Painful to France Dreyfus Case Acquittal Expected
Court proceedings hint at possible postponement of verdict as frantic efforts by interested parties shape the Dreyfus affair. Authorities weigh acquittal or retrial while new revelations surface about the controversial case.
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Dreyfus
The
Commercial Tribune
London
New York Times
Fran
M. Jules Guerin
Court de Cassation
Criminal Chamber
Uncertainty Prevails on Samoa and French Crisis
Europe watches France and Germany as Dreyfus tensions loom and Samoa questions rise. Britain strengthens North African garrisons while workers face a looming British industrial clash driven by plasterers and other unions amid a federation of employers.
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Bizerta
North African
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Foreign Legion
Europe
Daily Chronicle
Paris
M. Delcasse
England
France
Berlin
Rhodes Scheme Drives Britain Toward Broad Empire Plan
London reports Cecil Rhodes shaping a Cape to Cairo railroad and telegraph scheme backed by £10,000,000 with government support likely. Britain eases mixed tribunals in Sudan, ruling with Downing Street, prompting French critique as imperial reach expands in North Africa.
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Great Britain
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Cape-to-Cairo
Rhodes
Joseph Chamberlain
Michael Hicks-Beach
Transvaal
North Africa
Sudan
Marquis of Salisbury
Downing Street
Parliament
Liberte
Paris
France
Egypt
Opponents Push Back as Senator Davis Delays Vote on Peace Treaty
Senator Davis in charge told a opposition delegation he would not vote on ratification now nor until he could be sure it could pass. Opponents claimed 36 senators would vote against ratification and pressed amendments to delay or redefine U S control in the Philippines. Davis said he preferred waiting until a later session and denied details about a $20 million Spain payment.
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Plasterers’ Union
London
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America
John Burns
Edinburgh Review
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Richard Harding Davis
Cervera
Santiago
Shafter
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Europe
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Philippine Islands
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Senate
Spain
Colorado Soldier Then Took His Revolver
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune. In Chattanooga Tennessee on January 21 Policeman Baird tried to arrest William Brookes a colored soldier for drunkenness. Brookes resisted cut Baird s throat and fled with the officer s pistol. A posse cornered him near the river he fired at officers who shot back Brookes surrendered unhurt Baird may die.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Baird
Wm. Brookes
Brookes
Rochester Barber Vanishes Under Mysterious Circumstances
Special Dispatch reports from Wabash Indiana that Harry Bulate a Rochester barber disappeared a few days earlier. Authorities suspect he may have wandered away and died, possibly driven by insanity.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Harry Bulate
Rochester
Mrs. Fayne Strahan Moore in Habeas Corpus Case
In New York Justice Bookstayer grants a writ of habeas corpus to review whether District Attorney Gardiner will accept J. N. Campbell as surety for Mrs. Fayne Strahan Moore. Moore is in the Tombs awaiting a second trial for alleged complicity in badgering Martin Mahon. argument postponed to Monday.
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New York
Married third time for Adkins and Della Adkins
In Ffer sonville Indiana on January 21 the notice reports David Adkins and Della Adkins plan a third marriage October 10 1896 following two divorces the first granted February 3 1897 the couple remarried June 1 1897 and separated again leading to a second divorce September 26 1898 now they seek a third marriage hoping for stability.
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Commercial Tribune
Ffersonville
Ind
David Adkins
Della Adkins
Adkins
Della Neeld
Diamond Theft Hits Toledo Home of Ed Libbey
Thieves broke into the Toledo mansion of glass magnate Ed Libbey and stole diamonds and other jewelry valued around 2000 dollars. Police report no clues yet as to the culprits.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Ed Libbey
Officer Defies Mob in Zanesville Lynching Attempt
An angry mob of several hundred gathered in Zanesville Ohio after E B Wright, charged with assaulting 16 year old Sylvia Taylor, was brought to court. Constables protected Wright during a brief scuffle and he was jailed as deputies and Sheriff secured the scene and dispersed the crowd.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Wright
Sylvia Taylor
Edwin Taylor
Bridgeville
Justice’s Court
Justice
Search For Bodies After Paul Jones Disaster
Wreckage and effects from the yacht Paul Jones have been recovered by the lugger George under Captain John Gibbs and by R S Leavy. A Miss Taggart handkerchief, her keys, and a pillow cushion are among the recovered items as crews hunt for the deceased yachting party.
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New Orleans
Paul Jones
George
John Gibbs
R. S. Leavy
Germany Promises Samoa Calm Resolution by Negotiation
Berlin reports a German Foreign Office official says Samoa crisis can be settled through diplomacy among Washington Berlin and London. No war expected as Mataafa tensions ease and Germany adheres to the Berlin treaty while disavowing any illegal excesses.
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Washington
Berlin
London
Germany
United States
Andrew White
Adarn
Samoa
Porpoise
Apia
Malietoa Tanus
Tamasese
Mulinu
Mataafa
Reichsanzeiger
Pacific
Oregon Set for Manila with Stop at Honolulu
The Oregon will proceed to Manila after refueling at Honolulu, not to Samoa. Navy officials say the Iroquois was dispatched from San Francisco to Honolulu as a dispatch boat per a two month plan, now used to send messages to the Oregon.
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Washington
Oregon
Samoa
Manila
Honolulu
Navy Department
Iroquois
San Francisco
Advisory Philippine Commission to Help Shape Policy
Secretary Hay held a final conference with the Philippine Commission members in Washington. Profs. Schurman Worcester and Denby will depart for Manila soon. the panel will be advisory with limited executive power, while Dewey and Otis may implement policies in their military and naval roles. The War Department plans to keep Miller’s troops in place until the commission arrives.
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Washington
Hay
Philippine Commission
Schurman
Worcester
Denby
Manila
War Investigating Commission
Admiral Dewey
General Otis
War Department
Philippines
Otis
Miller
Admiral Kautz Plans Direct Sail to Apia from San Diego
Admiral Kautz of the Philadelphia says he expects to sail directly for Apia next Thursday from San Diego. The ship is being rapidly provisioned and will coal at once.
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San Diego
Cal
Kautz
Philadelphia
Apia
Rosenbarger trial paused after long testimony
In Princeton Indiana on January 21 the Rosenbarger case heard four hours of testimony from the defendant then adjourned until Monday for argument. The day featured a four hour appearance by the defendant and a two hour cross examination. Dr Ellis testified earlier that the son is in sane.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
Rosenbarger
Ellis
Eagan court martial set for next Wednesday at Ebbitt House
Quarters secured at the Ebbitt House for the general court martial of Commissary General Eagan. Proceedings expected to begin Wednesday at 10 AM with open sessions likely, press accommodated, Judge Col George B. Davis overseeing prosecution. Colonel Worthington hired as defense counsel. Colonel Weston to assume Commissary General of Subsistence duties Monday.
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Washington
Ebbitt House
Eagan
War Department
George B. Davis
Lieber
McKinley
Alger
Worthington
District Bar
United States
District of Columbia
James F. Weston
Earthquake Shakes Richview Illinois for Seven Minutes
An earthquake was felt in Richview Illinois at 1 oclock this afternoon. The shock lasted seven minutes and was accompanied by a roaring sound. No damage reported.
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Richview, Il
Richview, Ill
Earthquake Rocks Port Antonio Jamaica
A ten second earthquake hit Port Antonio Jamaica on January 21 causing severe local disruption. No damage total was available immediately.
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Port Antonio
Jamaica
Spaniard in Middletown Seeks Relative L Ratifies Spy Claim
L Gonzal ez Colytoste of New York a Free Mason of Madrid seeks relative Roderiguez Alcoste. Colytoste calls him a Spanish service agent and claims he was a wartime supply agent seen in Cincinnati last April. Local inquiries note possible sightings near King's Mills after a powder explosion.
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Commercial Tribune
Middletown
L. Gonzalez Colytoste
New York
Madrid
Roderiguez Alcoste
Colyteste
Roderiguez
Spain
Cincinnati
King’s Mills
German reps dispute Samoa actions tied to Berlin treaty
Secretary Hay met with German Ambassador Von Holleben after the Apig incidents. TheGerman dispatches claimed policy differences and detailed Samoa collision facts from Berlin’s view, while officials in Washington doubted German government approval of the acts by Rose and Raffel as violations of the Berlin treaty.
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Washington
Apig
Rose
Raffel
State Department
von Holleben
Hay
Samoa
Julian Pauncefote
Jealousy Incident Leaves Man With Laudanum Attempt
Dayton, Jan. 21 Henry B Timmer drank an ounce of laudanum during a fit of jealousy. He resisted medical help briefly but is expected to recover. Mrs Steffey says Timmer is obsessed with her and has been following her about the state. he has a divorce suit pending against his wife.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Henry B. Timmer
Farmer Frank King Dies in Hay Binding Accident
South Bend Ind Jan 21 Frank King a prominent farmer was killed today when a binding pole loosened while loading hay hurling him to the ground in an accident at his farm local authorities reported the incident occurred this morning and details are underway for an inquest or investigation
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Commercial Tribune
South Bed
Ind
Frank King
New Coinage Bill Favored by House Panel
House Committee approves substitute for Hill’s measure fixing the standard at the gold dollar for all contract computations, establishing gold as the basis of value and potentially reshaping monetary policy.
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House Committee
Hill
Gold Standard Bill Advances in House Coinage Committee
The House Coinage Committee moved a gold standard bill toward passage by a party-line vote. It plans a Treasury Department of Issue and Redemption, retire greenbacks within ten years, and substitute gold for silver and fiat notes.
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Washington
House Coinage, Weights and Measures Committee
Hill
United States
Treasury
Department of Issue
Secretary of the Treasury
Committee On Banking and Currency
Coinage, Weights and Measures Committee
Gage
Charles A. Towne
Walker
Massachusetts
Bland
C. W. Stone
Pennsylvania
Eighteen American Seal Hunters Reported in Salt Mines
Ex assemblyman J M Bassford and his brother question the claim by Sailor Morris that Frank Bassford is detained on Kamchatka Peninsula. Morris cites Barney Fox as confirming eighteen Americans forced to work in salt mines. Officials may press for truth to reveal treatment of seal hunters in Northern waters.
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Cal
J. M. Bassford
Uch
Frank Bassford
Kamschatka
Morris
Manila
Yokohama
Barney Fox
Bassford
Éothers
Bréwer Honored at London Dinner by Henry White
American Charge d Affaires Henry White hosted a dinner at Princess Restaurant in London for Associate Justice David J. Bréwer of the U S Supreme Court. Attendees included Earl of Halsbury Lord High Chancellor Sir Richard Webster and other senior British officials connected to the Venezuelan Boundary Commission.
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Henry White
Princess Restaurant
David J. Bréwer
Supreme Court of the
United States
Paris
England
Richard H. Collins
G. W. Buchanan
Suffolk man charged with alienating affections in Norfolk case
Special Dispatch reports Henry Frutell arrested for alienating the affections of Melissa Boone. He and the woman were together en route to Potecasi, North Carolina. Both are married.
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Commercial Tribune
Suffolk
Melissa Boone
Henry Frutell
Cee
Potecasi
N. C
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