Corps Parade Ordered as General Graham Plans Review
Camp Alger reports General Graham orders a general parade for Saturday August 6 with Secretary Alger to review. The Thirteenth Regiment’s camp exit improves though nearby Company G faces quarantine after fever cases. Merriman earns lieutenant and assistant surgeon flag. water shortages and canteen aid remain concerns as divisions eye Cuba or Porto Rico.
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George C. Merriman
Alger
Thirteenth
Sven
Company G
Twelfth
Hubert F. Clark
Regimental Engineers Lead Porto Rico Transport Plan
Camp Townend reports Colonel Griffin arranging Porto Rico voyage for volunteer engineers. The regiment will sail from Peekskill to New York by rail then board the Minnewaska at Peekskill for direct transport to Porto Rico with 1,166 men, 53 officers, wagons, mules, ambulances, and a military band hoped to be added.
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Camp Townend
Peekskill
N. Y
New York Sun
Griffin
Washington
Regiment of Volunteer Engineers
Porto Rico
New York City
Chester
Justine Byrne
Josiah W. Church
Company A
W. L. Edison
Eugene D. Mitkiewles
Count Mitkiewles
Kimball
Bummerhayes
Minnewaska
Athletic Transport Company
Volunteer Engineers
Klondike Gold Shipment and Alaska Prospecting Update
The Portland arrives with seven Dawson Klondikers bringing about 250000 dollars in gold dust and bullion. Dawson mine owners Lewis Davis and McGable report near 200000 dollars in Dulbion. EB Lewis from Circle City shows over 25000 dollars. Lang notes Stewart River district prospecting expands with new towns and rich diggings near Circle City and Teland No. 1 Yukon mouth.
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San Francisco
Portland
St. Michaels
Dawson
Edward Lewis
George Davis
McGable
Dulbion
EB. Lewis
Circle City
Alaska
Eldorado Creek
Lindquist
Tillamook
St. Lawrence
Navarre
Minnesota
Wig
Unalaska
Dutch Harbor
Brunewick
Holyoke
H.C. Wright
Tacoma
Wash
Stewart River
Edwin F. Lang
Haverhill
Mauss
Lang
Stewart
Teland No. 1
Yukon River
Stewart's
Henderson Creek
Coal Creek
Yukon
Record breaking finishes grand circuit meeting at Cleveland
The grand circuit event closed with record breaking as turf marks fell twice. Kentucky Union clocked 2.10% in the mile and Hastings 2.00% to beat the Wagon record. Abbott with Geers set fastest five year old gelding heat times, while Dione and Anne Lee claimed wins in other events.
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Cleveland
Kentucky Union
Hastings
Abbott
Geers
Eagle Flanagan
Anne Lee
Evangaline
Dione
Wilbur
Frank Bobash
Anacona
Triaal
the Abbott
Hartford
Grace Hastings
Roof collapse at Boston lighting plant injures workers
In South Boston this afternoon the roof of the Boston Blee Lighting Company's new plant under construction collapsed. Seven or eight men were on the structure. Morrin Breen and Jon Sullivan were crushed and probably killed. The remaining workers were injured to varying degrees.
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Boston
Three Spanish prisoners die at Camp Longe
Portamouth New Hampshire July 2 three Spanish prisoners died at Camp Longe today two from pneumonia and one from complications of diseases at least ten prisoners are dangerously ill and more deaths are expected from pneumonia due to weather changes
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Portamouth
N. H
Camp Longe
Hard to Do It in the Bible Verse Voice
A brief verse reflecting on the injunction to love one’s neighbor as oneself and the difficulty of living up to it when temptations or distractions arise, attributed to Leaver Poat.
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Hut
Fate of Manila Still in Doubt
Madrid dispatch claims Manila may have surrendered to Dewey though U S officials dispute the report. The war department doubts Manila’s fall, notes General Merritt may have arrived to assume command, and discusses Spanish moves to cede only Manila and nearby areas to block US control of the Philippines.
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Manila
War Department
Merritt
Augusti
Paris
Madrid
The
Herald
Dewey
Washington
Spain
Augustin
Manin
Department of the Pacific
Philippines
Anderson
Greene
McArthur
Ola
Montana
Harrison Gray Otis
Belo
Viscayas Islands
Ithe Spanien
Philipnine
United States
Mexican Tobacco Industry Poised to Supplant Cuban Trade
The Mexican tobacco industry shows rapid growth with Vera Cruz supplying most plants and Cuban seed used to refresh stock. Mexico’s climate matches Cuba’s, yields exceed 2,000 pounds per acre on good land, and total 1996 production surpassed 13 million pounds. Imports to the United States were small but rising, with expectations of further expansion as prejudice wanes and European demand stays strong.
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Mexico
Vera Crus
Cuba
Tehuantepec
United States
New York
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Goa
Rainfall and tobacco trade spur new plantings abroad
A Chicago man planted 2 600 000 tolmeco plants costing 10 000 with a 70 000 expected profit. Plants grew to six feet in five months, tobacco cut and en route to Holland. A Hollander seeks 2 10 acres of land, Mexican leaf praised, and Mexico hosts factories with 1 000 000 capital as Mexican clients promise high prices.
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Manter
Chicago
Holland
Sumatra
Cuba
Mexico
Is Modern Warfare Really More Deadly Than the Past
An analysis compares ancient and modern battle casualties, arguing that higher firepower does not simple raise death tolls. It cites Roman, Hastings, Crecy, Bannockburn, and Crimean figures alongside 19th century campaigns to show varying casualty rates per fire and per combatant.
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Canine
Hastings
Crecy
Bannockburn
Magenta
Solferino
France
South Africa
Baseball scores from leagues across cities
National League results include Pittsburg 2 over Philadelphia 1 and Cincinnati 6 over Brooklyn 0 with Chicago 8 over Washington 6 and Cleveland 6 over Baltimore in the first Cleveland over Baltimore 5 darkness New York 12 over Louisville 4 St Louis Boston Bath Eastern League games Ottawa 1 Wilkes Barre 1 Springfield 9 Toronto 3 Montreal 1 Providence 4 Buffalo 6 Syracuse 3 Atlantic League standings show Richmond 6 0 first game Richmond 4 Reading 5 second game Hartford 4 Norfolk 9 Newark 12 Paterson 8
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Pittsburg
Philadelpha
Cincinati
Mroaklyn
Chicago
Warhington
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York
Lavuieville
St. Louis
Boston
Bath
Cttawa
Wilkes-Barre
Springfield
Toronto
Montreal
Providence
Buffalo
Syracuse
Standing
Richmond
Reading
Hartford
Norfolk
Newark
Paterson
Browns and Harmonies Play Tomorrow Afternoon
The West Siie Browns meet Harmonies tomorrow on the Browns' grounds at 10 o'clock. Both teams are well matched and a great game is promised.
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West Siie Browns
Brown's
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