Filipinos display truce plan and fire at Americans near San Mateo
Military actions unfold as Capt Parker takes San Mateo after sharp fighting that followed Maj Cronin's failure. Casualties include three American dead and thirteen wounded as recon troops secure San Mateo near the San Juan river. Reports from Lieut Gillmore describe a captured U S officer and men held by insurgents near Bal es Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Parker
San Mateo
Maj. Cronin
Calalet
Tongs
Hart
JG Gillmore
United States
Yorstown
Bales
Luzon
Oficer
Wigan
South Hales
Gilmore
Tailroal
San Luis
Prulay
Samuel B. Young
San Juan River
Manila
21St Infary
Tragic multiple shootings and accidents reported
Across Koowatin and nearby towns a series of violent incidents and accidents are detailed. A husband shot by wife during a quarrel, a man commits suicide after threatening his spouse, another man killed by a train, and a father and son drown are all described with brief local notes and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gan. Moore
Portage la Prairie
Man
CPR
James Moore
Fellow
Brandon
Telegraphic Briefs Fail to Hold Fort Wilt Tale War Scene
Fragmented telegraph briefs mention a U S Transfort War tie up and a murder suspect linked to Moitre. The text references Deattan, Niacas Store, and Kings Asenrdtaris in a garbled account of crime, recovery, and local incidents with no clear narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bam
Tryst Herouta
Moitre
Pio
Niacas
Maui
Iesarien
Boers Prepare to Fight Amid War Rumors in South Africa
August reports from Johannesburg and Pretoria describe growing calls for arms and defense measures as locals expect conflict. Burghers may be issued rifles, and a constitutional amendment could force non burghers to aid in regional defense. From Cape Town to London, officials discuss franchise disputes while Kruger is portrayed as aging and overwhelmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Standard and Diggers
Eld
Orueta
Pretoria
Jouterts
Natal
Rifle Association
London
Kruger
Johannes Darghat
Joseph Chamberlain
Morning Post
Pesident Kroger
Transvaal crisis deepens as Chamberlain moves on
London and Johannesburg dispatches report the British cabinet pressing for Transvaal concessions linked to a joint inquiry. Kruger faces pressure to accept independence limits or risk war, with mobilization rumors, border orders, and war material stockpiles cited from Pretoria to Capetown.
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London
Transvaal
House of Commons
South Africa
Michael Davitt
T. P. O'Connor
Kruger
Johannesburg
The
Times
Germany
Daily Mail
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Chamberlain
Lam
South African Republic
Bloemfontein
Cape
Chao
Pretoria
Bambers
Raad
Crisia
Cape Town
Netherlands South Africa Railway Company
Capetown
Mr. Chamberlain
Durban
Natal
Liverpool Regiment
Laings Neck
Reichstag
Hamburg
Delagoa Bay
Unclear OCR fragment hints at rail disaster and deaths
Fragmentary text mentions a railway wreck, a death of Ryan, and various unconnected names. The passage is garbled with numerous misspellings and lacks coherent facts or dates to form a clear news item.
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Mr. Due. Walsh
Western Ter
Llacre Merde Et Tistou
Tien
McArthur
Hunter
Mantiain
Sanaila Atatte
Liten Ryan
Dreyfus Case Shifts as Labor Is Shot in Rennes
In Rennes on August 14 a gunman fired at Maitre Labor, injuring him in the back but leaving him alive. The Dreyfus court martial saw ex president Casimir-Perier testify angrily about the charges, insisting on clearing his name. Concurrently, Paul Derouleds and other anti Semite and patriotic league members were arrested near Paris, with authorities uncovering a conspiracy to seize government by force and a barricaded MO Guerin resisting arrest for weeks.
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Lede
Tarade
Nwt
Lt. Short
Joseph Catfield
Rennes
Dreyfus
France
Casimir-Perier
Dreyfasse
Eiber
Casimir Perier
Casation
Wittest Real
Count von Munster Ledenberg
Paris
Prince Hohenobe
M. Casimer Perier Uring
Elysee Palace
M. Paul Derouleds
League of Patriots
Tupiter
Chamber of Deputies
Charente
Croissy
Patriotic Leagues
Neuilly Barracks
Affai
M. Fabre
Af. Deroalede
MoGuerin
Anti Semite League
Dreyfus Trial Highlights and Related War News
The Times reports new seer information to Germany, with session of the whole Dreyfus affair court martial set for Saturday in Rennes. Lieut-Col. De Laroche Vernet and Mercier expected to testify amid anticipated dramatic exchanges. Montreal mass funeral for the Rochelon family follows the Ste. Polycarpe wreck. Dallas fire destroys the Guild building on Elm Street. Manitou reports Marshall confections store burglary. Madrid notes Toral and Pareja verdicts and an additional inquiry. Calulet capture: McArthur’s forces patrol the rail line near Angeles after rebels flee and burn the town.
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Pacis
Schwartzkoppen
Enterhury
Henry
Germany
Dreyfus
Dressanards
Labort
Demange
Erosie Meader
Toral
Pareil
Madrid
the Gazette
Supreme Court
Toral and
Pareja
Santiago de Cuba
Unreadable Legraphic Briefs From Shaky Dispatch
An excerpted item from The Timonton district reports a court martial session and various names amid garbled text. It mentions Mrs. Galloway and several local figures, with scattered references to government actions and regionwide farming conditions.
Gratful to Canada and wartime notes reach empire
Reports from London and Johannesburg express gratitude to Canada for its sympathy and support, with protests by French consuls over compulsory service. Johannesburg threats warn of war ruin, while Capetown designates a day of prayer. German ships bring war stores to Delagoa Bay as Indian troops prepare for South Africa deployment. Regina magistrates deal with arrests for drinking and breaches of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pathh
Johannesburg
Fs Vehalf
Uitlanders
Herr
Diggers’ News
Great Britain
Britain
Capetown
Prac
Lorenzo, Marquez
Delagoa Bay
Ateamer Reichstag
Hamburg
Naples
Mombasan
Bombay
South Mica
Indian
Simultan
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Constable Eastwood
Ssewatin
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Ont
Ang
Johns Brown
Malleable
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Toronto
Walter
Brown
Boar
Peck
Charlies Ge Stem
Aed
Credit Bank
Prien
Hamburg Marine Office
Zoological Garden
Bryce
Toronn
Joan W. Bryce
Ald
Thos
Toe Kanne
Anne Bate
Paul
Real
Lethusiasn
Weilang
Lou
Noxel
Clarence Springer
Charles L. Sprinker
Daniel Gould
Tell
Bremen
Maine
Lizzie Weston
Mabel Weston
Fifeen
Lizzie Dodge
Moosomin
Ava
Stanley Endicott
James Endiott
Gaebee
Coweta
Etocitix
Shame Geller
Tristram
Eraining
Drovs Winuives
Newman
Sen
Rth & Sone Guufacturera
Dreyfus’ Lawyer
PLOS
Estermazy
Montreal
Rachelon Fam
Ste. Polycarpe
Dallas
Tex
Guild
Elm Street
Pacific Avenue
Manitou
Aan
Wa. Marshall
Calulet
Geo. McArthur
Drea
Seventeenth Infantry
Siam
Galloway
Nauane
Borece
Ste
Deester
Timonton
Elna
Canada
Jezina Laworeaxers
Regina
Vowph Late
Fred Sylvester
Lube
Sylvester
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