New Orleans Appeals For Federal Aid In Yellow Fever Fight
New Orleans officials seek federal control to wage war on yellow fever with Surgeon General Wyman to lead. Mayor Behrman plans a city wide cleaning day as Governor Blanchard and President Roosevelt coordinate a federal response to restore confidence and deploy government resources.
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Euryzeon
Wyman
New Orleans
South
Roosevelt
United States
Cotton Exchange
Louisiana
Cuba
Mexico
Blanchard
Marine Hospital Service
Behrman
Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Yellow Fever Quarantine Extends Across Missouri
The Missouri board of health expands the yellow fever quarantine to border areas from St. Louis to Kansas City and along the southern boundary. Local boards will establish stations or camps, with state intervention possible. Detained entrants from the danger zone will be held inland if they cannot show a bill of health.
Refunding Philippine Debt Under Currency Act
The War Department bureaus will replace 3,000,000 Philippine temporary certificates due September 1 with new issues of half that amount. The certificates, issued to maintain gold and silver parity, will bear date September 1 and be redeemable in one year at 4 percent interest.
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Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Unck Sam's Cash Balance Report Today
Treasury balances in the general fund exclude the $150 million gold reserve. Available cash totals $131,271,976 while gold coin and bullion amount to $49,460,989, bringing the overall balance to $180,732,905.
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Unck Sam
Washington
Treasury
Memorial to Bennington Dead in San Diego Fund Drive
San Diego funded drive raises $1,000 by popular subscription to erect a shaft in the military cemetery commemorating the Bennington disaster. Local supporters, veterans groups, and civic figures rallied to honor the fallen and mark the historical tragedy with a lasting monument.
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Bennington
San Diego
Cal
Former Chief Statistician Hyde To Return To U S
Washington reports Secretary Wilson received a cable from John Hyde in Southport England dated Aug 2 1905 stating he will return to the United States as soon as possible. Hyde had resigned amid a grand jury probe into leakage at the Bureau of Statistics involving Edwin S Holmes and advance cotton crop figures to New York brokers.
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United States
Washington
John Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Mr. Hyde
Southport
England
Bureau of Statistics
Edwin S. Holmes
Department
New York
Hyde
Department of Justice
Europe
New York Governor Supports Uniform Divorce Law Effort
Governor Higgins backs state commissioners to push uniform divorce legislation nationwide. He referenced Walter S. Logan as senior commissioner to coordinate with peers and possibly attend a Washington congress on behalf of New York.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Washington
United States
Walter S. Logan
Williams Street
New York City
Boycott Cannot Last Long Says Barrett In China Visit
John Barrett, recently named minister to Colombia, arrives in San Francisco to study U S Chinese commerce and the boycott by Chinese guilds on American goods. He believes the backlash will ease as the public sees the U S government will act fairly on immigration.
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John Barrett
San Francisco
Colombia
United States
China
Barrett
Mississippi Officials Describe Sporadic Fever Cases and Militia Role
Governor Var daman stated that Mississippi has only two sporadic yellow fever cases reported, with no embargo on merchandise. A health certificate holder may enter if proof shows no infection in ten days. He dismissed rumors of a Mississippi Louisiana armed conflict as "sound and fury." He denied calling out the militia for active military duty, noting guards on duty only.
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Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
Mississippi
Louisiana
Emperor Nicholas Voices Resolve in Peace Talks
In St Petersburg the emperor’s message to the Orenbourg clergy reaffirms Russia’s refusal to accept a dishonorable peace. The dispatch, printed widely, stirs pacifist and hawkish camps alike while not ruling out a successful Portsmouth settlement. The remarks bolster military resolve seen in Sato interviews and projected Japanese demands.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Orenbourg
Russia
Friends of Peace
Portsmouth
Sato
Japan
Interior to Lease 400000 Acres in Kiowa and Comanche Lands
Washington announces leases totaling more than 400000 acres of Kiowa and Comanche lands in Oklahoma for agricultural use. Leases run five years from January 1, with lessees receiving a preference right to renew at an appraised value determined by the secretary after term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Oklahoma
Baron Kaneko Sees Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill in Peace Talks Visit
Japan's Baron Kaneko, described as a financial expert, met with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. He said he is merely a man of leisure, not a financial adviser, and that the visit concerns peace efforts rather than loans or war funding. He voiced cautious doubt about envoy talks and noted Japanese sentiment favors war if necessary, with indemnity unclear and known only to envoys.
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Oyster Bay
N Y
Baron Kaneko
Sagamore Hill
Japan
Russia
Takahashi
Roosevelt
Witte
Sato
Land Frauds in Montana Trial of Cobban for Subornation
In Helena federal court Judge Hunt hears the Cobban case charged with subornation of perjury tied to timber land entries in western Montana in 1899. Albert Jamison testifies for the government detailing an agreement to locate claimants who would sell after title, with payments from Cobban. Jamison says he received 800 to 1600 dollars for his work and that about eighty suspects faced indictments.
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R. M. Cobban
Helena
Mont
W. H. Hunt
MontAna
Albert Jamison
Jamison
Cobban
Harriman Plans Big Railroad Spending in Northwest
Portland report states E. H. Harriman will invest about 10 million dollars in railroad construction across Oregon Washington and Idaho in the coming year. The Southern Pacific plans a Drain to Marshfield line linking with the Coos Bay line and the Roseburg group, with a joint cost share on a Riparia to Grangeville dual road.
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Portland
Ore
E. H. Harriman
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Southern Pacific
Drain
Marshfield
Coos Bay
Coos Bay, Roseburg, & Hastern
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Beaver Hill
Sentiment in Japan Favors More Fighting Says Peace Terms Move
New York Nashujiro Ishikawa, editor of Hachi Shimbun, accompanying Komura, cites popular Japan mood. He says Japan will not accept peace yet, insisting on controlling Harbin and Vladivostok to curb Russian ambitions and avoid future conflict.
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New York
Nashujiro Ishikawa
Hachi Shimbun
Tokio
Komura
Japan
Harbin
Vladivostok
General Stossel Relieved From Third Siberian Army Corps
Lt Petersburg wires that General Stoes sel has been relieved of command of the third Siberian army corps. The move follows routine command changes reported from the front with no immediate replacement announced.
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Stossel
LT. Petersburg
Stoessel
New Russian Reform Plea for Russo American Alliance
Novoe Vremya publishes Hertzen essay from 1859 arguing for closer Russia United States ties. It critiques European governments, notes Russia’s upcoming constitutional moves, and cites a Philadelphia paper from 1858 as backing. The piece frames alliance as a lesson from American political and commercial success.
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ST. Petersburg
Novoe Vreyma
Alexander Hertzen
Russia
United States
Novoe Vremya
Hertzen
Paris
London
Kolokoi
the Bell
America
Philadelphia
Pacific
Desires No Concessions Prompted by Conference
Tangier Morocco reports the German government has intimated to the Moroccan government that it does not desire any concessions pending the international conference.
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Tangier
Morocco
President Roosevelt Hosts Russian and Japanese Envoys
In Oyster Bay the Mayflower hosted a historic luncheon as Russia and Japan met in a peace mission. President Roosevelt greeted the plenipotentiaries, praised a just lasting peace, and fostered fraternal relations between the two powers aboard the flower-decked yacht. The reception reflected simple, dignified American hospitality with careful decor and ceremonial restraint.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Russia
Japan
America
United States Navy
Long Island Sound
Dolphin
Galveston
Portsmouth
N. H
Chinese Boycott in Canton Attacks American Goods
Advices from Canton report a boycott delegate telling students about anti American agitation. Students wearing American cloth tunics were torn from their backs as Chinese papers warn no American business notices or news will be published after July 18.
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Victoria
B. C
Canton
America
Representative Assembly for Russian People in Peterhof
In St Petersburg the project for a new popular representative assembly nears completion after months of revision. The emperor aims to issue a manifesto summoning the people’s representatives to mark the heir’s first birthday, with final revisions pushed to finish by August 12.
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ST. Petersburg
Zemstvos
Peterhof
Navy seeks tuberculosis outdoor hospital at Port Royal
Washington Surgeon General Rixey renews the recommendation to establish a tuberculosis outdoor hospital and detention camp for the navy at Port Royal South Carolina. He believes a connected farm or hospital camp could be self supporting and urges congressional authorization for a hospital ship for the Pacific coast to aid cases like the Bennington disaster.
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Washington
Navy
Port Royal
S. C
Rixey
Congress
Pacific Coast
Bennington
Fever Situation Improves in New Orleans Fever Plague
In New Orleans the fever situation shows marked improvement from midweek. Only two new sub-fever cases are reported, one uptown and one downtown. An estimate counts 233 cases under treatment citywide, assuming ten days for recovery or death.
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New Orleans
Taft Party in Manila Receives Elaborate Welcome
Secretary of War Taft and his party arrived aboard the Manchuria as a water pageant unfolded in Manila. Governor General Wright Major General Corbin Rear Admiral Train and staff met them at the harbor while the Ohio and harbor defenses fired a salute. Taft then received the city’s golden keys at Wright’s residence as thousands observed the elaborate welcome and city decorations.
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Manila
Taft
Manchuria
Wright
Corbin
Train
Ohio
Hangs Himself In a Grove Near Council Bluffs
Paul DeMay was found dead hanging from a tree in timber west of Denison after a violent attack on his wife left her with a fractured skull. Believed to have killed her, DeMay used rope from a haystack to end his own life. The body showed signs of early decay. no inquest was conducted.
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Council Bluffs
Paul DeMay
Denison
DeMay
Koreans Seek Roosevelt Help Over Korea Peace Talks
Syngamon Rhee and Rev. P. K. Yoon met President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay to urge U S involvement in Korea's interests at the upcoming peace conference. They carried an introduction letter from Secretary Taft securing a personal hearing. Rhee studies at George Washington University.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Syngamon
Seven Mills on the Dollar in Chadwick Estate
Creditors of Mrs Cassie L Chadwick will receive a total dividend of about seven mills on the dollar when the matter is finally settled. Net assets will amount to about $25 000 against $2 000 000 indebtedness.
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Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Stockholders to Pay Full Bank Holdings August 7
TOPEKA Kan The stockholders of the First National bank will be assessed the full amount of their holdings August 7 according to Receiver Bradley.
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Topeka, Kan
First National Bank
Bradley
Surrender of Russian Garrison on Sakhalin Island
Tokyo reports the final pursuit and capitulation of the Sakhalin garrison led by Governor Liapunov. An independent cavalry column routed the Russians near Paleo on July 28, and reinforcements pushed them south toward Taylan and Onol. On July 31 Liapunov surrendered with 70 officers and 3,200 men after accepting Japanese terms for war supplies and records.
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Sakhalin
Tokio
Sakhalin Island
Paleo
Taylan
Rykoff
Onol
Tayalan
Liaonoff
Liapnoff
Campaign South Against Yellow Fever
Secretary Shaw informed Louisiana Governor Blanchard that any unauthorized acts by the revenue cutter Winona aiding the public health service in yellow fever work will be corrected as far as possible. Blanchard had complained of cutter interference with Louisiana fishing vessels including a case where a boat was reportedly captured and towed away.
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Washington
Shaw
Blanchard
Louisiana
Winona
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Large Capitalized Gold Mine Worth Billions Sought
Suit filed in the United States circuit court by Ralph Brucker of Chicago and Williardo F Snyder of Salt Lake City seeks a receiver for the Great Western Gold company of St Louis. It alleges a mine bought for 15000 was capitalized at 12000000 and stock sold multiple times that amount.
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ST. Louis
United States
Ralph Brucker
Chicago
Willardo.f. Synder
Salt Lake City
Great Western Gold Company
Commission asserts navy cannot cut off England food supply
London report notes royal commission led by the Prince of Wales found no need for worry about wartime imports. While the full main report remains unpublished, commissioners broadly reassure that England’s food lines would not be entirely blocked by a naval blockade.
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England
London
Royal Commission
Prince of Wales
National Carbon Trust to Have a Competitor
The Plaindealer reports a new competitor to the National Carbon Trust, backed by Rockefeller interests. United States Carbon Company plans capital close to 1 million dollars, with East Ohio Gas as a Rockeye-linked backer. The plant, idle for over a year, was sold to Martin Bray and overhauled at 100 dollars, with production of carbon product slated by September 15.
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Cleveland
National
Carbon Trust
Soen Wi
Immens
Rockefeller
United States
Martin Bray
East Ohio G Company
Rockeye Corporation
Japanese Go for New Ship in Scotland Venture
Kamimura, Japanese commander, leaves New York aboard the Celtic to take charge of the new battleship Katori under construction in Scotland. Lieutenant Commander Sato and other officers accompany him as the Ke is at Glasgow and will not be read but will be put to sea after nearly a year if the Russian-Japanese wait.
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New York
O. Kamimura
Tle
Rojestvensky
Syoon
Warn
Celtic
Katori
Buil
Scotland
Comman
Sato
Kamimura
Glasgow
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Sam
Howe
Harriman
Representative Assembly For Russian People
Taft Party
National Carbon Trust
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