Assassination Episode at Rennes Court Surfaces
Emily Crawford reports on the attempted assassination of Labori in Rennes, noting the cranked attacker, Labori’s injuries, and the dramatic courtroom scene. Labori’s wife, an Australian pianist, is highlighted with personal details, while Dreyfus court testimony trends against Dreyfus and sparked cheers for General Mercier and Casimir-Perier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labori
Whysseiah
Wennes
M. Babori
M. Labori
Chicago
Emily Crawford
Rennes
Dreyfus
Mercier
M. Casimir-Perler
Cat and Dog Imagery as Dreyfus Trial Unfolds
Eyewitness describes a chaotic morning at the Lycee during the Dreyfus case as labori collapses from a pistol shot. Witnesses Casimir-Perier and General Mercier clash in a tense confrontation while guards calm anxious crowds and a gen d herb protects spectators.
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Basimir-Perler
Mercier
Yaborl
Dreyfus
Porrible
Madame Labori
M. De‘Mange
Labori
Gen D’arme
Gen D'Arme
Jouaust
Tribunal
Press Tribune
M. Cunsigulr-Perier
General Mercier
Casimir-Perier
Plan of Royalist Conspiracy in Paris Arrests
Paris reports allege a treason plot by Royalists Nationalists and anti Semites to seize the Elysee and government offices. A minister of war would replace Gallifet as part of a plan linked to an attack on Labori. Guerin resisted arrest declaring the officers would have trouble. Esterhazy asserts the Dreyfus document was forged to frame Dreyfus and protect others.
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Paris
France
Belgium
Elysee Palace
Duke of Orleans
Marquis de Gallifet
Labori
M. Guerin
Anti-Semitic League
Vive Guerin
Esterhazy
London
Count Esterhazy
Borderenu
Dreyfus Cage
Dreyfus
Drainage board stands firm against LaGrange dam removal plan
Chicago reports drainage officials refuse to cooperate with Illinois River Valley members seeking removal of federal dams at LaGrange and Camperville. A Peoria meeting will map action as valley figures press to block water flow before Congress acts, while US Engineer Marshall signals a two foot dam crest drop to ease overflow without harming property.
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Chicago
Drainage Board
Illinois River Valley
LaGrange
Camperville
Illinois River Valley Association
Peoria
Sanitary Board
University professor injured in bike crash at Profile Hill
Professor George A. Hench of the University of Michigan fell from his bicycle while coasting down the Profile Hill toward Franconia Say. He suffered a broken arm and possible brain concussion and will be taken to Boston for treatment.
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Richemont
Labori
Vidal Sand
Reclus
Gen. D’armes
M.° la- Wori
Twin Mountain
N. H
George A. Hench
University of Michigan
Franconia
Boston
Thugs torture victim in Plymouth area home invasion
Four masked men burst into John Miller's house three miles west of Plymouth, bound Miller, his wife and daughter, and burned Miller's feet to force him to disclose valuables. The robbers fled with two gold watches and $2, leaving the family shaken in Mansfield, Ohio, on August 15.
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Mansfield
John Miller
Plymouth
Miller
Resolute Sunk in Collision Off Calcutta
A Calcutta dispatch reports the surveying steamship Resolute sank after a collision with the steamer Scindia. The wreck occurred near Calcutta with several lives lost. The Resolute had last been heard from July 9 en route to Bombay.
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London
Calcutta
Resolute
Bombay
Fire destroys fifteen buildings in Cass Lake village
A blaze in Cass Lake Minnesota on August 16 swept through the village core destroying fifteen structures. The fire started by an explosion of a gasoline stove in Bell's barber shop. Local authorities reported extensive damage to homes and businesses in the main portion of Cass Lake.
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Cass Lake
Minn
Bell
German Veterans Parade Attracts Two Thousand In Chicago
Business sessions of the Kriegerbund opened at Schoenhofen hall in Chicago with a flag presentation to United Veterans' societies. About two thousand Germans joined a parade, including veterans of Civil and Spanish wars, reviewed by officials at the Lincoln monument. A water fly on the Illinois River drove fish away, scattering anglers as bass fishing fell off and two Chicago men left fishless after locating a swarm in the stream.
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Mly
Phat
Jockey Ducasse
Chicago
Kriegerbund
Schoenhofen
William
Schoenhofen Hall
United Veterans’ Societies of
Brentano
Jacob Gross
Joseph Brucker
Tils
Iinois
Jockey Ducasse Granted Mercer Fortune Heirs
Shelbyville reports jockey Albert Ducasse injured in a race, yet his luck turns as he and brother Lewis of Newport Ky are declared legal heirs to a portion of a $40,000,000 Mercer fortune. Meanwhile Illinois corporate reporting deadlines and a remote suicide case in Pana and a prominent farmer’s death near Christian County are also noted.
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Shelbyville
Ills
Albert Ducasse
Woestervelt
Kentucky
Ducasse
Lewis
Newport
Mercer
Pana
Gotlieb Minzimmauer
Christian County
Tragedy in Kewaunee. girl killed by neckband accident
Four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albin Redin of this city died from strangulation after her neckband snagged on a nail while gathering eggs at the hen house. The child was found about fifteen minutes later, having struck her head on a rafter in the fall.
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Kewaunee
Ilts
Albin Redin
Thawing Process Lets Frozen Beef Reach Market in Sound Condition
London Invention describes a double door chamber with steam and ammonia pipes to thaw 80 quarters of beef over five days. Warm air rises over steam pipes then cools on ammonia pipes, forming snow and draining moisture. By day five the meat thaws to market readiness with minimal weight loss.
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Messrs. Nelson Bros
London
Free medical advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo NY
Chronic disease sufferers of both sexes may consult Dr. Pierce by letter at no cost. For over thirty years he has led the Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute staff in Buffalo with nearly a score of specialists and claims a high cure rate. Women especially use the mail service to avoid examinations, with over half a million treated and responses sent in plain envelopes.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
N. Y
R.V. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N, Y
North-Western Line Excursion Tickets On Sale To Lake Bluff
The North Western Line offers low rate excursion tickets from Illinois points to Lake Bluff and return until August 31. Tickets are limited for return until August 31 inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Railway. Place your order for Gas House Coke at once.
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North-Western
Illinois
Lake Bluff
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Freeport
Cliff House
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Madison
Wis
Illinois Central
Wisconsin
Arrests in Carbondale for murderous assault on coal official
Ezekal Morgian and Roy Bowman were arrested in Carbondale for a murderous assault on Colonel Sam I Brush, manager of the Big Muddy Coal Company of Tarterville, near Murphyboro. They were jailed in the calaboose and later released on bond.
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Carbondale
Tls
Ezekal Morgian
Roy Bowman
Sam I. Brush
Big Muddy Coal Company
Carterville
Murphysboro
Calaboose
Beekman Dies At Petersburg at 84
Winian T. Beekman, prominent Petersburg resident, died yesterday at his home. He was 84. With former Governor Richard Yates he built the Petersburg and Tonico railroad, later sold to the Chicago and Alton.
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Springfield
Winian T. Beekman
Petersburg
Richard Yates
Petersburg and Tonico
Chicago and Alton
Palmistry Suspicions Stir at Country House Party
Nicoline tests guests with palm readings to prove a thief among friends while tension rises between Nicoline and Paul Sinclair. A scar across Paul’s hand hints a past injury, sparking doubt about Nicoline’s accusations and ending with an intense gaze between them.
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Nicoline
Miss Sargent
Kate Grant
Mrs. Grant
Dr. Denton
Paul Sinclair
Paul
Kate
Mother
Doubter
Nicolae
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