Dreyfus Case Petitions Denied by French Minister
Compilation of information on global events from the period including political moves in Paris with Mme Dreyfus denied sharing in her husband’s imprisonment on Devil’s Island. Reports cover Balkan unrest, Crete, Japan Brazil armament, and other international updates.
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Lebon
Paris
Mme. Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Yildiz
Canea
Isle of Crete
Kiel
Japan
Krupps
Brazil
Powder and guns bound for Dry Tortugas fortifications
A New York report describes a cargo of powder and supplies landed at Governors Island loaded for Key West ships. Four 10 inch rifles and two 1 inch rifles tested at Sandy Hook will sail south for fortifications, with some guns likely bound for Dry Tortugas as part of expanding inland water route defenses. Lieutenant Hale begins a map project detailing Atlantic fortifications and transport routes to aid commanders in war.
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India
North Africa
Amidon
Deadwood
S. D
Buxtons
Thomas McKean
Philadelphia
Home Savings Bank
Sioux City
Iowa
Springer
National Live Stock Association
George L. Goulding
Denver
Colorado
Georgia
Thomas Watson
Shanghai
Russia
China
Port Arthur
Claude McDonald
Pekin
Texas
Massachusetts
Admiral Sicard
Key West
Hampton Roads
Craiers
Minneapolis
Brooklyn
Columbia
Congress
Treasury Department
London
William Armstrong
Blanche K. Bruce
Register of the Treasury
Prince Edward County
Virginia
Republican State Convention
Rhode Island
Elisha Dyer
William J. Gregory
Charles P. Bennett
W. B. Tayner
W. A. Reed
G. A. Sackett
A. C. Sands
T. B. Stockwell
Samuel Betts
Klondike
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lakes
Erie Canal
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Los Angeles
Pacific
Gold
Laramie
Rome
Corrigan
State Normal School
Emporia
Kan
Fort Worth
Maine
Richmond
Libby
Chicago
New York
Fort Schuyler
Governors Island
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
East River
Watervliet
Morgan
Troy
Beaufort
N.C
Harry C. Hale
Merritt
Hale
Miles
War Department
Mining News From Montana to Idaho Trails
Reports on Granite Mountain and bi Metallic consolidation in Montana forming Granite Bi Metallic Consolidated Mining Co with 10 million dollars capital. Mammoth tunnel test begins 4000 feet, potential major ore. Dividends declared across Gold Mountain to Calumet Heela. Alaska placer field win near Kenia peninsula noted. Sheep Creek and Providence Camp sales valued around 20000 each with payouts and development plans.
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State of Montana
Granite Mountain
Mti-Metallic
Granite County
Granite Bi- Metallic Consolidated Mining Company
Gold Mountain
Montana
Colorado
Wildman-Mahoney
California
Pennsylvania
Argonaut
Morning Star
Portland
Calumet & Heela
Michigan
American
Alaska
C. Denham
Chicago
Seattle
Cook's Inlet
Kenia Peninsula
al R. McConnaughty
Denham
Sheep Creek
Otto Johnson
Sadie
Rossland
Johnson
Providence
Grand Forka
S. C
Providence Camp
Texas
Charles van Ness
Joseph L. Wiseman
Grand Forks
Armament Buildup At Pensacola Fort Barrancas
Powder shot and shell arrive in large quantities for harbor defense. Three of eight mortars for the Santa Rosa island battery are delivered and will be mounted quickly. A 15 inch gun is being installed at Fort Barrancas alongside six and eight inch rifles. Captain J W McMurray is promoted to major of the Fifth artillery. Channel deepening work advances as merchant ships pass Port Picken. 28 feet of water expected soon.
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Pensacola
Fla
Santa Rosa Island
Port Picken
J. W. McMurray
Fort Barran
Emancipation of the Cubans Foreseen by McKinley
Senator Chandler notes in the Concord Monitor that President McKinley will act to relieve famine in Cuba with food and medicine. He says aid will be sent with Spain’s approval or by American ships without approval if needed. He urges national support for the forthcoming proclamation honoring McKinley.
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Concord
N. H
Chandler
Concord Monitor
McKinley
United States
Cuba
Spain
William McKinley
Abraham Tincoln
Bradstreet Reports Broad Business Strength Despite Cautious Trade
Bradstreet notes aggregate U. S. business remains large with favorable prospects. Distribution improves in center west and northwest. dry goods and farm goods rise. Iron and steel demand is strong with little price drop. exports high, bank clearings up, and fewer failures. Wheat exports fall from last week but stay above prior year.
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Center West
Forthwest
New York
United States
Northwest News Notes From Kittitas County and Beyond
Busy fishing in Puget Sound off the ocean shed dock yields strong salmon hauls for the eastern trade. Plowing and seeding surge in Kittitas valley as apricots bloom and peach buds ready. Indians in Kittitas county resist reservation removal while Idaho links Boise by telegraph with Tip Springs district.
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Tacoma
Kev J. W. Milligan
Presbyterian Church
Flensburg
Kittitas Valley
Alpona
Kittitas County
Bellingham Bay
Washington State Land Commission
Gray's Harte
Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Conuncpolis
North Yakima
Yakima Arena
First Street
Alea
Veteran Boston journalist Roland Worthington dies at 81
Boston reports Roland Worthington, longtime Traveller editor and early free seller, dies at 81. A fervent Republican, he backed John D. Long and George D. Robinson for high office, advised policies from 1848 reports, and helped popularize ver batim street sales. He retired in 1800.
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Boston
Roland Worthington
Worthington
Boston Daily Advertiser
Boston Traveller
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
News Boys
Usetts
John D. Long
Banks
Tle
George D. Robinson
General Butler
Arthur
The
Traveller
Cuba War Destruction Seen by Senator Procter
Senator Procter described Cuba’s reconcentrados regions as a desolate war torn landscape outside Havana where civilians suffer famine and disease. He noted US food aid helps but may end if the war continues and estimated only about 200,000 locals remain loyal to Spain amid widespread isolation.
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Procter
Cuba
Havana
United States
Proctor
Spain
Trocha
Fifteen Chinese Smuggled Into U S Captured at Anaheim Port
Fifteen Chinese smuggled into the United States from Ensenada through Anaheim have been seized. They carried 85.25 in total and were taken to Los Angeles for examination.
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P. ©. McFarlane
Sam
Wash
Behamie County
Canada
United States
Michigan
McFarlane
Vancouver
W. H. Wells
Charles T. Gray
That County
Santa Ana
Cal
Ensenada
Lower California
Anaheim
Los Angeles
Montana Capitol Plans Awarded to Bell and Kent
The Montana capitol commission awarded the plans contract for a new state building to Bell & Kent now resident in Helena to meet Montana residency laws. The $275000 project includes plans and supervision with completion targeted in five months, and bids will be sought from contractors with payments in bonds backed by a state land grant.
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Helena
Mont
State Capitol Commission
Bell & Kent
Coucil Bluffs
Iowa
Montana
State Capitol
George St. Mann
St. Louis
Mann
Killing of Black Jack gang by Mormon avengers in Mexico
News from Casas Grande Mexico reports the Mormon community hunted and killed nine members of Black Jack gang who had fled across the border after outrages along the California border. An American prospector party later learned details of the massacre and the gang’s notoriety.
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el Paso
Tex
Casas Grande
Mexico
Black Jack
Sierra Madre
Here
Alt
California
Avenging Angels
Colo Mexico
S. F. McDonald
Round Valley
Mormon Church
Casabande
Black Jack Gang
Southwest
Express Companies
Bland Seeks Cuba Policy Clarity Amid Maine Inquiry
Missouri Representative Richard P. Bland tells World correspondent Democrats await a committee report on the Maine disaster. He says Congress will not adjourn until the president acts on Cuba and Spain, demanding clear accountability before any adjournment.
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New York
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Washington
Maine
House
Cuba
Congress
House of Representatives
Wheeler-Sterling Projectile Works Lands Government Pact
Pittsburg report states C H Wheeler of McKeesport has government contracts worth over a million dollars for projectiles from four to sixteen inches for army use. Wheeler anticipates war with Spain. The Cymric freight ship can carry about 20 000 tons dead weight, roughly 626 freight cars, with displacement at 23 000 tons. Prices already exceed last year.
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Pittsburg
C. H. Wheeler
Wheeler-Sterling Projectile Works of
McKeesport
Washington
Wheeler
Spain
Cymric
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Guiro F. Verbecue
Tokio
Canton
Ohio
Fransevelo
Old
Department of Agriculture
Helen A. Clark
J. Charles Linthicum
Baltimore
New South Wales
Czar
St. Petersburg
Board of
Regenta
Oklahoma Normal School
Barnes
Cunningham
Alve
John Volk & Co
Rock Island
Teslin Lake
Bered Country
Weill
Hig
Idaho
Woodman
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Ira E. McNutt
Spokane
Kamloops
Kamloopa
Colville
Greenwood Mountain
Camp McKinney
Penticton
Lake Okanogan
Vernon
Ashcroft
Ira BE. Anutt
Mr. McNutt
Marcus
Willard
Wilbur
Wild Goes
Bill
Coeur d’Alenes
South Fork
Bradstreet
Northwest News Notes
Kittitas
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Tip Springs
Idaho State Sunday School Association
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Sesson
Sisters of Visitation
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Board of Regents
University
Moscow
State Land Board
Nez Perce
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Riparia
Snake River
Snake River Valley Railroad Company
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Julietta
F. Smith
Kingham
Banack
Oneida
Fremont
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Jall
Bannock
Bingham
Bingbar
Bannok
Deer Lodge Valley
Boulder
Great Falls
Lcense
County Board of Commissioners
Ral Nolan
IL C. Cockil
Gallatin County
Attorney General
New England
Polldletal
Elizabeth Dalbey-Norred
Elizabeth S. Dalbey-Norved
Wells County
Indiana
Charles H. Norved
Ilinois Cavalry
Women's Medical College of Chicago
Illinois State Medical Society
Illinois
Indiana and
Kentucky
Fennipen County
Proceedings OF Congress
Beth
Loud
Post Office Department
Dingley
Ways and Means
Secretaries of War
Navy
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Dick Bland
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