Excitement at Camp Alger Over Urgent Manhunt
Reports from Camp Alger Dunn Loring Va describe a violent incident when Private John Torr of Company 1 Ninth battalion colored shot a colored woman and fled toward the depot. Soldiers search woods depots trains and roads as dawn nears with expectant patrols and heavy ammunition.
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Scranton Tribune
Dunn Loring
Camp Fe
John @torr
Ninth Battalion
Girard
Richard J. Thurke
Camp Alger
Lberry
N. F. Stahl
Y. M. Co
Falls Church
Corbin
Second Army Corps
Keller
Blanchard
Systein
Division Hospital
Gage
Company
Twelfth
Pennsylvania
Parke
Engineers En Route to Porto Rico Aboard Hudson Barque
Special Correspondence reports the First regiment United States Volunteers Engineers boarding the barge Chester from Roa Hook landing toward Porto Rico. Soldiers form battalions, march to Roa Hook, sail at six knots, pass Bedloe's Island, reach New York harbor before daybreak, with letters scarce and rations ready.
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Bull Run
Philippines
Newport News
Porto Rico
Graham
the Tribune
Hudson River
United States
Camp Townsend
Roahook Landing
William H. Vanderbilt
P. m
New York
New York Harbor
Bedloe's Island
Hartholdt
Chester
Scranton
Tribune
Tam
Ninth Regiment Improves Hospital Capacity Through Tent Use
Colonel Dougherty donated his tent to the hospital in Chattanooga boosting cot capacity to ten. Red tape and warehouse rules blocked earlier tent use but Dougherty and Major Weaver pursued a solution, arguing private property should not hinder care as the Ninth Regiment expands medical space.
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Dougherty
Ninth
the Ninth
Chattanooga
Company KE
Chaplain Johnson
Lee
Lytle
Col. Lee
Weaver
United States Army
Army Camp Tensions and Tent Reorganization Reported
Reports describe Colonel Lee clashing with Dr. Weaver over sick soldiers and cot provisions. Colonel Dougherty seeks better camp locations, wins then loses approval, and orders revised tent layouts with two rows per company and new drainage to improve ground and water runoff.
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Lee
Cote
Washington
Dougherty
Wilkes-Barre
Andrews
Banger
Ground broken for Hawthorne clubhouse for McCoy Corbett bout
A Scranton sportsman reports the Hawthorne Athletic club has built a 12 000 seat clubhouse to host the McCoy versus Corbett fight declared the greatest boxing contest of the century. The event will draw the largest crowd yet and Jim Judge faces Tom Williams in an August 25 bout in Music Hall.
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Scranton
Buffalo
Corbett- McCoy
Hawthorne Athletic Club
McCoy- Corbett
Olympic Athletic Club of
McCoy
Choyneki
New York
Choynski
Corbett
Bokers
Clu
C. M. Wilson
New Tifft House Buffal
Jim Judee
Tom Williams
American Sporting Club
Music Hall
Jack Skelly
Williams
Australia
Highbridge
Greater New York
Dick Case
Bobby Dobbs
Han
George Kerwins
Chicago
Tiobbs
Kerwin
Olympic Club
Dobbs
Beranton
Trainiee
Barbers Enforce Sunday Closure Across City
Barbers meet at Music Hall to commit to enforcing the Sunday shaving ban. They plan prosecutions for violators with a two week grace period to educate customers and adopt the new rule.
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Music Hall
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Horton Cross
Rudolph Welcher
George Yerry
Edward Gotea
John Walsh
Company F
Harris
Walsh
Second Division
Santiago
William M. Smith
Missouri
Frank A. Rose Commune
Corporal Lowen
Wilneis
George M. Pemberton
Mark L. Kilbourne
Charles Guernsey
John J. Goss
Cornelius Baumeister
Marion P. Barrett
John J. Breen
Burford McDriat
William L. Tuten
William L. Ilenske
Charles B. DeGreat
M. D
Howard Burlingame
Com Peany
Christian Evans
John Hill
Fort Myer
Charles Horn
Company G
Eighth Pennsylvania
Henry Meinzer
First Division Hospital
Barnard Kerry
Tewkesbury and
Frankn
John F. Barnes
Blackwell
Pricen
Merrified
Karl Frank
Hoenital
Martin Howley
Karl Wrman
Surdam
Towne
Miss Lewis
Jersey Cty
Dalley and Hall
Vienna
Culver
Corporal Millett
HW. A
Edward Kelly
Harnelzer
Joseph Horgeon
H. B. Cox
Dr. Blanchard
Cox
Johnrson
Smith
Harrington
Peter PF. Saltry
F. Faas
Charles van Scouten
Anthony Myers
Walter Hall
Captain Fellows
Dodge
Eugene Fellows
William Derfheimer
Thomas Mills
Fred Sthinevault
Kaueky
Division
Richard J. Bourke
Price
Lood
Actes
Arbor
Rotal Baking Powder Co., Witwer Ome
Sandy Hook
Vorhis
Sporting News
Cuticura
M. B. Dastien
W.wonterer
Atlanta
Connollysrall
Allacé
Rell
Lau Ly
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
Florey & Brooks
Ava
Third National Bank OF Scranton
Court House
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William SL. Peck
Holmes
Scranton, PA
Moosic and
Rushdale Works
Laflin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical CO
Morgan
National Supply and
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Geo West
Lackawanna Avenue
Chas, du PL
Swift
Geo. M
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Swit. Co. MW
van Buskirk
Connell Building
Pilsner
Max Weber
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