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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
4
St. Petersburg battles a severe Asiatic cholera surge with martial law threats, hospital expansion, liquor restrictions, and vast mortality. Officials report rising cases, while weak sanitation and crowded morgues heighten fear of spread as carriers reach markets and barracks.
Fifty eight new cholera cases and nineteen deaths are reported for the 24 hours to 8 am Monday as infected areas expand. Gov Gen Smith calls a Philippine Commission meeting to extend control efforts. Federal troops guard Manila water sources while the Sheridan is fumigated and cleared for Nagasaki voyage to San Francisco.
Bishop Thomas Martin Burke of Albany complains a press story misquoted him claiming the Pope wished to move to America. He asserts no such remark was made during his audience with Pope Leo XIII and notes favorable reception in the Vatican. Burke visited Cardinal Merry del Val and Apostolic Delegate Faleconio during his Rome trip and plans further travel to Spain after leaving the Vatican.
Rome reports discuss possible creation of an American cardinal to avoid Latin American protests. Archbishop Farley of New York would be a prime candidate, with others in the United States considered, while Cuba might host an unofficial representative after November reform.
American climber Annie S. Peck arrives in Lima after successfully scaling Mount Vuascaran. She reports near escapes during the ascent and plans to proceed to Cuzco. In Melitopol eight policemen receive six year penal servitude for beating a prisoner to death.
A London inquiry into the death of Prof John Churton Collins reveals a diary noting years of depression from overwork. Entries describe severe mood swings, fatigue, and relapsing episodes, ending with an accidental death verdict by the coroner’s jury.
Professors A Lawrence Rotch and Percival Lowell of Boston and Capt S A Cleman military attaché joined Hion Charles Stewart Rolls to ascend in a balloon. The London group reached 5500 feet and captured several photographs.
In Rome on September 30 the Pope welcomed seventy sailors from the American battleships Maine and Alabama now at Naples. In the throne room the Pontiff praised their smart appearance, presented each man with a medal after they kissed his ring, and offered an apostolic benediction while thanking them and praying for God's grace.
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