International Tuberculosis Congress Opens in Washington
Washington September 29 One of the era notable gatherings assembled in the national capital brought together medical scientists from every civilized nation and American colleagues to combat tuberculosis. Prominent figures included Dr Robert Koch Dr A Calmette Prof Bernard Bang Dr Arthur News hole Dr G Sims Woodhead and Wu Ting Fang among others. Cortelyou opened the congress with international officials delegations and a German pledge to study and combat tuberculosis leveraging the Robert Koch Stiftung. A cablegram reports a rising Russian cholera epidemic.
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Roosevelts Return News and Global Flows
Reports from Washington to Manila and Berlin fill a busy rail of 1907 headlines. Roosevelt returns to Washington as cholera recedes in Manila, floods and fires menace regions, stock markets wobble, and political moves ripple across states and nations.
Grain and Livestock Price Summary Across Markets
Prevailing prices for grain and livestock across Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and New York. Wheat No 2 red around 1.00 to 1.06 dollars, corn No 2 about 0.79 to 0.80, oats around 0.50 to 0.53, cattle from 2.25 to 8.75 in various markets, hogs 5 to 7.25, sheep 1.50 to 4.50, lambs 1.50 to 6.25. Prices reflect regional quotes and grade distinctions in a compact daily market rundown.
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Campaign Warming Up In Rough United States Campaign
New York Sept 29 The political battle over Haskell and Foraker continues with threats of legal action and resignation fallout. Taft and Bryan campaign across several states while Sher man and Longworth focus on Illinois. Kern Hughes Beveridge heads to Ohio Michigan Indiana Wisconsin and Minnesota with stops across the Midwest and West.
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Cholera Delays Manila Fleet Reception
The American battleship fleet, arriving off Manila after Perth, faces cholera outbreaks delaying all receptions and entertainment for officers and men. Only the water parade and planned target practice remain. after that the fleet proceeds to Japan.
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Drunken Mob Fires On Jellico Church Killing Three
A mob of drunken men fired into Authras Baptist Church near Jellico Tennessee as services concluded. John Bennett J W McKinney and Edward Thomas died. Pastor Rev J King was fatally wounded and another man Gibson injured. The church sits near a known illegal drinking establishment.
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Seven Out of Eight Drowned in Calumet River Accident
Seven men of a party of eight drowned when the pleasure launch Lemon struck a bridge support on a Calumet river crossing at 126th Street South Chicago Sunday night. The owner swam ashore and survived. the others perished. Dr Crossland, once US minister to Liberia, was arrested in St Joseph on grand larceny charges for alleged wholesale thefts from a local drug store.
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Michigan Village Destroyed by Northerly Fire
Vassar Michigan on September 29 reports Bach station near Caro wiped out by fire Sunday night. Railway station sawmills and lumber yards burned first, then flames spread to village homes. Also Manila dispatch notes wireless link established between Atlantic Fleet and Zamboanga station at 8:45 AM.
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Chicago Doctor Kills Burglar in Home
Chicago reports a masked burglar was shot and killed by Dr Aleph Gehrmann at his home 3816 Ellis Avenue. The incident occurred Sept 29 as the burglar entered the residence. No further details available.
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Danes Dianas Greet London Gymnasts At Olympic Games
Efforts surge to bring Danish gymnastics group known as the Danish Dianas to America. Reported as the top performing team in London, their drills drew huge crowds and praise for grace, skill, and symmetry.
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Plague Threatens Europe Amid Sanitation Failures
The piece warns of a worsening cholera outbreak in St Petersburg with inadequate cleaning of tenements and slums. Mortality rises as burial squads struggle. hundreds of coffins pile up, and graves are shallow, with sanitary measures described as minimal.
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Romantic boy's suicide in Philadelphia leaves girl present
Horace J. Ray aged fifteen shot himself in Philadelphia on September 29 in front of his schoolgirl sweetheart Florence Marshall. He had been forbidden to court her and told her he could not live without her before firing a revolver into his breast. He died in her arms.
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