Fever Epidemic in New Orleans Eases as Quarantine Looms
Yellow fever reports in New Orleans show several convalescents and improving conditions while Dr. Tabor orders a statewide Louisiana quarantine. Texas towns then halt nonessential traffic, with freight restrictions debated. Marine Hospital Service officials stress fever spreads only via infected mosquitoes and urge cooperation with health authorities.
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New Orleans
City Board of Health
Canal Street
Dr. Tabor
Louisiana
Texas
Texan
Tabor
South
J. H. White
Marine Hospital Service
White
Kohnke
Board of Trade
Frederick Singer
Beverly Warner
State Board of Health
Safe Blowers Net $4000 In New York Cigar Shop
Money and jewelry valued at 4000 were taken by expert criminals who yesterday blew open a safe in the cigar store and billiard parlor of Chas Armbruster & Co. The safe behind the cigar counter near the door was not observed being opened. They escaped without a trace, using table covers to hinder neighbors from noticing the explosion.
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New York
Chas Armbruster & Co
Appropriation Bill Passes Fast With Big Militia Increase
Avanta August 3 In record time the house finished the general appropriations bill sending it to the senate. It approved a 25000 increase for state militia for 1906 and 1907 plus 48000 to aid equipment and expenses over two years. The vote stood 97 to 79 amid debate over a 2560 farmers institutes grant. Million and 896000 for pensions and common schools passed without protest. County formation plans for Stephens and Kell counties were discussed with new county sites proposed.
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Avanta
House
Senate
Kelly
Glascock
Farmers’ Institutes
Mr. Hall
Bibb
Death sentence handed to Alf Moore in Carter children case
In Valdosta Georgia August 3 Judge Mitchell imposes death on Alf Moore for being a principal in the Carter children murder. Frank Turner receives life imprisonment as accessory before the fact after a prior conviction. Moore is set to be executed September 15 while J G Rawlings and his sons face forthcoming action as indictments and a broader probe proceed.
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Valdosta
Agust
Mitchell
Alf Moore
Carter
Frank Turner
Turner
Moore
J. G. Rawlings
W. E. Thomas
Cold blooded murder shocks Yellow Pine Alabama
Mobile Alabama reports Hammond Taylor shot through the heart by James Walton in Yellow Pine near the Mobile and Ohio railroad. Walton disappeared with the pistol after firing the fatal shot. Both men are prominent locals.
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Mobile
Ala
Yellow Pine
Mobile and Ohio
Hammond Taylor
James Walton
Taylor
Walton
Cholera Epidemic Strikes Madras Refugees
A severe cholera outbreak affects famine refugees crowding into Madras, with many bodies found in the streets. The death rate is reported at 89 per thousand as the city grapples with the epidemic.
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Madras
British India
No-title social quip about a strong man and weak wife
A terse exchange notes a man is too strong to work and asks about his occupation while mentioning his weak wife. The fragment hints at social judgment but provides no names, places, or concrete details.
New Treaty Between Ameriga and China Excludes Laborers
The proposed treaty, published by the Post Intelligencer, excludes laborers from both nations from entering the other and allows qualified Chinese nonlaborers to reside in the United States with certificates. It sets terms for passage, citizenship limits, and a ten year term with arbitration by The Hague for interpretation disputes.
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Seattle
Wash
The
Post Intelligencer
United States
America
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
China
Hague
Humor and philosophy by Duncan M Smith
Observational quips on happiness work poverty and pride. The author jokes about marriage ambition clothing nobility and daily trades with pithy witticisms and playful social insight. The tone resembles columnist humor from a nostalgic era.
Palatka Employee Admits Robbery of Express Safe
John T. Graves, an employee of the Southern Express, confessed to robbing the safe on July 29 about 3 am. He claimed he was gagged and tied, and he turned over $1,835.10 after first hiding the money in an incubator, then in an ice box at the union depot. Graves was arraigned before Justice Royton and held on $2,500 bail.
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Union
Justice Royton
Criminal Court
Engineer Killed In Wreck Near Flint River Bridge
A head on collision on the Atlantic Coast Line near the Flint river bridge west of the depot killed Engineer P. Jones instantly and fatally injured Ed Underwood, a negro brakeman, who died shortly after. Fireman escaped unharmed. No other injuries reported.
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Painbridge
Flint River Bridge
P. Jones
Ed Underwood
All In the Business in a Country Town
A traveling drummer praises a small town as he hawks goods, promising the best water and fine goods while praising the fair women and handsome men. He plugs the town’s future prospects to win customers, then laments the dull life at home and hides his true motive to pressure sales. He longs for a friendly train to escape.
Unclear lines from a cryptic dialogue
Fragmentary quotes hint at a flirtatious exchange about perception and desirability. The incomplete dialogue suggests a social or comedic moment, with implied contrasts between self view and others’ judgments. No names or places are readable.
Fragmentary Clues Hint at Hidden Message
Snippet shows garbled text and unclear names suggesting a coded note or misread OCR. The fragment mentions girls and a man, with broken phrasing that hints at a hidden message or transmission error without clear context or entities.
Juggert the Railroads Fare Trick Spoken Up
Fragmentary lines describe a suggested method to beat railroads out of money and other items. The text hints at a trick to obtain fare, marbles, or chat and asks if you know how to perform it. The fragment ends with an incomplete word waik.
Turuere Society Eligibility Question Raised
A reader notes a claim of eligibility to join the Turuere Society, asking what grounds justify membership while alleging conduct described as false or improper.
Fever in New Orleans Strains Italians as Detention Grows
News reports indicate a continuing fever outbreak with more cases in the old infected area below Canal Street. Cargo lines diverting to Mobile threaten thousands of Italian laborers with unemployment while health authorities push cistern screening and hospital treatment to curb deaths.
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Canal Street
Board of Health
Rapides Parien
New Orleans
Sonehon
Estate Board of Health
Marine Hospital Corps
Louisiana
Mobile
V. Randazzo
Mississippi
Miseissippi
Vardaman
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Stephens
Walton Jackson
Gwinnett
Winder
Tesday
Kell” County
Liberty
Tattnall
Glennville
Ameriga
Kaoruwa
Bitrators
Uncle Sam
By Duncan M. Smith
Deen
Hin
Nat
Strange City
Sherman
Acrobatic Feat
Mississipp
Stricaen
Little
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