Methuen’s First Real British Victory Reported
War dispatches from Loxpon recount General Methuen securing Britain’s first victory near Belmont and advancing northward toward Kimberley. Reports describe Boer resilience, misuses of white flags, and mounting British casualties including Knight wounded, with ongoing operations at Modder River and around Warrenton.
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Loxpon
Wandsworth
London County Council
Mothuen
Belmont
Methuen
Graf Pan
Hoors
Amandant Albrecht
Kimberley
Modder River
Dis Mondolpis
Warrenton
Doctor mistakes and hurried care in medical cases
A local account discusses doctors being overworked and rushing from one case to another, risking errors. It notes a patient who underwent an amputation and quotes Mrs Kerr about experiences with Dr Pierce remedies. The text reflects doubt over correct diagnosis and treatment.
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G. E. Kerr
Rost Doxige
Dr. Pierce
Young Still On The Heels Of Aguinaldo
General Otis reports from the Philippines detailing prisoner releases and battlefield gains. Lawton’s troops captured arms and ammunition near Tayug while American units pushed insurgents west of Dagupan. Aguinaldo retreats toward Banque as Young pursues with cavalry and scouts toward Vigan. Insurgent leadership fractures and desertions rise as southern islands report light resistance. Charles H. Smith of the Eighteenth Infantry is listed as killed in action at Hallo on November 22.
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Takem
United States
Dagupan
Bell
Will
McArshur
Young
Aguinaldo
Banque
Vigan
Viganr
Manila
Zamboangs
General Otis
War Department
Hallo
Charles H. Smith
Eighteenth Infantry
Americans Free as Filipinos Evacuate Mangalares
Manila era: In Mangalar es Pangasinan insurgents evacuated the town leaving seven American prisoners and 94 others who escaped during Filipino retreat. Captains Green Powers Edwards Bird James Desmond and Huber and others were among the Americans. Two Americans remained with insurgents. Four deserters joined the Filipinos. Colonel Bell of the Twenty fourth volunteers arrived at Manilla and found the fortifications abandoned.
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Mangalares
Pangasan
Captain Green
George Powers
Oregon
Thomas Edwards
Charleston
Bird
Sixteenth Infantry
Henry W. James
Twelfth Infantry
John Desmond
Signal Corps
F. H. Huber
Lowe
David Scott
Twenty-fourth Infantry
William Sherby
Hospital Corps
Howard
Martin
Ford
Watts
Bell
Twenty-fourth Volunteers
Man
Pitcairn Island Advices Signal Distant News
Nov 27 report from Pmapetrata notes the British ship Osnturion arriving with first news from Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific. About 150 residents live there, mostly women, as men seek work elsewhere. settlements feature orange groves and palms.
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Osnturion
Collins
Pitcairn Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Bounty
Foul Play Alleged in Men’s Savannah Deaths
Friends of David M. Perdue and Daniel W. Pope claim foul play after the two men died of gas asphyxiation in Savannah during a Confederate reunion. They say the victims carried money and bore signs of violence, while Savannah officials call the murder theory groundless. Coroner Gostte notes possible embalming incisions and finds no violence marks beyond that.
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Lovett
David M. Perdue
Daniel W. Pope
Savannah
Pope
Panine
Norton
Gostte
Governor to Attend Charleston Militia Parade and Inspection
Omarcestos Nov 27 The annual parade and inspection of Charleston militia will be reviewed by South Carolina Governor McSweeney and his staff. Four infantry companies German artillery Lafayette artillery first division naval reserves Charleston Light Dragoons German Hussars. parade led by Major Henry Schachte followed by separate drills and a battalion drill. Governor and staff dine at Freundeenschaftabund hall.
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Omarcestos
Charleston
South Carolina
McSweeney
Lafayette Artillery
Tragic Bottled Night Ends For Welch Hobby
The mangled body of ten year old Welch Hobby was found on a railroad track between Molino and Pine Barrens near Pensacola Florida. He and his parents Beament residents of Pine Barrens had been drinking tanglefoot whisky in Molino before he walked home Saturday night and reportedly lay down exhausted on the track where a freight train killed him.
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Pensacola
Fla
Welch Hobby
Molino
Pine Barren
Hobby
Beament
Brunswick Fair Opens With Carnival and Trades Display
Glynn county's fair opens at Brunswick Georgia with a grand merchants' carnival and trades display featuring floats and showmen. Weather for the week looks favorable and crowds are expected to grow. the warship Texas arrives with Captain Charles D. Sigabee in command as Georgia legislature and visiting military plan a Thursday arrival.
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Bauxswick
Glynn County
Texas
Charles D. Sigabee
Georgia
Candier
Staf
Sensation in the House as McDonald charges amid fast moves
In Augusta Ware Representative McDonald sparked a sensation by repeating outside allegations that county committees fixed votes to defeat two of his bills. Moore of Carroll denounced the charge, insisting McDonald admitted favorable committee recommendations. Bills were referred to corporations for sifting. debates on tax law changes and disfranchisement measures followed with new appropriations and pension bills introduced.
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Atlasta
McDonald
Ware
Moore
Carroll den
Hardwick
General Anon
Brunswick
Tomorro
Suirnessey
University Farm
Athens
Willingham
Haveowen
Senate
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