Return of the 157th Indiana from Florida to Indiana
The 157th Indiana, the first to muster into U S service and the first to leave Indianapolis for Chickamauga, returned home via Union Station. Soldiers, dirty and bearded, were greeted by cheers from residents as Mayor Taggart and officials welcomed them. Deaths in transit numbered 14, with two sick men dying near Cincinnati en route. Reports described typho malaria in camp, poor nursing, and inadequate rations, yet many soldiers felt the trip was a valuable if harsh experience.
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Fernandina
157Th Indiana
Union Station
LE Rees
Maj. Fitzgerald
Indianapolis
United States Service
Chickamauga
Rushville
Indiana
Taggart
Waterman
Richardson
John A. Miller
Adjutant-General's Office
Cincinnati
Col. Studebaker
May
Tampa
Witzgerald
Goshen
City Hospital
Garstang
Division
Sergt. Hawks
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Death and departure of a 1457th regiment soldier
A 21 year old private Robert O Dar Jing of Company E Elkhart dies of malaria after three months in the south. His father recalls the sacrifice and a grieving mother reflects on war’s cost as the regiment returns home. The unit voters to march through Indianapolis and begin their journey north, enjoying comfortable travel as they leave Fernandina.
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Indiana
Frivates
Snyder
Lovell
Fort Wayne
Slade
Goshen
Kerr
Kinney
Archer
Butler
Feaver
Perry
Perkins
South Bend
James
Elkhart
Overly
North Manchester
Haupert
Boomershire
Fernandina
157Th
Cincinnati
Dayton
Army and Navy League
Sisters of Mercy
Mayor Tafel
Estes Rathbone
Hamilton
Robert O. Dar- Jing
Company E
Darling
South
1457Th Regiment
Col
May
Tient
Indianapolis
Shafter Reveals Yellow Fever Toll in Cuba Campaign
General Shafter discusses disease, transport and supply issues after the Santiago campaign. He confirms yellow fever was present, notes many fell ill without knowing it, and defends the pace of operations and decisions to send troops home. He cites overcrowding as possible on earlier ships and asserts food and hospital conditions were manageable despite harsh climate.
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Cuba
el Caney
Shafter
Massachusetts
Gen. Shafter
Santiago
Lawton
Pando
Toral
One Regret Delays 157th Regiment's Santiago Trip
Sergt. Kester notes the 157th regiment’s one great regret was missing a chance to sail for Santiago after their transport was damaged. A later transport filled their boat and they could not depart, as another regiment was loaded instead.
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Sergt
Kester
Santiago
OFF TO CAMP Soldiers Parade Through Jackson Market Washington Streets
A regiment marched in Jackson at 10 20 heading north to Market then east around the north side of the monument to Pennsylvania and south to Washington and east to the railroad tracks for Monad trains to the fair grounds. The line featured a band buglers Col Studebaker and Private Hilberg with an alligator tied to his pup tent roll drawing cheers from thousands.
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Jackson Place
Market
Monument
Pennsylvania
Washington
Washingtonst
Fair Grounds
Buglers
Col. Studebaker
Hilberg
South Bend
Mrs Ruemel Declared Insane After Wandering Nomad
Mrs Sophia Ruemel aged 43 is declared insane after authorities observe her claiming angelic status and divine care. She has been leaving home and living naked in an unfurnished house, behavior attributed to her mental state.
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Sophia Ruemel
Dustless Cate Proclaims Brand in Odd Ad Snippet
Fragmentary OCR shows odd tobacco ad language with phrases about a Good 10c Smoke Try and a Pro Bone Cigar and a horse feed mention. Few readable names or dates appear, leaving uncertain product lines and contexts.
Water crisis hits Montauk Camp Wikoff troops face shortages
Sept 2 Montauk Point New York water supply at Camp Wikoff cut since 9 p.m. Thursday due to pumping failure. Troops rely on wagon deliveries with current rations offering only a single cup of water at noon. Engineers work on repairs, possible restoration by Saturday, doctors warn of rising sickness if not.
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Montauk Point
N. Y
Camp Wikoff
Fort Pond
Col. Forwood
War nurse laments drug shortages in Third Army park
Dr A M Hoover of Kearney Nebraska, commanding the First division hospital, Third army corps, traveling with the Second Nebraska regiment through St Louis, denounces war department failures. He cites six weeks without drugs, mismade requisitions, and a failed 6 percent casualty forecast later found at 24 percent, urging moves of regiments to safer areas.
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ST. Louis
A. M. Hoover
Kearney
Neb
Third Army Corps
Nebraska
War Department
Water at Camp Wikoff deemed unhealthy by analysis
At Montauk Point Dr. Max Meyer reports water contains mold fungi caudatums podas diatomes and nine kinds of bacilli harming validity for invalids. In Washington the navy offers the distilling ship Iris to the army for Camp Wikoff use. Secretary Alger accepts, Iris to proceed to Montauk Point.
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Montauk Point
Camp Wikoff
Max Meyer
Washington
Iris
Army
Camp Wikofft
Alger
The military surgeon article by Dr Nicholas Senn
Dr Nicholas Senn chief of operating staff writes in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the qualifications and duties of the military surgeon. He reiterates a charge that arrogance or stupidity of the army’s commanding general in Cuba caused the yellow fever outbreak during the Cuban campaign.
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Chicago
Nicholas Senn
American Medical Association
Dead Soldiers List Published by Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune claims a complete list of soldiers who died of disease in camps and on transports is published. The Friday morning edition provides the compiled casualties, reflecting the toll of disease among troops and the hardships of wartime service.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Cots to Increase Division Hospital Capacity in Lexington
Three hundred additional cots will reach the division hospital Friday afternoon, boosting capacity to nearly six hundred. If illness continues to rise as in the past five days, the hospital will be filled by next week. Gov Black’s visit suggests his report may be misleading about the regiment’s condition.
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Lexington
Division
Black
New York
Grifith
St. Louis
Greer Defends McGregor Union Labor Support
County official James B. Greer spoke for John McGregor amid Tile-makers' union accusations over court house labor. He said bids were awarded legally to Pursell, McGregor urged union inclusion, and union workers were eventually hired before the job finished. Greer predicts McGregor will join Monday's parade.
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James B. Greer
John McGregor
Court House
McGregor
Greer
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Pursell
Pursell
Indianapolis 36 Hour Forecast for Sept 3
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for warm, fair weather through Friday night and Saturday. Temperature readings show 7 a.m. Friday at TS, noon Friday at 9, and 2 p.m. Friday at 91, indicating a steady rise into the day.
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Indianapolis
Kissel Fined and Suit Over K P Encampment Subscriptions
A citizens committee suing C Fred Kissel for 100 dollars claims liquor was allowed at Camp Colgrove, breaking assurances that led to his subscription. Kissel says the committee violated agreements. Justice Nickerson heard the case Friday afternoon. Bert Schwing fined for hunting on inclosed farmland. unusual conviction as it was for hunting rather than trespassing.
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Bert Schwing
Brown
Tres
Pam
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Clifton Lovell
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Tenn
Mrs. Darling
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Capron
Santiago Capron
Montauk
Camp Thomas
Lakeland
Camp Meade
San Francisco
Jacksonville
Miami
Montauk Water
Senn
Yellow Jack
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