Jewelry firm trouble ends in sale of stock in bankruptcy
The Wyatt Jewelry House of Salt Lake City faced bankruptcy leading to a court ordered sale of its stock valued originally at 25000 dollars. Appraisers cut it to 20000 and J H Leyson company of Butte, Montana bought the entire stock for 9000 dollars. Leyson plans a major sale in Butte utilizing their portion, highlighting a dramatic drop from cost. The sale, expected to begin around August 21, will require days to arrange.
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Wyatt Jewelry House
Salt Lake City
Butte
J. H. Leyson Company
Utah House
West
J. H. Leyson
Labor Out of Danger After Assassination Attempt
Labori lies recovering in the Rennes hospital as doctors deem him out of danger. He remains paralyzed in a leg but shows return of life with no fever and continues to discuss the trial. His wife stays at his bedside while a thief targets his coat pockets and attempted to steal papers related to a court martial.
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Rennes
Labori
Associated Press
Notable Dreyfus Trial Commentary And War Talk
The excerpt reflects sharp commentary on the Dreyfus affair with asides on Germany's threat of war and Kaiser spy rumors. It notes 35,000,000 francs pledged for the Dreyfus campaign in Germany and England, and critiques Mercier's self-regard and legal strategy amid opposing jubilation.
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Germany
England
Dreyfus
Mercier
Governor Rejects Promotions and Grants Pardons in Helena
Governor Smith rejected a second lieutenant commission for Sergeant Howe and named Arthur W. Stoddard for the post to be wired to Manila. He granted 11 days added to J. W. Brown’s murder sentence and restored Frank L. Carter to citizenship. The pardon for Thomas Flynn was adjusted to exclude costs, leaving the county to collect.
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Inter Mountain
Helena
Smith
Corbin
Howe
Montana
Arthur W. Stoddard
War Department
Manila
Stoddard
J. W. Brown
Granite County
Frank L. Carter
Sweet Grass County
Thomas Flynn
Beaverhead County
Board of Pardons
Daniel Bandmann
Missoula
State Horticultural Board
Butte
California
San Jose
State Board of Capitol Commissioners
Forgery Claim Ties Dreyfus Case to Labori Wound
Paris report in Le Matin says Maitre Labori, wounded yesterday, stated that amid uncertain recovery he wished to reveal that M. Chamoin, who handles the secret Dreyfus dossier, has uncovered a new forgery in the case files.
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Paris
Matin
Maitre Labori
M. Chamoin
Dreyfus
Anarchists warn hostages after labor outrage
Paris August 15 Le Journal Du People says anarchists will hold General Mercier and Mme Drummont Rochefort and Judel as hostages and hold them personally responsible for any acts against anarchists.
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Paris
le Journal du People
General Mercier
Mm. Drummont
Rochefort
Judel
Outlaw Guerin Holds Paris League Fort
Paris August 15 M Guerin president of the Anti Semite league with sympathizers barricaded in the league offices remains inside this morning regarded as an outlaw in rebellion. Three inmates tried to leave the building and were arrested. They were armed with loaded revolvers and hatchets and wore brass knuckles. Leading Jews of Europe seek an international association for defense against the anticipated crusade after the Dreyfus trial.
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Paris
M. Guerin
Anti-Semite League
League
Europe
Dreyfus
Dreyfus Trial Aims Hindered By Assassination Try
A Rennes dispatch reports melodrama at the Dreyfus trial as an attempted murder of Maitre Labori disrupts the proceedings. Five ex ministersMercier Billot Cavaignac Zurlinden Chanoine defended themselves with vague hearsay claims, failing to incriminate Dreyfus.
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New York
Tribune
Rennes
Paris
Maitre Labori
Labori
Dreyfus
Mercier
Cavaignac
Timely Crime Shapes Dreyfus Trial News
London reports at Rennes describe a dramatic crime shaping the Dreyfus case as Labori’s disablement removes a key defender. Mercier, Demange, and others face a faltering defense while Labort recovers from typhoid, heightening national alarm at the trial’s jeopardy.
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London
Times
Rennes
Dreyfus
Labori
Fatea
Mercier
M. Demange
Madame Labor
Labort
Recondemnation Impossible in Dreyfus Case
Paris dispatch quotes Jean Jaures saying socialists sought justice from day one and did not know guilt or innocence in the trial. He argues that illegal proceedings prompted concern, denounces foreign interference, and asserts the world knows Dreyfus is innocent. If socialism gains, it deserves to gain. Re condemnation is impossible.
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New York
Journal
Paris
Jean Jaures
Dreyfus
Mercier Breaks Down At Rennes Court Martial
The Berlin Tageblatt reports the Rennes court martial spectacle as Mercier collapses under expectation. His promised revelations amount to a long, tedious lecture that merely repeats earlier arguments, leaving Dreyfusards and public bewildered by the lack of new testimony.
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New York
Herald
Herlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Mercier
Rennes
Dreyfusards
Secretary Wilson Tours West Pressing Irrigation Plans
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson traveled from Iowa to the Pacific coast, praising prosperity and urging irrigation to unlock western agricultural potential. He outlined a US tea culture plan with 14 million shrub plantings and described experiments in Washington and Oregon grazing lands in need of reclamation. He discussed Philippines prospects as a tropical resource base for the United States.
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Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Washington
Towa
Pacific Coast
United States
Warehington Oly
Wilson
Philippines
Krugers Proposal Accepted For Joint Inquiry
London reports President Kruger has replied to Joseph Chamberlains franchise initiative by accepting a joint commission of inquiry on the condition that the independence of the Transvaal not be impugned. The dispatch from Johannesburg notes the proposal aims to settle the franchise controversy through scoping inquiries and diplomacy.
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London
Kruger
Johannesburg
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Rebels Defeated in Puerto Plata Engagement
In Puerto Plata on August ieren, government forces under General Kee couos routed the invulgente army. The rout was nearly a massacre with many wounded on both sides. The engagement is viewed by the government as decisively ending the Jimines uprising.
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Puerto Plata
Keecouos
Illness and Delay Mark Dewey’s Florence Trip
Fragmentary notes report Dewey’s illness and a postponed departure to Florence as Leshorn and Ttt'y discuss travel plans and interruptions. The garbled text hints at indecisive timing and disrupted arrangements surrounding the trip.
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Leshorn
Dewey
Imral
Florence
Five New Volunteer Regiments Planned for the Philippines
A Washington dispatch says orders may come soon to organize five new volunteer regiments for the Philippines. Secretary Root aims to appoint officers via state governors, free from political influence, and seeks enough volunteers to form 18 regiments by mid September if needed. General Otis may receive a larger force to end the insurrection.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Philippines
Root
Clay
Georgia
War Department
Otis
Otts
Congress
General Butler Removed in Cape Troop Command Shakeup
London dispatch reports Major General Fransela Butler recalled after alleged hoer ag epathies and replaced by Sir Frederick Walker. Walker, cited as one of the army’s ablest generals, signals a grave South Africa situation.
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London
Fransela Butler
Capetown
Associated Press
South Africa
Frederick Walker
Walker
Recruiting Volunteers in Capetown in 1880s
Reported recruitment of volunteers in Capetown by a former British army officer to form an irregular corps for protection of the Thethuanaland area. Major General Sir William Butler, commanding British troops in South Africa, is expected to be transferred to Egypt amid public sentiment over alleged misdeeds.
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Capetown
Aug
Wills Francis Butler
South Africa
Egypt
Robbers defeat soldiers at Cotkona in river battle
In Canton on August 1, about five hundred soldiers were surrounded by ten thousand robbers along the We ret river. A fierce clash ended with the robbers in control of key points and nearby villages. About two hundred fifty soldiers were killed and one hundred wounded. two thousand more troops departed Canton yesterday.
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Canton
Cotkona
No Reply From Transvaal On Peace Proposals
Capetown August 15 No reply has been received here up to the present from the Transvaal government on the subject of the latest British proposals for a peaceful retirement of the questions in dispute. Dispatch from Pretoria says the reply when sent will be disappointing and it is feared the result will be the breaking of resolutions. Great anxiety prevails at the capital of the Transvaal.
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Capetown
Transvaal
Pretovia
Langtry Weds Hugo de Bathe in Jersey ceremony
Actress Lily Langtry was married July 27 at the Telamd of Jersey to Hugo Gerald de Bathe aged 28, eldest son of Sir Henry de Bathe. The private ceremony coincided with her horse Morman winning the Goodwood Cup, marking a notable day for the Langtry family.
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London
Lilly Langtry
Telamd
Jersey
Hugo Gerald de Bathe
Sir Henry Percval de Bathe, Bart
Mrs. Langtry
Morman
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Tro
Cooe
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Previus
Esterhazy
M. Honataux
Legion of Honor
Lycce
Ying
Anarchists
Butler
Lily Langtry
China
Hennessy's
Butte, Mont
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