Yellow fever figures rise with 61 new cases and 6 deaths
A Monday health bulletin reports sixty one new yellow fever cases and six deaths. The update tallies rising disease activity, underscoring ongoing public health concerns.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
2
A Monday health bulletin reports sixty one new yellow fever cases and six deaths. The update tallies rising disease activity, underscoring ongoing public health concerns.
New Orleans reports 61 new cases and 9 deaths raising totals to 1 446 cases and 206 deaths. An Italian prisoner in the second criminal court was found ill with yellow fever prompting immediate ambulance transfer and disinfection. The dock and courtroom were fumigated and the jail to be fumigated.
Provo Utah Aug 21 Commissioner Richards of the general land office ruled that soldiers and sailors who registered by proxy may file for themselves or hire another agent to file for them. Agents had claimed only they could enter the land and some demanded up to 50 to 100 dollars or a half interest in claims.
San Francisco August 21 Governor Carter of Hawaii has returned from his meeting with President Roosevelt and will sail Saturday on the Mongolia for Honolulu He said I am going home still in the harness I am sure the trip has been satisfactory to me and to all concerned He notes many issues ahead including public land and labor but declines to discuss them now
Mrs. E. G. Cowdery of St. Louis, a park tourist, was taken to St. Luke's hospital with a broken leg after a transport coach wheel came off during a runaway near Norris in the park. All other passengers escaped serious injury.
Col James E Callaway former Montana territorial secretary and Madison county legislator died at his Virginia City home after a three day illness from heart disease. He served as district attorney and represented Madison county in the fourteenth assembly where he was speaker. He was a Civil War captain later breveted major and held high Masonic and Grand Army roles. He leaves three sons including Judge Llewellyn L Callaway.
The steamer Siberia, sailing from San Francisco on August 16, has been sighted off Honolulu at 6 42 a m breaking the record between the two ports.
In St Louis on August 21 Henry Heusack was executed by hanging behind the city jail for the murder of his father-in-law August Raphael. Heusack stood firm to the end while his wife claimed he was the victim of circumstances amid pending indictments against her husband.
An investigation that began after Heusack was indicted for his father in law’s death leads to charges against a band member for causing the death of his mother eight years ago.
William Urie once a Northern Pacific switchman is jailed for grand larceny after allegedly stealing 32 cases of cantaloupes from a freight car bound for a local firm. W C Owens is held on receiving stolen goods charges, with many melons found in Owens possession as Urie was said to hawk them around town.
Dillon Aug 21 The Methodist Episcopal conference opened with prayer. Billings was named for next year. Bishop Moore announced ministerial appointments across Montana Wyoming and nearby districts including Kalispell Helena Butte and Missoula assignments and unfilled places. Deacons and elders were ordained in the afternoon.
Channing Sweet of Denver invested 15000 in Billings real estate over three days. He paid 12000 for 73 feet frontage at Twenty ninth and First Avenue north of Dr. James Chappel, at 160 per front foot, the highest price on Montana avenue. He then purchased 26 feet on Twenty eights street from J. G. Linck for 3000 and plans a business block on the Chappel site.
Dr T T Tong of the Imperial Chinese board of treaty revision arrives in Victoria to study U S immigration classes and discrimination claims. He will tour major American cities to examine industrial exports to China and seek easing of Chinese immigration limits amid a nationwide boycott.
Berlin reports a weakening of confidence among government officials and diplomats that Portsmouth negotiations will yield peace. The leading sign is President Roosevelt again taking action, seen as a sign of acute tension and external pressure on a settlement.
The Post reports that the San Francisco Gas and Electric company has been transferred to Rockefeller interests. It states that a clean sweep of department heads has begun and that 8. C. O. G. Miller will lead the company from now on.
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