Five Deaths and Yellow Fever Crisis Report From New Orleans
New Orleans reports five new yellow fever deaths on Monday all five with Italian names. Five deaths occurred in the emergency hospital and one new case appeared in Morgan City after an Italian left town. Life insurance firms in the north and east continue writing policies but remain alert to the outbreak. Panama Canal commission notes Stella Cortelyou’s death from yellow fever and a recovery by D. Lively.
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New Orleans
New
Morgan City
Tarleton
St. Mars Parish
Janvier
Souchon
Wilmot
Southern Pacific Railroad
Washington
Panms Canal Commission
Magoon
Stella Cortelyou
Muscotah
Kan
Panama
D. ©. Lively
Five El Cid crewmen placed in quarantine on Hoffman Island
Five members of the crew of the freight steamer El Cid, arriving from Galveston, were removed from the ship at quarantine and taken to Hoffman Island for inspection due to elevated temperatures. The vessel was released after the precaution.
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New York
Galveston
Hoffman Island
Sailors From Atheniana Quarantined In Color Harbor
Five crew members of the steamer Atheniana from Color were brought ashore to the inspection hospital in Santiago. One sailor later showed positive symptoms of yellow fever, signaling a potential spread concern for the harbor and port health authorities.
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Santiago
Arkansas Declares Statewide Yellow Fever Quarantine
Little Rock reports Aug 1 as the Arkansas state board of health issues a quarantine for the state against all places where yellow fever exists. The action aims to curb spread and protect public health across communities.
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Little Rock
Arkansas State Board of Health
Swift & Co Packing House Fire Damages $250,000
Fire at Swift and Co packing house in St Joseph Missouri started at 1 a m in beef beds and spread rapidly. By 1 40 a m the blaze was under control with an estimated loss of $250,000.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Swift & Co
Mrs Ide Longstreet Injured in Riding Accident
Gainesville Georgia August 1 Mrs Ide Longstreet widow of the Confederate general was thrown from her horse. Her foot caught in the stirrup and she was dragged for a distance before the horse stopped. Her right arm is broken and she has serious bruises.
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Gainesville
Ide Longstreet
Mosquitoes Spread Yellow Fever Campaign Expands
Thousands of circulars from New Orleans outline Dr. J. H. White’s stance that yellow fever cannot be carried by freight. Doctors, nurses, and volunteers respond as health officials stress mosquito transmission control plus disinfection of trains and boats across Louisiana and neighboring states.
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New Orleans
South
J. H. White
Marine Hospital Service
White
Kohnke
Board of Trade
Beverly Warner
United States
Cohen
Blanchard
Pass Christian
Miss
Utica
Charles Lebaron
Lumberton
City Board of Health
Canal Street
State Board of Health
Tabor
Texas
Louisiana
Dr. Tabor
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Edward Hall
G. S. Parker
A. W. Wilkerson
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WIL & Clark
Yellowstone National Park
GIN Insurance
Bryan
Oliver Typewriter
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Itallar
Marshall
Tex
Shreveport
Bryanice
Stevenson Machine
Vinci
EF. J. Jenkins
Buchanan
Ss. W. Buchanan
Bryan Steam Laundry
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