Boer Defeat at Elandslaagte Puts Prinoipal Leaders in Capture
London dispatch reports Pretoria advices on President Kruger favoring unconditional surrender with a wartime cabinet to meet. Ladysmith action leaves Boer forces under Commandant Bebiel and Piet Jonbert wounded or captured. British commander General French leads reinforcements, heavy losses on both sides, British likely 16 dead.
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Elqidalaagte
Mack
Kila
Joupert
London
Cape Town
Pretoria
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Conde
Hie
Ladysmith
Natal
Kuck
ElandsJuagte
Bebiel
Berwin
Piet Jonbert
Trinsvaal
Prench
Smiiton
George Stewart White
French
Smiths
Ladysimith
Trong
Luis
Bloodied Elandslaagte battle boosts British assault in Natal
London dispatches detail brutal fighting at Elandslaagte with Gordon Highlanders and other regiments driving Boers from kopjes. British casualties numbered over 200 with several officers killed or wounded as forces press toward Ladysmith and Dundee. General White reinforces Ladysmith while Wolseley sums up Natal position in parliament.
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Hattlefield
Gordon Highlanders
Dargni
Elands- Inagte
Aldvearold
Fifth Lancers
Wolseley
London
War Office
George Wyndham
House of Commons
Lord Wolseley
Natal
Elangslaagte
Boerg
Yule
Dundee
Glencoe Junction
White
Ladysmith
Pietermaritesburg
Victoria News Reels From Court Chowny In Oct
London dispatches report Queen Victoria’s mixed reaction to British military events with satisfaction over gains at Gleneay and Elundslugte, yet deep grief for losses. A private message from Lady Smithy notes Pretoria women weeping as three teams head to Market Place. counts of dead and wounded vary.
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Victoria
London
Gleneay
Elundslugte
Messige
Ladysinttiy
Amessenger
Pretoria
Market Place
Klerksdorp
Wales
National W. U. to WU. Convention in Seattle
Delegates to the W. O. Y. U. convention gathered in Seattle Washington for the October session after a day of rest. Reports from various committees were read and discussion consumed most of the day with delegates showing enthusiasm.
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W. U
Seattle
Wash
Outlaws Firefight In Doniphan Kansas Bank Burglars Cornered
Two robbers break into Charles Kudig’s Doniphan store. Braun killed, Kudig wounded, Schaff shoots one robber. Bloodhounds track to Missouri river island. Policeman Robert Dickerson killed. Posse encircles retreating thieves with fire set to force surrender or lynching feared. Hundreds gather, special train, doctors to assist.
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Atchison, Kan
Charles Kudig
Doniphan
Here
Kuchs
John Braun
John Schaif
Schaff
Bloody Hat
Fatad
Schatf
Sehat
Missouri River
Tere
Robert Dickerson
Bandits Escape After Doniphan Tragedy Near Atchison
In Kansas two armed bandits who killed a policeman near Doniphan and wounded another fled before daylight after slipping through a line of guards. A stolen team was found missing in the morning as a body of lawmen searched the area. Police recovered Policeman Robert Dickerson's body near a low barricade with only an empty cartridge box and vest at the scene. A bloodstain indicated a robber was wounded. The pursuit by hundreds continued, while other reports mention a monument movement in New York and antisemitic riots in Vienna with several casualties.
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Atchison, Kay
Atchison
Doniphan
Robert Dickerson
Charles Wright among five men swept from Brooklyn elevated
In New York on Saturday five men were swept from the Brooklyn elevated railroad structure. Charles Wright is dead, making the incident the third fatality linked to the collapse observed in the area.
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New York
Charles Wright
Brooklyn
Deering and Wife Reported Safe After Mountain Storm
Reports from Glenwood Springs Colorado say C W Deering and wife the Chicago millionaire plow maker reached Pat Sullivan's ranch after being trapped by heavy snow on the White River route. Twelve horses perished while crossing the snowbound pass on their hunting trip begun late September.
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Déering
Glenwood Springs
Col
Pat Sullivan
C. W. Deering
Chicago
Hahn's Peak
Sullivan's Ranch
Wanted Her Money's Worth in a Hospital Ward
Bridget Rafferty, after a life as a cook, refuses a ward and occupies a top room during a costly operation. She triggers the electric bell constantly, prompting a nurse’s complaint. The patient explains she pays $80 a week and rings the bell to get her money’s worth and to enjoy bearing it.
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Bridget Rafferty
Sol
San Francisco
No Diamonds For Her In Kipling’s Story
Rudyard Kipling relates how his father John Kipling visits an Indian rajah preparing marriage gifts. The rajah admires vast jewels and asks for help selecting gems. He lifts a premier diamond and declares it for women, then retracts, claiming such gems are not for women.
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Rudyard Kipling
John Kipling
Kipling
Mr. Kipling
They Were New Ear Pulling Incident Noted
A fragmented Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a man with an iron gray chin beard in a smoking car scene. A young man in a new black broadcloth suit and a young woman in a gray dress are mentioned as participants. The dialogue includes ear pulling and shifting actions as the man moves forward.
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George
Benger
Chicago Tribune
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