France waits for tomorrow amid Dreyfus turmoil
Rennes Aug 15 The day after M Labori was shot doctors report he is out of danger and regaining movement in the injured leg. His wife remains at his bedside as authorities hunt for conspirators linked to the Dreyfus case. Pocket thefts and a wallet with papers are described as evidence of a plot.
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Auwonsin
Paris
PAIS
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Drumont
Rochefort
Judet
M. Mignot
Prince View
Napoleon
Guerin
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Orleans
Mattre Laborl
Yesterda
M. Chamoin
Dreyfur
M- Guerin
Anti-Semite League
League
Babre
M. Guerin
Woodmen Picnic Speaker Collapses in Omaha
United States Senator-elect Hayward was about to speak at a Woodmen picnic in Brownville Nebraska when he suffered an apoplexy and collapsed on the platform just after 11 am. Doctors aiding him by 1:30 pm said his condition was critical but showed signs of waking. A large crowd caused panic until calm heads helped contain the situation.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
Hayward
Brownville
Ptente
Silver State
Batemans Point
R. L
New York Yacht Club
Brentons Reef
Commodore Morgan
Columbia
Defender
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Point Judith
National Association of Colored Women convention actions
At the Chicago meeting, five minute reports described work accomplished by Sal chapters, amendments to the constitution and rules were adopted, and the office term was changed to an indefinite period. The association highlighted kindergarten establishment during the afternoon session.
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Assocation of Colored Women
Washington
Mra
Hal
Navy Department
Campbell
St. Louis
Cromwell
Havana
J. B. Mahoney
Allen
Langtry Matrimony and War Era Runaway Match
London Aug 15 Mrs Lily Langtry the actress wed Hugo Gerald de Rathe July 27 at Jersey Island private ceremony with only her daughter as witness The Prince of Wales sent congratulations The wedding coincided with her horse Merman winning the Goodwood cup and Langtry plans an American tour with her husband.
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London
Lily Langtry
Island of
Jersey
Hugo Gerald de Rathe
Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, Bart
St. Saviours
Hugo
Prince of Wales
Frohman
McKinley May Attend Invitation From Western Pennsylvanians
A Pittsburgh committee led by Governor Stone, Robert Pitcairn, and E. M. Bigelow will meet President McKinley in Plattsburg to invite him to Pittsburgh on the Tenth regiment's return. They seek his presence to show western support and press the request, noting McKinley already desires to greet every regimental member.
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Pittsburg
William A. Stone
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. M. Bigelow
Plattsburg
N. C
McKinley
Pittsburgh
Death Claims A Millionaire Pioneer Of Denver
George W. Clayton, early Denver pioneer and longtime merchant, died today from a stroke suffered Saturday night. A Philadelphia native who moved to Denver in 1859, he retired in 1874 with a fortune later estimated between five and nine million dollars. His wife and only child had predeceased him.
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Aug
George W. Clayton
Philadelphia
Robbery at Fur Vaults Nets Thousands in Goods
In Omaha on August 16 a mysterious burglary drained Gustave Shubert’s fur vaults of 8000 to 12000 dollars in women’s stored items. The goods are high value and continue to defy police clues as investigators work through unclear timing and missing leads.
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Omaha
Gustave Shubert
Lieutenant Morse Dies at Manila
General Otis reports Second Lieutenant Joseph B. Morse of the Ninth Infantry died of typhoid fever in Manila. Appointed May 1, he was selected from the First California Heavy Artillery and was distantly related by marriage to President McKinley through his wife Ida McKinley, daughter of David McKinley.
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Washington
Otis
Joseph B. Morse
Ninth Infantry
Morse
Manila
California Heavy Artillery
McKinley
Ida McKinley
David McKinley
Plague Conditions Close Azores Ports to Portuguese Traffic
Ponta Delgada Aug 13 All communications between the Azores and Portugal have been cut off due to suspected bubonic plague cases in Oporto. No vessels merchandise or mail from Portugal will be admitted to any Azorean ports.
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Azores
Azores Islands
Portugal
Oporto
Rival Christians in clash attack churches in London Kentucky
A Tent party wrecked a Methodist church and opponents stoned a Catholic church in London Kentucky. The mayor issued a proclamation authorizing military officers as magistrates and more soldiers and police were deployed to restore order.
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London
Cloak Makers Strike Demand Higher Wages and Hours
About 2000 cloak makers nationwide join a strike in New York and other cities, demanding better wages and shorter working hours. The walkout expands as workers in fifteen shops join the protest, signaling growing labor unrest in the garment industry.
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New York
Zionist Congress Seeks Turkish Charter for Palestine Settlements
Basle Switzerland Aug 15 The Third Congress of Zionists opens with about 200 delegates including Americans and English Dr Heral asserts the movement aims to secure a charter from the Turkish government authorizing settlements in Palestine He notes Kaiser Wilhelm’s Jerusalem reception of a Jewish deputation vindicates the movement The Zionist Women’s Congress meets under Mrs Gotthiel of New York@endif
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Switzerland
Congress of Zionists
Heral
Palestine
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Jerusalem
Congress of
Zionist Women
Gotthiel
New York
Piracy Problems Raise Chinese River Threats
Aug 15 Canton dispatch cites a State Department report from Consul General Wildman in Hong Kong detailing piracy and brigandage along major river towns. The parties dominate river navigation and Chinese authorities appear powerless, suggesting Britain may need to act with gunboats.
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Washington
Canton
State Department
Wildman
Hong Kong
Iver
Co operatives Meet In London Opens With American President
The annual congress and festival of the Co operative Society of Great Britain opened at the Crystal Palace. Rev George C Lorimer of Boston delivered the presidential address, becoming the first American elected president. The address was warmly applauded. Dr Lorimer and Mrs Lorimer held a reception afterward.
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the Co-operative Society of Great Britain
Ryetal Palace
George C. Lotimer
Boston
Barry Grey
Dr. Lorimer
Mra Lorimer
Defeat for the Men of Jiminez in Dominican Uprising
Government forces under General Scoboza rout Insurgents near Puerto Plata. The engagement ends the Jiminez uprising with heavy casualties. Dominican public opinion favors American money. short term bills sell at 200 percent silver. In Havana, Patria notes U S interference worries and Cuban sympathy for Latin union to counter US power.
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Bilver
Puerto Plata
Scoboza
Imiez
Europe
Pear America
Havana
the Patria Today
Santo Domingo
United States
Porto Rico
Patria
Cuba
Welcome to a President at Rio Janeiro celebration
In Rio de Janeiro on August 15 medals were minted for President Roca of the Argentine Republic and distributed, gold and silver pieces similar to those given for Admiral Walker. The festivities include a statue unveiling of the Duke of Caxim, picnics, theater matinees, and warships in the central railroad station inauguration, all unofficial with no broad popular enthusiasm.
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Rio Janeiro
Roca
Admiral Walker
Duke of
Yellow Fever Visits Mexico
A telegram from Surgeon Cafer of the Marine Hospital Service reports a yellow fever outbreak at Tuxpan on the Mexican coast between Vera Cruz and Tampico. Twenty deaths were recorded through July 20. The disease is believed to have arrived from Vera Cruz, and Surgeon-General Wyman notified American inspectors at the border.
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Cafer
Marine Hospital Service
City of
Mexico
Tuxpan
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Wyman
President to Appear at Dewey Fund Benefit
Plattsburg New York Aug 15 The entertainment committee of the Dewey Testimonial Fund ex Governor John S Wise chairman ex Fire Chief Hugh Bonner of New York Dr Brush and Secretary Shottwell are here and invite the President to attend a grand performance at the Metropolitan Opera House He promised to be present if possible but cannot give a positive answer.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
John S. Wise
Hugh Bonner
New York
Brush
Shottwell
Metropolitan Opera House
Conductor Arrested After Shootings on Streetcar
James McKaman, a Big Consolidated Street railway conductor, was arrested in Cleveland for shooting a passenger named Charles Linkenberg with intent to wound. The incident followed insults during travel when Linkenberg attempted to depart the car after bantering from McKaman.
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Cleveland
James McKaman
Consolidated Street Railway
Pasenger
Charles Linkenberg Beause
Linkenberg
Paper Trust Active Shifts Harding Plant to American Writing Paper
Deeds filed in Butler County Recorder’s office transfer the Harding Paper Company plant to the American Writing Paper Company for a nominal $100,000 while stamps indicate a $400,000 value. A $17,000,000 mortgage from the American Writing Paper Company to Old Colony Trust Company is refiled in duplicate.
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Hamilton
Butler County Recorder
Harding Paper Company
American Writing Paper Company
Theo-Called Paper Trust
Old Colony Trust Company
Dreyfus Case at Vienna Involving Mobilization Plans
Vienna August Mosetig a government railroad official arrested here fully confessed to stealing emergency mobilization plans and delivering them to Ziboworski who allegedly passed them to agents of France and Russia Mosetig said he sold the plans for 200 florins and that Ziboworski fled without paying him.
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Vienna
Mosetig
Ziboworski
France
Russia
Moselly
Santa Fe Rail Chief Sees San Francisco by 1st
President Ripley of the Santa Fe Railway announces in Los Angeles that the Santa Fe will be in San Francisco on or before January 1 next. He plans a thorough check of the Valley road after departing for the project. He notes $3,000,000 spent on improvements between Albuquerque and Mojave in three years, with ongoing work. Headquarters stay in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ripley
Santa Fe Railway Company
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Valley
Santa Fe Pacific
Albuquerque
Mojave
Thuron Island Not for Sale Says Mexican Consul
Cincinnati dispatch reports G Andrade Mexican Consul says Thuron Island in the Gulf of California is not for sale though he owns about two thirds of it. He notes he may sell patches from Washington state, and this may have prompted a prior statement.
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Thuron Island
Gulf of California
G. Andrade
Bilver
Cincinnati
Washington State
Committee of the Grand Army
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