thomas Leftwich Sparks Atlanta Gossip
Mrs. Camilla Leftwich files for divorce in De Kalb superior court alleging infidelity. Co respondent Maud Ross alias Maud Jordan named. Leftwich, a prominent southern attorney, admits relations with Jordan and says he will marry her when free. He explains a long unhappy marriage and his duty to his partner and children from a prior relationship.
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Atlanta
Camilla Leftwich
de Kalb
Thomas
Maud Ross
Maud Jordan
Leftwich
Terrific Penalty for Repeat Bicycle Thief Wakefield
Ernest Wakefield, a small boy described in the report as a negro, was sent to the workhouse by Judge Cox on Wednesday for 18 days and a 500 fine after five bicycle thefts. Previous orders sent him to the criminal court with hopes of reform school placement, but he returned to police court. He resisted the transfer to the lockup, shrieking loudly as officers took him away.
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Ernest Wakefield
Cox
Criminal Court
Reform School
Indiana Regiments Test for Indianapolis and Camp Plans
Telegrams indicate the 187th Indiana and the 159th Indiana may muster out or depart for Indianapolis from Camp Meade Pa. in a few days. Furloughs before the state fair look probable, with Pairville Park eyed for a camp and free troop transport discussed.
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Waterman
187Th Indiana
Indianapolis
Camp Meade
159Th Indiana
Pairview Park
Pro Bono Cigar Ad Vision Aims At Be Trade
Odd promotional fragment invites readers to try a 10 cent smoke and to feed a horse named Janes Dustiesy oats. Text appears as a garbled century ad style snippet with unclear provenance and partial product names.
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Janes
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