Victory as Cassation Orders Dreyfus Case Reopened
The Paris criminal court of cassation granted Alfred Dreyfus a revision of his Rennes trial and ordered a supplementary investigation to resolve all doubtful points. The decision, not final yet, signals a major step toward rehabilitating Dreyfus. The closed hearing drew few spectators, with Maitre Labori and Dreyfus family members among attendees.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
Alfred Dreyfus
Rennes
Dreyfus
France
Maitre Labori
Dreyfus Family
LAND AT CHINNAMPO CHINNAMPO ESE ADVANCE FOCUS
Report notes a land advance near Chinnampo as the Japanese fleet prepares to move and Admiral Makaroff is referenced amid tense naval movements.
Reed Smoot Inquiry and Church Leadership Report
Paris dispatches reveal ongoing U S inquiry into Reed Smoot and Utah Senatorial matters. President Smith leads the Mormon Church squadron as Port Arthur tensions rise. Reports from Korea and St Petersburg note Chinnampho free of ice, Japanese redeployment, and Makaroff’s arrival. Russia plans torpedo boat use and strengthened defenses at Port Arthur amid weather delays. The Temps cites Japanese fleet damage since February 25.
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Paris
Korea
Chinnampho
Chemulpo
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Makaroff
Russia
The
Temps
Far Eastern naval movement reports and Smoot inquiry begin
London reports indicate 15 000 Japanese land at Chinnampo and Pingyang with rumors of 60 000 at Yuonsan and three Japanese armies in Korea. In Washington the Smoot hearing starts with Joseph F. Smith testifying on Mormon church powers and polygamy revelations, opening a lengthy inquiry into creed influence in politics.
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London
Daily Express
Chemulpo
Chinnampo
Pingyang
Harbin
Daily Chronicle
Yuonsan
Korea
Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
Paris
New York Herald
Chefoo
Gulf of Liaotung
Washington
Reed Smoot
Utah
United States Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Congress
Smoot
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
A. S. Worthington
Waldemar van Cott
Salt Lake
J. G. Carlisle
Secretary of the Treasury
R. W. Taylor
Brigham Roberts
Mr. Taylor
Joseph Smith
Franklin S. Richards
Mr. Smith
Th c Church
Missouri
Taylor
Smith
Burrows
Pesident Smith
Pistol and Knives Used in Fatal Iowa Fight
In Winterset Iowa March a young married man John Thoronborough shot and killed Fred Peacock after a knife assault at the Peacock home. Thoronborough, gashed and jailed for murder, had intervened to persuade his wife to leave with him. The elder Peacock, 60, was wounded during the struggle as Thoronborough fired at both men.
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Winterset
John Thoronborough
Fred Peacock
Peacock
Thoronborough
Young Peacock
Groff Sentenced to Two Years and $10000 Fine
Samuel A. Groff is sentenced by Judge Pritchard to two years in the Moundsville penitentiary and a $10000 fine with sentence to begin on arrival. He posts a $20000 bond pending appeal along with co defendants August W Machen and Dr George E Lorenz. The group seeks appellate review, with bail set at $20000 each, likely delaying disposition for months.
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Washington
Pritchard
Samuel A. Groff
Moundsville
Groff
Pritchard Samuel A. Groff
Diller B. Groff
August W. Machen
Post Office Department
George E. Lorenz
Toledo
Court of Appeals
Exclusion Law Passed in Panama Dispatch
The national assembly approved a bill to bar further immigration of Chinese Syrians and Turks. It awaits the president's signature with promulgation to follow within three days and a 30 day lead before effect. Violations by steamship companies or individuals carry fines up to 500 dollars and require returning the prohibited persons.
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New York
National Assembly
Panama
Herald
Iowa banker in crisis ends life amid bank failure
Sioux City March 7. Frank L. Larue president of Corning State Savings Bank, now in receivership, shot and killed himself in the afternoon. The bank failed February 15 and its affairs were found badly tangled. The strain preceding the failure affected Larue physically and mentally.
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Sioux City
Frank L. Larue
Corning State Savings Bank
Larue
Two More Bodies Found in Darlington Hotel Collapse
New York on March 7 reports two additional victims, the sixteenth and seventeenth, removed from the Darlington hotel ruins. Coroner Scholer says John Schwandtner of Pole and Schwandtner iron contractors fled the city after a warrant was issued.
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New York
Darlington
Scholer
John Schwandtner
Pole & Schwandtner
Russians prepare to evacuate Yin Kow near Port Arthur
Yinkow, March 5, report that Russians plan to withdraw ahead of a Japanese fleet as ice thaws in about two weeks. The town sits at the mouth of the Lipa river near the Port Arthur Mukden railway line, where a critical battle may decide control of the railroad and Port Arthur.
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Yinkow
Lipa River
Port Arthur
Mukden
Japanese Land 15000 Troops at Chinam pho and Pingyang
Chemulpo reports nine Japanese transports landed 15 000 troops with stores and munitions at Chinam pho and sent them toward Pingyang. Russians did not oppose the landing but show activity nearby. Japanese appear reluctant to fight as plans mature.
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Chemulpo
Chinampho
Pingyang
Quiet at Vladivostock Amid War Watch
Vladivostock reports no Japanese ships since February 25 after ten were seen briefly. Local residents flee to Nikolsk Khabarovsk or Europe as ice remains heavy and cold endures with no signs of spring.
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Vladivostock
Nikolsk
Khabarovsk
Europe
Terror at Port Arthur latest reports from Chefoo
Port Arthur residents face extreme terror as lawlessness rises and famine fears drive people to flee.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Martial Law Declared in Seoul Proclaimed by Japanese Commander
Seoul reports General Inouye, commander of Japanese forces, issued a proclamation of aw with the consent of the Korean government. The action marks a martial law declaration affecting the Korean capital and surrounding areas.
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Seoul
Inouye
Jewish doctors depart front amid wartime rail evacuation
Odessa reports another detachment of Jewish doctors leaving for the front as their train pulled away. Local trade suffers with banks halting bill discounts and firms delaying new contracts pending war developments.
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Odessa
Venezuelan Minister to Castro Summoned Home
Washington reports General Hernandez, Venezuelan minister, ordered to return to discuss matters easier to talk about than write. He expects to leave soon. His salary in New York is suspended, and his son in Philadelphia also loses pay. Pulido’s salary as charge d affaires is diminished.
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Washington
Hernandez
Castro
Banking House of Venezuela
New York
Philadelphia
Legation
Senor Pulido
Pomeroy Arrested In Mail Order Bond Scheme
Chicago on March 3 Deputy U S Marshal Middleton arrested W J Pomeroy alleged to run an international bank mail order operation selling bonds via an endless chain scheme. He is charged with using the word national illegally as part of the scheme.
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Chicago
W. J. Pomeroy
Remedy Clears Severe Baby Eczema with Witch Hazel Salve
Frank Farmer of Bluff City Kentucky reports his baby’s eczema on the scalp healed by De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve. He notes hair regrowth and a clean scalp, praising the product while warning against counterfeits. Ad copy also touts Cole’s Carbolic Soap as a pleasant vegetable soap.
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Frank Farmer
Bluff City
de Witt’s
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