Many Must Starve Will Consult With Secretary Alger
Dawson City founder Joseph Ladue and Elmer Botsford arrive in Washington to seek relief for a looming winter famine in the Klondike. Ladue says about 5,000 miners are at risk and at least 2,000 must depart before the Yukon freezes. He proposes Yukon sled or Chilkoot passes for limited aid and calls for frequent supply posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breck
Army
Ladue
Yukon
Dawson City
Circle City
Alger
Chilkoot Pass
Chilkcat Pass
Road over White Pass railway to open by May first
New York and Seattle investors fund a narrow gauge line from Skaguay over White Pass to Lake Bennett. The syndicate includes ex Senator Watson Squire, Senator John P. Jones, and James A. McNaught. F G Farnham conducted the preliminary survey and reported back after returning from Skaguay. Western offices will be in Seattle and operation is expected by May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
New York
Skaguay
White Pass
Lake Bennett
Watson Squire
John P. Jones
Nevada
James A. McNaught
Northern Pacific Railroad
F. G. Farnham
San Francisco
Skagway
I T
Bomb Threat Fails to Stop Emperors at Budapest
A Vienna dispatch says a blast as Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph left Budapest station caused dust and fear. Police restored order after the crowd breached the cordon. arrests are reported, though officials suppress details. The Neus Wiener Journal was confiscated for publishing telegrams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
London
Daily Mail
Vienna
William
Emperor Francis Joseph
Francis Joseph
Neus Wiener Journal
Collection For Miners In PulbLo Colorado
Churches in PulbLo Colorado collected funds for suffering East coal miners. Total funds will be given to a committee working with the trades assembly committee and sent to relief efforts for miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulblo
Colo
Trades Assembly Committee
Suwe Relief
New Orleans Reports Record Yellow Fever Cases
Eighteen yellow fever cases were reported in New Orleans on September 22, the highest daily total since the outbreak began two weeks earlier. Nine cases were by Dr. Joseph Holt, all flagged and quarantined. The board of health asked Governor Foster for 20,000 from the state surplus to aid the fight, and Miss May Chinn died at Biloxi. Mail service from infected districts continues with reduced railroad capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Board of Health
Joseph Holt
Foster
Miss May Chinn
Biloxi
Rain ends hot spell in Mobile improves city health
Mobile Alabama September 22 reports a welcome rain that washed out gutters and lifted sanitation. By noon residents rejoiced at a health bulletin showing only one new case, no suspicious cases and no deaths, boosting morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Yellow fever cases decline at Marine Hospital district
Cairo Sept 22 There have been no new yellow fever cases in the district. The two cases at the Marine hospital are mild and improving under Dr Guiteras. one is convalescent. A strict quarantine remains around the Marine hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Lils
Marine Hospital
Guiteras
Quarantine Blocks Mississippi Mail from Infected Districts
Washington notes state health board in Mississippi has quarantined all mails from infected districts. No mail from those areas will be dispatched, even if fumigated, under the new health order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Mississippi State Board of Health
Guarding Against Yellow Fever Arrivals From America
Paris dispatch reports Minister Barthou orders prefects in maritime provinces to scrutinize all arrivals from America to prevent yellow fever exposure. The move aims to quickly identify and isolate potential cases and bolster public health safeguards.
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Paris
Alabama Mine Fire Traps Five Men Near Belle Ellen
In Bessemer Land and Improvement Co mine No 2 near Belle Ellen, Bibb county, a fire started two hours after shift began. About 50 workers were rescued, five men missing near the slope where the blaze began, presumed dead, with efforts ongoing to reach others possibly trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Bessemer Land and Improvement Company
Belle Ellen
Blocton
Bibb County
Police corruption in Arroyo case shocks Mexico City
Public interest grows over the Arroyo case with hints that the victim may have been killed by police. Inspector Villa Vincencio of the Second district is under arrest and solitary confinement in Belem prison as the government intensifies the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Mexico
Arroyo
Villa- Vincencio
Villa-Vincencio
Belem
Seal Conference Arrangements Under Way in Washington
General J. W. Foster, back in Washington from Water Town, N Y, begins planning the international conference of seal experts to be held in October. The Japanese government has agreed to attend, recognizing shared interests in the North Pacific sea series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasHiInoTon
J. W. Foster
Washington
Watertown
N. Y
United States
Japan
Fishermen Peter Praesen and Henry Brank Drown At Calumet Mouth
Peter Praesen and Henry Brank, both fishermen, drowned in the lake at the mouth of the Calumet river in the afternoon. Mrs. Praesen narrowly escaped while hoping to ride on rough waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
Peter Praesen
Henry Brank
Calumet River
Anxiety and Ultimatum Shape European Diplomatic Talk
Anxiety grows in official circles as United States Minister Wood ford faces an expected European reply. Washington officials describe plans to present a full exposition to the powers. Madrid hints a Conservative reorganization may follow a ministerial crisis, led by Azcarraga and Silvala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
San Sebastian
United States
Woodford
Foreign Office
Madrid
Europe
Azcarraga
San Francisco Silvala
Delivered No Ultimatum Clarifies Woodford Tetuan Meeting
Washington reports misreading in Paris paper The Temps about General Woodford's message to the Duke of Tetuan. The State Department says no ultimatum was delivered, only a statement of U S interest in ending the Cuban war and possible intervention. Woodford's telegram on the conference sits before President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Duke of Tetuan
Washington
Paris
Temps
Madrid
San Sebastian
United States envoy presses Cuba independence claim
Paris dispatch notes General Woodford did not demand indemnity from Spain but urged ending the Cuban war. He cited U S injuries to commerce and industry and said if the conflict did not end by October the United States would justify steps toward Cuba's independence. The Duke of Tetuan promised an official reply after Madrid resumes sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
San Sebastian
Duke of Tetuan
United States
Spain
Stewart L. Woodford
Woodford
Sherman
Tetuan
Temps
Madrid
Balloon seen over Siberia linked to Andree polar attempt
A Krasnoyarsk telegram reports villagers in Antzifiroskoye, Yeni Seisk district, Arctic Russia, saw a balloon at 11 PM on Sept 14, believed to be Professor Andree’s. The craft appeared for about five minutes after he left Tromsoe on July 11 aiming to cross the polar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sberia
Andree
St. Petersburg
Krasnoyarsk
Siberia
Antzifiroskoye
Yeniseisk
Arctic Russia
Iland
Tromsoe
Rain Needed as Drought Strikes Illinois and Midwest
Illinois Indiana and Iowa face severe drought with 90 degree heat in Illinois and no rain for two months in Indiana. Kansas reports recent showers, while rivers Run nearly dry. Cattle suffer water shortages, prairie fires rage, schools close, and prayers for rain spread across towns and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
ChicaGo
Iowa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Sangamon
Mackinaw
Vermillion
Fighting in India near Fort Lockhardt and Fort Gullistan
A Bombay dispatch says fighting continues around Fort Lockhardt and Fort Gullistan but no official news has emerged. The enemy is reported to be retreating from confrontation with a larger force, and losses may deter a bold offensive against Samana. General Yeatman-Biggs will hold the line until Sir William Lockhart leads the punitive Tirah expedition in a fortnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bombay
Fort Lockhardt
Fort Gullistan
Samana
Yeatman-Biggs
William Lockhart
Frontier Force
Tirah
Mobile Reports First Yellow Fever Death Amid Flight
This Sept 18 report from Mostzre Alabama notes Mobile facing yellow fever with one confirmed death of Antone Hagan and two suspicious cases. Citizens flee as financially able leave, hurting wholesale trade. remaining merchants stay open to support country trade. Hope persists that the scourge can be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mostzre
Ala
Mobile
Board of Health
Antone Hagan
City
Collision sinks Catskill after North River wreck
In New York on September 17, the Hudson River steamboat Catskill collided with the excursion boat St. Johns off the city. The Catskill sank quickly, triggering panic as passengers fought to escape. 1,000 aboard the St. Johns and 80 on Catskill. Lights went out, some fell overboard, and three people are missing and presumed drowned. Tugboats rescued most Catkskill passengers.
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New York
Catskill
St. Johns
North River
Fire in Moorhead destroys Hector corner buildings
High winds of 30 miles per hour fanned a blaze in Moorhead on Sept 17, destroying the Hector corner and several neighboring structures. Fire discovered in a rear barn near the Erickson hotel. combined Moorhead and Fargo crews contained the fire by about 10 PM after two hours of peril for residences. Loss estimated at $50,000.
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Moorhead
Minn
Hector Corner
Erickson
Fargo
Not a French Duel Ends in Dallas Killings at Abbott
Not a French duel but a fatal shooting case in Abbott where Dr. T. B. Carter of Kaufman and Charles P. Russell of Abbott, once friends and business partners, met to settle a land deal. A quarrel escalated to a pistol duel at the depot. both men died within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
T. B. Carter
Kauffman
Charles P. Russell
Abbott
Damaging Testimony Against Luetgert
The trial proceeding at CuicaGco on September 17 featured heavy prosecution testimony. Professor George A. Dorsey identified a bone from the sausage factory as the upper portion of a woman's left thigh bone with strong certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luetgert
CuicaGco
George A. Dorsey
Life Underwriters Convene 9th Annual Session in Milwaukee
The 9th annual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters is in session in Milwaukee. Colonel Harry B Fuller spoke for the Wisconsin association, Lieutenant Governor Baenesh greeted the delegates, and Mayor Rauschenberger welcomed them to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Underwriters
Milwaukee
National Associaf Life Underwriters
Harry 8. Fuller
Wisconsin Association
Baenesh
Rauschenberger
Only Two New Cases Reported in New Orleans Fever Update
New Orleans reports show a brighter fever outlook with 10 cases under investigation, 3 suspicious, and 2 confirmed yellow fever. One death from yellow fever occurs in Biloxi, which has 22 cases and one death. Ocean Springs reports no new cases. Special quarantine efforts are targeting a dense Biloxi neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oreans
New Orleans
Board of Health
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Case at Kansas City Yellow Fever Suspect
A seven year old colored boy named Claude Anderson was taken to Kansas Citys city hospital from a East Twelfth street lodging house with fever. He had arrived from Mississippi six days earlier and physicians called for a consultation but could not reach a conclusion about yellow fever.
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City
Kansas City
Claude Anderson
East Twelfth Street
Mississippi
Yellow Fever Refugees Flee South to Chicago Trains Crowded
Chicago reports a large influx of refugees from yellow fever districts in the South. All trains from the South are filled as people flee the plague, with hotels receiving many telegrams requesting rooms for those en route to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGo
Fever Outbreak Report From Edwards Mississippi
In Edwards Mississippi on September 18 at 6 p m authorities report 17 confirmed yellow fever cases and 35 suspected cases with similar symptoms awaiting declaration. Ministers Rev Colmayer of the Presbyterian church and J H Galloway of the Methodist church were also taken ill.
Quarantine Proclamation Bans Fever Points As Inspectors Placed
JacksonvilI, Sept. 18. A quarantine proclamation is issued by the city health officers banning persons, lagpaste and freight from all yellow fever points. Inspectors will be placed on all railways to enforce the embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonvilii
Dla
Las Lee
Ile
Seal B
Storm intensifies to near tornado across Northern Ohio
A storm sweeping Northern Ohio intensified toward a tornado with damage in Sandusky where roofs and plate glass were destroyed and trees uprooted. In Paulding county fairgrounds several buildings were wrecked and a panic broke out among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Sandusky
Paulding
Sultan Accepts Powers Peace Terms With Greece
Vienna dispatch says official circles report the sultan of Turkey and the Ottoman council have accepted the powers conditions for peace with Greece. The report notes preliminaries of the treaty are expected to be prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Turkey
Council of Ministers
Ottoman Empire
Greece
Miller Again Chosen Director for MILW Rly Company
At the Milwaukee meeting of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway company directors were elected: Armour, Belmont, Bond, Coster, Dickey, Geddes, Harkness, Milbank, Rockefeller, Spencer, Layton, Miller. Officers chosen: Miller president Bonn vice president Earling second vp and GM, Collins general superintendent Meyers secretary Ranney treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
P. M. Meyers
Philip D. Armour
Chicago
August Belmont
Frank S. Bond
Charles H. Coster
Charles D. Dickey, Jr
Peter Geddes
Charles W. Harkness
Joseph Milbank
William Rockefeller
Samuel Spencer
New York
Frederick Layton
Roswell Miller
Frank S. Bonn
A. J. Earling
W. J. Collins
F.G. Ranney
Minor Items of Interest From Various World Events
The First National Bank of Benton Harbor Michigan suspended operations. Germany will exclude American meats and preserves in retaliation for the tariff law. Star Pointer won a match race against Joe Patchen at Indianapolis with a mile in 2 01, a world record pace. Paris council debates cheap bath facilities in small sidewalk buildings. Ferrouh Bey of the Turkish embassy in St. Petersburg named Turkish minister to the United States. Michael the Welsh midget set world records from 8 to 25 miles in Boston, 25 miles in 45 58 5. A 25 member committee for unyielding free silver Democrats calls a Sept 27 convention to nominate Greater New York municipal ticket. London county council moves to curb street noise from newspaper boys. Cedarburg Wisconsin wheelmen defeat city bicycle tax, in justice court with no anticipated appeal. Caracas reports confirm Senor Andrade Liberal elected president and Liberal majority in congress. Baron Fava recalled, Italian government grants 30,000 lire per year pension. Chicago coroner records show 17 weekly suicides, carbolic acid common method.
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First National Bank of
Benton Harbor
Mich
Germany
Joe Patchen
Indianapolis
Star Pointer
Ferrouh Bey
St. Petersburg
United States
Michael
Boston
Free Silver Democrats
Greater
New York
Cedarburg
Wis
Caracas
Venezuela
Senor Andrade
Congress
Baron Fava
Chicago
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Alabama
Ing With
State Department
Cuba
McKinley
India
Gullistan
Case
Edwards
Florida
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Miller
London County Council
Hood
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