Yellow Fever Toll Rises Across Pelican State Parishes
New Orleans reports 44 new cases and 1600 total cases of yellow fever up to Thursday evening, with 7 new deaths and 226 total deaths. Emergency hospital and detention camp planned at McDonough school, while infections spread to Assumption Iberville St. Charles and East Carroll parishes and Mississippi City.
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New Orleans
Specia
Surgeon White
Behrman
McDonough Public School
North Rampart Street
Patterson
Assumption Parish
Amelia
Chase
State Board
Leesville
Rudolf
Texans Limit Entry To Detention Camps To Texas Citizens
Beaumont reports the Texas health department plans to admit only Texas citizens to detention camps, excluding natives from Louisiana or other infected states. The move aims to cut costs as camps require funding. Vicksburg, Mississippi to quarantine from Aug 28 due to yellow fever spread from Lake Providence. A body with a silver ring was found in the Rio Grande near Carrizo, Zapata County.
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Louisiana
Beaumont
State Health Department
Texas
Vicksburg
Miss
Lake Providence
Hicks
Laredo
Rio Grande
Carrizzo
Zapata County
Russia Refuses Indemnity or Territory Cession to Japan
St. Petersburg report states Russia will not pay Japan any indemnity and will not cede territory. The foreign minister Count Lamsdorff authorized Reuters to publish the official stance in formal terms.
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Japan
St. Petersburg
Reuter
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
Roosevelt seeks arbitration on Sakhalin by board or commission
President Roosevelt pursues steps to salvage the peace conference. He reportedly favors final arbitration through a board or commission to settle the Sakhalin question, signaling a move toward formal arbitration after sending a long message to M. Witte.
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Board of Commission
Sakhalin
Portsmouth
N. H
Roosevelt
M. Witte
Japanese Transport Kinjo Sunk In Inland Sea Collision
A collision between the Japanese transport Kinjo and the British steamer Baralong on August 22 in the Inland Sea resulted in the sinking of the Kinjo and the drowning of 127 invalided Japanese soldiers.
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Tokio
Kinjo
Western Pacific stock to rise from fifty to seventy five million
Stockholders in San Francisco voted to increase Western Pacific railroad capital from 50 million to 75 million dollars. W J Bartnett and J F Vail held proxies for George J Gould and others. Bartnett is vp and chief counsel. Vail is chief counsel for the Gould Denver and Rio Grande system. New York bankers who underwrote the latest bond issue were present. Grading contracts will be let within days.
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San Francisco
Western Pacific Railroad
W. J. Bartnett
J. F. Vail
Denver
George J. Gould
Mr. Bartnett
Mr. Vail
Goulds
Denver and Rio Grande
New York
Looting and Massacre Hits Lihovia Village Fair
A crowd of peasants attacked merchants at a village fair in Lihovia Verdneprovsk district. After plundering goods the mob mutilated several merchants by pricking out eyes and cutting ears. The village was left devastated as Cos sacks arrived too late.
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Odessa
Lihovia
Verdneprovsk
Nine Drowned in Colorado Canyon Flood
A cloudburst near Rhode canyon Friday night turned the normally dry gulch into a raging torrent that swept Berwind and Tabasco, wiping out property worth hundreds of thousands. At least nine people are known to have drowned. losses affect Colorado Fuel and Iron and Colorado Southern Railway.
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Trinidad
Colo
Rhode Canyon
Berwind
Tabasco
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Colorado Southern Railway Company
Mitovil Captures Light-Weight South Title in Galveston
William Mitovil of Galveston defeated Houston’s Harry Jordan in a best two of three falls wrestling match for the light-weight South championship. Mitovil won in four and three minutes, in a side bet of fifty dollars a side. Mitovil weighed 144 pounds and Jordan 124.
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Mitovil
Galveston
William Mitovil
This City
Harry Jordan
Houston
South
Jordan
Great Gusher Near Ansela Butte Spouts Over 100 Feet
Lafayette La Aug 25 A first class gusher came in at Ansela Butte spurts a stream over 100 feet high.
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Lafayette
Ansela Butte
Twenty Innings Battle: Chicago Beats Philadelphia 2 to 1
In a rare twenty inning game at Philadelphia’s Quaker City, Chicago tops Philadelphia 2 to 1 after both sides fail to score until the 13th. Other results include St. Louis 4 Brooklyn 0 and New York 8 Cincinnati 0 with further scores in Texas League action: Dallas 2 Fort Worth 0 and Temple 2 Waco 1.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Quaker City
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Boston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Temple
Waco
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Batavia
Hunnicutt’s Stable
Cessor
McCorquodale
Feed and Sale
J. Wi. Aunnicutt
Prop
Nae Road
Mou
Colorado
Lewis & Clarke
National Park
Wes
Pelican State
A. F. Redigar
Western Pacific Railway Capital Stock Nettheater
Bryanice
Stevenson Machine
Bryan
F. J. Jenkins
Buchanan
Ss. W. Buchanan
GIN Insurance
Oliver Typewriter
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Bryan Steam Laundry
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