Cold Night at Camp Mount Brings Tiny Spark of Life
Soldiers woke before dawn to dance away goose flesh, noting Hoosier ozone’s effect. Dr Garstang reported 260 sick call, yet real need down. Charles Simon Goshen, near death, improved after late-night care, saving him with camp equipment not available at Fernandina. Captains near reports. furlough possible Friday if pay comes. regimental move favored by KBairview Park and Broad Ripple.
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Camp Mount
Jericho
Garstang
Charles Simon
Goshen
Fernantina
Charlies Simon
Fort Wayne
Gray backs doomed by salt water boil method
The excerpt notes that the only effective way the boys know to kill gray backs is to boil them in salt water, aside from burying clothing.
Uncle Sam's Nerve Forces Red Tape Over Shirts
A private claims improper charges for clothing worn in camp. At Camp Mount the state bought shirts and socks for soldiers but the blue color mandate forced nonblue shirts to be discarded at Chickamauga. The government seeks payment for shirts the state supplied, blaming the soldiers for color discrepancies.
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Camp Mount
Chickamauga
Praise From May and South War Anecdotes
Lieut colonel May praises the 157th Indiana as best behaved in the south, while a private cites thefts of watches and diamonds in Tampa and steep price gouging. Fort Wayne troops recalled as friendly with Georgia gunners, and the famed Sixty-ninth NY noted for temper and clashes. Two new sick cases in state hospital and plans for a special Fort Wayne train to Indianapolis to transport two companies and a battery home.
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May
157Th Indiana
Tampa
Fort Wayne
Chickamauga
Georgia
State Hospital
G. O. Fenster
John Marshall
MIL
Téverell Vanauken
D. W. Greatson
Ernest Lindermuth
Herbert Stansbury
Perry Hilman
E. P. Neal
Indianapolis
Pets of the Town Helpfor Sick Soldiers in City Hospitals
Sick soldiers in City and St Vincent hospitals receive abundant attention from Indianapolis as baskets of fruit and flowers arrive. The wards, especially St Vincent’s, resemble gardens, though patients cannot eat fruit due to their typhoid diet. Mrs Griffiths of the Indiana Soldiers' Aid Society visits, praising care and arranging letters. she is joined by Mrs Miller with visits three times weekly.
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St. Vincent’s Hospitals
Indianapolis
St. Vincent's
Griffiths
John Ll. Griffiths
Indiana Soldiers’ Aid Society
City Hospital
Grifiths
W. H. H. Miller
Fighting Over Sand Injunction Between White River Sand Co and Cleary Marlin
White River Sand Company secures an injunction to stop Cleary and Marlin river dredgers from disturbing its workers while harvesting sand from a bar north of the Washington street bridge. White River alleges crews used clubs and guns to block access to their bar. The case is set for hearing Thursday morning before Judge Har Loy.
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White River Sand Company
Cleary & Marlin
W. Washington St. Bridge
White River Company
White River
Judee Har Lvoyy
No More Discharges For Hoosiers War Telegram Detail
Gov Mount seeks more musters out of Indiana regiments but Adjt gen Corbin replies the secretary of war will not order further discharges for now. The 160th under Col Gunder remains at Camp Hamilton Lexington Kentucky and the West home unit under Col Durbin at Camp Cuba Libre Jacksonville Florida. Col Barnett's regiment expected to arrive in Indianapolis from Camp Meade early next week.
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Mount
Indiana
Adjt
Corbin
160Th
Gunder
Camp Hamilton
Lexington
Wst
Durbin
Cuba Libre
Jacksonville
Pia
Barnett
Indianapolis
Camp Meade
Cost of the War in United States Expenditures
Washington reports approximate war cost totals with army expenditures at 75 5 million dollars and naval outlays at 36 million. casualties include officers and men killed and wounded in both army and navy, with disease deaths estimated and not all figures fully listed.
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Washington
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Reese
Dement Fenced By Lunacy Commission In Indiana
Harry Dement, 40, arrested near Fishers Station by Sheriff Shufelton on a Hamilton county warrant for an alleged assault on Mrs. J. B. Johnson, is to be examined by a lunacy commission Thursday to determine his sanity. Dement, described as a dangerous character, surrendered after being found with a large knife. the case involves imagined threats and delusions of persecution. He is held in Noblesville while the commission prepares.
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Harry Dement
Fishers Station
Shufelton
J. BR. Johnson
Hamilton County
Dement
Shuierton
Johnson
Johnson House
Political row over city taxes and park plans in fall
Republicans accuse Dove Johnson of duplicity as they warn about a pending $80,000 tax levy. They claim Democrats aim to drain taxpayers for a new park system to influence November elections, while Johnsen faces opposition for opposing the levy yet aiding its success.
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Dove Johnson
Otre Johnsen
Industrial commission names seven members to advise on labor
President Kinley's industrial commission members named include Andrew Harris Ohio N D North Massachusetts Frank P Sargent TiMunds Ellison Smythe South Carolina John Al Fareduhar New York Eugene D Conger Michigan Thomas W Phillips Pennsylvania Charles J Jureis North Carolina M D Ratehfurl Indiana The group represents major U S industries and will study labor versus capital claims to guide remedial legislation Ratchford presides International mine workers based in Indianapolis expects fewer strikes under the commission's guidance.
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Washington
Kinley
Andrew L. Harris
Ohio
N. D. North
Massachusetts
Frank P. Sargent
Ellison A. Smythe
South Carolina
John al. Fareduhar
New York
Eugene D. Conger
Michigan
Thomas W. Phillips
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Jureis
North Carolina
M. D. Ratehfurl
Indiana
Bridge collapse in Hogan'sburg kills many workers
Thirty men on a New York & Ottawa railway bridge over the St Lawrence River in Hogan'sburg New York were crushed when two spans fell Tuesday. Over 20 were rescued and rushed to hospital where 18 died. Twenty seven remain missing likely raising deaths to about thirty soldiers report.
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Hogansburg
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
New York & Ottawa Railway
Lectured and Turned Loose by Judge Cox
Camp Mount was represented in police court by W A Towne and Robert Porter. Towne was arrested early Wednesday in a resort on Washington street and charged with associating with immoral characters. Porter was charged with drunkenness and exhibition on Pennsylvania street Tuesday. Both were lectured by Judge Cox and turned over to military authorities.
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Camp Mount
W. A. Towne
Robert Porter
Towne
W. Washington St
Porter
Pennsylvaniast
Judge Cox
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and region
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity through the 36 hours ending 5 pm on September 8 calls for fair weather with cooler conditions after Wednesday night. Recorded temperatures show 53 at 7 am, 66 at noon, and 68 at 2 pm, with a broader report of much cooler air from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic states and expected thunder storms and rain in the Atlantic and gulf states before clearing by Thursday.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic States
Mercury
Abilene
Kas
Nashville
Memphis
Oklahoma
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Springfield
Atlantic
Gulf States
Fishermen Drift Four Days After Schooner Lost
Duncan Chisholm and John J Grady of the Georgie Campbell report surviving four days and nights adrift in a dory after their schooner was lost on the Grand Banks in thick fog on July 26. They subsisted on raw halibut until rescue by the British schooner Flying Foam on July 31 and were taken to Black Tackle Labrador for 26 days of rest.
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Halifan
N. S
Duncan Chisholm
John J. Grady
Georgie Campbell
Portia
St. Johns
Grand Banks
Black Tackle
Labrador
Going Out of Business by Syfers Mc Bride & Co
Wholesale grocery firm Syfers, Mc Bride & Co. will go out of business on October 1 to allow members to engage in other vocations. The traveling men and employees have found employment in other houses.
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Syfers, McBride & Co
For a Good 10c Smoke True Pro Bono Cigar at the Seed
A fragmented item notes a cigar purchase or offer described as ten cent smoke with pro bono framing. Names or details about horses or individuals are unclear in the readable text and no concrete event or outcome is established.
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Janes Dustiess Oata
Enthusiastic Greeting for G A R Veterans in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 7 veterans gathered for a grand parade honoring Civil War and later conflicts. A large procession moved with mounted police, grand marshal, and staff, while crowds along the streets cheered and veterans recounted battles at Shiloh Vicksburg and San Juan Hill. The event featured martial music, flags, and a nationalistic atmosphere celebrating American valor and unity. Officers were elected for the National Naval Veterans Association, with F R Ross named rear admiral and Ed J Bliss commodore, and a retiring Rear-Admiral Keller received a gold and diamond medal.
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Shiloh
Vicksburg
San Caney
San Juan Hill
Georgia
America
Cincinnati
National Naval Veterans’ Association
F. R. Ross
Minneapolis
Ed J. Bliss
Brooklyn
William H. Larzelere
Zanesville
Keller
Miles Tours Cuba Porto Rico Mission Details
Gen Miles commanding the army arrived in New York on the transport Odd with staff and Wisconsin troops after a campaign in Porto Rico. He declined to discuss an Alleged interview while confirming orders from President and Secretary Alger to seize or accept surrender. Aboard the ship Miles announced glad to be home and urged a parade for troops returning in good condition.
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New York
Miles
Second Wisconsin
Dier
Tompkinsville
Sanborn
Quaral
Whipley
Kansas City Star
Hay
Ohdam
Porto Rico
Wisconsin
Cuba
Santiago
Shafter
Gen. Tor
Torai
Alger
Washington
Spain
United States
Sampson
R. A. Alger
Yellow Fever Fight Seen Stemming as Weather Turns
Dr Wyman head of the marine hospital service says strict sanitary and quarantine measures have likely halted the fever spread in the south. Cooler weather may allow residents to breathe easier though new cases appeared in Orwood Mississippi and Taylor. Franklin Louisiana reports no new cases while 19 people remain in the detention camp. No alarms in Holly Springs Memphis Galveston Key West or other guarded points.
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Washington
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
South
Orwood
Miss
Taylor
Franklin
Holly Springs
Memphis
Galveston
Key West
Haegele's Case Dismissed in Nicholson Law Probe
John Haegele, previously tied to a criminal case over violating the Nicholson law screen clause, was discharged on Wednesday after an extended pendency. The dismissal ends the matter without conviction or further action.
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Haegele
John Haegele
Word to Employers: The Sun Free Liners for Help
The Sun offers its free liners for employers seeking helping hands read by Adil. Use them to find staff and support as needed.
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SUN
Adil
Change of venue granted in murder case and Supreme Court appeal
Judge McCray grants Robert Love a change of venue to Hamilton county in the murder case of George Anderson. The Sunday baseball case was formally appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday by Prosecutor Wiltsie.
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McCray
Robert Love
George Anderson
Hamilton County
Supreme Court
Wiltsie. i
Insane Bartender Martin Shannon Deemed Insane
Martin Shannon a 37 year old bartender has been declared insane. He claims to drive and tend horses in his imagined world. Local authorities reported the man exhibits delusional beliefs as part of a mental health evaluation.
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Martin Shannon
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