Yellow fever cases rise linked to Italian quarters in New Orleans
In New Orleans the yellow fever rise stems from eleven previously unreported cases moved to the emergency hospital. Italian community committees aid detection, sanitation crews mobilize 500 workers, and Rev. Beverly Warner leads ward education. Alabama requires seven days detention. Texas and Mississippi accept five days pratique for travelers.
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New Orleans
Beverly Warner
Souchon
Moher
Alabama
Texas
Mississippi
Marine Hospital
Peace plenipotentiaries sail for America
The Russian peace plenipotentiary party led by M Witte leaves St Lazare at 9 20 am for Cherbourg to sail to New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Ambassadors Nelihoff Cassini and Routkowski bid farewell with M Witte, joined by Prefect Lepine. Madame Witte and her daughter accompany the party to Brussels for the conference.
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Paris
M. Witte
de Wartens
St. Lazare
Sherbourg
New York
Lloyd Line
Wnelihoff Vand Cassini
M. Routkowski
M. Lepine
Madame Witte
Cherbourg
Brussels
Emperors Seek Norway Throne Pact in Stockholm Talk
The Daily Mail report from Stockholm states William and Nicholas discussed a Hohenzollern candidate for Norway’s throne. Russia’s consent may hinge on a frontier adjustment on the Atlantic to gain a Arctic sea port through a rectified line.
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London
Daily Mail
Stockholm
William
Nicholas
Norway
Russia
Atlantic
The
Arctic Ocean
New Governor Named for Moscow by St Petersburg
The newspaper announces Durnovo, a council of the empire member, as governor general of Moscow replacing General Kozloff. Durnovo, wealthy and former Moscow governor in 1872 and 1878, brings long administrative experience. His son commanded the torpedo boat destroyer Bedovy at the Sea of Japan battle.
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Moscow
ST. Petersburg
Durnovo
Council of the Empire
Kozloff
Bedovy
Japan
Northern railroad wins right of way on hill road
The Great Northern and the Sioux City, Homer & Southern railroads settle a dispute over crossing the Indian reservation. The Northern will start construction on the Ashland extension. A secretary of the interior hearing was canceled after protest withdrawal and the interior secretary approves the Northern map.
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Sioux City, la
Great Northern Railroad
Sioux City
Japanese Armies Massed Across Manchuria with 550000 Men
Dispatch reports Japanese forces in Manchuria forming a vast sickle from near Liao Yang through Chantafu to the Korean coast south of Possiet bay. Generals Nogai Oku Norzu Kuroki Kawamura and Hasegawa command battalions totaling around 55000 soldiers with heavy artillery. General Tamura guards the left. Chinese troops in Japanese service hold the center under General Okthars’ cavalry.
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Uridiapupdze
Manchuria
Liao Yang
Chantafu
Kirin
Possiet Bay
Nog
Oku
Norzu
Kuroki
Kawamura
Hasegawa
President Roosevelt Seeks Withdrawal of Portrait Pamphlet
Spokane Chamber of Commerce receives White House letter dated July 19 urging recall of the "Lewis and Clark Trail" booklet bearing President Roosevelt's portrait. Secretary Monroe reports the president opposes portraits in advertising and requests immediate circulation cessation. Spokane group cancels a 50,000 pamphlet order and initiates recall efforts.
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Spokane
Wash
Roosevelt
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
White House
Washington
European bankers plan peace indemnity settlement for Russia
Berlin financiers led by Mendelssohns and Rothschilds seek a method to fund a forthcoming peace indemnity from Russia without destabilizing global finances. They have allied with major European institutions and will dispatch representatives to New York to gain U S financial support.
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Berlin
Russia
Japan
Europe
Mendelssohns
Rothschilds
England
New York
United States
Preparation for the Peace Conference Nears Readiness
Portsmouth New Hampshire hosts final setup as Plenipotentiaries approach aboard the Mayflower and Dolphin. Washington and New Hampshire coordinate with Portsmouth and nearby Kittery Maine and Newcastle New Hampshire communities to provide lodging at the Wentworth Hotel.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oyster Bay
Dolphin
Washington
New Hampshire
Kittery
Navy Yard
Newcastle
Wentworth
Attempt on Sultans Life Reported in Sofia
An assassination attempt on the sultan was reported from Constantinople during Solamlik today. The incident was described as an attack aimed at the sultan in the capital area.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Solamlik
Bomb Explodes Near Sultan in Constantinople Mosque
A bomb exploded in the courtyard of a Constantinople mosque during the Selamlik. The sultan was unharmed but several of his sults were killed or injured.
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Constantinople
New Panama Officers Appointed by President Shonts
New Panama officers announced in New York name E A Drake as secretary and treasurer of the Panama Railroad Company and assistant to President Shonts who urged action on Saturday.
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New York
E. A. Drake
The
Panama Railroad Company
Shonts
Panama
Britain backs Japan stance on peace terms in Washington talks
Washington reports Britain will not push for an armistice or offer Japan direct advice until Russia's plenipotentiaries show willingness to negotiate a genuine end to the war. London supports Japan as ally and will favor peace only if Japan's interests are protected, despite public desire for a swift settlement.
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Washington
Japan
Great Britain
London
Russia
Lord Lansdowne
Tokio
Revenues of the Republic of Santo Domingo
Revenues collected under the modus vivendi between the Dominican government and American officials total 331 648 dollars for April and May. Of this, 157 313 dollars were deposited in the City National Bank of New York for the creditors’ trust fund, to be held until U.S. Senate action. Expenses amount to 11 960 dollars for salaries and 1 010 dollars for travel.
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Washington
Republic of Santo Domingo
Roosevelt
City National Bank of New York
Republic
United States Senate
Grain hearing probes rebates in elevator grain trade
Federal officials led a hearing in Washington on transfers of grain through elevators amid rebates allegations. Spencer Kelly Grain Elevator Co of Buffalo testified, claiming it is not a common carrier and that elevator operations are separate from rail transportation.
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Washington
Knapp
Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spencer Kelly Grain Elevator Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
New York
Uintah Reservation Land Opens to Settlement
United States Land Commissioner W. A. Richards, who spent the night in Denver, left for Grand Junction to oversee the registration of applicants for homesteads in the Uintah reservation Utah. He will supervise the process with twenty four government clerks and will secure additional help on the ground if needed.
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Uintah Reservation
Denver
Colo
United States
W. A. Richards
Grand Junction
Utah
Richards
Expert Moore resigns after inquiry into soil culture stock links
Washington physiologist George T. Moore of the Agriculture Department tendered his resignation to Secretary Wilson, accepted after a department hearing alleging his wife held stock in a culture firm. Moore, who revised farm enrichment bulletins, faced questions about a potential monopoly plan tied to patents and a proposed Westchester Pennsylvania company offering salary and exclusive rights to future discoveries.
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Washington
George T. Moore
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Moore
Westchester
Dr. Moore
Victims of Bennington to be sent home at government expense
San Diego reports that the Bennington victims buried at Point Loma will be disinterred and sent to their families at government expense. Congress had provided for transporting the bodies of dead sailors home after the Maine disaster, and Paymaster Morris is notifying relatives who request exhumation.
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San Diego
Bennington
Point Loma
Maine
Congress
Morris
Navy secretary vows thorough probe into Bennington disaster
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte states the Bennington incident will be thoroughly investigated and that appropriate action will follow promptly. He adds that current material factors remain poorly understood and offers no further details at this time.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Bennington
Cudahys Move to Finance Gulf Pipeline Deal
Negotiations completed in Pittsburg between the Melon Bros the Cudahys and Shell Transportation for financing a 650 mile Gulf of Mexico pipeline from Chanute to Port Arthur. Union Trust of Pittsburgh will back the project costing about 6 million dollars with options on 10 000 barrels of production expiring next week. Deal to close by August 1.
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Independence
Kan
Pittsburg
Melon Bros
Cudahys
Shell Transportation Company
Gulf of Mexico
Union Trust Company
Chanute
Port Arthur
Zemstvo Leaders Targeted as Moscow Police Seize Congress Papers
Police searched the homes of M. Golovin president and M. Polmer secretary during the all Russia zemstvo congress in Moscow. They seized proceedings documents. A new zemstvo and municipal congress will meet in August with peasant delegates and liberal union representatives from each province attending.
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Moscow
M. Golovin
Zemstvo
All Russia Zemstvo
M. Polmer
Zemstvos
Bishop Joyce Dies After Camp Meeting Stroke
Minneaplis Methodist bishop Isaac W. Joyce died at his home from a cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis after delivering a sermon at the Red Rock Minnesota camp meeting on Sunday July 2.
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J. W. Joyce
Minneapolis
Isaac W. Joyce
Red Rock
Minn
Harriman Quits Rio Grande Railroad Directory
NEW YORK information reports that E H Harriman has resigned from the Denver and Rio Grande railroad directory.
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Harriman
Rio Grande
New York
E. H. Harriman
Denver & Rio Grand Railroad
Hoch Gets Reprieve From Hanging To August Twenty Fifth
Johann Hoch the Chicago bigamist known as Blue Beard was granted a reprieve until August 25 after funds for an appeal were arranged. Governor Deneen approved the stay following assurances that the $500 needed to pursue the review had been raised by Hoch’s supporters. Hoch, awaiting execution for poisoning a wife, expressed disbelief then joy as news of the reprieve arrived.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Deneen
Hoch
Whitman
Jaijitor Whitman
Healy
Hodh
States Attorney’s Office
Several land fencers must come into court
Information was filed in the U S district court against H B Reed for fencing 9000 acres and against Adam Miller Clarence Miller Charles Miller and William O Miller for fencing 18000 acres in McPherson county forest reserves. Capiuses were ordered issued for arrest and they will be arraigned before the U S commissioner at North Platte. The cases follow the Krause brothers conviction and were led by U S District Attorney Baxter and Special Assistant Bush with Special Land Agents De Frees Chambers and Dixon.
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Omaha
United States District Court
H. B. Reed
Adam Miller
Clarence M. Miller
Charles Miller
William O. Miller
United States Forest
McPherson County
United States
North Platte
Krause
Steps Taken for Suppressing Yellow Jack in New Orleans
Mayor Behrman issued a proclamation urging citizens to follow health authorities on sanitation. It calls for screening houses and placing nets over cisterns and water pools that could breed mosquitoes. The proclamation is signed by the State Board of Health president, City Health Board president, Surgeon White of the Marine Hospital Service, and the New Orleans Parish Medical Society advisory committee.
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New Orleans
Behrman
State Board of Health
City Health Board
White
The
Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans Parish Medical Society
Honolulu Protest Over San Francisco Cargo Quarantine
In Honolulu a protest arises against San Francisco cargo quarantines. Dr Coffeer from the marine hospital says San Francisco authorities were not advised by him about conditions warranting action and cables Washington that quarantine of Hawaiian cargoes is unnecessary. Fumigation at the quarantine station is feared to damage sugar cargoes.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Coffeer
United States
Marine Hospital Service
Marine Hospital
Washington
Hawaii
Wyman to Lead Public Health Efforts on Yellow Fever
Surgeon General Wyman travels to Washington and will oversee the yellow fever response in New Orleans upon arrival. Acting Surgeon General Glannan was informed of a new yellow fever death outside the previously affected district, via Surgeon White who reports from New Orleans.
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Washington
Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans
Glannan
White
Japan Pressing Peace Terms at Washington Conference
Washington officials expectJapan to seek an indemnity near 1 billion dollars and the cession of Sakhalin Liao Tung and the Harbin railway. Key terms include Japan's influence in Korea and Manchuria's future as part of the pacification plan. If accepted, talks aim toward a Washington treaty ending the Far East war.
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Washington
Far East
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. H
Baron Komura
Occason
M. Witte
Japan
Russia
Sakhalien
Liao Tung Peninsula
Harbin
Corea
Manchuria
China
May escape trial in Burton case
Officials refuse to confirm plans to drop the Burton case though sources say no orders have been given by the St. Louis district attorney. Belief persists that Senator J Ralph Burton of Kansas will be tried in September despite official statements and an exhaustive inquiry finding low chances of conviction.
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Washington
Burton
Kansas
Department of Justice
United States
St. Louis
J. Ralph
Massachusetts Insurance Report Attacks Big Firms
Boston coverage notes scathing critique of practices by major insurers as detailed by Frederick L. Cutting Massachusetts commissioner of insurance. The report labels some leaders as Judases and cites a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde company. It urges legislation on deferred dividends and ties to allied trust firms for reform and discusses fraternal insurers including Royal Arcanum with commentary on recent rate changes.
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Boston
Frederick L. Cutting
Massachusetts
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Royal Arcanum
Town Nearly Empty as Nizhni Fair Opens
ST PETERSBURG The annual fair at Nizhni Novgorod opened with ceremonies, but the town was almost empty as most shops were shut due to the disturbed country.
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ST. Petersburg
Nizhni Novgorod
July immigration shows 311 Chinese applicants and 300 admitted
Reports from immigration stations for July show that 311 Chinese applied for admission and 300 were admitted.
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Washington
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