Typhoid Fever Fatalities Challenge Butler Community
Butler Pa December 6 reports show fever cases reaching 1336 by Sunday morning with 38 deaths and ongoing fear of rising fatalities. The fever committee canvassed local hospitals nurses and funds predicting a three month struggle urging 150000 to 300000 and planning to hire 20 more nurses to bolster epidemic response.
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Heilman
Kittaning
Neely
Harris
Minter
McAdoo
Hellman
Ltive
State Police of Health
Diphtheria Crisis Deepens at Stanford University
Two more suspected diphtheria cases surface at Stanford University as officials report the situation under control and no alarm. The 13 cases include a serious patient. university leaders urge continued vigilance and medical oversight.
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Stanford University
Cal
Jordan
Befin Oticer
Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething Relief
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winstow's Soothing Syrup used for over fifty years by millions to soothe children during teething. It claims to ease wind colic and reduce distress, branding the product as a gentle aid for teething discomfort.
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Erisi
Minin
National Republican League to Meet in Washington After Tammany Victory
President Moore of the National Republican League has invited Ohio leader Scott Bonham to Washington on December 11 and 12 for talks with the national committee and a planned talk with President Roosevelt. A Philadelphia conference will follow to shape the presidential campaign. Bonham cites the New York Tammany win as renewed inspiration for league activity nationwide and plans to reorganize state leagues in the South West and New England. The Washington delegation includes J Hampton Moore and James Jay Sheridan among others. The Ohio Republican League convention on February 12 in Columbus will draw heightened interest for the presidential campaign with Hanna and Foraker toasts expected at the Lincoln Day dinner in Cleveland.
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Ohio State League
Washington
National Republican Committee
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National League Committee
National League
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Bonham
New York State
Republican League
Guth Center
Sid B. Redding
Little Rock
Ford K. Rule
Los Anselon
John A. Stewart
New York
C. Fallencamp
St. Louis
R. Harry Miller
Fairmount
Ind
Joseph M. Huston
J. Martin Rommel
Ben
Ohio Republican League
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Foraker
Cleveland
Indianapolis
General Tyner Memo Highlights Two Core Points
The Regular Session closes with General Tyner defending his actions and denying any corrupt bargain with his nephew by marriage. Representative Grosvenor rejects reports of a ship subsidy compromise and asserts no agreement exists. Judge William L. Penfield arrived in New York after travels through Europe, having represented the State Department in the Venezuelan case.
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Bristow
Harrison J. Barrett
Baltimore
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Grosvenor
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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Ben
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Indiana
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Europe
New York
Isthmian Trade Talks Highlight Colon Panama Outlook
Dispatch from Washington outlines Colon and Panama as key isthmian transit hubs with Canal and railway impact. Notes diverse population, Black and mulatto communities, English use on the Atlantic side, and expected prosperity if canal progress continues. Discusses Cuban trade, U S relations, and Mexico Guatemala packing and shipping advice for American exporters.
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Aspinwall
Panama
Panama Canal
United States
Isthmus
Jamaica
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Isthmian Canal
Army affairs outlined health and arms reports 1903
The 1903 war department annual report notes a reduced army to 59,181 in Oct. It praises health clothing and transport, details general staff reorganization under the act of Feb. 14, 1903, and highlights militia improvements, arming of state forces, and calls for defense funding. Major figures include Brig. Gen. Tasker Bliss and the general staff council.
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Elihu Root
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States
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Kentucky
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Ridgely report notes bank resources rise in 1903
Washington December 6 1903 the annual report of William B Ridgely controller of the currency shows a net gain of 196 501 05387 in aggregate resources since September 15 1902 as national banks increased reporting associations by 441 and deposits declined from a peak 3 200 993 500 22 to 3 156 333 499 07 while loaned funds rose with capital stock surplus and government deposits also up the report urges currency elasticity and consolidation reforms.
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New York
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Illinois
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National Bank Act
Venice Flood Deluges City With Four Foot Water
Venice reports extreme weather flooding the city with a violent wind era. The square of St Mark’s Cathedral saw water four feet deep and inside the cathedral water threatened serious damage. Gondolas moved door to door as firemen improvised bridges. Water began to recede but fear looms of another flood tonight.
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Venice
St. Mark
Vatican appoints envoy to Mexico to restore ties
Rome December 6 Monsignor Serafino Bene dictine archbishop of Spoleto has been named apostolic visitor to Mexico. Vatican authorities hope the move will resume relations with the Holy See, cut off since Emperor Maximilian's execution.
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Spoleto
Vatican
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Maximilian
Courage under fire by US sailors at Colon in 1900
Correspondence from Colon describes Commander Witzel and a small American crew aboard the Nashville facing a tense standoff as Colombian troops arrived. Despite rumors of revolution and pressure from debt for water, Captain Hubbard and his men held defensive line for days. The episode highlights calm leadership and amid looming conflict.
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Colon
Republic of Panama
Witzel
Washington
Navy Department
United States
Nashville
John Hubbard
Panama
Cartagena
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Obaldia
Savanilla
Hubbard
Union Trust Advertises Bond Redemption for Pittsburg Steamship
Pittsburg December 6 The Union Trust Company announces bonds of the Pittsburg Steamship Company plying between Cleveland and United States Steel ore docks will be redeemed January 1. Carnegie Steel owns most bonds and established a sinking fund for redemption. The company began with eleven steamers and two barges, capacity 1,274,500 tons. now owns nine steamers and forty three barges, capacity 9,485,000 tons.
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Pittsburg
Union Trust Company
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Cleveland
United States Steel
Carnegie Steelee
Steamship Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Life convict Wallace dies by suicide in prison
In Thomaston Maine on January 6 1885 Charles Morgan a life convict at the State prison killed himself after receiving a letter from his attorney stating there was no pardon. Wallace a prominent Grand Army man from Augusta was convicted of second degree murder in killing Deputy Sheriff Bowman.
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Morgan Eeelace
Day
Olpaien
Wallace
Augusta
Bowman
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