Yellow Fever Quarantine Tightens Across Gulf Coast
Reports from New Orleans and Mississippi City describe yellow fever cases and mounting quarantines. Thirteen cases in Mississippi City, all mild and isolated, prompt state action and a mobile quarantine. Texas, Alabama, and Louisiana respond with additional measures as Vera Cruz also sees ongoing fatalities.
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New Orleans
Mississippi City
Miss
Mobile
State Board of Health of
Mississippi
Louisiana Board
Mr. Bentley
St. Paul
Texas
Austin
Souchon
W. H. Sanders
Alabama
John T. Hunter
Mississippi State Board
Montgomery
Ala
Zievleippi City
Floyd County Pearl Exhibition Draws Attention
A Floyd county Georgia farmer from Armachee displays a bottle containing 35 dollars worth of pearls in Rome. The exhibition showcases several of the most beautiful gems seen in town, drawing notable interest from residents.
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Georgia
Floyd County
Rome
Coal Creek miners strike over Dayton coal buyers
Two hundred miners at Sale Creek mines struck on Wednesday demanding the company stop furnishing coal to Dayton Coal and Iron Company whose workers are striking for higher wages. Operators refused and the miners laid down their picks.
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Ite
Chattanooga
Sale Creek
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Dayton
Mistrial Declared In Delegal Rape Case On Venue Change
Jury failed to reach verdict in the Delegal rape case after hours of deliberation. Judge Seabrook ordered a mistrial and granted a change of venue. Case set for rehearing at Effingham during the same week as the Delegal murder trials.
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Henry Delegal
Ahen
Seabrook
Effingham Court
Delegal
England Seeks Peace Amid Cabinet Meeting Tactics
The London cabinet gathering drew crowds and public scrutiny as ministers appeared with generals in attendance. Indications suggested no immediate ultimatum to the Transvaal, with a time limit for Cape Town talks and plans to avoid summoning Parliament, keep reserves, and deploy about 10,000 troops to South Africa. A strong dispatch to the Transvaal was reportedly sent.
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Cabinet Council
London
Foreign Office
Wyndham
War Department
Brodrick
Associated Press
Board of Agriculture
Walter Long
Hoe
Lord Salisbury
Transvaal
Cape Town
South Africa
Union clash over Ducktown miners triggers possible strike
The American Federation of Labor organized a lodge in Ducktown, Tennessee, with about 850 miners. Ducktown Sulphur Copper and Iron Company and Tennessee Copper Company posted notices refusing to recognize the union and would not hire union men. Later the Mary mine discharged all union workers, escalating the labor dispute.
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Cktown
Tennessee
Companion Retune
American Federation of Labor
Ducktown
Tenn
Duocktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company
Tennessee Copper Company
Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Tron Company
Mary Mine
A Place for Sampson Commander of Atlantic Squadron
The navy department expects Admiral Sampson to relinquish command of the north Atlantic squadron on October 8 after Admiral Dewey’s reception. A vacancy at the Boston navy yard caused by Admiral Picking’s death may offer a suitable shore assignment for Admiral Sampson.
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Atlantic
Beaton
Navy Department
Admiral Sampson
North Atlantic
Admiral Dewey
Boston Navy Yard
Admiral Picking
Emperor William Calls Peace Rely On German Princes and Army
Emperor William, in a speech at Carls Ruhe, praised the troops and stated that centuries may pass before universal peace is achieved. He said the surest bulwark of peace for the German empire lies in its princes and the army they command.
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Willam
Carls Ruhe
William
Carla Ruhe
Paden
German Empire
Costly Dewey Arch Planned for New York
The National Sculpture Society submitted plans to the building commissioner for erecting the Dewey arch at Broadway and Fifth Avenue New York with an estimated cost of 26 500. Sections of the arch columns formed part of the project were set in place Friday morning.
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New York
National Sculpture Society
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Cedartown Cotton Company Forms Major Local Merger
Cedartown's Enterprise in Cedartown Ga organizes the Cedartown Cotton Manufacturing Company South Extension Mill Company Paragon mills Cedartown Warehouse Company and Cedartown cotton gin. The amalgamation aims at greater development for owners of these properties.
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Cedartown, Ga
Georgia Sharpshooters Sweep Prizes at Regimental Match
Dispatch from Seagirt New Jersey reports Georgia’s sharpshooters won three first prizes last Wednesday, completing the regimental team match after the final stage on that day the first stage having been shot Tuesday.
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Seagirt
New Jersey
Georgia
Pension Rules Are Scored At Grand Army Encampment
The thirty third national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic adjourned in Philadelphia with Colonel Albert D. Shaw elected commander in chief by acclamation. A pensions reform proposal urged abrogation of rule 225 and expansion of the pension roll under rule 164, while criticism of widows income limits and the pension bureau’s practices were discussed. Committee reports and questions about examinations were debated, and a celebratory night featured illuminated ships and a large campfire. State departments named representatives to the national council of administration.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia
Albert D. Shaw
Watertown
N. Y
Piision
Leo Bassieur
St. Louis
Shaw
Rassieni
Erwin Robbins
Indianapolis
M. Minton
Louisville
William H. Baker
Lynn
Massa
Jacob Grimm
Maryland
Thomas J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
Pensions Committee
Pension Bureau
Congress
Resolution Committee
Commissioner of Pensions
Evans
North Atlantic Squadron
Delaware River
National Council of Administration
Alabama
M. W, Wickersham
Georgia
J. A. Commerford
Kentucky
A. H. Bliss
Louisiana
Mississippi
Lincoln Sims
Tennessee
Geo. W. Patton
Virginia
North Carolina
James E. Fuller
Chambers Calls On President Chief Justice discusses Samoa
Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa had a lengthy interview with the president on Thursday. They talked about the conditions in Samoa and the future outlook for the islands.
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Chambers
Samoa
President McKinley Must Join Bricklayers Union for Corner Stone
A Chicago dispatch reports President McKinley was elected a member of the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No 21. Union president Gubbins says the president must join before handling a trowel at the Cook county post office corner stone ceremony. An honorary card is prepared but not sent until further discussion.
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Chicago
McKinley
Bricklayers
Steve Masons
International Union
Gubbins
Ceir
Cook County
Filipino Money Issued and Insurgent Call for Gratis Supplies
A Manila dispatch reports a recent issue of Filipino paper money totaling five million dollars with a three year redemption period. It notes insurgents have urged interior property owners to supply carts horses and cattle to the insurgent army at no cost.
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Manila
Ultimatum Probable in Transvaal Crisis and London Dispatches
London advices say colonial officials worked until after 3 a.m. amid Transvaal tensions. The Times urges an immediate parliamentary vote if needed to fund supplies as signs point to an ultimatum or war. Kruger's reply stresses liberal terms and willingness to refine proposals with British authorities.
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London
Colonial Office
Lord Salisbury
the Times
Cabinet Council
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Foreign Office
Transvaal
Brnavela
Associated Press
Kruger
Pretoria
South African Republic
Witwaterstrand
Bloemfontein
Volkarand
Volksraad
Atlantic Coast Line Secures Interest in Georgia Lease
Atlantic Coast Line gains half interest in the Georgia railroad lease announced at the Western Railway of Alabama directors meeting. President Harry Walters of the Coast Line is elected director of the Western, replacing M. H. Smith of Louisville and Nashville who retires from the board. L and N retains two seats on Western's board.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Georgia Railway
Georgia
The
Western Railway of Alabama
Harry Walters
Coast Line
Western
Georgia Road
M. H. Smith
Louisville and Nashville
Seven Die in Dingess Tunnels Freight Wreck
Dispatch from Williamson West Virginia reports seven killed in a freight wreck Wednesday in the Dingess tunnels on the Northern and Western railway. The dead include Frank R. Archer and Charles Booth, both brakemen, John Chaffin, a fireman, and four unidentified tramps.
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Williamson
W. Va
Dingess
Northern and Western Railway
Frank R. Archer
Charles Booth
John Chaffin
War Talk as Transvaal Urges Readiness for War
A South African assembly heard urgent calls to prepare for possible war with Britain. Speakers attacked British troop movements and urged burghers to guard borders, while Kruger and officials urged calm. The moderator noted no clear British threat, but anti peace sentiment dominated the session.
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South Africa
Transvaal
Great Britain
Rand
Dovizer
Transvan
Kruger
Greene
Alfred Milner
Reitz
Mr. Goetzer
Mr. Coetzer
England
Chamberlain
Devil Trhodea
House
Minute Men Apply for Philippine Service from Georgia
An Atlanta dispatch reports Governor Candler’s Minute Men, a 109 strong unit of commissioned officers, non commissioned officers, and privates from Marietta Macon and Atlanta, have applied with Secretary of War Root to be accepted for service in the Philippines.
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Company of
Georgia
Avie Toru
Philippinen
Atlanta
Candler
Marietta
Macon
Root
Philippines
British Troops Ready for Action in South Africa
Advices from Simla report three cavalry regiments, four infantry regiments, and three field artillery batteries have been formally warned to prepare for rapid departure from India. Allied units have received similar orders, signaling prompt mobilization amid the crisis.
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Simla
India
South Africa
Liquid Air Plant Plans Enlarge Wig City Network
The General Liquid Air and Refrigerator Company of New York, the world’s largest, will soon build additional plants in several large cities. The firm plans reincorporation and a capital boost to 10 million dollars.
Bentheim a Faking Allegations Declared Pure Invention
Coburg agency pronounces Bentheim's claims about Alvin Florschuetz, former U S vice consul at Sonneberg, using consulate seals to send French military secrets to Berlin as false. The agency says Bentheim never worked for Germany's general staff and his statements are untrue.
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Coburg
Falan
Germany
Charles Ei. Bentheim
Atlanta
Alvin Florschuetz
United States
Sonneberg
Dreyfus
War Office
Bentheim
General Staff
Miles Proposal Rejected Over Rapid-Fire Guns
General Miles proposed purchasing rapid fire guns for the Philippines while head of the board of ordnance and fortifications. General Buffington, chief of ordnance, disapproved the recommendation.
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Washington
Enys
Miles
Philippines
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
Buffington
Ordnance
Dreyfus Trial at Rennes with Demange Pressing Pleas
A crowded Rennes Lycee hall on the fifth day of the second Dreyfus court martial saw Maitre Demange open the defense with forceful argument against Esterhazy. The trial overheats as Labori’s possible abstention sparks a dispute between Demange and Labori, signaling tensions that may affect Dreyfus.
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Rennes
Lycee
Alfred Dreyfus
Artillery
Baron Runsell
Killoween
England
Maitre Demange
Dofenas
Esterhazy
Dreyfus
Captain Dreyfus
M. Demange
M. Labori
Ruth
Germany Speaks For Dreyfus In Official Statement
The Reichsanzieger Berlin prints in full the imperial government declarations about Captain Alfred Dreyfus. Prince Von Munster said, with the emperor’s orders, that Berlin never aided Dreyfus and that no relations existed between him and any German agents. Secretary Von Buelow in the Reichstag affirmed there were no connections between Dreyfus and German agents.
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Reichsanzieger
Berlin
Dreyfus
Prince von Munster
M. Horizoux
M. Dupuy
M. Casimir-Porier
France
von Buelow
Reichstag
Devil’s Island
Casualties at Sea Report on Steamboat Accidents
The annual report of General Du Mont, supervising inspector general of steamboat inspection, records forty eight total steam vessel accidents for the year. Seven from five incidents, thirteen from collisions, eight from broken pipes, two explosions, and eighteen from snags wrecks and sinkings. Deaths totaled 404, up 128 from the prior year, with 158 passengers and 246 crew members among the affected.
More Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Key West Florida
The Florida Board of Health reports thirteen new yellow fever cases in Key West. State Senator W. Hunt Harris, Monroe County, and son-in-law of Health Officer Dr. Porter, is listed among the cases. No deaths are reported. new cases also appear in Miomino with cages noted.
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Key West
Mississippi City
J. F. Hunter
State Board of Health
J. J. Harry
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Florida Board of Health
Florida State Board of Health
Kay Woat
W. Hunt Harris
Monroe County
J. ¥. Porter
Miomino
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Sampson
Dewey Arch
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Big Cotton Company
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Salisbury
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Wil- Harmeon
Sir Alfred Milner
Demange
Labors
Count von Munster
Dumont
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