Five Smallpox Cases Linked to Colored Barber in Chelsea
Board of Health reports five smallpox cases in Chelsea traced to George Thompson a colored barber at Mainjoy's shop Broadway and Third. Thompson, ill with varioloid, worked until yesterday. McKeever another barber and boarder at 107 Walnut also fell ill. Quarantines placed on Thompson, McKeever, and Mainjoy. shop closed and patients moved to pest house. Additional cases Louis Sampson, Charles Bearse, Arthur Stowell reported and quarantined. severity varies. The pest house capacity 16 with possible crowding if spread continues.\"
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Chelsea
Board of Health
George Thompson
Thompson
Charles Mainjoy
Broadway
Third Street
McKeever
Mainjoy
Walnut Street
Louis Sampson
Charles F. Beara
Chester Avenue
Arthur ¢. Stowell
Health Board
Bearse
Orge C. Hall
Dewey Awaits Nation's Welcome in New York Harbor
Admiral Dewey arrives two days ahead of schedule aboard the Olympia after a voyage from Gibraltar. He surveys the ship with Captain Lamberton, meets Sir Thomas Lipton and Rear Admiral Sampson, hosts greet visitors, and plans to anchor off Tompkinsville with the squadron in New York harbor. The scene includes cheers, band performances, and a public reception by foreigners.
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Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Gibraltar
Lamberton
Brumby
Hampton Roads
New York
New York Harbor
The
Hook
Dewey
Thomas Lipton
Sampson
Chadwick
Winslow
Dolphin
Olymnia
Saale
Saab
Urania
George J. Dewey
Sir Thomas
Shamrock
Columbia
Erin
Manila Bay
United States
Tompkinsville
Fever Outbreak Expands in Mississippi
Dr J J Harrick reports thirty yellow fever cases under treatment in Mississippi City and the disease deemed beyond control. Inspector General Harrison wires a new case located five miles from Centreville in Jefferson County.
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Jackson
Miss
J. J. Harrick
State Health
Mississippi City
Harrison
Centreville
Jefferson County
Yellow fever toll rises with 46 new cases in Key West
Forty six new yellow fever cases were reported today in Key West Florida along with two deaths. The outbreak's spread prompted health officials to increase monitoring and reinforce sanitary measures. The city braces for further casualty reports as the disease continues to impact residents and visitors.
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Key West
Fia
Disappearance of William Fenton at Union Station
William Fenton, a 75 year old resident of Shrewsbury Mass, vanished from North Union Station yesterday morning. He was about to board a train to Wyoming Mass with two daughters when he alighted and was left behind as the train departed. A search extended through the day with no trace found, and his son was alerted by telegraph for assistance.
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William Fenton
Shrewsbury
Mass
North Union Station
Fenton
Wyoming
SCHOONER ALY OF THE WEST SANK BY ICEBERG NEAR BELLE ISLE
A schooner named Aly of the West from Labrador carrying thirty crew and 50 skins of codfish struck an iceberg near Belle Isle and sank almost immediately. The crew escaped and endured three days in boats before rescue by a passing vessel. All aboard suffered from hunger and thirst during the ordeal.
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ST. John's
N. F
Aly
Labrador
Belle Isle
Fourth Senatorial Convention Postponed In Respect
The fourth senatorial district committee met at W. T. A. Fitzgeralds office on Court street and set a convention for Thursday evening. News of Mrs. J. J. McNamara’s death prompted postponement of the councillor convention, shifting the date to Tuesday or Wednesday of next week in respect to her husband.
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Fourth Senatorial District Committee
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Court Street
J. J. McNamara
Dewey Arrives Home Amid Guarded Public Interest
Admiral Dewey returns to his native shores amid warm public gratitude and modest ceremony. Rear Admirals Sampson and Philip call in undress uniforms at the Brookyn Navy Yard while Dr. Percy reports mild typhoid cases among 3875 aboard the Olympia. Several sailors may be moved ashore to a hospital tomorrow.
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Dewey
Sampson
Admiral Dewey
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philip
Narkeeta
J. D. Kelly
Sanborn
Olympia
Percy
George Bidwell
van Cott
Custom House
Electric Belts Claim Cures For Vigor and Nerve Debility
Advertises an electric belt claiming cures for loss of vigor nervous debility impotence and other ailments. Proclaims immediate effect and urges readers to compare with other belts. lists Rot Elec Appliance Co 10639 Washington St and claims dramatic results without drugs or sleep disruption.
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Rot Tletric Appliance Co
Washington St. Ligure
First Greetings to Dewey and His First Responses
New York reports the steamboat Sandy Hook sighting the Olympia off the Atlantic coast. Admiral Dewey, in undress uniform, bows to cheering passengers as Rear Admiral Sampson boards the Olympia. Dewey says he feels well but tired from nearly two years at sea and glad to be among his people again.
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New York
Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic
the Highlands
Martin
Admiral Dewey
Sandy Hook
Olympia
Dewey
Sampson
President McKinley
Welcome for Dewey Delivers Olympia Visit Plans
New York on September 26 reports Admiral Dewey agreeing to stay aboard the Olympia until Friday morning. A reception subcommittee led by William C Whitney and Levi P Morton met with Dewey after the Olympia’s arrival, confirming plans for a naval celebration honoring the admiral.
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Richard Urcker
Admiral Dewey
Admiral
Olympia
New York
William C. Whitney
Navy
Levi P. Morton
Major van Wyck
van Wyck
Whitney
St. Clair McKelway
Richard Groker
Chauncey M. Depew
William McAdoo
Warren W. Foster
Howard Carrol
Van
City of
Crauncey
Ayrton Depey
Dewey
Richard Croker
Tammany
New York Visit to Admiral Dewey and Harbor Celebrations
Delegation from New York City meets Admiral Dewey aboard his flagship to discuss Friday and Saturday celebrations in his honor. Mayor Van Wyck plans to call Friday at 11 a.m. and the water parade will run from Tompkinsville to Grant's Tomb with harbor illumination and fireworks to follow.
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Downes
Brumby
Admiral Dewey
Lamberton
Cauldwell
The
Olympia
Navy
McAdoo
Dewey
Navy Department
McKelway
City of
New York
Robert A. van Wyck
Naples
Sandy Hook
Tompkinsville
Grant
Dewey Celebration Plans Detailed By City Officials
Admiral Dewey will stay aboard overnight and attend a City Hall reception at 9 AM. A luncheon on the mayor's steamer precedes a march route through Warren Street to Grant's Tomb, with boats provided for crew ashore. Dewey will lead the procession with Mayor Van Wyck, then review the parade at Twenty-Third Street.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Downes
Admiral Dewey
City Hall
McKelway
Warren Street
Vermont
Ommitteemarn McKelway
New York
Boston crowds rush to New York for Admiral Dewey welcome
Thousands from Boston begin their journey to New York to greet Admiral Dewey. Excursion trains run crowded from the Southern terminal and Back Bay stations as travelers hurry to join the metropolis celebration amid heated, anxious chatter about fares and schedules.
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Boston
Admiral Dewey
New York
Southern Terminal
Back Bay
Stonington
Dewey
Metropolis
Dewey To Be Honored In Capitol Ceremony
After talks with the President and Secretary Long, Mr. Allen plans a New York trip to confer with Admiral Dewey about the upcoming national ceremony at the Capitol. The event includes a sword presentation and a formal dinner next Tuesday night. Secretary Long returns from vacation and says Dewey’s future movements are not yet determined.
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Washington
Long
Allen
New York
Admiral Dewey
Capitol
Congress
Alen
Secretary Long
Navy Department
Massachusetts
Woman Run Over by Engine 4 Identified
The woman killed Monday evening as Engine 4 responded to a fire was identified at the morgue as Katherine O Laughliin, 48, of 58 Medford Street Malden. She was en route to a car when struck.
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Malden
Katherine O’laughliin
Medford Street
Powers a death by his own action in Charlestown
William H. Powers aged 43 was found dead in his room on the third floor of 6 Essex Street Charlestown at 7:45 last evening with a bullet wound over his right eye and a revolver in his hand, authorities believe he took his own life.
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William H. Powers
Essex Street
Charlestown
Death by own action at Salvation Army Hotel
A man known as Bill Wilson who registered at the Salvation Army Hotel in Green Street fell ill and died at Massachusetts General Hospital. A bottle labelled Poison was found in his room and authorities believe the death was self-inflicted. The unclaimed body lies at the morgue.
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Salvation Army
Green Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Bill’ Wilson
Willey House Burns in North Conway Fire
Historic Willey house linked to the Mt Willey slide of 1826 burned last Saturday night. Fire blamed on a defective chimney. Property owned by George H Moran, late Dr Samuel Ames estate. occupants were Leonard and Mayo. Loss five dollars.
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North Conway
N. H
Willey
Mt. Willey
George H. Moran
Samuel Aemis
Leonard and
Mayo
Juvenile Arraigned for Rainsford Island Fire
William Havey, about 14, was arraigned in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Aiken on a complaint charging him with involvement in a fire at a Rainsford Island building. Havey was arrested in the North End. Willard Baker received 18 months at the House of Correction for embezzlement. Joseph Collins and John J Flynn, a Spanish war veteran, were sent to the Massachusetts Reformatory for breaking and entering.
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Superior Criminal Court
William Havey
Aiken
Rainsford Island
Havey
North End
Willard
Baker
House of Correction
Joseph Collins
John J. Flynn
Massachusetts Reformatory
Shamrock Yachts Move to Erie Basin Dock in Foul Weather
The Shamrock trials ended as the yacht was towed by James Lawrence to the Erie basin and tied near the dry dock. Weather worsened with rain and a falling barometer delaying final docking. Iselin and Lipton disagree on docking times for the Columbia and other yachts.
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New York
Erie Basin
Sir Thomas
Lipton
Rh. Thomas
Shamrock
James Lawrence
Plymouth
Erin
High Water
C. Oliver Iselin
Peace with the Boers Seen as Likely at Blackpool
London dispatch reports Sir Matthew White Ridley saying peace with the Boers is in sight. He notes suzerainty must not be used to press Transvaal demands and insists Britain will seek redress for Uitlander grievances under the 1881 and 1884 conventions.
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London
Home Department
Matthew White Ridley
Blackpool
New Charter Wins in Somerville Vote
Somerville adopts a new city charter by a landslide 13382 yes to 601 no with 13 blanks. Voters expected a close result, making the outcome a surprise to many observers.
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Somerville
Rebels Routed in Cebu Capture by Ninteen Infantry
Manila Sept 27 Colonel Simon Snyder commander of the Nineteenth Infantry with 517 men has captured the insurgent forts on Cebu island. The insurgents were routed. Americans report one killed and four wounded. Enemy losses believed at forty.
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Manila
Simon Snyder
Nineteenth Infantry
Cebu
Vanderbilt Baby Born In New York To Vanderbilts
A daughter of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Van derbilt was born at their Fifth Avenue town house near midnight. Dr Austin Flint Jr reports both mother and child are doing well. The birth was announced from New York on Sept 26.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Austin Flint, Jr
Fifth Avenue
Boy Saves Life After Overboard Plunge Near Congress Street Bridge
John J. Mahoney four of 163 Charles Street Cambridge fell overboard yesterday afternoon near the Congress Street Bridge. Draw tenders fished him from the water as he sank for the third time. He was taken to Station 6 then City Hospital and is expected to recover.
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John J. Mahoney
Charles Street
Cambridge
Congress Street Bridge
City Hospital
Friction Noted Between United States and Canada
A quoted exchange from Puck highlights ongoing tensions as both nations trade barbs over currency. The joke centers on 10-cent pieces used in cross border sarcasm reflecting broader diplomatic strain.
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United States
Canada
Puck
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Shelbyville
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Thomas
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Colombo
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Tremont Street
Wolcott
Twombly
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Wilson
William MS A
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Cornelius
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