Yellow Fever Epidemic Stirs Southwide Alarm
A rapid spread of yellow fever grips southern regions with officials declaring a health emergency. Hospitals report rising cases as communities brace for containment measures and public advisories.
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10 Oct 1898
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Sedalia Evening Sentinel in Sedalia, Missouri
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1898
Page
1
Despite Quarantine Yellow Jack Spread Across Mississippi
Despite quarantine measures the yellow jack spread widely through Mississippi with several towns reporting cases and health officials warning of continued risk and the need for vigilance.
Yellow fever panic and quarantines sweep Louisiana
Reports from Jackson Mississippi and New Orleans describe rapid yellow fever spread across the state, with quarantines tightened and refugees facing hardship. New proclamations classify the fever as mild, loosening some restrictions while Texas imposes a Louisiana quarantine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souchon
State Board of Health
Texas
Louisiana
Jackson
Miss
Hattiesburg
Perry County
Lumberton
Marion County
Harrison
Fayette
Poplarville
Madison
Oxford
New Orleans
Atlanta
Franklin and Wilson
St. Bernard
Plaquemine
St. Tammany
St. Charlies
Jefferson
St. John
St Mary
Terrebonne
la Fourche
St. James
Austin
Tex
W. B. Blunt
McKinley Returns to Canton for Saxton Funeral
President and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Canton for the funeral of Mrs. McKinley's brother George D. Saxton. Naval services were held privately at the home, with Rev. C. B. Milligan officiating. The presidential party then heads to Omaha Exposition aboard a private car, with Mrs. McKinley remaining in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Washington
Omaha Exposition
Indians at Omaha Exposition Impress New York Visitors
Chauncey M. Depew and other New Yorkers watched a sham battle by western Indians at the exposition grounds drawing keen interest from guests unfamiliar with their customs. The event drew near 150000 attendees last week and showcased peaceful methods of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Chauncey M. Depew
Empire State
Indians Threaten Minnesota Settlers as Armed Citizens Guard
On Oct 10 at Walker and Ferris Minnesota a council met with Indian leaders and officials as 800 soldiers prepare to guard Rams headwaters and Leech Lake settlers. Reports say a white man was killed near Bear Island and a large Indian band camps two miles north of Ferris as settlers seek protection along the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosston
Great Northern
Fourteenth
Merriam Park
Camp van Dusee
Duluth
Mississippi
Leech Lake
Ferris
Minn
Bear Island
Most Remarkable Naval Losses List Cited
The report states 67 men wounded in the war: 54 returned to duty, one died of wounds, six invalided, and six still under treatment. It claims the Jesuits obtained this list as the most remarkable in naval history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Washington
United States Navy
Navy Department
Dewey
Manila Bay
Santiago
Guantanamo
Cienfuegos
Winslow
Hudson
Cardenas
San Juan
Died With Her Lover in Ohio River Chase
Owensboro Kentucky October 10. Howard Clark wanted for murder and burglary in Louisville was killed resisting arrest on the Indiana side of the river near here. He tried to escape in a skiff down the Ohio river with his companion Hattie Mahoney who also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
Howard Clark
Louisville
Hattie Mahoney
Indiana
Here
Clark
Ohio River
Mahoney
Soldier killed escaping at Fort Slocum report
New York Oct 10 Thomas Greenwald a private in battery I Seventh artillery was shot and killed instantly while attempting to escape from Fort Slocum. Private John Coates also fled the attack but was captured before escape. In Cleveland Senator Hanna denied resigning the RNC chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Greenwald
Seventh Artillery
Fort Slocum
John Coates
Cleveland, CO
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Silk manufacture in United States rises, says statistics bureau
The treasury bureau of statistics reports a substantial rise in U S silk production, indicating an enormous increase in the country’s silk manufacturing sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
The
United States
Indian Leaders Use Messengers as Stool Pigeons
Bear Island, Cassiake Utterura and Pine Point bands send men to the agency as combat looms. Saturday 50 canoes of Bear Island people arrived peaceful but hundreds more armed men remain on Bear Island or en route. Gen. Bacon plans the last council as troops move from Fort Snelling and Duluth prepares ammunition purchases. Flatmouth and 40 Chippewa threaten war after a noon council pledges to mobilize if troops are not removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Island
Cassiake
Utterura Point
Pine Point
Bacon
Fort Snelling
Minnesota Volunteers
Duluth
Seventh Corps Ordered to Savannah
General orders from corps headquarters move the Seventh Army Corps from Jacksonville to Savannah with transport to be provided by the quartermaster. The corps includes the Third Nebraska and Sixth Missouri regiments. A clash at Camp Hamilton Lexington Ky left Color Sergeant Green and Corporal Coleman dead, killed by Corporal Edwards of the Seventh Immune Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Corps
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Seventh Army Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
Nebraska
Missouri
Camp Hamilton
Lexington, Ky
Green
Corporal Coleman
Corporal Edwards
Seventh Immune Regiment
They Prepare Since They Prepare Since
Washington reports the Navy medical corps foresaw war needs. Surgeon General Van Reypen notes prewar hospital readiness, staffed volunteers, and ambulance ship Creole with modern surgical amenities. He praises women supporters and the Solace in care of the wounded, and commends antiseptic methods at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
W. K. van Reypen
Navy Bureau
van Reypen
Gen. Tryon
Bureau
Maine
van Reuypen
Naval Laboratory
Woodward
United States
Medical Department of the Navy
Manila
Persons
Cervera
Most Unusual Case Special to the Sentinel
Dr J W McGuire once a 15 year Missouri dentist in Brunswick Cameron and Kansas City is jailed in Holly Springs Mississippi and scheduled to hang October 13 for a 1869 murder. Indictment secured February 29 years after the crime. He drifted from Missouri to Mississippi, married well and built a home, then drank away his life and faded from public notice before an old charge caught up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Kansas City
J. W. McGuire
Missouri
Brunswick
Cameron
Holly Springs
Miss
McGuire
Mississippi
Marshal County
Shafter Responds to Davis Critique on Cuban Campaign
Salamazoo Michigan veteran Shafter defends his Cuba War conduct after Richard Harding Davis accused him of incompetency. He recalls press friction, explains landing plans, and asserts he was not interfered with while pursuing Santiago and the fleet action against Cervera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Salamazoo
Mich
Shafter
New York
Richard Harding Davis
Davis
Podunk
Gen. Shafter
Santiago
Cervera
Vaccination Plans Before Move South for Second Corps
Camp Meade reports Chief Surgeon Girard preparing to vaccinate troops against smallpox before moving south. General Graham opposes splitting the corps for a Cuba duty and urges sending the unit intact to the West Indies to avoid illness from climate change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Graham
Camp Meade
Girard
War Department
West Indies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Strickey
M’kinley
Kansas City Board of Trade
Minnesota
Redskins
Gracelanu
Flatmouth
Minneapolis
Tribune
Walker
Naval Medical Corps
Surgeon General
van Reynen
Ohio Street
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