Dreyfus Case and French Russian War Plans Controversy
A detailed account links the Dreyfus affair to France’s quick firing guns plans and Russian attempts to obtain drawings. It names Gen. Boisdeffre and Gen. Chutche as key figures and notes dismissals linked to the scandal. The piece connects this to broader Franco Russian alliance tensions and public scapegoating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
France
Russia
Rossin
Tassik
French War Department
Chim
Get. de Bois- Jeffre
Gen
Chutche
Karon Mohrembetian
Husshor
Seine
Tto
Gien
Obrutchett
Boisdeffre
Baron Mohrenhein
Anecdotes and Quips From Bohemian Circles
A fragmentary reminiscence surveys humorous lines about Fitz James O'Brien and companions. It recounts a puzzled riddle about O'Brien, a wary Irish youth seeking a recommendation, bishops debating explanations, and Balzac’s stalled promise to read a piece to a Paris company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitz James O'Brien
Tom Marshall
Tie
Rebedy
Benjamin
Audubon Persisted Through Hard Times and Silence
The text recalls John James Audubon facing debt and isolation in early life yet remaining steadfast. It highlights his refusal to abandon observing birds and nature, even in deepest troubles, and notes his habit of retreating to forests to pray and reflect while listening to the wood thrush.
Flight of a Cannon Shot Across Distances and Glove Trade
The article discusses theoretical cannon range with Captain Zalitski noting nine miles as a likely limit under current tech and hints at eighteen miles with perfect powder. It then highlights Grenoble as a major glove center, producing 1,200,000 dozen pairs annually worth 7 million dollars and employing 25,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Tifteer Uifles
FL i. Zalitski
Zalioski
Viner
Grenoble
The Hero of Manila in His New Uniforms
The Navy Department designs multiple uniforms for Admiral Dewey following a precedent set by Farragut. Dewey will wear a distinctive full dress with gold lace and a silver star, plus a special coat for social and official ceremonies. He may keep several outfits on hand, costing about $2,000 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Navy Department
Kusk
Department
Farragut
Genteman
Admiral Dewey
Uew
Admiral Farragut
Staa
Brooklyn Millionaire Spends Fortune Before Death
James A H Bell once worth four million dollars has spent or given away nearly all his fortune to spite his sons. He travels to Europe to dispose of four hundred thousand left and dispersed wealth, leaving a son who died in a Paris hospital as the other son remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. H. Bell
Monte Cristo
Brooklyn
Ilfely
Bell
Europe
Mr. Bell
Charles A. Bell
John Graham Hell
St. Peter’s Hospital
Milionaire
No. 45
Sands Street
St. Peter's
Champs Elysee
Paris
Atherlea
Brooklyn Institute
Prospect Park
George Francis
Candea
Lamp
Drilled Dogs with German Ambulance Corps Near Cologne
A unit of dogs has been trained in Lecrench near Cologne to work with the German ambulance corps. Each dog carries a saddle with wound dressing in pockets and a large gourd of brandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecrench
Cologne
Rain Beats Into Circus Tent Despite Attendant Vigilance
The scene notes rain seeping into a circus tent despite a vigilant attendant. Spectators endure damp seats as performers improvise to keep acts moving.
At Swedish Weddings Emblems of Domestic Authority
A fragment notes that among Swedish weddings the bride room bears a whip as an emblem of authority in the domestic circle, reflecting social norms of class and gender roles.
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Li Rieux
Ida
Balgne
Chicago
St. Louis
Som
Missouri
Mary
T Louis
Josiah Quincy
Boston
Washington
Justice Story
Federal Supreme Court
Minarshall
Balzac
Liteux
Odeon
Phewter
Springs
Quingla
Tle
Bio
Manila
En Monte Cristo
James A. TI. Belt
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