Inactivity and Weather Delay Troops at Camp Alger
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports heavy rains at Camp Alger Dunn Loring Va causing mud and delayed troop movements. The Second Army Corps faces rerouting to Middleonewa Pennsylvania and possible division of commands amid discipline issues with the Third Virginia under Gen Butler. Nine men remain on sick list. several minor incidents including a drunken fight and a bayonet wound are noted along with health improvements in the Thirteenth Regiment.
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Scranton Tribune
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Second Army Corps
Moong
Second Army
Camp Alger
Manassas
Middleonwa
Dauphin County
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Graham
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Oneral Butler
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Company EF
Sibley
Sentinel
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Brink
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Seventh Ohio
William Mann
Clark
Pfferent
United States
Musician Haddon
George Aunger
Daniel Scurry
Robert Shotto
Dodge
Benjamin
Scott L. Shaver
James 8. Shopland
Harry Ball
William HH. Dennis
Toronte LeRoy FE. Bunnell
Mattes
Yveater
Mrs. Culver
Scranton
Culver
H. J. Broderick
Washington
Joseph Cleary
Third Virgina
Berry
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Tiunn Loring
Bert Miles
Company C
Sam
Jordan
Lona Day
John Kiernan
Fellows
Eugene Fellows
New Yorkers
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Gus Renicke
Division Hospital
Patrick Brennan
Stroudsburg
Chickamauga
Echoes of the War From San Francisco to Guanica
Ex Tribune man with First New York infantry writes from San Francisco Aug 14 about harsh conditions and possible early muster out. He notes daily overcoats and fog, casualties, and debates on discharge terms. Another letter from Guanica Puerto Rico describes landing, skirmish line actions, capture of prisoners, and constant guard duty amid shelling.
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Charles W. Fetheroll
Tribune
New York Infantry
Binghamton Herald
San Francisco
Honolulu
Golden Gate
Guanica
Porto Rico
Charles F. DuBois
Hallstead
Engineer Corp
Guantanamo
Cuba
Anthracite demand wanes as soft coal gains ground
Robert Brownlee, chief of the bureau of mines, says cheap bituminous coal and gas stoves reduce anthracite demand. Operators report narrow profits and plan to shut mines for up to thirty days. The six month bureau tally shows ninety fatal inside mine accidents and seven outside, with many due to carelessness. widows and orphans total large across both regions.
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Robert Brownlee
Bureau of Mines
New York
Pennsylvania
Brownlee
Bloomsburg Wheel Meet Promises Record Ride
Bloomsburg August 20 marks the fourth annual Bloomsburg wheel meet at the Columbia County Agricultural Society grounds. Prizes total over 00 diamonds and include events such as close race, one half mile, two mile lap, and a much anticipated Krick versus McMichael match race over one mile with pacemakers. The track will be prepared for a fast day with hopes of a two flat or better record.
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Bloomsburg
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Krick
McMichael
Club Evening Invite with Band Concert and Free Lunch
Invited attendees are requested for the club hours in the evening of the first. A band concert will perform and everyone will be served a complimentary lunch.
Sanitarium Planned At Water Gap Heights By Dr William Erwin
Dr William Erwin of Reading buys about six acres near Water Gap Heights to build a modern sanitarium with twenty five rooms. Construction to begin soon and be ready for operation by November. Site offers a commanding Delaware Valley view and surrounding countryside.
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Water Gap Heights
Gap House
William Erwin
Reading
Water Gap
Delaware Valley
Public School Supply Scale Proposals Sought
The board of control seeks scale proposals for 1998 9 school year supplies. Bidders must submit prices by Aug 22 at 5 p.m. for items including pencil pads note paper foolscap erasers pencils pens and elastic bands. A large stock of stationery remains on hand in supply rooms.
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Secretary of the Board of Control
Eagle Pupil
Dixon
Dixon's Cabinet
Eagle Mercantile
Hearing in Langstaff Kelley contest ends with Kilcur witness
In Carbondale the Langstaff Kelley contest saw Patrick Kilcur of Mayfield testify about duplicate naturalization papers dated 1898 from Schuylkill county court. Attorneys cross examined to fix the original dates and a parol testimony objection was raised. Judge Archibald ruled Kilcur must obtain a new certificate.
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Carbondale
Archimid
Patrick Kilcur
Mayfield
Schuylkill County Court
Donovan and McDonald
Kilcur
There, said the poet to his humorist friend
A witty exchange from the New York World features a poet declaring a Shakespearean worthy production and a humorist joking about a cat that always comes back, hinting at sales skepticism.
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New York
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