Dreyfus Case Divides French Military Factions in Rennes
Rennes reports of a three-way split among generals over the Dreyfus affair. Disclosures focus on Bordereau, Petit Bleu, and Esterhazy, with Gen Roget and Gen Mercier seen as pivot figures. Rumors hint at a possible coup as the trial nears critical testimony on who wrote the key documents.
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Rennes
General Mercier
Dreytus
Freystatter
Col Cordier
Roget
Lauth
Cuignet
M. Gribellin
War Office
Mercier
Gonse
Dreyfus
de Boisdeffre
Bordereau
Esterhazy
Gen. DeLoye
M. Pi- He
Institut
Dene
Beass
Gol. Schneiduvide
Talaoni Reyfos
Heiney
Europe
France
Petit Bleu
Cuius
Associated Press
Apies
French War Office
von Schwarzkoppen
Troupes de Couverture
Madagascar
Russia
Paris
Lorence
Lorenzo da Medici
England
Coeur de Lion
Max Nordan
Nous Rommes Trahis
du Paty de Clam
Intelligence
Brissel
Maitre Demmange
Henry
Pelletier
Charavay
Teyssoniere
du Paty de Olam
Drefyus
Heole Militaire
Judas
French Guiana
Ile du Diable
Island of the Devil
General Billot
Mevier
Col. Picquart
Sandberr
Intelligence Department
Proquart
M.le Commandant Esterhazy
Rue de la Bienfaisance
Picquart
Bartillon
Gonso
de Boisdettre
War Fears Rise as Transvaal Faces Likely Hostilities
London dispatch reports Pretoria officials view Chamberlain’s Birmingham speech as signaling war inevitable. Boers, notably in Johannesburg, reinforce readiness, stockpile provisions, and seek Zulu alignment while Britain hints it may judge Kruger by actions, not promises.
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London
Pretoria
Morning Post
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Johannesburg
Schreiner
Cape Colony
Orange Free State
Kruger
Dinizulu
St. Helena
Imne
Great Britain
Cologne
Transvaal
Cape Assembly Row Over Transvaal Secret Service Funds
Violence erupted in the Cape House of Assembly as Cecil Rhoden reiterated claims the Transvaal secret service fund funded Afrikaner candidates in the last Cape Colony elections. He warned destruction of the payment list, citing potential family hardship in the Transvaal settlement. Meanwhile Simonstown dockyard works continued and London reports a large cartridge shipment to Boers via German agents.
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Capetown
Cape House of Assembly
Cecil Rhoden
Transvaal Secret Service
Cape Colony
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Simonstown
German View on Transvaal Neutrality During War
In a Berlin dispatch the Nedesten Nachriten repeats its stance on European neutrality if hostilities break out in the Transvaal. It urges the Boers to press Bloemfontein, says British anti-Boer sentiment would fade if demands are met, and claims France without Russia cannot act, while Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Italy will stay idle. It emphasizes Germany’s duty to warn the Transvaal against a destructive policy.
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Berlin
Nedesten Nachriten
Bloemfontein
Great Britain
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Transvaal
Scant support for Johannesburg volunteer corps amid war fears
At a Cape Town meeting the Scandinavians of Johannesburg favored only two votes for a war volunteer corps. Uitlander deputies pressed the British agent in Victoria about depression. A wealthily stock merchant reports daily sales at about £8 from a £40,000 stock. David L. Wilson, claiming British government ties, travels from the Transvaal to Seattle and London predicting war. He notes Kruger’s aging leadership and cabinet upheaval as pro war sentiment grows among younger leaders.
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Capetown
Johannesburg
Victoria
Seattle Wash
David L. Wilson
Home Office
London
Transvaal
Wilson
Kruger
Baron Albert Grant Dies Amid Emma Silver Mine Scandal
London reports Baron Albert Grant promoter of the Emma silver mine died at an advanced age. The failed venture collapsed after a £1,000,000 capital and promises of an 80 percent dividend. Directors included three MPs and US Minister to Britain Robert Cumming Schenck. Shares plummeted to a penny as trust funds vanished. Grant had funded Leicester Square and an Italian marble palace before the crash.
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London
Albert Grant
Humbert
Victor Emanuel
Mallan
Grant
Emma
Robert Cumming Schenck
United States
Great Britain
Schencke
Park and Stewart
Park
Stewart
Schenck
Leicester Square
Aggressive Japanese in Korea Supplant Russian Influence
London report: Shanghai Times correspondent notes Russian ascendancy in Korea has been replaced by Japanese influence. He predicts the shift will be hard to reverse as Japan promotes reforms and counters every Russian move with rapid, widespread action through many agents and interests.
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London
Shanghai
The
Times
Korea
China is Friendly to settle China Japan issues
Mr Joseph Walton Liberal MP for Barnaby West Riding of Yorkshire met Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching in Pekin. He urged prompt settlement of China’s differences and the use of English American and Japanese officers to reorganize China’s army and navy to prevent partition. Walton said Japanese leaders Ito Okuma and Aohi favored cooperation with Great Britain.
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Pekin
Joseph Walton
Barnaby
West Riding
Yorkshire
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
China
Walton
Toapan
Ito
Favored Lancashire in Drawn Cricket Match with Australia
In Liverpool the Australia eleven were all out for 140 in their first innings while Lancashire folded for 184 in theirs. Lancashire declared their second innings at 67 for no loss and Australia stood 86 for one at close of play. the match ended in a draw. The Nelson Cricket Club also named a team to play Ymir on Labor Day.
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Liverpool
Lancashire
Australia
Nelson Cricket Club
Nelson
Ymir
Secret US Canada pact eyed to quell port row
Ottawa reports say Washington and Premier Laurier may have an unwritten informal understanding to keep matters in statu quo. The apparent deal would defer demonstrations over a possible sale of a free port in the Lynn canal in exchange for Canada giving up headwaters rights to Dyea Skagway and Pyramid Harbor.
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Chicago
Tribune
Ottawa
Washington
United States
Laurier
Canada
Lynn Canal
Dyea
Skagway
Pyramid Harbor
Brampton Man Caught Stealing Chickens from Streetsville
John Butchart a Toronto commission merchant was captured by Farmer Fred Brown and neighbors with shotguns after stealing chickens from Streetsville. A wagon load of poultry was recovered and Butchart awaits trial.
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Brampton
Ont
John Butchart
Toronto
Fred Brown
Streetsville
Brown
Buchart
Butchart
Two Deaths in Woodstock After Sudden Illness News
Woodstock Ontario report notes the death of Mrs Walter Atkinson who had been ill for some time and died suddenly Sunday after learning a neighbor of her brother Leonard Kitch’s serious illness. Leonard Kitch has since died.
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Woodstock
Ont
Walter Atkinson
Leonard Kitch
Missing Ville Marie Bank cashier believed in London
James J. Herbert, the Ville Marie Bank cashier who vanished, is thought to be in London England. Chief Carpenter has sent a photo and full description, but no information has been received yet.
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Montreal
James J. Herbert
Ville Marie Bank
London
England
Carpenter
A Modern Lazarus Returns from South Africa
Ross, a Toronto man who left 26 years ago for South Africa, arrived yesterday after being reported dead for three years. He located his mother three sisters and a brother here and revealed himself. He is said to be worth 60000 dollars and fled to avoid an impending war.
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Toronto
Ross
South Africa
Canadian Medical Association Opens 82nd Annual Meeting
Toronto August 80 The 82nd annual meeting opened at the Normal School with about 400 delegates from U S and Canada. A key topic is Inter-Provincial registration in Canada hindered by low standards at some minor institutions in Quebec.
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Toronto
Canadian Medical Association
U. S
Canada
Queebec
Canadian Pacific to add 2000 new box cars for grain
Montreal August 20 The Canadian Pacific Railway will use about two thousand new thirty ton box cars constructed at its car works for western grain business this season. Each car will carry a capacity of one thousand bushels.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Grain
End of Bootmakers Strike In Quebec Resumes Work
In Quebec on August 40 the bootmakers strike ends as manufacturers propose a revised wage scale and the workers accept it, leading to a resumption of work. The agreement signals a return to normal production after a period of dispute.
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Quebec
Woman Dies at Exhibition Grounds in Toronto
Mrs. Chas Edwards wife of a Central Prison guard collapsed at the exhibition yesterday and died within minutes from heart failure. Local authorities report no foul play. incident occurred on the fairgrounds in the afternoon.
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Toronto
Chas, Edwards
Central Prison
Exhibition Grounds
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LOE
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the Medical Association
Western Grain Trade
Herbert
Modern Lazarus
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