Davitt and Dreyfus Clash Over Perfidious Albion Talk
Dublin MP Michael Davitt and Rev. Hugh Price Hughes condemn English sympathy for Dreyfus as biased nativist and class-linked. They compare to Florence Maybrick case arguing innocence claims lack proof and accuse press and public of double standards while London and New York react coolly to boycott talk. Argentina condemns Dreyfus verdict and shows solidarity with Dreyfus through telegrams and demonstrations.
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United States
John Buil
Maybrick
Argentina
Rodignant
New York City
London
Dreyfus
Michael Davitt
Hugh Price Hughes
Methodist Times
Davitt
France
England
Prince of Wales
Buenos Aiers
Labori
Osaro
Mme. Dreyfus
Prominent Men Refuse to Lead Dreyfus Meeting in New York
In New York on September 16 prominent figures declined to preside over a mass protest against Dreyfus condemnation. Former Mayor Strong and ex-Secretary Bliss rejected boycotting the Paris exposition, arguing it would harm relations and that exhibits should proceed as planned. William F. King also opposed a boycott.
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New York
Dreyfus
Strong
Bliss
Gugennheimer
France
Cornelius N. Bliss
William Strong
William F. King
Merchants’ Association
Cassopolis Contractor Arrested for Slander
J F Gibson prominent Cassopolis contractor on Cass county courthouse project is arrested on criminal slander charges filed by building committee members C T Zim merle and DD Kingsbury. Prosecutors allege he claimed to have seen Kimmerle take a $1000 bribe and that every committee member accepted bribes.
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Cassopolis
Mich
Cass County
New Court House
C. Tf. Zimmerle
DD. L. Kingsbury
Kimmerle
Red letter day for First M E Church society
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin reports tomorrow as a red letter day for the First M E Church society. The mortgage, which the members have raised, will be burned. The Rev. W H Bolton of Chicago will preach.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
M. EE
W. H. Bolton
Chicago
Denison favored in Alpena audit case Supreme Court ruling
The Michigan supreme court ruled for William F. Denison in a dispute over auditing the Alpena Building and Loan secretary’s embezzlement, clarifying Denison’s role as committee member who reviewed reports, not auditor. The Times reports a New York chair combination forming with Charles R. Flint guiding reorganizing, plus mining inspectors certified in Illinois and a missing woman case in Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
Alpena Building and Loan Association
William F. Denison
O. L. Partridge
Supreme Court
Denison
Partridge
New York
the Times
Charles R. Flint
Lorde Court Building
J. W. Campbell
Ohio
J. S. Ford
Chicago
A. D. Martin
Cincinnati
Markets report shows mixed grain and livestock prices nationwide
Chicago quotes wheat and corn openings near prior closes, oats steady, and park livestock futures with hogs and cattle range noted at Union stockyards. St Louis and Milwaukee show firm to lower tones in wheat and rye while Detroit lists cash white and red prices with September bids.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
May
Park
Cade
Texas
Buffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Livestock Commission
St. Louis Grain
St. Louis
Detroit
Debates at Civic Federation on trusts draw crowd
Chicago news: Workingmen, socialists, single tax advocates and econ students press trusts issue at Civic Federation. Notables Luce, Bryan, Cochran lead sessions. Gompers and Hayes defend labor, while Cochran and Bryan sparred privately over which day Bryan would speak.
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Chicago
Civic Federat
Committee On
Luce
W. J. Bryan
Bourke Cochran
Clark Sees Trusts Without True Monopolies For Socialism
John Bates Clark of Columbia argues trusts can exist without true monopolies and that such trusts would render socialism unnecessary. Wi Dudley Foulke of Richmond urges regulation. W P Potter of Philadelphia promotes cooperation over competition. M L Lockwood calls for anti trust leagues. E W Bemis warns of threats to political purity and liberty as city control spreads.
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John Bates Clark
Columbia University
Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Ind
Ife
W. P. Potter
Philadelphia
M. L. Lockwood
American Anti-Trust League
E. W. Bemis
New York Bureau of Economic Research
Nebraskan Declines to Speak at New York Debate Night
A planned joint debate between William J. Bryan and Rourke Cockran did not occur at Central Music Hall. The venue drew a large, eager crowd despite the absence, and the event was affected by an unnamed Nebraskan speaker declining to appear.
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Bryan
New Yorker
Labor
Thci
Resoltutions Committee
Cockran
Cochran
The
William J. Bryan
Rourke Cockran
Central Music Hall
Train Plunges Through Bridge. Three Men Perish
Train of twenty one cars and an engine fell through a bridge on the Missouri Pacific near Nebraska City. The bridge burned and collapsed trapping engineer Gillian, his fireman, and head brakeman Foster who were burned to death in the wreck.
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Omaha
Missouri Pacific
Nebraska City
Gillian
Foster
Reunited Iron Brigade Elects Bragg President
General Edward S. Bragg was reelected president of the Iron Brigade at Racine Wisconsin with George KE Smith named secretary Otto Schorse treasurer and S S Eaton chaplain. Vice presidents include George N Woodward Thomas Werr W W Robinson W W Dudley J M Edwards and James Stewart. Next meeting set for Chicago near the national G A R encampment. Bragg said the group honors the Army of the Potomac and its veterans not for pensions but as friendly veterans association.
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Racine
Wis
Edward S. Bragg
Tron Brigade
George KE. Smith
Otto Schorse
Milwaukee
SS. W. Eaton
Roscoe, Ills
Wisconsin
George N. Woodward
la Crosse
Thomas Werr
Chicago
W. W. Robinson
Tacoma
Wash
Indiana
W. W. Dudley
Washington
D. C
Michigan
J. M. Edwards
Detroit
James Stewart
Brige
Stars and Stripes
Army of the Potomac
Iowa Democrats Focus on Imperialism and Trusts in Keynote
In Davenport the Iowa gubernatorial campaign opened with Fred B. White delivering a keynote on imperialism and trusts. He criticized the Philippine campaign as a crime and tied trusts to treason, contrasting with Governor Shaw on finances. Massachusetts Prohibitionists nominated John W. Baer, who declined. Captain Bomus ordered to recruit colored troops in Chicago.
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Davenport
Iowa
White
Shaw
Massachusetts
John W. Baer
Medford
Bomus
War Department
Chicago
Martial law looming as Transvaal resists British note
Pretoria dispatch says Transvaal will stand by seven years franchise while open to British suggestions on the law. Milner warns Basutoland incitement penalties. Morley urges pacific reforms and suzerainty remit to privy council. resolution passes amid protests.
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London
Pretoria
Transvaal
Great Britain
Johannesburg
Eastern Star
Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Basutoland
Chamberlain
South African Republic
Kruger
Volksraad
Orange Free State
Manchester
John Morley
John Bright
Morley
United States
Leonard Courtney
Bodmin
Cornwall
Privy Council
President Andrade heads to Valencia to quell revolt
A Caracas dispatch reports President Andrade moving to Valencia to command field troops against revolutionary leader Castro with plans to swiftly pacify the country within two weeks. A New York syndicate offered 200000 dollars for Bolivar tramways, and the bid was accepted for a trolley system installation.
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New York
Herald
Caracas
Andrade
Valencia
Castro
Bolivar
Parachute Fails in Crawfordsville Fatal Aeronaut Drop
An aeronaut named Dennis attempted a parachute drop at the Crawfordsville fair but the balloon burst near 200 feet. The parachute opened late and he struck the ground at high speed, feared fatally injured with 30,000 spectators watching. Other items note the National Colored Baptist convention in Nashville and the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends in Plainfield.
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Crawfordsville
Tue
Dennis
Nashville
Tenn
Rh. WH. Bolling
Virginia
National Colored Baptist Convention
Elijah Jenkins
Atlantic City
N. J
J. I. Eason
Anniston
Ala
Fiske Jubilee Singers
Board of Publication
Farris
Boston
Mass
Plainfield
Ind
Western Yearly Meeting
The
Friends’ Church
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