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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1905
Page
1
New Orleans authorities deploy extensive sanitation and fumigation as yellow fever cases rise to 280 with 41 deaths. Officials report strict quarantine, mosquito control, and urban cleanup efforts across infected districts while awaiting formal health updates and potential interstate barriers for passengers and goods.
New York health officials report quarantine islander patients aboard Seguranea and four passengers detained at Hoffman Island after exposure. Two crew members, Thomas McGill and Vincent Nove, show illness with Nove being quite ill. Bacteriological tests expected to finish tomorrow morning.
The July report from city and county boards of health on quarantine rules against New Orleans and fever districts is partly incorrect. The official statement claims West Tennessee and Hamilton County will close their doors to fever districts, but there are no quarantine rules guarding southern approaches to this state region.
Washington July 3 A dispatch from Surgeon General Wy man cites Dr J R White in New Orleans and Dr T F Richardson supervising infected districts. The report notes 1918 houses inspected on Thursday and Friday, 18 cases investigated, over 1000 tanks and cisterns oiled, with area restrictions deemed encouraging. Only two other places outside Louisiana reported a fever case, a contrast to prior rapid spread.
Chicago July 1 A broken axle of the California special on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rails caused a wreck at Lemont last night. One man was killed outright four fatally injured and many passengers injured. The dead man's identity was in doubt but believed to be John Grughe fourth Italian laborer of Sunnyside Utah. Fatally injured include William MacVeagh Joliet Ill H L Moody Cleveland Okla Aneretti Grobbanni Italian bay crushed burned by fire started in coach. unidentified Italian laborer skull fractured chest crushed.
In Portland Oregon the exposition management will not pursue further action while legal rights actions persist. A circuit court injunction bars the Trail amusement concessionaires from Sunday operations, preventing interference with their open status on Sundays.
Reports from the era describe Baron Komura and delegates in Minnesota aboard the Denison mixed with talks of Japan rising as a world power. Dispatches hint at protests over a peace treaty, Japanese correspondents in the city, and expectations that post peace Japan will elevate ministries to embassies with Komura potentially becoming a count and Takahira an ambassador.
Heavy rains caused reservoir breaches and widespread destruction across Connecticut with seven inches recorded. Ward’s Hill dam failed near Aston at 2 am, flooding Trumbull and wrecking homes including the Lesco residence. In Bridgeport, Barnum Avenue Bridge was swept away, killing Kowieski and washing away an ice wagon. Starkin survived by swimming ashore.
Athens reports minister of marine elevated to minister of war while M Delanvisa takes the portillo of minister of Santiago de. Heavy rains sweep the country and prospects for the wheat crop look poor as of July 30, with updates on appointments and weather affecting agricultural outlook.
Oyster Bay July 30 Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture is expected at Sagamore Hill to discuss the department scandal and investigations. The president expresses full confidence in Wilson and says no resignation is planned. Both aim to cleanse all forms of graft and will examine every bureau, including statistics, to reveal the facts.
In Basle Switzerland July 30 Zionist congress delegates, by a large majority, rejected Great Britain's offer of an East Africa tract for a Zionist colony. The vote followed a six hour debate with protests from the social section. President Nordeau suspended the sitting and resumed. the resolution affirmed founding a Jewish homeland in Palestine or nearby while thanking Britain but denying African territory.
St Louis July 90 Major General Randall arrived from San Francisco today to take command of the northern division of the United States army with headquarters in St Louis He succeeds Brigadier General Winters who has been temporarily commanding Maj Gen John C Ingham D C on June 16 General Riddle has commanded in the Luzon department for the past two years and will retire October 8 due to age limit
Washington reports that Great Britain remains firmly opposed to proposing an armistice with Japan until Russia’s plenipotentiaries show willingness to conclude peace. London fears any move could aid Japan’s aims, despite sympathy for peace in the United States and public backing of the President’s efforts.
London officials express confidence that Japan will not demand extreme terms in any peace settlement. Washington and Berlin view Sakhalin as the likely sticking point, with Russia opposing cession while Japan insists on neutralizing Port Arthur and the Sakhalin issue. Russian willingness to yield hinges on M. Witte gaining authority to concede territory.
Telegraphs from aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse report M Witte saying Russia and Japan agreed on a common basis before peace plenipotentiaries. He claims he acted as an imperial courier to learn Japan’s terms and would discuss demands with all powers ready to make peace if terms were clear.
Five people were killed and nine injured as a severe storm with lightning struck at Parkway baths Coney Island and Gravesend beach near Gravesend New York. Names of the dead include George Denwitt Jacob Frankel Robert F Walch Charles Bennerle Frank Bennerle and Henry Rans. Injured individuals from Brooklyn include David Villa James Dunne Tina Christiaensen Harry Krohn and others. A bath house fire and damaged telegraph and electric lines followed the storm as crowds sought shelter.
United States Land Commissioner W A Richards arrived in Denver to oversee the registration of applicants for homesteads in the Uinta Utah reservation. Two government clerks accompany him. more staff will be hired if needed. Registration is to begin Tuesday with many settlers already arriving for enrollment.
In a troubled year, Lannon appears headed for another setback as authorities tighten control. The government faces pressure to respond amid ongoing tensions and uncertainty about next moves.
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