Bread and water again fall short at Camp Meade
Camp Meade Pennsylvania September reports ongoing insufficiency of bread and water. Colonels Boles and Ripple visit for an excursion plan. Several privates removed to hospital. General Gobin orders investigation into ration issues and directs regimental reports on supply. bathing in Sweet Arrow creek banned due to water source concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boles
Ripple
Gobin
Arrow Creek
Camp Meade
Middletown
H. M. Boles
Ezra i. Ripple
Serantin
Hodgins
Axel
Arnold
Charles Shoemaker
Division Hospital No. 2
Shoemaker
Strong Today Child Was Weak and Had Night Sweats
Alfand Harshranger of 70 Washington Avenue Altoona Pa details two years of illness in their youngest child including malaria stomach illness and night sweats. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla the child improved from day one and fully recovered after three bottles. He is now strong and active with no return of prior troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Washington Avenue
Altoona
Echoes of the War Returns and Local Recruiting
John McDride of Wilkes-Barre, in the Seventeenth United States Infantry, was killed July 1 at El Caney. George Billings, a private in the Seventh Infantry, is in the city on furlough from Porto Rico. A recruiting office opens on North Main Street for heavy artillery with Fortress Monroe accommodations, open at least one week. Local enlistments totals: Lieu tenant Smiter and 248 at Rhamokin, 230 at Shenandoah, 164 at Hazleton, 90 at Williamsport, 70 at Pottsville, 360 at Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDride
Wilkes-Barre
Seventeenth
United States Infantry
el Caney
George Billings
Seventh Infantry
United States Army
Porto Rico
John Gilbride
Smiter
Twelfth Infantry
Regulara
Clegg
Cavalry Service
Twentyfirst
North Main Street
Public Square
Fortress Monroe
Pr. Hutchingon
Hazleton
Rhamokin
Shenandoah
Williamsport
Pottsville
Reading
Commission to Care for the Sick in Army Camps
Colonel Ripple of Scranton is named to oversee Pennsylvania soldiers at Camp Thomas while Colonel Miner of Wilkes-Barre and Colonel Sweeney of Chester serve at Camp Hamilton Camp Alger and Dunn Loring. A hospital train carried twenty-nine patients to St Josephs Home Lancaster. Major General Graham to erect storage building. water mains extended to general hospitals. Major Wiley named chief medical officer at First division hospital. Major Brown appointed acting adjutant general. Body of Private Murray shipped to Gettysburg. Private Schroff to Bethany Missouri. Sixth Pennsylvania pay rolls delay movement. other units slated to depart within 48 hours. Court martial findings pending War Department approval. Maryland and Pennsylvania units expected to arrive Thursday. Major Little takes commissary duties near camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwell
William Roach
McCausland
Watrous
Fred Luther
Wyoming Avenue
Scranton
J. W. Kambeck
John Kiernan
Edinger
Wagoner Frank Malott
Peter Malott
Lona Day
Day
Thirteenth Regiment
Sergeant Culver
Aix
Sloane
Jack
J. J. Clarke
Can
Hodgins
Will Watkins
Harry ©. Moore
Hummelstown
William Bauer
Mary Benenour
Miss Powers
Harrisburg
Stahl
Edward C. Kelly
Corps of Assistants
Division Hospital No. 2
Corporal Bailey
Peter Marker
B. F. Blake
Hatter
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
Harry Angle
Gillman
Howard Davis
Boyle
David Harris
Camp Alger
Santiago
Harris
Richard J. Bourke
Camp Meade
Middletown
Hastings
Ripple
Pennsylvania
Camp Thomas
Miner
Wilkes-Barre
Camp Hamilton
Knoxville
Sweeney
Chester
Camp
Alger
Dunn Loring
St. Joseph's
Lancaster
Graham
Signal Corps
Charles C. Wiley
R. A. Brown
United States Army
William F. Richardson
State Arsenal
Fred. Murray
Missouri
Gettysburg
National Cemetery
John Schroff
Red Cross Hospital
Bethany
Washington
Fillcott
Fort Leavenworth
Troward
Kansas
Indiana
New York
King and Boyle
McDevitt
Company B
Charles West
W. P. C. McCarthy
Engineer Corps
War Department
Maryland
Fort Monroe
Sheridan Point
Little
Hyde
Jamestown
N. Y
Pioneer resident Renssellaer W. Luce dies at 815 Mulberry
Scranton mourns Renssellaer W. Luce a leading Hyde Park businessman and insurance pioneer who died last night at 8:30 at his home after a ten week illness. Born May 2 1828 in Coopers town Otsego county New York he moved to Scranton in 1851 and built a notable career from a general store to insurance with his son John Luce. He never sought public office but shaped the city’s business growth as a principal citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Renssellaer W. Luce
Mulberry Street
Cooperstown
Otsego County
N. Y
Main Avenue
Price Street
T. J. Love
Hyde Park
John & Luce
R. W. Luce & Son
Nic
Luce longtime Scranton leader dies after church service
John S Luce a founder organizer of the board of trade and Scranton board of underwriters served as secretary of the former and president of the latter for years He was active in First Presbyterian Hyde Park Washburn Street church and fifteen years as Friday school superintendent He died as a member of Second Presbyterian church Survived by wife Delia Tedrick two sons John S Luce and Rev W H Luce and daughter Mrs George Courtright Also survived by two brothers T J Luce and Stephen Luce and sister Mrs Mary Eldred Funeral Thursday at 2 PM with viewing 12 to 1 PM Private interment in Dunmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Scranton Board of Underwriters
First Presbyterian Church of
Hyde Park
Washburn Street
Delia Tedrick
John Tedrick
Lackawanna
T. J. Luce
Mary Eldred
West Side
Dunmore
Scissors Fight At 315 Center Street Ends In Wounds
Early yesterday Maggie Dimier and Ida Swarts clashed at a house of ill repute on Center Street. Dimier allegedly slashed Swarts with scissors causing a dozen gashes including a thigh wound. Alderman Wright issued a warrant for Dimier who remained at large past midnight, amid mentions of warrants from Alderman Kelly and ongoing searches by Special Officer Tierney and Constable Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Dimier
Ida Swarts
Center Street
Dimier
Alderman Wright
Dimler
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Bvoond Army Corps
Sept.a, Don
Go- Din
A. Wilson Norris
R. K. Polk
Harlow L. Street
High Springs
N. F. Stall
Coursen
Fine
Williams
Robert E. Williams
Fannon
Second Army Corps
Thirteenth
Pittsburg
Ihs
Wikoff
Mende
Sweet Arrow
Lake Conewago
Mount Cietna
Wood
Major Wood
National Guard
Tubbs
Taylor
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Pennsylvania Young Men's Christian Association
Robling
Keith
Clarence Lathrop
August Moore
John Krebs
Edward ¥. Jones
Edward Richards
Dotee
City Hospital
Keller
Smith
Edward J. Kelly
Hospital Corps
Here
Steelton
Dodge
Aren Adi
Ace Hood
Camp Thomas—Hospital
R. W. Luc
Holmes
Ashland
Otto
Tiago
Mill
Custom House
Connolly & Wallace
Ida Swartz
Myer Davidow
Lackawanna Avenue
the Scranton Electrical Works
Lackawanna Lumber
Penna
White Hemlock
Cross Fork
Potter Co
Buffalo and Susquehanna
Moosic Powder CO
Scranton, PA
Moosic
Rnabdale Works
Laplin & Rand Powder CO
Repauno Chemical Co's
Exmidkives
Morgan
ONAL
Third National Bank
WM. Connell
Henry Belin, Jr
William H. Peck
Nolines
Spruce
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