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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
22
Sixteen battleships anchor off Luneta Manila as cholera cases rise. Officers permitted ashore with curfews and special passes while naval leaders assess health risks. Admiral Sperry praises ship handling. fleet sails to Japan October 9.
Reports from Amor say agitators circulated a Teper claiming the U S battleship fleet will seize Amor as a base against Japan. City authorities banned heavy baggage to prevent exodus. two agitators were arrested. A week ending today saw 158 deaths. no cholera or bubonic plague cases reported.
Two 2nd Lieutenants Frank Taylor Pvrans and Charles Burt face special court martial on October 5 aboard the battleship Wisconsin for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman and other charges. Rear Admiral Seton Schroeder presides. Earlier, Midshipman Richard Bernard was dismissed in Albany Australia for intoxication on parade. Midshipman Edward Connor faces liquor influence while at Albany. Captain Hugo Osterhaus presided over Bernard’s sentence. Officers hosted at Gibraltar by Governor Sir Frederick Forestier-Walker.
A Wisconsin lady reports using Postum for eight years and three cups daily relieving dyspepsia and bloating after coffee. She describes replacing coffee with Postum led to appetite return and fewer headaches. her husband also quit coffee and now drinks Postum. The letter appears as a genuine customer testimonial in a Postum promotional piece.
Captains Veeder of the Alabama and Capperton of the Maine hosted a luncheon with principal officers aboard their battleships. The day featured entertainments and exchanges between American and British officers and officials. The visitors voiced pleasure at the reception.
A Lexington boy reports William C. Smith vanished after a hazing at the State University. He says Smith was gagged and placed in a Queen & Crescent box car, which was sealed and shipped away. The car later left yards with no trace found and fears for Smith's safety rise as police and faculty clash over the investigation.
Max Schneider of 34 West 124th Street faced opposition in U S court over his naturalization petition though he presented discharge papers and two witnesses attesting to his good character and four years in the United States. Judge Ward ruled that Schneider is to be naturalized.
Arthur G. Langham, president of Provident Savings Life Assurance Society, sold controlling shares after buying about 1 047 shares previously. Douglas W. Mabee becomes controller, with Judge Nash Rockwood and James L. Scott named as buyers and Mabee’s counsel. The policy will stay the same under Mabee.
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes urged socialism at Cooper Union condemning police conduct toward park crowds. Wearing a worn outfit she warned against violence and urged officers to show mercy toward the unemployed, recalling the Union Square clashes.
The will of Theophilus M. Marc of East Orange New Jersey was probated in Newark. He leaves 150 to German relatives and a few others. After administration, the residue goes to United Hebrew Charities of New York City. Marc, a oils wholesaler and long time member of the New York Produce Exchange, died in Manhattan on September 20. Executors are Dr. Frank R. Oastler and Morris Kuhlman of Manhattan Edward M. Cotie of Newark and Mort Montgomery Lindsar of East Orange.
Mayor Blaine of Champaign fired a revolver at a state university student during a hazing clash with freshmen. The student escaped unharmed as police arrested five students after a prior conflict between the sophomore band and officers, with fines imposed.
Judge Chatfield issued a habeas corpus writ for Frank C. Martin, a Brooklyn lawyer who died thirteen years ago before facing questions on an alleged swindle. US Attorney Youngs and Kings County DA Clarke plan a strong fight to prevent release. Clarke may carry the case to the Supreme Court if Martin prevails.
After two days of talks General Superintendent Clarke announced the Lackawanna switchmen would be reinstated with conditions deemed fair by both sides. The discharged committeemen Flynn and Cannon return to work and the men say the dispute is settled.
In Chicago the estate of John Alexander Dowie, founder of Zion City, is in federal court with assets reported for 1.07.07. The filing notes a debt of about $4,000,000, a $326,227 penalty, and various unsecured claims as receiver D Thomas presents the report for the Dowie estate.
Washington, Oct 2. American veterinarians and European experts challenged Dr Robert Koch’s view that bovine tuberculosis bacilli differ from human strains. The debate highlighted unity of tubercle bacilli, with American officials urging stronger animal health measures and public policy to curb transmission to humans. Further private discussions were held, and the congress planned continued work on the bovine-human tuberculosis relationship.
The Department of Health and the Bureau of Municipal Research release a joint study on child health in Manhattan and surrounding boroughs. Findings show high rates of spinal curvature and vision defects among inspected children, with a push toward medical supervision, cost efficacy, and improved treatment facilities.
Dr. Le Grand Norton Denslow reports locating a lesion in an abdominal duct as the cause of locomotor ataxia and says surgical correction can cure the disease. He notes four years of secret experiments and cites significant citywide deaths and physician endorsements.
A New York physicians committee reports on poliomyelitis amid an epidemic year with over two thousand cases. They note transmission remains unclear but cite Norway as a model, while public schools may be a common setting. The panel lists specialists from the New York Neurological Society and other institutions.
Chairman Martin A. Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission approves the new uniform bill of lading draft in a letter to J. McCain, chairman of the uniform bill of lading committees. The measure takes effect November 1.
The State Health Department through acting state health officer J. H. Florence raises yellow fever quarantine against Havana and other Cuban points. Registration days for this year are Monday October 5, Tuesday October 6, Saturday October 10, and Monday October 12 from 7 a.m. to 10:5 a.m.
In St. Petersburg on October 5 rabbis advised Jews to skip the Yom Kippur fast to aid cholera battle as new cases fell to 171 with 7 deaths and half the patients in light form. Prefect Dracheffski clashed with the sanitation commission over detaining patients. An Italian serum trial showed inconclusive results. Professor Pavloff-Silvansky died of cholera. a guard at Premier Storypin’s residence contracted the disease.
News from Sofia reports M Malinoff sending a telegram to Prince Ferdinand urging return to Sofia as war tensions rise. Factories for war material run day and night while mobilization speeds up. Austria refuses to negotiate on the East Rumelian railway without Turkey consent. Berlin dismisses rumors of Bulgarian resistance and predicts Bulgaria will yield the railroad section peacefully.
Victoria B C reports Fukumera Takaho a seventeen year old orphan from Osaka stabbed herself to death to prolong Marquis Inouyes life at Okitsu She sent a blood marked postcard announcing her intention and asked that relatives and Prince Ito be at rest The note mentions a similar emulation during the Russian czars visit to Japan and notes literary interest in the act.
The Shah of Persia convokes Parliament for November 14 with a decree to discipline political clubs and remove disorder. It excludes Tabriz residents from its protections until order is restored after insurgent violence.
A York dispatch corrects an error stating Marma duke Constable Maxwell, Baron Herries, is not dead. The baron is reported to be critically ill instead. In Rio de Janeiro, President Penna signed a general arbitration treaty with Argentina.
The Mauretania docked at Laverpeel this morning skipping Queenstown. In Paris the International Congress for Popular Education voted to set permanent headquarters in Paris. In San Salvador Manuel Judice may resume duties after suspension by the Central American Court of Justice. In Wellington a Maori patient was discharged from the leper station after eleven months, with Dr. Mason noting cure from injections of leprosy cultures.
Hyderabad, capital of a flooded district, is described as a vast grave by a local correspondent. The region lies buried under stone and mud with tens of thousands feared dead, six hundred bodies recovered at one site, and daily funeral pyres. Losses reach about 200 million rupees.
London dispatch reports worsening joblessness with government urged to act. Admiralty contracts for ships offer relief to shipbuilders but are only a drop in the bucket. The Right to Work National Council calls October 11 protests to press the government.
Joan Olive Dunsmuir widow of Robert Dunsmuir dies at eighty one in New Westminster. The long battle over the Dunsmuir estate pits Edna Wallace Hopper against her stepmother and the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia with ongoing suits for accounting amid a million dollar legacy.
Melbourne reports details of the rescue of passengers and crew from the wrecked steamer. Mrs Patrick and her newborn daughter were saved aboard the Manuka after spending two months on Christmas Island. The infant was fed with goat milk saved from the wrecked steamer boat. The Chinese crew on the island mutinied and looted the wreck while guards remained armed to compel work.
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