Dreyfus Trial Hearings Highlight Officer Testimony
At the Tennessee court martial session Maj. Hartmann testified on artillery bordereau topics and potential leaks. Gen Deloye challenged his accuracy, Havet offered grammatical analysis of the bordereau, and tensions rose over witness credibility.
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Bordereau
Dreyfus
Maitre Labori
M. Demange
Maj
Hartmann
Chalons
Madagascar
M. Labori
Gen. Mercier
Capt. Freystaetter
Mercier
Gen. Deloye
Maj. Hartmann
Deloye
M. Havet
Institute
Maj. Carriere
Beile of Arbone Sinks Off Nazario Island
A Lingua dispatch says the British bark Beile of Arbone carrying guano sank near Nazario island, 17 miles from Huacho. The crew were saved and reached Tuacho.
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Sinka
New York
Herald
Lingua
Peru
Beile
Arbone
Varga
Nazario Island
Huacho
Tuacho
Yellow Fever Reports Across Several States and Cities
Multiple sources report yellow fever cases and actions on Sept. 2. Four cases in Key West prompt possible relocation of garrison per Gen. Miles. Florida communication with Key West cut by Morida health officials after two deaths. New Orleans death confirmed with state quarantine ordered, Mobile also quarantines. A Sanborn Knox county case linked to Cuba. Oricaba Mexico reports six sporadic cases and Cordova Mexico records 68 deaths by Aug 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gen. Frank
Department of the Gulf
War Department
Key West
Miles
Frank
Fort McPherson
Jacksonville
Pla
J. Y. Porter
Morida State Board of Health
Austin
Tex
State Health Department
New Orleans
Blunt
Mobile
Ala
Indianapolis
Inf
State Board of Health
Sanborn
Knox County
Cuba
Marine Hospital Service
Oricaba
Mex
McLean Wins Ohio Democratic Nomination for Governor
In Zanesville on August 31 the Ohio Democratic state convention nominated John R. McLean of Cincinnati for governor on the first ballot with 40 214 votes. Other nominees included A W Patrick for lieutenant governor and Dewitt C Badger for supreme court. The platform endorses free coinage of silver, Bryan in 1900, and opposes a large standing army while supporting naval strength and independence of Cuba and the Philippines. It also calls for anti trust measures and tariff reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
John R. McLean
Cincinnati
McLean
Kilbourne
Haskell
Rice
Sherwood
Seward
Lentz
A. W. Patrick
Tuscarawas
Dewitt C. Badger
Madison
J. W. Dore
Seneca
George W. Sigafoos
Darke
James T. Gorman
Lawrence
Board of Public Works
Fletcher D. Malin
Lake
Chicago
Bryan
Cuba
Philippines
Deadly boiler explosions strike two Michigan plants
In Copemish near Manistee a Chapman and Sargent bowl factory boiler blew up killing three men and fatally injuring four others. The dead: Charles Handy Perry Melafont George Estabrook. In Pittsburgh the Republic Iron Works boiler burst on South Twenty fourth Street fatally injuring five and seriously injuring seven as a tire fire followed.
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Manistee
Mich
Chapman & Sargent
Copemish
Here
Charles Handy
Perry Melafont
George Estabrook
Oliver Sanders
Robert Peterson
Charles Taylor
Howard Ketcham
Pittsburgh
Republic Iron Works
South Twenty-fourth Street
Immigration ruling permits 66 Filipinos to land in San Francisco
Commissioner General Powderly acting with the treasury secretary's approval allows 66 of 68 newly arrived Filipinos to be landed in San Francisco upon posting a $500 bond each. The two refused landing are reported to have a loathsome disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Powderly
Immigration Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
San Francisco
Hold-Up Report Near Lincoln Lincoln Illinois
An unverifed report says a masked gang held up the night passenger train of the Peoria Decatur and Evansville railroad at the coal mine near Lincoln twenty eight miles north of Springfield. One robber was reportedly shot and killed by a trainman. No details were available.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Peoria
Decatur & Evansville
Reverend William Johnston killed resisting arrest
In Omaha on Aug 34 Rev. William Johnston former pastor of the African Baptist church of Maryville and evangelist for Kansas and Missouri was slain by Officer John Wallace during an alleged attempt to arrest him. The case cites a prior conviction for indecent proposals to Mrs. Alice Darton a respectable white woman.
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Omaha
Neb
William Johnston
African Baptist Church of
Maryville
Colored Baptist Church of
Kansas
Missouri
John Wallace
Johnston
Alice Darton
Wheat crop projection from Minnesota to Dakota states
New York reports Thomas Lowery of Minneapolis says spring wheat in Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota totals about 200 million bushels. A returning expert judge estimated the crop at 197 million bushels after a thorough on site investigation.
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New York
Thomas Lowery
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Demand Drives Expansion as Trade Steadies in Sept
R G Dun reports strong demand and rising employment fueling new stores and factories despite high prices. Wheat declines due to discredited injury reports. corn exports surge to 20,802,120 bushels with western receipts up slightly. Bradstreet notes generally firm prices with cereals weak. weekly business failures total 131, lowest in years.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bradstreet's
Dominican Revolt Produces Provisional Government
News from Santo Domingo reports President Vicruereo abdicated in favor of Jimenes. Provisional government named with Horacio Vasquez as President and eight ministers in place. Cap Haitien notes Jimenes free and en route to Puerto Plata. Imbert confirms arrival expected as population remains calm.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Viguereo
Dominican Republic
Jimenes
Santo Domingo
Horacio Vasquez
Jose Brache
Ramon Cacceres
Domingo Ferreras
Samuel Moya
Jose Ma Nuel
Arturo Zeno
Jose Fro Guzman
Moca
Henriquez
Santiago de Cuba
Puerto Plata
Imbert
War Seems Certain A Boer War Looms Across Africa
Pretoria reports President Kruger told a prominent Boer war is practically assured and every Boer now holds a mauser with ammunition, while the Boers prepare to strike unexpectedly. The state department acts to protect Americans in the Transvaal in case Britain and the Boer republic go to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pretoria
Morning Post
Kruger
Washington
State Department
Transvaal
Great Britain
Boer Republic
Rioters Arrested After Central Avenue Clash
A riot on Central Avenue near Giddings Avenue end with ten arrests. A torpedo exploded under a streetcar wheel as a crowd of foreign workers fought police who dispersed the mob with clubs. Cars fired revolvers over heads, and most prisoners were foreigners with limited English.
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Cleveland, O
Central Avenue
Giddings Avenue
Big Guns Used In Angeles Clash As Insurgents Attack
Manila reports an early Saturday attempt by insurgents to drive Col. Smith’s command from Angeles using two Krupp guns. The attack failed as artillery from Lieut. Kenley’s First Battery drove the insurgents away. Separate gunboat and infantry actions near Guagua wounded a resident, with the gunboat Laguna de Bay aiding. The report also notes the capture of Argao la, the impregnable stronghold in Negros Hill country by Sixth Infantry under Lieut. Col. Byrne, with casualties on both sides and destruction of fortifications and stores. A US transport Morgan City wreck near Onomichi prompted emergency provisioning for troops en route to Manila. Five men from Col. Bell’s regiment attacked a rebel outpost near Porac, with one American killed and one wounded, while the Kansas regiment moved toward the Tartar for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Col. Smith
Angeles
Porac
Kenley
Guagua
Laguna de Bay
Negros
Byrne
Kobe
Japan
United States
Morgan City
Onomichi
Philippines
Col. Bell
Kansas
Struck by a Train Kills Three in Cedar Grove Wisconsin
A northbound Chicago and Northwestern limited crashes into a buggy near Cedar Grove. Three men Au gust Scherk Nicholas Jass and William Hole die instantly and Albert Icke is seriously injured. The victims were local business men returning from Belgium. A second item notes Indiana to dedicate battlefield monuments September 20 with 1500 veterans expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Sentinel
Cedar Grove
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
August Scherk
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Nicholas Jass
William Hole
Albert Icke
Belgium
Wellsown Business
Sheboygan County
Dor sey W. Shackleford Wins Eighth Missouri Seat
Incomplete returns from the Eighth Missouri district indicate Dor Sey W. Shackleford Democrat defeated W J Voshall Republican by about 2200 votes to fill the Bland vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
Richard P. Bland
Dorsey W. Shackleford
W. J. Voshall
Fire Devastates Pinconning Village Buildings
A Sunday afternoon blaze in Pinconning village north of Bay City destroyed 32 frame structures including the Michigan Central passenger station Maccabee hall 13 business houses and 25 dwellings with contents. A strong north wind hindered firefighting and the fire burned out on its own leaving an estimated loss of about 75000 with minimal insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Pinconning Village
Michigan Central
Maccabee Hall
Parachute Fatality at Punxsutawney Fair Ground
N I Crissy a 25 year old aeronaut from Johnstown Pennsylvania fell 600 feet to death at the Punxsutawney fair grounds when the belt securing him broke before his parachute opened. Two thousand people witnessed the tragedy.
Striking Workers Shutdown Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia
Labor unrest at William Cramp and Sons ship and engine building works escalates as machinists and blacksmiths walk out. The shipyard informs a ten day closure, affecting about 5,500 workers across the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Cramp & Sons
Cramps
Nutwood Driving Club reports $20000 gain after big meeting
Rudlyng Week Nets $20,000 in a recent Nutwood Driving club event in Dubuque. Secretary Bruce Baldwin says the club is ahead financially by about $20,000, despite some disappointments.
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Dubuque
Jun
Nutwood Driving Club
Bruce Baldwin
Ten Die As Coliseum Arches Collapse in Chicago
Ten are dead four missing and fourteen injured after the Coliseum building arches and columns collapse. Officials attribute the failure to missing braces between steel trusses.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Corbett Gets Shot At World Title Rematch
New York reports James J. Corbett will challenge the winner of the Jeffries Bharkey bout in October for the world heavyweight title. Corbett seeks to regain the crown he lost to Bob Fitzsimmons in Carson City two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aug
James J. Corbett
Pugilist
Bob” Pitzsimmons
Carson City
New Counterfeit Two Dollar Note Detected
The secret service uncovers a new counterfeit two dollar treasury note of 1591 series. The note features check setter D. Bruce register Roberts treasurer portrait McPherson. The seal is dark red instead of pink and the engraving and overall work are poorly executed.
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Washington
Secret Service
Treasury
D. Bruce
Roberts
McPherson
Two youths captured in Koeller murder case
Chicago detectives arrested Richard Honeck and Herman Hundhausen after a brutal stabbing at 88014 Fulton Street that killed Walter Koeller. Mrs. Alexander identified the strangers who visited Koeller’s room and fled. weapons were found in their satchels. Jealousy alleged as motive.
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Chicago
Richard Honeck
Herman Hundhausen
Thomas Whelan
Grand Crossing
Walter TF. Koeller
F. M. Alexander
Fulton Street
Koeller
Moneck
Alexander
Young Koeller
Panic Reigns as Johannesburg Crisis Deepens
London dispatches describe exodus panic in South Africa with business paralysis food price spikes and unpayable rents. Banks see runs as people withdraw gold and railways fail to move goods amid looming war risk and possible collapse.
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London
Johannesburg
Daily Mail
Daily Telegraph
Pietrimaritzburg
Natal
Most Disgraceful Affair at Camp Lincoln
Springfield Indiana September four The annual tour of duty of the Illinois national guard ended when five organizations at Camp Lincoln broke camp and left for their destinations The Eighth battalion colored artillery squadron and others faced a riot when 30 negroes overpowered a white woman of bad repute near their quarters driving away with bayonets The guard was called out but the assailants escaped The affair was described as the most disgraceful episode at the camp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois National Guard
Camp Lincoln
Ilinois Cavalry
Eighth Battalion
Signal and Engineer Corps
Eighth Battalon
Signal Corps
Man Kills Wife and Child Then Self at Belmont Ave Home
Henry Emile a 2 car carpenter shot his wife in bed at 358 West Belmont Avenue Chicago and mortally wounded five year old Hilda before killing himself. He cut his arteries and hanged himself in the kitchen door. a German letter claims ongoing marital strife and prior attempts to starve his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Emile
Hilda
West
Belmont Avenue
Emde
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union announces Seattle convention
Chicago reports the call for the twenty sixth annual W C T U convention to be held in Seattle Washington in October 2025. The notice is signed by President Mrs Lillian M N Stevens and corresponding secretary Susanna M D Fay. It recalls last year’s success at St Paul and predicts a more momentous gathering this year.
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Chicago
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Seattle
Wash
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Susanna M. D. Fay
St. Paul
Tobacco Trust Plans Direct Purchases From Wisconsin Farmers
Madison Sept. 4 The American tobacco company known as the trust will buy leaf directly from Wisconsin farmers. A material price increase is expected and a large depot will be built in Madison for sorting and storing purchases, likely driving many small dealers from the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
American ‘Tobacco Company
the Trust
Wisconsin
Violent cyclone damages Azores island of San Miguel
A fierce cyclone rages over San Miguel in the Azores, causing heavy damage to ships and property. Several lives reportedly lost as the storm impacts coastal areas of Ponta Delgada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponta Delgada
Azores Islands
Island of
San Miguel
Ex-Gov Merrill of Iowa Dies in Los Angeles
Samuel Merrill former governor of Iowa died at his Los Angeles home after a paralytic stroke. Born August 7 1822 in Turner Missouri he moved west after NH legislature service and McGregor Iowa business. He fought in the Civil War as a colonel and later led the Citizens National Bank before retiring due to injuries from a 190-year-ago trap door accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel Merrill
Turner
Buxton
Tanworth
N. H
McGregor
Twenty-first Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Missouri
Black River Bridge
Merrill
Citizens’ National Bank
Gov. Merrill
California
Raid by Iowa regiment mars fiftieth encampment closing night
In Burlington the fiftieth Iowa encampment closed with a disgraceful raid by 150 soldiers, looting stands near the camp and destroying property valued at 200 to 300 dollars. Warrants for ten grand larceny were issued but settled as soldiers paid damages and charges were dropped. Citizens condemned the act while Gen. Byers said Iowa would cover reasonable damages by pro rata deduction from each man’s pay.
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Iowa
Burlington
Huneker
Henry Dawson
Byers
Pocahontas to gain rail link with Gowrie Northwestern
Pocahontas Iowa will receive a new Gowrie Northwestern branch of the Rock Island from Gowrie to Sibley. The city donates depot grounds and ten miles of right of way. Engineers have begun setting grading stakes and expect completion before snow but not until next spring. The line crosses the Illinois Central at Manson and the Northwestern at Laurens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecahontas
Iowa
Gowrie & Northwestern
Rock Island
Gowrie
Sibley
Pocahontas
E Company
Manson
Laurens
Prohibition Party Plans Aggressive Iowa Campaign
The prohibition state central committee met in Des Moines to organize this fall’s drive. It aims to be the party’s most aggressive effort in years, bringing top temperance orators to Iowa, distributing literature, and having each ticket member endorse the stamp for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition State Central Committee
Des Moines
Tawa
Iowa
Fatal Accident On Milwaukee Road Injures Crew Member
A hand car accident on the Milwaukee road near Woodward as section men dropped Des Moines River hill led to Willie Long, about 24, fatally injured and dying at home shortly after. Oak Mortimer, another crew member, was seriously injured but expected to recover.
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Milwaukee Road
Woodward
Des Moines
Willie Long
Oak Mortimer
Republican state central committee meets in Dubuque elects officers
A Dubuque meeting of the Republican state central committee organized the campaign with all members present. Officers elected include Chairman HW Weaver from Wapello, Vice Chairman R A Spence from Manni ANT, and Secretary C W Phillips from Maquoketa. Weaver represents the first district where Senator Gear resides.
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Republican State Central Committee
Dubuque
HW. O. Weaver
Wapello
R.A. Spence
Manni Ant
C. W. Phillips
Maquoketa
Weaver
Gear
Northwestern Town Lumber Dealers Form Tornado Insurance Plan
The lumber dealers association plans to expand beyond fire insurance to cover members against tornadoes and windstorms. In five years the mutual fire plan has succeeded, prompting the Sioux City meeting decision to extend protection against the elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Town
Lumber Dealers’ Association
Mutual Fire
Sioux City
A Noble Work by The American Home-Finding Association
The American Home-Finding association with national HQ in Chicago reports placing over one person each weekday in carefully selected family homes, growing rapidly especially in Iowa. Notable Iowa board members include Judge S. F. Prouty, John Gibson, Thomas Nicholson, Samuel Mahon, W. A. McIntire, M. A. Roberts, and J. B. Sax. Rev A B Smith of Ottumwa is Iowa Missouri Nebraska assistant superintendent and manager. The program aims to place homeless and abused children in approved homes, extend home life to mothers and children together, and provide employment with home life for young women and paroled prisoners, under a Christian patriotic frame to strengthen the family unit.
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Chicago
Iowa
S. F. Prouty
Des Moines
John Gibson
Creston
Thomas Nicholson
Mount. Vernon
Samuel Mahon
W. A. McIntire
M. A. Roberts
J. B. Sax
Ottumwa
A. B. Smith
Missouri
Nebraska
Firebugs Fire Callender Town as Grain Barns Burn
Callender Iowa town residents awaken to fire damaging Pratt and Co corn cribs near the Rock Island line. Private barn of A Thorsrude also ablaze with kerosene scent as granaries holding 50 000 bushels burn. Citizens form a patrol and Fort Dodge is asked to send the fire company while investigators pursue incendiary leads.
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Callender
Rock Island
Fort Dodge
Pratt & Co
Chicago
A. Thorsrude
Deal Falls Through in Iowa Central Burlington Milwaukee Negotiations
A Des Moines report cites an attorney saying talks over the Iowa Central sale to the Burlington and Milwaukee roads ended. The trunk lines deem the Central too costly at over 20,000 dollars per mile, beyond fair dividends and bonding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Central
Burlington
Milwaukee
Central
Nearly a Century of Life Auntie Wells Passes at 99
Auntie Wells died after nearly 99 years of activity. Born October 2 1800 in Salem Massachusetts Jane Marie Flannier married Thomas Wells in 1827 in Vermont and had son William. She lived with her niece in Newton for about 20 years and moved from Ohio to Iowa. A 69 year Baptist member, she died recently.
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Wells
L Trube Clutter
Newton
Jane Marie Flannier
Salem
Mass
Vermont
Thomas Wells
William
Ohio
Iowa
The
Baptist Church
Policeman Edward Moore Dies in Dubuque at 49
Edward Moore one of DuBuque’s oldest police members died at age 49 after a long career beginning in 1874. He served as city marshal for two terms and captained the police force for years. His son James, a brakeman on the Illinois Central, was killed three years earlier and the loss deeply affected him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Moore
Dubuque
James
Ilinois Central
Two Suspects Arrested in Tamont Burglary Spree
Two men were arrested at Tamont on circumstantial evidence as prime or secondary manipulators in a series of burglaries over recent nights. The loot ranged from $2.50 to $1,100. The case was before the grand jury at Leon, county seat of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamont
Leon
Decatur County
Scientific Round Making At Iowa College In Road Work
Road making study attracts attention at Iowa Agricultural College with lectures from Hon. G. Har rison a road expert from the United States department of agriculture. Practical lessons in road building accompany the course for agricultural students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural College
G. Harrison
United States Department of Agriculture
Ottumwa Secures Dain Manufacturing Plant Move
Ottumwa has secured the Dain Manufacturing plant, currently in Carrollton Missouri. The plant will be moved immediately with a $45,000 bonus and about 300 to 400 employees expected to transfer.
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Ottumwa
Dain Manufacturing Company
Carrollton
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