Smallpox Outbreak Ends At County Hospital
The contagion hospital run by the county for 16 months will close Monday as the smallpox epidemic ends. The last patient will likely be discharged tomorrow after about six months of operation this season and ten months last year. Dr. T J Sullivan has treated 424 smallpox cases, with 174 vaccinated in lodging houses where spread was checked. One vaccinated patient died, possibly from blood poisoning rather than vaccination failure.
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T. J. Sullivan
Vaccination Cited In Fight Against Smallpox In Butte
Dr Sullivan notes vaccination reduced deaths to three this year from two last year as hospital cases rose mainly from the city’s lower section. No new smallpox cases in two weeks, disease waning in Butte but spreading elsewhere. Earlier in his career he handled an epidemic on the west coast.
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Butte
Sullivan
Mystery of English earl claim centers on Howland death
The case of C. B. Howland or Harrison, said to be Earl of Wargrave, remains unsolved as he died of typhoid fever at Allegheny General Hospital. Letters indicated a title and succession, but brother A H Harrison disputes noble birth. Burial planned at Calvary cemetery. discrepancy noted in the burial permit.
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Pitsburyh
C. B. Howland
Harrison
Allegheny General Hospital
Earl of Wargrave
Cecil Sherbrooke Beaumont Howland
Calvary Cemetery
B. Howland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Question of Uniform Promoted Officers Not Barred
The secretary of the navy answered a Senate resolution on whether officers promoted from the ranks may wear the uniform and enjoy privileges. He stated such officers are not barred from privileges of other commissioned officers, but they are not given some uniforms used by certain other officers.
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Naval Academy
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Naval Service
Free Fight at Manchester Sparks Gunfire and Arrests
In London Kentucky March 4 a desperate clash broke out in Manchester between the Whites and Garrards. More than a hundred shots were fired as a shotgun blast from the courthouse entered Sam Cash’s office where bail bonds for Jule Webb Taylor Spurlock and others were being filed. Steve Spurlock was wounded in the arm and Ed Garrard in the ear. A deputy sheriff and 14 posse members pursued the accused men to London, court adjourned until morning.
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London
March
Manchester
Garrards
Sam Cash
Jule Webb
Taylor Spurlock
William
Dennis McCallim
Cash
Steve Spurlock
Ed Garrard
Tinsley
Duty Abolished on Tobacco Exports in Cuba
Washington March 8 The secretary of war issued an order based on General Wood’s recommendation abolishing all export duties on tobacco after April 1. No duties will apply to Cuban tobacco exports, affecting trade policy and colonial administration.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Wodd
Cuba
Cuban economist commission objective in city outlined
One aim of the recent Cuban economist commission visiting the city was to secure the end sought by the delegation. The report notes the visit as part of ongoing economic engagement and policy discussions with local officials.
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Economist Commission
Negro Assault on 11-Year-Old Girl in Denver
A roughl y dressed negro assaulted the 11 year old daughter of Edward D. Hegg near 1910 West Colfax Avenue Denver. Bloodhounds were used but scent was inconclusive. Police and detectives sweep the area amid threats of lynching as the city guards all exits. The girl is not in danger.
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Denver
Colo
Edward D. Hegg
Colorado & Southern Railway
Hegg
West Colfax Avenue
Traps Championship Moves to Interstate Park Meet
New York reports the continued trap competition at Interstate Park Long Island today replacing Madison Square Garden. Fred Gilbert Spirit Lake Iowa led the continuous match with 81. Crosby Fallon Ill and Hicks Dayton Oh tied at 95 in the association championship with other scores listed for each competitor.
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New York
Association
Interstate Park
L. I
Madison Square Garden
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Crosby
Fallon
Ill
Hicks
Dayton
Ohio
Fanning
Herkes
Parmalee
Gilbert
Leroy
Fox
Hull
Heikes
Watson
Delaney
Keller
Wanda
Mrs. Park
W. K. Park
Brinton
Smith
Wells
van Allen
Detective bureau clarifies suspect in Yale swindle case
Captain Titus of the New York detective bureau says Alfred Parsons, the prisoner accused of swindling Yale president Hadley, is not Eugene Lascelles but is Ross Raymond a figure as notorious as Lascelles. Titus recaps Raymond’s 1886 forgery charge and 10 year sentence, Copp as complainant, 1889 English forgery conviction, and later minor Massachusetts arrest.
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New York
Titus
Detective Bureau
Alfred Parsons
New Haven
President Hadley
Yale
Eugene Lascelles
Ross Raymond
Lascelles
Raymond
Edward C. Copp
England
John Hiley
Winter Garden
London
Massachusetts
Trouble Feared as Turkish Forces Gather on Macedonian Frontier
In Sofia on March 8 increasing apprehension grew over Turkish troop concentration on the Macedonian frontier. Large arms and ammunition reportedly imported into Kosovo, Uskub and Monastir. Two Russian officers who toured Northern Macedonia sailed to St. Petersburg. Bulgaria warned by three great powers to preserve border order amid ferment in Albania.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Kossovo
Uskov
Monastir
Macedonia
St. Petersburg
Albia
Mc Govern and Sullivan Set for World Lightweight Title Fight
Louisville March 8 Terry Mc Govern and Dave Sullivan were matched tonight for a 20 round world lightweight title bout with both weighing 126 pounds. The contest is set for April 30 in San Francisco before the Twentieth Century Athletic Club. On the day of the fight they will post $1,000 each as a forfeit at 2 P.M. in New York. Tim Hurst to referee.
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Louisville
Terry McGovern
Dave Sullivan
Twentieth Century Athletic Club of
San Francisco
McGovern
Cloudburst damages Maricopa and Phoenix railroad
A destructive cloudburst in Maricopa county south of Tempe carried away five miles of track of the Maricopa and Phoenix railroad. A large work force rushed to repair the line, with train connections expected to be restored in a week or two.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Maricopa County
Tempe
Maricopa & Phoenix
Unknown schooner wrecks off Brest. crew feared dead
A heavy gale in the English Channel drives vessels to shelter in the roadstead. An unnamed three masted schooner wrecked on the Richardo rocks near Brest. It is believed the crew perished in the storm.
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Paris
English Channel
Brest
Buffet denies Duke of Orleans as his second
Paris reports that Andre Buffet in a Paris interview today denies claims that the Duke of Orleans would act as one of his seconds. He asserts the duke's intervention is out of the question.
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Paris
Andre Buffet
Duke of Orleans
Strathcona Horse Arrives in Halifax From Liverpool
The steamer Nu midian with the Strathcona horse aboard arrived today from Liverpool. The vessel anchored in the stream to pay off the men. The soldiers will proceed to Ottawa at once.
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Halifax
March
Numidian
Strathcona Horse
Liverpool
Ottawa
Moran Bros. to Build Battleship Nebraska for Navy
In Washington on March 8 Mr. Payson for Moran Bros. of Seattle signed at the navy department the contract for constructing the battleship Nebraska, marking a major procurement by the navy.
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Washington
Payson
Moran Bros
Seattle
Navy Department
Nebraska
Edward Tinker Dead Wing Shot Champion and Hotel Keeper
Edward Tinker former world champion wing shot and noted Providence hotel keeper died today in Providence. He was a prominent figure in local sports and hospitality.
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Providence
R. L
Edward Tinker
Death of Rev Mark Trafton in Boston at 90
Boston March 8 Reverend Mark Trafton a prominent minister and former Massachusetts congressman died today at age 90. He served in public life and was well known in religious and political circles.
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Mark Trafton
Boston
Congress
Massachusetts
Harrisburg House Supports Direct Election of Senators
In Harrisburg on March 8 the house of representatives adopted a resolution urging the direct election of United States senators by the people, aligning with progressive reform movements and increasing popular sovereignty in national governance.
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Harrisburg
House of Representatives
United States
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