Dreyfus Vindicated and Victim of Anti Jewish Bias
Paris July 6. The government urged the supreme court to quash the Rennes verdict without retrial, effectively vindicating Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of treason and restoring him to military status. Defense argued anti Semitism caused the miscarriage of justice, claiming he was targeted for being Jewish amid a culture of exclusion in the army and in France.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
Baudouin
Suspreme
Rennes
Dreyfus
Supreme Court
Maitre Mornard
France
Germany
M. Mornard
Staff College
Ministry of War
General Staff
Col. Sandherr
Secret Intelligence Bureau
Alsace
War Office
Maj
du Paty de Clam
Bordereau
Controversy of the Dreyfus Case and the Dossier
A historical account outlines Dreyfus two week confinement without charges, then secret court martial. It notes handwriting tests, the disputed bordereau, and the infamous dossier claimed to threaten war with Germany. For five years France feared the dossier, which later proved forged among others. Only one document was ever made public.
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Midi
Dreyfus
Army
Bordereau
Germany
France
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Local Rebeckahs Initiate Class
Local Rebeckahs lodge held a Tuesday evening meeting with a class initiation and installation of newly elected officers. Louise Bancroft, deputy grand master, led with I Edwards, Mariam Ginn, Carrie Edwards and Louise Swing assisting. Officers named include N G Frances Henry Vo G Emma Kuchemann Sec Bertha C Grimm Warden Zilpha Fetz Conductor Maude King I G Ellen Grumme O G H M Cogan R S N G Tillie Brickler L S N G Tenie Gloeckner R S V G Nellie Sherrill L S V G Nellie Atkinson Chaplain Carrie Edwards.
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Rebeckahs
Louise Bancroft
I. Edwards
Mariam Ginn
Carrie Edwards
Louise Swing
N. G
Frances Henry
Emma Kuchemann
Bertha C. Grimm
Zilpha Fetz
Chicago and Northwestern Conductor Kills Himself
Baraboo Wis July 6 Randall Peck a conductor on the Chicago and Northwestern ended his life by lying on the track and letting a train pass over him. He had shown odd behavior since a previous wreck near Janesville in which several railroad men were killed.
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Chicago and Northwestern
Baraboo
Wis
Randall Peck
Janesville
Injured Performer Falls From Loop the Loop
Arthur Holden of Newark New Jersey the loop the loop performer for Mundy Carnival shows in Kenosha Wisconsin narrowly escaped death when the loop mechanism failed and he was violently hurled from the car. Five thousand spectators witnessed the accident. He is feared to have suffered internal injuries.
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Kenosha
Wis
Arthur Holden
Newark
N. J
Holden
Carrie Nation Charged Over Mail Obscenity Hatchet Warrant
A federal warrant was issued by United States Attorney Scothorn for Carrie Nation charging her with sending obscene matter through the mails in her temperance publication The Hatchet. Nation lecturing in Texas. federal officers notified to arrest. A Hatchet issue contained a plain language lecture to young men and boys. Ladies white canvas oxfords at Coatsworths 93c.
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Postofice
Guthrie
Okla
United States
Scothorn
Carrie Nation
Fatal Freight Train Death Near Mt Carroll
An unknown intoxicated man was struck and killed by an extra freight westbound near Mt. Carroll, about a quarter mile west of the crossing. He sat on the tracks, appeared asleep, and could not be roused despite the engine bell and whistle. The incident occurred around 7 pm yesterday.
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Mt. Carroll
Savanna Times
Head Severed in Railroad Bridge Tragedy at Gratiot
William McHugh a 65 year old Gratiot Wisconsin farmer sat to rest on a railroad bridge between Gratiot and Shullsburg when a passing Illinois Central train struck him. His head was severed and his body mangled. He was well known in the area and relatives live in the city. The remains were taken to Gratiot for burial. funeral arrangements set for tomorrow.
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William McHugh
Gratiot
Wis
Illinois Central Railroad
Shullsburg
John McHugh
Standard
Galena
Omaha
McHugh
Mr. McHugh
Bell Bros Company overall factory nearing operation
Two Chicago machinists are installing the machinery at the Bell Bros. & Company overall factory here. The plant will begin active operation in a few days, with many applicants from local women workers and about forty hires already made. management plans to expand employment to over seventy five women within a month.
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Overall
Chicago
Bell Bros. & Company
Change in Superintendent at Black Jack Mine
D C Keskep of Knoxville Tennessee succeeds Frank Trego as superintendent of the Black Jack mine. Keskep comes highly recommended as a leading mining engineer in the region. The misheadment also reports several other important changes at the mine.
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D.C. Keskep
Trego
Black Jack
Frank Trego
Knoxville
Tenn
Keskep
Postal Card Craze Spurs Sales and Flirtation Tricks
A local business figure notes the postal card craze has grown greatly with shops reporting thousands sold. Comic and art cards flourish including leather postals used for sofa pillows, while authorities clamp down on vulgar designs and youths use cards to flirt.
Fire destroys destitute Galena Junction tent family
Raymond and his wife with several small children lived in a riverside tent near Galena Junction. A fire yesterday afternoon left their home burned, leaving Raymond badly burned and the family destitute. The mother, who was away at the river, returned to find the structure gone and her husband helped to a neighboring tent. The family, already poor and with Raymond recovering from paralysis, seeks county aid after losing all belongings and any chance of summer work.
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Galena Junction
Raymond
Great Western
S. White
Dubuque
Patrick Hoy
Jo Daviess County
Stockton
Apple River
Miss Lida
Walter O'Neil
Lawrence Gerlich
Chicago
John Dwyer
High Street
la Crosse
Freeport
la Cresse
Louis Clock
Dada Cahill
Paving on Upper Main Street Finished. Lower Main Next
The last brick in the upper Main Street paving was laid this morning and the contract phase completed. Work will begin on paving lower Main Street soon, hindered recently by rain and bad weather, with completion expected shortly. The project has drawn numerous compliments for its satisfactory execution.
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Upper Main Street
Lower Main Street
Mine Drainage Good as New Machinery at Hazel Green
Word from Hazel Green reports the new mining machinery in operation at the Hazel Green mine is working very satisfactorily and will drain the mine of water by Monday. Once lowered, a large force of miners will resume mining, renewing hopes sparked by earlier fire damage.
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Hazel Green
Afternoon Wedding Unites Ira B Hall and Elsie R Cook
A Scranton Pa man Ira B Hall and Apple River woman Elsie R Cook were married in Apple River this afternoon. They came to town, obtained a license, and wed in Judge Rippin’s office with no attendants. Mrs Wilhelmi and her brother Edw Krueger traveled to Dubuque for a relative’s funeral.
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Apple River
Ira B. Hall
Scranton
Elsie R. Cook
Menominee Fish Case Heard by Justice Clark
The People vs Edward and Henry Hire of Menominee was heard before Justice Clark this afternoon. Sheriff Whitmore had arrested them last Thursday night and brought them to the city. They were arraigned and the hearing was continued until today. By 4 PM the evidence was not complete and a decision was expected late evening or tomorrow.
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Menominee
Edward and
Henry Hire
Menominee Station
Clark
Whitmore
Grocer Disappears Leaves Dubuque Hint Farther Journey
A well known Dubuque grocer who ran a Franklin street store vanished several days ago amid rumors of heavy debts. Friends report he left without notice, later sending a letter from Dubuque saying he would go farther away but not revealing his destination. Many doubt financial problems explain the departure.
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Franklin Street
Dubuque
City Guests and Visits Highlight Local Social Roundup
Will Monnier and Miss Clara Wycoff visiters and guests appear across Rockford and Dubuque connections. Mentions of Miss Sadie Lied, Graham of Vinegar Hill, and others describe short city visits, familial ties, steamer mate John Gerlich, and a busy day of social calls and bridge inspections with Meeker Street repairs planned.
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Will Monnier
Rockford
Clara Wycoff
Dubuque
Sadie Lied
Freeport
Graham
Vinegar Hill
Monnier
Scales Mound
Clark Hampstead
Minneapolis
Harry Gregory
Guy Manger
Platteville
Misa Lila Beil
J. S. Franklin
East
Moses Rees
Warren
Horace Pratt
Peoria
John Sheean
Jackson Street
W. W. Gill
Madison
Vera Brainard
Cedar Rapids
R.R. Edwards
John L. Gerlich
Juanita
Frank Venable
Chicago
Chas. Venable
Geo. L. Kemper
Davenport
Bell Scott
Flossie
Grand Junction
Colo
Hazel. Green
Clara A. Newhall
Clara
Paul Gerlich
Hattie Bell
Rock Island
Thomas Graham
Vinegar Hill Township
C. S. Bentley
Chetlam Homestead
Thos. Redfearn
Nellie
Miffiln
Wis
F. L. Levy
Duluth
Brutal fight at Galena Junction leaves laborer near dead
A laborer working on Great Western construction at Galena Junction was beaten by about six men after a drinking session. Rocks struck him as he lay unconscious beside the railroad track. He was revived, identified attackers, and Marshal Whippo arrested one man, with others to face trial. A miner drunk on Dewey avenue was also hauled in for disturbance.
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Curley" McCarty
Marshal Whippo
Great Western
Galena Junction
Marshall Whippo
Vinegan Hill
Jordan
Dewey Avenue
Market Report from Chicago Live Stock Prices
Today's market report lists cattle hogs and calves with stated receipts and price ranges. Cattle receipts 3,000 with varied prices from 2.40 to 6.60 for different grades. Hogs receipts 21,000 with prices from 6.25 to 6.92 and related notes on market steadiness and ship quality.
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Chicago
Choice
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Pu Paty de Clam
Hel
Cherche
Garrier
Jamieson
Pittsburg Dispatch
John M'Hugh
Hazel Green Mine
Curly M'Carty
Today's Market Report
Lillian Hoch
City
Reuben Schaefer
Iowa
John Hoch
Heffner
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