Talk of the Camp at Camp Alger Highlights
At Camp Alger Dunn Loring Virginia the Thirteenth Regiment honored Captain Robling with a new sword and belt as ex sheriff Robinson detective Moir and others spoke. Chaplain Stahl amused and advised the troops while a tropical rainstorm flooded tents and guards watched confiscated beer and whiskey barrels.
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Scranton Tribune
Camp Alger
Dunn Loring
John Stanton
Robinson
E. J. Fish
Moses Brown
George 8. Horn
Wandling
Emil Schimpff
Victor Koch
John Moir
Robling
Mr. Horn
Captain Robling
Scranton
Colonel Coursen
Thirteenth
Chaptain
N. F. Stahl
Virginia
Shakespeare
Falls Church
Young Men's Christian Association
Chaplain Stahl
Sheriff Robinson
Moir
Lona Day
Coreboral Lona Day
Scranton Police Force
Frank Robling
Police Department of
Stanton
Schmpff
Koch
Old
Cunningham
Dunkerry
Tinkerly
Stahl
T. H. Miles
Washington
Company E
Echoes of the War and Local News From Chickamauga
High mage of requiem in St Marys church reads for Leonard Deegan who died of typhoid at Chickamauga. Mass at Ku shore with Rev Father Enright. George H Cowles, Hinghamton, first army boy to Hoatelay, rises to sergeant in hospital corps. Camp Thomas plans two new camps at Knoxville and Lexington as divisions move.
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Decker
Jis
Varcoe
Oicer
E. C. Smith
William Newman
Merritt Biddleman
Alvin A. Tingley
Harry Guinn
Frank Malott
Alex Major
Brigade
Hil Company
John Stanton
Fort Meyer
Harry A. Smith
Musician Haddon
Fred Luther
Arnold Axle
Charles Sprando
George Schlager
George Sackett
Harry Moore
Henry Davis
C Company
George Davis
Division
Company G
Clarence Seward
Richard J. Rourke
Irving M. Gills
Binghamton
Binghamton Herald
Herald
Admiral Gillie
Delhi
Grand Army
Young Ladies' Novelty Club
George A. Fisher
Wilkes Barre
St. Mary's Church
Leonard Deegan
Chickamauga
Father Bustin
Jonan Long
Deegan
Kushore
Father Enright
Hinghamton
George H. Cowles
Company H
H. A. Cowles
Eldridge Street
Hoatelay
Cowles
State Hospital
G. H. Cowles
Camp Thomas
Knoxville
Tenn
Lexington
Dun's Review of Trade Sees Uncertain Peace Boost
New York reports that R G Dun & Co weekly review notes peace prospects lifting contracts up to two weeks in some sectors while others see gains beginning this week. Wheat and corn modestly shift, rail and steel markets rise, and orders surge with idle capacity tight in Western and Eastern mills. Failures total 196 nationwide.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co S
Spain
Pittebure
Bessemer
Chicago
Philadelphia
Fastern
United States
Poisoned by candy shocks Wilmington society women
In Wilmington Delaware Mrs J Polk Deane of Dover is dead and her sister Mrs Dunning is seriously ill after eating poisoned candy. The box was shared with relatives and friends including Miss Josephine Bateman and Miss Ethel Millington. A nephew delivered the package from an unknown sender. The remaining candy will be analyzed.
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Wilmington
Del
J. Polk Deane
Dover
Mrs. Dunning
Three Year Enlistment Blues Among American Sailors
The piece details how a man of war’s man paces a three year term with “butts” and “buts” to count time, the lure of wanderlust after six years, and the habit of discharged sailors to face civilian life with doubts about work while recalling naval camaraderie and a hidden stash of navy provisions tucked in their bags.
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The
Washington Star
Navy
Hfe
North Cape
Bermudas
South Pacific
United States
Blue Jacket
Heis
Tim
German Clerks and a Plan for Higher Commercial Education
The San Francisco Report notes alarm in Britain over German clerks dominating British offices. The London City Parochial Foundation and allied bodies plan a higher commercial school to train clerks with modern equipment. Germany educates youths for specific fields abroad, while the United States lags in foreign preparation and trade expansion. More practical commerce colleges could boost American competitiveness especially in Central and South America Japan and China.
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San Francisco
London City
United States
Central
South America
Japan
China
New
College of Commemorce
4A CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE
A veteran statesman and oldest representative Galueria Airow recalls a campaign moment near a Blue Ridge valley farm. He describes approaching a farmhouse where a tidy woman offered water from a fine well, recalling the encounter during his pre House days.
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Congress
Galueria A.irow
Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Mountains
Local politics and neighborly views amid Pennsylvania election talk
A woman discusses political interest at home during campaign season. She notes neighbors' chatter, candidates visiting nearby, and a cautious stance toward voting, preferring stability and debt avoidance over active involvement. The conversation touches on a congressman at large and the impact of election results on daily life.
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Azore
Pennsylvania
Firing Sugar Plantations as Insurgents Use Phosphorus
Professor Marshall of the University of Pennsylvania cites a Cuba letter describing insurgents dousing sugar cane with phosphorus butter to start fires. A farmer tailed by spies was found to carry butter rolls that held phosphorus and confessed to burning fields after their melts ignited in the sun.
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Philadelphia Record
Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Cuba
Moorhead and Thomson Lead Altoona Tennis Tourney
In Altoona Pennsylvania on August 1 Moorhead of Pittsburgh defeated Ewing of Pittsburgh 6-1 4 1-11 7-5 to reach singles final. Thomson of Altoona beat Moorhead 6-2 6-4 6-7 earning the singles title. Buch of Altoona beat Moorhead 6-2 4 6-3 for second prize. In doubles Ewing and Edwards of Pittsburgh defeated Coster and Moorhead of Pittsburgh 7-5 7-4 6-0. Buen and Coster to play for second singles prize and Edwards and Ewing to meet Buch and Thomson for the remaining final.
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Altoona
Moorhead
Pittsburg
Ewing
Thomson
Buch
Ewing and
Edwards
Coster
Buen
Prise
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Laplin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical Co
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C. MW. van Buskirk
Connell Building
Pennsylvania Pensions
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Hi To B
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