Forgerys Found Through Unanswered Letter
Paris July 16. H Philip Bunau Varilla recounts how he proved Dreyfus innocence by comparing a Dreyfus Congo letter with a photographic bordereau copy. He noticed identical handwriting and a crucial clue that toppled the prosecution’s main document.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
H. Philip Hunan-Varilla
Dreyfus
Count Esterhazy
HH. Bunan-Varilla
Bordereau
Bunau-Varilla
Bunav-Varilla
the Volutechnic
Bunan Varilla
Congo
Thebordereau
Brian-Varilla
Polytechnic School
Forgery's Proof Shocks Dreyfus Case, Bunau Varilla Confesses
Bunau Varilla says handwriting tests on the bordereau versus Dreyfus letter proved forgery. He details how publishing a photograph of the bordereau spurred Esterhazy's exposure, Picquart's breakthrough, and the Dreyfus affair's wider revelations. The three consequences shifted global view of the case.
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Bunau-Varilla
Dreyfus
Congo
Maurice
Bordereau
M. Castro
Count Esterhazy
Esterhazy
Zola
Picquart
Intelligence Department
Dreyfus Contention Over Bordereau Writings Mentioned
The fragment notes that the bordereau would not have appeared in The Matin and that Dreyfus would be dead in shame or confined on Devil's Island, implying a discussion of the Dreyfus affair.
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Bordereau
Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Alderman Arrest In Bribery Indictment Case
New York on July 16 reports Alderman Alfred Rade of New Rochelle and three fellow aldermen were arrested after an indictment for bribery.
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New York
Alfred Rade
New Hochelle
Wyoming Tragedy follows grim campsite discovery
In Rawlins Wyoming on July 16 a deserted prairie schooner with two emaciated horses was found in a small draw. Bullet holes scar the waxed box and blood stains fleck the wagon interior. The eastern wagon outfit likely belonged to a family of emigrants. Paul Play is feared.
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Wyoming
Rawlins
Wyo
Paul Play
Evansville Chautauqua WCTU objects to whisky flavored water
Evansville July 16 members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the Chautauqua protested forty whisky barrels used to serve drinking water. Management agreed to move the barrels and the women will buy new ones. They claimed the barrels imparted a whisky flavor to the water.
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Evansville Nd
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Evansville Chautauqua
Autopsy Finds George Mitchell Not Insane After Trial
An autopsy conducted at night concluded George Mitchell was sane despite a jury acquitting him of murder on the insanity plea. The case followed Mitchell being killed by his sister Esther a devout follower of Creffield the Holy Roller during a tense confrontation in Seattle.
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Seattle
Wash
George Mitchell
Edmund Franz Cretfield
Holy Roller
Mitchell
Esther
Creffield
Longworths End Embassy Visit in Paris Tour
July 16 Faris report the Longworths have finished their stay at the American embassy amid official and private courtesies and now stay with the Count and Countess De Chamburn before resuming travel.
Grayson Willard Heidt to Wed Grace Howe McKinley
New notices from July Wi cards announce the marriage of Captain Grayson Willard Heidt of the Fifteenth Cavalry to Miss Grace Howe McKinley niece of President McKinley and former White House companion. The wedding is planned at Fort Des Moines Iowa.
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New York
Grayson Willard Heidt
Fifteenth Cavalry
Grace Howe McKinley
President McKinley
White House
Fort Des Moines
Cavalry Starts 250 Mile Road March From Fort Riley
Junction City Kansas July 16 The cavalry command at Fort Riley led by Col K S Godfrey including all units except the second squadron of the Second Cavalry began a 250 mile road march this morning heading west to Ellsworth awaiting further orders and route details.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
Second Cavalry
K. S. Godfrey
Ellsworth
Four Killed by Robbers in Raleigh Home Murder
July 16 Raleigh reports Isaac Lyerly a wealthy merchant his wife a daughter and a son were murdered in their Barbers Junction area home by unknown robbers who then set fire to the bed where they were killed Two older daughters sleeping upstairs woke and helped extinguish the flames Suspected perpetrators are Negroes with no arrests yet announced
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Raleigh
N. C
Isaac Lyerly
Barbers Junction
Egg in Bottle Trick Reformulated
A simple sequence describes lighting a paper inside a bottle to draw a boiled egg into the bottle neck by heat, then reigniting to force the egg out with a burst. The steps rely on pressure changes from heating air and expanding gases.
Two Worried Times for a Housekeeper
A friend comments on housekeeping worries. The housekeeper replies that she worries only on two occasions: when she has no servant and when she does have one.
At the Art Museum A husband notes a statue’s pose
A Columbus Dispatch item quotes a husband describing a sculpture as not true to nature. He says the statue shows a woman sitting still and saying nothing, while his wife questions the portrayal.
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Columbus Dispatch
Charity Sisterhood Sparks Black Attire Debate
Ethel asks why the lady wears black and learns from Mamma that she is a sister of charity. Ethel probes if charity is dead, prompting a reflective exchange on tradition and compassion.
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Ethel
Charity
Egg yield study finds fertility tied to high output
Researchers at the Maine station attempted to breed downward and upward in egg production to test fertility. They found it was nearly impossible to obtain fertile eggs from hens that laid the fewest eggs, contrary to expectations about low producers.
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Maine
A Biography In a Nutshell
A brief sketch notes a person from birth to death, summarizing moments of care, growth, education, love, marriage, conflict, illness, and burial, ending with being forgotten.
Safe on One Point Quip Draws Laughs
A light exchange features a man recalling a remark from his wife after a late night, highlighting humor over memory of the clock. The line pivots on a domestic gag about punctuality and marriage.
Pope Pius X Reported Illness Causes Global Alarm
Reports from the Vatican suggest Pope Pius X is ill but doctors say the condition is not serious. They hope rest will help him recover while he continues to discharge his strenuous duties as head of the church. The accompanying photo reproduction is his latest image.
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Pius X
Vatican
Four Nations at War Brazil Revolt Honduras Invasion
A wartime brief reports Brazil facing a revolt while Guatemala claims Bonilla has invaded Honduras. The notice lists tense regional actions as nations clash in Central and South America.
Nicaragua Declares Neutral Amid Central American Conflict
Washington dispatches report Nicaragua will stay neutral as Guatemala fights Honduras and El Salvador. President Zelaya states Nicara guan policy, while official notes say both Guatemala and El Salvador seek good offices for settlement. Battles unfold with Guatemalan forces invading Honduras and advancing in the region.
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Washington
Guatemala
Salvador
State Department
Bonilla
Gun
Honduras
Guatemala Invasion Sparks Regional War Talk
A July dispatch from New York reports Honduras claims Guatemala invaded Salvadoran territory near Metapam, ten miles east of the frontier. Salvadoran General Bonilla says his forces repelled the attack and held captured positions, while Honduras denies declaring war.
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Anamia
Mais
Guatemala
Salvador
Bonilla
Metapam
New York
Associated Press
Honduras
War Raging in Bezil as Rebels March on Rio
Rioting in Brazil as rebel army advances toward Rio de Janeiro amid U S Secretary of State Elihu Root en route for Pan American congress. Matto Grosso in rebel hands, 5000 dead and wounded by Friday, food prices soar, fears of decisive battle grow.
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Rio Janeiro
Elihu Root
United States
Charleston
Matto Chasso
Ribeiro
Tried to Rob a Bank in Denver Two Men Captured
Duffield Knox Duncan and John Hastings attempted to rob a bank in the Ernst and Cramer building run by Edward Elwell. They asked for a safety deposit box and attacked Howell with a blackjack. Hastings was later arrested at his lodgings. Both men have backgrounds in journalism and Hastings recently married Katherine Jenkins.
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Denver
Colo
Duffield Knox Duncan
John Hasting
Ernst and Cramer
Edward Elwell
Howell
Duncan
Hastings
Syracuse
N. Y
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Katherine Jenkins
Elwell Bank
Flood Wrecks Rhodes Canyon Towns And Destroys Rail Bridge
Drenching rain floods Rhodes canyon north of Trinidad Colorado. About a hundred residents flee as seven houses and a mining company store wash away. A bridge on the Colorado and Southern line at Tahbaree is carried off and streetcar service halted by flood damage. One drowning reported near Teerwind.
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Trinidad
Colo
Rhodes Canyon
Teerwind
Tabareo
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Tahbareee
Huitdings
Death in Patrol Box Hurts City Police Officers
A live wire killed Patrolman Dolway Dolby while he inserted a key at the Carewell signal box on the city’s west end. Eleven nearby call boxes on the same circuit shocked other officers as investigators probe the cause of the malfunction.
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Tadicaspotis
Dpatrol Tink Pelward Dolby
Dnelianapeorlis
Dolly
Carewell
Drowning of Two Young Canvassers in Ohio River
W H Campbell a 17 year old from Athens and George Gillerp an 18 year old from Berlin Heights drowned while bathing in the Ohio River at Pomeroy Ohio. The two were canvassers for a no soap company.
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Pomeroy
W. Hf. Campbell
Athens
George Gillerp
Berlin Heights
Ohio River
Market Hogs and Cattle Prices Report from Chicago July 16 1906
Chicago hog and cattle market report showing receipts and shipments for past and upcoming days with price ranges for light mixed and heavy hogs. cattle and sheep sections note overall weakness and activity levels. end notes credit Beach-Wickham Co. and McCall Bros. agents.
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Chicago
Beach-Wickham Co
McCall Bros
Thaw Case Moves On as New Counsel Takes Lead
Mrs. Thaw plans a meeting with son Harry Thaw at the Tombs after prison rules barred visits. New counsel Clifton W. Hartridge replaces the prior firm, with debate over an insanity defense. Hartridge remains confident in Thaw’s future acquittal despite the legal turmoil.
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New York
Winn Toaw
Iarry Kendall Thaw
Madison Square
Thaw Case Burdened by Secrecy as Trial Plans Form
Hartridge refused to reveal defense details and urged accurate reporting. He noted Thaw and his wife wish to speak on early life matters but are bound by counsel. He predicted no trial before late year and anticipated the insanity defense being debated later. The note ends by recalling Michaux planting the first Lombard poplar in America in 1783.
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Leasons
Thaw
Black
Orcott
Gruber & Bonynge
Hartridge
Harry Thaw
Harry
Parry Thaw
America
Michaux
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Zelaya
San Salvador
Platanar
Santa Fe
Bezil
Colorado
Ohio
Grain Market
Mrs. Thaw
Europe
New Counsel
Jack, Olcott, Gruber & Bonyoure
Frank S. Black
Pittaburger
White
Oxcott
Tam
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