Thirteenth Regiment Sees Typhoid Cases and Water Woes
Camp Alger Dunn Loring Va July reports four more hospital admissions for typhoid including Lt John Huff and Pvt Thomas Gillis as well as others. Sergeant Keiper in critical condition, Fort Myer unit to sink a new water well while a purifying apparatus is planned. Flag raising at 4 PM by Pvt Gillis with Old Glory on a 58 foot pole honors, band concert planned, and many officers and men adjusting to camp life amid water shortages heat and typhoid illnesses.
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Camp Alger
Dunn Loring
John Huff
Fort Myer
Thomas A. Gillis
Ramuel Davis
Archie Bisbing
Keiper
Shimer
Fort Myer Hospital
John Stanton
Company TD
Berry
B.0. Shakespere
Philadelphia
Company H
Thomas Gillis
Rogers
Dikeman
Corwin
Hut
the Stars and Stripes
Bani
Stars and Stripes
Emmet McPdermott
Corporal Dikeman
T. J. Duffy
Thirtteenth
Butler
Division
Virginia
Highth
Thirteenth
Stahl
Father Sherman
Missouri
W. K. Weaver
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
Indiana
Sherman
Georgetown University Hospital
Weaver
Fratchey
Bradbury
Mitchell
Mil
Somer
Arthur Mills
LeRoy Bunnell
Joseph Whelan
William Williams
William A. Davis
Richard Philips
Feustler
Corps
A. B. Johnson
Orange
N. J
W. V. Johnson
George C. Merriman
Jauss
Fecht
Keller
Parke
Jermyn
Pulaski F. Hyatt
Philadelphia Gazette
George Sterr, Jr
Hert Murphy
John M. Edwards
Fred C. Day
Thomas F. Magan
Fort Meyer
Typhoid Fever Victims Reach Fort Myer and Camps Alger
Twenty two more typhoid cases were moved to Fort Myer post hospital for treatment and twenty suspects to the first division hospital. The infected troops are at Camp Alger with names listed among the Twelfth and Thirteenth Pennsylvania regiments including Lieut Huff and Private Laughner among the Fort Myer transfers.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Camp Alger
Huff
Pennsylvania
Joseph Righter
Schriver
H. P. McCarty
Henry and
Edward Hines
P. Laughner
Division Hospital
E. H. Cakley
Layton Williamson
H. Kabel
Porter Burkholder
Stewart Null
Samuel Weymouth
Martin Avery
Daniel Shults
Simon Long
Thomas Boyle
Joseph Bright
E.T. Smith
William Russel
Gossip of the Camp at Punn Loring Station
A wounded-looking lad seeks train to Washington from Punn Loring station. He explains illness from sun exposure at a hospital, shows his discharge from the service. he vows to confront a congressman about his regimental transport.
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Camp Alger
Dunn Loring
Punn Loring Station
Washington
Strong Today Child Healed by Hood's Sarsaparilla
Alfred Haxmpe roors of Altoona Pa recalls two years of night sweats poor appetite and weakness in his youngest child. After trying Hood's Sarsaparilla the boy improved from the first bottle and grew strong though winter relapses nearly returned.
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Hood
Alfred HaxxmpeRoors
Washington Avenue
Altoona
Echoes of the War at Chickamauga Camp
Lamar Fontaine famed Confederate scout revisits Chickamauga camp with tales of deadly marksmanship and endurance. He survived sixty-seven wounds and now travels on wooden legs while hunted for an exchanged brigadier. John Farnham of Wilkes-Barre reports on camp life, hospital heat, and soldiers’ brief recoveries amid harsh conditions.
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Lamar Fontaine
Chickamauga
Fontaine
Manaseas
Board Consider Action Over $11000 City Fine Recovery
The board contemplates a lawsuit through Solicitor D. J. Reedy to recover $11 000 in fines levied for drunkenness in police court. Reedy informed councils. they adjourned without comment as a refunding of the sum was discussed as possible.
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Board of Control
D. J. Reedy
Reedy
Railroad Work Advances Between Wilkes-Barre and Lake Ariel
The Erie and Wyoming Valley line is being straightened toward Lake Ariel with rapid progress. John M. Wilson of the Lehigh Valley shops in Wilkes-Barre now oversees Manchester New York works, and a larger crew starts Monday in the Manchester machinery department. W Taylor named master mechanic for several roads with work starting next Monday. The Baltimore and Ohio scrap engine No 1 remains under observation as a relic, while the Lehigh Valley line from New York to Buffalo gets ballasted with crushed stone over five years. The main line now features smooth continuous falls and officials have inspected the line closely.
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Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Lake Ariel
John M. Wilson
Lehigh Valley Shops
Wilkes-Barre
Manchester
N. Y
Wilson
Lehigh Valley
North Paterson
W. Taylor
Wilkes-Barre and Bastern
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
Scranton
Stroudsburg Times
Baltimore and Oakle
Jill
Gratton
W. Va
Pesident Walker
Magieton Sentinel
Providence Beats Montreal In Eastern League Baseball
Providence defeated Montreal 6 to 2 as part of the Eastern League schedule. Wilkes Barre triumphed over Ottawa 7 to 5 while Syracuse posted a 9 to Buffalo forfeit victory.
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Providence
Montreal
Wilkes-Barre
Ottawa
Syracuse
Buffalo
Lackawannas Challenge Eu Rekas On Sport Hill Grounds
John Burke captain leads the Lackawannas in a August 7 game against the Eu Rekas at Sport Hill Grounds Dunmore.
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The
Lackawannas
Eurekas
Sport Hill
Dunmore
John Burke
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