Marine Surgeons Assume Control In New Orleans Yellow Fever Fight
Official daily report shows 32 new cases bringing total to 665 and 8 deaths raising total deaths to 113 with 4 new deaths. Dr J B White leads the effort under Roosevelt administration with the Marine Hospital Service directing the scientific campaign to end yellow fever before frost. Citizens’ committee receives steady subscriptions as Janvier pledges state aid and Governor Blanchard expected to back a Louisiana contribution of at least 50000.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital Service
Roosevelt
J. B. White
Chairman Janvier
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens
Janvier
Blanchard
Louisiana
Ogre
Tiverton Star at Boston Match Race
New York owner A B Gwathmey remains confident Tiverton can run with any trotter after Boston events. Tiverton showed speed despite a slight injury and a lame heat, with Gwathmey pledging to match him against stars like Lou Dillon and Major Delmar.
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New York
Tiverton
Boston
A. B. Gwathmer
Ox Tiverton
Mr. Gwathmer
Gwathmey
Lou Dillon
Major Delmar
Eer
Sheet Metal Workers Convention Opens in Washington
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gather in Washington for the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance opening. Reports indicate near doubling of membership since the last convention and widespread employer agreements in major cities.
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Sheet Metal Workers IN
Washington
United States
Canada
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers’ International Alliance
Taft Party to Attend Manila State Reception
Secretary Taft and Mrs. Alice Roosevelt travel with a congressional party in the Philippines and will join a state reception tonight hosted by Governor General Luke Wright. The gathering includes official society members and distinguished guests invited to meet the party.
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Taft Party
Manila
Taft
Mis
Alice Roosevelt
Congressional Party
Philippine Islands
Luke Wright
Wyoming Weather Weekly Forecast Snapshot
Weather brief for Palr covering Tuesday and Wednesday with highs around 83 and lows near 42. Data drawn from local observations. director listed as Anne Bectian.
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Yoster Um
Anne
Bectian
Hoboken Dock Fire Threatens Waterfront Loss
A Hoboken fire wrecked the Delaware Lackawanna and Western terminal, seized two ferries, and endangered Hamburg American and North German Lloyd docks. Damage is estimated between 400000 and 500000 dollars with no lives reported, and the blaze was under control by 1 AM.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Hoboken
N. J
Hamburg American
Lloyd Steamship
Lackawanna
New Jersey
Wanda
Duke
Fie
Public Service Corporation
Fifteenth Annual Eastern Championship Opens at Longwood
Longwood Mass August 7 kickoff of the fifteenth annual lawn tennis eastern championship at Longwood Cricket Club under the National Lawn Tennis Association. A handicap event and the usual consolation singles are on the schedule. The event was delayed to allow the US Davis Cup team members to return from England to compete.
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Longwood
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
National Lawn Tennis Association
United States
England
International Society Link Formed at Geneva Conference
Scientists from Germany, England, France, Italy and America met in Geneva invited by Swiss anatomists to found an International Association of Anatoms. The three day conference aims to establish a global network for anatomical research and collaboration.
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International Society
Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
England
France
Italy
America
International Association of Anatomss
Live Stock Markets Report From Omaha and Chicago
Omaha receipts 4 200 cattle market steady with varied classes priced from 1.75 to 5.40 per hundredweight and sheep at 3.90 to 6.60 for lambs. Chicago arrivals about 18 000 cattle and 25 000 sheep with steers mostly 4 26 to 6.00 and hogs 1.76 to 2.75, indicating broad market movement across major markets.
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Omaha
Texas Atovra
Chicago
Moniger
Bheop
Bane
Russians Press Japanese On Several Fronts in Manchuria
A dispatch from St. Petersburg reports August 2 and 3 actions as Russian forces near Nanchencheone Suisiluchua and Nandunchensi force Japanese retreat to fortifications. Manchuria reports 430 000 infantry and 1600 guns assembled, with Japanese Hasgawa detachment in Korea and unknown destination detachment. Weather favorable with roads drying. Russians fortify Amur river mouth. mixed division sent to Nicolaisek and channels mined.
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St. Petersburg
Limevitch
Nanchencheone
Suisiluchua
Nandunchensi
Taogan
Linevitech
Castries
Lidiapudze
Manchuria
Hasgawa
Korea
Amur
Habalovak
Nicolaisek
Curfew for Mothers Proposed Before Children
Grand Rapids Mayor Hensler declines support for a children curfew law until a curfew law for mothers is considered. He quips that if curfew bells rang at home, children would stay indoors. he urges mothers to keep homes pleasant and engage their children.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hensler
Motor Cyclists Meet Opens in Waltham with International Hope
One of the largest motorcycle meets in the country opened in Waltham Massachusetts today and runs through Saturday. Cycle clubs from England France Germany and Belgium participate. Tours will visit points of interest in New England after the road and obstruction races, the meet’s main events.
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Waltham
Mass
Mis Country
Bag
France
Germany
Belgium
New England
La Follette to resign as governor for U S Senate seat
Madson Wisconsin August 7 an official but unofficial announcement states that Governor La Follette will quit the governorship in early September to become United States Senator in October.
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LA Follette
Madson
Wis
Washington
United States
Teamsters Convention Debates Chicago Strike Impact
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters held its third annual convention in Philadelphia with strong turnout from local unions across the U S and Canada. The Chicago strike was identified as the most significant issue to be addressed at the gathering.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States
Canada
Metal Markets Report Lead and Copper Steady
New York aug 7 gilver 69 1 5 lead and copper were steady and unchanged as trading paused for the day. Local exchange and commodity desks noted little movement across metals with no major price shifts reported.
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New York
Gilver
Japanese Members Nearing the Town
Sergius Witte, senior member of the Russian peace commission, arrived in Portsmouth by rail from Boston at 11:15 p m. A wireless message said the dispatch boat Dolphin with the Japanese representatives was off Cape Cod seventy five miles distant at dark.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Sergius Witte
Boston
Portsmouth Mavy Yard
Dolphin
Cape Cod
Russian Paper Discusses American Alliance Plea
The Aug 7 Novoe Vremya reprint of 1869 by Alexander Herzen advocates Russo American alliance. The piece is viewed as semi official and welcomed by the government as Russia moves toward a general assembly. Herzen died Jan 21 1870 in Paris after exile.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremyn
Alexander Heytzen
Russia
Hertzen
Paris
London
Kolokol
Northwestern buys right of way from Rapid City road
Sioux City August 7 Northwestern railroad confirmed it purchased the right of way of the Rapid City Missouri River and St Paul line. Eighteen miles of grade were built during the Dakota and Wyoming railway excitement from Rapid City to Spring Creek. Rapid City stockholders who feared loss now receive 40000 dollars for their grade and right of way to the Cheyenne river, completing a link in the Northwestern Pierre and Rapid City line.
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Sioux City
Northwestern Railroad
Rapid City
Missouri River
St. Paul
Dakota and Wyoming Railway
Spring Creek
Cheyenne River
Northwestern
Pierre, & P
Cleveland and Morton confer on Equitable board
Former President Grover Cleveland met with President Morton of the Equitable Life Assurance society in New York to discuss appointing directors to fill vacancies. The outcome of the talk was not announced. A separate Syracuse gathering addressed a grocery boycott issue and retailer sentiment against cutting off manufacturer sales to retailers.
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Cleveland
Morton
Equitable
New York
Grover Cleveland
New Hampshire
John G. Carlisle
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Syracuse
N. Y
Bhaw Takes Stage as Keynote Speaker at Roanoke Convention
Secretary Bhaw, in high demand as a speaker, leaves for Roanoke Virginia to address the Republican state convention tomorrow. He is expected to energize delegates and outline key policy positions.
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Washington
Aug. T
Bhaw
Roanoke
Bakers Riot In New York Strikes Loom Across Nation
Orders were issued by J J McNamara for a general strike against the American Bridge company from Maine to California. An estimated 15 000 to 20 000 bridge and structural iron workers may quit, affecting thousands of building trades.
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Cleveland
the Plain Dealer
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
J. J. McNamara
American Bridge Company
Maine
California
Rioting Hebrew Bakers Tie Up Police on East Side
Striking Hebrew bakers on New York's lower East Side clash with police throughout the day as they press for non union workers to join them. A mediation offer is rejected amid wild street disorder at strike headquarters. Also noted is the Amateur Golf Championship in Chicago with a national tournament at Wheaton Links this week and a 36 hole format leading to finals.
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New York
Lower East Side
Gren
Chicago
United States Golf Association
Wheaton Links
Whigham
Seward Alaska Connected by Telegraphic Cable
Seward Alaska gains telegraphic link with the outside world as the Seward Valdez cable completes. Government now has about 2300 miles of cable in Alaskan waters.
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Seward
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Seward-Valdez
Alaskan
Man Frozen by Despair After Court Jump
Michael Conrey, sentenced in New York to three months for attempting to kiss a woman, leapt from a third story window of the Brooklyn court of special sessions. He fractured his skull and suffered internal injuries likely to cause death, according to reports.
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New York
Michael Conrey
Brooklyn Court of Special Sessions
Seventh International Congress on Cheap Dwellings Opens
The Seventh International Congress on cheap dwellings opened in Liege Belgium with two U S delegates attending by invitation of the Belgian government.
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Liege
Belgium
United States
London Old Boys Reunion Opens Centennial Week
London Ontario hosts a gathering of London Old Boys for a centennial celebration of the city. The reunion, spanning the week, highlights London as the originator of old boy reunions now held across America.
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London
Indian lands opened for settlement in Minnesota
Washington August 7 by directors for Secretary of the Interior Mitchcock 37800 acres of Indian lands in Minnesota were opened today to settlement. The lands are partly in the Fond du Lac Red Lake White Earth and Chippewa of Minnesota reservations.
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Washington
the Interilor
Mitchcock
Minnesote
Fondu Las
Red Lake
White Earth
Chippewa
Minnesita
Conditions on Roads Show Improvement
In Paul Minnesota on August 7 rumors spread that arbitration talks on the telegraphers strike were started by the Northwestern Farmers Exchange and Merchants Association along major rail lines. No official action is noted, and local lines show material improvement while telegraphers' leader Mr Hill may move to end the strike after reaching St Paul. In Missoula Montana the Rocky Mountain division faces serious strike conditions with wires broken and Missoula nearly isolated.
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Paul
Minn
Northwestern Farmers’Exchange and Merchants’ Association
Ines
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Perham
Telegraphers
Hill
Boiled explosion at saw mill kills three near Del Rio Tenn
A boiler blast at a saw mill owned by T. J. Salts & company near Del Rio Tenn killed three men and injured seven, with one death certain. Fifteen workers were in the boiler room when the explosion occurred as a rainstorm drove lumbermen to seek shelter. Victims named Herman Tistler Frank Plate Joe Turner Merritt Burgy critically injured. Turner's body was blown about 150 yards.
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Knoxville
del Rio
Cooke County
Tenn
T. J. Salts & Company
Herman Tistler
Frank Plate
Joe Turner
Merritt Burgy
Turner
Steamer Sunshine Sinks as Passengers Escape at Broad Ripple
The excursion steamboat Sunshine sank at Broad Ripple Park ten miles from Indianapolis with 180 aboard. Overweighting caused her to capsize and the superstructure broke away. All passengers were rescued by a launch and smaller boats, with some clinging to upper decks until ashore.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sunshine
Broad Ripple Park
Canon City Bank Goes Into Liquidation
Canon City Savings bank shut down today after failing to meet obligations. A $1,200 note presented for payment sparked the action. Liabilities total about $32,000 with assets near the same, securing creditors at least 75 to 85 percent. Deposits amount to $28,000.
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Canon City Bank
Pueblo
Canon City
Canon City Savings Bank
Baseball scores from Western and American leagues
Western League results include St Joseph 2 Pueblo 1 Sioux City 3 Des Moines 0 Omaha 1 Denver 0. In the American League Philadelphia 3 Detroit 9 Koawton 4 Cleveland 8 Washington 0 Chicago 7. First game Pittsburg 0 Boston 0. Second game Pittsburg 0 Boston 2 Cincinnati 18 Philadelphia 7 Chicago 4 New York 0 American Association Louisville 5 Minneapolis 2 Columbus 15 Kansas City 8 Indianapolis 9 81 Paul 4 Toledo 0 Milwaukee 4.
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St. Joseph
Pueblo
Sioux City
Des Moines
Omaha
Denver
Philadelphia
Detroit
Koawton
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
American Association
Loulaville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
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Blaze
Mikado
Witte
Shaw
Hebrew “Bakers
Northwestern Farmers’ Exchange
Hill A& Mediator
National League
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