Dreyfus Court Martial Secretdossier Translation Highlighted
Rennes France Aug 9 The third day of the Dreyfus court martial focused on the German dossier with General Chanoine near completion of his explanation. Strong police measures surrounded the Lycee as translators and German words were discussed. Forzinetti, ex-prison governor, backed Times claims of Henry's guilt. tomorrow promises crucial confrontations between Mericier and Casimir-Perier.
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Associated Press
Major Forzinetti
Cherche Midi
Dreyfus
Forzinetti
Times
Henry
General Mericier
M. Casimir-Perier
France
Dreyfus Trial At Rennes Sees Fresh Testimony
In Rennes on August 10 the Dreyfus court martial heard M. Chanoine from 6 30 to 9 30 and M. Parologue from 9 30 to 11 45 as it adjourned to finish the secret dossier. Colonel Jouaust announced a public session for Saturday and police maintained restrained precautions with a minimal spectator presence. Captain Dreyfus walked to the Lycee with only a single gendarme nearby accompanying him.
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Rennes
France
Dreyfus
M. Chanoine
M. Parologue
Jouaust
Lycee
Rennes Court Finishes Its Secret Examination
Rennes August 13 The Dreyfus court marshal ended its secret sessions at 9 this morning as M Paleologue from the foreign office completed his explanations of the secret dossier. The court will reconvene at 6 30 tomorrow morning.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
M. Paleologue
Foreign Office
London Times claims Esterhazy accomplice in Henry treason
In Rennes the Times morning edition stating that Lt Col Henry named Esterhazy as his accomplice sparked wide discussion among journalists and court observers. The report reinforces prior claims, and its decisive phrasing drew intense attention to the trial’s developments.
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Rennes
France
London Times
Henry
Esterhazy
Times
Preparations Underway for 12000 troops to South Africa
Bombay reports that 12,000 British troops are being prepared for deployment to South Africa. Transports are ready in Indian waters and troops could be embarked simultaneously at Bombay, Karachi, and Calcutta if war breaks out.
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Bombay
South Africa
Indian
Karwice
Calcutta
Troops to Be Shipped to South Africa this Saturday
The St. James Gazette reports all chartered shipping companies must hold transports in reserve for immediate troop dispatch. The steamer Dunera is ordered ready Saturday to carry artillery detachment to South Africa.
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London
St. James
British Admiralty
Dunera
South Africa
Shockng triple tragedy near Canton Ohio
A terrible triple tragedy near Canton Ohio reports the death of Edward Eckinger his wife and their 3-year-old daughter. Neighbors found the bodies in the Eckinger home after the wife shot them then attempted suicide by knife and finally a shotgun blast. The couple, both aged 23 and 25, had argued and planned to separate starting the next day.
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Canton
Ohio
Edward Eckinger
Eckinger
War Chow Sub-Prefecture Devastation Report
Report details widespread destruction in War Chow sub-prefecture with 1,850 houses destroyed and thousands homeless. A bronze of robbers ravaging the country. Ten junks of soldiers were captured and burned, hundreds drowned. Seven hundred natives killed, 2,000 saved by joining the robbers.
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War Chow
National Hay association elects officers at meeting
Detroit Aug 10 The National Hay association closed its session with James W. Sale of Bluffton Ind elected president. John D Carscalon Jersey City is first vice president and Peter Keil Pittsburg second vice president F F Collins of Cincinnati is secretary and treasurer Baltimore chosen as next meeting site for Aug 1900 on the second Tuesday of August.
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Detroit
Mich
National Hay Association
James W. Sale
Bluffton
Ind
John D. Carscalon
Jersey City
Peter Keil
Pittsburg
F. F. Collins
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Honors for Col Graves Elevates Fort Wayne Officer
Col C E Graves of Fort Wayne receives promotion to aide-de-camp on Major General James A Carnahan's staff, with rank of colonel. He has led the Ninth regiment for eight years, overseeing five companies in northeastern Indiana, and resigns command to take the new post amid rapid Uniform Rank growth.
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C. E. Graves
Knights of Pythias
Graves
Indiana
James A. Carnahan
Indianapolis
A. F. Bly
Bluffton
War munitions for Boers arrive at Delagoa Bay
Lorenzo Marquez reports that the German East Africa steamer Reichstag has docked at Delagoa Bay from Hamburg Naples and Mombasa carrying four hundred cases of cartridges and other war stores for the Transvaal.
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Lorenzo Marquez
Delagoa Bay
Reichstag
Hamburg
Naples
Mombasa
Transvaal
Boers Threaten War as Johannesburg Ruin Warned
London dispatches in the Standard and Diggers News quote Boer threats to Britain if war breaks out. They warn mines and shareholders face ruin from bombing and that Johannesburg would suffer ruin as a mining center. A Johannesburg report predicts concessions and immediate representation for Uitlanders to avert intervention.
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London
Standard and Diggers News
Johannesburg
Great Britain
England
Transvaal
Maples Maples M P church picnic announced for Maple Grove
The Maples M P church plans a picnic in Maple Grove on Saturday August 12 1899 with a bicycle parade at 10 am. E V Emrick of Fort Wayne visited the village on business Thursday. Mrs Frank Swartz of Coesse visits sister Mrs Henry Bentz this week. Charles Mapel and C Grodian took a flying trip to Fort Wayne Wednesday. Last Saturday evening a merry crowd of bicyclists visited Miss Mary Gable two miles north of Maples for her sixteenth birthday. Friday’s bicycle parade spooked Nell Bolyard’s horse causing excitement.
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Maples M. P
Maple Grove
E. V. Emrick
Fort Wayne
Frank Swartz
Coesse
Henry Bentz
Charles Mapel
C. Grodian
Mary Gable
Maples
Nell Bolyard
Captain Myers Guards Pole Threat as Telephone Crew Repositions
Captain W. R. Myers, ex-secretary of state, stopped a Central Union pole from being moved on his sidewalk. He warned workers not to restore the pole on his property, stood guard with a bowlder, and helped fill the new hole while a cheering crowd watched. The incident sparked tension between Myers supporters and the telephone crew.
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Captain Myers
Myers Corner
Five Children Cremated On McKewan Plantation
Five African American children died in a house fire on McKewan's plantation near Jackson Louisiana. Their parents, who had locked them inside before attending church, returned to find the charred remains.
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Jackson
McKewan
Miller Located After Disappearance On Madison Street
Police say M A Miller, who vanished from his Madison street home three weeks ago, is now in Warsaw at his old residence. He left due to pressure from parties in a case where he testified but is reported to have been assured peace and permission to reside there.
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M. A. Miller
Madison Street
Warsaw
Miller
Floods Sweep British Columbia Vicinity
A Vancouver Island flood described as terrible hit the region, with the steamer Empress of Japan reporting mail advisories on August 10. The message notes extensive flood damage and disruption along coastal Vancouver area routes.
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Chicago
Tribune
Vancouvre
B. C
New Haven Social and Local Happenings
Mrs C J Pond travels to Sum mer Missouri to visit sister Mrs Dr E C Null for several weeks. J Summer plans a two to three month trip seeking an elevator site. Rev Kliest and his wife return from a Chicago visit with their son. Fred Blaising recovers from typhoid fever and is active again. Icey Folk is very ill with appendicitis. Dr Null attends. Elizabeth Donhour returns from Terre Haute summer school after six weeks. John Timure opens a restaurant and ice cream parlor on Broadway, with best wishes for success.
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C. J. Pond
Summer
E. C. Null
Rev. Kliest
Chicago
Fred Blaising
Null
Elizabeth Donhour
Sumer
Terre Haute
Ind
John Timure
Broadway
Editor Linked to Fatal Shooting In Elizabeth
Elizabeth Col Aug 10 George W Blazer superintendent of public schools was shot dead on the street last night the murderer fled It is claimed W L Holland editor of the Eye was seen with Blazer shortly before the tragedy and ill feeling grew from a recent Eye article criticizing the town board
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Elizabeth
Col
George W. Blazer
W. L. Holland
the Eye
Blazer
The
Eye
Boy Falls From Apple Tree but Survives Unbroken
Chester Thieme, son of Mrs. Ella Kratsch, fell about twenty five feet from an apple tree while picking fruit on Thursday. He was carried away as dead but soon recovered. no bones were broken, the tree’s heavy limbs breaking the fall likely saved him from death.
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Chester Thieme
Ella Kratsch
May Bridion and Charles W Weller Wed in St Louis
The marriage of Miss May Bridion and Charles W Weller of this city was solemnized at St Louis on Wednesday.
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May Bridion
Charles W. Weller
City
St. Louis
Hundreds Die in West Indies Disaster at Ponce Porto Rico
A catastrophic event in the West Indies has caused massive loss of life with hundreds killed. Reports indicate about two hundred deaths in Ponce Porto Rico amid widespread destruction and despair.
Hurricane floods Ponce Porto Rico town and port wrecked
A hurricane struck Ponce Porto Rico at 8 am Tuesday and lasted until 3 pm. Rivers overflowed flooding the town. About two hundred people were drowned. The town and port are total wrecks. Estimated damage exceeds 500000. No interior news since the storm broke.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Cyclone Passes Kingston Subdues Damage then Aims for U.S. Coast
Turks Island reports the cyclone moved through the night with trifling damage. The center appears to be heading toward the American coast after its passage near Kingston Jamaica.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Turks Island
Destructive Montserrat Hurricane Devastates Island
St Thomas reporting Montserrat in the British West Indies was wrecked by a Monday hurricane. Churches, estates and villages were destroyed, nearly a hundred people killed, many injured and homeless, with severe distress among survivors.
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St. Thomas
Montserrat
British West Indies
Cyclone Ravages Caribbean Islands Causing Heavy Losses
Advices from La Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe report the cyclone inflicted enormous interior damage on farms killing many people. Le Mourle suburb was half destroyed. Porto Rico Dominica Cape Haitian and eastern Cuba also suffered destruction as the storm moved northwest.
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Paris
la Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadaloupe
le Mourle
St. Jean
Porto Rico
Dominica
Cape Haytien
Cuba
Weather Bulletin hurricane moves toward Cuba coast
The Weather Bureau bulletin states a hurricane center is north of the eastern tip of Cuba, moving northwest and likely recurving northward. South Atlantic and Cuban shipping are advised to stay in port. Williams, Acting Chief Weather Bureau.
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Cuba
Williams
Porto Rico Cyclone Relief Appeal Issued
General Davis reports extreme cyclone damage across Porto Rico with San Juan losses including a destroyed barrack and damaged quartermaster property, two schooners sunk and two sailors drowned. Widespread homelessness and destitution prompt call for national relief contributions and a board to supervise aid.
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Washington
Davis
Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
United States
Porto Bico Devastated Report From San Juan de Porto Bico
On August 11 a report from San Juan de Porto Bico describes devastation in Porto Bico. Details are scarce but authorities indicate widespread damage and concern for residents.
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San Juan de Porto Bico
Puerto Rico hurricane toll and poststorm damage figures
Five hundred people are reported dead in Ponce after the hurricane. Arroyo on the south coast is destroyed with sixteen fatalities and lingering floodwaters. Guayamo has seven deaths but houses remain standing while looting and hunger threaten residents. San Juan water supply halted and Coamo Springs hotel, owned by the Porto Rico company of Philadelphia, wrecked.
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Ponce
Arroyo
Guayamo
San Juan
Coamo Springs
Porto Rico
Phile&delphia
Ponce Devastated by Worst Storm. Thousands Displaced
Aug 11 report from Ponce describes a northeast storm that flooded the city by midnight, killed at least 300 with 200 bodies recovered. Buildings damaged, water, gas, and power cut off. Vessels ashore, crops ruined, roads wrecked, and aid distribution underway.
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Ponce
Playa
Weather Bureau
Poratia Doria
Fifth Cavalry
Myers
Eleventh Infantry
Abonita
Juan Diaz
Arroyo
Gayama
Salinas
San Isabel
Yanco
Mayeguez
San Juan
Appeal for Aid for Porto Rico Cyclone Victims
Secretary Root urges US citizens to aid distressed Porto Rico after the cyclone. The War Department orders relief by the McPherson with 600000 pounds rice and 600000 pounds beans from New York, plus additional food as available. Dispatch from San Juan requests help and notes Captain Lugovina met by General Schwan.
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Washington
Root
United States
Porto Rico
McKinley
Subsistence Department of the Army
War Department
Davis
McPherson
New York
San Juan
Ponce
General Weston
Schwan
San Juan de Porto Rico
Captain Lugovina
Lugovina
Difficulties for Americans cited in Havana press
The Heraldo complains of obstacles facing American doctors lawyers and other professionals in Cuba and suggests a hostile mood toward U.S. citizens. It urges Cuba to take its rightful place in the commercial world. The Diario de la Marina backs a reform school for street arabs and children of criminals, and a new custom house is planned at Cienfuegos.
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Havana
The
Heraldo
Cuba
Diario de la Marina
Cienfugos
Fort Wayne Man Linked to Williamsport Death Mystery
Leslie H. Clarke, a Fort Wayne barber, disappeared after a letter to Williamsport police claimed he committed suicide by leaping from Market street bridge with railroad iron. Police questioned the letter’s truth as search and family say Clarke may have left town. A telegram later said he came to Williamsport recently, spoke of an engagement that ended, and concerns remain whether he died by his own action or vanished.
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Williamsport
Fort Wayne
Market Street
Leslie H. Clarke
Pennsylvania
Stryker
Market Street Bridge
M. H. Clarke
Oval
Ella Perry
East Lewis Street
Ind
Clarke
Mr. Miller
Barr Street
Walton
East Creighton Avenues
Michigan
Wilmington
Del
West
SHERIFF SHOT BY BURGLARS IN MASSACHUSETTS
Deputy Sheriff Edward H. Burgess of Monument Beach was shot by burglars in Bourne early this morning and is in dangerous condition. Watchman Stillman Smalley was wounded lightly, and blood spots nearby suggest the burglars may also be injured.
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Bourne
Mass
Edward H. Burgess
Monument Beach
Stillman Smalley
Buzzards Bay
Boy cut on head by flying wood in play incident
Nicholas Kramer son of Adam Kramer of Buchanan Street suffered a painful head gash when a block of wood was thrown during play. A physician sewed the wound.
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Nicholas Kramer
Adam Kramer
Buchanan Street
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New Haven
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