Fire Island Rebellion Sparks Governor telegrams and troop orders
A Fire Island crisis triggers a statewide health standoff as Islip Board of Health orders sheriff to seize the island, police and militia respond. Governor Flower dispatches officers and military force to enforce quarantine lines amid reports of passengers and baggage being held at the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntspatcte
Flower
Fire Island
R. P. Flower
Albany
Board of Health of
Islip
L. L
Jenkins
Gro. G. Cocenang
Commandling
Cholera Doubt Falls On New York Cases
The New York Board of Health reports no cholera cases in 48 hours. Bacteriologists say Edward Hoppe and Mary Coverty may not have had cholera, leaving Hoppe's death not clearly linked to the disease. The city remains cleaner and better prepared to resist illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gonerty
New York
Board of Health
Trois Biggs and
Dunham
Edward Hoppe
Hoppe
Mary Coverty
Snoraday
Cholera Watch Tightens as City Reports Low Death Rate
Health officials note a 21.45 city death rate the lowest for the season. Dr. Edson reports no secondary cases and continued quarantine. One death, one new cholera case on Swinburne Island, with Regina Weiskopf hospitalized. Wyoming cabin passengers resist Fire Island transfer but later agree to sail. Marine camp at Sandy Hook opens as fears ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Conerty
New York City
Wyoming
Fire Island
Grant
Harriscon
Edeon
Board of Health
Edson
State Board of Health
Croton
Wilson
Roberts
Charles Bass
Swinburne Island
Bohemia
Byron
Jenkins
Dr. Walser
Regina Weiskopf
Dr. Sanborn
Dr. Jenkins
Cepheus
Rugia
Moravia
Upper
London
Ingalls
Hoffman Island
Hamilton
Sandy Hook
Boston
Annapolis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Hamburg
Europe
Immigrants Run Blockade Across Detroit River
Detroit Sept 17 immigrants have begun blockade running to enter the United States. Eleven crossed the river at Wyandotte in two rowboats under cover of darkness, then left on the 10 o clock train. Customs officials learned of the breach too late and patrols along the river have increased. In Marine City a batch crossed without quarantine certificates and were brought before the Mayor who, a physician, allowed them to cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Wyandotte
Wwraudotte
Marine City
Europe Weighs New York Cholera Infection Claim
The Lisbon vice consul cables that New York harbor is infected with cholera and east coast ports including Florida are suspected. The U S minister to Norway and Sweden reports Sweden states US ports on the east coast are infected. Detentions of passengers from the United States are expected until infection status changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Washington
Lisbon
State Department
United States
Florida
Norway
Sweden
Canada Proclaims Quarantine on New York City Traffic
An extra edition of the Canada Facette announces a quarantine on the Canadian border for passengers and merchandise from New York City. The measure applies to Gotham and Ottawa Ontario on September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gotham
Ottawa
Ont
New York
No Decrease in the immigration
Washington reports that the Bureau of Statistics records 45,472 immigrants arriving in the United States as the latest tally. The figure suggests stable or rising inbound migration, with officials noting patterns in recent months and potential implications for labor and demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Immigrant arrivals compare eight months to prior year
During August the numbers show 45 172 immigrants, against the prior August. For the eight months ending August 31 1892 total immigrants were 448 416 570 compared with the corresponding period.
Secretary Foster to Confer on Immigration Suspension
Secretary John W. Foster will travel to Loon Lake to discuss Mayor Grant's letter urging the President to curb immigration during the cholera outbreak. The letter asks to bar entry until the cholera threat subsides and notes the potential exemption for Americans abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Washington
John W. Foster
Loon Lake
Grant
Benjamin Harrison
D. C
Dean Snn
City of
New York
United States
Sam
Hoose
Attorne
Miller
Treasury Department
Carnegie in Clover in Highlands Dining Guests and Pheasant Trial
The Dispatch reports Andrew Carnegie and Bradley Martin entertaining guests in the Scottish Highlands since August. Carnegie hosts statesmen and poets at Kinloch Rannoch while Martin plans a peasant shooting experiment at Balmacanan Glen Urquhart with live pheasants arriving from the south. A gamekeeper predicts hard winter, but locals back the venture as a display of American determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Martin
Loxpon
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Kinloch Rannoch
Perthshire
Balmacnan
Glen Urquhart
Invernesshire
Scotland
Balmacann
Italian Minister Baron Fava recalled over New York colony dispute
The H E O d Italia reports Baron Fava, Italian Minister to the United States, has been recalled by cable from Roux dated Sept 17 for taking sides against the Italian Consul General in New York over the colony dispute. It is stated he will not return to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Heo d’ Italia
Roux
The
Triton
Dirizio Pungolo
Matiner
Baron Fava
United States
New York
Washington
Temescal Mines Suspended as Purcell Seeks Bright Future
Riverside report of Temescal tin mine shutdown due to funds shortage. Manager Ger vaise Purcell confirms suspension with 35 workers laid off on Sept 15 and promises all claims paid in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He declines to discuss future operations or reasons for the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Gervaise Purcell
Temescal
Siny
Riverside
Purcell
Maniac Father's Crime Rocks Idaho Village
In Warring, Ohio, a man reportedly with mental disturbance left the house as his wife and infant were found murdered and mutilated. The father John J. Van Meter is missing, and authorities suspect he killed his wife and possibly himself, while the year-old son discovered the grisly scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warring
John J. van Meter
Idaho
van Meter
Infectious Diseases in McKeesport
In McKeesport on September 17 a single case of smallpox is guarded to prevent spread. Scarlet fever diphtheria and typhoid are present but epidemics are not expected. The city is being cleaned and the Heat Board buys copperas for street and alley sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
McKeeesport
Board of Heat
Pittsburg
Potter Check for $15,000 Tied to Pittsburg Friend in Roulette
New York report details Henry A. Potter of East Orange drawing a $15,000 check to aid a Pittsburgh friend after gambling losses. Lawyers seek injunction to prevent gamblers from cashing it while Potter and associates dispute the debt and the check’s validity amid changing versions of the incident.
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New York
Henry A. Potter
East Orange
People’s Bank
Potter
Dill, Chandler & Seymour
McAdam
Supreme Court
James Read
Henry Hornbeck
Twenty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Wis Atakes
Pennsylvania
Seymour
Read & Hornbeck
Mr. Potter
Pittsburg
Dill
Holland House
Harrison Avenue
Thomas Potter, Sons & Co
Broadway
Orange
Twenty-fourth Street Tiger
People’s Bank of East Orange
Chandler
Third Rtv
Wives in Every State Case Shocks Divorce Court
A sensational Chicago divorce case features Ida Fairfield White testifying about husband Henry White who allegedly married women across Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and the Middle States to steal their money. Letters from several supposed wives including Rosa White of Doylestown describe large cash gifts and abrupt desertions. Police claim White has nearly a dozen wives all filing complaints.
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Chcaco
Tuthill
Ida Fairfield White
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Middle States
White
Waverly
Iowa
Rosa White
Doylestown
England
A RAILROADER'S FATE
Samuel G. Decoursey, president of the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad, was instantly killed by a train at Beverly New Jersey on September 17. He attempted to pass to a train at the station when struck by another. He resided at 4050 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
N. J
Samuel G. Decoursey
Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Judge rebukes bribe claim in Garfield Park case
Chicago September 17 Justice Woodman sparked a sensation by ruling that M C G McDonald a Garfield Park Club stockholder offered a $300 bribe to discharge prisoners in the Garfield Park habitues case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Woodman
Garfield Park
M. CG. McDonald
Sullivan Receives Grand Welcome at Madison Square Garden
Nine thousand fans and about 300 women filled Madison Square Garden for John Lawrence Sullivan and Jim Corbett’s benefit night. Sullivan, tearful yet proud, thanked the crowd for support after his defeat, while Corbett spoke briefly, then both men exchanged polite farewells before a tame three-minute exhibition. The event raised a handsome profit, with post‑fight celebrations continuing at the Tenderloin Club and Coleman House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawrence Sullivan
Madison Square Garden
Jim Corbett
New Orleans
Sullivan
Sully
John H. Donn
Corbett
R. Sullivan
Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy Nelson
Tenderloin Club
Coleman House
Mike Dwyer
Pittsburg Insurance Men Victimized Conspiracy Arrest
Washington Pennsylvania reports John H. O Neill alias Nicholas Phelan was arrested on September 17 on charges of conspiracy and fraud related to insurance schemes. Local authorities say the man targeted Pittsburg area insurers and faced legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Insurance
Washington, Pa
John H. O'Neill
Nicholas Phelan
Pittsburg Insurer Case Accuses Old Offender
The record alleges false representations to the Superintendent of the Pittsburg Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. O'Neill is said to be an old offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
O'Neill
Mrs Harrison Improves but Cancer Denial Remains
Doctors report Mrs. Harrison’s pleurisy improving after ten days of illness. They deny stomach cancer and say no new effusions have occurred. President Roosevelt visits the hotel and remains by his wife as she stays in danger, delaying plans to attend the Washington encampment.
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Loos Labs
N. Y
Mia Harrison
Harrison
Doughty
Gardner
Washington
Farmer Adams Deemed Insane in Lunacy Hearing
New Castle September 17 A Commission in Lunacy reports farmer George W. Adams must be confined in an insane asylum rather than imprisoned after his conviction for tying rails on the Ft Wayne Railroad at Enon. He is in a dying condition and expected to live only a few hours.
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New Castle
Hazen
George W. Adams
Ft. Wayne
Enon
Adame
The New Gas El Dorado Opens as Leases Span 60,000 Acres
In Portland Indiana on September 17, excitement rose after a local gas company drilled near Pennville in a big oil well. Fifteen companies operate in the field. By May Adams and Wells counties held at least 50,000 acres under lease with 50 new wells expected in the coming month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Inn
Pennville
Indiana
Adams
Wells
Honduras Rebel Leader Shot
Steamer Soley arrives from Ceiba Honduras reporting General L. Nueilla, late revolutionista commander, was shot at Truxillo on Sunday at 9 a m after being tried and found guilty of treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Soley
Ceiba
Honduras
General L. Nueilla
Revolutionista
Truxillo
The Dispatch Directory Page Contents and Sections
The Dispatch Directory outlines a 20 page issue in two parts with contents listed for pages 9 through 20. It mentions topics from cholera to education gossip society notes stage and amateur athletics and various contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Disrarcy
Mary Temple Bayard
Grand Army
Kathleen Hussey Watson
Woman's Gossip
Niagara Power Project Nears Completion with Giant Dynamos
Prof Charles Forbes in charge of electrical work for the Cataract Constructive Co in Niagara Falls. A tunnel through solid rock is finished and water will soon flow the length of the world’s longest hydraulic tunnel. Plans include 10,000 horsepower dynamos and conduit transmission to Buffalo to power factories and iron furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miacana Farris
Cataract Constructive Company
Charles Forbes
Niagara
Canadian Power Company
Hera
Porbes
Buffalo
Buffalo I
Forbes
Four Hours of Torture for City Official in Safe Vault
Campes New Jersey Sept. 17 The City Assessor William Thompson was locked in a map vault at City Hall for about four hours when Assistant Engineer William Osler slammed the vault door and left. A janitor and others heard cries and found Thompson trapped. He was released by City Engineer Farnham Jr and is recovering tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campes, N. J
William Thompson
Thompson
William Osler
Mr. Thompson
Jr T Tompson
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George G. Cochrane
N. Yo
Jonah Porter
Cochrane
Islip Board of Health
Pire Island
Roswel
P. Fiowre
P. T. Wall
Surf Hotel
Baergage
Dir. Jenkins
Voight
Bureau of Vital Statis
Carnegie IN Clover
Steel King
Highlands
Gotham Roulette Sharps
Pittsburger
Tar Dispatch
Father Pexn
President Decoursey
Pennsy
Ilis
Lapis
Gestlemee
Tam Lad
Farmer Adams
EL Dorado
Dan Doughenty
Russell Young
Emall
Ees Nixon Waterman Tanee Co. W. 8
Guam
Kepburn Johns
News OF Society
Horace J. H
Rufus Z
Japan
el Perkins
Toenley
Russia
Sehmons
Frank G. Carpenter Key
George Hodges Story OF
Columbus
Fielding
Reed
Gerring
T. M. Bleper
M.D
I Aara
Profi Forbes
Dietarcs
Camden
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