Missing Woman Case Ties Dougal to Forgery and Murder
A London report details the arrest of Samuel Henry Dougal in Saffron Walden on forgery linked to the disappearance of Camille Holland. Prosecutors allege Dougal murdered Miss Holland at Moat Farm to seize an estate and £6,000, using forged signatures to transfer shares, furniture, jewelry, and cash to himself and his wife, with bones found on the property and a long trail of suspected forgeries and fraud.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Camille Cecile Holland
Moat Farm
Clevering
Samuel Henry Dougal
Saffron Walden
Treasury
Dougal
Scott
National Provincial Bank
Wilken
Coldham
Clavering
Quendon
Moat House
Holland
Mr. Pearce
Sarah Dougal
Pearce
Miss Holland
Birkbeck Bank
Chancery Lane
Heath
Messrs. Hart & Co
Birkbeck
Miss Hounds
Pryke
Epping
Saffronen
Stansted
Miss. Holland Ee Ponta
T Firet
Camberwe's Green
West End
Here
Kate’ Cranwell
C. C. Holland
Fale
Lenee
Miss Land
Ruemor
Clave
Newton
Py Roe
Ernest le Grand Holland
Somerset House
Capture of Kano by the British
In a Major Morland expedition the town of Kano resisted a storm but fortifications proved impervious to bombardment. A gate on the west was stormed by a party led by Lieutenants Dyer and Gascoyne. The assault opened the city as Dyer entered, enemy walls collapsed, and a counterattack by horse and infantry was repelled by 70 millimeter guns.
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Proma
Morland
Kano
Ing
Dyer
Gascoyne
Magistrates refuse request and send Dougal to Cambridge
Mr. Pearce warned any grant would be on the Magistrates own responsibility. They were speedily unanimous in refusing it. Dougal was taken to Cambridge where he will be held in custody to await trial.
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Pearce
Dougal
Cambridge
Moses Fowler Chase May Be En Route to America
In Paris, Consul Gowdy reports Moses Fowler Chase, Lafayette Ind. heir and his guardian, may be leaving for the United States. Officials say no Chase passenger appears on recent ships, but talks supposedly occurred to book him under an assumed name.
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Moses Fowler Chase
America
Aris
Lafayette
Ind
General Gowdy
United States
Gowdy
Chase
France
Paris
Governor General of Algeria Resigns
Paris April 11 The resignation of M Revoil as Governor General of Algeria causes a political stir after President Loubet’s Algeria trip and Premier Combes denounces charges against him. Revoil claims orders from superiors. no change in plans for the President’s Algeria journey. A new governor general will be appointed and proceed.
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Paris
M. Revoll
Algeria
Loubet
M. Revoil
Premier Combes
Chambérs of Deputies
M. Besson
Petit: Dauphinois
Auocipa
A ‘Nartreuse
France
Reggil
Petit. Dauphinois
M. Combes
Eee
Swith
Joie
Scaphea
Acaenes
General Will
Disgraced Prince Restored to Rights in St Petersburg
St Petersburg March 26 Prince Peter D Dolgoryukov once dismissed as Marshal of Nobility of Soudzha Khouriski for work with the Agricultural Committee is reinstated and gains political rights by the Czar. Moukhanov of Chernigov also confirmed. Revolutionary circles influence military schools as two Artillery Academy officers are arrested and jailed in Peter and Paul Fortress. Searches in Kiev lead to arrests of more officers. one reportedly handled the revolver of Balmashey, the assassin of Minister Sipiaguine.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Peter D. Dolgoryukov
Soudzha
Khouriski
Moukhanov
Chernigov
Artillery
Peter
Paul
Kiev
Balmashey
Sipiaguine
Dean rebukes cathedral disruption at Norwich service
At Norwich Cathedral the Dean denounces a rising pattern of young people leaving after prayers, calling it a desecration of the house of God. A local paper and church officials note similar issues at St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey and plan steps to restore order.
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House of God
St. Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's
Sinclair
London
Norwith
Ambassador Porter Refuses to Resign Plans Return to Duties
Paris report states Ambassador Porter has no intention to resign. He plans to rest briefly with his daughter near here before resuming duties at the embassy. Friends were surprised by a published report that he had asked for two personnel changes.
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Paris
Porter
Eisie
Pean Oe
Kaiser's Crefeld Maids Spark Parliamentary Debate in Germany
Berlin April 11 The German Emperor’s flirtation with Crefeld maids of honor sparks a budget clash in the Reichstag. Dusseldorf opponents warn of costs to move a hussar regiment, while Crefelds back the plan as the Kaiser orders barracks and a dance with officers. The episode heats up as photos circulate and parents in Dusseldorf press their representative.
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Commercial Tribune
Berlin
Heill
Crefeld
Westphalia
Dusseldorf
Crethia
Bulding
Hussars
Europe
Reichstag
Reischstag
Herr Kirsch
Hussar
Kirsch
War Office
Daughters Murdered In Caucasus Fruit Shop Tragedy
In Erivan two young women, daughters of a Cossack commandant and a police chief, were lured into a fruit shop by a Persian shopkeeper and killed. The commandant killed the suspect with his saber in a fit of grief. Local unrest follows the case. the commandant is exonerated.
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Caucasus
Commercial Tribune
Petersburg
Russia
Moscow
Erivan
New French Uniforms Considered For Army
Paris April 11 The Minister of War’s commission finished studies on new French army uniforms. General Andre approves models to be shown at Longchamps July 14 for public judgment. The swan’s skin trousers and tunic in grayish blue, with a matching slouch hat, aim to camouflage troops, but the color shift from red and blue may face disapproval.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Andre
Longchamps
Guard on Paris line confessed to luggage ransacking
A Paris to St. Cloud rail guard named Chevalier admitted using false keys to open and rifling passengers bags on the Ouest Railway. Police found the operation after inventorying a rifled bag between Enghien and St. Cloud, revealing official company documents.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Ouest Railway Company
Enghien
St. Cloud
Chevalier
Dance of the Veil replaces cake walk in Paris
Paris readers tire of the cake walk and embrace a new dance the dance of the veil. The Gaulois praises a slow noble waltz like performance with diaphanous muslin wings and glittering costumes, predicting its appeal will outdo the Chicago cake walk.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Chicago
Rembrandt Self Portrait Questioned Amid Louvre Scrutiny
The Paris dispatch notes doubts about the Rembrandt self portrait and questions the authenticity of Hobema s Les Moulins, while the Dutuht collection porcelain is deemed worthless. An inquiry by the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts is ordered to settle authenticity of works in national collections.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Saiiapharnes
Louvre
Dutuht
Petit Palais
Rembrandt
Hobbema
Japanese stars stage Western Othello in Meiji Theatre
A Japanese company led by Kawakami and Sadda Yacco presented a curious adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello at Meiji Theatre in Tokyo. The cast used Japanese names for each role and included altered scenes set in Formosa and nearby ports, while keeping the original plot intact.
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Commercial Tribune
Tokyo
Meiji Theater
Kawakami
Sadda-Yacco
Othello
Muro
Desdemona
Tomone
Iago
Tya-Gozo
Cassio
Katsu Yoshio
Roderigo
Rotori Ko
Montana
Monta
Brabantio
Mint
Count Pura
Duke
Marquis Uyentshi
Emilia
Omiya
Bianca
Geisha
Biaka
Formosa
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