Plot in France Nipped in Bud in Royalist Motion
Paris reports a government crackdown stifling a Napoleonic coup attempt led by Deroulede. Arrests sweep the Orleanist networks as police seal headquarters, seize documents, and guard Patriotic leagues. Twenty-four hours of action prevent street violence amid impending arrests and new inquiries.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Loubet
Deroulede
M. Buffet
France
Orleanists
M. Marcel-Habert
Patriotic League
Patriotic Leagues
Neuilly Barrack
M. Fabre
Arrest of M Paul Deroulede in France Over Royalist Conspiracy
M Paul Deroulede was arrested in France on suspicion of leading a royalist conspiracy. Police moved to detain the politician amid growing tensions and potential links to royalist plots.
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M. Paul Deroulede
France
Dreyfus Plot Unmasked As Government Conspiracy Fails
Police uncover a united front of rival factions plotting to overthrow the republic during the Dreyfus court-martial era. They trace leaders to the top and reveal army officers who joined the conspirators, while authorities warn against future violence. General Mercier and associates are implicated in prior attacks.
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Dreyfus
Republic
Rennes
Mercier
Army
Deroulede Arrested at Croissy Estate Near Paris
Paris dispatch reports M. Paul Deroulede founder of the League of Patriots and deputy for Angouleme Charente was seized at 4 this morning at his Croissy estate by four gendarmes and taken to Paris where he was incarcerated.
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Paris
M. Paul Deroulede
League of Patriots
Chamber of Deputies
Angouleme
Charente
Croissy
M. Deroulede
Guerin Holds Out in Barricaded Home Amid Anti Semite Sweep
M Guerin president of the Anti Semite League refuses surrender and blocks his residence with barricades prepared to endure three weeks with food and firearms. Water gas and telephone cut off. League of Patriots to hold protest meeting Tuesday against Deroulede arrest. Additional arrests across provinces and searches of anti Semite HQ yield only minor papers. Telegrams from the Duke of Orleans surface during Faure funeral indicating readiness and futility of renewed insurrection attempts.
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M. Guerin
League of Patriots
M. Paul Deroulede
M. Fabre
Duke of Orleans
Brussels
Faure
Baby Neujaus Dead After Jail Release
The six month old child of Mrs. John Neujaus, a Polish immigrant jailed in Belleville, died from lack of proper care after her release on bond. Neujaus had been held on a $500 bond for taking $50 from a boarder. bond was later reduced to $100.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
John Neujaus
Belleville
Harlem stable boys die in gas tragedy at New Era Hotel
Mortimer Cunningham and a man known as Big Jim, stable boys at the Harlem race track, were asphyxiated by gas in the New Era Hotel last night. Their bodies were found today, both said to be intoxicated on retirement. Cunningham formerly lived in Butte Montana and had relatives in Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Mortimer Cunningham
Big Jim
Harlem Race Track
New Era
Cunningham
Butte
Mont
Cincinnati
Dewey Delights in Naples Music and Ironclad Admiration
Special Cable from Naples reports Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia touring the city before sailing to Leghorn. He enjoyed a wandering Neapolitan music troupe aboard for two hours and praised the ironclad Emanuele Filiberto. Sailors mingled peacefully with locals as floral tributes greeted the departure.
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Commercial Tribune
Naples
New York Journal
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Leghorn
Dewey
Emanuele Filiberto
Olympia Sails from Naples for Leghorn
The United States cruiser Olympia sailed from Naples today bound for Leghorn in a move tied to postwar duties and international naval presence.
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Naples
United States
Olympia
Leghorn
May Call Volunteers Army in the Philippines
Secretary Root weighs calling for volunteers as up to thirteen regiments are organized. Preparations for a potential call are under way to relieve troops in tropical stations and possibly expand General Otis's command. Plans also move toward bringing home some units from Cuba, with five battalions likely to return to the United States.
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Root
Washington
Otis
Brooke
Cuba
United States
Countess Warwick shifts from Toryism to socialism in interview
London August 12 Countess Warwick reveals in a Journal interview that she has moved from ultra conservative Tory ties to Radical and socialist views. She says ten years of social work and contact with the people led her to believe socialism is the best path to aid the masses and the only path.
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Commercial Tribune
London
New York Journal
Warwick
Earl of Warwick
Lord Brooke
Commons
Soley Opens Venezuelan Case in Boundary Arbitration
Paris August 12 The Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration Commission resumes with Prof John R Soley arguing for Venezuela. He contends Britain held only Monaca up to 1856 and discusses the Essequibo period. Sittings to continue Monday.
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Paris
Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration Commission
John R. Soley
Essequibo
Great Britain
Monaca
Pope Sends Envoy to Russia on Special Mission
The Pope dispatches Mar. Tamassi the internuncio of The Hague to St. Petersburg for a special mission, reported from St. Petersburg dated Aug. 12.
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Pope
Russia
ST. Petersburg
Mar. Tamassi
the Hague
Arrivals from Oporto Under Plague Inspection
Lisbon reports arrivals from Oporto undergo inspection after a report of bubonic plague appearing there.
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Lisbon
Oporto
Puerto Rico Storm Devastation Brings Wide Loss
The August disaster in Puerto Rico Leaves thousands dead or buried and vast destruction across Ponce Yabucoa Adjuntas and Humacao. Debris cleared slowly as 300 bodies buried and 2000 drowned reported. Cavalry patrol established water restored hospital wrecked relief appeal urged.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Senor
Luis Gautier
Alcade
Yabucoa
Adjuntas
Humacao
Two Hundred Bodies in Morgue in Arecibo Disaster
An official report from Puerto Rico states the Arecibo area was flooded by ocean and river water after a severe storm. About 200 bodies lie in the morgue and hundreds are missing. American plantation workers drowned. the district commander orders burials on site. San Juan seeks relief supplies.
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San Juan DE Puerto Rico
Arecibo
San Juan
Yabucoa
Mayaguez
West Indian hurricane shoals off Florida coast forecast
Washington reports Prof. Garrett of the Weather Bureau says the West Indian hurricane has not yet reached Florida. He expects the center to strike somewhere south of Jupiter and curve northward, with gales possibly reaching Jacksonville and Savannah and Cape Hatteras within 24 hours. Hurricane signals unlikely north of South Carolina coast.
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Washington
Garrett
Weather Bureau
Florida
Jupiter
Jacksonville
Savannah
Cape Hatteras
South Carolina
Wind Storm Hits Pensacola Promptly Passes
A West Indian hurricane warning caused widespread unease in Pensacola on August 12 as a violent storm brought torrents of rain and 42 mph winds. Shipping was secured and several vessels dragged anchors but no serious damage occurred before the storm subsided in about two hours. The night cooled to clear heat.
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Pensacola
Fla
Weather Bureau
Relief for Sufferers Ship Load to Puerto Rico
Washington reports rapid responses to Secretary Root's appeal for aid to Puerto Rico. Mayors donate money and clothing as relief work begins at once. The War Department expects a full ship load for the McPherson sailing next Monday. The Bank of North America in New York is named as designated conduit.
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Washington
Root
Puerto Rico
War Department
McPherson
Bank of North America
New York
Cuban General Prepares to Lead Santo Domingo Revolt
Cap Haitien August 12 Twelve hundred insurgents cross the Yaque River under mitrailleuse fire. Government forces report eighteen killed, no insurgent fatalities. Banica dispatch says Neyba province ready to rise for General Jiminez. General Torrido Garcia due from Cuba to take command.
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Cape Haytien
Yaque River
Banica
Neyba
Jiminez
Torrido Garcia
Cuba
Revolutionary Movement
Millionaire Anson Phelps Stokes Injured in Runaway
Mil lionaire Anson Phelps Stokes of New York, who has a summer home near Stockbridge, was seriously injured in a runaway at Pittsfield Massachusetts. A left leg fracture required amputation this afternoon. he is recovering after a strong shock and rest. He is 60 years old and the father of eleven children.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsfield
Mass
Anson Phelps Stokes
New York
Stockbridge
Stokes
Murder at Felicity Base Ball Game Ends in Fatal Blow
During a Felicity Neville baseball game an argument over a play led Clay Larkin of Felicity to strike Charles Schoopk of Neville with a baseball bat. Schoopk died at 8 30 pm. Larkin was arrested. Schoopk was a Neville merchant in tin and stove, and a prominent Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias.
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Felicity
Charles Schoopk
Neville
Larkin
Mason
Schoopk
Pythias
Officials Move to Transfer Larkin to Batavia Amid Armed Guard
At midnight a mob forms to seize Larkin from Felicity officials. lawmen plan a covert transfer to Batavia jail where he will be guarded and kept safe.
Girl Fatally Burned After Grasping Live Wire
Mamie Melcher a 13 year old girl died after grabbing a grounded telephone wire to save her brother who had stepped on it during a storm near New Albany Indiana. Her sister grabbed the wire with both hands and suffered severe burns while the boy sustained burns but survived. Local residents described the scene as gruesome and distressing as responders shut off the current and moved the children to their home.
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Silver Hills
Here
Yaquis Routed in Two Engagements as Troops Rout Indians
Official dispatches from Mexico City report two major battles between Mexican forces led by General Lorenzo Torres and Yaqui Indians near Vicain. In the first engagement thirty seven Indians were killed and ten federal troops fell. The second battle ended with seventy Yaqui dead, Torres wounded slightly, and three Mexican soldiers killed with fifteen wounded.
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Mexico City
Terin
Lorenzo Torres
Vicain
Torres
National Guard
Guaymas Braces for Torres Yaqui Clash Near Bicam
A dispatch from Guaymas reports the city in fevered excitement over the imminent encounter between General Torres troops and Yaqui warriors near Bicam. The assault is expected at daybreak with Indian forces favored.
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Dallas
Tex
el Pasd
Guaymas
Torres
Bicam
Dreyfus Defies Mercier as Rennes Courtroom Cheers Rise
In Rennes on August 12 the Dreyfus defense gains crowd support while General Mercier’s charges falter. Ex-President Casimir Perier testifies that he resigned to avoid complicity in a vile conspiracy and reaffirms his oath to truth. Members of the court applaud his statements amid tense exchanges.
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Casimir Perier
France
Rennes
Mercier
Geome
Dreyfus
Casimir-Perier
Court of Cassation
Esterhazy
M. Casimir-Perier
Herome
Ex-President Casimir-Perier Demand for Open Court
The former French president Casimir-Perier demanded that he be confronted in open court with General Mercier during the proceedings. The clash centers on accusations and public testimony in the ongoing legal matter.
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Casimir-Perier
General Mercier
Dreyfus Trial Echoes as Court Reopens with Dramatic Outbursts
The Paris court heard sensational exchanges as General Mercier faced questions and Dreyfus shouted in protest. Ex-President Casimir-Perier demanded recall, sparking cheers and chaos, while Casimir-Perier and Picquart drew crowds outside. By dawn the session returned to its theatrical routine with judges in uniform and orderly protocol.
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Harlem
I. Bghorn
Philippines
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Venezuela
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Juan
Garcia
Santo Domingo
Cuay Larkin
Charles Schoope
Felicity, O
Llarkin
Batavia
Batavia, O
Synch
New Albany
Ind
Mamie
Melcher
Wire
Seat OF War
Gen. Mercier
Demange
Carriere
Casimir- Perier
Mr. Casimir-Perier
Ae Mercier
Lycee
Jouaust
Billot
Vive l’Armee
Vive Mercier
Colonel Picquart
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