Arctic Coast Suffering Measles Typhoid and Smallpox Rage
Captain Tuttle reports from Nome Alaska detailing an epidemic of measles and pneumonia along the Alaskan coast. He notes 25,000 people within ten miles of a central post office living in tents with foul sanitary conditions and typhoid fever spreading, while smallpox rises. Also reported is the fatal shooting of 78 year old farmer James R. Meek near Centerville by blackberry pickers from Richmond.
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Alaska
Tuttle
Bear
Nome City
Treasury Department
Alaskan
Linrock
Port Clarence
Cape York
Cape Prince of Wales
United States Post Office
James R. Meek
Centerville
Ind
Hin
Richmond
Fishermen End Strike On Frazer River Except Stevenson Group
Vancouver special reports that nearly all Frazer river fishermen returned to work, excluding 700 white unionists at Stevenson. White Westminster fishermen and Indian workers have joined the Japanese, leaving 5 000 to 6 000 men at the river mouth. Militia remain in Stevenson to supervise. In Indiana, Arthur Lemon died after contacting a 2000 volt live wire while atop a bridge supports.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frazer River
Stevenson
Westminster
Arthur Lemon
Connersville
Ind
Explosion at Camp Injures Dozens in Springfield
A cigarette caused a premature cannon blast at Camp ncola in Springfield Al. Two militiamen were killed and a score seriously hurt as hundreds gathered for evening parade. The blast sparked tense excitement among spectators.
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Campncola
Springfield
King Humbert Assassinated in Monza Parade Shooting
Italian King Humbert II is shot dead after a prize distribution at Monza. Angelo Bressi of Prato, Tuscany, claimed anarchist ties and was seized by guards as the crowd attempted to mob him. Italian law forbids the death penalty, restricting punishment to life imprisonment.
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Cheera
Angelo Bressi
Prato
Tuscany
Humbert
Italy
Monza
Efe
Tre
Letics
Rng
Ife
International Society
Cuserio
Carnot
France
Luccheni
Austria
Bressi
Life of Humbert II King of Italy
Chronology of Humbert IIs life and reign traces the Savoy Carignan line from 1844 birth through 1878 accession and Italy's unification era. It notes his mother Archduchess Adelaide, Charles Albert's 1831 rise, and Italy's 1861 sovereignty amid large population and debt figures.
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Italy
Humbert I
House of Savoy- Carignan
House of Savoy
Charles Albert
Sardinia
Principality of
Piedmont
Genoa
Duchy of
Savoy
Novara
Victor Emminnucci
Turin
Humbert
European Ministers Detained in Pekin Amid China Crisis
A dispatch reports Chinese edict holding European ministers in Pekin as hostages to deter an allied advance on the capital. It orders viceroys to prepare to oppose a march on Yekin via Tien-Tsin as Beijing signals potential shifts in stance. Secretary Hay held cabinet conference after reviewing Goodnow and Li Hung Chang dispatches.
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Pekin
China
Yekin
Tien-Tsin
Washington
Hay
Canton
Goodnow
Remy
Humbert I of Italy and 1870s political unrest
The article recalls Humbert I’s reign in Italy, noting his oath in 1878, a 1878 assassination attempt, and riots in Florence and Pisa. It mentions Pasquante’s death sentence for the assassination, Humbert’s leniency, and imprisonment on Elba. It also covers U S potential war with China, missing code copies, and U S mediation stance.
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Europe
I Lambert
Humbert
Naples
Giovanni Passanante
Florence
Pisa
Orsini
Italy
Giovanni Pasganante
Paesapante
Elba
Desperate New Orleans siege ends with mob violence
Robert Charles, the negro desperado, was cornered in a frame building at Clio and Saratoga, opening fire on officers and bystanders. He was killed as a large mob attacked, while a later raid burned the Thomy Lifton schoolhouse and the city issued a call to curb lawlessness.
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Robert Charles
Captain Day
Lamb
Mora
New Orleans
Charles
Clio
Saratoga
Gabriel Portens
Alfred J. Bloomfield
Andy van Buren
John Kt. Lally
Frank H. Evans
A. S. Leclerc
Mannessieur
St. Peter and Royal
George Lyons
I. L. Lyons
Thomy Lifton
6Th
Rampart Streets
Paul Capdevielle
Rebel Leader Tuan Reported Killed After Battle
Shanghai dispatch to the London Daily Express claims Prince Tuan led Boxers in a revolt against his rule. A fierce battle outside Pekin ended with Tuan defeated and killed as two generals deserted him.
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Shanghai
London Daily Express
Prince Tuan
Pekin
State Department debunks Conger dispatch forgery
Washington reports that a cipher dispatch signed Conger dated July 18 is a forgery. The State Department had believed it genuine but now holds absolute proof it is not authentic, discredited as a fraudulent transmission routed through Chinese minister Ting Fang.
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State Department
Washington
Conger
Wa ‘Ting
Fang
Boxers Reported Targeted by Imperial Forces in Bhanghal
Dispatch from Bhanghal states Imperial Chinerole troops kill Boxers on alge amid claims the Boxers provoked a doomed uprising. Also notes a glimmer of hope in Oregon for a record fruit harvest and mentions a Frenchman named Dufourdalina claims a method to melt and mold Guarts like glass.
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Boxera
Bhanghal
Alge
Oregon
Dufourdalina
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