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Newspaper

Freeport Daily Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1899

Page

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Dreyfus Condemned Amid Stunned Courtroom Scene

Rennes reports confirm Alfred Dreyfus condemned by the court martial after a closed deliberation. Tears and white faces marked the verdict as Mathieu Dreyfus visited his brother. The ruling: ten years detention, five to two, amid jeers and rioting in town venues.

Rennes Dreyfus Maitre Demange Maitre Labor Tenth Legion Army Corps Alfred Dreyfus Court of Cassation Alfred ‘Dreyfus

Dreyfus Case: counsel prepare revision after verdict

After the verdict, Dreyfus counsel filed for revision while Labori and Demange headed to Paris to pursue the appeal. Supporters doubt pardons satisfy them, arguing the verdict targets Jews and that renewed actions may follow, including military degradation discussions.

Dreyfus Labori Demange Paris France

Anti-Dreyfus Protests Turn Violent in Rennes

Chaos erupted in Rennes as anti Dreyfusards clashed with police after a Saturday night demonstration. At the Cafe de la Paix and nearby areas crowds gathered while at the Hotel Moderne tensions rose with women anti Dreyfusards seated near La Dame Blanche and others making anti Jewish remarks.

Rennes Cafe de la Paix Hotel Moderne Dreyfusard Center Winter Garden la Dame Blanche MM. Bernard Lazare God Gorzinetti

Denouncing the Dreyfus Verdict Across Newsrooms

Chicago editors condemn the Dreyfus verdict as decadence and doom French prestige. In Indianapolis Captain Foster burns the French flag amid a crowd while workers protest expulsions of French painters. London and Berlin press denounce the ruling and call for a boycott of the Paris exposition.

Chicago United States Dreyfus France LB. Wright Indianapolis Wallace Foster Indiana North Capitol Avenue Foster Marion Club Fairbanks and Beveridge Overstreet McKinley London Rome Russia National Zeitung

Baseball Scores From Saturday Across Leagues

A summary of baseball results includes Chicago Cleveland games with scores of 2 to 5 and 0 to 11, New York Baltimore 2 1, 7 66, Brooklyn Boston 0 4, Philadelphia Washington 6 18, Pittsburg Louisville 10 6, St Louis Cincinnati 6 11, and Cincinnati Cleveland 2 11 with Louisville 7, plus Western League games Buffalo Kansas City 5 25 and Detroit Minneapolis 4 15 as well as Indianapolis Milwaukee 9 1 2 and Grand Rapids St Paul 6 5. Standings list Brooklyn 721 Philadelphia 226 and Chicago 0 0 along with others. Military appointments in Washington include captains and lieutenants for Michigan and Iowa units. Body of Frank Ives remains in Mexico due to burial laws.

Chicago Cleveland New York Baltimore Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Washington Pittshburg Louisville Pittsburg St. Louis Cincinnati Cincinnnati Buffalo Kansas City Detroit Minneapolis Sandianapolis Milwwaukee Indianapolis Milwaukee Grand Rapids St. Paul P. C. Brooklyn Poston Pittsture Tonnsville

Train Robbery in Quehise Arizona Reported

Quehise Arizona September 11 Express train No 10 on the Southern Pacific was robbed here Friday night by four masked men who blew the safe open and took everything in sight. The amount of their booty is said to be small.

Quehise Ariz lTxpress Southern Pacific

Phillips Rejoinder Defends Pure Oil and Attacks Trust Claims

Washington September 11 Industrial Commission hearings open with HL IL Rogers of National Transit, a Standard Oil branch, confirming Archbold’s statements and defending current pricing as reasonable. Phillips, vice chairman, testifies, confessing his link to Pure Oil and arguing it is not a trust but a vehicle to unite interests under a voting trust to avoid Standard Oil’s destruction of independent refiners.

Itas Standard Commissioner Standard Oil Washington Industrial Commission Hlil Rogers National Transit Company Standard Oil Company Archbold Wall Street Lombard Street Phillips Pure Oil Company Wolf Standard Company Pure Oil Pure Otl

Oil profits debate sparks trust allegations and bids

Phillips accuses Standard Oil of profits averaging one dollar per barrel and totaling about 500 million. He recalls seeking a joint plan four to five years ago to halt hostilities and gain delivery rights to New York. Barquiar counters, calling the move a near perpetual monopoly, likening it to a perfect trust.

Standard Company Phillips New York Standard Hell Seaboard Tie

Hebrew Relief women pledge to boycott French goods

The Hebrew Relief association in Kansas City adopts a resolution not to visit or trade in any French republic territory until Captain Dreyfus is proven innocent by a fair trial. The move reflects strong anti Dreyfus sentiment among leading Jewish families. The note details a separate sale of the racer Patchen to Senator McCarthy of Goshen New York for about 20000, with plans to race or retire.

Kansas City Hebrew Relief Association French Republic Johnstown Pau H. Y. Hawes Joe Latehen AteCarthy Goshen N.Y Llawes Patehen Cleveland McCarthy Hawes Tlawes Patchen

Ambassador Eustis Dead in Newport After Pneumonia

James Biddel Eustis longtime Louisiana senator and former minister to France died at his Newport summer home from pneumonia. Born 1834 New Orleans he practiced law after Harvard, served in the Confederate army, later became U.S. senator and Cleveland era ambassador. Funeral tonight at 7:30 from his Fustis avenue home then boat to New York and Louisville for burial beside Mrs. Eustis.

Newport R. I James B. Fustis France Cleveland Louisiana James Biddel Wustis New Orleans Anna New Zingland Harvard Law School Eustis Te . B. Eustis United States Fustis Avenue Henry Morgan Stone Trinity Church New York Louisville

Plunge of Fifty Feet Rocks Train Wreck Bridge Collapse

A Columbia service road derailment near the river caused two hundred feet of rock to slide into the water. A train hauling granite plunged fifty feet. engineers and workers, including engineer Dick Weatherby and fireman Silas Rennick, perished. James Watson survived unharmed after leaping from the train. The recently completed bridge had just received first class status a day earlier.

Columbia D. C Newberry Laurens Dick Weatherby Silas Rennick Greenville S. C Stewart Martin Alston William Bates James Watson

Holy War Sermon Fires Up G A R Reunion

At Lincoln Nebraska the opening sermon of the state G A R reunion was led by Chaplain James Mailley of the First Nebraska. A Populist, he urged undivided support for the Philippines campaign calling the war in Luzon holy and vowed to return there to fight if needed. Other preachers echoed the expansion stance as soldiers applauded.

Lincoln Neb James Mailley Nebraska Mailley Philippines Luzon

Beveridge Continues Muin Washington

Senator Beveridge of Indiana, after another long conference with the president on the Philippine situation, left for New York Saturday where he will likely confer with Governor Roosevelt before returning to Indiana.

Washington Senator Beveridge Indiana New York Stoosevelt

Judge overrules demurrer in Cox extradition case

New Orleans authorities report Judge Duggan overruled the demurrer in the case of William A. Cox held on grand larceny charges in Cuba. The ruling counters the claim that Cox could not be extradited since Cuba is not American soil and no extradition treaty exists. Cox will probably be sent back to Cuba.

New Orleans Duggan William A. Cox Cuba Cox United States

Venezuela’s Revolution Gathers Ground Under Castro

Telegram style notes report General Castro expanding influence in Venezuela while Senator Fnana heads to Ohio, and a liner voyage places ties aboard the St. Louis. War department orders two colored regiments amid rising costs for G A T encampment entertainment exceeding 100000 dollars.

Venezuela Castro Fnana Ohio Tie St. Louis Philadelphia War Department Campbell Lick Observatory John Jorski Chicago W. J. Bryan Senhor Eduardo Romana Arequipa Republic of Peru Sarah JD Newsome Iowa City England Charlotte Bronte Sons of Veterans Detroit Clovernor Jones Stationary Engineers Milwaukee Presidio San Francisco

Royal Figures and Dignitaries Highlighted in Gossip

A collection of brief raises and remarks notes Queen Victoria forbidding amok Windsor Castle, Dixey on his favorite role the pay roll, four Richardsons and six relatives governors of South Carolina, Duchess of Hamilton shunning society, Menelek of Abyssinia with a private palace line, Pierola Peru's vast fortune, Evarts quips about his health, and the Princess of Wales's fastidious dress tastes.

Cee Tang Queen Victoria Windsor Castle Henry BH Dixey Richardsons South Carolina Duchess of Hamilton Menelek Abyssinia Pierola Peru South America William M. Evarts

Not Leaving Town Yet Balti­more Man Plans Move

Tollo and Garkaway discuss a latest change of plans as one who had said he would move west and enter mining reveals the scheme fell through. He insists he must move soon and has held several farewell dinners with club associates before departing. The dialogue reflects a gentlemanly resolve to honor his word.

Baltimore Herald

Stanley Weyman a London barrister and novelist

Stanley J. Weyman practiced in London as a barrister for about ten years with fair success. He disliked his profession, was a poor speaker, and wrote slowly. He considers a thousand words a day sufficient. He hunts weekly during season, is unmarried, and lives with his mother and sister.

Stanley J. Weyman London Mr. Weyman

Hotel clerk cites relief from chronic diarrhoea

Mr W M Bush of Hotel Dorrance Providence R I recounts years of nearly constant diarrhoea prostrating him at work. A traveling salesman gave him a small bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He reports immediate relief and hopes for continued prevention with few doses. For sale by Emmert and Burrell.

W. M. Bush Dorrance Proidence R. I Chamberlain Emmert & Burrell

Origin of Whist Card Game Traced to England

The game of whist originated in England and likely evolved from the earlier trump game played as early as 1530. Historical notes mention sermons denouncing trump that year for distracting minds from religious truths. Whists is first cited in English literature in 1421.

England

Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed as Best Cough Medicine

An advertisement urges readers not to be imposed upon and to insist on Foley's Honey and Tar as the positively best cough medicine. The endorsement comes from H. J. Moogh and W. F. Jungkunz & Co.

Foley H. J. Moogh W. F. Jungkunz & Co

US exhibit at Paris exposition favors utilitarian display

The fisheries and forestry exhibit will avoid natural fish and focus on tinned preserved and dried fish and fishing tackle. This approach aims to make the forestry and fisheries section among the most attractive in the United States division at the exposition.

Fisheries and Forestry United States Department of Forestry and Fisheries

Chamberlian's Cough Remedy Praised by Local Family

Mr. W. B. Cooper of El Rio California praises Chamberlian's Cough Remedy for family use and especially effective for small children. Emmert & Burrell, druggists, advertise the product for sale.

Unfinished Romance of Rome Found in London Home

A discovered manuscript by Dr John Moore, father of the Coruna hero, is said to recount an unfinished romance of Rome from Caesar’s era. It was found in a London house he once occupied and may be published.

Rome John Moore Hero Coruna London

Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort

A vintage advertisement claims Allen's Foot Ease lets women wear one size smaller shoes by shaking powder into the footwear. It pledges instant relief for coins and bunions, swollen feet, blisters, callouses, ingrown nails and sweating. Available at druggists and shoe stores with a free trial by mail. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy.

Allen Adtseet Allen S. Olmsted le Roy

Time to Buy: $30 Suit for $25 This Fall

Tomorrow may be too late to secure a $30 suit of clothes now offered at $25. Elegant piece goods newly arrived from the factory, suitable for fall and winter wear. Joan S. Happster, The up-to-date Merchant Tailor. Talow.

Joan S. Happster Talow

Wilder Brigade Reunion by Rail Special Rates Set

The Southern Railway offers round trip from Louisville to Chattanooga at 6.36 and from Chicago to Chattanooga at 14.36, with tickets sold Sept 18 and 19 and return valid through Sept 24. The Wilder Brigade Special from Indiana and Southern Illinois departs Indianapolis Sept 18, via Pennsylvania Railroad to Louisville, then Southern Railway to Lexington and Queen & Crescent to Chattanooga, inviting 92nd Illinois members to join Indiana and Southern Illinois via Indianapolis. Those not on the official train may depart Chicago Sept 18 or 19 and connect in Louisville to the Southern Railway train, arriving Chattanooga in late afternoon or early morning. For details contact Wm. H. Tayloe, Louisville, or J. C. Beam, Chicago.

Wilder Brigade Southern Railway Louisville Chattanooga Chicago Lexington Queen & Crescent 92Nd Illinois Indiana Southern Illinois Indianapolis Chattagooga Pennsylvania Road Wm. H. Tayloe Louisville, Ky J. C. Beam N. W BP. A Adams Street

Half Rates to Dedication of Northern Illinois Normal School

Excursion tickets offered from all stations within 75 miles via the North Western Line for round trips September 21 to 23, and limited to September 25. One fare applies, available through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.

Northern Illinois Normal School DeKalb North-Western Chicago & North-Western R’y

Homeseeker's Excursions On Sale By Chicago Great Western

On June 20 July 4 and 18 August 15 and September 6 and 19 Homeseeker tickets will be sold to southern western and northwestern points at one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Tickets valid for twenty one days from sale date. For full details contact Maple Leaf Route agents or F H Lord General Pass and Ticket Agent 113 Adams St Chicago.

Homeseeker Chicago Great Western Ry Maple Leaf F.H. Lord Gen. Pass Adams St Chicago M&f

Panorama War Album offered by Big Four Route

A promotional notice describes Spanish American War Panorama and Greater America as a popular war book with vivid scenes of officers, troops, Red Cross heroines, and Havana chapters. The 5x8 inch album priced at 12 cents, mailing options, limited edition, and order address in Cincinnati. Also mentions reduced second class tickets to western points via Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways through C M and St Paul lines.

America Red Cross Havana Santiago Uncle Sam United States Canada Mexico Warren J. Lymon Great Northern Northern Pacific Railways J. el

New and Improved Phone Service Expected Here

The Fireport Telephone Exchange Co. announces new service with updated rates for residence and business lines. Orders will be taken at the office and the system will be installed as bookings are received, with telephones placed promptly once ordered. For more information inquire at the telephone office.

Fireport Telepho Exchange Co Y M.C. A

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