Quarantine Tightens Over Yellow Fever Links
Officials in Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi declare Ocean Springs outbreak yellow fever after autopsy confirms Raoul Gelp 13 died. Louisiana Gov McLaurin state board of health and New Orleans acting mayor order strict shotgun quarantine along coast to prevent spread and alert Ship Island quarantine station.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State Board of Health
South
Raoul Gelp
Gelp
Ocean Springs
Theard
Board of Health
Galveston
Tex
Fisher
Swearingen
Austin
S. J. Kinner
W. C. Fisher
Jackson, Miss
McLaurin
State Board of Health
Miss
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Gulf Shore
Walmsley
Louisian State Board of Health
Marine Hospital
Mississippi State Board of Health
Ship Island
United States
Cuban Captain Smith Says Independence Will Prevail
Captain D W Smith of the Cuban revolutionary army, Gomez’s bodyguard, has broken silence about his Washington testimony. He says a copy was sent to President McKinley and that U S policy now favors Cuba’s cause, noting Spain’s autonomy bid as weakness and reaffirming that Cubans will not accept autonomy but seek full independence regardless of cost.
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Chicago
Committee On Foreign Relations
Washington
D. W. Smith
Cuban Revolutionary Army
Maximo Gomez
Cuba
Captain Smith
McKinley
Spain
Gomez
United States
Miserable Death of a Miser in Albany
John Duffy a German 70 lived alone near Albany Oregon was found dead in a shallow creek after falling from a steep bank His death is attributed to drowning while intoxicated He left a sister in St Paul and reportedly owned 20000 in property in St Paul and lent money here.
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Albany
John Duffy
St Paul
St. Paul
Rain Wrecks Hop Crop Across Oregon
Rain keeps delaying harvest in hop growing regions of Oregon since Friday. Growers fear no more than half a crop will survive after mold and lice take hold and hops are blown down in many localities, with pickers unable to work today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Turks Round Up About 300 Arrested in Istanbul
Constantinople reports that since Tuesday about 300 Turks have been arrested for alleged ties to the committee of the Young Turk party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Young Turk Party
President McKinley in Columbus at state fair visit
President McKinley and party arrived in Columbus at 10 am and were hosted by the Ohio state board of agriculture. Secretary James Wilson joined them, and a reception committee escorted them to the Southern hotel. After lunch they toured the fairgrounds and addressed Columbus school children amid a crowd.
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Columbus
Ohio
McKinley
Ohio State Board of Agriculture
James Wilson
Will Unionize the Office After International Ruling
Olympia news reports the International Typographical Union executive council sustained Olympia Typographical Union No. 142 in its strike against State Printer Hicks. The decision, final per agreement, will unionize the office and require discharge of nonstriking employees replaced by union men.
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Olympia
Wasa
Indianapolis
Olympia Typographical Union
Executive Council
The
International Union
Hicks
International
Mutsch Seen The Devil After Drinking On Seattle Jump
Antone Mutsch once a baker on the excursion steamer Queen leaped from a third story hotel window in Seattle. He survived after striking the sidewalk with a large bump and a cut jaw. He wrote a letter declaring himself a dead man and warning drinkers that the devil pursues them. He insists he will recover.
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Seattle
Antone Mutsch
Merchants’ Hotel
Mutsch
Oregon Delegation Names Federal Office Picks
The Oregon congressional delegation released recommendations for federal appointments in Oregon. United States district attorney John H. Hall of Portland. United States marshal Zoeth Houser of Umatilla County. customs appraiser Col. O. Summers of Portland. land office register T. T. Geer of Marion County. McKinley notified by wire. No other offices disclosed.
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Portland
Oregon
United States
John H. Hall
Zoeth Houser
Umatilla County
Col. O. Summers
Register of the
United States Land Office
Oregon City
T. T. Geer
Manon County
McKinley
John J. Sullivan
Columbus
State University Regents
Evan Forell
Kearney
George F. Kenower
Wisner
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Twin Mountain
Col
Deneen
Chicago
Luetgert
Nelson
B. C
United States District Attorney
Customs
Marion County
Kansas City
Styusa
Fairmount Park
Kentucky
Skaguay
Klondike
Dan Pullen
Quilliote
Wash
Port Townsend
Pullen
F. A. Carle
The
Oregonian
New York
Commercial Advertiser
E Ibross
Scotland
Grampian Hills
Barcelona
Spain
Duke of Tetuan
Stewart L. Woodford
Managing Editor Carle to Lead New York Paper
F A Carle longtime Oregonian managing editor resigns after 1889 tenure. He will retire with tomorrow's issue and move to New York to take charge of the Commercial Advertiser. His successor is E Bross an editorial writer who has filled nearly every position at the Oregonian.
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Portland, Or
F. A. Carle
The
Oregonian
E. Bross
Carle
New York
Commercial
Injunction Served To Warn Protesters Near Coal Company
In Wheeling West Virginia on September 4 Judge J H Hagans of Marion county court issued an injunction prohibiting J Rea James Wood and 73 named others plus an unlimited number of unnamed people from holding meetings or marching near the Worthington Coal and Coke Company property.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. Rea
James Wood
Worthington Coal and Coke Company
J. H. Hagans
Marion County Court
Miners Weigh Cut Off Plan On Skaguay Trail
Skaguay Alaska miners blast and corduroy the first miles of the trail and debate a five dollar toll to hire men for a cut-off that would bypass the worst hill. Crowds swell at the foot of the hill as 3 000 men and horses seek passage with winter looming and many retreating.
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Skaguay
Alaska
Rosalie
Seattle
Wash
Skaguay Trail
Scovel
W. H. Davidson
Harry Fredericks
Juneau
Woman Bound for Klondike Via Strait to Alaska
Port Townsend reports Mrs. Dan Pullen and her three children leaving Neah Bay with six horses to cross to Alaska. After years alone she endured hardship at Quilliute and plans to reach the Klondike this fall aboard the next ship, carrying her outfit and family over the pass.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Dyea
Skaguay
Quilliute
Washington
United States
Pacific
Cape Flattery
Valparaiso
Sitka
Dan Pullen
Pullen
Race to Steamer Cleveland Expected Arrival
The steamer Cleveland from St. Michaels is due within five days likely September 9 if weather is fair and September 10 if not. She should be sighted off Cape Flattery around September 6. Three tug boats carrying AP reporters head for the straits to meet the Cleveland and relay news from the gold fields.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Cleveland
St. Michaels
Cape Flattery
Associated Press
Down the Straits
Governor Removes Wagon Road Commissioner in Washington
Governor Rogers dismisses T. B. Dudrey, wagon road commissioner from Marcus to Marble Mount, on W. B. Fraser report citing misconduct. Joseph Lavigne named to fill vacancy. Charges allege $1500 raised by Meyers Falls and Kettle Falls residents and deposited in a Spokane bank to move the road terminus from Marcus to Kettle and Meyers Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Rogers
Dudrey
Marcus
Marble Mount
W. B. Fraser
Joseph Lavigne
Stevens County
Meyers Falls
Kettle Falls
Spokane
Dudley
Kettle and
Meyers Walls
Woodford Meets Spanish Foreign Minister Duke Tetuan
Madrid September 4 The Spanish minister for foreign affairs Duke of Tetuan called today on the new United States minister to Spain General Stewart L Woodford This courtesy meeting marks the early stages of diplomatic courtesy between the two nations.
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Madrid
Duke of Tetuan
United States
Spain
Stewart L. Woodford
Desperado William Herbert Ill in Colfax Jail Arraignment Delayed
Colfax reports Herbert Repentant and Measles delay William Herbert’s arraignment in superior court. Mrs Herbert remains at his side seeking acquittal while laboring with Deputy Sheriff Matlock’s family. Youth William Shearer seeks time to plead as Monday holiday slows proceedings. Jack Leonard the condemned killer has returned with Sheriff Sims and Prosecuting Attorney Matthews. resentencing pending.
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Colfax
William Herbert
William Shearer
Shearer
Reform School
Jack Leonard
Jacob Marquist
Sims
Matthews
W. T. Cavanaugh
McKinley
Olympia
Wash
A. W. Wisner
Walter E. Retter
M. G. Brown
Blairsville
Bryan
Chicago
William Harrity
James M. Guffee
Spokane
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court
J. H. Staple
City
Walla Walla
Coban
Guatemala
Lemmens
Vancouverrsland
Alaska
British Columbia
Farmers’ National Congress of the United States
St. Paul
Minn
B. F W. Clayton
Indianola
Iowa
Archbishop Ireland
Doran
Clough
Weather Bureau
Boards of Trade
Corporation of
Brown University
Andrews
van Dorn
Boise
Idaho
Hailey
Jesse Coleman
Ile
Sawtooth Lake
Coleman
Capitol
Minnesota Statehouse
St. Cloud
Wilbur
Seattle
Klondike
St. Joe
Henry Miller
Metropolis
Pekin
Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Shanghai Jong
Hang Ko
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
St. Louis
George D. Bliss
New York
Wakefield
Manning & Paine
Troy
N. Y
Simon Lowenthal
Syracuse
Utica
New York Central
Democrats
Miners to Convene Delegates Meeting Next Tuesday
Pittsburg reports United Mine Workers District President Dolan returned from Columbus and issued a call for a delegate convention in the city to consider the Columbus proposition. Delegates will meet un instructed and district meetings Monday will elect representatives and discuss the situation. The sentiment favors accepting terms and returning to work awaiting a potential January 1 advance if 95 percent of operators approve the uniformity agreement.
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Pittsburg
Dolan
United Mine Workers
Columbus
Paine Returns From International Bimetallism Mission
Charles J. Paine of the monetary commission travels on the steamer Canda from Liverpool to Boston. He plans to return to Europe soon with two other commissioners remaining abroad until October. Paine notes no clear sign that Britain favors joining a bimetallic system, though there is a general desire for international bimetallism.
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Boston
Liverpool
Charles J. Paine
Monetary Commission
Europe
General Paine
England
Deserving Veteran in Need of Help in London
The Manchester Daily Spy opens a public subscription for John Richardson a surviving member of the Charge of the Six Hundred now seriously ill in London without pension relatives or money He fought at Inkerman Sebastopol in the Valley of Death and with a northern regiment in the American war Richardson aged 72 is nearly blind and faces destitution despite royal acknowledgments
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London
Manchester Daily Spy
John Richardson
Inkerman
Sebastopol
Valley of Death
Prince of Wales
Richardson
Pacific Coast Underwriters Adopt New Premium System
In San Francisco on September 4 the board of five Pacific underwriters adopted a refined mercantile style system for rating insurance premiums. The plan, to be applied coastwide, aims to lower costs by reducing hazards and encouraging household precautionary measures, promising general rate readjustments and expected premium reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Germany to Seek France Explanation on Meline Dispatch
Berlin reports the German government will demand explanations from France for Premier Meline's reply to Alsace-Lorraine society's congratulations on the Franco Russian alliance. Germany will also seek satisfaction for incidents at the German embassy in Paris after President Faure's return from Russia.
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Berlin
France
M. Meline
Alsace-Lormine Society
Germany
Paris
Faure
Russia
Arrested a Wife Murderer in Randsburg
David Davidson of Randsburg was brought to town under heavy guard for a preliminary examination after killing his wife on May 14. Mob violence was feared. the examination occurred behind closed doors before Justice Maginnis, and he was remanded to sheriff custody without bail pending superior court action.
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David Davidson
Randsburg
Cal
Bakersfield
Justice Maginnis
Doctor Heg Appointed Pension Examining Surgeon
Dr FE E Heg is named pension examining surgeon at North Yakima overseeing medical reviews for veterans and retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. E. Heg
North Yakima
Cavanaugh to Become Olympia Postmaster and More
News Glances covers W. T. Cavanaugh’s appointment as postmaster of Olympia Washington. It notes Democratic nominations in Pennsylvania and other political moves, crime cases, robberies, international church news, and a Klondike migration surge with trains, storms, and industrial notes.
President Returns to Canton Amid Crowds and Serenade
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Canton on September 6 and faced a packed station area as crowds surged for a glimpse. A Grand Army serenade followed with the couple appearing at the steps and the President thanking locals for their warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Canton Station
Grand Army
St. Louis
Buffalo Grand Army
President McKinley
Editors Invited to Spokane for Free Transportation
Spokane invites editors from eastern Washington northern Idaho and British Columbia for a special fruit fair excursion on September 13. Manager Polster aims to include all papers and cover travel and all expenses for visiting editors and local press club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Washington
Idaho
British Columbia
Polster
Fruit Fair
Expelled From the Church in Seattle Pastor Convicted
The Puget Sound Methodist conference convicted Rev. W. T. Ford, former Seattle pastor, on adultery charge with his servant girl. He was expelled from the church. The vote was 12 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Wash
Puget Sound Methodist Conference
W. T. Ford
Seattle
Ford
Gas Explosion Kills Six In Broad Ripple Disaster
Indianapolis sept six news reports a devastating gas explosion in Broad Ripple a suburb of Indianapolis. six people die and about thirty are injured as four buildings collapse and a second blast follows the ruin. rescue workers pull survivors from the debris as the gas leak from a three inch main is blamed for the tragedy.
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Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
J. M. Watts
Gresch’s
Pious Gresch
Jaccob Yount
Jacob Darling
Henry Ernst
John Porter
Albert Hayworth
Westfield
Edward Watts
Edward Morris
Joseph Wambaugh
Orville Heady
Charles Jones
J. B. Watts
Thomas Jones
Samuel Kelso
Thomas Mitchell
Jacob Cruz
Harvey Dugan
John Doaks
Clare Whittaker
Oakland
Ind
Frank D. Norville
Miners Brought to Glenwood Springs After Sunshine Mine Disaster
Bodies of twelve Colorado Fuel and Iron miners killed by a dust explosion at the Sunshine mine were brought to Glenwood Springs for burial preparations. Coroner’s inquest viewed the remains as crews battled deadly black damp and the superintendent lay gravely ill from exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Springs
Col
Sunshine
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Clark
Spring Gulch
Ben Davis
Bomb outrages probe chief shot in Barcelona
The chief and his assistant who led the investigation into the bomb outrages were wounded by a presumed anarchist who was later arrested. A separate report from Edinburgh notes a snow storm sweeping Scotland with Grampian hills fully blanketed.
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Barcelona
Edinburgh
Scotland
Grampian Hills
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J. F. Hunter
International Typographical Union
Quilluite
Weasel
Woodford
Whitman County
Herbert
Leonard
Ieehearer
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