Camp Alger Desertion Moves And Regimental Departures
At Camp Alger Dunn Loring on August 29 1898 orders shift the Sixty fifth New York to Buffalo and the Eighth Thirteenth and Twelfth Pennsylvania depart for Meade Middletown and other camps. The removal of sick soldiers to Philadelphia hospitals begins and soldiers reflect on the approaching end of the camp.
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War Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Camp Alger
Dunn Loring
Camp Meade
Morrig
Second Army Corps
Governor Black
Empire State
Washington
Sixty-fifth
H. C. Corbin
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, D. C
United States
Secretary of War
Sixty-Fifth Volunteer Infantry
Buffalo
N. Y
State Armory
Sixty-fifth Regimental National Guard
Quartermaster's Department
Bufalo
New York Regiment
Eighth
Coursen
Mattes
Thirteenth
Philadelphia
New York State
C. R. Parke
Girard
Middletown
Phillips
Live at Camp Meade Men Killed in Railroad Accident Buried with Honors
Camp Meade at Middletown Pennsylvania reports the burial with full military honors of Private Frank H Thurman following a railroad accident that claimed several lives. Local and military officials attended the ceremony as the community mourns fallen service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second
Tennessee Regiment
Harrisburg
Thurman
Camp Alger
Potomac
James Carr
Third
Missouri
Patrick McMahon
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
J. J. Wholly
Ryus
Third Missouri
McMahon
Rhode Ialand
William F. Quarles
Fourth Missouri
Camp Meade
Middletown
Frank H. Thurman
Taking Away the Sick
The St. Agnes hospital train carried 108 sick soldiers from the Second Division Hospital to campside transport. Ninety seven could not walk and rode on cots. others sat in cars. Governor Hastings planned to drop fifty at Harrisburg. a special train would send thirty three to Wilkes Barre and thirty five to Williamsport under distribution by Adjutant General Stewart and Major Cameron. The regular train would return to Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
St. Agnes Hospital
Camp Meade
Philadelphia
Second Division
Pennsylvania
Hastings
Harrisburg Hospital
Sunbury
Wilkes-Barre
Stewart
Williamsport
8. B. Cameron
Ninth Regiment Sufferers and Death From Camp Hamilton
Wilkes-Barre records detail Ninth regiment arrivals at Camp Hamilton Lexington Ky with Governor Hastings hospital train from Chickamauga and furloughs to towns including Wilkes-Barre Pittaton White Haven Stroudsburg Lansford Towanda Reading Bethlehem and more. Captain Darius L. Miers dies at home from typhoid fever after hospital transport.
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Wilkes-Barre
Camp Hamilton
Lexington
Ninth
Governor Hastings
Chickamauga
Anthony Dougherty
Harry A. Ward
William Purvis
John ¥. Frear
John Kelly
Wiliam T. Evans
Oscar Klein
Reuben Fassett
Thomas Jones
George Sthodes
Harry M. Bloom
Wiliam Dunn
Thomas Rowe
William H. Sibert
Pittaton
Edwin Getts
Thomas Nicholson
Daniel Willams
Lewis Kishpaugh
Darius L. Miers
Ninth Regiment
P. V
Wilkes. Barre
Hagle Street
Miers
Lehman Centre
Laurel Mun
N. G
Funeral services announced for deceased company man
The text notes the deceased remained with the company until his death and that his funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The location of the funeral services will be announced later.
Captain Duncan's Case Spurs Civil and Military Tensions
Washington reports Captain Louis C. Duncan of the Twenty second Kansas, held by Fairfax county sheriff on a desecration of Confederate graves indictment at Bull Run. He previously escaped heavy punishment at Camp Meade with a two month rank loss, regimental confinement, and half pay forfeiture, while a court martial reprimanded him. The clash between state and war department authority may widen as Duncan is its prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis C. Duncan
Twenty-second
Kansas
Fairfax County
Bull Run
Manassas
Duncan
Camp Meade
Davis
Meade
War Department
Camp Wikoff to be retained by war department
The War Department said Camp Wikoff will not be abandoned. Volunteers there will be mustered out or furloughed as they recover, with recuperated men distributed to army posts. Montauk Joint remains designated for detention use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Wikoff
Genera Corbin
Montauk
Fifteen Soldiers Die at Camp Wikoff Quarantine Hospital
New York reports fifteen soldiers dead at Camp Wikoff today. Two of the deceased were among men suspected of yellow fever in quarantine. Three transports were sighted at night, including one believed to be the Mexico with General Shufter aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Camp Wikoff
Mexico
Shufter
Joe Goddard Meets Bob Armstrong In Flat Arena Bout
In Philadelphia on August 2 at the Arena Joe Goddard and Bob Armstrong fought six uneventful rounds with neither showing notable punching power. The referee ruled a decision of no decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joe Goddard
Bob Armstrong
Arena
Neo
Trans Siberian Railway to Speed Travel Across Asia
The Forum predicts faster, more comfortable crossing of Asiatic geography via sleeping cars and river vessels from China to Vladivostock. An official Russian report notes goods once took a year to reach Russia, while future routes may welcome robust travelers with passports and permits. Americans may find friendly treatment from officials and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Vladivostock
China
Siberia
St. Petersburg
Lake Baikal
Shilka River
Lafayette's Good Memory Recall Of Fifty Years Past Room
From the Youth's Companion the article notes Washington's headquarters at Newburg a small Dutch house facing the Hudson river now owned by the state. It recounts a veteran remembering a room unseen for half a century and reflects on preserved historic spaces along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newburg
Hudson River
State of
Washingtons headquarters on the Hudson remembered by Lafayette
The article recalls a visit by Lafayette to Washingtons headquarters on the Hudson. It contrasts the main rooms with a Dutch style kitchen area, noting seven doors and one small window. A dining scene, with a rough table and repast, prompts Lafayette to exclaim about seven hours and one window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Lafayette
Paris
France
Washington
Hudson
Bank Promises Liberal Accommodations and 8 Percent Interest
Special attention is given to business and personal accounts with liberal accommodations based on balances and responsibility. An eight percent interest rate applies to interest deposits while the bank vault is protected by Holmes Electric Protective System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes’ Electric
Man Identified in Bellevue Crossing Fatality
The deceased at the Bellevue crossing by a Delaware Lackawanna and Western freight train on Sunday night was Anthony Salvenski. His brother identified the body, which Coroner Longstreet viewed, with no formal inquest held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Crossing
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Anthony Salvenski
Longstreet
G A R En Campment Cincinnati Excursion Fare Notice
Pennsylvania Railroad offers single fare round trip excursion tickets for the thirty-second National En Campment of the G A R in Cincinnati Ohio. Tickets sold Sept 3 4 and 6 valid for return from Sept 6 to Sept 13 with optional extension to Oct 2 by deposit and 25 cent fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Offended Chivalry Sparks Unlikely Dinner Offer
A tramp accosted a McPierson woman shovelling snow and asked for food. She offered him a dinner if he cleaned the walk, and he refused with a boast about gentlemanly instincts. The exchange appeared in a Kansas City Times outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPierson
Kansas City Times
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Johnson
Foote
W. A. Gould
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Owen Hughes
James Shopland
Thomas Blair
Parry
Aashington
McKinley
Aldridge
Company C
National Guard
Robling
Murphy
Susquehanna
Stahl
Missouri Hospital
Division
West
Camp George G. Meade
Mid- Motown
George Howard
Quartermaster’s Department
Graham
Robertsa
Camp
George G, Meade
C. RK. Parke
J. L. Phillips
Borend Division
Parke
Surceuy
Jaekuotleona
Roberta
Keith
HA. L. Dimmick
Arthur Ridgway
Anthony Myers
John Krebs
William Kohler
David Davis
William Case
Throop
Gillman
Smith
Charles Worn
George $. Morn
Thichard J. Bourke
D'S Pills
ROYAL
Royal Raming Powder CO
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York
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Trans-Siberian Railway
Aacar
Lillie Chase
Bristol
Gregor Cone
Cvs Bear
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Our Great Suit Store
Connolly & Wallace
Washington Avenue
Third National Bank
Scranton
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William H. Peck
Scranton, PA
Moosic
Russdale Works
Laflin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical Co
Exmidtives
Pilsner
G. A. BR
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hunt & Connell CO
Lackawanna Ava
Morgan
Kato
Florey & Brooks
Washington Ave
Court House Square
Chas. Dup. Swift, Geo. M. Maiistoud
Swift
Ven Buskirk
Connell Building
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