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Post Publishing Co
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Post
J. H. Maloney
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By &. A. Grozier
The Case of Hough Rearrest Shakes Public Confidence
The article discusses Cashier Hough's rearrest on a New Hampshire warrant linked to the Cocheco Savings Bank case while he awaited U S grand jury action on the Cocheco National Bank matter. It argues the arrest may deter lax financial morals and restore accountability in fiduciary duties.
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Hough
United States Grand Jury
Cocheco National Bank
New Hampshire
Cocheco. Savings Bank
Dreyfus on Trial at Rennes Court Martial
The Rennes court martial hears Captain Dreyfus retrial with the world watching. The episode centers on delivering impartial justice rather than determining guilt, highlighting the broader triumph of due process and civilized standards over a ruined prior case.
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Rennes
France
Dreyfus
The Responsibility for Transport Disasters Reexamined
The article argues the Bridgeport and Mt Desert Ferry catastrophes show human fault not fate. It calls for identifying responsible parties for overloads or poor construction and for exemplary punishment to deter future neglect. It stresses transportation safety amid mass travel.
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Bridgeport
Desert Ferry
Mt. Desert
Peck’s Pond
Not Troops Enough Grow Philippines Army Estimates
The War Department hints at a larger invasion force in the Philippines, with reports claiming the army could exceed 50 000 by the end of the rainy season. Secretary Root weighs the scope of the campaign as officials reassess the needed manpower.
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War Department
The
Post
Alger
Philippines
Root
McKinley
President’s war plan questioned amid Philippine campaign gains
The column argues 60 000 troops will not suffice to secure benevolent assimilation and criticizes General Lawton Otis and Root for pursuing a piecemeal war. It notes Lawton’s losses and volunteer reports, urging a unified approach to conquest.
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General Lawton
Lawton
Otis
Root
Senator Chandler Questions Trusts Guarding People
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire criticizes Senator Hanna and the Republican claim to curb trusts. He warns that large combines grow powerful, overtax the public, and force high profits, noting rising prices from baking powder to iron pipes. He asks why tariff policy or action against trusts has not been taken.
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Senator Chandler
New Hampshire
Hanna
Chandler
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Notable Boston Notes on Grout and Hull Yacht Week
Boston readers recall John H. Grout appointed U.S. consul at Malta in 1898 who returns on leave and plans participation in October Masonic Temple dedication with a Maltese cross relic. Eugene Tompkins sails Massachusetts coast while Hull Yacht Club launches Hippocampus week ending Aug 15 with varied entertainments.
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Boston
John H. Grout
United States
Malta
Grout
Knights of Malta
Hull-Massachusetts Yacht Club
Hull
Jolly Clarke Opens with A Week in Town Life
Local notes profile Mr John C Clarke of North Market street as a sociable, helpful man who trades in agricultural implements and plans a country vacation. The piece also touches on subway turnstiles, police uniforms, and a Charlestown contractor receiving a cane from William Hichborn, brother of a rear admiral, amid street scenes and streetcar humor.
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John C. Clarke
North Market Street
William Hichborn
P. O’riorden
Charlestown
Kearsarge
When yo' gwine to tell de Lawd
A Denver Evening Post poem fragment warns sinning believers of judgment and the need to tell the Lawd what they will say. The piece contrasts trumpet, planets, winds, and flames with the call to confession and repentance before the final reckoning.
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Deir
Bar
Denver
Waifs and quips from a bygone humor page
A collage of light jokes and cartoonish exchanges from various newspapers. Snappy lines about poets, dreamers, advice, and everyday misunderstandings showcase early 20th century wit and social quirks among unnamed characters. The humor juxtaposes modern slang with quaint rural cadence.
Daily Menu Hints at Dinner Table Notes
A fragment lists a dinner menu including items like Strawberries and Cream Cereal Bread Omelet with Bacon Broiled Sardines on Toast Clam Soup Poached Eggs Lamb Chops Tomato Sauce French Peas Riced Potatoes Dressed Lettuce Orange Pudding and Golden Sauce
Engineer Fals Hope Becomes Colonel's Son-in-Law
Milton Hume, a civil engineer turned private in a Cuban campaign, earns a battlefield bridge credit and a commission. He redeems himself before Colonel Rogers, winning Millie’s hand and a claim to the post’s favor as her engineer son-in-law.
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Milton Hume
Boston
Colonel Rogers
Milicent
Milton
Go0on
Papa
Washington
Millie
Fortune
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Cuba
Hume
Moses
Oshua
Anacoet
Roger
The
Engineers
A Daily Charade Riff From A Fragmented Page
A clipped artifact titled A Daily Charade shows garbled OCR text about a cat and light and dark themes. The readable fragments hint at an artistic sketch or puzzle note without a clear event or person to tie to a location or date.
Notable British Issue Over Carnegie Naturalization
Lord advocate A G Murray told Parliament that Andrew Carnegie’s eligibility as a justice of the peace in Sutherlandshire hinges on his naturalization status, a matter not confirmed by officials who appointed him. Separately, reports note Ex-President Cleveland may attend a Bible conference in Minnesota, and a Wilder brigade reunion is planned for Chickamauga Park.
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Ias
Carey
Court
Washington Streets
Court Street
Blaney
Mt. Vernon Street
Scotland
A. G. Murray
Q. C
House of Commons
Andrew Carnegie
Sutherlandshire
Carnegie
Lord Leutenant
Cleveland
Winona Lake Assembly Grounds
Minnesota
John T. Wilder
Chickamauga Park
Dreyfus protests innocence in dramatic trial scene
The Dreyfus case unfolds with Captain Dreyfus in a new artillery uniform facing charges of betraying military secrets. Prosecutors press on questions about documents and mobilization while Dreyfus denies all knowledge and involvement, insisting on his innocence amid a tense courtroom backdrop.
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Dreyfus
Jouast
General Staff
Dreyfus Denies Guilt in Dramatic Court Session
The court hears Captain Alfred Dreyfus deny the bordereau as a hoax, proclaims innocence with fervor, and endures a lengthy examination before a secret dossier is reviewed. Major Carriere frames the process as witnesses depart for a recess while Colonel Jouast leads the session.
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Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Rennes
Carriere
Jouast
du Paty de Clam
Dreyfus Affair Timeline From 1896 to 1899
A compact diary style chronology reviews key Dreyfus Case events from late 1896 through 1899. It lists shifts in government, court proceedings, notable declarations by Mercier Zola and Picquart, revisions of the case, and related political unrest across France.
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Maroeille
New Orleans
Valerian
M. Emile Zola
Ames
M. Zola
O. Weres
Detr von Buclareé
Reichstag
Dreyfus
Eine Zola
Ciaret
Picquart
Henry
Aene
Zola
Aireeen
Countan
M. Brisson
M. & Vaignee
M. Cavaignac
Inter Secaithe
Vaignac
Pere Didon
Goa
Prises
Arcuel
Jera
Gotonel Henry
Cavaignac
Gennden
France
Eral
Piequart
Paria
Cherche-Midi
Ace
Court of Cassa
SP -2 Times
Godfrey Lashington
M. Bard
Court of Caseantion
Ade Pinet
Shallon
Nev
Wer
Zorlinden
M. Poincare
Picquart' Tion
Erie
General Mercier
Fung
Paris Press Reports Mixed Reactions to Dreyfus Trial
Paris newspapers publish special editions as crowds throng streets awaiting updates on the Dreyfus court martial. Reporters note heated public mood and varied editorials arguing innocence or conviction, with emphasis on moral and political implications.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Rue Montmarte
Pathe
Bone Dig
Assur
Amennes
Ile
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