Wheeler Kin, Kirkpatrick Drown at Camp Wikoff Beach
Reports from Camp Wikoff note the probable drowning of Thomas H. Wheeler son of General Wheeler and Second Lieutenant Newton D. Kirkpatrick while bathing. The two officers were among a group at Montauk Point yesterday.
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Wikoff
Lieut. Kirkpatrick
Virginia
Lieut. Wheeler
General Wheeler
Wheeler
Montauk Point
T. T
Thomas H. Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Liieutenant Newton DD. Kirkpatrick
First Cavalry
New York
Mayor shifts peace duties to sheriff in unrest
In Pana Illinois the mayor turned over city policing to the sheriff after the city council refused to appoint extra officers. Separate item notes miners motions, later denials, and sheriff planning for possible indictments amid tensions. Also brief notes on a fatal shooting near Bloomington and ore exploration in Virginia Minnesota. Populists nominate Rev Josephus Lee for Congress in Indiana. New York reports a 1 1/2 percent dividend declared by the Chicago and Western Illinois Railway on preferred stock payable October 1.
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George V. Penwell
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New York
Chicago and
Wastern Ilinois
Muster Out Policy Sparks Debate Among Volunteer Friends
Washington reports President Roosevelt ordered 100000 volunteers mustered out while about 100000 remain for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines and to be selected by state populations. General Miles discusses war aims and cautions against needless losses and fever at Tampico.
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Porto Rico
Philippines
Miles
Alger
Washington
Corbin
War Department
Troubles of the Mustering Out and Army Property Issues
The article outlines problems with mustering out volunteers over government property. Officers must account for all equipment before muster and pay, with returns needed to keep records straight. It cites a governor letting troops take furlough and unknowns about equipment disposition, touching on various departments and the need for accountability. It also notes policies to replenish guns once accounted for and references statements by General Miles and official telegrams.
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United States
Ordnance Bureau of Subsistence
Quartermaster’s Department
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