Cavaignac resigns as minister of war amid Dreyfus dispute
Paris reports M. Cavaignac resigning after a clash over Dreyfus revision and Henry forgery. He cited government unity and insisted on Dreyfus's guilt. Brisson and others discussed the cabinet shift as the Dreyfus agitation flared. In Washington, Corbin announced volunteers will stay in service in numerous regiments across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreyfus
Henry
Paris
M. Cavaignac
M. Brisson
Council
Republic
M. Bourgeois
Switzerland
Ministry of the Interior
Bourgeois
M. Sarrien
M. Cava Mu
Sieele
de Mage
Picquart
Pacific
Washington
Corbin
War Department
Idaho
California
Oregon
Montana
Utah Light Artillery
Utah Cavalry
North
South Dakota
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Nevada
Wyoming
Astor
Navy orders court martial for Chaplain J P McIntire
Washington Sept 6 The navy department ordered a trial by court martial of Chaplain J P McIntire of the Oregon on charges of using language prejudicial to good order and discipline and conduct unbecoming an officer. The accusations stem from remarks critical of Admiral Lamp, Captain Evans and other officers of the American fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
J. P. McIntire
Orgeon
Lamnp
Evans
Spanish Character and Language Diversity Noted in Europe
The article discusses Spanish gentleness and democracy, noting family loyalty, equal manners across social classes, and four languages including Castilian, Galician, Basque, and Catalan. It cites Toledan and Andalusian speech differences and contrasts Castilian purity with educated Frenchified speech. Additionally, a brief London dispatch reports on Omdurman forts destroyed and a gunboat with no British casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castile
Tondon
Evening Telegram
Omdurman
War Office
Nuazri
Nile
Tuiti Island
Troops From Puerto Rico Will Not Parade in City Upon Arrival
General Miles and about four to five thousand volunteers heading from Puerto Rico will not parade in New York City or elsewhere on arrival. The war department announced that after reaching New York the troops will board trains for immediate transfer to state camps before being sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Washington
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Newark
Obdam
Concho
Chester
Glas
Mississippi
Manitoba
Wilson
New York City
War Department
New York
Heat Wave Deaths Rise Across New York City Area
New York reports 43 deaths and 44 prostrations from heat on Sunday. Hoboken records 20 prostrations and four deaths. Manhattan and Bronx boroughs log 30 heat deaths today. Brooklyn reports several deaths and many prostrations amid the continued heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoboken
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
All Around Market Report Slashes Spokane Quotation Page
Wholesale prices for Wheat Barley Rye Flour and more listed for country points and Spokane including Club Bluestem and f o b quotes. Also includes hay eggs butter cheese vegetables poultry meats wool and regional city prices with a final note on a Mexican jury verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Bluestem
Banner
Superb
Swan
California
Columbia
Country
Eastern
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley Bluestem
Tacoma
Odds and Ends From the Four Quarters of the Globe
A wide roundup of world notes including Spanish New Testaments sent to Santiago Cuba, medical views on foods like butter and bacon, mining and railway facts, social issues in London and Boston, and various health and crime items from across the globe. Strong entities include American Bible Society, Santiago Cuba, London, Boston, Alaska, California, and Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bible Society
Cuba
Lochner
Berlin
Lee-Metford
California
Alaska
Colonial Dames
Boston
India
Norman Kerr
B. A. Cortell
Milbridge
London
Salvation Army
South Carolina
Gaust
Spain
France
William Badenhop
Nicholson
Brooklyn
Wei-Hai-Wei
China
Cleveland
W. K. Winchell
Sprague
State of Washington
Miners seize Springside officials in Illinois riot
In Pana Illinois 600 striking miners abducted David J Overholt president and Lewis Overholt superintendent from their buggy and marched them toward the mines. A minister Rev Dr Millard plead for release but was struck with a revolver. Fate of the captives unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Pana
Ill
David J. Overholt
Lewis Overholt
Springside
Millard
Overholts
Mustering Orders Move Many Regiments to Mobilization Camps
A government plan keeps many volunteer troops in service while transferring 13 regiments to camps nationwide. The Third Georgia from Griffin to Jacksonville and the Fifteenth Minnesota from St Paul to Camp Meade are among those reassigned, with several other state units redeployed to Camp Meade, Lexington, Knoxville, or Jefferson Barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Arel
Massachusetts Infantry
Fort Maine
Washington Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
District of Columbia
New York Infantry
New Jersey Infantry
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Nevada
Georgia
Griffin
Jacksonville
Minnesota
St. Paul
Camp Meade
New Janey
Soagit
Fort Thomas
Washington
Lexington
Mishissippi
Jackson
Miss
New York
Hempstead
North Carolina
Fort Mason
Knoxville
Kentuck
Alabama
Regiment of Engineers
Jefferson Barracks
Lerington
Territorial
Tuson
Heat Wave Causes Dozens of Deaths in New York
Heat records from New York Brooklyn and Chicago report fifty dead and over one hundred prostrations in New York on Saturday. The city saw a high of 92 degrees at 2 pm with 85 percent humidity. Brooklyn added six deaths and fourteen prostrations while Chicago logged three deaths and thirteen prostrations as temperatures stayed above 90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Mercury
Ice cream craze hits cafes in Puerto Rico after 2 pm
A New York Sun report notes a surge of ice cream demand among soldiers in Puerto Rico. Shopkeepers adapt by selling helado in the afternoon, ordering freezers from St Thomas, and selling each batch quickly, highlighting immigrant adaptation to American tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puerto Rico
New York Sun
St. Thomas
Miners Strike Quiet at Pana Illinois
The Miners' Strike in Pana Illinois on September 6 is quiet with anticipation of southern colored miners. Local miners refuse to await reinforcements from surrounding districts which won't arrive before this week. Fourteen saloons in Pana have closed and will stay shut until the dispute ends. In Mississippi, Dr. Dunn reports yellow fever at Benoit Bolivar County with isolation and no feared spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pana
Ill
Minastanippi
Greenville
Miss
R. Dunn
State Board of Health
Benoit
Bolivar County
Winnie Davis Reported Dying in Atlanta
A telegram from Narragansett Pier stated that Misa Winnie Davis, author and daughter of Jefferson Davis, who recently had appendicitis surgery, is dying. Also note destitution at Copper River and an Alaska report of 100 men fed by government aid. Salvation Army marked its 33rd anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Davis
Atlanta, Ga
Narragansett Pier
Misa Winnie Davis
Jefferson Davis
Copper River
Port Townsend
H. H. Hill
Alaska
Valdes
Cough Control Technique Proves Helpful in Hospital
A physician connected with a large children's institution describes a method to reduce coughing by breath holding. He reports short-term relief and healing of the throat as the air warms and soothes air cells, aided by a suitable medicine to support healing.
Fifth Annual Fair in Spokane Crowned Best Fruit Exhibit in America
Spokane earns the claim for the greatest annual fruit exhibition in America due to energetic citizens and the strong backing of Inland Empire farmers and business leaders. The event showcases the region’s wealth and resources to a global audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
America
Inland Empire
German torpedo flotilla crippled by Baltic storm
A northwest Baltic storm sunk a German torpedo boat and severely damaged the entire torpedo flotilla. Five torpedo boats barely reached harbor as the Baltic gale swept across the fleet reported from Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baltic
Nine New Yellow Fever Cases Reported at Orwood
The state health officer at Tyler's station Mississippi reports nine new yellow fever cases at Orwood, with twelve cases previously recorded. The dispatch notes the outbreak alongside existing totals and emphasizes the rapid spread in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Marine Hospital Service
Tyler's Station
Miss
Orwood
Kaslo and Slocan Time Card Passenger Schedule
Schedule lists daily departures and arrivals for Kaslo Slocan routes on Pacific standard time with stops including South Fork Sproule's Whitewater Bear Lake McGuigan Junction Sandon Cody Line and notes Gen Freight and Pass Agt Robert Irving and Supt Geo Copeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaslo
South Fork
Sproule’s
Whitewater
Bear Lake
McGuigan
Junction
Sandon
Cody Line
Cody
Robert Irving
Geo. E. Copeland
New Provincial Rail and Lake Service Details
The announcement lists the International Navigation and Trading Company services on Kootenay Lake and River with steamers International and Alberta. It covers connections to Northport, Rossland, Spokane, and Kaslo, including ticketing, baggage checks, and daily schedules with departures from Keslo and Nelson, plus a new lake service timetable and a Bonner's Ferry river link with east and westbound trains. G. Alexander, Gen. Manager, Kaslo, B. C. dated Oct 1, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International
Alberta
Kootenay Lake
R. R
Northport
Rossland
Spokane
United States
Keslo
Nelson
Kaslo
Bonner's Ferry
Kootenay River
Boundary
Bonner’s Ferry
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Gavaigaag
San Francisco
ALL Around
Mexico
Crimea
Santiago
Blanco
Pinar del Rio
Manila
James Cox
Middlesborough
Perry
Senator Lodge
Col
Roosevelt
Gen. Merritt
British Columbia
Buck
Japan
Hawaii
Buffalo
N. Y
John Carrigan
Frank
Havana
Russia
Frederick G. Jahne
Hillsboro
A. B. Sawyer
United States Army
Anita McGee
Grait County
Thoiaha
William M. Newell
Russell
Lucas County
Iowa
Omaha
Sadie Lucas
Morris Lucas
Bloomington
Ind
Wash
K. W.frank
Santa Cruz
Cal
St. Michaels
Forty Mile Creek
Dawson
O'Brien
Liberty
Doom
Virginia Gulch
Dewey
Sampson
Forty Mile
Denmark
Hague
Daily Mall
Jain
England
Washington Boys
Treasury Department
Slocan
International-- Navigation and Trading Company
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