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The wars & local soldiers, 1887

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France and Germany. Trial of M. Schnaebele, Jun. Great Irritation on the Frontier. War Considered Inevitable. the Frontier Shooting Incident. Compensation Paid by Germany. [By Submarine Cable.] Berlin, September 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1887 · page 18

The German semi-official newspaper, commenting on the recent frontier incident, maintains that when the French sportsmen were fired at they were in German territory…

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Miscellaneous. His First and Last Battle. a Soldier's Thoughts

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 October 1887 · page 1

Why should I dread the impalpable king? Why should I shrink at the beat of his wing? Each hour I draw near him; 'Tis baseness to fear him—…

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The French War-office Paris, October 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 21

The scandal arising out of the arrest of General Caffarel, Assistant Secretary of the War Office, for selling military decorations, is increasing in intensity. Fresh arrests continue…

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Corruption in the French War Office. London, October 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 18

A great sensation has been caused in France by the arrest of General Caffarel, assistantsecretary in the War Office, on a charge of selling military decorations. The accused is…

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The French War Office Scandal. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1887 · page 21

The son-in-law of President Grevy, against whom charges of corruption were made in connection with the French War Office scandal, is likely to yield to the popular outcry against him,…

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The European Situation. [By Submarine Cable.] the French War Office Scandal. General Caffarel Expelled From. the Army. Disgrace and Arrest of General Boulanger. Several Ladies Under Arrest. General Boulanger Aiming at War with Germany. War Between Russia and Germany Considered Inevitable. Proposed Increase of the French Army. London, October 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1887 · page 18

General Baublail, who was implicated in the corruption at the French War Office, for which General Caffarel and others have been arrested, has disappeared, and it is supposed has…

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Miscellaneous. His First and Last Battle. a Soldier's Thoughts

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 2

Why should I dread the impalpable king ? Why should I shrink at the beat of his wing? Each hour I draw near him; 'Tis baseness to fear him --…

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The French War Office Scandal. a Parliamentary Committee Appointed. M. Wilson’s Resignation Demanded. Large Repayment by M. Wilson. [“By Submarine Cable.] London, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 November 1887 · page 18

The French Chambers demand that an immediate inquiry be made into the alleged sale of military decorations by officials of the War Office. It is feared that it a committee of…

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England’s War Strength

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 10

Baker Pasha’s views of army reorganisation, as expressed in tho current Blackwood, may be briefly stated. He says that an army not ready for offensive action is a…

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The French War Office Scandal. [By Submarine Cable.] Paris, November 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1887 · page 18

In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, it was resolved by a huge majority that the inquiry into the War Office scandals should extend back for the past 10 years. The Government…

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The Conflicts Renewed.—many of the Police Severely Wounded. London, November 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 18

The unemployed disturbances were renewed at a late hour last night, and desperate conflicts between the police and the mob took place in the Strand and the Haymarket…

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The French War Office Scandal. London, November 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 21

The Baroness Seilliere declares that her husband gave M. Daniel Wilson a total sum of 2,000,000 francs to secure his influence in obtaining army contracts,…

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The French War Office Scandals. London, November 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 18

M. Daniel Wilson has been accused of abstracting, from the police two letters addressed to Limousin, and substituting others of a less damaging character. The Chamber of…

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Sinking of a Russian Man-of- War. London, November 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 18

A Russian man-of-war has been Bunk in the harbor of Odessa through a collision with a British merchant ship…

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A British Man-of-war Burnt. Loss of 400 Lives. London, November 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 21

The British ship of war “Yenng” has been burnt at Canton. Four hundred lives were lost…

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The French War Office Scandal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 10

The central figure in this extraordinary affair is Madame Limoudin, who was married for the second time about a year ago to a retired magistrate. The lady, who is a…

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Affairs in France. Resignation of the Ministry.the War Office Scandals. M. Wilson to Be Prosecuted. Dismissal of the Prefect of Police. [By Submarine Cable.] Paris, November 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 18

The Chamber of Deputies has unanimously granted leave to the .civil authorities to prosecute M. Daniel Wilson, in connection with the recent War Office scandals…

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The European Situation. the Russian Menace to Austria, Explanation Demanded by the Triple Alliance. Military Conference in Austria. the Forged Bulgarian Despatches. Russia in the Pacific. War Between Russia and Austria Expected in the SPRING.[By Submarine Cable.]london, December 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 18

It is reported in Berlin, that the allied powers—Germany, Austria, and Italy—have asked Russia to explain her object in massing a great at military force on the Austrian frontier…

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