Dreyfus Leaves Rennes Prison Free at Dawn
At eight o clock this morning Cant Alfred Dreyfus departed Rennes prison after government orders for release. He traveled with his son and Mathieu Dreyfus to Nantes, while Rennes slept through the dramatic yet quiet exit. The public mood was mockingly skeptical as Fort Chabrol surrendered with little resistance and townspeople dispersed, lampooning Guerin and his guards.
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Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Vera
Nantes
M. Viguere
Secret Service
M. Duerault
L’ Euue
Vern
Mathieu Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
Maitre Labori
Alfred
Mme. Dreyfus
M. Guerin
Major Hartman Rewarded for Dreyfus Testimony
Paris reports Major Hartman of the artillery gains the position of assistant manager at the army gun factory in Puteaux after giving favorable testimony at the Rennes court martial. The Patrie notes Dreyfus arrived at Nantes this morning and M. Menard, a cassation court clerk, was dismissed after thirty one years for sharing harmful information about M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire during a revision inquiry.
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Paris
the Patrie
Dreyfus
Nantes
M. Menard
Court of Cassation
M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire
Hartman
Artillery
Rennes
Puteaux
Surrender of Guerin in Paris as cavalry surrounds area
Early morning in Paris the surrender of M. Guerin followed a show of force by municipal cavalry. A guard of superior horses filled a narrow lane, carbines slung, bridles in hand, as gas lamps lit the scene. Guerin sought an hour to decide before surrendering at dawn.
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Paris
Rue de Chabroi
M. Guerin
Dreyfus Arrives at Carpentras Home of Relative
Former Captain Dreyfus reached Carpentras on September 21 and went to the home of M. Valabregue, a relative, after arrival in the town in the Department of Vaucluse France.
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Carpentras
Department of Vaucluse
France
Dreyfus
M. Valabregue
Galliffet declares Dreyfus incident closed United France
Paris reports General Galliffet states the Dreyfus affair is closed. Military judges’ verdicts are respected and no reprisals will occur. He urges troops to forget the past and unite for the future, proclaiming Vive L Armee. The order will be read across the army.
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Paris
Gallifer
Dreyfus
L’armee
France
Gallifet
Dreyfus Declares Innocence and Calls for Reparation
Paris reports former Captain Alfred Dreyfus, declaring the republic government has freed him, but liberty means little without honor. He vows to seek a definitive judgment proving his innocence and to restore his good name to all French people. He states his heart rests only when no one attributes the crime to him.
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Paris
The
Aurore
Dreyfus
Republic
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Guerin Surrenders and Is Taken to Fort Chabrol
Paris on September 21 reports M. Guerin, head of the anti Semite league, surrendered to police yesterday and was moved this morning to Fort Chabrol the league’s headquarters. A small group of Gueriniles gathered and cheered their leader as the search of the premises took place with Guerin observing.
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Paris
M. Guerin
League
Fort Chabrol
Gueriniles
McLean Campaign Opens in Hamilton with Notable Speakers
Columbus reports the democratic campaign will open in Hamilton on Sept. 30 with speakers led by John B R McLean nominee for governor and Judge Patrick nominee for lieutenant governor. Also appearing are defeated guberatorial candidates General Sherwood Colonel Kilbourne P M Haskill James A. Rice James P. Seward and others from four platforms in the courthouse square.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hamilton
John BR. McLean
Judge Patrick
Sherwood
Kilbourne
P. M. Haskill
James A. Rice
James P. Seward
John C. Welty
W. A. Taylor
John J. Lentz
Campbell
Katherine Reilly Visits Chicago With Friends
Miss Katherine Reilly travels to Chicago for a social visit with companions, enjoying city sights and gatherings during a short stay.
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Katherine Reilly
Chicago
Indiana roads collection aims to show progress at Paris exposition
Governor Mount leads a statewide photo collection to contrast Indiana’s past and present roads for a Paris exhibit. The display highlights old toll gates plank roads and bogs alongside modern 50 000 miles of graded and gravel highways and 8 683 miles of pikes, portraying a century of development and connecting Indiana to Chicago through new drain tile roadways in Lake County.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mount
Indiana
Mississippi Valley
Europe
Governor Mount
France
Italy
Wayne County
Mississippi
Washington
St. Louis
Ohio
John Mellish
Ohio River
John Smith
Lake County
Chicago
Brownell Construction Company
Cook County
Illinois
Reunion of the Eleventh Indiana Battery at Bowser Factory
The Eleventh Indiana battery held its sixteenth annual reunion Thursday at Bowser Manufacturing. Thirty members answered roll call with letters from eighteen more, including signers in Mexico, Alaska, Kansas, Colorado, and New York. Officers were re elected. details recall Civil War service from Shiloh to Chickamauga and Atlanta.
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Indiana Battery
8. F. Bowser Manufacturing Company
Mexico
Alaska
Kansas
Colorado
New York
Old Battery
Lavanway
Lauer
Moore
John Otto
Auburn
Henry ™. Williams
Fort Wayne
W. M. Glenn
H. C. Zollinger
Battery
J. W. Lake
Columbia
S. F. Bowser
Alexander Bowser
8. F. Bowser & Co
Bowser Oil Tank
Swingle Promotes Fig Culture in California and Smyrna
Washington reports Professor Swingle of the agricultural department travels to California to aid Smyrna fig growers with Smyrna fig fertilization by the pblastophaga insect. Specimens of California figs fertilized by the insect are deemed perfect. Swingle also sent date palm specimens from Tripoli to Phoenix for experimental date culture.
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Washington
Swingle
Agricultural Department
California
Smyrna
Trans- Atlantic
Department
Tripoli
Phoenix
Ariz
History of the Eleventh Indiana Battery in the Civil War
The Eleventh Indiana battery recruited at Fort Wayne with 222 names on its muster roll was mustered in Indianapolis on December 17, 1861 under Captain Arnold Sutermeister. The unit moved to Louisville then with Buell’s army to Nashville and onward to Columbia Tennessee Savannah and Pittsburg Landing to reinforce Grant. Difficulties in handling its heavy artillery followed.
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Shiloh
Grant
Corinth
Alabama
Nashville
Bragg
Murphreesboro
Henry M. Williams
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Sheridan
Brannon
Mission Ridge
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Allen County
United States
Arnold Sutermeister
Louisville
Buell
Columbia
Tenn
Savannah
Pittsburg
Empress Dowager Illness Tied to Court Politics in China
Yokohama dispatch notes the empress dowager's illness seen as political maneuvering to curb rival factions and gain Japanese aid via Marquis Ito. Ito's appointment as president of a new imperial bureau strengthens his influence near the throne. The report also mentions a Pacific cable subsidy bill and Dr. Kitasato’s dysentery work. H. W. Dennison plans to return home after 15 years.
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Yokohama
Victoria
China
Marquis Ito
Imperial Household of
Japan
Pacific
Philippines
Kitasato
H. W. Dennison
Vermont
Monroeville millman repels hoboes with bulldog revolver
Mike OShaughnessey of Monroeville, working near Fort Wayne, faced three hoboes who demanded his money. After one man drew a pistol, OShaughnessey produced his bulldog revolver from his hip pocket, forced the thieves to return the coins and then continued to Fort Wayne, the incident only later reaching the local cops.
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Mike O'Shaughnessey
Monroeville
Findlay
O’shaughnessey
Mr. O’shaughnessey
Mr. O'Shaughnessey
Fort Wayne to Host National Union Veteran Encampment 1900
Fort Wayne will host the national encampment of the Union Veteran Legion in September 1900. The local encampment plans an executive committee and preparations for a large gathering with 800 delegates and thousands of visitors. The event should boost Fort Wayne’s profile through rail rates and side trips attracting travelers.
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Fort Wayne
Union Veteran Legion
Dr. Manners Opens Practice in Fruit House Block
Dr. J. I. Manners long time Bates hotel resident physician in Indianapolis has opened offices in the Fruit house block to practice medicine. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and formerly served as physician to the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company operating between London and China.
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J. I. Manners
Bates
Indianapolis
Fruit House
Manners
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company
London
China
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Ile de la Cite
Seine
Manjor Hartman
Guerin
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M’lean
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Reunion
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Henry Tons William Green
John H. Jacobs
lLieutenants
Charles R. Scott
John H. Ehlers
H. H. Bicknell
John McKinley
Dowager Queen
Sentinel
Mike
Hoboes
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