Governor Lee Aligns With San Francisco Labor Council View
Gov Lee letters to Secretary Rosenburg discuss mustering out troops at San Francisco. He predicts travel pay cuts will affect politics and labor markets, noting South Dakota troops will be returned home while others may join new regiments. He warns of broader labor market effects in San Francisco.
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Gov. Lee
Rosenburg
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco
War Department
South Dakota
Cea
Dreyfus Trial Reveals Dramatic Courtroom Strains
The Dreyfus court martial featured tense cross examinations and a direct court shield of witnesses. Witnesses like Gobert and Bertillon offered disputed testimony about the bordereau, while the court limited Labori’s access to evidence and drew attention to past trials as prejudicial.
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Dreyfus
Zola
Labori
Mercier
Paty de Clum
Jouaust
du Paty de Clam
MM. Labori
de Clam
Col. Jouaust
M. Gobert
Bank of France
Gobert
War Office
Gonse
M. Bertillon
Paris
Bertillon
Bertilion
Befran
Bordereau
Iem
Consul Edward Bedloe Suspended in Canton China
United States official Edward Bedloe, consul at Canton, China, is suspended by the State Department and permitted to return to the United States. The action follows his certificate of American ownership issued to the filibustering steamer Abby, later seized by the gunboat McCulloch.
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United States
Canton
China
Edward Bedloe
Pennsylvania
State Department
Bedloe
Abby
McCulloch
McKinley Outlines Philippine Policy at Ocean Grove
President McKinley spoke at Ocean Grove New Jersey outlining his plan for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. He insisted the Philippines must come under United States control after peace and urged a government of law order and welfare under the Stars and Stripes.
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McKinley
Islands
Ocean Grove
N. J
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
Work of the hurricane leaves thousands homeless and dead
The Porto Rico hurricane reports show nearly 2,000 killed and 22,000 rendered homeless. Cities like Caguas Yabucoa Manna bo Utuado Conmo Sorosal lack physicians drugs and hospitals. San Juan charity sends daily supplies. trials rise from the disaster amid typhus fears at Arroyo.
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Board of Health Us
Porto Rico
Caguas
Yabucoa
Mannabo
Utuado
Conmo
Sorosal
Board of Charity
Boers Defy Britain as Military Rule Looms in Johannesburg
Pretoria reports the volksraad voted 18 to 9 to continue the dynamite commission monopoly. Commandant General P. J. Joubert orders field cornets to avoid actions provoking war, forbids coerced volunteer arms, and Viljoen asks about confiscating inhabitants' property if war comes. He also says military government could seize Johannesburg and expel all British subjects.
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Johannesburg
Pretoria
Volksraed
Dynamite Commission
P. J. Joubert
Viljoen
Yvolksraad
Pranks of the Lightning Hit Several Across States
Reports describe lightning incidents in Florida Georgia Maine and Berlin with injuries and fatalities. A Sea Breeze girl killed near the water a child knocked from its mother’s arms in Ocilla and a Berlin operator struck at work are among cases. Observers note lightning holes reaching bone and blue brown track marks while lightning rods regain value.
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Seabreeze
Fla
Maine
Ocilla
Georgia
Berlin Exchange
Franklin, Sr
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Tacoma
Berlin
The Old Home in Twilight
A speaker recalls the quiet shadow of a once cherished homestead. Ivy entangles the walls as memories of children and loved ones linger in dim halls. Night winds answer the cry as the bat sweeps by while a childhood voice calls from afar.
Boycotted by College Mates Brings Father to Reunion
A college town narrative follows John Sturges as he returns for commencement. His boycott by classmates over a funded knee and a budding romance with Julia Spencer’s daughter unfolds to reveal a father’s support and a planned revelation at President Lamson’s reception. The gym fund plot twists with Professor Patton and the great halfback of 96 joining a path to resolve tensions.
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George
Patton
John Sturges
Kiow
Spencer
Julia Spencer
Julia Ranmney
Annie
John
Lamson
Glee Club
Prof. Patton
Feats of Archery from Ancient Masters and Legends
The piece surveys historic archery feats from William Tell to Roman emperors and Persian and Turkish archers. It cites long shots, unusual targets, and rulers boasting perfect aim, with vivid examples from antiquity to the 18th century.
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William Tell
Robin Hood
Homer
Penelope
Ulysses
Domitians
Commodus
Charlinn
Turkey
Cincinnati Tribune
Boycott Lifted Over College Gymnasium Bond
A family scene unfolds as the elder Sturges lifts a boycott after pledging $20,000 for the completion and equipment of the college gymnasium. cheers erupt as John and a blushing girl respond, while the father jokes about the lifted boycott and watches the moment.
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John
Sturges
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Sioux City
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Omaha
Sioux Falls
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Chicago and Northwestern
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State Land Department
Watertown
Agricultural College
W. J. Sisk
State University At
Ince
National Irrigation Congress
Edwin van Cise
Deadwood
Joseph LB. Moore
Levi McGee
Rapid City
M. V. Doyle
Piedmont
A. Cochrane
Brookings
Clementine
Sam
Columus
Williamsport
Consul
Britain
College Town
Balzac
Bagehot
Gaster
New York Evening Sun
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