Muddled 1897 Boston Yellow Fever Worries and Political Skirmishes
A fragmentary 1897 newspaper item surveys a mild yellow fever scare in Boston, plus chatter about Lord Weresford questioning naval strength. It notes McKinley’s relatives as receivers, pension fund gaps, and internal revenue shifts in Virginia. The piece also threads gossip about Mrs Jefferson Davis’s Mississippi guests and civic debate over Consul General Lee’s return, with editorial barbs from Paterson Call and Washington Star comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Dias Vane
McKinley
Ima
Tate
Leo
Washington Star
Crisia
Spain
Paterson
Nonsense on Values Cited by Rich and Poor in Playful Quip
An obscured vignette contrasts a dollar from Mr. Vanderbilt or Mr. Astor with a silver dollar from Mr. Dryan. The speaker notes the apparent equal value but labels the comparison as nonsensical, implying only the belief in equivalence matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Vanderbilt
Mr. Astor
Mr. Dryan
Diagnosis of yellow fever by Dr Tebault from New Orleans Picayune
The physician with over thirty years of experience explains yellow fever as an acute eruptive fever with faint eruptions sometimes missed without close skin and mucous analysis. He outlines three stages the onset with rigor and nausea the second stage collapse and the final recovery or death, noting symptoms, urine albumen and bloody mucus. He doubts the season’s danger and believes New Orleans sanitation will prevent a serious outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Orleans Picayune
H. Tebault
Tebault
New Orleans
Debates on Silver Dollars and Financial Faith
A Republican critique defends the silver dollar and the nation's financial structure. It argues the dollar’s value rests on honesty and public promise, opposing claims that two silver dollars are needed to buy a bushel of wheat and criticizing Bryan era monetary rhetoric. The piece asserts confidence in the currency and government credit as the foundation of the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
Legan
Ellver
Vasilerbilt
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Astor
Congress
Treasury
McKinley
Bryan
Rotes and Opinions and Other Fragments From Aged Newsprints
A fragmented column notes hunting pan indusive slang, state pans, and county crops. It mentions New York State Commission on Lainey, a Southern California movement to create a new state, Captain Charles TH Allen of Salon Mas, Kentucky wheat supply, and a Savannah hospital for colored people funded by public people with a linked school and medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haneas
New York State Commission On Lainey
Los Angeles
Eiths
California
Phladelphis Iecord
Charles TH. Allen
Salon
Mas
Kentucky
Alvor
New York Mall
Express
Morlda Times
Unter
Savannah
Alroud Peepee
PERSONAL NEWS AND RUMORS OF DISTANT FIGURES
A jumble of notices mentions Sir John Lubbock and the Rogtich naturation in passing as observers. It notes the death of a father figure to a young heir, with speculation on a fortune reaching into millions when of age. General Thomas T. Lingman and ex senator ties appear in tangential North Carolina mentions, ending with a nod to General Grant’s Life and Washington’s admired virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lubbock
Gocker
Geneal Thomas TL. Cingman
United States
North Carolina
State Hospital
Alf Gladstone
General Grant
America
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Honesday
Boston
Charles Weresford
McKinsey
Frederick F. McKinley
Gutarle
Edward TI. Hobart
Santa Pe
Moekkintoy Tsi
Pens
Evans
Augusta Chronicle
Jefferson Davis
Miss Winnie
Mississippi
Internal Revenue
Titchmond
Tie
Lowell News
Pnrg
Mae
der uuiIeglis
Apt
Corator Branel
Loren and Save
Chas. M. Steiff
Main ST
Norfolk, VA
Henry MacLachlan
Middleton Early
G. S. Reid & Co
Church Street
Norfolk
Witrates
Cumberland Lima Water Ia
Virginia Lithia Water Co
Bank Street
Portland
aMn Cement
New NO
Batchelder and Collins
Roncen & Plone
Malis
Druculetu
J. M. F. Trottion
Trotter
Church Streets
Fruggziats
Norvfour
Cuorch
Jsvwist
Artigs
D. C. Worthington
ST. Briggs & CO
Commerce ST. Ward East End
Palkland and Charlope H Stets
A.D. Datrett
L Froster
Plume Street
Cook, Clark & Co
Irwin’s Express Company
W. T. Lawln
Monager
Water St
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