Cholera Triggers Mass Deaths and Rail Transport of Bodies
In St. Petersburg cholera deaths surge with hundreds buried daily at Preosprashenskoe. Freight cars carry coffins as mourners wail. coffins tarred spruce and marked white. Authorities plan water and sewer improvements, while hospitals report 417 cases and 176 deaths in 24 hours. A rumor of poisoned waters is being countered by officials.
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St. Petersburg
Preosprashenskoe
Red
Neva
Fever Cases in Manila Decline in Cholera War
Manila reports show eleven deaths and thirty six new cholera cases in the 24 hours ending 8 pm. Officials push a rigorous city cleansing program as Americans exposed to the disease hold their own with good recovery prospects. Volunteers, nurses, and temporary hospitals are arranged including a ward at Mary Johnson Memorial Hospital. American policeman Harry Cristins is ill but may recover. Alfred McVeigh and Low remain stable amid the outbreak.
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Manila
Mary Johnson Memorial Hospital
Harry Cristins
Alfred McVeigh
Low
No Proved Cholera in Germany Amid Suspected Cases
Berlin reports four suspected cholera cases including two Russians from Russia. Tests show typhus and dysentery in some patients. seven more isolated with no symptoms. Officials insist no cholera present, with strict isolation and surveillance on trains from Russia. Stettin also notes one suspected cholera case under watch in the hospital isolation ward.
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Berlin
Russia
Virchow Hospital
Fternoon
Stettin
Prussia
Plague Warning Sent to Alabama and Maine at Naples
Consul at St Michaels Azores reports infection in the town and asks American battleships Alabama and Maine at Naples to be warned. Dispatch relayed to American Consul Casper Crowninshield to alert command crews about the plague risk and necessary precautions.
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Naples
F. A. Creevy
St. Michaels
Azores
Casper Crownin Shield
Alabama
Maine
Precautions in France Against Cholera Spread
Paris reports France extending precautions as cholera in Russia threatens its borders. Emergency ambulance stations and disinfecting plants are set up at Northern and Eastern railroad terminals with strict baggage checks. Interior Ministry orders vessels from the Russian Baltic bound for French ports to Brest for examination and disinfection.
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Paris
Russa
France
Interior
Brest
No Fear of Cholera Here Says Port Health Officer
Dr. Alvah H. Doty, Health Officer of the Port of New York, assures no fear of cholera or plague in the city. He cites ten years of vigilance and ongoing precautions as keeping disease away. A rule mandating detention of certain arrivals is being enforced to prevent outbreak.
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Imperial Health Office
Russia
Klempner
Virchow Hospital
Alvah H. Doty
Port of
New York
America
Immigrants under Observation at Suspected Ports
Immigrants under observation at suspected ports five days prior to embarkation. Even should a case of the disease escape detection, it would be discovered during the voyage or at Quarantine. If the disease appears, it would be met by the most thoroughly equipped and experienced disease fighting and preventing system in the world.
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Doty
Navy warns sailors may be held ashore over cholera fears
Washington reports Admiral Sperry fleet contacts with Manila will be limited by the cholera danger. Shore leave and visits from the shore may be banned if risk remains high. Governor General Smith notes fifty five new cholera cases in Manila for the last 24 hours, four fewer than yesterday, with house to house inspections continuing this week.
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Washington
Admiral Sperry
Manila
Smith
Germany Faces Debt Crisis and Tax Reform Plan
Berlin reports on a Deutsche Rundschau article by Imperial Treasury Secretary Reinhold Sydow outlining Germany's severe financial position. The piece warns of a looming five year deficit of 556 million dollars and proposes higher taxes on luxuries, reform of inheritance rules, broader poll taxes, and ending borrowing to stabilize imperial finances. The minister stresses life or death stakes for empire and states.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Herr Reinhold Sydow
Deutsche Rundschau
Germany's Ambassador to the United States Named Likely
Berlin reports the next German ambassador to the United States will be Baron Mumm von Schwartzenstein of Tokio. He seeks Washington's post, has long been considered Sternburg's logical successor, and has previously served as a German minister in Washington on a special mission.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Baron von Sternburg
United States
Tageblatt
Tokio
Washington
Germany
Zon's Captain Awaits Steamer at Fanning Island
Victoria B C Sept 22 Advices from Fanning Island say Captain Downie his second officer and two engineers of the wrecked steamer Jhen remain on the atoll awaiting the Cana dian Australian liner Manuka due today to pick up the castaways after sixty four days ashore They will likely be landed in Sydney on October 6 The Solace supply steamer from Apia will arrive too late to help.
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B. C
Fanning Island
Downie
Jhen
Manuka
Christmas Island
Atoll
Sydney
Solace
Apia
Washington
The Mastery of the Pacific
TokIo reports Count Okuma argues Japan must develop maritime enterprise to secure its future economy. He notes Roosevelt’s claim the U S will own the Pacific, yet America lacks ships and sailors for the ocean. Japan’s 10000 mile coastline and vast fisher fleet give it seafaring strength for future international questions.
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Tokio
Okuma
Hochi
Roosevelt
United States
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Japan
Formosa
Saghalien
Colonel Goethals Comes Here For Short Vacation
Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal sailed from Colon on the Cartago for New York via New Orleans for a few weeks vacation.
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Colon
G. W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New York
New Orleans
Bremen Steamship Reports Six Month Decline in Traffic
The North German Lloyd Steamship Company issued its six month report showing a decrease of about $2,790 from the same period last year. The decline is chiefly attributed to reduced traffic from the United States.
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Bremen
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
United States
Wrights Brief Test Flight at Le Mans Amid Weather
Wilbur Wright managed a brief flight at Le Mans, airborne for under four minutes as sundown neared. Queen Dowager Margharita of Italy arrived to watch the flights. Baron d'Estournelles de Constant proposed creating prizes to support the national aviation movement.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Margharita
Italy
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
Sarthe
Orville Wright Still Gaining From Illness
Sept 22 reports say Orville Wright remains improving with physicians optimistic about his recovery. No alarming developments are noted as he regains strength, from Washington reports on the aero naut.
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Orville Wright
The Fighting Hope Opens at Belasco's Stuyvesant Playhouse
West Forty fourth street witnesses stage debut of The Fighting Hope by William J. Hurlbut with Blanche Bates as Anna wife of a jailed cashier. The three act drama follows Anna Daie as she navigates loyalty, love, and a moral dilemma amid Burton Temple and Granger in a harbor of crime, trust, and sacrifice. Bates delivers a strong portrayal though the piece hinges on its final act.
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Mr. Belasco
the Stuyvesant
West 44Th Street
William J. Hurlbut
Miss Blanche Bates
Anna
Miss Bates
Golden West
Burton Temple
Robert Granger
Temple
Anna Daie
Granger
Temple the Innocent
Charles Richman
Mr. Richman
Mr. Cope
Mr. Hansel
Loretta Wells
Belasco
Two More Stars in Vaudeville Sky Sign for William Morris Theatres
Miss Gerilia Loftus and Miss Amelia Bingham sign for definite engagement with William Morris vaudeville theatres. Bingham to start October 19 in The Big Scenes of Great Plays. Loftus to appear next year.
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G‘erilia Loftus
Amelia Bingham
William Morris
Miss Bingham
Miss Loftus
New German Theatre Opens Site Lenox Lyceum Madison Ave
The new German Theatre on Madison Avenue at 8th Street opened for inspection with much work incomplete. Boxes sit behind the orchestra, the stage is large and fireproof, and rehearsals for Rabensteinerin proceed as the house plans for an October 1 opening. A notable planned event is Art Heidelberg on November 15 featuring Cornell University students in a German production.
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Lenox Lyceum
Madison Avenue
8Th Street
Rabensteinerin
Heidelberg
Faust
Cornell University
Ithaca
Cornell
Brooksy Hall Robbery Solved Confession Links Brooksa Hall
John F. Spencer, a former Sunday school teacher, confessed to the Brooksa by Hall burglary at Captain David Beatty’s country home. Jewelry valued at 20000 dollars was stolen last December. Three confederates and the jewelry receiver were arrested. Diamonds and pearls were sent to the United States for sale. Registration days are October 3, 6, 10, and 12 with voting hours 7 am to 10 pm.
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England
John F. Spencer
Brooksaby Hall
David Beatty
Marshall Field
Chicago
Spencer
United States
American heiress Lefreda Weir weds Henry Darrington Jr in London
The underage Lefreda Weir daughter of Colonel Levi C. Weir of New York marries Henry Darrington Jr of Chicago and Pittsburgh at St George’s Hanover Square. The couple, feted by Relatives, plan a motor trip after a small ceremony with a license from Canterbury. Colonel Weir’s health improves after Bad Nauheim treatment. they sail for New York aboard the Adriatic.
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Tribune Association
London
St. George's
Hanover Square
Lefreda Weir
Levi C. Weir
New York
Henry Darrington, Jr
Chicago
Pittsburg
Anderson
Canterbury
Mannheim
America
Colonel Weir
Joley
Theodore Roosevelt
England
Europe
Weir
Bad Nauheim
Osler
Braker Will Reveals Large Tufts Bequest and Louden Family Ties
The Braker will filed yesterday discloses Henry J. Braker leaving 590000 to Tufts College and 19909 to St Johns Guild, 16000 to Sheltering Arms, with executors Mrs Braker and Austin B Fletcher. Drawn June 1 1897 with two codicils added August 2, detailing over 4000000 in legacies and trusts. Braker a Dundee importer once offered 2900000 for city railroad franchise, died of pneumonia in Plymouth England.
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Tufts College
Tribune
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St. John’s Guild
Frances J. Braker
Sheltering Arms
Braker
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Dodge-Morse
Mr. Fletcher
Eugene ©. Potter
John Anderson
Minnie Dune
Madeline Gelshenen
Regina Corrine Elshenen
William H. Gelshenen
Walter D. Gelshenen
William Street
Fifth Avenue
Plymouth
England
Sixth Avenue
55Th Street
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van Wyck
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Croker
Democratic
Mr. Braker
Health Department
Sixth and
Eighth Avenue
William R. Gelshenen
Garfield Bank
Repairs To Soldiers And Sailors Monument Costs Explained
Henry Smith Commissioner of Parks clarifies cost figures for Riverside Drive monument repairs. Total about 2500 dollars covering pointing joints 2000 dollars, scaffolding 1 dollar, cleaning 300 dollars. Cleaning incidental to repair, not blasting. Article criticized as reckless expenditure. trust worthy sources provided figures.
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The
Tribune
Wth Instant
Riverside Drive
Park Department
City of
New York
City of New York
Henry Smith
Manhattan
Richmond
Tribune Fresh Air Fund Acknowledgments
Grenell Island Sunday school Grenell N Y through Miss L Kerr sent 159 J P Morgan 22 Miss E Du Bois West New Brighton Staten Island 2 26 Previously acknowledged Total September 22 2008 Contributions preferably by check money or express order should be made payable to order of and mailed to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund New York.
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N. Y
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Morgan
E. du Bois
West New Brighton
Staten Island
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York
Dippel outlines Metropolitan Opera plans after European search
After four months in Europe seeking new singers, Andreas Dippel returns to New York aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie to outline a season of premieres and new talents at the Metropolitan Opera. He confirms Isabelle I Huitlier, L Huillier, Destinn, Alda, Gay, Noté, and Schmedes among others, with operas including Aida Die Walkure Le Villi and La Habanera in the lineup.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
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Cecilie
Dippel
Vienna
London
Paris
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Munich
Leipsic
Berlin
Bayreuth
Milan
Carlsbad
Bad Gastein
Isabelle I’ Huitlier
Opéra Comique
Metropolitan
Bella Alten
Musetta
Erik Schmedes
Vienna Opera House
Schmedes
Siegmund
Aida
Mme. Destini
M. Amato
Caruso
Rhadames
Mme
Homer
Die Walkiire
Mmes. Fremstad
Gadskif
MM. Schmedes
Burgstaller
Mr. Hertz
Madama Butterstr
Mme. Farrar
Beem
Mme. Sembrich
Violetta
Engelbert Humperdinck
Goldmark
AIDA At American Theatre Wins Warm Reception
The Ivan Abramson Company drew a sympathetic audience for a third presentation of Aida at the American Theatre last night. Mme Therry sang Celeste Aida, with clear Italian diction from her father, and supporting roles were filled by Mme Strauss as Amneris and Gravina as Ramis. Tonight features Fedora, with plans to add Giorgano's opera to the repertory. matinee bill includes Carmen.
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M. Bari
Mme. Therry
Mme. Strauss
Amneris
M. Gravina
Ramis
M. Oteri
Abramson
Giordano
Mr Damrosch Back From Europe Arrives Home
Frank Damrosch returns with Mrs Damrosch and son after summer abroad. He hires Leontine de Ahna for his Institute of Music and Art faculty. The Oratorio Society will perform five oratorios this season including La Vita Nuova Messiah Elijah and The Dream of Gerontius. The Passion According to St Matthew by Buck will be staged. Musical Art Society and People's Choral Union to present concerts. He plans to try Coleridge Taylor Hiawatha and met Mme Wagner at Barenuth. October 5 and 6 listed with times.
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Frank Damrosch
Musical Art Society
People’s Choral Union
Damrosch
Coleridge Tayior
French billiard star Lucien Rerolle dies at 44
Word arrived here of the death of Lucien Rerolle the French billiard player who competed in the world amateur championship at the Lieder kranz last spring. Rerolle was forty four, regarded as one of the strongest amateurs globally and held the French amateur title five times.
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Lucien Rerolle
Rerolle
France
Death of Colonel Henry W. Michell at Bayport Long Island
Brooklyn deputy excise chief Colonel Henry W. Michell died at his Bayport summer home from apoplexy. Born 1837 in New York, he rose from Schoharie and Hamilton Institute to a 36 year army career ending as colonel. He was active with Grant Post G A R and Stuyvesant Heights Club. He leaves wife and two daughters. Philadelphia记 F M Howarth dies Germantown home aged 43 pneumonia death.
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Henry W. Michell
Brooklyn
Bayport
Long Island
Michell
New York
Hamilton Collegiate Institute
Schoharie Academy
Henry A. Moore
Grant Post
Stuyvesant Heights
Weather Report Forecasts Widespread Rain And Cooling
An extensive area of cloudiness and rains develops in the Middle West and is expected to spread toward the Ohio Valley lake region and Atlantic states within 48 hours. Local rains noted in Tennessee and Gulf states with cooler weather moving east from the Northwest. Northern steamship routes see fresh south and southwest winds with showers toward the Grand Banks. Local forecasts call for showers in New England and parts of New York and New Jersey with varying winds.
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Marriage notices and schedules from The Tribune
Notices list upcoming marriages with full names and addresses including Bayxe-Parclay Short Hills and Candee Weir, with bride Clara Saree Bushrod and groom Harry Darlington Jr. Also Norfolk Richmond Thacher to Lewis Richmond and Church of the Atonement events noted with dates in 1998.
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A M. Douglas
Christ Church
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Candee
Ses
Hanever $ Re
London
Tyrtie
Nes. Lefreda Ca
Candee Weir
Harry Dartington, Jr
Harry Darlington
Pittsburg
Richmond
Thacher
Tenary
Henry D. Waller
Sarah
Thomas Thacher
Lewis Richmond
Flushing
Death notices from The Tribune republished in Tri-Weekly Tribune
Death notices appear for multiple individuals including Amanda B Edmonds in Plainfield New Jersey and Bartholomew F Donegan in Brooklyn. Entries mention ages, funeral times, residences, and interment details. Several notices request flowers, private interment, and service times across New Jersey New York and Massachusetts locales.
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Tri-Weekly
Donegan
Geld St
Brooklyn
Bartholomew F Domegam
Mary Crane
Edmonds
Charles E. Lyles
Plainfield
N. Z
Amanda B
B. Gardner Edmonds
Putnamore
Brookive
Fitzgerald
Warwick
SN. Y
James S. Pitzgerald
Woodlawn Cemetery Ad Offers Access and Book of Views
The Woodlawns Cemetery accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Central and trolleys at Webster and Jerome avenues. Lots from $150. Book of Views available at 4853 Gramercy. Office at 20 East 23rd Street. Undertakers Frank E Campbell and Rev Stephen Merritt advertise private and public ambulances. Largest in the world, telephone listings given.
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Central Station
Webster
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
Book of Views Creative
East
New York City
Stephen Merritt
Tel
Chetnea
Uptown Tribune Seeks Applications for Various Positions
The New York Tribune invites applicant filings at its Uptown Office at 1364 Broadway between 36th and 3th Streets. Office hours run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Prospective aspirants may consult the file of applications for selected posts.
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Tribune subscription rates and offices listed
The Tribune outlines subscription options including daily and weekly rates, domestic and foreign postage details, and an Almanac and Index. It lists multiple city offices such as Main Office in No 134 Nassau Street, Wall Street, Uptown, Harlem, Washington Bureau, Newark, and international offices in Brussels and London with contact partners and agencies.
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Hg Cemetery
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Walter Kerr
Richard A. Southwick
East Parg St Church Station
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John J. Morris
Pridmr
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