MERCIER ANB DREYFUS INTERVIEW ON DREYFUS CASE
Paris dispatch reports General Mercier the former War Minister reasserts that the bordereau was the work of Dreyfus not Esterhazy and cites professional secrecy for not detailing how the War Office obtained the bordereau He also discusses Dreyfus motives and Esterhazy testimony plans. Major Esterhazy arrives from Rotterd am to testify before the Dreyfus revision court. In a separate note West novel reports Speaker Reed poised to replace Dingley as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee with S E Payne likely to be selected soon.
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S. E. Payne
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Cockrell for President in 1909 Democratic race
Kansas City Times editorial endorses United States Senator Francis Marion Cockrell for the 1909 Democratic presidential nomination. It portrays him as an old fashioned Democrat who advocated Chicago platform tenets before they were adopted.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Francis Marion Cockrell
Chicago
Delaware Deadlock in Senate Ballot Delays Choice
The Delaware legislature held a joint session ballot for United States senator. Results: J Edward Adams 15 votes, HL AL Dupont 11, Williams Hilles 2, George Gray 15, L Irving Handey 5, John G Gray 1, absent 3, total 25 needed. A second ballot yielded no change.
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George Gray
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Samoan crisis deepens over Malietoa succession and German role
Reports from Auckland and Washington detail Malietoa Tanua’s election as king and Tamasese as vice king, amid German consular resistance. Following clashes at Mulinu, 600 supporters were captured, properties looted, and foreign residents protected by British forces. Britain and the United States concede Mataafa’s provisional government, while German consular actions trigger treaty concerns. The broader dispute centers on Samoa’s leadership and the Berlin treaty’s provisions.
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Apia
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Supreme Court
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Weehington
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Raffel
Rosa
Samoa
Military Governors in Cuba Face Editorial Castigation
Cuban editorials accuse the US military administration of dictatorial rule with provincial governors and commanders acting independently of the governor general. Governor General Grooke defends uniform policy across the island amid widespread drunkenness in the Seventh Army corps where Cuban youths smuggle aguardiento and two men died of alcoholism last week.
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el Diario de da Malou
la Tacha
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Mystery of Evansville Heiress Ends in Disguise Escape
In Chicago, January 19, the disappearance of Mrs. Rose Gagne from Evansville is explained by her sister Gertrude confessing she is Rose. Rose married George Gagne for money, endured brutality, and fled using a disguise after learning of his plan to involve her with disreputable associates. She waited to reveal identity until George’s arrest.
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Evansville
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Rose
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Australian prize fighter Pluto in New York court summons
In New York, "Young Pluto" alias William Dudley Brown appeared in police court and received summons for his trainers William Akers and William Shannon, who allegedly took Pluto's Tuesday purse of $225 after beating him. Meanwhile Roosevelt rejects restoration to citizenship for a Gravesend election offender.
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New York
George Dixon
William Dudley Brown
William Akers
William Shannon
Battle over United States senator race in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on January 19 the joint assembly of the senate and house heard rulings by Lieutenant Governor Gobin that adjourned the session after a surprising first ballot for senator. Quay led with 1, Jenks 64, Daizell 15, others scattered. 125 needed for a choice. An anti-Quay coalition planned resolutions asserting the assembly’s right to govern its procedures and to elect a presiding officer as needed.
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anti-Quay
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Delaware
Thomas J. Ford
Allegheny
George Dixon
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Yates
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Commonwealth
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Venango
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Senate Confirms New State Officials Amid Governor’s Requests
The Senate met to receive MWAR from the governor and confirmed appointments of Isriel W. Durham as Insurance Commissioner and J. Stewart as Adjutant General. W. Griest was confirmed as Secretary of the Commonwealth and John F. Elkin as Attorney General. Governor Stang requested Lambert’s resignation, noting his term runs to May 1900, but Lambert declined.
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Montgemary County
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Stang
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Durham
Sexton Critically Ill Grand Army Leader
Commander J A Sexton III, head of the Grand Army of the Republic, is seriously ill in Washington after an illness beginning with a crop fever that led to kidney troubles and related complications. His friends fear for his condition.
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Senator Allen blocks vote on Nicaraguan Canal bill
In Washington the Senate session featured Georgia Senator Bacon defending Philippine sovereignty limits. The Nicaragua Canal bill faced an amendment by Senator Allison proposing treasury bonds for construction, delaying a final vote. The House approved several minor measures including lighthouse funding and a Pacific Cable subsidy bill, which remained unresolved after a spirited debate. The San Francisco dispatch notes Sutro trust clauses declared invalid, with heirs contesting, while California and New York Harbor projects attract further study. West Virginia politics show a deadlock as Gov Atkinson delays message amid House readiness.
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Iowa
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General Fagan To Face Court Martial In Washington
Washington June 19 details of the court martial to try General C P Fagan on charges from a wartime investigation were announced Major General Wesley Merritt will head a 18 officer court with several brigadiers colonels and a lieutenant colonel. The court convenes Wednesday or as practicable after, with General Fagan not to be arrested but placed under constructive arrest during proceedings.
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Warrants for Rhodes the Philadelphia Builder
Five warrants for the arrest of William Rhodes the builder who disappeared with $300000 to $1000000 in debt behind are said to have been issued. Rhodes preyed on women offering fake mortgages at a discount and used hypnotic tales to gain money. His downfall is linked to stock gambling and a desire to seem very rich. Some called him honest until two years ago. others saw him as erratic. Most victims were old friends and intimates.
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