Yellow fever strikes Hampton area reports show no new cases
Governor Woodfin of the soldiers home declares no new yellow fever cases and no deaths with the situation under control. A house to house inspection and detentions for arriving travelers are ordered as Newport News fortifies quarantine measures amid broader county tax digest updates and related notices.
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Root Takes Charge as War Secretary in Ceremony
Elihu Root was sworn in today as secretary of war at 10 45 AM in the War Department in Washington. He received congratulations from Secretaries Alger Gage Hitchcock and from Adjutant General Corbin as officers and officials gathered. Alger noted blessing for Root and the administration, and Root accepted the commission from Chief Clerk Schofield amid tributes to General Alger who retired to Detroit after signing a final transport funding requisition.
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Troops Refuse Transfer From Fort Monroe Amid Transport Delay
Washington reports difficulty removing troops from Fort Monroe as steamship lines and government transports are unavailable. Plans to move soldiers via Pennsylvania Railroad routes from Fort Monroe to Battery Point and Cape Charles are blocked by Norfolk authorities, delaying redeployment northward beyond Battery Point. General Merritt agrees to relocate troops, while Governor Tyler’s request to retain guards is denied. Medical staff from New Orleans arrives in Norfolk to assist Hampton outbreak response, and Surgeon General Wyman remains in Washington.
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Molineux Pleads Not Guilty in Poisoning Case
In New York on August 2 Roland Molineux was arraigned in general sessions to plead to an indictment charging him with poisoning Mrs. Kate Adams. His counsel demurred, the judge overruled it, and Molineux entered a not guilty plea. The trial date was uncertain, with District Attorney Gardiner noting no August trial and September undecided. General Rufus R. Dawes, father of Comptroller of the Currency Charles Dawes, died at age 61 in Marietta Ohio.
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Fever outlook grows more encouraging locally and near Hampton
The city of Charleston quarantines against Hampton Virginia as Montgomery Alabama considers similar steps. No new fever cases outside the original quarantine line have been reported, and a thorough sanitary investigation is ordered for Phoebus and surrounding areas. Montgomery recommends quarantines near Hampton and Old Point Comfort. A fire at Little Rock Cooperage plant in North Little Rock causes about 75000 dollars in losses.
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