Thirteenth Regiment’s Rainy Philadelphia Trip Memoir
Special to the Beranton Tribune details Scranton’s Thirteenth Regiment voyage to Philadelphia under steady rain. Soldiers trudged three miles through thick mud with gear, then waited an hour and a half in drizzle. Only one man fell, overcoats badly soaked, as emigrant style cars limited space for sixty men.
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Beranton Tribune
Philadelphia
Scranton Soldier Boys
Camp Hastings
Pennsylvania
Fifteenth Minnesota
Middletown
Highspire
Thirteenth
Camp Meade
Samuel
Richard J. Bourke
Autumn Waists Paris London New York tributes to beauty
We pay express presents a cosmopolitan exhibit of silk waists in Paris, New York, and London styles. A hundred waists on display include imports and originals with prices from £4.98 to $40.00, showing how beauty trained taste yields value.
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Paris
London
New York
Boas and Short Furs For Evening Attire
The season of evening parties and decallette gowns is at hand. A boa or short cape of fur protects against October chill and enhances attire. Ostrich feather bows in colors and a display from American and foreign designers add appeal and value.
Our Mail Order Department Offers Patient Clerical Service
The notice proclaims a mail order department at 75 Public Square Wilkes-Barre PA that promises satisfying and obliging service. It declares the firm as dispensers of information and invites readers to write about wear and housekeeping needs.
May Not Go to Cuba The 2nd Corps Fate in Question
At Camp Meade officers discuss whether the Second corps will be sent to Culm or kept in southern camps. War department plans to enlist Cuban insurgents for police duty may keep the Second corps idle until next spring. Troops face muster-out talk for the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Pennsylvania. Tenth Ohio may be discharged.
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Camp Meade
Middletown
Philadelphia
Second Corps
Culm
War Department
Seventh Corps
Cuba
Graham
New York
Coneware
Pennsylvania
Reading Hospital
General Graham
Tenth
Ohio
Axline
Bushnell
Outbreak in Oregon Indians Shoot Wounds Near Canyon City
A shooting affray on the south fork of the John Day river left Dave Cuttings seriously wounded and shot the horses from under FP Duncan and F Mosler. John High was shot but survived. A Canyon City posse is in pursuit amid expectations of a hard fight as the attackers are well armed.
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Baker City
Canyon City
Dave Cuttings
Duncan
F. Mosler
John High
John Day River
Yellow fever cases reported in Monterey Mexico
The Nova Leon secretary of state announced two confirmed yellow fever cases in Monterey with ten more doubtful. Rail service by the Mexican National Railroad to Saltille and Mexico City remains regular as authorities work to prevent delays. Cooler weather and frost are noted near Monterey and Salttille.
Mrs W J Bryan Plans Savannah Visit Delay
Lincoln Neb January 21 Mrs W J Bryan said she would not travel to Savannah for several days unless Col Bryan’s health worsens A telegram to the family indicated the colonel was slightly better tonight and the health uncertainty caused worry among friends in Lincoln
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Lincoln
Neb
Get
W. J. Bryan
Savannah
Bryan
Messi
Anil
Steamer L R B Doty Believed Lost In Great Lake Storm
Chicago Oct 27 marine men believe the steamer L R B Doty with thirteen crew members was lost in a fierce mid lake storm. Search efforts and wreckage probes are reported as ongoing.
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Chicago
Tireen
Lake
Effence
Scranton Man in Porto Rico Reports from Camp West of Collino
Special correspondence from Porto Rico details battalion movements near Albonito and Ponce. Private Joseph Wagner of Scranton contracted typhoid fever, several men sent home, five regimental deaths noted, Red Cross work praised, promotions and transfers among Company G and others, and prospects of return to the United States.
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Porto Rico
Scranton
Joseph Wagner
Tribune
Collino
Samuel B. Moyer
Jermyn
Haskina
Ponce
Albonito
Coamo
States
Wantka
Seleck
Beech
Bloomsburg
Foster Ia
Syron
Red Cross Society
Count Leopold Arrested in Chicago Con Game Case
Count Leopold de la Borjtz of Bucharest was arrested on a charge of obtaining 8.75 by false pretenses in a suspected confidence game aimed at swindling 6,000. He triggered the arrest of Marvin Victor Henshaw and two lawyers after seeking money to fund a play. Hearing continued to November 1.
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Chicago
Leopold de la Borjtz
Bucharest
Roumania
Marvin Victor Henshaw
L. F. Henshaw
J. Hallinan
Count de la Boritz
Ernest Salvator
Salvator
Henshaw
Boritz
Noumania
Horitz
Philadelphia to be Overhauled in San Francisco Dry Dock
The cruiser Philadelphia will not proceed to Ramon as planned but will undergo a thorough overhaul at the San Francisco navy yard. Leaks causing trouble will be repaired, with the ship’s economy and ballast removed before placement in the dry dock.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Bea
Ramon
Navy Yard
Storm's Work in Chicago
Chicago reels from a fierce October storm as lake front damage spreads from Indiana line to Evanston. No deaths reported though winds match the gale of 1904 with shattered promenades and seawalls. total damage estimated at 1.5 million dollars.
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Chicago
Indiana State Line
Evanston
Leyond
Furious gale lashes lower lake region near Cleveland
A strong gale, at fifty miles per hour with snow, hit the lower lake region yesterday afternoon. The official clock in the Hydrographic office stopped at 6 51 49 due to vibration. All upper floor office clocks were affected. The yacht Cyrnet broke from its anchor and was driven ashore at Cleveland breakwater, with no occupants aboard.
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Hydrographic Office
Cleveland
Lake
Cyrnet
Doctor and Nurse Develop Symptoms of Eastern Scourge
In Vienna on October 27 Dr Pooch who has treated the vile line of the lu bonic pingure in the city together with nurse Hooberger have developed symptoms of the disease.
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Vienna
Pooch
PD. Hooberger
Tanner's Defense Defends Labor Importation Stand
Governor Tanner reiterates he will not tolerate wholesale importation of labor to Illinois. He vows to meet mobs at the state line and shoot them with gatling guns if needed. The speech to 1,200 at Madison addresses Virden mine riots and blames operators for the unrest.
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Tanner
Knighte of Pythias’ Hall
Madison
Virden
Acta
Uited States
Colonel Waring Sick With Yellow Fever in New York
Colonel George J. Waring Jr former New York street commissioner is ill at his home in New York City with yellow fever contracted recently. Health Commissioner William I Jenkins announced the official update tonight. Waring had returned from Cuba aboard the Ward Line steamer Yucatan two days ago.
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New York
George J. Waring
William I. Jenkins
Health Department
Waring
Cuba
Ward Line
Yucatan
Earthquake Shakes Ottawa City Early Morning
An earthquake震震was felt at about 1 a.m. across Ottawa with strong shaking on Sandy Hill and near Gilmore Street. Several houses trembled and residents awoke in alarm. the quake lasted about 10 seconds.
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Ottawa
Liberal gains in Prussian elections noted in early returns
Berlin reports in the ongoing secondary elections for the Prussian diet show Liberal gains, particularly in Cherlottenvers Dant vic Koenigeborg Stettin and Kiel. Socialists are active, largely backing Radicals.
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Berlin
Cherlottenvers, Dantvic
Koenigeborg
Stettin
Kiel
Woman Convicted of Murder in Harrisburg Trial
Annile Winson, a colored woman, was convicted of murder in the second degree for alleged cooperation with Albert Smith to dispose of her husband so they might live together. The trial disclosed a conspiracy between Winson and Smith to get rid of Mr. Winson.
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Harrisburg
Annile Winson
Britain Proclaims Protectorate Over Egypt
London reports that the British cabinet at today’s session decided to proclaim the protectorate of Great Britain over Egypt.
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London
Great Britain
Egypt
Chicago Pont Man Solves City Cleanliness Problem
In a discussion on municipal issues the speaker claimed to have solved a major city problem. He insisted the key is targeting waste advertising and handbills. He proposed intensifying enforcement and cleansing the streets by curbing prevalent advertising practices.
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Chicago
Apothecary and druggist across the street explainable
In a child’s dialogue, Tommy asks about stores with glassware and a shop with three balls. Papa explains the first as an apothecary slop and the next as a hypothecary shop, a judge listening to the exchange.
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Tommy
Papa
Imitator Shines Yet Fails on Critical Challenge
A note from the Chicago Record says a performer impressed with a mimicry display but faltered when asked to beat a warjch, revealing limits in the needed skill.
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Pilesimmons
Chicago
Special Attention to Business and Personal Accounts
Bank notice highlights eight percent interest allowed on interest deposits and outlines account handling procedures. Emphasizes priority for business and personal accounts and guidance for customers on earning interest.
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