Dreyfus Trial Opens Sixth Week With Bertillon Testimony
Rennes Aug 26 The sixth week of Captain Alfred Dreyfus's court martial resumes as M Bertillon leads handwriting evidence challenging the accused. Freystmeter confronts Maurel over documents read in secret dossier, drawing audience hissed protests and a dramatic confrontation.
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Rennes
Alfred Dreyfus
M. Bertillon
Prefecture of Police
Paris
Dreyfus
Abertillon
Bertillon
Demange
Lahbori
Freystmeter
Maurel
Labori
Freystm
Dosser
Mercier is Roasted in Paris Dreyfus Affair Debate
In the Figaro Cor nely attacks Gen. Mercier and M. de Freycinet amid Dreyfus affair contention. Clemenceau in the Aurore accuses Mercier of forging documents to condemn Dreyfus and alleges a repeated 1894 coup pattern with Chanoine. calls for accountability.
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M. de Freycinet
Paris
M. Clemenceau
Aurore
Gen. Mercier
Dreyfus
Henry
du Paty de Clam
Gen. Chanoine
Chanvine
Mercier
Futurity at Sheepshead Bay Crowned by Chacornac Victory
Opening morning at Coney Island Jockey Club fall meet draws big crowd as 22 two year olds race for the $30,000 Futurity. Bets favor Chacornac, Doublet, and Virginia Earle. final result sees Chacornac winning, Brigadier second, Windemere third.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island Jockey Club Racing
Chacornae
Doublet
Virginia Earle
Chacornac
Keene
David Garrick
Troquoia Belle
Plucky
Okettee
Brigadier
Windemere
Boston Returns to San Francisco After Round Trip From Manila
The cruiser Boston arrived in San Francisco from Manila after a voyage that began in June. She was drydocked in Hong Kong, stopped at Nagasaki and Yokohama, left Yokohama July 29 for Honolulu arriving August 8, setting a record for a man of war between Yokohama and Honolulu. The Boston sailed from Honolulu on August 17 with a smooth passage.
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San Francisco
Boston
Manila
Hong Kong
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Honolulu
Admiral Watson Ill in Manila Dispatch Reports Accident
The Army and Navy Register notes Admiral Watson is ill in Manila, with letters describing anxiety among his officers. The illness stems from an accident involving his launch during a voyage aboard.
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Washington
Army and Navy Register
Manila
Admiral Watson
Admiral Watson in accident near Cavite amid typhoon approach
The Baltimore’s commander Admiral Watson, aboard a launch named Undine, was rocked by a wind and river current as the boat struck a hawser under the Bridge of Spain. He later developed serious heart trouble and remained confined to his cabin with fleet business halted.
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Baltimore
Cavite
Manila
Spain
Admiral Watson
Prisoners Escape From Wardner Stockade in Idaho
Five prisoners under indictment for the Wardner murders of Cheyne and Smith in April last escaped from the Wardner stockade. An accompanying guard is missing. Bribery is suspected as the motive and authorities mount a thorough search for recapture.
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Palace
Idaho
George Craddock
Joseph Inman
Jerry Cronin
Alexander Villa
Patrick Addudel
Cheyne
Smith
Wardnerries
Wardner
Trial trip of the battleship Kearsarge set for early September
Newport News Va August 26 The battleship Kearsarge will undergo its first trial voyage between September 1 and 15 as work nears completion. Capt William Folger will command and naval experts await performance, speed targets and the ship's unique superposed turret design amid expectations of speeds around 17 knots on the official run.
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Ewport News
Kearsarge
Washington
Nearenge
Kentucky
William Folger
Atlantic Ocean
Folger
Newport News Ship Building and Dry Rock Company
Yorktown
Helena
Wilmington
Race War Escalates Near Darien Georgia
Governor Candler says the crisis is grave as Colonel Lawton reports armed negro groups in western McIntosh County. Sheriff Blount led 100 men to the stronghold, then retreated for reinforcements. Lawton orders the First Infantry to Darien while Liberty cavalry is en route, signaling an impending battle.
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Aanta
Cantor
Lawton
Darien
McIntosh County
Blount
Liberty Independent
Candler
Savannah
Suspects Arrested in Transvaal Emissary Raid
Several persons suspected of being emissaries of the Transvaal government have been arrested here. Excitement prevails and Portuguese troops are kept in readiness for an emergency amid reports of a contemplated Transvaal raid.
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Lourenzo Marquez
Delagoa Bay
Transvaal
Defends Policy and Challenges Anti-Imperialists in 1900 Race
Cincinnati August 26 report shows Ohio Congressman W B Shattuck replying to Edward Atkinson anti expansionist letters. Shattuck rejects support for criminal aggression and warns Atkinson against influencing the next Congress. He cites loyalty to the government and calls for orderly measures to restore Philippines peace.
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Congress
Cincinnati
Edward Atkinson
Boston
W. B. Shattuck
Madisonville
Ohio
Hoar
Dward Atkinson
Exy
Mass
H Iast
Aguinaldo
United States
McKintey
Philippines
Ov Hng
Ohlo
Tam
W. GB. Shattuck
President and Mrs McKinley Leave Long Branch for Pittsburg
President and Mrs McKinley depart Long Branch New Jersey for Pittsburg escorted by Brooklyn troops from Hobart cottage to the station. Gen Merritt to join the president in Pittsburg.
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Long Branch
N. J
McKinley
Pittsburg
Hobart
Brooklyn
Gen
Merritt
Ambushed by Natives. Four of Twenty third regiment killed
Manila reports four men from the Twenty third regiment stationed at Cebu were ambushed by natives in the hills. three were killed and the remaining man escaped. Details are not available.
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Manila
Twenty-third Regiment
Cebu
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