Dreyfus Crisis Alters French Public Mood and War Talks
In London July reports say French opinion shifts against the Dreyfus affair, with calls for justice and a cooling view of Russia. The Transvaal war stance tightens as Britain and Italy press immigration and franchise issues, while Vatican corruption probes in Mexico threaten clerical authority.
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Commercial Tribune
London
France
Dreyfus
Rennes
Russia
Loubet
England
Gallifer
Zurlinden
Paris
Motorman Martin Died After Akron Collision
The second victim of the Akron Bedford and Cleveland Electric Line crash is Motorman Barlt T Martin. He died at City Hospital after being crushed. His body was returned to his home in Cuyahoga Falls to lie beside his son, who was killed in the same incident. Superintendent Clarence Smith remains seriously ill with no recovery expected. Other injured workers are progressing without serious complications.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron, CO
Akron
Bedford
Annual Picnic Held by Kentucky Ex-Confederates
In Lawrenceburg Kentucky on July 8 ex Confederates gathered for their annual reunion with a large barbecue. Addresses were given by Colonel W C P Breckinridge R J Breckinridge and Colonel Bennett H Young.
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Kentucky
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Commercial Tribune
Lawrenceburg
R. J. Breckinridge
Bennett H. Young
Therm
French Troops Review July 14 Plans Denied
Paris reports the Minister of War General Marquis de Calliset denies changes to the July 14 troop review. Major Marchand and his expedition will participate in the ceremony as originally arranged.
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Paris
Marquis de Calliset
Bastile
Marchand
French Press Praises Katsor Visit and Berlin Paris Rapprochement
Paris dispatches report favorable comment from most papers on Emperor William’s visit to the French training ship Iphigenie in Bergen. The Figaro notes gratification from telegrams between the Emperor and President Loubet and says rapprochement between Berlin and Paris cabinets is desirable for colonial aims. The Petit Journal adds the Emperor’s policy triumph and probable visit to the 1900 exposition. An August 1 arrival of the Hohenzollern is noted after William’s Cowes visit.
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Paris
William
Bergen
The
Figaro
Loubet
Berlin
Petit Journal
St. Milo
Petit Parisien
Hohenzollern
Cowes
A Link Joins Lives Babies Are Girls in Indiana
Special Dispatch reports Mrs. James Huffman near Jeffersonville Indiana delivered twins that are fully developed girls joined by a Flesh link eight inches long and three to four inches in diameter from pubic bone to chest. The base is firm and the babies are face to face with most organs intact though survival is doubtful.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
James Huffman
Charity Reform Urged in New York as City Probes Spending
The Charity Organization Society calls reform of public funding to private charities. A report compares 29 cities and notes most provide little or no aid, with Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Washington and Albany above $30,000 yearly. St Louis aids three institutions at $22,579. The plan favors gradual change and per capita allocations, with institutions prepaid by the charities department.
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New York
Charity Organization Society
Coler
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Washington
Albany
Gerry Society
St. Louis
Department of Charities
Davis Couple Welcome Tiny Baby in Wells County
WABASH Ind July 8 Mr and Mrs Ed Davis of Travisville Wells County welcomed a daughter weighing one pound six ounces at birth. The infant was swathed in cotton and doctors hope to save her though survival is uncertain. This is the couple’s fourth child all prior siblings were of normal size.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Ed Davis
Travisville
Wells County
Davis
Belgian Revolt Threat Gathers Cloud Over Europe
A brief dispatch warns that a Belgian uprising could end national existence and trigger a broader European war, signaling instability across the continent and the potential for large scale conflict.
Man Falls to Death in Akron Roof Accident
Italian worker Vigenzo Iemma dropped eight feet from a roof and was killed in Akron. A 14 year old boy, Earnest Baher, fell seventy five feet into an open chute but survived with minor injuries. Baker fell feet-first, suffering lacerations from nails in the chute walls.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Vigenzo Iemma
Earnest Baher
American Cereal Company
Baker
Bloodgood divorce granted on cruelty grounds
W. D. Bloodgood son of a New York broker has secured a decree of divorce from Katherine Bloodgood. The divorce cites cruelty as the ground. Mrs Bloodgood is a noted contralto and once sang with Calve's company.
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Paul, Minn
Fargo
N. D
W. D. Bloodgood
New York
Katherine Bloodgood
Mayor Jones Faces Postage Scrutiny and Angry Promise
Toledo July 8 Mayor Jones battles a Claims Committee over weekly postage bills of 50 to 76 dollars. In a heated moment he promises to pay the mayoral postage from his own pocket to settle the dispute. He weighs whether the public calls him to lead from political wilderness.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Jones
Common Council
Sam Jones
Claims Committee
Anti Goebel Plan Sparks Second Kentucky Democratic Convention
In Frankfort on July 4 a coalition of dissident Democrats in Warren County and across Kentucky talks of a second state convention to nominate a governor candidate and a full ticket to oppose Senator Goebel. Leaders like W M Beckner John D Carroll W C P Breckinridge and J Proctor Knott back the anti Goebel effort which aims to attract 40000 to 60000 votes with about 10000 Populists likely returning to their party.
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Louisville
Warren County
Bowling Green
W. M. Beckner
Winchester
John D. Carroll
Henry County
Democratic State Central Committee
W. C. P. Breckinridge
Lexington
J. Proctor Knott
Danville
Sherman Denial Letter Over Interview Remarks Emerges
A Civil War era letter from Congressman Grosvenor denies remarks attributed to John Sherman about Hanna. The missive, dated July 4 1899 from Athens Ohio, challenges a published interview claiming Sherman said Hanna steered Ohio politics. The document was released by Henry C. Hedges of this city.
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Commercial Tribune
Mansfield, CO
Sherman
General Grosvenor
Henry C. Hedges
Athens
John Sherman
Mandefield
Hanna
Ohio
Alger Left Out Sleeps at White House
Former president Alger will be a guest at the Executive Mansion for several days, staying in residence as part of a private visit. The arrangement places him at the White House for an extended stay alongside official hosting duties.
Roosevelt in Washington on volunteer regiments plans
Governor Roosevelt met President McKinley in the White House and discussed appointing officers for ten new volunteer regiments. He urged selecting veterans from the Spanish American War for commissions and denied any offer to become Secretary of War or a return to the Navy post.
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Cincinnati Firm Accused in Toledo Centennial Bond Suit
It is claimed that Fader Holzman and Co of Cincinnati instigated the Toledo centennial bond suit contracted through a local firm to take the bonds. The suit aims to test legality and is expected to be withdrawn by Monday or Tuesday with costs paid. A mass meeting in favor of the centennial is planned for next Wednesday night.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Fatal Collision Near Clarksville Injures Two
Clarksville Tennessee July 8 section foreman James Sperker was fatally injured in a freight engine and hand car collision on the L and N near here Edward Thompson was hurt but not seriously.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksville
Tenn
James Sperker
Here
Edward Thompson
Former SF Hotel Clerk Arrested in Chicago Theft Case
Leroy McBilroy formerly a Richelieu Hotel clerk in San Francisco was arrested in Chicago on charges of stealing diamonds worth 5000 from Boston guests Mrs Felt and Mrs Hale. He admitted guilt and will be sent to San Francisco for trial.
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Chicago
Leroy McBilroy
San Francisco
Felt
Hale
Boston
Wheeler's Cavalry officer writes Civil War cavalry operations book
General Joseph Wheeler has written a book on the operations of his cavalry during the Civil War to benefit Wheeler's Cavalry camps across the South. A Wheeler's Cavalry Camp A meeting passed a resolution thanking American Knauss of Columbus Ohio for care of Confederate caves in that city.
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Atlanta
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Knauss
Columbus
Fought Like a Tigress by Mrs Ingersoll in Court
Mrs Ingersoll one of the kidnapers of Gerald Lapiner fought like a maddened tigress in the courtroom as she was sentenced to the penitentiary. She scratched and bit custodians and struggled back to her cell, bruising several guards. John Collins, sentenced with her, made no scene. Both received indeterminate terms.
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Chicago
Ahn Elizapeth
Ingersoll
Gerald Lapiner
John Collins
Buried in a Diamond Mine Disaster in South Africa
Cape Town July 1 report details a collapse at the Jagirsfontein diamond mine with thousands of tons of earth burying miners. The Australian miner Forsythe is among the buried. several other Australians killed, many injured, sixteen missing.
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South Africa
Cape Town
New Jagirsfontein
Forsythe
Four Thousand Tampa Cigar Makers Strike Over Scale
Four thousand cigar makers walked out today in Tampa and were joined by two thousand more workers tonight after one small shop refused to pay the agreed scale. The strike action spread as workers departed from the plant.
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Tampa
Fila
Robbery in Carrollton: $2,611 Missing from Iron Box
Sherrodsville, Ohio, witness bold mining town theft as J. H. Somers Coal Company cash for two weeks' pay vanishes from a securely locked depot office. Agent Johnston left the iron box unlocked and vanished during a ten minute errand, doors locked on return, money unaccounted. Police and locals search the surrounding area as crowds depart for a holiday meal.
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Carrollton
Sherrodsville
J. H. Somers Coal Company
Cleveland
American Express
Johnston
Cleveland, Canton & Southern Railway
Shotgun attempt ends in arrest at Seymour
Fred Miller of Wallonia was jailed in Brownstown on a charge of attempting to murder his stepmother Mrs A J Miller. He bought a shotgun after a quarrel over his father’s estate and fired twice but the gun misfired. Bond set at 3000, Miller could not meet it. He is described as about 56, crippled and a long-time pensioner with alcohol and morphine issues.
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Manu Militare
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Commercial Tribune
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Stubblefield Dead in Kentucky Feud Fallout
London Kentucky July reports Deputy James Stubblefield died in Manchester after a confrontation with Matt Smith who remains at large with White and Howard factions. Smith fled to the Baker side near Crane Creek and is linked to Wiley Baker by marriage. Baker family members face legal troubles as tension rises with plans for Mrs Baker and children to move to Louisville.
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London
James Stubblefield
Matt Smith
Manchester
Smith
Stubblefield
Baker
Crane Creek
Wiley Baker
Barboursville
Jim Baker
Tom Baker
Depews Among Campania Passengers at New York Pier
Senator Chauncey M. Depew and his son Chauncey M. Depew Jr were aboard the steamship Campania which reached its pier in New York today. The Earl of Donoughmore was also listed as a passenger.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Chauncey M. Depew, Jr
Berl of Donoughmore
One Shilling a Week The Scheme of Tourist Agents
A historical note on a proposed weekly charge for tourist agents gaining traction among travelers. The item outlines how agents plan to fund services and promote destinations, signaling market interest in guided travel assistance. Observers debate practicality and consumer impact as the proposed rate spreads.
Flammarion abandons spiritualism after fifty years
Special cable from Paris reports Flammarion declares spiritualism a total failure after half a century of attempts to verify spirit identity. He attributes most phenomena to auto suggestion and notes the controversy will likely continue amid opposing arguments from spiritualists.
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Ple
Flammarion
Walker Not Guilty in Hamilton Shooting Trial
Bristol, July 8. The Commonwealth case against James A. Walker for shooting W. Hamilton on March 11 concluded with the jury declaring him not guilty. Hastings Court heard the lengthy trial this week, and the jury returned the verdict after half an hour’s deliberation.
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Commercial Tribune
Bristol
Tenn
The
Commonwealth
James A. Walker
Hamilton
Hastings Court
Miners Favor Weekly Pay in Disputed Indiana District
Brazil Indiana July 8 The Executive Board of the Miners Union and a committee of black coal operators met to decide on weekly pay under a new law from the Legislature. Miners demand strict adherence to the law, while operators oppose weekly pay citing extra costs and a contract mandating semi monthly wages.
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Commercial Tribune
Brazil
Ind
Miners’ Union
Miss Clendenin Improves Amid Yellow Fever Watch
New York health officer reports Miss Clendenin greatly improved among yellow fever patients aboard the McClellan at Swinburne Island. Mr Lackaye remains very weak with a stable temperature and clearer brain, prognosis pending in 24 to 48 hours.
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New York
C. Doty
United States
McClellan
Swinburne Island
Clendenin
Lackaye
National Council of Education Opens Session in Los Angeles
The first session of the National Council of Education opened in Los Angeles with A. R. Taylor of Emporia Kansas as president. Mrs Lucia Stickney of Cincinnati read a paper titled The Homes of Downtown Children, at the initial meeting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Council of Education
United States
A. R. Taylor
Emporia
Kan
Lucia Stickney
Cincinnati
Toledo couple wed in Columbus Grove ceremony
William Dinsmore and Elizabeth Showal of Columbus Grove married last night in Toledo. Both are well past forty. The groom’s second wife had died just four weeks earlier.
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Toledo
Wm. Dinsmore
Elizabeth
Showal
Columbus Grove
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