Labori Appeals to Monarchs to Allow Dreyfus Testimony
Rennes Sep 6 Labori telegraphed Emperor William and King Humbert urging permission for Colonels Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi to testify in the Dreyfus trial. Their possible arrival could sway the verdict, with the trial’s fate hinging on their deposition and declarations of no relation to the accused.
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Rennes
M. Labori
William
Humbert
Schwartzkoppen
Panizzardi
Paris
Dreyfus
Major Carriere
Cernuschi
In the Boer Parliament a motion on British troop activity
In Pretoria the Volksraad accepted Coester s motion to defer debate to Thursday on the presence and mobilization of British troops along the Transvaal borders. Coester cited the Jameson raid and other outrages to distrust the government and accused Chamberlain of violating the 1884 convention by meddling in internal affairs. Other burghers urged action while negotiations proceed.
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Pretoria
Volksraad
Coester
Transvaal
Chamberlain
Hartman linked to additional murders by recovered watch
Paxton Illinois Sept 6 Fred Hartman hanged May 14 1897 for the murder of Mrs Gedds is now proved murderer of Mrs Lenz of Danforth Iroquois county by a gold watch found in the bedrick Hartman slept on before capture The watch was fully identified He is also believed to have killed Mrs Selfkin of Peach Orchard township
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Paxton
Ills
Fred Hartman
Gedds
Drummond Township
Lenz
Danforth
Iroquois County
Hamilton family reunion at Hamilton lake resort
The Hamilton family held its annual reunion Monday at Hamilton lake resort in the county. Relatives and many friends attended. The Hamiltons, known across Indiana Michigan Ohio and Illinois for years as a musical group, were present with extended family.
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Auburn
Ind
Hamilton
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Capitol to Hold Ex-Governor Merrill Remains for Lying-In
Des Moines Iowa the state executive council voted to permit ex governor Samuel Merrill family to lay in state at the capitol Friday before interment funeral set for Friday afternoon The plan was accepted Wisconsin man killed in Chicago identified as Harry Emerson 35 a cook from Beaver Dam Wis who died after alighting from a train near California avenue on Sept 1 identified by a relative
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Des Moines
State Executive Council
Samuel Merrill
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
California Avenue
Harry Emerson
Beaver Dam
Wis
Emerson
Skeleton and boots shock Palmyra in forgotten mystery
Palmyra Illinois buzzes after a farm discovery of a human skeleton and a pair of boots believed to belong to Spencer Mays who vanished about ten years ago after an Eads Bridge sighting. No arrests yet. a moved house and underhouse dig raised hopes of solving a longstanding case.
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Palmyra
Ills
Here
Spencer Mays
Mays
St. Louis
Eads
William Denby
Carlinville Prairie
Jiminez Arrives at Puerto Plata With 50 Armed Backers
General Jiminez lands at Puerto Plata with fifty revolutionists aboard the Georges Cruise from Cape Haytien. A 100 officials and merchants greet him as the deliverer in a large reception. The city debates his southern prospects amid rumors of rivals in the region.
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Puerto Plata
Jiminez
Cape Haytien
Santiago
Man Escapes St. Agnes Hospital In Night Shirt
A patient named Wagner escaped from St. Agnes hospital in Fond du Lac Sunday before dawn. He left his room through a broken window with only his night shirt and undergarments, fled into a marsh, and was later found and persuaded by Dennis Ryan to return home with police notified. He was brought from Ripon a week earlier for a high fever but was physically uninjured.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wagner
St. Agnes Hospital
Ripon
Dennis Ryan
Ryan Wagner
Big Day of the Camp Reviewed by Comrade McKinley
The Philadelphia G A R encampment parade drew thousands as President McKinley and officials reviewed six hours of marching veterans. Ohio posts drew wild cheers with Major William McKinley singled out. naval salutes and ship visits followed, ending with a Grand Army Academy of Music welcome speech stressing unity and patriotism.
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Philadelphia
Sampson
McKinley
Ashbridge
Melville
Chadwick
Taylor
Sigsbee
Train
North Atlantic
Root
Wilson
Jacob G. Schurman
Philippines Commission
J. A. Porter
Cortelyou
Ohio
Department of Pennsylvania
Admiral Sampson
Stone
William McKinley
Kansas Girl Cadets
Topeka
Attempt on Bedford School House Sparks Fire Suppression
Bedford Indiana witnessed an arson attempt on the new northern school building last Saturday night. A man fled across a vacant lot as firefighters arrived, with oil overturned on debris and other oil spread to fuel flames. The work is by H. O. Sense of Lafayette.
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Bedford
Ind
H. O. Sense
Lafayette
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s League Games
Chicago report lists results across leagues with multiple matchups. St. Louis tied St. Louis 4 after a 4 4 draw while Philadelphia routed Washington 18 to 10. Chicago beat Pittsburg 13 to 7 and Brooklyn defeated New York 16 to 5. Cincinnati swept Cleveland 19 to 3 in the opener and 9 to 7 in the nightcap. In the Western League Indianapolis split with St Paul 4 to 3 and 5 to 1, Buffalo beat Minneapolis 5 to 2, and Grand Rapids defeated Milwaukee 15 to 2.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Louisville
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
President McKinley Tours Five Navy Ships in Enthusiastic Visit
Admiral Sampson invited President McKinley to inspect a five-ship squadron at the fleet, including the New York Brooklyn Indiana Massachusetts and Texas. The president planned a brief visit but extended his tour amid the naval pageantry, missing the Detroit due to time constraints.
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Sampson
Walton
Washington
McKinley
New York
Brooklyn
Indiana
Massachusetts
Texas
Detroit
Notorious Indiana promoter in mental decline
Crawfordsville Indiana Sept 6 Noah J Clodfelter once famous for electric railway schemes in central Indiana is at his brother M E Clodfelter home in this city. His mind is wrecked and his health is poor.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Noah J. Clodfelter
Indiana
M. E. Clodfelter
Cauldwell Couple Buried in Hayes Graveyard
Greenfield Indiana Sept 6 William G Cauldwell pioneer settler aged 77 and his wife Mary longtime spouses over fifty years were buried in the Hayes graveyard after a double funeral held at Warrington. Cauldwell died Saturday noon and Mary died Sunday.
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Greenfield
Ind
William G. Cauldwell
This County
Mary
Old Hayes
Warrington
Cauldwell
Sioux City Carnival Card Announced For Week
Sioux City Athletic Club lists five boxing bouts for its fifth carnival set for Sept 12 to Sept 15 with matchups at 125, 115 and 198 pounds. McCoy knocks out the Englishman in New York later that night at the Broadway Athletic Club.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Athletic Club
Jack McClellan
Dick Green
Dave Wayne
Kid
McFadden
Sammy Harris
Flannigan
McCoy
New York
Kid’ McCoy
Jeff Thorn
Broadway Athletic Club
Thorn
Parcels post accord nours shared ties with Germany
The Aug. 26 signing of the parcels post convention between the United States and Germany prompts a courteous exchange. The German emperor expresses gratification and thanks via envoy Mumm von Schwartzenstein, with the U S president replying in return. In Cedar Rapids the day brought a record heat of 102 degrees at mid afternoon.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Mumm von Schwartzenstein
Polar expedition to be undertaken by Russian Baron von Tell
The Chicago Tribune forecasts a corn crop near 2.5 billion bushels. A sheep gored and killed Mrs. Wright in Sandusky Wisconsin. Germany reportedly bought 1000 square leagues of territory te-Te 48 a i as.
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Baron von Tell
The
Chicago Tribune
Germany
Steel price surge drives navy costs and delays
The navy reports a sharp steel price rise estimates boosts hulls by about fifty percent engines thirty to forty percent and boilers around thirty percent. Extensions are sought on torpedo boats and cruisers as yard work stalls at Navy yards League Island and New York due to material shortages and higher costs.
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Lally & Co
Boston
Deloing
Blakely
Nixons
Elizabethport
N. J
Nicholson
O'Brien
Engineering Bureau
Congress
New York
Navy Varda
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Yards
New York Navy Yard
League Island Yard
Philadelphia
Cunningham
Admiral O'Neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Ordnance
Army
Navy
Heat Prostrations After Labor Day Parade in Peoria
Heat and humidity sent six people to hospitals as temperatures neared 100 in Peoria on Labor Day. Victims include Mrs. Holland and Miss Clifton, among others, with the day marking the hottest on record.
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Peoria
Ill
Holland
Park Place
Miss Clifton
Ashford Johnson
Deerfield Township
Andrew Robertson
Chalis McCullich
Springfield
East Bluff
Lower Bridge
Fight over Western Normal site drags into fight among rivals
Sept 6 report states no state board of education meeting occurred to pick the Western Normal location. State Superintendent Bayliss warned the dispute between rival cities will likely be prolonged as partisans press for their preferred site.
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Springfield
State Board of Education
Western Normal
Bayliss
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Southeast Corner Square, Columbia Corner, Washinton, LA
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Washington Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Deeice
Iowa
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Attorney At Law
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T. T. Keeley
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T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
J. H. Young
W. BR. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
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J.T. Anderon
Washington County
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Doa
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