Ten Starvation on Ship Hard Tack and Rations
Washington correspondence reports extensive sickness among soldiers in camps nationwide with a partial list showing thousands ill in camps from the Philippines to Boston. At Camp Thomas and Camp Wikoff the conditions are dire, with starvation deaths aboard the Yucatan and many more pending landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yucatan
Montauk
Cuba
Camp Thomas
Washington
Philippines
Porto Rico
Boston
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine
Ceeseenrseseraeee
Camp
Wikole
Dunn Loring
Fort Meyer Hospital
Washington Barracks
Camp Meade
St. Louis
New York City
Camp Miles
Lexington
Seerers
Chickamausa
Jacksonville
Fernandina
Alger Denounces Camp Wikoff Misrepresentations
Secretary Alger protests misreporting of Camp Wikoff Montauk Point conditions and charges against the department. He argues Sherman exaggerated horrors after a week near Amagansett and defends Montauk as a healthy quarantine site with rapid recovery for troops from Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Camp Wikoff
Montauk Point
Department
Washington
Sherman
Amagansett
Montauk
West Indies
Santiago
Admiral Schley Abdicates Under Feminine Volley
Admiral Schley visited the Navy Department amid a kiss bombardment by clerks. The Santiago veteran retreated from the corridor after five minutes, taking cover in Captain Crowninshield's office as officers gathered to pay respects. Lieut. Pearson Hobson was also noted for a kiss in Long Branch.
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Admiral Schley
Navy Department
Lieut
Pearson Hobson
St. Louis
Long Branch
Schley
Santiago
Cervera
Cubans Move Toward Disbanding Forces in Santiago
General Castillo of Cuba, invited by General Lawton, met to discuss disbanding Cuban troops in Santiago province. Castillo said disbandment could occur without trouble and that hostility from the Cubans toward the U.S. due to joint occupation disputes was fading under cooler counsels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castillo
Lawton
Santiago
Lipton Aids Soldiers with $10 000 Relief Gift
Sir Thomas Lipton, famous philanthropist and challenger for the America's Cup, donates ten thousand dollars to aid sick and wounded soldiers. The gesture supports military relief efforts and reflects Lipton's ongoing charitable involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas - ‘Lipton
Ieee Torre
War Department chiefs deny charges of mismanagement
Bureau chiefs of the War Department defend their actions against claims of incompetence in supplying army comforts, food, and medical care. They accuse newspapers of wholesale lying and maintain conditions were not as bad as reported. Ludington, Egan, Sternberg and Secretary Alger dispute official complaints and say any shortcomings were not their fault or known officially.
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War Department
Ludington
Egan
Sternberg
Alger
Who Starved the Troops Investigated by Congress
A congressman demands accountability for starving and neglected soldiers at national camps. He asserts contractors profit while soldiers die and calls for a committee to fix the blame as Congress contemplates action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Thousands Are Sick At Guantanamo Amid Appalling Conditions
Col Ray reports the Spanish garrison at Guantanamo including 7 000 troops with 1 062 ill. Yellow fever malaria and dysentery spread from exposure starvation and unsanitary living. Death rate described as frightful with feared town-wide extinction if disease not checked. Similar plights cited in nearby Santiago towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guantanamo
Col. Ray
Santiago
Carelessness at Camp Alger Revealed by Inspectors
Dr Shakspeare Dr Reed and Dr Vaughn visiting army camps reportedly will disclose that the First division hospital at Camp Alger suffered gross mismanagement. Inspectors found bed linen from typhoid patients mixed with other beds and many patients sleeping on the ground for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare
Reed
Vaughn
First Division
Camp Alger
Scandia Sails from San Francisco to Manila
The transport Scandia sailed Saturday morning from San Francisco for Honolulu and Manila carrying troops supplies and 13 million dollars for General Merritt's army and the balance of the New York regiment for the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Manila
San Francisco
Honolulu
Merritt
New York Regiment
Islands
Czar Proposes International Conference to Disarm Armies
The note from Emperor Nicholas given to foreign diplomats at St. Petersburg calls for a peaceful reduction of armaments and an international conference to secure lasting peace. It signals Russia’s leadership in seeking disarmament and expects Germany France and others to follow. The article highlights vast European armed forces and the financial burden of maintaining navies and troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Count Muravieff
Europe
Russia
Germany
France
Mrussion
Britain
India
Death of former Indiana Governor Claude Matthews
Claude Matthews former Indiana Governor died Sunday morning after paralytic illness following an old settlers meeting in Tippecanoe County. Born 1846 in Kentucky he moved to Indiana married into the Whitcomb family and rose in Hoosier politics. He served as Secretary of State and on the state tax board before winning the governorship in 1892.
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Claude Matthews
Indiana
Old Settlers
Tippecanoe County
Mr. Matthews
Kkentucky
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Counterfeiter Arrest Reported in Chicago
Chicago authorities arrested Bartelmo Availone for possessing $2000 in counterfeit fifty lira notes tied to Banca d'Italia. He advertised for a helper to pass notes among Italian residents in Chicago. Chief Wilkie of the Secret Service in Washington has been notified of the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie
Secret Service
Washington
Chicago
Bartelmo
Availone
Dreyfus affair gains new trial momentum and Henry guilt
The text recounts Col Henry’s confession revealing forgeries and perjury in the Dreyfus case. It notes government steps toward fresh evidence against others, Esterhazy’s retirement, and Picquart's arrest amid a broader push for revision. It also follows Henry’s role, the Zola trial outcomes, and calls for further inquiries.
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Dreyfus
Henry
Esterhazy
Zola
Col. Picquart
Chamber of Deputies
Intelligence Department
Maj. Esterhazy
Galveston Riot Quelled as Police Fire on Mob of Strikers
A mob of about 2000 longshoremen at Galveston clashed with police as workers at Mallory line demanded a 10 cent hourly raise. Mayor Fly fired five shots, two men killed, ambulances summoned, police clubs used, mob retreated amid federal intervention calls. Governor Culberson asked President McKinley for riot troops.
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Galveston
Mallory Line
Texas
Houston
Mallory Wharf
Fly
Culberson
McWhinley
Galveston Regiment
Knights of Pythias Officers Cleared in Report
A special committee of the supreme lodge exonerates Knights of Pythias supreme officers of charges of extravagance and mismanagement. The report states officers conducted lodge business honestly. Detroit is chosen as the 1900 encampment site, with September scheduled.
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Detroit
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Indianapolis
Boxing and sports notes from Philadelphia and beyond
The article notes Armstrong and Joe Goddard preparing for a soon bout in Philadelphia and includes condolences to James Corbett after his parents’ death. It also covers Canadian teams’ criticism of cross border tours and wheelmen’s reactions to a championship ruling in Indianapolis with Kramer and Collett named among competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob. Armstrong
Joe Goddard
Philadelphia
James
John L. Sullivan
George
Considine
Corbett
Toronto
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Kramer
Newark
Collett
New ‘Haven
Care of Horses Abroad Draws Humane Society Remarks
At a Humane Society committee meeting Prof. Harry Wheaton Howard recalled five years in Berlin and six months in London noting Berlin’s harsh care with overcrowded public carriages and lashes, Paris similar to Berlin, and London best for horse welfare with grooming and restraint methods.
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London
Berlin
The
Humane Society
Harry Wheaton Howard
Paris
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Taken Internally
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally at 75 cents. This remedy is advertised as a medical product in the periodical catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Pigs Suckled by a Cow in Alabama Farmyard
Rufus D. Shapstring of Safford Alabama noticed reduced milk from a cow and, while watching, found four pigs beneath the cow nursing from her. He reports the pigs grew fat while the cow weakened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus D. Shapstring
Safford
Ala
Pelham Votes on $15,000 Navy Improvement Appropriation
In Pelham New York the nine voters cast nine ballots on a $15,000 appropriation for navy improvements. The outcome was six to three in favor. The report notes the small village election was completed in ten minutes. The article then reviews Ainslee's September naval issue and highlights The Making of a Man O Warsman.
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Pelham
New York
Rosa Improvements
Ainslee
Cannibal King Epitaph Reflection In Journal Note
A fragmented New York Journal entry reflects a satirical or cryptic line about an epitaph for “The Cannibal King.” The quotation mentions “brother” and “Dr Preachan” with a remark about tattooing and a sense of personal disdain.
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Dr. Preachan
New York
Ji ‘Ournal
Lane's spemaily Act cited for medical cures
A fragmented report mentions Lane's spemaily and a claim of medical cures. It notes that the item relates to remedies and a potential act or guidance affecting patients seeking treatment.
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Lane
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Wikoff
Miles
Medical Department
Seventh Regular Infantry
Highth Ohio
Eighth Ohio
Wihoff
Ayken
Lipton
Mattilews
Irfant
America
Milwaukee
Twenty-sixth
Wisconsin Volunteers
Potomac
Shenandoah Valley
Gettysburg
Schiffeneder
Bell Island
Andersonville
Georgia
Schiffender
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