Yellow fever cases surge as New Orleans organizes defense
Twenty six new yellow fever cases and two deaths were reported in the last day raising totals to 206 cases and 44 deaths. Italians accounted for most new cases as the city mobilizes 450 sanitation workers, ward clubs, and mosquito control measures while fruit ships face stricter quarantine rules.
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New Orleans
State Board of Health
Anselm
United Fruit Company
Atea
Board of Health
Scouchon
Seouchon
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Marine Hospital Service
White
Kenner
Hoenan
Canal Quarter
John Guiteras
University of Havana
Masters of the Island Triumph Reported by Tokyo
Tokyo celebrates the Sakhalin campaign as Laikoff falls under Japanese control. Russians retreat to Alexandrovsky area thirty miles from the plain. Japanese forces establish the first entry on Russian soil near Kreatkamp Lighthouse opposite Sakhalin. The capture signals imminent submission and mastery of Sakhalin Island.
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Tokio
Laikoff
Sakhalin
Alexandrovsky
Tokyo
Kreatkamp
Sakhalin Island
Ussian
Paint merchant Talley arrested in Seattle counterfeiting case
Seattle July 27 L B Talley paint merchant of Centralia was arrested by Captain Bell of the secret service on charges of aiding and abetting counterfeiters. Investigators say he offered to locate the counterfeit ring for a reward but was found to be a party himself. Talley arraigned before Commissioner Kiefer with bonds set at 2000 dollars. Bell went to Centralia with warrants for a banker a saloon keeper and a retired merchant believed involved.
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Seattle
Wash
Ll. B. Tiley
Centralia
Bell
Secret Service
Talley
Centralian
Kiefer
Feud Battle in Kentucky Leaves Several Wounded and Dead
In Owingsville Kentucky on July 27 Bel Mullins leader of the Mullins faction was killed William Mullins wounded and Jeff Fleming fatally hurt in a Boon Fork clash near the Letcher Pike line. Sol Mullins led a charge as Bol and Will Mullins were struck down. Fifty shots fired. Sheriff Mhacker arrived with a posse and three Mullins men were arrested. Sol Fleming fled to the mountains. A fresh battle threat looms if captured.
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Owingsville
Mullins
Fleming
Bel. Mullins
William Mullins
Jeff Fleming
Boon Fork
Lowley Mountain
Letcher
Pike Counties
Sol Mullins
Sol Fleming
Flemings
Bol
Will Mullins
Mhacker
Mercer County
Embezzler Caught in New York
New York July 27 Herman Schadow charged with embezzling $16 000 from a Bremen bank was arrested as he stepped from the steamship Min today He offered to return to Germany and was committed to the Tombs awaiting extradition papers.
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New York
Bremen
Herman Schadow
Germany
Wheat and land sale details in Chicago market note
Chicago wheat prices advance with No 2 red at 90, July 86, September 85. Kimberly offers regular train service and announces opening sale of lots on August 5.
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Chicago
Kimberly
Taft Guests of Terauchi at Tokyo Luncheon
General Terauchi hosted Secretary Taft for a luncheon and garden party at the arsenal wardens area with about 250 attendees including cabinet members and senior officers. Taft spoke about the Chinese war and Boxer uprising, praising the Japanese army's past record while avoiding remarks on the current war. Madame Terauchi and Miss Roosevelt attended alongside Taft.
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Tokio
General Terauchi
Taft
Arsenal
Army
Terauchi
Miss Roosevelt
Madame Terauch
Prosecution rests in Caddie Shupe murder trial
In Montpelier Idaho on July 27 the prosecution rested after about thirty witnesses. They argued Arthur Douglas could not have shot himself and that Mrs Shupe had said she would shoot him. No powder burns were found on the body or shirt. The defense began testimony and plans to finish tomorrow with Mrs Shupe testifying. The case likely goes to the jury soon with sentiment leaning toward no conviction.
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Montpelier
Idaho
Shupe
Arthur Douglas
Stage Robber Has Hearing in Boise Idaho
Preliminary examination of John Gideon, accused of holding up the Meadows Warren stage, began before U.S. Commissioner Brown. The driver and postmaster identified Gideon, amid a clash between Gideon's attorney Feltham and U.S. Attorney Buick. The hearing may continue for several days.
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Gideon
Meadows-Warren
Boise
Idaho
John Gideon
United States
Brown
Conroy
George Patterson
Warren
Lot L. Feltham
Weiser
Buick
Feltham
United States Marshal's Office
Recent Idaho Postoffice Appointments List
The following Idaho postoffice appointments have been made Maggie Moore Adams Idaho county vice Mary Jm Push removed Bertha Gavin Heise Fremont county vice Blanche Heise resigned Just R Warner Thunder Boise county vice Charles T Barringer resigned
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Idaho
Maggie Moore
Adams
Idaho County
Mary Jm. Push
Bertha Gavin
Heise
Fremont County
Blanche Heise
Just R. Warner
Thunder
Boise County
Charles T. Barringer
Rewie
The Boycott Is Bitterly Fought
The boycott on American goods continues in Shanghai with bitter sentiment on both sides. Chinese leaders perhaps seek a reassuring gesture from America to withdraw from their position gracefully.
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Shanghai
America
Milk cows sold an installment plan Idaho Packing Co
Idaho Packing Co announces sale of milk cows under an installment plan with details unreadable in the notice.
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Idaho Packing Co
Funeral of the Ensign Perry Held at St. Pauls Church
Ensign Newman K. Perry the only officer killed in the Bennnington disaster was buried at St. Pauls church in San Diego. Naval and army officers attended alongside city and federal officials. Remains will go to Stockbridge Massachusetts for interment under a new congressional provision allowing government payment of burial transport costs to homes. Relatives are being notified that ships can be disinterred and sent home upon request.
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San Dierno
Calif
Newman K. Perry
Bennington
St. Poul's Church
Fort Rosecrans
Stockbridge
Mass
Maine
First Steps Toward Yale Forestry Chair Fund Drive
Chicago July 27 First steps toward raising 150 000 to endow a chair of forestry at Yale university were taken by the National Lumber Manufacturers association executive committee. A three man committee will steer practical study with Yale forest school faculty and a 100 man lumberer corps will oversee district work while government support is sought. Gif ford Pinchot to be named honorary member of the committee.
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Chicago
Yale University
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Yale Forest School
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Pass to the Other Side
Philadelphia figures mark two prominent deaths in July. John Carbutt, renowned for scientific photography and the Carbutt dry plate, died of Bright's disease at age 72. In New York, July 5, H Vanderhorst, secretary of the Brooklyn Base Ball Club, died of heart disease.
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Brooklyn Baseball Club
Philadelphia
John Carbutt
Bright
New York
H. Vanderhorst
Folk Wins Round as Race Track Sealed in Missouri
Governor Folk’s campaign against illegal betting bore fruit as the Delmar race track closed pending a supreme court ruling on a writ to bar police raids. Attorney General Hadley filed quo warranto proceedings to annul the Delmar club charter and seize its property for franchise violations.
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Delamar
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Folk
Delamar Ace Track
Jefferson City
Hadley
Delamar Club
Kane's Grocery Sugar Sack Priced At Six Twenty Five
A reader notes that sugar is sold for 6.25 per sack at Kane's store and asserts the price is firmly fixed at this level, describing it as bed rock for shoppers.
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Kane
Bed Rock
Our Summer CHILI. The Sports' Delight
The brief notes a Union lunch booth named The Sports' Delight at First and Center Streets, advertising summer chili offerings and a casual food stall setup.
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First & Center St
Union
Resignation Ties Agriculture Bulletin Role to Farm Inoculation Firm
George T. Moore, physicologist at the Department of Agriculture, resigned after a department hearing found his wife held stock in a soil inoculation culture company. Moore oversaw bulletin preparation on farm enrichment and directed farmer inquiries to the firm for supplies. Secretary Wilson accepted the resignation.
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Washington
George T. Moore
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Moore
Farma
Epistles of deep love scandal at Castle William
Private James G. Jones, confined on Governors Island for desertion, is to be examined by a lunacy board after sending many love letters to Miss Alice Roosevelt. The letters allegedly reached her through the mails, prompting secret service involvement and questioning how they were mailed. Some letters raised doubts about his claimed insanity.
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New York
James G. Jones
Regular Army
Governors Island
Fort Banks
Moss
Castle William
Jones
Alice Roosevelt
Secret Service
Mountire change of program opens with pageant vote
Tonight the program shifts to the contest for most popular lady with candidates Lulu Holder and Mrs. Nettle Corbridge listed among the leading contenders.
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Lulu Holder
Ncsween
Nettle Corbridge
Hoch Plea Reprieved Until September in Poisoning Case
Chicago July 28. "Bluebeard" Johann Hoch, under sentence to be hanged today, is reprieved to mid September. A woman admirer funds the effort to complete records for taking his case to the Illinois Supreme Court. A physician declares evidence of poisoning is absurd.
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Supreme Court of Illinois
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Woman Aids Hoch in Securing Reprieve for Execution Stay
Miss May Wilson and Dr Lysen Montgomery pledged to guarantee the $1100 needed to complete legal records for Hoch in Illinois Supreme Court appeals. The governor granted a reprieve after funds were advanced and assurances secured amid claims that medical testimony used to indict Hoch was improperly regarded.
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Chicago
Hoch
Illinois Supreme Court
Miss May Wilson
Lysen H. Montgomery
Sr, Montgomery
Miss Wilson
Deneen
Plot to kill the Sultan uncovered at Kushtji
Romanian authorities in Kushtji uncover a plot to kill the Sultan of Turkey. A search of Turkish occupied houses reveals arms and compromising documents. Rifles were found hidden in the hold of a Turkish steamer at Kushtji.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Turkey
Kustenji
Opening sale of lots at Kimberly on August 5
A notice announces the opening sale of lots at Kimberly scheduled for August 5. The listing names the event location and date, inviting interested buyers and bidders to participate.
Thorough overhaul of state land records by special agent Marvin
Special agent Le Marvin of the state land department leads a sweeping reorganization to bring order to land records. He drafts color coded plats showing surveyed lands, approved patents, and pending contests, while updating forms for timber estimators and appraisers to quantify land worth.
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le Marvin
The
State Land Department
Marvin
Washington
Land Department
Mervin
North Idaho
Federal Land Office
Northern Pacific Company
Shoshone
M. Marvin
United States
New Perce County
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U. S
Boxer
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San Diego
National Lumbermen's Association
Geo. T. Mare
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Bluebeard
Hangman
Jett
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