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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1905

Page

3

Yellow fever report New Orleans shows improvement

Up to 6 pm yesterday New Orleans reported 61 new cases with 133 total and 9 deaths, as education and house to house efforts expand. The fight concentrates on lower city districts with disinfection, mosquito control, and ward by ward medical assignments.

New Orleans Wr White Hgnt T Berry Marine Hospital Service Berry New York Texas Touro

Health Office Record Deaths Reported Through August 11 1906

Health office record lists deaths with ages and addresses including Anta Wo Brawn 9 Fla ave 1 year. W Carter 3 0 nw 2 months. Devine 5 biey Hospital 68 years. Cart D Gddings Takoma Park 7 year. Harte dla dy sy 44 years. Jackson 21% s 6 months. Jar Etwell Providence Hospital 1 year. George S Murray 1uu Lith nw 68 years. Georgiana Robnon 334 Allens ct sw 4 year. Mary F Williams 12:8 dd in 3 years.

Carter Devine Biey Hospital Takoma Park Oh Harte Thodo E Jackson Tahie Fu Etwell Providence Hospital George S Murray Carlos McNally Georgiana Robnon Allens Ct Nanme E Thermos Oy Mary F Williams

Marriage and Death Notices Across Major Papers

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Yellow fever report and quarantine progress in New Orleans area

Doctors note a steady drop in death rates as yellow fever cases appear in French Asylum and other institutions. Officials express cautious optimism, cite screening of cisterns, mosquito control efforts, and a pledge to burn sulphur in homes. Havana expert Dr Guiteras says spread unlikely. Minhinnett to Atlanta as frost delays stamping out the fever in New Orleans.

Patterson State Board of Health Southern Pacific Railroad Toulouse Street Neady Gov Blanchard Janvier Citizena Committee Blanchard Archbishop Chappelle Natchloches Lafayette Calcasieu Bastrop Town Board of Health State Board Washington Texas Health Officers Southern Pacific Tabor Lanham Louisiana Boundary Texas Louisiana Smalana Railway and Navigation Company New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport St. Ann Street Roman Derbigny Warner Canal Street Montgomery Ala John Guiteras Havana Cuba F A Minhinnett Minhinnett Atlanta Gulteras

Zeigler Polar Expedition Rescued After Icebound Ordeal

Terra Nova arrived at Tromsoe with relief for Anthony Fiala and the Zeigler expedition after a grueling voyage through ice. They endured storms and scarce provisions, with several members weakened but rescued from Cape Dillon and Cape Flora.

Tromsce Norway Anthony Fiala Tromsoe Fioe Palm Island Terra Nova Cape Dillon Fiala Cape Flora Champ Mr Fiala Zeigler Pole America Baldwin Zeigler Teplitz Bay Ball Straits Camp Zelgier Walrus Wiliam J Peters United States Geological Survey

Return to Oyster Bay with Roosevelt family on yacht

Mrs Roosevelt and her sister Mrs W Qowles with Master Quentin Roosevelt arrived in New Haven at noon from Farmington and boarded the Sylph which had anchored in the harbor overnight The yacht then departed for Oyster Bay under a light breeze The Cleveland Leader and Plain Citizen items referenced both players and papers but offered only trivial notes about the week’s gossip.

Mrs. Roosevelt New Haven New Haven Conn Roosevelt W . Qowles Quentin Roosevelt Farmington Oyster Bay Cleveland Leader Plain Citizen Johnny

Czar Denounces Japanese Terms as Drastic in War Talks

Telegraph dispatches from St Petersburg detail widespread belief that Russia will reject Japan's harsh terms and break off negotiations. Czar travels to Krasnoye Selo with the Dowager Empress and Czarina, seated at a banquet with imperial guards as the mood turns toward renewed war. Public reaction sees Witte's rapid reply as a notable shift, with Russians backing hard-line stances against concessions.

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Moscow to Tokyo talks and heat vex plenipotentiaries

The conference pursuit in Manchuria continues with Witte confirming Russia’s full powers while Komura’s credentials are deemed regular. The Associated Press terms discussion draws attention as heat and mosquitoes plague the Wentworth Hotel. Japanese correspondents push for access, showing brisk etiquette and determined informality among rivals.

Manchuria Japan Amur Thas Garon Komura M Witte Baron Komura Wentworth Hotel Associated Press Sato M Korostovitz St Petersburg Russia Baron Rosen Europe Navy Yard

Gold color is a constant in pure metal claims

The Philadelphia Record explains that true pure gold has a single color and does not vary by locality. Most gold in commerce is alloyed, and even nuggets and dust carry impurities. Copper reddens gold, silver lightens it, and mint alloy differences explain color variations in money.

Philadelphia California

Mechanic quits coffee finds health with Postum

A Bathe Creek Michigan man, a mechanic, says quitting the old coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee cured constipation indigestion and kidney troubles. He reports regular bowels better digestion and no back pain plus continued energy. He praises Postum and notes his family drinks it morning noon and night. He credits The Road to Wellville book as a reason to try.

Postum Postum Co Bathe Creek Mich Wellville

Wayfaring Guests Fumble Names and Games at Evening Hotel Mixer

A bustling hotel scene features a porter delivering a card to Mr Witte in the annex, a joking scramble for chairs in the ballroom, and lively exchanges with Japanese officials like Min Sato Matsumoto and other dignitaries. Guests mingle, discuss religion, and speculate on how current events may influence Asia, including China, as they enjoy a genteel, if chaotic, social evening.

Acard Witte Weete Jerusalem Ailmaro Sato Isamu Takesuta Min Sato

Pikers at Portsmouth

Special to The Washington Fest Portsmouth NWH Aug 11 The Japan ese have pushed into their shells Russians are too busy to mix The summer girl and the New Hampshire rubberneck seek cele bra ties Few Japanese officials show face below stairs Russians stroll before luncheon A piker with a mission appears He resembles a gentleman’s annex to the WF U A Japanese correspondent inks a blank laundry ticket The benevolent man greets him Welcome to America and to free America on your mission of peace The exchange ends abruptly as the dialogue trails off

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Just One Busy Fly From the Washington Press

A humorous vignette on a persistent fly invading mornings, from the Washington Iowa press. The narrator laments flies that alight on noses, disrupt sleep, and torment daily routines, asking for a potent remedy to end their nuisance.

Washington Iowa

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