Battle at Fort Hunt Showcases Militia Tactics and Regular Aid
The engagement depicts a simulated assault on Fort Hunt with militia and regulars, led by Lieut Col OBrien and Maj Stephan. Attacking boats faced heavy fire from shore batteries as ships withdrew, while the fort’s gunners held firm and commanded by Captains Balentine Summers and Macon. The exercise highlighted tactical coordination, landing efforts, and the role of regulars in training the militia, with officers noting improved gunner proficiency and discipline throughout the maneuver.
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Fort Hunt
Big Guna
Stephan
Maryland
Marshall Hall
Nout
Barty
Inetesa
Adherme
Cushing
Mashtephan
Balentine
Coutilet
Summers
Wari
Eames Heads To Europe On Paris Bound Liner
Emma Eames the prima donna sailed on the French liner La Savoie from New York with a retinue, waved to friends at the pier, and said she will study new roles in Paris for the Metropolitan Opera season. She denied plans to marry again and noted Hamilton Conrled’s health remains uncertain as she expects to see him abroad in the coming months.
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New York
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Hobbs
Mme
Emma Eames
la Savoie
Wilson
Rams
Paris
Metropolitan Opera House
Conrleds
Mme James
Acrose
First Trial at Camp Stansbury Sma Plea Sickness Aided
Private Charles W Stanabury of Company I First Regiment faced a drumhead court martial at Camp Ordway Bolivar Heights West Virginia for failing to perform sentinel duties with courtesy and sickness cited as his defense. Maj A P Robbins testified Stanabury left his post for over five minutes and answered his superior officer discourteously. The verdict was expected for Brig Gen Harries approval.
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Young
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George
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McCathran Campans
Y.reut
Bean
de Clareves L Weavermingeon
Max Farland
Ordway
Bolivar
Harpers Ferry
Tin Iage
Camp departure plans for Harpers Ferry troops announced
An encampment ends with guests including Mayor Shugert of Harpers Ferry and daughter Mee Margaret Shumert. Details outlined for three train sections leaving Harpers Ferry at 7 9, 9, and 9 20 as the First Battery Field Artillery and brigade units return to Washington. Troops will be unloaded at Baltimore and Ohio stations on New York and Florida avenues.
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Harpers Ferry
Mee
Margaret Shumert
Miss Hut
Westminster Ma
Walter Helier Williaa Smith
JS Dinnis
Harry Bean
Washington
Marparn Ferry
Field Artillery
Havel
Halitown
Baltimore and Ohio
New York and
Florida Avenues
Stokes Returns to Journalism with Love Advice Venture
Harriet Pastor Stokes wife of J G Phelps Stokes will head a new Bintel Brief style column for Vorwaerts with the Vormmerts to attract readers on the East Side. She will write weekly pieces on nostalgic topics and advise lovers, hoping to lift circulation among Yiddish readers.
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Mulionaire Socialist Wall
Columan
Washinton
New York
Harriet Pastor Stokes
J G Phelps Stokes
Inter
Vormmerts
Bowery
Mra Stokes
Two Policemen Arrested After Barroom Brawl
Timothy J Cullinane and Lenest L Fletcher of the Tenth precinct were arrested for disorderly conduct after an incident in a Louisiana Avenue saloon. They were confined to the First precinct station and suspended while Police Board charges of conduct unbecoming and intoxication are reviewed. Bicycle Policeman Farquhar assisted in the arrests.
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Mason
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Fletcher
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Shinee
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Boyce
Signal Board Formed for Interstate Rail Control
A new signal board was formed yesterday in the offices of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mortimer F Cooley was elected chairman with W P Borland as secretary. Azel Ames, Frank G Ewald, and B B Datas comprise the board. The session focused on inspected signal devices and planned tests on various railroads to gauge their usefulness in block signals and train control.
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Nook
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mortimer F Cooley
W P Borland
Othera
Azel Ames
Frank G Ewald
B B Datas
Nession
Twoebra
Aismole
Tail of hot wave kills six in New York and heat record
Longest hot day of the season in New York as temperatures peak at 94 degrees. A heat wave causes mass distress with prostrations and at least six deaths including a suicide by Ernest S. Simon of Lyons. Two letters found in Simon room link to real estate and importing firms.
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Ernest
Simon
Lyons
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Imperiel
France
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Mercer Street
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Elk's Romance Revealed in O Shea Will
The will of John D O Shea of Lynn grand trustee of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, who died in Philadelphia at the national convention, reveals a 25 year romance. He leaves $2500 and his diamond ring to Miss Hattie M Evane of Lynn, noting a prior courtship by Osber. Amid religious differences, marriage was opposed by both families, yet the couple remained in Lynn and O Shea’s estate totals 30000 with the residue to cousin Miss Heres Griffin, 45 Rockaway Street. He also leaves 100 to the Lynn Lodge of Bika Hifa. two brothers are not mentioned in the will.
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Boston
John D O Shea
Lynn
Benevolent and Protective Order of
EIK
Philadelphia
Hattie M Evane
Osber
Evane
Worm Wag
Tople
Nm Lynn
Mtimster
Oshen
Migsheres Griffin
Rockaway Street
Lynn Lodge
Bika Hifa
Honor for Elk Ruler Arrives Amid City Welcome
John K Tener, elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks at the Philadelphia convention, returns to Charleroi Pa to a victory crowd of about 1800. A parade led by Borough Council, Elk lodges and merchants marched to the train, followed by an open air reception with speeches and tributes. Tener reportedly chose Al Shaner of Pittsburgh as private secretary and Rev John Dysart of Mayville as grand chaplain.
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Charlerar Cherterol
John K Tener
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Elk Indges Merchants Associatione
al Shaner
Pittsburg
John Dysart
Mayvle
Poisoning Incident at Hamilton Church Festival in Nashville
About 100 people were sickened after eating at a Hamilton Church festival near Nashville Tennessee. Prompt medical attention prevented fatalities as the state health officer opened an investigation into the incident.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hamilton Church
Ning
Investizause
Arrest of Colored Man for Policy at Aqueduct Bridge
William Barnes a Negro accused of promoting policy was arrested yesterday by Precinct Detective Green and Serge Been of the Tenth precinct while attempting to cross the Aqueduct Bridge into Virginia. Barnes had been under surveillance. two men supplied marked money to play policy. He faces a preliminary hearing in Police Court today.
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Green
Serge
Tenth Precinct
Aqueduct Bridge
Virginia
Barnes
Plate found in pawnshop links to Salmon P Chase relic
A mysterious metal plate once marking a cabinet secretary’s chair now surfaces in a Whillington pawnshop. The piece, tied to Salmon P Chase who led Treasury under Lincoln, vanished after the secretary’s body was moved from Washington to Illinois and Ohio twenty one years ago. Its inscription remains partially readable as investigators push to verify its provenance and preservation value.
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Treasury
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United States
Whillington
Washington
Ctkeia
Ohio
Chase relic plate linked to Justice Chase found in pawn shop
An elderly undertaker removed Justice Samuel Chase silver plate from a cemetery memorial and an interested party bought it from a pawnbroker as a potential investment. The plate’s historic value prompts efforts to locate Chase descendants and restore the artifact to a museum or historical society.
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Cincinnati
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Heat Wave Grimly Binds Washington as Thermometer Surges
Weather observers report 92 degrees yesterday at 3 pm and 99 degrees downtown at the same hour, with a stale sun and high humidity pressing on residents. Hospitals saw few prostrations as a hot wave drags into the South and West and pushes toward New York, while forecasters expect a sharp temperature drop soon.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Purity league president denounces nude age views in New York
Mrs Qizapeth Grannis of the Bana League opposes Prof Starr of Chicago University proposing nude play for children up to ten. She warns New York would not tolerate such spectacles, urges reform including dress restrictions, and criticizes current fashions as oppressive to women. Theater manager William Clark plans a new burlesque venture opening August 3 in Washington.
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Washington
New York
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Habana! League For the Promotion
Frederick Starr
Chicago University
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Anthony Comstock
Mrs Grann
Starr
Chicago
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Attica
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Gleeven
Adam
Hye
Mra Grannis
New Theater
Hare
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New Gaiety Theater
Weather Conditions And Forecast For The Eastern States
The report warns of showers Friday across the eastern Upper Lake and Lower Lake regions and the Ohio Valley with cooler temperatures in the upper Midwest and lower Missouri valleys. Wind along the New England coast will be light to variable, shifting to fresh to strong southeasterlies along the Atlantic coast. Friday night into Saturday brings more showers and cooler spells, with generally unsettled weather spreading across the central states toward the southern plains.
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Ohio
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Weper
Jill Dave Agne
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