Boers Close on Ladysmith and Threaten Cape Colony
London reports British evacuation of Calenso south of Ladysmith while dispatches claim Boers close on Ladysmith and hoist flags over Zululand. Buller leads British troops toward Ladysmith as Boer forces prepare to invade Cape Colony and Cape Town dispatches confirm strategic moves. A separate note from Washington cites an attempted Boer recruitment at the U S Patent Office led by Gustav Theilkuhl, investigated by officials.
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Zululand
Exchange Telegraph Company
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Norvalspruit
Papidan
South Africa
Liverpool
Orange Free State
Colesburg
Burghersdorp
Naanwaport
Army Corps
Buller
Ladysmith
Washington
Theilkub
Patent Office
Scott
Transvaal
Gustav Theil
Ubl Theilkub
Eighth Street
N. W
Theilkuhl
Greely
Sensational Report on Transports Inquiry Sent to Washington
The War Department received a lengthy board of inquiry from Major General Shafter criticizing officers in charge of sick soldiers returning from the Philippines aboard the Tartar and Newport on Oct 10. Heavy blame falls on Major Rafter, with Colonel Metcalfe and General Funston mentioned. many names withheld. About 40 men were ill, many with dysentery, and three died after arrival, including Fabisak Logan Mills.
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San Francisco
Military Board of Inquiry
War Department
Washington
Shafter
Philippines
Tartar
Newport
Rafter
Twentieth
Kansas Volunteers
Metcalfe
Funston
Board of Inquiry
Transport Service
Alfred A. Girard
Presidio
Girard
John Fabisak
John Logan
Fourth Cavalry
George Mills
Twententh
Kansas
Broom Corn Corner Creates Major Market Move
In Chicago on November 4 a group led by W. L. Roseboom and A. J. with associates in Illinois Indiana and Kentucky formed the Union Broom Supply company to corner broomcorn. They have bought 20,000 of 24,000 tons harvested in September at about 1.23 million dollars and seek further gains as prices rise to 140 to 160 dollars per ton. They anticipate profits near one million dollars and expect prices to climb soon.
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Chicago
W. L. Roseboom
A. J
G. S. Tarbox
Thomas Lyons
Arcola
Ills
Oscar L. Merkle
Paris
F. F. Meyer
Louisville
Augustus Rosenberger
F J. Ritz
Evansville
Ind
Fitz on the Fight. Fitzsimmons Eyes Jeffries Title
Bob Fitzsimmons hails his contract win as another path to meeting champion Jeffries. He questions why Jeffries did not stop Sharkey in San Francisco and says a knockout would have clarified the title against Jeffries. He vows to defeat Jeffries to claim the championship.
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Chicago
Navy
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Sharkey
San Francisco
Fire on Mott street claims more lives than believed
A Friday blaze on Mott street in New York now shows three missing workers believed safe earlier. Roger di Pasca was found alive, while the reevaluated missing list includes John R. Weir superintendent of Manhattan Bed company, Michael Con ran engineer, Charles Smith packer, Albert Bush burrisher, and Max Albin riveter.
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New York
Mott Street
Roger di Pasca
John R. Weir
Manhattan Bed Company
Michael Conran
Charles Smith
Packer
Albert Bush
Burrisher
Max Albin
Child burned in farm stove fire near McKinney
A five year old child was seriously burned at Colonel Aaron Coffey’s farm five miles east of McKinney Texas when her clothing caught fire while playing near a cookstove. The flames were quickly extinguished and medical aid rendered.
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McKinney
Tex
Aaron Coffey
Explosion at Aetna Powder works kills two workers
Five hundred pounds of dynamite exploded in the mixing house at Aetna Powder works in Aetna Indiana. Two unknown employees were killed in the blast and the scene described as a deadly accident.
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Chicago
Aetna Powder Works
Aetna
Ind
Grand jury indicts prosecutor for pistol carry in Arkansas
Fort Smith Arkansas reports that on November 4 the grand jury indicted Prosecuting Attorney Johnson for carrying a pistol, violating Arkansas law.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Johnson
Arkansas
Fatal Gun Accident Near Crockett Statesman Dies
J D Christopher living 11 miles east of Crockett was entangled in a gun and seriously injured before dying. His arm and shoulder were terribly cut. The Kentucky's Trial Trip to be held off the Massachusetts coast on November 23 with an official test voyage.
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Crockett, Tex
J. D. Christopher
Crockett
Newport News
Kentucky
Massachusetts
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