McKinley Visits Camp Wikoff During Salute and Inspections
President McKinley accompanied by Secretary of War Alger arrives at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point. Gen Wheeler directs a 21 gun salute as Shafter fights fever and remains in tent while the president views detachment camps hospitals and water and food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Camp Wikof
Montauk Point
Camp Wikoff
Wheeler
McKinney
Third Cavalry
Eileen
Deexuxo
Shutter
Hobart
Grits
Proctor
Ver Mont
Megan
Ludington
Webby Hayes
Hayes
M. T. Herrick
Cleveland
William McK Barter
Canton
M. B. Berrick
Porter
Cortelyou
Mrs. Alger
Mise Hecker
McKinley
Shafter
Mac Binley
General Shatter
Mr. Griggs
General Hospital
Nebraska Adjutant General Ordered to Care for Sick Soldiers
Washington dispatch reports Senator Allen of Nebraska urging swift action for ill Nebraska soldiers from the Second Nebraska. Secretary Aleve directed the Nebraska adjutant general to take charge of the sick, place them in hospitals, and have the United States bear the expense. A general order followed directing all state adjutant generals to assume the same duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Allen
Nebraska
War Department
United States
McKinley Mourner Amid Funeral Procession
New York reports President McKinley and officials traveling to the Fifth Avenue hotel when a telegraph from First Regiment at San Jum wit informed of a casualty. The procession halted, the President appeared moved, and the group followed the funeral cart to the cemetery before returning to the hotel.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
McKiniey
Howart E
Porter
Sheld
Trimen
San Jum Wit
Fink Avenue
Belie Twenty-Third Street
Camp Meade Farm Report Described as Fine Pennsylvania Property
Coronel Moore returns to Washington from Camp Meade in Maryland where he oversaw work and submits a Yerba report to Secretary Alger. He praises a Pennsylvania farm on red rolling ground 300 to 400 feet above the Sunque Banna river with granite and sandstone water supply piped to camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coronel Moore
Quartermaster's Départment
Washinton
Miditown
Chargo
Camp Meade
Yerba
Alger
Pennsylvania
Sunque- Banna
Kansas Soldiers Tell of Army Surgeons Neglect
Four Kansas volunteers from the Twenty first Kansas Troops describe mistreatment at Chickamauga hospitals. They accuse regular surgeons of neglect and praise Sisters of Charity for care. Privates York Brook Foasing Kimball say doctors gave poor grub and little medicine while Sisters provided most aid. They return home after muster out hopes.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Union Avenue
Mull Tomst
Albert York
Lewis Foasing
George Brook
Orvil Kimball
Twenty-first
Kansas Volunteers
Union Depot
Wabsah
Chickamauga
York
Division
Larned
Turner
Netteldorph
Ike
Destruction of Omdurman Forts Reported by Telegraph
London dispatches from Nasri on the Nile state that a gunboat encountered no British casualties while forts on Tutt Island and the right bank were demolished. Kitchener reports wet weather delaying telegraph, Dervish forces driven back, and 35,000 Dervish troops seen. news awaited with intense interest.
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London
British
War Office
Nasri
Nile
Tver
Tutt Island
Omdurman
Sirdar
Inter
Jebel Royan
Wadel Oben
Soyal
Surarat
Egina
Kerrert
Comet Corps
Khorshamba
Omdurmien
Vielbie
Keppel
Burning Oil Threat in Baku Oil Factory Fire
A Baku dispatch reports a large fire at the Mussanag Jekero Sene oil factory on the Caspian, with about three hundred thousand pounds of oil consumed as flames raged. The incident is logged from Saint Petersburg dated September 3.
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St. Petersburg
Baku
Caspian Ses
Mussanag Jem
Prisoners Escape From New Jail at Hays City
Prisoners escaped from the new jail in Hays City after forcing a way out of the cage and chimney. Authorities report several inmates at large as weather forecasts warn of strong winds and storms approaching the area.
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Hays City
Horror Among Soldiers Story Seems Suspicious
A wartime report about soldiers faces scrutiny as authorities question the authenticity and motives behind the tale. The account appears implausible, raising doubts about its origin and purpose while prompting official clarifications.
Soldiers protest Montauk Point mistreatment across New York press
A chorus of New York papers denounces War department mistreatment of soldiers, citing Montauk Point and other incidents. Eyewitness reports describe exhausted men, delirium, and harsh conditions on a moving train, with sailors and medics pressed into ad hoc duties amid calls for accountability and muster-out statements.
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New York City
Montauk Point
War Department
New York
Pando Slips Out With 12,000,000 Francs In Wallet
A Havana dispatch says General Pando secretly sailed for his homeland on the Notre Dame du Salut with 12,000,000 francs. The escape, kept tight by secrecy, follows earlier Cuban plans and questions about three other officers who fled Cuba with fifty thousand pesos. Authorities restore patrol boats near the Maine wreck to protect American property and withhold judgment on the disaster.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Key West
Spain
Philadelphia
General Pando
Land
Notre Dame du Sahat
Santiago
Pando
Blanca
Notre Dame du Salut
Figuereca
Salcedo
Blanco
Cuba
Maine
Pandy
General Fando
Suite
Pillard
Franco
Madrid
Bianco
South America
Central America
Mexico
Tigers Chief Recites Hardships of Regiment
Col Studebaker recounts the sufferings of the Tigers, the One Hundred Fifty-seventh Indians volunteers. The regiment arrived in Indianapolis from their Utah camp after leaving on a recent Tuesday. It left Indianapolis on a Sunday in May.
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Studebaker
Indianapolis
Ind
Puth
Fyrnandinn
Poor Medical Aid Hobbles Hospital Train Journey
A hospital train moving toward its destination carried typhoid patients in its last cars with inept medical help. Reporters and a delegation from the 108th Regiment witnessed inadequate care and squalid conditions, including foul air and filthy cars, while Sisters of St Francis aided with milk and oranges as illnesses soared and deaths loomed.
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George W. Lingheim
Mall and
J Express
Peekskill
Grand Central
Boughkeenete
George Livingston Baker
J. R. Hegeran
William H. Romer
George C. Hetner
A. M. Jacobus
Roy T. Hawkes
Henry Wolff
N. H. Bockmans
Sisters of the St Francis Convent
Lee
Warners
Fiith
Coal Miners on a Strike in Pittsburg Kansas
Miners at Central Coal and Coke in Pittsburg Kansas quit over a year old agreement not met by the company while other operators maintain winter prices at 56 cents for mine run and 51 cents for lump coal. Warmer prices hovered around 62 to 87% cents, with operators racing to stockpile before winter amid heavy orders.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Central Coal and Coke Company
Et Nelson
Chicago oven suffering in the tenement districts
A Chicago report highlights severe oven shortages and harsh living conditions in tenement districts. Officials note rising welfare needs as residents endure cold, crowded homes and limited fuel. Community groups call for relief programs and inspections.
Heat Wave Sweeps Nation East of the Rockies
Prevailing heat continues across the region east of the Rockies with temperatures hitting and remaining near 100 degrees for days. Reports from Huron indicate three straight days at 100 while Chicago records show widespread prostrations and at least one death as workers seek shelter indoors amid extreme conditions.
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Chicago
Cox
Weather Bureau
Huron
South Dakota
H. Py Idndley
Perhaps Murder in New York Herald Dispatch
A Pearls saga report questions Colonel Henry's reported death by his own hand. Police officials at Mount Valloren allegedly sought his pistol and weapon used in the fatal act, later sent to the ministry of war. The piece critiques legal formalities and notes public superstition over the event.
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New York
Herald
Pearls
Colenst Henry
Mount Valloren
Henry’ Valice
Henglie
Henry
Murde
Mustering Out Orders Reach Vast Volunteer Armies
Pentagon release shows 88 percent of volunteer units have received or are awaiting mustering out. About 53 regiments and numerous minor organizations are included, reflecting roughly one third of the 220000 men drafted by the president in two proclamations.
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Washington
War Department
Volunteer Army
Hin
Train Derailment at Wellingtorough Station Kills Engineer
A terrible accident at Wellingtorough railway station on the London and Northwestern line near Manchester derailed a train when loaded luggage was pushed onto the track. The wrecked carriages caught fire. engineer Kreman and two passengers were killed and many others seriously injured.
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Lomion
Wellingtorough
London
Tiffroad
Manchester
Kreman
Deaths at Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point
The article lists multiple deaths at Camp Wikoff and detention hospital units, naming numerous soldiers by name, regiment, and placement. It notes 126 sick at the general hospital and 100 furloughed, with accompanying details on the casualty and detention hospital rosters. It also reports a forged $70,005 check case tied to a Mexico City bank and suspect actions abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikot
Montauk Point
General Hospital
Eawin Eugene Casey
Abraham Rovertson
Fourth Regiment Infantry
Frank Hagerman
Eletth Onto
Hubbard White
Seventy-first New York
Daniel F. Conover
Ninth
Massachus
Ira Lebold
William A. Shute
Wirt Uiinoie
Clarke Frasier
Eta Regiment
H.C. Eaton
Isaac Mottie
Trey
Chas. Genske
Michigan
Morris Dolan
Carleton Day
Michie
Allert Benne
Mien
Clay
Oain
Ray Pardes
Michiiran
Wiliam B. Ryan
Llnois
John le Shields
Twentieth Regiment Infantry
Mexico City
Sept. S
Europe
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Carp
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Snear
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Evening Telegraph
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The
New York Mall and Express
Mall and Express
Stark
Naughtoni
Naughton
Captain Baker
Wach Reabes
Flynn
Hudson
Company H
Lindheim
Lindhelm
Dr. Menninger
Chickamauga Park
Port Tampa
Florida
Fernandina
Martin
Rockies
Col. Henry
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