Victory at Omdurman Ends Mahdist Rebellion
British forces under General Sir Herbert Kitchener stormed Omdurman near Khartoum on Sept. 2. The Dervishes were routed with heavy losses, while the Anglo-Egyptian column suffered casualties. The battle featured a daring charge by the Twenty first Lancers and marked a decisive blow to Mahdism as Kitchener entered the city with the Khalifa’s black standard.
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Khartoum
Nile
Nubia
Nasir
Sir Herbert Kitchener
Omdurman
Mahdism
Igerann
Cameron Highlanders
Lincolnshire Regiment
Soudanese
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Asx
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Fee
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Martin
Lancers
Grenfell
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Grand Army Encampment Discusses Spanish War Membership Rules
In Cincinnati dated Sept 5, the Grand Army of the Republic discusses allowing all veterans engaged in the Spanish War to gain membership in The National Soldiers’ Home. Railways bring in excursionists as 200,000 tickets are reported sold and guards escort visitors to quarters. Naval veterans escort Rear Admiral Kell and Commander-in-Chief Goble participates. The event tracks as factions from Daytons and The National Soldiers’ Home near Dayton join activities.
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Grand Army of the Repubic
Sherman
Kell
G. A. BR
Soem
Goble
Toms
Harry Bi Feit Foicht
T. Jaskisa
Dreyfus Case Prolonged Hearings Rock French Ministry
A Paris dispatch reports Mme. Dreyfus urges the minister of justice to reopen her husband’s trial by court of Cassation. She cites new evidence and forged documents, insisting only the minister can grant a revision under law, while public opinion grows uneasy over the wartime verdict and Dreyfus’s fate. Interviews in The Echo de Paris discuss Brisson and Cavaux unions on the political impact and public mood.
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Herald
Paris
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Court of Cassation
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Bordereau
Council of War
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Cipal
Husid
Bart
Ministra
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Astte
Alfred Drigras
Ministry
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M. Godefrey Cavaixuac
France
Drigfas
Echo de Paris
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Malatry
Dreyfus
Colona
Brisson
Bayard Very Ill in New Jersey Home
Thomas F. Bayard former ambassador to England lies critically ill at his daughter's home in Depuam Mass with no improvement over 24 hours. Doctors attend constantly. end of a great career feared. Bayard arrived in Karlstein three weeks ago as heat and kidney trouble worsen. He showed brief improvement Friday then declined again.
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Depuam
Mass
Thomas F. Bayard
England
Warren
Bayard
Karlstein
At the Shrine of Fashion
A brief note on Fashion as a cultural force, contrasting skeptical views with those who follow its dictates with devoted zeal. The item captures social tone and widespread attention to style trends in public life.
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Icience
Felder Street
Americas
Jackson Street
D. Auridges
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