Life of Soldiers at Camp McKenzie Ends in Quiet Routine
Special to the Tribune from Camp McKenzie Augusta Georgia reports health improving as rations and weather stabilize. The Thirteenth Regiment held muster and inspection with strong turnout while many soldiers remain absent sick. Lieutenant Inglis returns to duty and others gain transfers or furloughs as bread supply begins daily bakery output.
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McKenele
Augusta
Dee
Coursen
Stillwell
Keller
Merriman
Stahl
Wood
Fellows
Camp Alger
Camp Meade
Tribune
Rafter
C. Morris
A. Davis
Blesecker
E. Watrous
G. Downey
F. Wilder
H. B. Cox
Harry M. Courven
L. T. Mattes
Derman
Johnson
Third Brigade
Homer Pease
Blanchard
Pease
William WY. Inglie
Gobin
Dunn Dering
Dan Matthias
Harold L. Gillespie
Flrst
Sam Richards
Charles Fernster
Corps
David James
National Guard
Reese Watkins
Chauncey Depew
David Harris
United States Army
Harris
Peter McCrea
Lackawanna Hospital
Recruits Sail for Cuba in Unheated Transport Chester
A Tribune letter from R J Colborn recounts the 15th U S Infantry voyage from Scranton to Huntsville and on to Cuba. He praises the regiment’s officers and soldiers, criticizes rations and cramped transport amid rough weather, and urges inquiries into the War Department over the conditions aboard the Chester.
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Huntsville
Alabama
Cuba
Holiday Society Display Promises Elegant Attire
Social season rumors swirl around holiday homecomings as View Wraps Dresses presents a pre Christmas display. Fabrics trims and accessories are showcased with a call to be well attired and prices highlighted as affordable.
Evening Wraps Demonstrate Parisian Fashion in Store
Visitors are invited to consider Evening Wraps described as luxurious Parisian theater and party pieces imported for selection. The catalog highlights light blue satin with net, dove colored French broadcloth with triple capes, cherred ribbons, and velvet embroidery, noting quilted satin linings and feather trims as hallmark details.
Evening Dress Fabrics Offer a Night Blooming Selection
A local store markets a superb collection of evening gowns fabrics described as night blooming textiles. The display features plain and brocaded satins, taffeta, poplins, Liberty silks, chiffon varieties, spangled nets, chenille embroidery dots, and sheer fabrics, with moderate prices emphasized.
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Commonwealth
Evening gloves and new shade range advertised
An advertisement touts evening gloves as leaders in gloves for the coming season. It highlights Moraieraite chives in greenhenry pale creams light fearle mode and tan with many plain white and black options.
Dobbs Burge Boxing Match Spearheads English Event
Extracts discuss Bobby Dobbs of New York and Dick Burge for a Queensberry rules bout in England. Agreement sets twenty rounds, December 12, four ounce gloves, 300 pounds per side, scale at 2 pm, forfeit rules and stakehold arrangement with the editor as arbiter. Public notices include ads for Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder.
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Bobby Dobbs
Dick Burge
England
The
Tribune
Lonton Sportsman
Scranton
Lick Lvies
Newcustle
New York
Queensbury
Ini
Sportsmaan
Bookleman
Ella
W, Hatcher
Rederick Jacol
B, Shepherd
Dobbs
Transport Chester Grounded on Sand Bar Off Puerto Principe
The transport Chester became aground on a sand bar after leaving the pier at 6 am Monday and drifted five miles downriver before striking the obstruction. By 6 am Tuesday all crew were moved to barges as tugboats worked to free her, then the ship remained lodged with efforts ongoing to reach the Cuba destination. the crew remains in good spirits aboard the vessel.
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Puerto Principe
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Chester
KR. G
Colborn
Miners burned in Buttonwood mine blast near Wilkes-Barre
A small blaze at the Buttonwood mine of Parish Coal near Wilkes-Barre caused an explosion about 8:20 AM. Several men suffered facial and hand burns, including William Potwell Thomas Morgan William Matthews Richard Matthews Zigmund Dalukla William Thomas and Ralph Hutchinson. others aided by fire boss W J Powell and a gang before the fire was subdued.
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Buttonwood
Parish Coal Company
Wilkes-Barre
Bowes
W. J. Powell
Gus
William J. Potwell
Thomas Morgan
William Matthews
Ttichard Matthews
Zigmund Daluclka
Wm. Thomas
Ralph Hutchinson
Death notice of Lewis H Mead from Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Lewis H Mead died at his father in law R Stevens home in Plaine at 6 pm Friday aged 22 of typhoid fever contracted in Chickamauga. Short services will be held at the house today and the remains taken to Standing Stone Bradford county for interment. He married Minnie Stevens about two months ago and was a member of the Jr O U A M.
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Lewis H. Mead
Pennsylvania Volunteers
R. Stevens
Plaine
Chickamauga
Standing Stone
Bradford County
Deceaced
Minnie Stevens
The
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Alexander M. Mitchell
Prank C. Walter
Archer B. Corwin
Charles A. Constantine
Lewis A. Heehuenin
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the Tribune
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Henry Belin, Jr
William II, Peck
Holmes
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Scranton, Pa
L. A. Watres
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Kim P. Hallstead, August Robinson
John P. Kelley
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Johnson Tires
VIA
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Old Dominion Line
Ninh St
Scronon, Pa
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Apple
W. L. Pryor
Lehigh Valley Railroad
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Charles B. Scott
Franklin Ave
Mercereau & Connele
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Warren Ehret Co
Washington Avenue
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