Siege of Ladysmith and Boer Activity Rise
London reports show signs of increased Boer activity in Natal and the western frontier. British defense under Gen White remains confident as Ladysmith siege potential grows. discussions note heavy artillery, possible Dutch support, and moves toward Pietermaritzburg and Dordrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal
London
South Africa
Keith Falconer
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Ladysmith
White
Joubert
Pietermaritzburg
Buller
Drakensrg
Zoutpansberg
Cape Town
Stormberg
Naauwrt
Naauwpoort
Queenstown
Picquetberg
Free State
Dordrecht
Cape Colony
Sir Forestier Walker
Brussels
Durban
Gascon
Delagoa Bay
Stringency in the Money Market
Wasutxeron Nov. 13 Treasury officials expect funds from eastern financial institutions will soon stop flowing to the west for crops and other needs and the apparent money stringency will ease as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
East
New York
Jiminez Named President and Santo Domingo Change
Santo Domingo Congress confirmed Senor Jiminez as president and Senor a Squez as vice president with a December 1 inauguration. Nation to enter a period of quiet and business improvement as leadership changes. Fire at Acme Flats claims Mrs Ellen Mooney who perished after smoke exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiminesz
Santo Domixco
Jiminez
Santo Domingo
Senor
a@squez
Acme Flats
Ellen Mooney
Admiral Dewey Married in Private Catholic Ceremony
Mildred M. Hazen and Admiral George Dewey wed quietly at St Pauls Church in New Rochelle. The ceremony, led by Father Mackin and aided by two priests, lasted under five minutes with no spectators. They then hosted a breakfast at Mrs Washington McLeans before traveling to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Foley
Sidney Hurlbut
Father Mackin
Washington McLean
Ludlow
New York
Adm
Dewey
Washington
West Twenty Third Street
Waldorf-Astoria
Boldt
Admiral
Albert Becker Hanged in Chicago County Jail
Albert August Becker, a German butcher, was hanged at 12:05 pm after being convicted of murdering his wife Rachel on January 27 and boiling and disposing of the remains. The case drew comparisons to Adolph Luetgert, noting brutal killing methods and use of boiling and burning to hide the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Albert August Becker
Rachel
Seeser
Becker
George Satterlin
Adolph Luetgert
Luetgert
Memphis Conflagration Destroys Warehouses And Plants
Fire in Memphis Tennessee on a Thursday night destroyed the Planters warehouse the Goods Chickasaw Co s warehouse and the Louisiana Molasses Co plant located on Huling and Tolbert streets. Estimated merchandise losses range from 150000 to 200000 in the Planters warehouse plus 50000 at Woods Chickasaw and 10000 at Louisiana Molasses with building losses around 35000 and 12000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MeEmphis
Tenn
Planters
Goods-Chickasaw Co
Louisiana Molasses Co
Tennessee
Huling
Tolbert
Woods-Chickasaw Manufacturing Co
Woods-Chickasaw Co
Postal statistics show broad post office changes
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Jean L Bristow reports for the past fiscal year 14 604 postmasters appointed 18 523 fourth class and the rest presidential 2 395 post offices established 1 505 discontinued total post offices 75 000. Registered mail loss averages one percent. There were 1 679 postal arrests including 119 postmasters and 361 post office burglars with 650 convicted and 629 pending in courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jean L. Bristow
Prominent Tennessee merchant shot and robbed of 3500
R M Robinson, a noted merchant from near Dunlap Tennessee, was shot Thursday night returning home after selling mules and horses in Cincinnati. He and his brother were bound by three masked men who took 3500 dollars. Bloodhounds are trailing the robbers and his condition is described as critical.
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Attancoca
Tenn
Dunlap
R. M. Robinson
Cincinnati
Cumberland Mountains
Mr. Robinson
Cotton Balls in Paris Exhibit Arranged by Mississippi
Meridian, Miss. CG King, Mississippi commissioner for the Paris exposition of 1900, announces a novel exhibit. A party has secured 500000 selected full grown cotton balls to be sold at the Paris fair by original cotton field darkeys as souvenirs of the American cotton exhibit. These will be the first cotton balls shipped abroad and will attract buyers familiar with American cotton in its natural form.
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Meridian
Miss
CG King
Mississippi
Nurses Sailed to South Africa Under Churchill Request
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid received a cablegram from Lady Randolph Churchill asking to secure American trained nurses. The nurses are to sail for South Africa next week for service in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince of Wales Birthday and Lord Mayor Show
The annual lord mayor's show took place Thursday in London to mark the prince of Wales birthday. A patriotic display accompanied both events as part of the celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpor
Prince of Wales
London
Dorothy Shoop Dies After Fire Accident at Bloomingburg
Dorothy Wert Shoop, 38, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wert Shoop, died at Bloomingburg after her clothing caught fire from a grate. The injury occurred Wednesday, four hours earlier, in Washington Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. H
Bloomingburg
Dorothy
Wert Shoop
Prussian Officers Barred from South Africa Conflict
Berlin November 10. An imperial military order directs district commanders not to grant leave to Prussian officers and to prevent former Prussian officers from taking part in the South Africa conflict. The emperor wants strict neutrality maintained by all officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
South Africa
New Troops Under Fire In San Fabian Landing Action
The American landing at San Fabian Tuesday unfolded in heavy fire from insurgent trenches as gunboats bombarded their positions. Cronite and Buck led battalions ashore, driving insurgents from fortified trenches and bamboo barricades amid exchanges that left several Filipinos dead or wounded and US forces pursuing fugitives toward the town. Maj. Bell led a daring behind-trench assault, killing and wounding twenty and capturing six while returning with thirty Mausers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami
San Fabian
Shafter
Daiquiri
Gulf
Princeton
Bennington
Wheatey
Knox
Commer Sheridan
Buck
Pierce
Patton
Wheaton
Longapo
Subig
Maj
Logan
Santo Tomas
San Jacinto
Marsh
Magdalena
Dagupan
Chenowith
Davis
Vanhorne
Bradford
17Th Regiment
Mabalacal
Bell
86Th Infantry
Hawkins
4Th Cavalry
Celery Crop Prospects Dim in Indiana and Michigan
Wasasu Indiana celery growers led by Wm Glaser report the celery crop is practically a failure after September heat and drought. Indiana and Michigan districts each hold thousands of acres in celery, with blighted pants cited as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasasu
Ind
Indiana
Wm. Glaser
Michigan
Grand stands at Rochester track burned. $25,000 loss closes park
Roche Esteer New York reports that three grand stands at the Rochester Driving Park association grounds were consumed by a Wednesday fire. The blaze caused a loss of 25000 dollars and guarantees permanent closure of the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roche Esteer
N. Y
Rochester Driving Park Association
Embargo Lifted on Canadian Cattle to Belgium
Ottawa reports the Dominion government received word that the embargo on Canadian cattle entering Belgium will be removed on the 15th inst. The decision follows a cable from home authorities confirming the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Belgium
Sherman resigns as Union Stock Yards president
John B. Sherman tenders resignation as president of the Union Stock Yards and Transit Co effective January 1 after 84 years as an officer. He has been the directing genius for 38 of those years. Estate of Senator W. E. Sandford valued at 1.04 million goes to widow and family. Canadian will also lists Ontario Manitoba and Chicago assets. The Brooklyn sails from Port Said en route to Manila. Monocacy arrives at Chin Kiang.
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Curiaco
John B. Sherman
Union Stock Yards & Transit Co
Sherman
Ite
Hamiton, Ont
W. E. Sandford
Canada
Ontario
Manitoba
Chicago
Brooklyn
Port Said
Wasniserox
Manila
Gossip of Paris Fashions and the Modern Walk
Sadie Merritt notes from Paris on silk waists blouses and a revival of ornate gowns. She chronicles changing gait of fashionable women, the return of the bustle like pelonaise, and the persistence of silk and velvet trims in an era of revived mori style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandra
Mme. la Mode
Patrick Camp
Damp Hands and Feet Treatment from Old Advice
The article prescribes a winter remedy for damp hands and feet using eau de cologne and tincture of bella donna, applied with a rag. It advises soaking hands in alum and water, drying, dusting with powdered club moss, and wearing thread gloves, plus alum and club moss steps for feet and inside shoes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. White
Adm. Dewey
Admiral George Dewey
George Dewey
Albert Becker
Adoph Luegert
Memphis
Postal Statistics
Paris
Ethem
San Febisa
Army
Navy
Tanda
Mme. la Chrysantheme
Planner
Liberty
Sadie Merritt
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