Jewelers of Salt Lake City Stock Sale Sparks Butte Sale
A bankruptcy sale of Wyatt Jewelry House stock, originally $25 000, reduced to $20 000 by appraisers, then sold for $9 000 to J H Leyson Co of Butte Montana. Leyson plans a major sale in Butte starting about August 21, using the purchased stock to offer jewelry at a steep discount. The event is billed as a historic merchandising surge in the west.
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Wyatt Jewelry House
Salt Lake City
Butte
J. H. Leyson Company
Montana
Dreyfus Trial Hearings Open with Suffering on Devil’s Island
Rennes reports the Dreyfus court martial resumes with Major Carriere opposing adjournment. The day centers on Dreyfus recounting four years of brutal confinement on Devil’s Island. The widow of Colonel Henry testifies. Roget delivers a vitriolic attack on Dreyfus as the prisoner weeps, and Demange plans to question Roget next.
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Rennes
Major Carriere
M. Demange
Dreyfus
M. Lasbori
Carriere
Jouaust
Demange
Maitre Tabors
Devil's Island
French Guiana
M. Guerin
Justice
Court of Cassation
M. Lebon
Jouavil
Isle du Diable
General Mercier
Jouanat
Lebon
Henry
Esterhazy
Roget
Labori Improves After Night of Rest in Rennes
Rennes August 16 Labori slept better last night his condition is more reassuring. The assailant of the lawyer has not been captured.
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Rennes
Labori
Assaliant
Murder Syndicate Claims Dreyfus Plot Reach
Joseph Reinach cabled that the Labors shooting will churn court atmosphere and that a broad crime syndicate planned premeditated killings including Labori and Dreyfus. He says the gang stole Labori papers to feed a dossier, and that no compromise verdict is possible as savaging for revolution looms.
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New York
Joseph Reinach
Journal and Advertiser
Labors
Laborl
Henry
Lo¢rimer
Dreyfus
Tabor
Schoolmate of Dreyfus in Chicago Visit
Jean Pfief of New York visiting Chicago recalls Captain Dreyfus as an honorable, straightforward boy in school. Pfief's former home was Mulhouse, Alsace, where he knew the man now central to Europe’s drama. He notes Dreyfus came from a wealthy cotton-spinner family and cannot believe he betrayed his country.
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Chicago
Jean Pef
New York
Captain Dreyfus
Ptief
Muelhausen
Allaire
Europe
Dreyfus
Mr. Pfief
Transvaal Tensions Rise Over Franchise Reform Delay
London reports the Transvaal situation unchanged but the delayed Boer reply to Britain's demand for a joint inquiry increases seriousness. The War Office readies an emergency force of 20,000 to depart within a week, with fast steamers queued for transport. Grenadier Guards in Gibraltar and Twenty-first Lancers in Egypt may be among relief regiments sent to South Africa.
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London
Transvaal
Great Britain
War Office
Grenadier Guards
Gibranas
Twenty-first Lancers
Egypt
South Africa
Devastation in Puerto Rico as death toll rises amid hurricane
Dispatch from New York reports Arecibo flooded by rivers and hurricane debris. Two hundred bodies recovered, hundreds missing, many buried where found. Towns like Moravis Ciales Barcelonita Cayey and Mayaguez struck. Food relief scarce as soldiers and medical aid struggle amid widespread starvation and destruction. General Davis estimates the disaster exceeds initial expectations and appeals for aid.
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New York
The
Herald
San Juan
Arecibo
Manale
McComb
Woating
Narangzito
Moravis
Ciales
Barcelonita
Cayey
Baya
Fan
Yabucca
Eneral Davis
Methheir
Burricane
Mayagues
Ashire
Pel
Appalling Casualties Reported in Porto Rico
Washington dispatch from August sixteenth states General Davis reports Porto Rico deaths will reach about four thousand with many dying daily from wounds and privation. The war department confirms the grim toll and ongoing hardships on the island.
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Washington
Porto Rico
War Department
Davis
Rebels Were Attacked Near Angeles Philippines
Manila August 16 report states Colonel Smith led ten companies of the Twelfth regiment and two artillerymen against 2500 entrenched insurgents at the southern approach to Angeles. American loss: two killed and twelve wounded. Insurgents reportedly about 200 casualties. Dolores north of Porac saw 200 insurgents repelled by Captain Angulum's company. one American wounded.
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Manila
Angeles
Smith
Kemley
Dolores
Porac
Twelfth Regiment
Angulum
Bronze Badger Cast for Wisconsin Battleship Unveiled
A Milwaukee delegation led by Battleship Commissioners Bleyer and Reynolds and sculptor Paul Kupper witnessed the casting of a four foot bronze badger for the battleship Wisconsin. The statue, weighing about 400 pounds, sits guarding a shield bearing Wisconsin’s seal with the word Forward, while the reverse shows the state seal’s anchor and plow. The nave piece uses bronze from captured war guns.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Bleyer and Reynolds
Paul Kupper
Wisconsin
Ats
Washington
Progress in Shipyard Talks On Wisconsin Model Vessel
Kupper and other members discussed ongoing work and progress on a magnificent vessel. They expressed belief that the state will complete a fine battleship, drawing parallels to the Wisconsin and noting the strides already made.
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Kupper
Wisconsin
Local garbled note hints citizen names and phrases
Fragmentary OCR text mentions citizens and a named beverage or group. The readable parts are insufficient to identify a clear event or outcome, but hint at a public notice style mentioning people and entities.
Two Children Burned by Live Electric Wire in New Albany
In New Albany Indiana this morning Emma Melcher 12 and Carl 10 were severely burned after touching a fallen telephone wire crossing a Highland electric line. The girl is dying and the boy may not recover. They were trapped ten minutes as a motorman tried to help, and the wire burned deeply into their flesh.
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New Albany
Ind
Charles Melcher
Emma
Carl
Silver Heights
Highland Electric Line
Jett
Miners Arrested in Springfield for Injunction Violation
Deputy Marshals Weir and Eaton arrested Ebenezer Morgan and Roy Bowman in Carbondale on charges of violating Judge Allen’s federal injunction restraining striking miners from interfering with St. Louis and Big Muddy Coal operations at Carterville. They allegedly assaulted mine manager Sam T. Bush. bonds set at $1,000 each were posted and the pair were re-arrested.
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Springfield
United States
Weir and
Eaton
City
Ebenezer Morgan
Roy Bowman
Carbondale
Allen
Carterville
St. Louis
Big Muddy Con Company
Morgan
Bowman
Sam T. Bush
Marshala
Woman in Muncie Tried Suicide Again In House Fire
Mrs Nora Bailey attempted self harm by locking in a room and lighting a blaze among old papers. J M Stein rushed the door and saved her, though his hands were burned as she burned severely. She had earlier made two railway suicide attempts.
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Muncie
Ind
Nora Bailey
J. M. Stein
Insurrection in Santo Domingo After Cuban Defeat
A Cape Haitien dispatch reports that government troops under General Eecoboza defeated Jimines forces in Santo Domingo but insurrection continues. Large clashes on both sides described as a massacre. Two thousand government troops expected at Monte Cristo. Rebels rush money arms and ammunition. Higuet authorities blocked departures of Generals Candelario and Avide from the German steamer Venetia.
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New York
Herald
Cape
Candelario and
Avide
St. Thoms
Cigar Factory Seized in Jacksonville amid Tobacco Crackdown
A Tampa dispatch reports revenue officials seized the Jose Piera cigar factory and all assets in Jacksonville. About 18 000 unstamped cigars were captured Friday night believed from Piera and destined for another factory. A further 13 000 cigars were seized at P A Martin & Co as the Pile fate factory closed.
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Jacksonville
Mla
Tampa
Times-Union
Jose Piera
Plera
Martin & Coes
Fae
Advance In Meat Prices Spreads To Retail Butchers
The Greater New York Retail Butchers Association general committee decides on at least a 3 cent per pound rise for meal to shield retailers from wholesale price hikes. Most stores have already enacted the increase, and the committee’s action aims for universal adoption. The Consolidated Ice company raises ice price for small consumers from 20 to 80 cents per 100 pounds.
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New York
Greater
Fare For Soldiers Route Set From San Francisco
The California Passenger association, uniting all city lines, will route homeward bound soldiers along the most direct San Francisco lines to their residences. Soldier fare is fixed at 37.50 for second class from here to the Missouri River.
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San Francisco
California Pasenger Association
Missouri River
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