Battle With Fewer Deaths and Stricter Mosquito Regulations
The city reports fewer new cases as public health measures intensify the war on mosquitoes. Quarantine rules for fruit ships at sea are enacted, officials press for immediate execution, and a statewide conference with health authorities is planned to coordinate quarantine and sanitation efforts. The Emergency Hospital opens and services are expanded to treat fever patients while surveillance tightens to prevent further spread.
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Alabama
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Keaner
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University of Havana
Marine Hospital Service
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Orleans
Henry D Heller
Varcus Hook
New Orleans
Allvesacis
Panama
India
Hunt for Charles Long in Dismal Swamp near South Plainfield
Special detectives from Trenton and local police pursue Charles Long after the murder of Matthew Cunningham in Trenton. Long has repeatedly evaded capture in the six square mile swamp, aided by dense undergrowth. Authorities plan a larger force and additional automobiles to seal the area while residents arm themselves amid fear and searches in the vicinity.
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Kiely
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Negra
Cne
Scott to Go Free After Forgery Case
Special to The Washington from Pittsburg Pa July 26 David Stuart Scott son of John Scott former Allegheny Valley Railroad president and nephew of former President Scott of the Pennsylvania Railroad faces forgery charges. He is expected to be freed from prison within a day or two after relatives posted 22000 to settle alleged defalcations. Scott was arrested in St Louis following a 1000 mile chase prompted by his wife’s information that he forged her name to a mortgage and committed other petty forgeries. He had been held on 10000 bail but relatives moved to settle claims totaling about 82000, enabling his release.
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Pittsburg
David Stuart Scott
John Scott
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Scott
Pensylvania Railroad
St Louis
Oyster Bay
Witte
Prof de Martene
Cherbourg
Roosevelt
M Witte
Baron Komoura
St. Petersburg
Baron Komura
Russia
Roose
Éir Baron Komura
Waldorf-Astoria
Mornine
Taft Tour Opens With Imperial Audience in Tokyo
Secretary Taft and party arrived in Tokyo and were hosted at the imperial palace with the Empress, as crowds lined the streets. The visit includes dinners at the Imperial Hotel, a garden party, and upcoming garden events before travel to Kyoto and Kobe. The trip proceeds toward Manila with plans dated in late July and early August.
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Trip To Palace
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Imprese
Japan
Wer
Taft
Imperial Palace
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Alice Roosevelt
Council of Statesmen
Griscom
Col Edwards
Insular Bureau
War Department
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Count Katsura
Kaishikawa Arsenal Gardens
Kyoto
Kobe
Manila
Pledges Aid To Weaver By Cleveland Mayor Visit
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia July 26 Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland traveled to Philadelphia to discuss a large streetcar contract. He met for an hour with Mayor Weaver and pledged support, citing corruption in Cleveland’s streetcar system. Johnson expressed willingness to advise Weaver and indicated municipal ownership tests may delay he was coy about timing.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Tom Johnson
Weaver
Mike Weaver
Four Trainmen Killed in Atlanta Freight Wreck
Four railroad workers died when a Georgia Central freight derailed in west Atlanta. Yardmaster Fred Woodall was fatally injured. Samuel Farris the engineer was seriously hurt. The crash left bodies trapped under wreckage. report notes other injuries and complicating steam exposure.
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Atlanta
Georgia Central
John Woodruff
Morton 15 Chosen Latter Completely Out Jerome Says He Will Thoroughly Investigate
Paul Morton elected president of Equitable Life Assurance Society amid board changes and salary cut. Jerome pledges thorough inquiry into a $685,000 blind trust tied to James W. Alexander and Thomas D. Jordan. Alexander resigns from the board. Hyde remains, with directors debating pension suspensions and governance reforms. A new executive committee is formed and Stranahan resigns as port collector. Further board changes anticipated.
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New York
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Jerome
Mercantile Trust Company
James W Alexander
Thomas D Jordan
Equitable
Morton
Mr Alexander
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Alexander
Board of Directors
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Aud Institutional
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John J McCook
William Whitman
Boston
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Philadelphia
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Ney
HB Thomas
Nevada N Stranahan
George F Victor
Ary Goods
Victor & Achelis
Ernest B Kinttschnitt
New Orleans
Kinttschnitt
Suthwest
Investigator probes Town Topics and Fads and Fancies links
Special to The Washington year New York reports Col Mann and Justice Devel face subpoenas to produce Esa Bag Publishing and Town Topics books. Jerome plans deeper inquiry into Fads and Fancies and the Town Topics owner links. Wade Hampton daughter-in-law provided Roosevelt autograph tale.
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New York
William D'Assot Mann
Col Mann
Kroiel
Jerome
Geta
Mann
Justice Devel
Esa-Bag Publishing
Hiss-Kiss
Wade Hampton
Roosevelt
Fada
Rioting in Lower Allegheny Between Negroes and Italians
A July riot in Pittsburg Lower Allegheny involved about twenty rioters from black and Italian groups. Albert Bolten, cut severely, may die. Bolten drove into Tony Pann’s light fruit wagon triggering clashes on Gladstone Street. Rioters armed with razors and dirks clashed. police contained the fight, with about a dozen arrests and Bolten hospitalized at St John’s Hospital.
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Washington Post
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Lower Allegheny
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Bolten
Ica
Tony ’ Pann
Gladstont Street
Bolton
Pann
Rot Friends
Rif J
Joseph Harper
Centra Station
St John’s Hospital
Smuggling crackdown targets Bayonne tobacco network
Authorities plan active measures to end Bayonne New Jersey tobacco smuggling tied to Standard Oil vessels. A Diamant steamer cargo from Sumatra valued about 2000 dollars landed via a woman agent amid twenty seven bales seized. Case may be prosecuted by the U S district attorney with vessel owners held liable.
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United States
Battle on the Tumen and Port Castres Reported
Dispatches from Washington and London describe a Japanese landing near Port Castres on the Siberian coast, seizure of a lighthouse, and a push toward the Amur estuary. The events are tied to the Sakhalin campaign and possible moves against Harbin, Vladivostok, and Korean positions.
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Ceble Dlapatch
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Amur
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Tumen
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Fukumen
Riots in Nizhni Novgorod Leave Nearly Hundred Dead
Special dispatch reports from Moscow that a mob in Nizhni Novgorod killed nearly a hundred citizens including women and children on Sunday. Disorders continued four days with clashes between workmen and rioters. twelve to three were fatally injured across Sunday to Tuesday. A hazardous device damaged a schoolhouse at Sormovo, with soldiers quartered nearby.
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Moscow
Nizhni Novgorod
Associated Press
Petersburg
Sormovo
Cgb
Ask Prize Court To Act In Oldhamia Case
St Petersburg July 26 Acting on Ambassador Meyers recommendation to avoid months of delay the Standard Oil Company consignors of cargo aboard the British steamer Oldhamia have placed their case in a local attorney to petition the prize court to act as adjudicator under Russian procedure in the absence of the report of the SS 86.00 Seashore Excursions Pennsylvania Railroad announces weekly Atlantic City Cape May Wildwood Ocean City and Bea isle City tickets from June 2 with return validity until the following Tuesday at six dollars.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Lee Christie
St Petersburg
Meyer
Arabia
Standard Oil Company
Oldhamia
Atlantic City
Wildwood
Ocean City
Bea Isle City
Delaware River
Uruguayan Britain Clash Over Agnes Donahue Prison
Britain presses for arbitration to resolve the Uruguayan dispute over the detention of the captain and crew of the Agnes Donahue for alleged poaching. Uruguay blocks arbitration while Washington seeks a peaceful settlement and possible warship dispatch remains under consideration.
Murderer’s Novel Plea in Sleep Slay Case
Chicago July 2 John Mueller charged with killing his wife and child pleads epileptic somnambulism saying he slept and murdered during a labor two years ago. Jurors were selected as Mueller conducted his own defense claiming no motive and that a head blow triggered the killings.
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Chicago
John Mueller
Mueller
Cotton declines judgeship to stay as general counsel
Wilam W Cotton, already holding a commission, has declined the appointment as United States judge for the district of Oregon to succeed the late Judge Bellin. He left New York for Oregon after talks with Harriman lines officials, with reports stating Harriman inducements influenced his decision to remain as general counsel of the Harriman Northwestern lines. A Cape May Automobile Tournament is noted on the Cape May beach upcoming Saturday at 10 a.m with a world record attempt by Christie and excursion tickets offered.
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Portland
Oreg
Wilam W Cotton
United States
District of Oregon
Bellinager
Harriman
Harriman Northwestern
Sdmmonal
Cape May
Cape May Beach
Christie
Rate Ae Vis
Asylvania
Fages reports on fever spread and battles in the East
Today’s issue notes Yellow Fever spreading under Dr Fages, reports on Morton’s presidency at Equitable, and armies clashing in the East. Komura heads to Oyster Bay as world affairs unfold amid domestic political notes and upcoming events.
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Equitable
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Oyster Bay
Bratistcian Hyde
Bennington
Japan
Carlton
Army
Virginia
Maryland
Mirado
Knigut of the
Cleveland
Eniriea Orange Horse Show
Darrow
Funeral of Col Lamont in Millbrook and New York
The funeral for former Secretary of War Daniel Lamont was held in Millbrook with family and public figures present, then his body was moved by special train to New York for interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Prominent attendees included former President Cleveland, Postmaster General Cortelyou, Maj Gen George W Davis, and David B Hill.
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Deniel Lamont
New York
Woodlawn Cemetery
Altamont
Lamont
Wilton Merle Smith
Central Presbyterian Church of
New York City
A LE Freeman
St Andrews Memorial
Col Lamont
Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Robert Bacon
Paul Cravath
W C Clough
John A McCall
Francis Lyne Stetson
Daniel & Lamont
Woodlawn
Rawlings Boys Guilty in Carter Children Murder Case
In Valdosta on July 2, the jury convicts Jesse Rawlings and Tepperdine Rawlings of murder and recommends Leonard Rainford receive life imprisonment. The verdict follows a four hour deliberation with a crowded courtroom and family presence. The father’s trial was expected to proceed next.
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Jesse
Leonard Rawngs
Carter
Jesse Rawlings
Tepperdine
Leonard Rainf
Leonard
Tris
Officials Reach Isthmus With Shonts and Party
President Theodore R Shonts of the Panama Canal Commission and Chief Engineer Stevens arrived from New York aboard the steamer Mexico. Gov Magoon and other canal officials met the party at Panama City, where they conferred with Gov Magoon in the administration building. The date for canal works examination was not fixed. The Panama newspapers gave a warm welcome.
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Theodore R Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Stevens
New York
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Denama
Shents
Panama
Canal
Ernst
Gov Magoor
Police Mutiny Quelled in Panama City
A police mutiny erupted in Panama today but was quickly suppressed by Secretary of War Santiago de la Guardia who faced the armed mutineers. Principal leaders were chastised and others were placed in custody. officials said politics did not cause the incident.
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Panama
Santiago de la Guardia
Pretelite
Aquedulce
Arcanum Council To Meet Over Insurance Rate Protests
Supreme Regent Howard C Wiggins of RoN states he will call a meeting of the supreme council in Harrisburg to consider protests against recent legislation by the royal Arcanum council that increases insurance rates for the order.
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Supreme
Howard C Wiggans
Organization of the Royal Arcanum
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Chambersburg
Supreme Council
Browned in a Mill Pond in Flemington NJ
Special to The Washington Yom July 6 8 Browned in a mill pond near Kingwood Church last night seventeen year old Charles D Fisher of Kingwood fell from rocks into the water unable to swim and did not reappear Rear Admiral Rejest vensky has undergone a successful operation in Tokyo for a forehead wound and a bone fragment was removed Mingars Falls Excursion describes a Baltimore & Ohio trip with standard coaches and carriages from Washington at 7 am with Liberal stopovers returning Libbey & Co advertises lumber pricing and contact details.
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Flemington
Fi Fisher
Charles D Fisher
Kingwood
Mill Pond
Bie
Rejestvensky
Tokyo
Mingars Falls
Baltimore & Ohio
K. B
Poneen Baker
Vla
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley
Complicated Etiquette at Oyster Bay for Japanese Peace Talks
Baron Komura and Minister Takahira arrive at Oyster Bay to meet President Roosevelt as part of pre peace conference diplomacy. Formal receptions likely on the Mayflower while discussions of precedence and etiquette unfold among Japanese envoys and U. S. officials.
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Sigamore Hill
Matfower
Portsmuth Direct
New York
Officialdam
Forma Isu
Komura
Biron Kanesa
Takahirat
Oyster Bay
Fredil Roosevelts
Takahira Ann Urved
Osser Hay
Baron Kanexs
Metropoltan Club
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Tnere
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