New York capitalists close base of San Revie mines near Tucson
A seven-mine group near Tucson, extensively developed, was closed by New York capitalists. The base of the San Revie mines, located 16 miles south of Tucson, was tied to Boston owners. A. T. Count Manfred von Matuschka of Enesia and Miss Elia Walker of Detroit were married in Detroit on Tuesday. Walker is Hiram Walker’s granddaughter of Walkerville, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Revie
Boston
Tucson
A. T
Manfred von Matuschka
Enesia
Elia Walker
Detroit
Mich
Ward of the White House Coincides With Sinclair Appointment
Isabella Fulton a Coniongo schoolteacher visiting Reading Pennsylvania killed herself by leaping in front of a moving crane car. William Sinclair coappointed as ward of the White House following the prior administration era. The cryptic note mentions Bears the of Astoria and The Kind You Have Always Bought by The Presidence Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sinclair
White House
Isabella Fulton
Reading
Electric knob shocks man at Newburg bakery
An unknown man was found unconscious at the doorway of William B. Beakes bakery in Newburg. Electrician William B. Deakes Jr. had charged the door knob. when the man touched it he received a shock and blacked out. He later said he sought shelter for the night and remembered nothing else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Beakes
Newburg
Heamery
Willliam B. Deakes, Jr
Baptized For Ten Cents Near Harrodsburg Ky
Two brothers near Harrodsburg Kentucky resembled each other so closely that during baptism one could not tell them apart. One brother joined the Baptist church and, about to be immersed, had no suitable clothes and gave the other brother ten cents to be baptized in his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrodsburg
Baptist Church
Reports of hardships in camps said to be exaggerated
Officials defend the welfare camp conditions and state stories of widespread suffering are overstated. Boys in uniform are not responsible for most reports sent abroad, underscoring a misperceived focus on army experiences and emphasizing discipline and morale.
SHAFTER ON THE DEFENSIVE Sickness in Cuba blamed on campaign
Major General Wheeler releases correspondence and a camp report claiming soldiers bear no blame for starvation stories. He cites a sick soldier's parents condemning government food policy versus fed Spanish prisoners and argues troops expected hardship and faced enemy fire with no murmurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wixorr
L. L
Wheeler
United States Invited to Czar Peace Conference
The Russian note proposes a joint conference to discuss general disarmament. The note was delivered to US representatives in St. Petersburg via Count Murayoff and awaits full transmission to Washington. Acceptance would shift US foreign policy and draw serious attention from the president and Secretary Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
St. Petersburg
Hitchcock
State Department
Count Muriayoff
Hay
Wisconsin Democrats Nominate Hiram Sawyer For Governor
Milwaukee September meeting nominating judge Hiram W. Sawyer of Hartford for governor after a three hour convention with tense contests over platform. Fusion plans considered, Populist ties discussed, nine planks attack Republicans, no annexation reference in Chicago platform reaffirmation.
Boundary dispute in Alaska eyed for final settlement
In Quebec on September 3 arbitration commissioners reported heavy work as the two remaining days before recess loom. It is believed a boundary line agreement is reached, with final settlement to be entrusted to an outside commission of foreign arbitrators or a three member panel including the United States Great Britain and Canada and a foreign power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Alaska
Joint Commission
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Men Who Ordered Summer Campaign Responsible Says Shafter
New York opinion piece cites General William R. Shafter defending the Santiago campaign. He says sickness was inevitable in a fevered summer war and that doctors were scarce but available, praising their work and noting low death rates from wounds. He blames planners for the campaign’s difficulties and argues supply lines relied on pack trains and muddy roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the World
William R. Shafter
Santiago
Shafter
Deaths at Chickamauga Total Up to Date Numbers Over Three Hundred
A Chickamauga Park dispatch notes a wartime death toll from May 1 to August 31 totaling 338 with 178 deaths in August. Of those, 129 are buried in the national cemetery and the rest shipped home for interment. The Third corps began its exodus, with Second Nebraska and Battery B of Georgia among units departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickamauga Park
Chickamauga
Registrar of Vital Statistics
National Cemetery
Third Corps
Nebraska
Georgia
Griffin
Leaving Camp Wikoff Volunteer Regiments Sent Home Fast
Camp Wikoff reports rapid dispatch of volunteers with the Thirty third and Thirty fourth Michigan set to depart soon. Sick soldiers will be furloughed home as conditions allow, with both regiments slated for 60 day furloughs and muster out 60 days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wikoff
L. L
Michigan
Hospital Train To Carry Minnesota Soldiers South
Governor Clough arranged with the Omaha road to move sick Minnesota soldiers from Chickamauga and nearby points to Minnesota. Colonel Hartley, governor’s private secretary, will supervise as he travels from Chickamauga to oversee the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Clough
Omaha
Minnesota
Chickamauga
Hartley
Minnesota Regiments Mustered Out Immediately
A Washington telegram to Governor Clough from Assistant Adjutant General Helstrand states the Twelfth and Fourteenth Minnesota volunteer regiments will be mustered out of service immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pau
Washington
Helstrand
Clough
Minnesota
Work of Mustering Out Amid Volunteer Army
Hindon Sept 5 A War Department statement shows that by Friday eight of the volunteer organizations have orders for muster out. The count covers 58 regiments and various minor units, likely about one third of the roughly 220000 men raised under the president’s proclamations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasn Hindon
War Department
Volunteer Army
Fourteen Die En Route on Ninth Massachusetts Voyage
New York reports fourteen deaths on the transport Allegheny carrying Ninth Massachusetts volunteers from Santiago to Montauk Point. One death occurred on the Panth er. Surgeons blame the Allegheny as a cattle ship, noting 145 ill men remain aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth
Massachusetts
New York
Allegheny
Ninth Massachusetts
Santiago
Montauk Point
Panther
Cuba
Massachusetts Regiment
Magruder
General Young's Mishap at Camp Wikorr
General Young trips on wire near the railroad depot and breaks his right arm while walking along the road at Camp Wikorr on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikorr
Young
National Guard Battery B Arrives With Gatling Guns
Battery B of the Illinois National Guard has departed Galesburg for Springfield with two Gatling guns. They will set up camp upon arrival and be ready to move to Fan a on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Lils
Ilinois National Guard
Galesburg
Fana
Kansas Volunteers Arrive at Santiago on Vigilancia
In Santiago Cuba on September 2 the Twenty third Kansas volunteers totaling eight hundred fifty men arrived by the steamer Vigilancia. They are all well and in good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Santiago
DE CuBa
Vigilancia
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills Advertisement
Strong men and healthy women rely on pure rich blood from Hood's Sarsaparilla. A nation consuming millions of bottles yearly lays a foundation for health whose wisdom will appear in years to come. Hood's Pills are prompt efficient reliable easy to take and operate 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Populists Convene in Milwaukee At Brief State Meeting
The Populist state convention met at Robert Chivas post hall in Milwaukee with about 75 delegates. Robert Schilling, state central committee chair, called the session to order as A. A. Worsley of Racine presided as temporary chairman and gave a history of Populism. No fusion decision with Democrats was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. O’connor
Committee On Resolutions
Chicago
Wisconsin
Jefferson
Milwaukee
Robert Chivas
Robert Schilling
State Central Committee
A. A. Worsley
Racine
Movement Not Growing In Jamaica Annexation Effort
Kingston Jamaica Sept 2 movement for annexation to the United States has stagnated due to opposition by the colored population and lack of newspaper support. Samuel Stanton Burke Jamaica's Barbadoes conference member is not authorized to propose annexation as an alternative to West Indies demands for fair treatment. Britain Guiana with Barbadoes may take the initiative if the conference adopts an ultimatum stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
United States
Kingston
Samuel Stanton Burke
Barbadoes
West Indies
British Guiana
Barbadooes
Nming
Parade of Seventh Army Corps Draws 30000 In Jacksonville
In Jacksonville on September 2 the Seventh army corps parade unfolded as the most magnificent pageant seen there. About thirty thousand soldiers lined up, while streets along the march were filled with cheering crowds and widespread applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Seventh Army Corps
Death in the Twelfth Minnesota Company D member dies
Lexington Kentucky September 2 Christian Paulsen of Company D Twelfth Minnesota dies from fever and kidney trouble. His case was not considered serious and he was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Lexington, Ky
Christian Paulsen
Nine Carloads of Sick Arrive From Chickamauga
New York dispatch reports nine carloads of sick from the Ninth volunteers arriving from Chickamauga. Convalescents include cases of rheumatic fever and typhoid fever, but the men are described as in a fair way to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chickamauga
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ghicago and North-Western Railway
Huron
Oreecree
Mailand Express
Urkenee
South
Noo Mails
Ana Express
Ett Aily
Fraight
Svecccessfut
Mail and Express
Maila Express
Mail
Freiget
Sioux Valley Junction
Watertown
L. H. Jongs
Columbia
Elmwood
Congaree
Columbia State
Astoria
Hartford
Crats
Sion
Plank
Hiram W. Sawyer
Timothy E. Ryan
Waukesha
W. H. Rogers
Madison
Sawyer
Navy
Republican
Wikoff
U. S
J. M. Kenyon
Dak. Ave
Puig
Kenyon & Treadway
Hhars EK
Marriott Watson
Mountains
Wales
Hunt, the Owler
Stanley J. Weyman
Watkins
John Kendrick Bangs
Sydney Brooks
Tiller
Dudley D. F. Parker
Albert Lee
JRES
Tories
Copper Princess Y Kirk Munror
Hal
James Barne
Sophie Swett
John
Spears
Morgan Robertson Vel
Africa
Cyrus C. Adams
W.G. van Tassel
Mexico
Harper & Brothers, Publishers
Franklin Square
N.Y. City
H. E. M. Watson
Cyms C. Adams
Poultney
Kirk Marroe
Dakota Weekly
Huronite
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!