Fifty New Cases and Seven Deaths in Memphis Epidemic
Daily report from Memphis on Aug 11 shows 34 city cases and 11 outside, plus six deaths and one since 6 o'clock. Names listed include Whites and Colored residents with ages and street addresses. Total city cases to date reach 415 and deaths 107. Civil orders and local groups report ongoing sickness and sporadic incidents related to the fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con. Mulbrandon
de Soto Street
J. T. Hasting
Washington and
Second Street
Thos. Downey
Jones Avenue
W. Dolan
Hill Street
J. Dolan
Lizzie Maskey
Winchester Avenue
Adolphus Williams
Dunlap Street
Mary Densold
Hawley and
Ross Avenues
Andrew Helton
City Hospital
Lorentz Ballis
Bull Run
Poplar Street
Ed. Schloss
Poplar
Emma Weiss
Ross Avenue
Johanna Ostmann
Fritz Ostmann
Rose Avenue
Henry Ruschaupt
Dunlap Avenue
Edward Mayes
Elvira Wells
Carroll Avenue
Sue Cowens
Madison
Mary Thomas
Washington
Charles Green
Callie Coffin
de Sota
Lula Thornton
Hernanna
G. W
Hernanda
Mary Block
Pontotoc
Mary Wright
South
James Schools
Corner Vance
St. Martin
Robert Hollaner
Hawley
Jeannie Green
Lizzie Dolan
Hill
Henry Morris
Caroline Jackson
Beal
J. H. Ridley
Alabama
Chas. Green
U. W
He K
H. Order
James B. Cook
W. B. Glesson
Order
Knights of Honor
Rehkoff
Christopher Lutz
Lizzie Kressen
Mary Getz
F. H. Finnie, Jr
Dolans
Capt. Dolan
Fire Department
Ouachita Belle
Porter
Odd Fellows’ Relief Committee
Sanitary officials to meet Cairo to prevent fever spread
President Plunkett of the Sanitary Council of the Mississippi Valley says the Executive Committee will meet the National Board of Health at Cairo next Friday to discuss precautionary means to stop yellow fever leaving Memphis. The Tennessee State Board of Health reviewed outbreak measures including depopulation isolation and disinfection and adopted steps to prevent further spread.
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Nashville
Tenn
Plunkett
Sanitary Council of the
Mississippi Valley
National Board of Health
Cairo
Memphis
Tennessee State Board of Health
Yellow fever case reported in Louisville doctor
A young physician Edward Morman contracted yellow fever and was moved to the yellow fever hospital. He had traveled through river districts, recently arriving from Brandenberg on a river packet. The illness is mild and recovery is expected after immediate disinfection of the home.
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Louisville
Edward Morman
Morman
Brandenberg
Yellow fever suspicion leads to quarantine in St. Louis
Mrs Boland of Memphis and her two children were brought to a quarantine hospital after falling ill with suspected yellow fever during a three week stay in St. Louis.
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Or. Louis
Boland
Memphis
Fever Deaths Fall in Havana as Yellow Fever Declines
Havana reports ninety three deaths from yellow fever in the last week, down forty from the prior week, reflecting ongoing decline in the epidemic and its toll on the city.
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Havana
A New Disease Among Horses in Indiana
Special Dispatch reports a peculiar horse illness spreading in Shelby County Indiana. Affected animals stiffen, joints lock, muscles fail, and horses collapse. several horses die. The disease confounds veterinarians and has resisted treatment.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Shelbyville
Ind
Kartes Arciacag
Adjutant General Commissioned 17th O. N. G. Officers
In Columbus on August 11 the Adjutant General commissioned several officers for the 17th Regiment Ohio National Guard. E W Cross becomes a captain, C F Bigelow a second lieutenant in Co G Newark W E Gosser is a first lieutenant, J E Tingle a second lieutenant in Co F Cleveland.
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Cincinnati Gazette
CoLumbus
Adjutant General
E. W. Cross
C.F. Bigelow
17Th Regiment
Newark
W. E. Gosser
J. E. Tingle
17Th Listen
Ono
Pendleton Plans Campaign Start After September First
Senator Pendleton meets with Frank McKinney and the Democratic committee in Columbus and hints his first campaign speech may come after September 1. He discusses Thurman’s stance, Hamilton County's contest, and German hard money Democrats. He favors Democratic prospects in Ohio but speaks with hopeful caution. Pendleton departs for home as Dennison opens campaigning in Zanesville on the 20th.
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Pendleton
Columbus
Cincinnati Gazette
Columnus
George H. Pendleton
Frank McKinney
Democratic Committee
Thurman
Gen
Ewing
Hamilton County
Democratic Party
Gen. Ewing
Mr. Pendleton
One Ten
Dennison
Zanesville
Democracy and Ewing rally despite harsh speech in Delaware
The Delaware coverage notes large attendance aided by favorable weather and advertising. It details Mr. Foster being praised by Black voters while accusations of soft soap rhetoric and insults mark the campaign. It lists nominees for Representative and other offices and criticizes Senator Ewing’s remarks as unfounded. A Marion county Republican senatorial convention is announced for Aug 13 with several named candidates.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Delaware
Democracy
Ewing
Mr. Foster
Alexander Austin
Or. D. Harr
Dan. L. Flanigan
John Shea
South
Congress
Cincinnati
United States
Newport
Covington
Ohio
Sherman
Foster
Marion
Court House
Hardin
Union
Logan
Marion County
S. D. Bates
F. W. Baptist Church
This City
John Bain
Montgomery Township
O. W. Weeks
T. C. Bowen
Senate
Sprague
Senator Blaine
Don Cameron
Blaine
War of Bohl and Warner intensifies at Marietta primaries
Special Correspondent reports a fierce Democratic primary in Marietta with Bohl supporters and Warner backers clashing across wards. The Second Ward sees strong anti-Bohl sentiment as factions clash over nominee selection and party control, while Republicans hope for county gains. Old Democrats show rising support, and financial policy plus Confederate-era conduct in Congress are cited as shaping the mood.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Marietta
Warner
Richardson
Bartlett
Democratic Party
Bohl
Congress
A River Straw. Vote on Clifton steamer down trip
On August 9 during a down trip of the steamer Clifton Foster led with 52 votes to 15 for Ewing. The tally excludes officers and women aboard the boat.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Clifton
Foster
Ewing
Fan
Obituaries and Death Notices from Aug 11
Multiple notices report deaths of William Adams 76 and David S. Stucker Auditor of Orange County aged older citizens. John Hughes 84 and James H. Foland Hamilton County Treasurer died after lingering illness. Short notices mention cholera morbus and consumption with local funeral times and churches.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Cosnocron, O
Wm. Adams
Dtophattit
Concinnati Gazette
Paput
David
Stucker
Orange County
Indiana
Makton, CO
John Hughes
Aoe
Presbyterian Chu
Noblesville, Inc
James H. Foland
Hamilton County
Ex-Governor Sprague Confronts Senator Conkling in Rhode Island
Narragansett August incident reports ex governor Sprague ordering guests to leave his mansion. A confrontation with Senator Roscoe Conkling at Billington’s restaurant ends with threats and insults. Observers note Sprague’s alleged drunken jealousy over Mrs Sprague and Conkling, amid broader Washington scandal talk.
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Roscoe
Lamar
Cincinnati Gazette
Narragansett Pier
Sprague
Providence
Conkling
Billington’s
Governor
Washington
Salmon P. Chase
Indal
New York
Ex-Governor Sprague and Senator Conkling in Narragansett Pier
Long narrative recounts a confrontation at Sprague home and a subsequent tense scene on the Narragansett Pier. It details Sprague ordering Conkling off the premises, the public gallery intrigue, and persistent rumors of a liaison with Mrs Sprague. The piece notes political scandal and social sauciness surrounding the pair.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New York
Narragansett Pier
Senator Conkling
Sprague
Piazza
Conkling
Mrs. Sprague
Billington’s
Are
Mr. Conkling
Mr. Sprague
Washigton Society
Miss Conkling
Society of
National Capital
Mrs Sprague
Senate
Utica
New York Sun
Associated Press Telegram
Priter Meneany
Intimacy of Conkling and Mrs Sprague Reported
Washington dispatch from the Chicago Times describes the early stage of Senator Conkling and Mrs Sprague's relationship noting initial restrained attentions. The scandal emerged about two years ago with their frequent appearances at dinners and public events.
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Senator Conkling
Mrs. Sprague
Washington
Chicago Times
Conkling
Khedive’s Visit to Stamboul and Global Coinage Talks
Reports from Aug 11 outline a wide range of foreign affairs. Potential retirement of Austro-Hungarian premier Andrassy, Germany’s coinage debates, and Franco Austrian relations feature among dispatches. News cover Berlin letters on Nihilists in Russia, the double standard coinage, and the Pope Emperor William talks.
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London
Pesther Lloyd
Count Andrassy
Buda
Xie Lonphon
Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Bern
Roumania
Germany
Lonpoy
Post
Berlin
Itig
Viena
Austria
Gastein
House of Commons
Beri
United States
Paris
The
Patrie
Count de Chambord
Maprip
Correo Militar
Ceuta
Africa
Gibraltar
Standard
St. Petersburg
Russia
France
Nancy
Belforte
M. Lambert
Department of Ardennes
Charleville
Telegraph
Kovno
Grodno
Bielostok
Gonetz
Rome
William
United States Bonds Being Shipped Home From London
London reports large amounts of United States funded bonds taken up for shipment to New York. Also noted are Mackenzie’s West African expedition arrival at Cape Juby, Mersey floods causing crop damage, Para Brazil revolt over relief stoppage, Austrian rail tunnel plan, Montreal banking scare fading, Rio gold loan uptake, Algeria harvest deficit, German bank specie drop, Great Western Railway fusion talks, and repaired Anglo American cable.
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London
the Times
United States
New York
Donald Mackenzie
Cape Juby
Loxpon
Lancashire
Cheshire
Mersey
Para
Brazil
Vienna
Arlberg
Montreal
Stock Exchange
Rio Janeiro
Bank of England
America
Algeria
Ber
Imperial Bank of Germany
Manchester
Great Western Railway of Canada
Great Western Road
Grand Trunk Company
Anglo-American Company
International Code Congress Opens in London and Other Distant News
Reports from London and other capitals detail openings of the International Code Congress with welcome remarks by the London host and an inaugural address by Sir Robert Phillimore. Meanwhile, items from Lonpoy and Calcutta describe a Danube flotilla delay, the Khedive cutting civil lists, a British fleet move, and cholera cases in Candahar.
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London
Bonseayor
Robert Joseph Phillimore
Lonpoy
Standard
Vienna
Odessa
Rusichuk
Alexandria
Times
Constantinople
Mitylene
Archipelago
Calcutta
Candahar
Assaults on Felix Quander Return to Virginia Reported
Washington dispatches detail Felix Quander the colored resident wounded in earlier Virginia mob violence. After medical treatment in Washington he returned to Virginia and, while entering Alexandria, was fired upon, fled into a creek, was captured and jailed in Fairfax County on charges tied to a Constable shooting during Quander’s own medical absence. Senator Beck visits the President then departs for Newport and Providence for recreation and duties. The Cincinnati Post Office matter is not under consideration, per the President.
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Conkiing
Senate
Conkling
Matt
Carpenter
Conklin
Sprague
Lamar Conkling
Mr. Conkling
Lamar
Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
Felix Quander
Virginia
Alexandria
Fairfax County
Quander
Beck
Newport
Providence
Senate Committee
Cincinnati Poat
Cincinnati Post Office
President appoints Richard ener Reg ister at Central City Land Office
The President appoints Richard ener Reg ister of the Land Office in Central City Colorado. The U S Minister in Monrovia Liberia reports several tribes formerly thought to belong to Liberia have seceded. They issue a manifesto declaring protection under England and appealing for her aid in difficulties.
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Richard Ener Register
Central City
Colorado
United States
Monrovia
Liberia
England
Successful Surgical Operation for Crossed Eye in Cincinnati
Isaac Gotthelf of Vicksburg Mississippi, a jeweler, suffered cross eyes since childhood. He traveled to Cincinnati and underwent a rapid, painless procedure by Dr Aborn at 215 West Fourth Street, reportedly restoring perfect eye alignment without pain. He stayed at Hunt's Hotel and praised the scientific skill of the operation.
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Aborn Institute
W. Fourth St
Cincinnati
Aborn
West Fourth Street
Vicksburg
Miss
Hunt's
Isaac Gotthelf
Messrs
Hirsh& Loewenstein
West Front Street
Surgical Tumor Removal by Dr Aborn Heals Miss Malthie
Miss Marie Malthie of Springboro Ohio sought treatment from Dr Aborn for a bed tumor near the eye. The operation lasted seconds without pain or bleeding and she returned home cured.
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Cincinnati
Marie Malthie
Springboro
Ohio
Aborn
Aalathp
Dr Aborn Eye and Ear Specialist Ad
Dr Aborn offers eye and ear care along with catarrh throat and lung treatment. Address provided with an 8 cent stamp for inquiries.
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DR. Aborn
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