Fever Scare In Galveston Talks Split Among Physicians
A panel of Galveston physicians debated yellow fever as city health officials reported mild symptoms and no confirmed cases. Dr. Guiteras warned of possible cases while many doctors doubted the outbreak, noting 15,000 dengue episodes and no deaths. Meanwhile New Orleans and Mobile reported rising cases and several deaths as the regional health boards documented totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RH. A. West
Galveston
Texas
Board of Earth
City Health
C. W. Fisher
Galteras
Wyman
Galventon
Guiteras
Guitéras
Westthwan
Gniteras
C. W. ‘Truehart
Giilorns
Ts Borla
Republicans Ratify Municipal Nominations at New York Meeting
Republican municipal nominations were ratified at a crowded Cooper Union mass meeting in New York Saturday night. Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio delivered the principal speech. Wild cheers erupted when Foraker mentioned Henry George, thrilling a hall filled with George supporters.
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New York
Cooper Gwnion
Joseph B. Poraker
Ohio
Foraker
Henry George
George Muh
English press airs heavy interest in Greater New York mayor contest
A London cablegram reports English newspapers, including the Spac itator and the Speaker, giving unprecedented attention to the Greater New York mayoralty campaign. They compare its importance to imperial Athens and republican Rome, noting the vast power at stake.
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Miler
Greater
New York
London
United States
Spacitator
Athens
Rome
Noynay
Department to appeal Dingley tariff ruling
Acting Secretary Spaulding says the treasury will appeal the New York board of appraisers decision that the Dingley tariff bill took effect only at signing. The department contends the law was causative from the prior moment of the day it was signed.
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Board of Appraisers
Sam
Spaulding
Treasury Department
General Board of Appraisers
New York
Bank Officers in Trouble Amid Speculation and Arrests
Asheville reports indictments in Greensboro against First National Bank officials including President Willa Hreenes cashier Hienland and director J C Dickinson on charges of embezzlement and genophacy. Bail set at 13 000 each. bonds posted. National Bank Examiner Maxey probes $250 000 in accommodation notes and forged papers amid rediscounts. bail outs, escapes, and alleged insecure notes linked to insolvent signers and a man named C B Leonard.
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Caniler
Asheville
Willa H. Hreens
H. Phienland
J. C. Dickinson
Defanat
First National Bank
Wrere
United States Court
Greenesboro
National Banking
National Bank
Maxey
Ashville
C. B. Leonard
Lan
Mexico
Cuban heroine Benora Cisneros escapes from Isle of Pines prison
Havana dispatch reports Senora Benora Cisneros, Cuban patriot and alleged conspirator against Spain, has escaped from the Caes de Recogdas where she was held on charges of conspiracy and assassination attempt against Governor Berez of the Isle of Pines. Jailer reports bars bent, suggesting outside aid. several staff members arrested as searches continue for her and for Evangelina Be norim.
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Havana
Senora Cisneros
Isle of Pines
Caes de Recogdas
Shice
Epain
Berez
Tale of Pines
Benorim Evangelina
Convict Removal Challenge Halts in Worth County
Worth County authorities tried to remove twenty seven misdemeanor convicts from Tatum and Groot brothers camps using an order from Judge J J McDowall. Groot brothers and Tatum refused, claiming fines were paid and thus the prisoners remained with the camps. Sheriff H I Story left without the inmates after the camps declined to release them.
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Georgia
Tatum
Drought Hits Cotton Across Five States
Drought damages cotton in Tennessee Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana. Reports say rain shortage has created serious af fairs, destroying top crop prospects and causing early boll opening. Irish potato crop faces total failure while sweet potatoes suffer similarly though less widespread.
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Benson
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Ufn
Ex Senator McPherson Dies After Illness in Jersey City
Ex senator John Roderick McPherson of New Jersey died Friday night at Taylor's hotel in Jersey City after a period of intestinal trouble. Heart disease developed as a complication and his wife and daughter, who had gone to Washington, were telegraphed for as he weakened.
Pingree Returns From Venezuelan Voyage On Venezuela Steamer
Governor H. B. Pingree of Michigan returns to New York aboard the Red D line steamer Venezuela after a voyage from Venezuelan ports. He was reported lost, but appeared in good health. It was his first vacation in nine years and he enjoyed the trip, meeting President-elect Andrade and dining with him at his country seat.
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Venezuela
New York
H. 8. Pingree
Michigan
Pingree
Andrade
Weyler Refuses to Resign and War Policy Affirmed
At Madrid cabinet, officials back autonomy for Galicia under Spain's oversight while continuing the war. Weyler, in Havana, rejects resignation amid a massive Wednesday rally. he defends the campaign, praises loyalists, and vows to end the war without dishonor, insisting he can pacify Puerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba with 40 battalions.
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Madrid
Galia
Spain
Senor Guilon
United States
Senor Sagasta
Weyler
Havana
Wayler
Puerto Principe
Santiago de Quira
Estrada Palma Rejects Spanish Autonomy Offer
Tomas Estrada Palma, leader of the Cuban junta in America, says Cubans will accept nothing less than absolute independence. He asserts the new Spanish ministry’s autonomy proposal cannot end the war and believes the hour of complete freedom is at hand as Spain realizes it has lost Cuba.
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Tomas Estrada Palma
America
New York
Spain
Ouha
Silver Reserve Offer Scarcely Heard Of by Bank of England
The London Times notes no further action on the Bank of England silver reserve offer Sunday morning. It deplores the governor's letter abroad and cites a lengthy American manufacturer letter complaining the move implies support for Bryan's view.
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Bank of England
The
London Times
Bryan
Henry George Denounced at Philadelphia Labor League
The United Labor League in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon nearly defeated a resolution to endorse Henry George for New York mayor. Speakers denounced him as a "flak" and a friend of capitalism, amid harsh criticism following the resolution’s presentation.
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Philadelphia Labor League
New York
Henry George
Greater
United Labor League
Philadelphia
Falk
Fire at South Dakota girls dormitory kills seven
A devastating blaze at the state industrial school in Plantinton night destroyed a three story wooden dormitory. Seven girls and an instructor died, all burned beyond recognition. About twenty five others escaped in nightclothes as the fire, origin unknown, consumed the structure within twenty minutes. Building loss estimated at 24000 dollars.
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South Dakota
State Industrial School
Plantinton
Tillie Hooper
Mable Tobert
Sioux Falls
Bassie Merby
Hot Springs
Ida Warner
Watertown
Christinia Bergman
Yankton
Nellis Johnson
Grafton
N. C
Lillian West
Bandits Foiled In Train Hold Up Near Kansas City
A Chicago and Alton express was stopped Tuesday night near Evanston by masked robbers who seized the engine and baggage cars and planted 24 sticks of dynamite on a safe. The fuse failed to detonate and the bandits fled after waiting briefly. The incident marked the third similar rail robbery on this route in a year. Train resumed toward St Louis after delaying the passengers and crew.
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Kansas City
Chicago and
St. Louis
Union Depot
Evanston
Mistrial Declared Again in McCullough Case at Jonesboro
The Jonesboro courtroom saw a second mistrial in the McCullough case as jurors remained seven for conviction and five for acquittal. Judge Candler discharged the panel after confirming a verdict was impossible. One juror vowed to stay until doomsday rather than allow acquittal, while another insisted he would never let McCullough go free.
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McQullough
Jonesboro
Candler
Boyery
McCullough
Britain Withdraws From Proposed Seal Conference
A London cable dispatch reports the British foreign office informed the U S ambassador Colonel John Hay that Britain will not join a seal conference with Russia and Japan. The government says it is willing to confer with the United States alone but notes Russia and Japan show little interest in the Behring Sea issue. No date is proposed for any U S conference with Britain.
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London
British Foreign Office
United States
John Hay
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
Major Ginter's Will Probate In Henrico Court
Major Ginter's will was probated in Henrico County court at Richmond on Wednesday. The bulk of the estate goes to immediate relatives with bequests from 2500 to 10000 dollars to charitable institutions in Richmond and provisions for ongoing county improvements. A long list of bequests to friends and servants is noted. The estate is valued between 7 and 8 million dollars.
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Major Ginter
Henrico County
Riod
Richmond
Fire destroys Guggenheim Smelting Works in Perth Amboy
A blaze Tuesday night razed the Guggenheim Smelting works at Perth Amboy New Jersey. The 30 acre facility, the largest smelting plant of its kind in the nation, suffered an estimated quarter million dollars in losses as the cause remains unknown.
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Guggenheim
Perth Amboy
N.J
Dalton Teens Arrested in Dalton Ga Grand Jury Indicts Car Robbers
Whitfield county grand jury returns thirteen indictments against Walter Bohannon and his gang of car robbers and ten against merchants for receiving stolen goods. Bohannon, a notorious leader, faces a strong case, while trials will separate honest merchants from the dishonest. Detectives have pursued the gang for years, with Bohannon likely leader but recent evidence securing indictments.
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Whitfeld County
Ben Pearce
Sam Painter
Tom Kinneman
Ed Morris
Bill Long
Ralph Ellison
Anthony Cook
Charley Hill
Luke White
Jim Harris
John Bender
Drew M. Peoples
N. Peoples, Jr
G. M. Cannon
Anderson Gidding
Bond
Dalton
Southern Railway
East Tennessee
Virginia
Georgia
Southern
Walter Bohannon
Morgan Talks To Hawaiians On Annexation Benefits
The steamship China arrives in San Francisco from Hong Kong via Honolulu with Hawaiian advices. Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama addressed many Hawaiians on September 30, urging annexation benefits. Akiyama of Japan’s foreign office reportedly attempted suicide at Yokohama on September 2 and remained in critical condition. The lower court's decision in the steamship China case was affirmed, granting the ship the right to fly the Hawaiian flag.
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China
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Honoxony
Qchina
Akiyama
Foreign Office
Yokohama
Shimamura
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Record Day in New Orleans Brings New Cases and Deaths
A New Orleans special reports Wednesday afternoon saw a record surge in cases and deaths. By 6 PM the day had 46 new cases and five deaths amidst warm weather. Scrutiny is limited by the vast area under the board of health, allowing germs to spread.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Judge Charged With Riot Over Woodmen Office Visit
Whiteside county grand jury returns indictment against Judge Johnson, head attorney of the Modern Woodmen of America, on riot charges. He allegedly organized a Rock Tal and August 13 visit to Fulton to pressure the head office of the organization.
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Frend
Whiteside County
Illinois
Johnson
Modern Woodmen of America
Rock Tal
Fulton
How to Laundry Fanty Linens to Preserve Embroidery
Instructions describe washing embroidered linens without fading colors. Fill a tub with warm water, add a touch of soap, submerge gently, rinse in clean water, then press with a damp cloth. Hang to dry, iron on the reverse side with light pressure to maintain stitches and restore beauty.
Harper and Brantwood Debate Magazine Pricing
In a back‑and‑forth exchange, Harper asks why readers pay ten cents for magazines while Brantwood notes the advertising revenue drives prices. The Chicago News comments on reader interest and value in periodicals of the era.
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Harper
Brantwood
Chicago News
Fragmented Health Elixir Adopts Seafaring Uses
A garbled medical advertisement touts Stomach fortifiers for seasickness malaria rheumatism and liver complaints. It claims a popular stomachic protects travelers by air and land and combats dyspepsia despite confusing language and odd pharmacological terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostutter
Deafness Cure Ad and Patent Medicine Claim
An advertisement essay extols deafness cure by catarrh remedies and Eustachian tube restoration. It promotes Healus Catarrh Cure and BE-M tobacco products, asserting permanent relief from fits and nervous disorders, with promises of free circulars and mail delivery from T J Cheney Co and BE-M Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Cheney & Co
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised as wholesome mothers helper
The notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a mother’s friend aiding tired nervous women and pale children by purifying blood and increasing appetites. It claims strong health and happiness for many families, urging readers to choose Hood's pills as its companion. Also includes miscellaneous curiosities about voting, whales, heredity, fares, and mining.
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Hood
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