A Bori Returns to Court at Rennes in Dreyfus Trial
Dreyfus case proceedings unfold at Rennes as Maitre Labori leads defense with sharp questions against Maitre Demange. Labori's dramatic courtroom presence captivates the crowd while Demange cautious, Mercier and Carriere invoke public interest limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abori
Rennes
Heunes
Maitre Labori
Lycee
Alfred Dreytig
Dreyfus Drvina
Labori
Maitre Demange
M. Labori
Dreyfus Defense Cites Missing Pages Hinted as Espionage
In a reply to Major Rollin Dreyfus challenged claims that prisoner papers were seized in 1894 and that pages from Col Jouast’s textbook The School of War were missing. He asserted Not since 1894, my colonel, implying potential war office seizure of pages used to insinuate leakage to foreign agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labori
Dreyfus
Flor
Col. Jonast
Col
Jouast
Gen. Mercier
Mercier
Major Carriere
Larbori
Rollin
Col. Jouast
School of War
War Office
Esterhazy Identified on Oxford Street in London Crowd Reaction
Commandant Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was recognized in London on Oxford Street and hissed at by a crowd before taking refuge in a cafe as police dispersed the scene. Vienna reports that 160 documents may prove Dreyfus’s innocence and Esterhazy’s guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Oxford Street
Esterhazy
Austrian Attache Arrives. Silent on Dreyfus Letter Case
Col. Schneider the Austrian military attache arrives at the Austrian embassy in Paris. Embassy officials say he will not comment on the Dreyfus letter until the court-martial concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Col. Schneider
Germany disowns Dreyfus claim in Hamburg dispatch
Hamburg August 22 The Hamburg lische correspondent notes that Germany would not publish any documents to prove Dreyfus innocence stating Germany never had any involvement with Captain Dreyfus and thus cannot produce such papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Hamburg Lische
Germany
Dreyfus
Gemany
Noticia Rejects Coffee Alliance Rumors With U.S.
The Noticia denounces reports of a South American alliance against the United States as baseless and notes the chatter harms coffee trade. The article singles out speculation as needlessly depressing business in Rio Janeiro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
United States
The Colorado Fire in Victor Causes Devastation
The Victor Colorado fire that began at 1 30 pm yesterday destroyed about 800 buildings, mostly wooden, across fourteen blocks of the business district. Losses range from 1 million to 2 5 million with insured amounts between 400 thousand and 800 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Colo
Largest telescope project eyeing Jamaica site
Prof Edward Charles Pickering of Harvard Observatory reports he is seeking a location in Kingston for the world’s largest telescope to be built at Cambridge for observing a planet passing near Earth in about 18 months. He notes Jamaica’s advantages and mentions his Misti observatory at Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Edward Charles Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Associated Press
Cambridge
Jamaica
Pickering
Misti
Pero
Baseball Scores From Various Cities
Scores reported across cities include St Paul 6 Grand Rapids 1 and Detroit 11 Milwaukee 4. Indianapolis 4 Kansas City 8 with Minneapolis 9 Buffalo 4. Cincinnati 2 Pittsburg 1 and 4 4 called darkness. Springfield 8 Toronto 1 Providence 3 Syracuse 0 Hartford 8 Montreal 0 Worcester 4 Rochester 6 Boston 2 Brooklyn 5 Washington 6 Baltimore 15 in first games. Second games include Washington 5 Baltimore 6 and New York 2 Philadelphia 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Cincinnatii
Pittsburg
Springfield
Toronto
Providence
Syracuse
Hartford
Montreal
Worcester
Rochester
Boston
Brooklyn
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Typhoon Ravages Manila Coast Threatens US Ship Hooker
A typhoon has raged for two days near Manila. The US ship Hooker grounded off Corregidor Island about a fortnight ago and may be lost. The vessel carries about a hundred miles of cable and $10,000 worth of instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States
Hooker
Corregidor Island
Australians rout Middlesex by innings and 280 runs
In London on Aug 22 the Australian team closed their first innings at 445 for Australia. Middlesex replied with 105 and followed on. Their second innings yielded 110 as the Australians won easily by an innings and 280 runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Middlesex County
Middlesex
Henderson Seated in New Westminster With Acclamation
Nomination day for the vacancy in New Westminster's House saw Alex Henderson retain the seat by acclamation after being named Attorney General. Opposition empty, government support weak, calls grow to dismiss the government or call an early session to resolve the crisis. The dispatch covers broader Anglo Transvaal tensions and colonial responses across Capetown London and Pretoria with emphasis on Rhodes and Milner positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westminster
Alex Henderson
Hendeneesen
London
Johannesburg
Daily Mail
Capetown
Caps
Cecil Rhodes
Transvaal
Kruger
Cape Colony
Pretoria
South African Republic
Delagoa Bay
Lorenzo
Martinique
Portugal
Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
Alfred Milner
South Africa
Rand
Colonial Office
Chamberlain
Kingston
Transivaal
Fatal rail accident at Tron Pier near Syracuse
A west bound train wrecked by a broken axle near Tron Pier in Syracuse. The pushing engine’s engineer and fireman were trapped. the section boss was crushed. The fireman died in the afternoon, engineer severely injured, cars piled atop each other, tracks uncleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Tron Pier
New York
Emperor Seizures Reported at Pekin
Shanghai Aug 22 The Shanghai Mercury publishes a Pekin communication stating the Emperor has developed symptoms of insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
The
Shanghai Mercury
Pekin
American jockey wins Badminton Plate race in London
Lord Wm Beresford's Etoile ridden by Martin won the Badminton Plate in London. Youkon finished second and Maquereau third among seventeen starters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Wm. Beresford
Martin
Youkon
Maquereau
Demonstrations Erupt Over Doctor in Oporto
In Oporto on August 21 crowds gathered to protest against Dr. Jorge of the Bacteriological Institute. Police dispersed the crowd after a Chamber of Deputies member attacked the doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oporto
Jorge
Chamber of Deputies
Hold-up Arrested in Tonawanda Ontario Robbery Case
John Dundas, sought by Thorold Ontario police for highway robbery, was arrested in Tonawanda on August 22. He is charged with holding up and robbing Mrs. Wm Patterson of St. John Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda
John Dundas
Thorold
Ont
Dundas
Wmn. Patterson
St. John
Prospectors Report Copper Creek Strike Near Boundary Country
Greenwood Aug 20 reports Keith & Ketcham party including J Edward Leckie and Ronald Harris examining Copper Creek and near the Kettle main fork. Many claims staked on Copper Creek and across the river, with quartz strikes carrying copper pyrites on Granberry Creek and Boom erang Creek. West Fork and main river boom as miners flood the area. optimism for a rich mineral camp next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Keith
Keith & Ketcham
J. Edward Leckie
Ronald Harris
M. B
Copper Creek
West Bridge
West Fork
Qranberry Creek
Boundary Country
Passes of Reed resigns House Seat From Maine
Thos B Reed former Speaker of Congress resigns his seat in the First Maine district. Resignation received by Governor Powers and to take effect September 4. Augusta Missouri report dated August 22 notes acceptance by the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Augusta
Thos. B. Reed
Maine
London bishop urges clergy to abandon ritualistic observances
The Bishop of London Rt. Rev. Mandell Creighton calls on diocese clergy to follow Archbishops decisions and drop ritual practices such as incense. In Madrid four more bubonic plague cases rise in Oporto triggering street patrols and city isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mandell Creighton
Madrid
Oporto
Anarchist Faure Denies Murder Plot in Paris Demonstration Case
In Paris on August 22 ten men arrested for Sunday demonstration were sentenced to one week to two months in prison. Magistrate's questioning of Sebastian Faure, the anarchist orator, concluded with his denial of any involvement in the attempted murder of Police Commissioner Goulier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Magistrae
Sebastian Faure
Goulier
Monmouth Struck Iceberg Calls at St Johns for Repairs
The British steamer Monmouth capt Criggan, 12 days from London to Montreal with water ballast, put in at St Johns after breaking two sides of her propeller on ice near the Straits of Belle Isle. Repairs at sea failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Mid
Monmouth
Criggan
London
Montreal
Straits of
Belle Isle
Lord-Lieutenant frees two prisoners in Dublin murder case
Karl Cadogan signs release orders for James Fitzharris alias Skin the Goat and Laurence O'Hanlon from Maryborough jail. Fitzharris, condemned for life in 1883 as an accomplice in the 1882 Phoenix Park murders of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke, and O'Hanlon, jailed for attempting to murder jurors in a 1882 trial, depart the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Karl Cadogan
Ireland
Maryborough
James* Fitzharris
Skin the
Phoenix Park
Frederick Cavendish
T. H. Burke
The
Invincibles
Laurence O'Hanlon
Kitzbarris
O'Hanlan
Emperor William Defied as Canal Vote Shakes Empire
Berlin reports mark a turning point as the diet’s rejection of the canal bill signals defiance against the emperor. Debate grows over dissolving the diet, contingent on civil code approval. many expect ministry resignations may follow. Also covers Nelson football at Cranbrook, a mudslide delaying an OPR train, street and sidewalk issues on Baker Street, hospital board meeting, and a house surgeon case at the College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Berlin
Kootenay Lake General Hospital
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Rose
Rossland Miners Deny Imminent Strike and Gun Arrivals
Rossland officials deny reports of an imminent miners strike at War Eagle and of a carload of rifles and two machine guns being delivered to prevent trouble. War Eagle owner T G Blackstock says there is no truth to the rumor and no intimation of impending trouble from company officials. Mayor Goodeve notes Eastern telegrams and asks for prominent denial to quell speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossland
Atch
Union
T. G. Blackstock
War Eagle
Nelson
Blackstock
St Eugene
East Kootenay
Goodeve
le Wired
Nelson Lacrosse Team Finishes Coast Tour With Little Wins
The Nelson lacrosse squad returned from the coast tour after a 9 to 0 loss to New Westminster. The team earned praise for sportsmanship though lacking speed and modern tactics, with coaching needed to compete against coast champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Nelson Lacrosse
Coax
Victoria
Province of Vancouver
New Westminster
Royal City
Westminster
Vancouver
Nelsons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Devil's Island
Dreyfus OR
Vienna
Neue Weiner Tagblatt
Henry
Eserhazy
Austria
Colorado Fire
England
Henderson
Rhodes
Portugese
Dom Paul
Emperor Insane
Ozar
Marca
Paris Notes
Mort Steele
Cranbrook
Crow's Nest Pass
Kootenay Landing
Hudson's Bay
Baker Street
Jarvis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!