Pension and election notes from Grand Army convention
Aug 30 Chicago reports Grand Army of the Republic officers elected without opposition Commander-in-chief Leo Ragsieur St Louis senior vice commander D C Milliken Maine junior vice Frank Seamons Tennessee surgeon general John A Wilkins Ohio chaplain Rev A Brahms California Hassieur delivered acceptance speech. Delegates 1270 attended. Pension debates, reunions and parade plans discussed. Miller & Shaw addressed convention. Road race results noted Patterson Greenfield ind 25 14 later corrections. Three women’s groups connected to GAR mentioned. Sullivan benefit held in New York with Bob Sullivan in Madison Square Garden drawing large crowds. Public notices of police and city business described.
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Denies Crenshaw's Charges at Sea Transport Trial
A report from Port Sherwin, Battle Creek, details Captain Waa denying Crenshaw's charges aboard the transport Sher. The testimony includes statements by Captain Cruimsiiw and references to care duties, with various figures and officials noted, including a lieutenant and a Georgia senator. The piece also covers appointments in Chicago and Detroit, noting Mary L. Carr winning executive leadership and Fannie Hardin taking a national role, plus a social marriage notice for Mary Sellers and William Phillips.
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Thug Too Hasty Lost Stolen Money Incident
A Chicago report details a bungled purse theft as a thief from Wisconsin travels to town loaded with cash. The robber pockets $151,000, loses $145,000, and evades capture after fleeing aboard a streetcar. Police trace the crime to a resort area and investigate a sequence of thefts and escapes.
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Train Robbers Attack Union Pacific Train West of Rawlins
Four bandits blew open the express and baggage cars aboard a Union Pacific passenger train about 45 miles west of Rawlins. The safe was torn apart. the loss is said to be nominal. A posse of 25 men is in pursuit.
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British Prisoners Freed March to Joined Roberts Forces
British prisoners at Mount Gedbacht were freed by the Boers and are marching to join Roberts forces at Watervalhoven near Machadodor. President Kroger and top officials are at Nelspruit about 60 miles from the Portuguese border.
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Missionaries Return From China Amid Boxer Hostilities
Seven homeward bound missionaries aboard the Empresa of China reached Vancouver on August 30 returning from China. Many had withdrawn to San Francisco at the Boxer uprising and recount hardships faced during the voyage and conflict. In Seattle John P. Rogers received fusion nomination for governor this morning. Maryhalltown town Ange notes William Andrews, banker, killed when he fell from a buggy last night.
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