Dreyfus Case Bulletin Updates Labori Condition
August 15 reports Labori’s condition improving though still immobilized. Assailant yet at large with police retaking a wallet and notes from the cross exam. A new forgery in the dossier is alleged and anarchist threats rise as investigators press the Rennes inquiry.
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Maitre Labori
Ennes
Labori
Wis
The
Mafin Today
Lavert
M. Chamoin
Dreyfus
Man claiming to be son of God jailed after Auburn wanderings
Harry Debnam, a negro hack driver, was brought back from Auburn and jailed awaiting admission to Goldsboro asylum. He believes he is the son of God and preached gospel while wandering. He cried for mercy during arrest, prayed to hold the earth still for his clothes, and praised the News & Observer as inspired. He urged support for the constitutional amendment.
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Harry Debnam
Auburn
Goldsboro
God
News & Observer
News & Ob
Governor Agrees with Railroad Tax Injunction Counsel
Governor Russell accepts the Corporation Commission’s counsel in the railroad tax injunction case. Judge Connor and the Simmons Paul Ward firm are named. on the State side J C L Harris and Chas A Cook join. All payments come from the State. Chairman McNeill of the Commission will direct the case.
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Raleigh
N. C
Russel
Corporation Commission
Connor
Simmons
Paul Ward
J. C. L. Harris
Chas. A. Cook
McNeill
Commission
Battle near Malolos halts insurgent raid and casualties
American forces met about 500 insurgents five miles northeast of Malolos near Quingia and Bustos. One American and several Filipinos were killed or wounded while repelling attempts to tear up railway lines. Gen. Pio del Pilar led the attackers. additional troops guard rail routes as Gen. Wheaton advances from Calulet to Angeles. London reports settle of the Perot case with Gladys surrendered to her grandfather.
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Filippines
Pio del Pilar
Bulacan
Wheaton
Calulet
Angeles
Bustos
Quinqua
The Hurricane Strikes Wilmington and Charleston
Wind gusts hit 30 mph in Wilmington and 42 mph at Carolina Beach with heavy rains. Southport reached 46 mph and tides topped records. no serious damage reported though expectations of some damage linger. In Charleston winds of 52 mph caused no major harm as tides rose about two feet.
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Wilmington
N.C
Ocean View
Wrightsville
Carolina Beach
Southport
Charleston
Guerin Plans Defense Against Assault in Paris
August 16 report states Guerin and allies, defying advice to surrender, prepare to hold their house and repel an anticipated assault. Premier Rousseau says the attack will occur today. Guerin leads the anti-Semitic league and denounces Dreyfus, with companions sought for complicity in a plot aiming to trigger revolution.
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Paris
Guerin
Waldeck Rousseau
anti-Semitic League
Dreyfus
Grandfather awarded custody of abducted child Gladys
In London on August 15 the court gave the child Gladys to her grandfather and withdrew extradition proceedings. The Pall Mall Gazette reports Lanarkshire firm secured an order for ten thousand tons of steel for shipment to the United States.
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London
Gladys
The
Pall Mall Gazette
United States
Transport Aground Off Virginia Coast
The Baltimore transport Concord ran aground and cannot be floated after a failed tow attempt. Reports indicate the vessel, grounded for about a week, remains stuck with salvage efforts continuing.
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Baltimore
Guerin Defies Capture as Paris Crowds Gather
Early today Paris police sought to arrest Guerin with a warrant. Guerin challenged the officers to take him and vowed to resist. Two thousand people crowded the streets as the confrontation unfolded in the city.
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Guerin
Paris
The Lion's Paw Raised Over President Kruger
London reports the war office will order an emergency force of twenty thousand to South Africa unless President Kruger replies within the week with assurances on Transvaal affairs and Boer government resolve.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Kruger
Transvaal
Chinese Robbers Rout Troops Near Kai Yong
In Kai Yong hinterland a thousand robbers defeated five hundred Chinese troops. The Chinese suffered 250 killed and 100 wounded as robbers seized nearby villages.
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Hong Kong
Kai Yong
Du Paty de Clam Faces Dreyfus Case Disclosure
Paris august 17 the Lanterne reports ex lieut colonel Du Paty de Clam is ready to reveal all he knows about the Dreyfus affair and expresses disgust with how he has been treated by former associates.
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Paris
The
Lanterne
Col du Paty de Clam
Dreyfus
War Secretary Receives Porto Rico Supply Report
Secretary Root gets Davis dispatch saying Porto Rico supplies suffice to ease distress until transport McPherson arrives. Also a collision near Sudbury injures several as Imperial Limited and an eastbound train clash. Canadian Pacific engineer killed.
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Washington
Root
Davis
Porto Rico
McPherson
Montreal
Sudbury
Limited
Steamer Albion reports Kotzebue beach rescue by Bear
The Steamer Albion from Cape Nome says a hundred men and women without food or money were picked up on Kotzebue beach by the revenue cutter Bear and brought to St. Michaels.
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San Francisco
Albion
Cape Nome
Kotzebue Beach
Bear
St. Michaels
Steamer Vigilancia Sighted After Overdue Status
The Ward Liner Vigilancia, overdue at New York, was sighted off Jupiter Light House this morning. The vessel was reported earlier on August 16 as missing, prompting renewed search and safety assessments.
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New York
Ward
Vigilancia
Jupiter Light House
British Troops Occupy Laingsnek Pass in South Africa
Pietermaritzburg reports British forces occupy Laingsnek Pass after Boers seized it at the outbreak of the last war with England. The move signals renewed military action in the region amid tensions between Britain and Boer forces.
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Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
Laingsnck Pass
England
Dewey Still Ill and Sail Date Uncertain
Dewey remains ill with no announced sailing date for the Olympia. The item notes Ishpeming resident Natanael Mortenson, editor of the Superior Posten, was cured of rheumatism eight years ago by Ayer's Sarsaparilla and has felt no pain since.
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Leghorn
Dewey
Olympia
Natanael Mortenson
Ishpeming
Mich
Superior Posten
Ayer
Reporters Ordered to South Africa Amid Transvaal War Fears
From Rennes on August 16 English correspondents in the Dreyfus case have been ordered to proceed to South Africa immediately amid tensions suggesting imminent war between Great Britain and the Transvaal.
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Rennes
Dreyfus
South Africa
Great Britain
Transvaal
Insurrection Advances in Cebu and Negros Amid Bloodshed
Reports from Negros and Cebu indicate mounting insurgent strength on both islands once friendly to the autonomist government. Wealthy residents prepare to flee Cebu as fear grows. In Manila, Filipino forces repel 2500 insurgents near Angleses with heavy losses. 200 Filipinos dead or wounded and 2 Americans killed. Lieutenant Morse dies of typhoid in Washington. Gallimore and his men suffer harsh treatment in insurgent custody per letters found in San Isidro.
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Mania
Hong Kong
Negros
Cebu Islands
Schurman
San Francisco
Manila
Gillmore
San Isidro
Fire at Mount camp meeting kills Mrs Miller
A gasoline explosion at Mount camp meeting in Lebanon Pennsylvania last night started a fire. Twenty cot s were burned and several people injured. Mrs Miller was engulfed in flames and died within an hour.
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Lebanon
Mount
Miller
Laudanum Ends Life in Wilmington Tragedy
Edward Roderick a white huckster in Wilmington committed suicide with laudanum yesterday amid family difficulties. Indicted three weeks earlier by his wife to keep the peace, he attempted suicide before but was stopped by his brother. He leaves a wife and five children.
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Wilmington
N. C
Edward Roderick
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