American Fleet Arrives Manila amid Cholera Fever and Ceremonies
Sixteen battleships anchor off Luneta Manila after sailing from Hampton Roads. Admiral Sperry praises ship efficiency amid limited shore leave due to cholera. Four cholera cases reported including dentist G D Mitchell whose wife died earlier. Fleet to sail for Japan Oct 9 as officials note American troop cholera toll since 1899 totals 225 cases and 119 deaths in the Philippines.
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Manila
Hampden Roads
Goobie
Luneta
Connecticut
G. D. Mitchell
Miral Sperry
San Francisco
Navy Yard
9Th Cavalry
Smith
Sperry
Weston
Japan
Australia
Auckland
Albany
Java
Washington
Philippines
Islands
Wright
Ignees
Agitators Lash At Amoy Amid War Rumors
Rumor of a U S battleship fleet using Amoy as a war base prompts panic and exodus. Officials ban interior travel with heavy baggage. Two agitators punished with lashes. One week deaths total 158 with no cholera or bubonic plague reported.
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Amor
Japan
Court Martials At Manila Include Two Navy Lieutenants
Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans of the Louisiana and Lieutenant Charles Burt of the Georgia face special court martial on October 5 aboard the Wisconsin. Evans is charged with absence from his station and intoxication. Burt with conduct unbecoming an officer. Admiral Seton Schroeder will preside.
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Manila
Frank Taylor Evans
Louisiana
Charles Burt
Georgia
Wisconsin
Evans
Burt
Seton Schroeder
Wieronsin
Richard Bernard
Albany
Australia
Bernard
Melbourne
Edward H. Connor
Minnesota
Hugo Osterhaus
Connecticut
Postum praised by Wisconsin reader for relief from dyspepsia
A Wisconsin woman writes that after years of coffee use causing bloating headaches and irritability she switched to Postum. She says symptoms vanished and she can eat normally now. Her family also benefited and she notes three daily servings. Battle Creek Michigan source identified. Read The Road to Wellville. There's a Reason.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
American and British naval officers in cordial exchanges
Captains Veeder of the Alabama and Capperton of the Maine led a day of entertainments and visits with principal officers of both ships. The visitors expressed pleasure at the receptions and exchanges between American and British officials.
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Veeder
Capperton
United States
Alabama
Maine
Box Car Abduction Rumor Shocks Lexington University
A boy recounts William C. Smith vanished after a hazing at the State University. He was allegedly overpowered gagged and placed in a Queen & Crescent box car bound for unknown origins. The car was sealed again after seal breakage. police and faculty clash over the probe amid fears for Smith’s safety.
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Lexington
William C. Smith
State University
Queen & Crescent
Smith
Koch Theory Attacked At International Tuberculosis Congress
American veterinarians and European experts challenged Dr. Koch's view that bovine and human tuberculosis are produced by different bacilli. Debates highlighted international disagreement, calls for further study, and proposals for a funding foundation to advance tuberculous research.
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Washington
Robert Koch
8. Arioing
France
Arthur Newsholme
London
Herman von Schrotter
Austria
G. Sims Woodhead
Cambridge
England
J. Fibiger
C. 0. Jensen
Copenhagen
M. P. Ravenel
Madison
Wis
Theobald Smith
Boston
Koch
Dr. Koch
Arbing
H. P. Ravenel
Ravenel
Atlantic
Otto G. Noack
Reading
Penn
Arthur Hughes
Cornell University
Dr. Noack
Damman
Mussemeier
Noack
America
Hughes
Electrician Max Schneider Cleared for Citizenship
Max Schneider of 34 West 124th Street won U S citizenship after presenting discharge from the Navy and witnesses confirming four years residency. Assistant U S Attorney Bird argued the law required stricter proof, but Judge Ward ruled Schneider eligible for naturalization.
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Max Schneider
West 124Th Street
United States Navy
United States
Bird
Ward
Schneider
Mabee takes control of Provident as Langham sells
Arthur G. Langham explains selling controlling shares of Provident Savings Life Assurance Society after buying 1047 earlier in August. He has disposed of 836 shares, with Judge Nash Rockwood and James L. Scott reported buyers conditioning his continued presidency. Douglas W. Mabee, secretary and Kia relative of George West, now has control, with Rockwood and Scott acting as Mabee's counsel.
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Arthur G. Langham
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
Langham
the Provident
Nash Rockwood
Saratoga County
James L. Scott
Adirondack Trust Company
Saratoga
Mabee
Mrs Stokes Urges Socialism and Warns Police at Cooper Union
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes addressed the unemployed convention in Cooper Union last night urging socialism and scolding police for their handling of park dwellers. Clad in a plain shirtwaist and worn skirt she called for humane treatment and reminded officers that the unfortunates in parks are under their mercy.
Will leaves bulk of estate to United Hebrew Charities
Theophilus M. Marc of East Orange New Jersey died in Manhattan on September 20 and his probate was opened in Newark yesterday. His will leaves 150 900 to German relatives and a few others with the residue after expenses to the United Hebrew Charities of New York City. Marc was a oils wholesaler and longtime New York Produce Exchange member. Executors are Dr Frank R Oastler and Morris Kullman of Manhattan Edward M Collie of Newark and 2nd Montgomery Lindsay of East Orange.
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Theophilus M. Marc
East Orange
XN. J
Newark
Germany
United Hebrew Charities
City of
New York
Marc
New York Produce Exchange
Manhattan
Frank R. Oastler
Morris Kullman
Edward M. Collie
Mortgomery Lindsay
Mayor Blaine Fires At Hazing Student In Cham paign
Cham paign Illinois Oct 2 Mayor Blaine fired a revolver at a state university student during hazing of freshmen. The shot missed and the student escaped unharmed. The mayor vowed to shoot to kill next time and called for militia as five students were arrested for disorderly conduct after a clash between the sophomore band and police.
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Tribune
Champaign
Blaine
State University
Marrin Granted Habeas Corpus Writ in Federal Court
Brooklyn lawyer Frank C. Marrin received a federal writ of habeas corpus from Judge Chatfield after being captured by Kings County District Attorney Clarke. Marrin had died thirteen years earlier before facing questions about a Storey cotton swindle in Philadelphia. If released, Clarke plans to appeal to the Supreme Court with US Attorney Youngs assisting.
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Chatfield
United States District Court
Frank C. Marrin
Brooklyn
Clarke
Kings
United States
Youngs
Marrin
Storey
Philadelphia
Martin
Mr. Clarke
Supreme Court
Strike threat eased as Lackawanna switchmen settle
In Scranton on October 2, after two days of talks General Superintendent Clarke announced the reinstatement of discharged switchmen Flynne and Cannon on conditions deemed fair by the company and accepted by the men. The settlement ends the threatened strike and removes the immediate trouble.
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Scranton, Penn
Lackawanna
Clarke
Flynne
Cannon
Estate of Zion City founder Dowie faces $4 million claim
Receiver for Alexander Dowie founder of Zion City filed a report detailing assets and unsecured claims totaling about 4 million dollars. The case centers on the estate and its distribution amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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Pohicago
Thomas
Alexander Dowie
Zion City
City Health Report Details Child Hygiene Drive and Costs
The Department of Health and the Bureau of Municipal Research released a joint report on urban child health. Since August the bureau established a child hygiene unit led by Dr Traverse R Maxfield, noting 222 454 children examined citywide and large shares needing treatment while highlighting cost efficiency and the need for better treatment facilities.
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Department of Health
Bureau of Municipal Research
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Traverse R. Maxfield
Health Department
Manhattan
Queens
Darlington
Cure for Locomotor Ataxia Reported by Dr Denslow
Dr Denslow reports a surgical cure for locomotor ataxia once deemed fatal. He attributes the disease to a lesion in an abdominal duct and says correcting it via surgery can halt the condition in most cases. Four years of experiments led to his public claim with backing from medical authorities.
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le Grand N. Denslow
le Grand Norton Denslow
Denslow
M. Allen Starr
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Darlington
New York Physicians Compile Report on Poliomyelitis
A New York committee of physicians from the New York Neurological Society and medical institutions reports on infantile paralysis the 107 summer epidemic with over two thousand cases and plans to publish findings this winter. They note transmission unclear but suspect public schools as a common setting and emphasize ongoing data collection from hospitals and physicians.
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New York
Norway
B. Sachs
L. Pierce Clark
J. F. Terriberry
J. Ramsay Hunt
Smith Ely Jeliffe
E. G. Zabriskie
New York Neurological Society
Linneus
EB. la Fétra
Herman Schwarz
Louis C. Ager
Brooklyn
New York Academy of Medicine
Simon Frexner
Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research
Charles Bolduan
Bureau of Health
Americans Begin Davis Cup Quest For Sydney Melbourne
Frederick B. Alexander and Beals C. Wright, prominent American challengers, left the city last night bound for Vancouver en route to Sydney Australia to contest the Davis Cup. They expect to reach Melbourne by mid November for the decisive matches. Norman Brookes, Rice and Heath are named as defenders with Brookes the only clearly known quantity. The players spoke confidently of success.
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Frederick B. Alexander
Beals C. Wright
Sydney
Australia
Vancouver
Melbourne
Norman Brookes
Rice
Heath
Brookes
Union College Plans Civil Engineering Building
Schenectady N Y October 2 Plans and specifications for a new civil engineering building on the Union College campus are completed. The structure will cost about 100 000 dollars and will be devoted to the civil engineering department. It is expected to be ready for occupancy in September 1909.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Union College
Knapp Approves Uniform Bill of Lading Plan
Chicago October 2 The Traffic Bulletin will publish a letter from Interstate Commerce Commission chairman Martin A. Knapp to C. C. McCain approving the draft of the new uniform bill of lading to take effect November 1.
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Knapp
Chicago
Traffic Bulletin
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. C. McCain
Yellow fever quarantine raised on Havana Cuban points
The State Health Department through acting health officer J H Florence raised the yellow fever quarantine against Havana and other Cuban points. Registration days this year are October 3 Tuesday October 6 or October 10 and Monday October 12. All who intend to vote must register on one of these days between 7 am and 10:5 am.
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Austin
Texment
J. H. Florence
Havana
Rabbis Advise Jewish Fast Omit During Cholera Plague
St Petersburg authorities report cholera improving with 171 new cases and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. Rabbis urge omission of Yom Kippur fast on October 5. prefect clashes over hospital patient retention. Italian serum trials inconclusive. meteorologist Pavloff-Silvanskiy dies of cholera. guard at Stolypin's residence exposed to the disease.
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St Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Dracheffski
Scrimberi
Nicholas Pavloff-Silvansky
Institution For Higher Learning
Russia
Foreign Office
Stolypin
War Talk in Near East and Bulgarian Rail Dispute
A Sofia dispatch reports M. Malinoff urges Prince Ferdinand to return to Sofia amid mobilization prep and war material production. Vienna notes the Oriental Railway balks at Bulgaria’s East Rumelian claim without Turkish consent. Berlin cites cautious official view that Bulgaria will not seize independence now and focuses on mounts for the railway section.
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London
Sofia
M. Malinoff
Council
Prince Ferdinand
Europe
Ferdinand
Vienna
Berlin
Bulgaria
Self Sacrifice Stella in Osaka Woman Dies for Marquis Inouye
A seventeen year old orphan girl Fukumera Takaho of Osaka stabbed herself to death in Okitsu to save Marquis Inouyé while ill in Yokohama steamer reports. She sent a bloodstained postcard to the Marquis pledging eternal sleep and notes there will be no mourners. Similar act once occurred during a Russian czar visit.
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Victoria
B. C
Marquis Inouyé
Okitsu
Fukumera Takaho
Osaka
Ito
Yokohama
Russia
Japan
Yuko
Tabriz Excluded From Assembly In Persian Rescript
The Shah of Persia convokes Parliament for November 14 promising a pious assembly to restore order. It excludes Tabriz residents due to insurgent violence while promising punishment to those behind the city turmoil.
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London
Foreign Office
Tabriz
Baron Herries Not Dead Correction from York Report
York report corrects the record stating Marma duke Constable Maxwell Baron Herries is alive and critically ill. In Brazil arbitration news, President Penna signs the general arbitration treaty with Argentina.
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Baron Herries
York
England
Marmaduke Constable Maxwell
Mauretania Arrives in Liverpool and Paris Education Congress
The Mauretania reached Liverpool this morning after not touching at Queenstown. In Paris the second International Congress for Popular Education voted to establish permanent headquarters, with temporary base in Paris to advance the global education effort. In San Salvador the Central American Court of Justice signals Manuel Judice may resume duties, a favorable note for the government. Wellington reports heightened concern as a Maori patient is discharged after eleven months from the leper station following treatment with leprosy bacillus cultures.
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Paris
International Congress For Popular Education
San Salvador
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Manuel Judice
Chalatenango
Salvador
Judice
Honduras
Wellington
N. Z
Mason
Fifty Thousand Dead in Hyderabad Flood Disaster
A Bombay correspondent describes Hyderabad as a vast grave after floods transform streets into mud and corpses. Death toll is uncertain with estimates up to fifty thousand, six hundred bodies recovered at one site, and funeral pyres burning day and night amid damages of 200 million rupees.
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Bombay
Hyderabad
Poverty in Britain Urges Government Action and Ship Contracts
London reports a worsening unemployed crisis as the Admiralty plans to issue shipbuilding contracts to aid workers. A Right to Work National Council manifesto calls for October 11 demonstrations before Parliament, with protests at churches in the morning and meetings in public places in the afternoon.
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London
Admiralty
National Council
Dunsmuir Widow Joan Olive Dies in Victoria at 81
Joan Olive Dunsmuir wife of the late Robert Dunsmuir a key figure in the Dunsmuir Hopper case died in Victoria B C at eighty one Her husband died in 19% His will left £15 million estate to his brother now the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor Edna Wallace Hopper mother of the late Edna Hopper says she may reopen her suit for her mother’s dower and claims against the estate remains under English and Canadian legal dispute.
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Tribune
Victoria
B. C
Joan Olive Dunsmuir
Robert Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir
Edna Wallace Hopper
Scotland
Hudson’s Bay Company
Vancouver Island
Wellington
Alexander
California
British Columbia
Alexander Dunsmuir
Mr. Dunsmuir
West 2S Street
Mirs. Hopper
The Zons Goats Lifesaver On Christmas Island Rescue
The Melbourne cable reports the rescue of passengers and crew from the stranded ship near Christmas Island. Mrs Patrick and her infant daughter were saved aboard the Manuka after spending two months on the desert island. The infant fed from milk stored on the ship seat. Chinese crew mutinied and looted the wreck, while white crew armed guards to restrain them on the island.
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Melbourne
Christmas Island
Patrick
Poard
Manuka
Poerty
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