08 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
1
The report from New Orleans dated August 7 shows 32 new cases raising total to 565 and 8 deaths bringing total to 113. An additional 4 new sub-feci bring the grand total to 97.
Dr J H White leads a federal shift in New Orleans as the Marine Hospital Service assumes control of yellow fever eradication effort with full funding and state support. Officials pledge daily public death tallies under federal authority and rush aid to expand reporting and treatment while panic disrupts telecommunication and staffing in Arcadia Baton Rouge.
A steamer Comus arriving from New Orleans brought one passenger and two crew members to Hoffman Island for observation after showing high temperatures. The vessel was detained in quarantine until 6 40 p m before being allowed to proceed to her pier.
From New Orleans on August 7 Archbishop Chappelle is said to be doing well tonight. The hospital update notes he will pass the crisis tomorrow.
Louis W. Hill will be elected president of the Great Northern Steamship Company with Howard James named vice president. J. D. Farrell remains president until a meeting reappoints Hill. James will take active control of the steamship company while Farrell’s successor is not named and L. C. Gilman’s duties are expanded to cover northwest matters.
A boiler blast at a saw mill near Del Rio Cooke County Tennessee kills three men and wounds seven, one fatally. Fifteen workers were in the boiler room when the explosion occurred. the dead include Herman Tistler Frank Plate Jon Turner. Merritt Burgy is fatally injured. Turner’s body was blown about 150 yards.
Twenty thousand people in Senate square condemn Finland’s plan to move political trials to Russian military courts. They call for the governor and police chief to be arrested, gendarmes removed, dictatorship and censorship ended, and press freedom restored. An extraordinary diet may be summoned to discuss universal suffrage. Police took no action.
Reports from Cleveland hospitals show one death and six of the injured likely to die after a grade crossing collision at St Clair street. Gate keeper W F Lillis admits gates were not lowered and faces manslaughter charges as trolley wheels snagged a wire before the train hit a forty passenger car. James Martin, whose daughter died, is reportedly insane from the shock.
Reports from Tokio cite Russian fortifications at the Amur river mouth. A mixed division has been sent from Habakovsk to Nical aitian to reinforce garrisons in the area and channels near the river are believed mined.
An official dispatch from General Lineviteh dated August 2 reports Russian forces approached the villages Nanchenchensi and Sulsilu during military operations near St. Petersburg.
New York August 7 Champer Andrews the lawyer exonerated in an extortion case sailed for Europe today aboard the Teutonic. He declined further comment saying he could have released a sensational interview but chose dignity. He also said he resigned as counsel to the County Medical Society, which declined to accept it.
A military report details Russian forces forcing Japanese from Landunchensi twelve miles south of Taogau after initial advance and a retreat from frontal positions. Telegraphs dated August 5 confirm the Japanese destroyed Castries Bay post before returning to ships.
Reports from Tokio and London describe plans to move convicts on Sakhalin to the Russian coast for transfer to Russian authorities while about fifty thousand Russian prisoners on the island are sent to Japan. The Times correspondent notes de Witte aims for peace, despite domestic opposition and reawakened war sentiment at Peterhof. Manila hosts Taft era events with Roosevelt entourage and large Spanish-populated gala attendance.
Anthony Reiff a 70 year old composer was struck and fatally hurt in Harlem when an automobile mounted the sidewalk after turning a corner. The driver was arrested but released for lack of complaint.
A major blaze on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western terminal in Hoboken swept through wooden structures and ferry boats, threatening Hamburg America and North German Lloyd docks. Damage is estimated at 400000 to 500000 dollars with no lives reported, and by 1 a.m. fire was under control after consuming the Dukes house and Lackawanna buildings.
The Sunshine sank at Bread Ripple park on White river ten miles from Indianapolis after noon. It carried 180 passengers mostly men with one woman rescued by a launch. Five were injured including William Walter with a back injury and Dennis Milligan with a mashed foot.
Two Korean envoys P K Yoon and Syngman Rhee arrived in Oyster Bay to present a memorial to President Roosevelt. They urge American sympathy for Korea, dispute protectorate wording, and emphasize Korea’s independence while Russia and Japan near peace talks in Portsmouth.
Rioting by striking Hebrew bakers on the Lower East Side kept police busy. Non union men resisted joining, with clashes and arrests limited. About 1,000 on strike in Manhattan, leaders plan to shut every Kosher bakery and expand to Hebrew Brooklyn. Substantial disorder at strike HQ but mediation offer rejected.
In Peterhof officials and reformers increasingly favor a popular assembly to push for peace. The emperor receives more peaceful petitions from zemstvoists and reformers as the fixation on Sakhalin indemnity rises to the forefront of discussions.
Berlin belief holds that Russia and Japan will persist in negotiations once started, each showing initial rigidity but likely finding common ground later. Officials in London and capitals elsewhere share cautious optimism that peace will emerge despite early hard lines.
The Dolphin and Mayflower carrying Russian and Japanese commissioners sailed from Newport at 8 am with convoys. Except for M Witte who departed for Boston, all party members remained aboard their vessels. Fog cleared by morning sun, conditions ideal for continuation of the voyage toward Portsmouth.
M. Witte toured historic points in Boston on August 7 and will catch the evening train to Portsmouth. His itinerary highlighted local landmarks and cultural venues during a day of sightseeing in the city.
Portsmou th N H August 7 Disappointment grips the city as peace envoys delay arrival prompting hurried orders for state troops to stay away until tomorrow The telegram from Newport says the Mayflower and Dolphin will not reach port until Tuesday morning and the reception is postponed forty eight hours, with no change to the planned program.
Cleveland Ohio Aug 7 The Plaindealer Tomorrow will say Orders were issued Monday afternoon from the headquarters of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers by secretary J A McNamara for a general strike against the American Bridge company from Maine to California It is estimated that between 15000 and 20000 bridge and structural iron workers will quit work Bridge work will be tied up to any parts of the country and a number of big building projects will be delayed The strike of the iron workers when it comes will affect thousands in the building industry.
Nagasaki Mitsu Bichi Dockyard and Engine Works has contracted to build two sister passenger steamships of 14000 gross tons for Toyo Kisen Kaisha. Deliveries in thirty months and three years, each 560 feet long, 63 feet wide, 38 feet 6 inches deep. Ships rated Lloyds 100 A 1 and built to Japanese department rules and US passenger boat regulations. Speed 19 1/2 knots.
A salvaged large bell used by a school board caused excessive vibration in the Grant school tower at Pottsville. The swinging bell weakened the structure and a loft scaffold was erected on Monday to repair the damage.
Railway officials deny any move toward arbitration as rumors spread that the Northwestern Farmers' Exchange and Merchants' associations support settling the telegraphers' strike like the Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Presidents and managers say no official action has been taken and that conditions on the lines are improving.
Missoula Montana reports serious strike conditions on the Rocky Mountain division. Some passenger trains reach division HQ on time while others lag four to six hours. Wires broken isolate Missoula, perishable freight refused, and railroad flags operate. Trainmen meet and refuse telephone orders citing danger.
News from Nfuston Texas reports ex governor James Stephen Howe receiving sympathy messages after a false word spread about his condition. Howe clarifies he suffered a serious neck injury in a railroad collision with convulsions and delirium, but his brain remains unharmed and he plans a mountain retreat while staying connected to Texas.
Yokohama reports an accord where Chinese will not deal in American goods or ship via American steamers, avoid American banks and insurers, and will be fined for violations. The pact targets payments and trade with the Pacific Mail China liner and any evasion through intermediaries.
Secretary Shaw arrived at Oyster Bay to see the president about a personal matter, deeming the visit of no public significance. He stated the federal government has assumed control of the yellow fever effort in New Orleans and will pursue eradication. He will travel to Roanoke, Virginia, tomorrow for the Republican state convention opening speech.
A daring burglary saw a safe taken from Louis Sederbreen's tailoring shop at 336 Madison Street loaded on a truck, rifled, and abandoned near 5224 East Fifteenth Street. Loot included about $1,000 in cash and jewels plus insurance papers. the safe was recovered by East Twenty-second Street police with only the insurance papers remaining. The strong box is held at the police station as secrecy surrounds the case.
In Milford Massachusetts a fear of an insane man entering homes at night to choke women is quelled by the capture of Samuel Miller last night. He was found in the act attempting to choke the daughter of Mr Commons and leaped from a window, breaking his leg while escaping.
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