Dreyfus in Rennes Jail and Return to Uniform Debate
A provocative discussion traces Dreyfus status as captain in active service after revision. Debates whether degradation was revoked, if he may wear stripes, and implications of the Rennes court martial. The account notes public hatred toward Dreyfus and predicts possible lynching or exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dreyfus
Court of Cassation
Boledeffre
Boisdeffre
Dreyfus
Massa
Fredman
Comte D’e
Rennes
Arch
Lke
Military Conseil de Revision of
Paris
Exiled Dreyfus Back Pay Sparks Fury and Vow of Revenge
The article recounts Dreyfus receiving back pay from 1894 to 1899 while in detention, with detailed sums and deductions for lodging. It portrays his grim thoughts on justice, Parisian crowds, and a prophetic, violent outburst calling for vengeance, set against a wider scene of social commentary and mining tragedy.
Count Mitkiewicz Faces Flight After Hotel Debt
The so called Count Eugene Stanislas Kostrade Mitkiewicz, a Russian-born pretender with ties to London and Philadelphia social circles, left the Brevoort House after a $3,000 hotel bill. He moved to a summer resort, while proprietor Charles James hopes to recover the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Eugene Stanislas Kostrade Mitkiewicz
Brevoort House
Charles James
Bootblack
James
Mitkiewicz
Russia
London
Fifth Avenue
Julia Lomoline
Caroline Lester
Rochester
Pekin
Bank For
China
Bank of England
Shanghai
Wharton Barker
Millonaires
Philadelphia
New York
Newport
Romantic death in Ballarat mining tragedy
A Ballarat gold miner, amid a high risk pursuit, took his own life in a dramatic act after a ruinous period in the mining district records. The narrative notes that mining romances and peril often yield sensational outcomes when fortunes slip away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballarat
Braver Heck Bruner Dies in Indian Territory Fight
Heck Bruner famed deputy marshal of Indian Territory dies drowned while crossing Grand River. His death closes a violent era as he helped capture outlaws including Cherokee Bill and the Dalton and Rogers gangs. He leaves a wife and children. his graveyard fame marks his career.
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Prior Creek
Indian Territory
Independence
Kan
Heck Bruner
Bruner
Rase
Christie
Bill Smith
Cherokee Bill
Wagoner
Officer Smith
Vinita
Ingalls, I. T
Shadley
Ingalls
Dalton Gang
Coffeyville
Rogers
Bob Rogers
First National Bank
Ball
Copeland
Ned Christie
Warshals
Parrot at London Zoo Lives Fifty Two Years Without Water
A London zoo parrot reportedly survived fifty two years without drinking water. The bird thrived on dew and humidity from vegetation in its arid environment.
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London Zoo
Cambridge honors Brahmin graduate from Bombay
A historic Cambridge University ceremony honors the top graduating student, a Brahmin from Bombay, marking a notable achievement for a person of color in England.
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Cambridge University
England
Bombay
Policemen Barred from Labor by Maryland Law
Baltimore police are prohibited by state law from performing mechanical work for the department or for hire, barring them from such duties. The rule targets any paid or voluntary mechanical service by officers within or outside the force.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Divorce Salt Involving Eloise Mortimer And L Fred Schmidt
In New York a divorce suit reveals L Fred Schmidt as plaintiff against his wife Eloise Mortimer the opera singer. Co respondents are named. Schmidt met Mortimer with the Wilbur Opera Company and proposed after the Detroit performance of Carmen. They married in Detroit on Oct 14 1896 and separated in January 1897.
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Schmidt
Messia
Davids
Chiltane
Eloise Mortimer
New York
Wilbur Opera Company
Susie Kirwin
Emanuel Friend
Miss Mortimer
Friend
Supreme Court
Giegerich
Mortimer
Miss Morti
L. Fred Schmidt
Mr. Schmidt
Detroit
Carmen
Misa Mortimer
Mich
Testing authenticity of whole wheat flour by taste
The genuineness of entire wheat flour may be tested by chewing a small quantity. Raw flour from the entire grain has a sweet nutty flavor and produces insoluble gluten, while a spurious article tastes flat or bitter due to impurities.
Novel Glove Stretcher Aids Easy Hand Fit
A new glove stretcher shapes like current models but features a hollow finger containing a powder. When in use the powder is discharged inside the glove to ease placement on the hand. This device promises quicker, smoother glove fitting in operations.
Old Church Hoodwood and its Hoodoo History on Belmont Avenue
A Philadelphia correspondent details the Belmont Avenue Presbyterian Church's troubled past as a long unfinished, abandoned house of worship that passed through Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist and Baptist hands. A legal challenge seeks to remove the grant proviso allowing only Protestant Episcopal use, while developers eye the site near a growing suburb.
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Belmont Avenue
Philadelphia
Service
Belmont Avenue Presbyterian Church
West
de Invillers
Protestant Episcopal Church
Kentucky Lawyer Simmondson Instigates Witness Taunt Fight
In a farm land title case Kentucky lawyer Simmondson provoked witnesses with taunts until a tall farmer hurled an inkstand at him, knocking him out. The judge fined the farmer for contempt but later remitted the penalty as the room stirred. Booker T. Washington praised by Choate for school work and leadership of his race in America.
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France
Dreyfusard
Kentucky
Simmondson
Hiu
Booker T. Washington
Normal and Industrial Colored School
Tuskegee
Ala
America
Gen. Armstrong
Choate
Mr. Washington
Washington
Mr. Choate
Choate Recounts Amusing Tale At Essex Hall Address
Mr Choate the American ambassador told an amusing story while presiding an afternoon address at Essex Hall. The briefing described a humorous moment shared during the event led by Mr.
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Mr. Choate
Essex Hall
Delightful Old Jewelry Fashiones into Accessories
A fashion oracle urges turning aged jewelry into new items as old boxes are emptied. Heavy gold bracelets become clasps for opera cloaks while small bracelets decorate traveling capes. Lockets, once worn, are repurposed as match holders, and earring tops become night dress buttons.
Not the End She Knew
A character dismisses the kissing bug misnaming as she speaks thoughtlessly, prompting a surprised reaction from another person who calls her by name and causes her to blush.
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Ethel
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Feiix Faure
General de Bois
Europe
Petitjean
IBY
Eatrance
Brave Heck Bruner
Death Caine
Coffeyville, Kan
Mer
Summons
Denver
Denver, Col
South
Old Church Hoodwood
Ing Lawyer
Nature
Tommy
Bobbie Smith
Katie
Bob
Bie Smith
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