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Plague measures loom as Honolulu bids steerage ban
Board of Health actions include resignation of Dr. Le Blond and appointment of Dr. Moore. Dr. Eldridge warns against landing steerage passengers from infected Asiatic ports July through September. Chittagong voyage adds twelve steerage Chinese and twenty five Japanese at Yokohama. A sick crewmember prompts fumigation and hospital care. Steamship landings barred pending orders, with Portland transfer recommended. Local ads for flour, hacks, beer, pills, and travel goods follow.
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Board of Health
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le Blond
Puna
Moore
Stuart Eldridge
Yokohama
Eldredge
Honolulu
Portland
Portphysician
China
Hove Kong
United States
Smith
Wood
Asiatic