Quarantine Guards Enforce Yellow Fever at Hampton Soldiers Home
Feverish excitement grips Hampton and Newport News as yellow fever cases rise at the National Soldiers Home. A self appointed guard with Winchesters enforces the quarantine while trains halt and a cordon is set around the area.
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Hampton
Old Point
Phoebus
Hamptonians
Winchester Rifles
Chesapeake & Ohio
Newport News
National Soldiers Home
Newport
Soldiers Home
Elizabeth City
Warrick County
Street
Slimpton
Althourh
Seven Americans Killed in Calamba Fight
Sunday's clash at Calamba left seven American troops dead and 20 wounded after a 1,000 rebel force yielded ground. Lieut Love was wounded, an insurgent officer fell, and insurgents fled under American fire. Morong garrison heads to Calamba as insurgents strike Taytay killing friendly natives.
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Manica
Calamba
Lake Road
Wall
Malbar
Weisenberger
Tlst
Wuamilton
Yist
Love
Morong
Taytay
Policeman Pleads Guilty in Grand Larceny Case
New York police officer Thomas F. O'Brien admitted grand larceny in the second degree. He allegedly stole a gold watch a chain and two charms from the body of George T. Rhoads president of Stuyvesant Fire Insurance after Rhoads was killed by an Eighth Avenue streetcar. The items were recovered and traced to O'Brien through a pawn ticket. He faces up to five years in prison.
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Ody
George B. Khouadin
New York
Thomas F. O’brien
O'Brien
George T. Rhoads
Stuyvesant Fire Insurance Company
Eighth Avenue
Rhoads
O'Bren
Mines to close for a year after failed union talks
Penwell Coal Mining Co of Pana Illinois will draw fires beneath boilers at its mines next Monday seal and repaint then lock and close the mines for one year the operators say due to an unsuccessful settlement with the union miners. In other items Filipino actors detained in San Francisco are to be released for travel to Omaha for the exhibit. Army promotions announced in Washington include Koehler Haynes and others rising in artillery and cavalry ranks. In Missouri a wife is arrest ed for the fatal injury of her mining engineer husband found with his head severed, following prior threats and past shootings.
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Pana, Ill
Penwell Coal Mining Co
Pana
Wasuixcrox
Powderly
Immigration Bureau
San Francisco
Omaha
John Thornton
Destructive Hailstorm Ravages North Dakota Wheat Belt
A Monday hailstorm from Tynes to Classton, 12 miles by five, caused total destruction in a premier wheat area. Damage tops a quarter million dollars. Nearby celebrants in Quincy mark the opening of the Burlington road terminals with a large passenger station and rail facilities. Gov. Poyster sends $1000 unspent Nebraska funds for hospital service after telegraph from San Francisco.
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Nlamitron
N. D
Tynes
Cavilier
Hamilton
Classton
Quincy
Burlinton Road
Mississippi River
Quincy Bay
Georgia Governor appeals for mob violence end and law order
Governor Candler calls Georgians to uphold the courts and back speedy justice to curb outbreaks. He warns mob violence endangers peace, protects law abiding citizens including Black families, and urges public sentiment to punish criminals. The message cites arson burglary and rape as crimes to deter.
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Atlanta
Candler
Georgia
Jane
Baltimore Quarantines Ports of Virginia Towns
Dr. Cr Hampson Jones, Baltimore health commissioner, announced a strict quarantine against Newport News Hampton and Old Point Comfort Virginia due to yellow fever. No ships touching at these ports may land passengers and no train travelers from the towns may enter Baltimore. He says he does not fear an outbreak but favors prevention.
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Baltmore
Cr. Hampson Jones
Newport News
Hampton
Old Point Comfort
Suit by Adm. Sampson seeks damages for Spanish prize vessels
In a Supreme Court filing Adm. William T. Sampson sues for libel against the Spanish warship Teresa and captured stores, on behalf of navy personnel from the Santiago engagement of July 3, 1898. The bill seeks a court order to place proceeds from the captured property with the U.S. treasurer, citing the need to uphold law over mob violence and protect Georgia’s reputation.
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Wasuinatron
Adm
Wm. T. Sampson
Supreme Court of the District
Marie Teresa
United States Navy
United States Naval Force
Santiago
Sampson
United States
Treasury balances and rail control in brief telegraph items
Monday’s treasury report shows available cash of 280 440 416 dollars and gold reserves of 245 118 668 dollars. A Cheyenne dispatch says Union Pacific has secured control of a new Wyoming railroad. Eliza Sanford dies at 84 in Montclair New Jersey. The Irish agricultural and instruction bill passes its second reading in the Lords. The food and drugs bill is adopted. Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague dies near Washington at 69. A five percent dividend is declared for creditors of Portsmouth national bank. Six killed and two injured by a boiler explosion in Big Prairie township Michigan. The Dixon Santry boxing match in St. Louis postponed due to police. Sir Philip Manfield, former Northampton mayor and MP, dies at 80. Edwin Could joins Diamond Match Co. board. Admiral Dewey at Trieste awaiting sail. Frank Curran held for grand jury in New York. Lister Agricultural Chemical works to join fertilizer trust. U S state dept protests expulsion from Guatemala of J B Richards.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Railway Co
Wyoming Railroad
Eliza Sanford
Montclair
N. J
House of Lords
Kate Chase Spracue
Sprague
Rhode Island
Salmon P. Chase
Washington
National Bank of Portsmouth
Big Prairie
White Cloud
Mich
Philip Manfield
Northampton
Sand
Edwin Could
New York
Diamond Match Co
Chicago
Adm
Dewey
Hotel de la Ville
Trieste
Olympia
Frank J. Curran
Second Avenue
Lister Agricultural Chemical Works
Newark
Fertilizer Trust
Lister Company
Department of State
United States
Slanter
Guatemal City
Guatemala
J. B. Richards
Senator Fairbanks Blocks Depot Move in Indiana
Inpra Anxavouss Ind Aug 1 Senator Fairbanks prevented removing the clothing depot from Jeffersonville to Philadelphia for a second time He argues the move shows favoritism in depot location and seeks to block the transfer.
Baseball results and a fire at Acton camp meeting grounds
The day saw wins by Washington Pittsburgh Louisville and Cincinnati with several games postponed due to wet grounds. A serious fire at Acton camp meeting grounds near Indiana destroyed five cottages and damaged eight other buildings after adjoining structures were razed to stop the spread.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Cincinnati
Inpranxavoris
Ind
Acton Camp Meeting Grounds
Here
Joliet prison guards deny dum dum bullet claim
Dispatches to the governor’s office from Sprixarieto report rumors that Joliet’s Northern penitentiary guards were armed with Mauser rifles and dum dum bullets. Col. J. Mack Tanner said there is no truth. arms have not changed and the dum dum bullet claim is ridiculous. Also, delegates to the tenth anniversary Young People’s Christian Union convention arrive in Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh.
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Sprixarieto
Ill
Joliet
Col. J. Mack Tanner
Young People's Christian Union
Pittspurgh
Young People’s Christian Union
United Presbyterian Church
Duquesne Garden
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat Trends
Cincinnati markets show flour and wheat prices with varied grades and futures. Chicago drafts July and September wheat, July corn and oats with prices and futures figures across multiple contract months.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
His War: Record a Husband Who Lied to His Wife About It
A husband admits deceit about a supposed wartime affair, affecting his marriage. The admission centers on his concealment of details about wartime experiences and the impact on trust within the household.
Liar's Tale of Civil War Heroism Tests Marriage
A man recounts how a youthful lie about Civil War service boosted his wife's regard, leading to a cascade of pretensions. He admits fabricating two years of service, an injury, and rising from private to captain to enchant his bride, with the deception spreading to many others.
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George
Lying Veterans and the War Record Frauds
In a humorous reminiscence four men recount how wives and pride fueled false war records. A wounded hero image spawns lies, mortgage plots, and wary bravado as they confess perpetual deception and fear of exposure.
Birth Rate Ranking of European Countries Revealed
Signor Bodis, Italian statistician, publishes tables showing Europe by birth rate. Russia leads, France and Ireland have the smallest percentages, with Hungary Servia Roumania Austria and the German Empire following in order.
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Signor Bodis
Europe
Russia
Hungary
Servia
Roumania
Austria
German Empire
Italy
Spain
Finland
Portugal
Holland
England and Wales
Scotland
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Greece
France
Ireland
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