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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1897

Page

7

Strict Quarantine Measures Adopted in Adjacent Areas

Ocean Springs reports that neighboring communities are imposing strict quarantine rules to curb the spread. Officials urge compliance and monitor border areas for signs of illness.

Yellow fever feared in Ocean Springs and Edwards Miss

Governor Mc Laurin reports a joint health board finding Ocean Springs fever is yellow fever. In Edwards a prominent legislator S S Champion dies after visiting a sick Anderson family from Ocean Springs.

Jackson Miss McLaurin State Board of Health Ocean Springs Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Boards of Health and the Marine Hospital Service H. H. Harrlson J. F. Hunter Edwards Here S. S. Champion Anderson

Yellow fever case reported in New Orleans

Raoul Gelpi, who summered at Ocean Springs, died in New Orleans from yellow fever after autopsy confirms the disease. The Board of Health vessels a strict quarantine for Biloxi Ocean Springs and Gulf Coast watering places. Guards will fumigate trains and baggage. no funeral attendance. city to be thoroughly disinfected.

New Orleans Raoul Gelpi Ocean Springs Walmsley Board of Health Gelpinaz Oliphant Louisiana Board of Health State Board of Health Biloxi Gulf Coast Louisville & Nashville

Quarantine Ordered From Gulf Coast Over Yellow Fever

State Health Officer Swearingen issued ironclad orders against Ocean Springs Mississippi and all likely affected points to prevent yellow fever. Gulf coast residents are frightened by the threat and some consider reviving the old shotgun quarantine to bar entrants.

Austin Tex Swearingen Ocean Springs Miss Gulf Coast Gulf Shore

Fever experts respond to Ocean Springs case inquiry

A telegram from Ocean Springs prompted Surgeon-General Wyman to send Dr. John Guiteras to Ocean Springs. Dr. Wasdin estimated 1500 winter and 3000 summer inhabitants, noting malaria parasite presence in the blood, a factor not typical of yellow fever.

Washington Ocean Springs Wyman Vineyard Haven John Guiteras University of Pennsylvania Guiteras Marine Hospital Service Bailbache Wasdin Gulf Coast Biloxi

Miners Rally for 69 Cent Rate in Pittsburg District

Mass meetings are held across the Pittsburg district to appoint delegates for a district convention to discuss the Columbus compromise and elect delegates to the national convention in Columbus. Leaders expect most miners to back the rent rate with a minority favoring cents or nothing. Dolan and Warner support the settlement as optimal for now.

Pittsburg Penn Columbus Dolan William Warner Cameron Miller

Delightful September Excursion to Newport from Boston

The New York New Haven Hartford line offers a special through train from Boston to Newport on Thursday September 9 with a no stop run and a round trip fare of 1 dollar. Tickets are strictly limited as the season nears its end and few more opportunities remain this year.

Newport New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Boston Merchants & Miners Transportation Baltimore Norfe Newport News Providence Norfc Newport News MB Boston Tenn & Ga Prince, A. D. Payer New York Philadelphia Brancn

Rhode Island State Fair Opens at Narragansett Park

The seventy seventh Rhode Island State fair opened with firing of seventy seven guns by the United Train of Artillery and balloons rising from Narragansett Park. Brown University and Brockton played football with Brown winning 18 to 0. A large crowd, 76000 plus, attended as exhibitors and livestock displays meet high premiums.

Providence United Train of Artillery Narragansett Park Rhode Island New England Brockton Brown University Massachusetts College Brown Burnett

Opening of Boston Public Schools Marked by Roslindale’s Longfellow

Boston begins its school year with 70 000 pupils returning to class. Colonel Bogan led a large crew to ready schoolhouses after summer closures. The new Longfellow Schoolhouse in Roslindale opens under Frederic A. Ripley, with many teachers transferring from Charles Sumner. Physical training and drill director posts remain vacant after Dr. Hartwell’s resignation and Captain Paget’s pending hire. Repairs at Mechanics Art High School on Dalton Street total ten thousand dollars amid other minor changes aimed at student comfort.

Boston Colonel Bogan Roslindale Frederic A. Ripley Charles Sumner School Hartwell Captain Paget Mechanics Art High School Dalton Street

Lost Their Swords: Knights of Sherwood Forest Robbed

Past Grand Commander Frank X. Greenwood and Lieutenant James F. Martin arrived in Jersey City as Foresters delegates. A guide led them to Central Park venues, stole their gold-mounted swords worth 60 dollars each, then vanished during a ball game. police notified with full thief description.

New York Frank X. Greenwood James F. Martin Knights of Sherwood Forest Taunton Mass Jersey City Foresters’ Convention Greenwood Martin Aquarium Central Park Grenwood

Water Front Sweepstake Race Disputes and Harbor News

A noon sweepstake whitehall boat race off Lewis Wharf yielded Nellie first at 1 hour 30 minutes over five miles but both Nellie and Lizzie were disqualified for rule violations. The event drew four boats from sailors’ boarding houses with Florence Alice Lizzie Nellie as entrants. Also reported: a seven person Russian Hebrew family detained aboard Bohemia at South Boston docks awaiting contact. various harbor outings by tug captains. and Fireboat 31 trial runs ahead of city acceptance. The Landman.

Whitehall Lewis Wharf Masters of Sailors Thomas Donahue Nicholas Leahy Alexander Johnson Florence Andrew Olsen Alice Gus Motto Lizzie Joseph Conrad Nellie Rooke Lewin New England Boston Hamburg Providence R. I Max Stubbs Juno T. S. Winsor Boston Towboat Company Kemp Vesta Malden Putnam Oak Grove H. C. Weeden A. W. Chesterton Nugent Goddard Credit Company Charley Dolan William Sprague Johnny Smith Brooks Brookline Hopkins Jamaica Long Wharf Frank Gardner J. B. Humphrey J. H. Figes Arthur Griffin Norman Moseley Arles Moseley W. L. Holmes Walter Woodscroft W. E. Hotville Ellen M. Hotville

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