Dreyfus Day Brings Bertullus and Picquart Evidence
Rennes reports a Dreyfus day as Bertullus and Picquart test in court martial while a 1894 Austrian attaché dispatch challenges the bordereau. Roget’s testimony weakened. Bertullus asserts Dreyfus innocence with motive absent. He cites secret dossier and the bordereau as Esterhazy’s work per cassation.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
Bertullus
Picquart
Ems
Schneider
Schwartzkoppen
Panizzardi
Bertutus
Esterhazy
Court of Cassation
Bordereau
Bertullus Called Judas in Dreyfus Affair Testimony
Madame Henry questioned Bertullus after he closed as to whether his kiss resembled that of a Judas. Colonel Picquart testified on the Dreyfus case, noting handwriting similarities to the bordereau and recounting wartime suspicions and later doubts about the secret dossier.
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Bertullus
Judas
Picquart
Madame Henry
M. Bertullus
Mme. Henry
Madame
Witnes
War Office
Dreyfus
Bordereau
du Paty de Clam
Geenral Mercier
Piequart
Ficquat
Paris printing office strike ends with releases
Compositors who abandoned M Guerin's printing office on Wednesday were questioned by Magistrate Fabre yesterday and released after showing good faith. Generals Jacquey and Lague, who met Guerin, report he vowed to resist to the death as Republican Guards guard the house. The cabinet plans a meeting today to assess the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Guerin
M. Fabre
Jacquey
Iowas Militia Quarrel Over Brigadier General Claim
Burlington Iowa-Aug 18 A disputing exchange unfolds between Governor Shaw and General Guest and John R Prime on who leads the Iowa National Guard brigade. Shaw says he followed court orders and that Prime now commands. Guest argues the second election was fraudulent and questions removal and disbandment timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iown National Guard
General Guest
John R. Prime
Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
Guest
Shaw
Prime
Abductor Jones Stricken With Typhoid in Jail
William Jones, accused of abducting Nellie Berger, contracted typhoid fever and is confined in the jail’s women’s department in Kekomo Indiana. Sheriff Harness reports mob threats near Peru and supports Sheriff Dunn’s move to protect Jones from an identified mob of about 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kekomo
Ind
William Jones
Nellie Berger
Penu
Harness
Berger
Dunn
Miami County
Jones
Peru
Kokomo
Beatrice Man Killed By Corn Sheller Accident
Beatrice Nebraska August 18 Frank Bangs was instantly killed when a wagon load of corn arrived at a local elevator. The trap was opened to receive the corn and Bangs fell through into the sheller. He was caught by the steel grapples and torn to pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Neb
Frank Bangs
Bangs
Wreck on Freight Train near Greencastle Causes Major Damage
In Greencastle Indiana on August 18 a westbound freight train No 31 derailed near Reelsville on a heavy curve. Thirty cars ran into the ditch with many cars badly wrecked but no trainmen were injured.
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Greencastle
Ind
Reelsville
Pickpockets Follow Ringling Circus Haul at Oshkosh
Reported pickpockets following the Ringling circus in Oshkosh Wisconsin netted a substantial haul. Other items note Dent Grant to wed Prince Michel Cantacuzene on Sept 25 and Roosevelt reportedly declining a vice presidential nomination.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Miss Julia
Dent Grant
Prince Michel Cantacuzene
Roosevelt
Santiago de Chili
Russia
Havana
Jiminez
San Domingo
Cleveland
Ohio
Conrad Elmer
Monroe
Vancouver
B. C
Turner
Ward Line
Vigilancia
New York
David Klass
Brodhead
Spring Grove
Albert Myers
New Philadelphia
Lib Cordrey
Hiram W. Thomas
The
People’s Church of
Chicago
Vandelia Varnum
Franksville
N. Y
Devastation in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Exceeds $75 Million
A San Juan dispatch details a cataclysmic hurricane that devastated towns from Yabucoa to Maunabo, leaving decaying corpses, disease fears, and mass displacement. One hundred drowned in floods, hundreds injured, and two-thirds of residents shivering without shelter as aid remains scarce.
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New York
Herald
San Juan
Ponce
Caguas
Yabucca
Allman
Arecibo
Slocum
Humacao
St. Thomas
Naguabo
Corozal
Aguada
Comerto
Guayanilla
Comeric
Utuado
Jayuya
Voices On Cuban Flag and Future in Havana Dispatch
La Lucha calls for end to Cubans intolerance toward the Spanish flag urging acceptance or open display. El Diario de la Mariana notes liberal shift among revolution leaders toward unity and prosperity. The Patria questions Cuban independence versus protectorate. Suffragio Universal links U S statehood to Cuba’s freedom under the American constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
la Lucha
el Diario de la Mariana
Cuba
Patria
Suffragio Universal
United States
Cavity in Mia Chest Attracts Medical Debate
Centerville reports a man with a visible lung and a chest cavity protruding through each inspiration. James Rankin, a 23 year old coal miner, presents unusual anatomy, yet appears healthy and continues mining daily. Doctor Bernard notes the condition as mysterious and potentially unsafe for risk assessment.
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Centerville
R. Bernard
James Rankin
LaSalle
Rankin
Bernard
Death of Judge Prendergast Ends Long Fight
Ex Judge Richard Prendergast died at Chicago hospital after weeks of anaemia and a blood transfusion on Aug 3. He urged to live for his six children and had lost his wife in 1889. Born in Ireland November 8 1854, he came to the United States in 1861.
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Chicago
Richard Prendergast
Chicago Hospital
John Morrissey
Judge Prendergast
Ireland
la Balle
State barbers' commission holds first meeting in Lansing
The Michigan state barbers' commission held its first meeting in Lansing on Aug 18 outlining enforcement of the new law. All barbers will fall under the law on Oct with the first exam expected in the upper peninsula this fall.
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Ntem
Lansing
Mich
State Barbers’ Commission
Upper Peninsula
National Veterans League organized in Saginaw
The League of National Veterans and Sons of Veterans organized in Saginaw Michigan replaces the Union Veterans' Protective Association. It aims to be national in scope and pursues political objectives.
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Saginaw, Mich
League of National Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Union Veterans’ Protective Association
Wellman Expedition Returns From Franz Josef Land
Walter Wellman and the polar expedition survivors arrived at Tromsoe aboard the Capella after exploring Franz Josef Land. The party found new lands north of Freedom Island, endured ten days of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees below zero, and reported the death of companion Bert Bentsen at Port McKinley during wintering duties.
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Tromsoe
Island
Norway
Walter Wellman
Franz Josef Land
Wellman
Port McKinley
Latitude SI
Paul Biervig
Bert Bentsen
Nansen
Aarmsworth House
Cape Tegethoff
Hall's Island
Latitude So
Bentsen
Pbenteen
Bijorvig
Prom.lee
Freedom Island
Nunsen
Wellman and Polar Expedition Suffer Harsh Setbacks at Sea and Ice
In mid March Wellman’s party neared latitude 87 but disasters struck. Wellman fell into a snow crevasse injuring a leg, followed by an icequake that crushed dogs and sledges. The crew barely survived and dragged Wellman 200 miles to headquarters where he risked crippled mobility. Scientific work by Baldwin Hofma and Haran advanced as rescue ships searched Franz Josef land for missing Andree.
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Wellman
Well
Evelyn R. Baldwin
United States Weather Bureau
Edward Hofma
Grand Haven
Mich
A. Haran
United States Coast Survey
Cape Tegethoff
Stella Polar
Prince Luigi
Duke of
Abrazai
Franz Josef Land
Andree
Arty
Accidents and Shared News From Aug 18
A Racine incident reports Frank Roblinger a 17 year old from Evanston found in a barn with serious injuries after a fall from a train while riding it home. His mother sent a letter seeking details about his alleged death near Racine. railway telegraphers plan new headquarters in St. Louis and others stay in Cleveland Cedar Rapids and Peoria. Jehu Baker in Belleville is critically ill at 78 with malaria complications. In Newman the infant son of Mr and Mrs William Bane died of pneumonia and coroner's jury sent parents to grand jury for neglect.
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Imparcial
Colon
Matanzas
Gienfuegos
Havana
Verdad
Puerto Priécipe
Agricultural Bank
Leonard Wood
Puerto Principe
United States
Director of Posts
Rathbone
Boston
Racine
Wis
Frank Roblinger
Harrison Avenue
Evanston
Ills
Stripple
Railway Brotherhood
Peoria
Ill
St. Louis
Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Belleville
M1s
Jehu Baker
Congress
Venezuela
Baker
Newman
William Bane
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Isle du Diable
Piuquart
Viequart
Paty du Clam
M. Labori
Paty de Clam
Madagascar
Intelligence Department
Third Department
Iowa
Porto Rico
Ironwood
John Peterson
Charles Lundburg
Aurora
Peterson
Lundburg
Towa United Mine Workers
Oskaloosa
Towa
United Mine Workers
Des Moines
John F. Ream
Beacon
John White
Pekay
Elwood
Macbeth and McCoy
Elwood Bottle
Reading
Eare Barbers
Political Soldier Society
Kew York
Tromssoe
North Pole
Eternal Lowers
Preanse Josef Land
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Tim Ie
Joseph Keck
Prestpent
Chas. H. Keck
Casnien
Frank Stewart
View Perstpent
C. M. Keck
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Hotel Allen
JE. M. McConaughy
Urvice
Overl
Kteto's Clothing Store
Orrick
Southeast Corner
Columbia Corner
Wasmanton
Das. J. H
H.C. Hull
Physicians and Surgeons
Washington Nail Bank
East Main Street
P. W. McElwain
Pausous
Washington Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington
C. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Klein's Clothing
K. Corner of Square
Washington, Liowa
Ida Bailey
Geo. W. Hay
Northwestern University
Graham Opera House
East
Washington Street
Lathin
Waste Hall
Kemble
Kemble Flower Co
Frank Rowers
Hoy
G. H. Pratt
OFM Eochis
F. Klein
Diamond Gittine
West DeLong's Grocery
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
H. Sanford
T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
J. H. Young
W. R. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Onah
J.T. Anderon
Washington County
Jon. Kwox
A. Wurrmn
H. Kwok
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
Wallace
H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Stewart
J. F. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crail
Ices
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