Cholera aboard Hamburg liners chills New York harbor
New York health officers report cholera aboard the Normannia Rugia and Moravia with a total of 12 deaths on the Hamburg American line ships. Passengers die from cholerine amid quarantine as ships are held in the Lower Bay and crews isolate patients.
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Quarantine Impact Delays Hamburg Line Vessels
News of deaths and sickness on two ships caused confusion among steamshipmen. The Hamburg-American line faced cancellations of charters to German ports as crowds gathered at the packet office. Fresh food and water will be sent daily to passengers until unloading is completed.
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Quarantine Fears Rise as Cholera Appears Aboard Hamburg Vessels
Panic spreads among steerage passengers as cholera cases emerge on the Normannia and Rugia after Hamburg departure. Health officers board vessels, transfer ill to Swinburne Island, and impose strict patrols. cases also noted on Moravia and City of Rome with further arrivals anticipated.
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Lottie Collins Reported Aboard Normalmia Prisoners
A Frohman representative visited Hamburg American Line offices in New York to learn if Lottie Collins would be aboard the Normannia. He sought confirmation amid news of her being held with other notable personages as prisoners aboard the vessel.
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Action at Washington Threatens New York Quarantine
Dr Jenkins refusal to abide by the 20 day quarantine circular sparks a Norfolk quarantine threat against New York steamers. Spaulding cites federal powers to prevent landings and urges calm in quarantine administration. Shakespeare to Spain and India to study cholera causes and prevention. A national warning proclamation is planned to alert boards of health and the public.
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La Bourgogne Arrives in Upper Quarantine Hailed With Tension
The French liner La Bourgogne, from Havre, has reached Upper Quarantine in New York with a long list of passengers and crew. Ports of entry calm give way to strict scrutiny as four more ships Darmstadt Elysia Fulda Lotimbo approach tonight or tomorrow amid fever concerns and cautious officials.
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Easy Passage Clarifies Harrison Quarantine Order
Assistant Secretary Spaulding explains the presidents quarantine circular limits its reach. It covers vessels with immigrants sailing from infected ports after issuance and excludes cabin passengers with port health certificates and steerage passengers who are U.S. citizens with proper health certification.
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Mrs James Brown Potter Aboard Quarantined Scythia
The Scythia from Liverpool is held at quarantine though no illness is found aboard. The port physician orders 523 steerage passengers bathed and baggage sanitized before transfer to Galloupes Inland. Actress Mrs James Brown Potter is among cabin passengers using an assumed name.
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Geestemunde Arrives, Quarantined at Lewes Harbor
The tank steamer Geestemunde from Hamburg reached Lewes on the evening tide and was stopped at the Government quarantine for detention of several days. Captain reports all aboard in good health.
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Corbett Sets Sail for New Orleans Amid Grand Sendoff
Asbury Park crowds bid James Corbett farewell for his New Orleans bout with Sullivan. The Californian rides the Richmond and Danville special train with a loyal party, a flag gift, and a wife’s kiss, while Sullivan’s Blithedale train departs ahead with Johnson under watchful eyes and a breakfast scene at Chattanooga.
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Crowds Pack New Orleans for Big Prize Fight Bets
In New Orleans on September 3 crowds gather as fakirs hawk Sullivan and Corbett memorabilia and bets surge. Detachments travel from Chicago Springfield and the East, with about 100000 dollars bet on Sullivan Myer and Dixon. Myer arrives overweight and eager for odds amid traveling athletic men.
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Gladstone Targets a Cow and a Quiet Parliament
London dispatch reports public attention shifting from home rule to Mr. Gladstone after an incident with a cow at Hawarden estate. The piece notes a mercenary market for the cow’s remains, Labouchere-Gladstone correspondence, and Tory schemes to pressure Gladstone to attend Parliament, with Balfour condemning such tactics.
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Telegraphers' Brotherhood in Kansas City Discusses Plans
Telegraph operators in Kansas City gathered to form a new association to be named Telegraphers. They met to advance plans with secrecy and expect key matters to be addressed the next day.
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Printer Dies After Street Assault in New York Tale
The wandering printer M J Walsh recounts a fatal street beating in Baxter Street. Walsh and partner Thomas Cowes confront a drunken attacker who strikes Cowes twice in the head near a store marked No 4. Cowes dies before ambulance arrival. Police hold witnesses including store proprietor Samuel Wills and pullers in Joseph Harris and Isaac Comminaky.
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Excursion Boat Attack Sparks Fire of Tension
A Pittsburg excursion from Union American Cigar Company to Lock No 4 with about 700 aboard faced a confrontation. The Little Bill halted the City of Pittsburg at night and arrested five men after insults toward mill workers. Miss Palmer injured in the crush as soldiers surged. Captain Klein promises inquiry into the arrest and crowd panic.
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Columbus Day Holiday Proclaimed in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports Governor Pattison issued a proclamation declaring Friday October 21 a Columbus Day holiday in the state. The notice sets the observance for government offices and schools statewide.
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Harrison Defends Twenty Day Quarantine Plan for Atlantic Steamers
President Harrison explains a twenty day quarantine for Atlantic steamers and urges state cooperation rather than a national takeover. He cites cholera threats, favors swift state action, and signals joint efforts with Canada to monitor arrivals. The stop includes a Plattsburg stopover with speeches about unity, safety, and the nation’s peaceful progress.
Dr John and Dickson Dead Prominent Physician Dies
Dr John Dickson dies at 12 15 am after a brief illness at his residence in Allegheny aged about seventy seven born in Canonsburg 1844 son of Dr John Dickson educated at Jefferson College Canonsburg and Jefferson Medical College 1872 married Sarah May and had a daughter Agnes was a noted figure in social and medical circles in the two cities affiliated with the Art Society and similar groups his friends mourn his loss after a rapid decline from pneumonia compounded by existing illness
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