Yellow fever spreads as thousands flee Laredo quarantine tightens
Nearly four thousand residents flee the infected city as Laredo Texas imposes a broad quarantine to halt yellow fever. Two deaths and twelve new cases reported Sunday. Dr Guiteras leads house to house canvass and sanitary work with expert assistants. Neuvo Laredo shows no new cases while Tampico reports five mild new infections. Mexico City receives refugees from Valles Victoria Santiago Linares and Tampico seeking safety from the outbreak.
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Laredo
Tex
Guiteras
Juan Cortinas
Texas
Webb
State of
United States
Nuuvo Laredo
Mariano Trevino
Custom House
Lampasas
Neuvo Laredo
Tampico
Mex
Menico City
Valles
Victoria
Santiago
Linares
Mexico City
Capitol
Kansas City Votes Bonds For City Improvements
Kansas City held an election Tuesday to authorize issuing bonds totaling 2 175 000 for water works parks market house and other projects. The bonds were approved by a slim margin with 8 310 votes for and 2 670 against.
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Kansas City
Market House
Colorado Populists Nominate Supreme Court Justice
Denver reporters say the Colorado populist state convention nominated District Judge Frank Wowers of Leadville for Justice of the state supreme court. They adopted resolutions denouncing the Republican and Democratic parties for not denouncing use of the military at Cripple Creek.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
Frank Wowers
Leadville
Supreme Court
Republican
Democratic Party
Cripple Creek
New Panama Canal Plan Advances From Senate
Washington bulletin says Beaupre telegraphs that the canal commission report passed the Senate unanimously under date of the 14th instant.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Beaupre
Department of State
Canal Commission
Senate
Murderer Shot is Death
In Lynchburg Tennessee Sheriff Davidson fired at a mob storming the jail while attempting to save a life. A man was wounded, identity unknown, as the jail was overrun and Hallen Small was shot to death in the corridor after the lynching. The mob dispersed and order was restored.
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Lynchburg
Tenn
Davidson
Hallen Small
Oregon Railroad Hold-Up Near Corbett Station
Four masked men robbed the Atlantic express on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation line near Corbett station, 21 miles east of Portland. Express Messenger Fred Korner killed one robber. Engineer Ollie Barrett wounded. robbers fled without loot.
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Portland
Atlantic Express
Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Corbett Station
Xpress
Fred Korner
Ollie Barrett
Troutdale
Here
Mile Post 21
Korner
Barrett
Charles B. Farwell Dead in Lake Forest Home
Former Illinois senator Charles B. Farwell died at his Lake Forest home on Wednesday from heart trouble after months of illness. A Chicago figure since 1844 he built a career in real estate and banking and helped lead state politics before serving in the U.S. Senate in 1887. He leaves three daughters and one son.
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Chicago
Charles B. Farwell
Lake Forest
Llness
Farwell
Ogle County
Illinois
J. W. Farwell & Co
Steuben County
New York
Gomel Riots Report Clears Foreign Involvement
The state department cites American reports from St Petersburg that in the Gomel riots five Christians were killed but no foreigners or foreign interests were harmed or endangered. It notes Russia’s stance on handling domestic affairs without foreign involvement and closes the incident for Washington.
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Department of State
St Petersburg
Gomel
St. Petersburg
State Department
Prince Alert Breaks World Pacing Record At Empire City
Prince Alert, famed fast pacer of 100 races, challenged Dan Patch the world record at 159. The autumn meeting opened at Empire City Trotting Club with a four-race card and Prince Alert aiming for a bold record attempt. Conditions stabilized as the day progressed and favorable track conditions emerged.
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New York
Prince Alert
Dan Patch
Empire City
Milner to Confer With Balfour Over Colonial Secretary Offer
CARLSBAD Germany Lach Milner left at 11 80 oclock Sunray for London to confer with Premier Balfour on the offer to him to become secretary of the colonies.
Plague and Cholera Raging at Pei Tang Port
Plague and cholera rage at Pei Tang seaport about fifty miles east of Tien Tsin with 2,000 deaths reported in the past two months. Local authorities struggle to contain the outbreak as relief measures are implemented and wary residents seek protection from the spread.
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Tien Tsin
North China
Pei Tang
Keffer Executed for Revolting Wyoming Murder
James Keffer was hanged at Lander after a brutal crime in which he crept into the bed of an elderly man, loaded a shotgun, and killed him. He then slept in the same room before the execution, claiming liquor influenced the act and criticizing the jury, governor, and judge.
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Cheyenne
Wye
James Keffer
Lander
Keffer
Supreme Court
Wyoming
Carmody
Bruce
Warren
Rawlins Stage Company
Major Delmar Seeks Record At Empire City Track
Peer of Lou Dillon reports Ma jor Delmar challenging the world record of two minutes and aiming to match Lou Dillon. Hype trotted a remarkable mile finishing in two minutes as the gelding neared the wire, with splits of 30% for the first quarter and 59 seconds to the half.
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New York
Empire City
Major Delmar
Lou Dillon
Son
Delmar
Low Dillon
Knox's Assistant Resigns From Atty General Staff
Judge H. Tyler Campbell of Bristol Tennessee resigns as assistant to Attorney General Knox after months on the road. Campbell, a Republican, was the gubernatorial candidate in the last Tennessee election.
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Knox
Knoxville
Tenn
H. Tyler Campbell
Bristol
Campbell
Mead Reports on European Irrigation Practices
Washington Elwood Mead chief of the irrigation division on tour of inspection in Italy and Europe notes U S water distribution methods compare well but lessons may be learned from foreign canals. He will report findings to Secretary Wilson detailing observations abroad.
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Europe
Washington
Madison eludes hunters in triple murder manhunt
Thomas Madison, charged with a triple murder near Smith Center Kansas, has eluded officers and bloodhounds. He is believed to be near Cowles Ned about fifteen miles from the state line, armed with two revolvers and plenty of ammunition, having robbed farms and forced meals, with a stolen team of horses. Authorities expect capture within hours.
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Smith Center
Kan
Thomas Madison
Madison
Cowles
Ned
Fragmentary aphorisms on friendship and professional advantage
A compact aphoristic note discusses how friends influence success in trade and professional life. It contrasts genuine friendship with self serving backing and suggests real friends come without selfish motives, noting peers can elevate opportunities through mutual support.
Moros Attack Ends With Soldier’s Death in Luzon
A Twenty-eighth Infantry detachment in boats clashed with Moros at Toros lake Sanigo on the 10th. Private O Barnett was killed and a Moro priest leader was killed after single handedly attacking a boat. Ladrones raided Taisan Batangas seizing municipal police guns and escaping without resistance.
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Manila
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Toros Lake
Sanigo
Iist
O. Barnett
Taisan
Batangas
Luzon
Accuracy Review Department seeks practical ideas for John Crerar Library
The note invites cooperation from readers to share useful ideas via The John Crerar Library Chicago. It explains the library collects unpublished information dating from 1796 to 1952 and urges contributors to send suggestions for inclusion in the Arcade Index collection or similar projects.
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Nlio
New Road to Salt Lake Survey by Civil Engineers
A large party of engineers working for D H Moffatt's Denver Northwestern Pacific road surveys a proposed line from Salt Lake City. It is believed the Moffatt road may share terminals with the Rio Grande and Western Pacific as Rio Grande seeks a city franchise. Early indicators favor a Provo route over Park City for easier engineering.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
D. H Moffatt
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Road
Rio Grande
Western Pacific
Provo
Park City
President to visit South in winter states
Internal Revenue Collector Joseph O Thompson reports President Roosevelt is considering a winter trip to the South speaking in two or three cities in Georgia and Alabama, including Atlanta and Birmingham. Roosevelt indicated a temptation to visit but feared it could be misunderstood as vote-getting.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joseph O Thompson
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Georgia
Alabama
Atlanta
Peace congress condemns aggression against Venezuela in Rouen
In Rouen the International Peace congress passed resolutions condemning German and British hostilities toward Venezuela. It regrets property destruction and claims for indemnity, praises diplomatic settlement and U.S. mediation, and congratulates President Roosevelt and U.S. Minister Bowen for bringing the dispute to The Hague tribunal.
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Rouen
France
International Peace Congress
Germany
Great Britain
Venezuela
United States
Roosevelt
Bowen
Hague
Powell in Hurry Signals Dominican Claims Push
Santo Domingo city officials report that United States Minister Powell informed the Dominican foreign ministry that the late government’s assurances regarding the Santo Domingo Improvement Company of New York must be honored and implemented without delay.
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Powell
Santo Domingo
United States
Santo Domingo Improvement Company of
New York
Close Call for De Young’s Palace Fire
San Francisco. The De Young Chronicle building narrowly escaped a blaze Friday when crossed electric wires on the theater annex roof ignited. An engine company a block away arrived quickly and stopped the fire, but the structure suffered about $10,000 in damage.
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de Young
San Francisco
M. HH. de Young
The
Chronicle
Acquirement of Better Results
A reader seeks to maximize output with limited energy and time. Stop storing excess goods by discarding least important lines to free space, and use underutilized areas like counters. Major gains come from improved methods, habits, diet, time economy, and training others while seeking daily efficiencies.
Prompted by Distraction Workers Seek Balance
The text argues scattered alteration leads to errors as people worry about work during rest and rest during work. It says thinking at the wrong time is folly and only prophets or historians dwell on the future or past. It urges the average person to focus on today with hands and head engaged.
The Criminality of Carelessness
A reflective piece argues ignorance fuels criminal carelessness. It notes that while born ignorant, one is to blame for remaining so, and repeated heedlessness may be criminal. The author questions whether experience educates if people fail to learn from it.
Weak gain power to lead the naturally strong
The statement notes that when weaker groups acquire strength they assume leadership over stronger ones by mastering knowledge of how when where which and why. It implies strategic leverage through information and capability, shaping power dynamics between groups.
The Usefulness of Self Control
A meditation on self-control praising its value across life and work. It argues self-control grows from experience and observation, aided by education and purposeful practice, with anecdotes about resisting temptations and helping others. It links self-control to success, character, and prudent behavior in various roles.
Narrow view and broad view in life’s balance
The passage contrasts narrow and wide life views. It notes that a wide path yields a broad view, while a narrow path high above affords a broad perspective. It compares a successful man to a tramp, highlighting differing worldviews and daily vigilance, though the tramp’s view remains narrow.
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