Preparations Under Way as War Fear Grips Britain
News from London reports rapid mobilization of British reserves and Parliament returning to London amid tensions with the South African Republic. About 25 000 reserves issued tickets for transport and provisions. Mafeking fortifications advance with mines, armored trains, and orders to avoid firing unless fired upon.
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Parlpent
War Office
Lord Salisbury
Admiralty
Liv
Woolwich
London
Westminster
South Africa
Mafeking
Robert Stephenson Smith Powell
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Natal
Buchasani
Indian troops sail for Delagoa Bay from Bombay
Indian troops departed Bombay today bound for Delagoa Bay in South Africa. In Salonica the British cruiser Thetis also set sail for the same destination.
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Bombay
South Africa
Delagoa Bay
Salonica
Thetis
Terrible Fate of Secretary Langham in South African War
Special Cable reports Langham secretary of the South African League at Krugersdorp has been killed by Boers. Cape Town papers recount brutality stories from refugees in Transvaal, including abuse toward women and water at railway stations.
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Langham
South African League
Commercial Tribune
Cape Town
Krugersdorp
Transvaal
Sir John Willoughby Sails for Cape Unbound by Berth
Sir John Christopher Willoughby, once jailed ten months for the 1896 Jameson raid, rode the steamer Mexican to the Cape with no berth reserved. Cape Assembly member Mr. Wessels also sailed and warned that war between Britain and the Transvaal could be unavoidable and severe.
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Southampton
Sir John Christopher Willoughby
Dr. Jameson
Transvaal
Cape
Mr. Wessels
Cape Assembly
Wryburgh
Elihu Root Honored by Sigma Phi Fraternity
Secretary of War Elihu P. Root was honored with an informal reception in Chicago by Sigma Phi Fraternity members before his Washington departure. He mingled with fellow fraternity men, renewing old ties and discussing matters of Sigma Phi.
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Chicago
Washington
Elihu P. Root
Grand Pacific
Sigma Phi Fraternity
Sigma Phi
A Cup for Lieutenant Young in Lexington
Citizens of Lexington presented Lieutenant Lucien Young, Captain of the Port of Havana, with a loving cup at Dr. F O Young’s home to honor his service on the gunboat Hist during the Cuban War. It was his first visit home since the conflict and he was warmly welcomed by relatives and friends.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
F.O. Young
Lucien Young
Havana
Cuba
Young
Royal betrothal rumors denied by Greek Church rule
In London on October 8 officials announced there is no foundation to reports of a betrothal between Prince George of Greece and Princess Victoria of Wales. The Greek Church bans marriages between first cousins, and their close relationship already suffices to refute such a match.
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London
Prince George
Greece
Princess Victoria
Wales
Young Camden in Luck as Wild Land Surges in Oil Rush
Wealthy oil operators leave Parkerburg for Lewis County chasing leases around the Camden farm where a Friday gusher expands the field. The wild land bought years ago for 50 cents to $2 an acre now commands fabulous lease prices as Sprigg Camden visits Weston and plans full development.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lewis County
Camden Farm
Weston
Judge Goff
Harrison County
Camdens
Young Sprigg Camden
Kentucky
J. N. Camden
President McKinley Visits Chicago for Memorial Day Events
Chicago dispatch details President McKinley’s day of religious services and public appearances. He addressed Quinn Chapel’s color congregation and spoke on patriotism and loyalty amid a massive fall festival crowd. Streets near the corner stone ceremony will be tightly closed to manage the crowd.
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Chicago
McKinley
Quinn Chapel
Samuel B. Barnitz
Des Moines
Maurice J. Dorney
J. A. Rondthaler
Admiral Dewey
Father Dorney
Abner McKinley
Mabel McKinley
E. A. Brown
Annex
Union
J. D. Leverringhouse
Benjamin W. Arnott
M. E. Church
Samuel Fallows
Wm. M. Lawrence
Damascus
Apollo Musical Club
R. A. White
Dewey Attends Special Prayer Service at St John Church
Admiral Dewey joined a quiet Episcopal service at St John’s Church Washington for a crown of victory prayer and thanksgiving. The rector offered two formal prayers with no congregation response and the admiral later planned a Vermont trip to visit Shelburne and attend ceremonies at Montpelier and Norwich University.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mackay-Smith
St. John’s
United States
Lincoln
Brumby
Caldwell
Vermont
W. Seward Webb
Shelburne
Montpelier
Dewey Memorial Hall
Norwich University
Northfield
Idlewild Yacht Explosion Injures Two. One Missing
Idlewild exploded at Mayport this afternoon injuring two of six aboard and leaving one person missing. A railroad messenger named White from Jacksonville to Cincinnati is reported injured.
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Commercial Tribune
Jacksonville
Fla
Idlewild
Mayport
White
Here
Cincinnati
Wounded Captain McGrath Sends Cable Home
A Manila dated cablegram received in Eau Claire reports Captain Hugh Joceylin McGrath of the Fourth Cavalry wounded in the left thigh. He writes to his wife and parents I don't worry, indicating he remains hopeful about recovery.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Manila
Hugh Joceylin McGrath
Fourth Cavalry
German Farmer Dies After Wagon Crash Suspected Robbery
Christopher Myer a German farmer from Kappa near Kokomo Indiana died after his wagon overturned and he was thrown out. Police suspect foul play with money missing and say he was assaulted and robbed as horses bolted the wagon. An eyewitness saw him fall to the ground lifeless.
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Kokomo
Ind
Commercial Tribune
Christopher Myer
Kappa Settlement
Myer
Electric Light Employee Fatally Shocked at Switchboard
In Ripley Ohio this morning Ellsworth Sowers a fireman for the Ripley Gas and Electric Light Company was killed instantly when he turned the current on himself at the switchboard. His father employed by the same company reached him moments later and found him dead while still grasping the switch handle.
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Commercial ‘Tribune
Ripley, CO
Ellsworth Sowers
Ripley Gas and Electric Light Company
Wat
Assassin Kills Grand Visier’s Son in Constantinople
Djarid Bey son of Halil Rifat Pasha Grand Vizier was shot four times on the Galata Bridge by an Albanian. The assassin was captured. Munir Pasha Grand Master of Ceremonies is dead and to be replaced by Ibrahim Rash Bey the Introducer of Ambassadors.
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Constantinople
Djarid Bey
Halil Rifat Pasha
Galata Bridge
Munir Pasha
Ibrahim’ Rashh Bey
Insurance in Indiana Claims Trust Keeps Premiums High
Portland Indiana October 8 190? Nathan B Hawkins cashier of Citizens Bank of Portland sues sixty plus insurance companies with local agents alleging a formed trust to keep premium rates high through a local board of underwriters. Hawkins seeks an injunction to halt business. Insurance men deny state law applies and cite Attorney General opinion.
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Portland
Ind
Indiana
Nathan B. Hawkins
Citizens’ Bank of
Hawkins
In@ana
Honor Paid Parnell as Pro-Boer Rally Holds Parnell Memorial
In Dublin on October 8 Daniel Tallon led a procession replacing the grave ceremony at Glasnevin with the Parnell statue cornerstone ceremony on Sackville Street. A large crowd favored a Wolf Tone memorial while jeers appeared for opponents. John and William Redmond spoke for pro-Boer resolutions and cheers echoed for Kruger.
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Dublin
Daniel Tallon
Charles Stewart Parnell
Glasnevin
Parnell
Sackville Street
Wolf Tone
John
William Redmond
Kruger
Dee Baker Arrested on Murder Charge After Liquor Case
Dee Baker, released Saturday in a Federal Court liquor license violation case, was arrested in Louisville on a murder charge tied to the June 3, 1898 death of William White. He had been out on bond and prepared to be moved to Barbourville after learning of the new charge.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Dee Baker
William White
Baker
Manchester
Barbourville
Pittsburg show jumper fatally injured in high dive
Jas Brady, a bridge jumper with a Wild West show, was fatally injured at Strasburg when his head struck the tank bottom during a high dive. He was unconscious and dragged from the water by his Newfoundland dog. doctors say he will die and he is paralyzed.
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Urichsville
Jas, Brady
Pittsburg
Strasburg
Sprady
Striking Deputation Returns From Paris Triumph
A deputation of strikers who met Premier Waldeck Rousseau in Paris was greeted with tumultuous but orderly celebrations in Le Creusot. Enthusiastic messages and processions marked the men’s triumph as they returned today.
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LE Creusot
France
Paris
M. Waldeck- Rousseau
Boat collision sinks crewman in Great Lakes incident
In Duluth on October 8 the Bessemer boat John Neibon collided with the Record of the Great Lakes Towing Company. Fireman Harry Ellis was asleep in his bunk and drowned. The crew abandoned to a life raft.
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Duluth
Minn
Bessemer
John Neibon
Great Lakes Towing Company
Harry Ellis
McGinniss Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
William H. McGinniss, on trial for the murder of Sheriff Edward Farr of Yalenbure County, was found guilty of second degree murder after the week long trial in Eaton New Mexico. The verdict closes the high profile case surrounding the train robbery.
McLean’s Poll Fund Fuels Democratic Precinct Graft
Delaware Ohio dispatch reports a $300000 statewide fund for McLean’s precinct polling and party organization. About $60000 was distributed last week to county committees at $20 per precinct, with direct state HQ control and trusted messengers. McLean aims to cement one man rule, preparing for a possible Senate run and National convention influence.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Democratic
McLean
Lewis Bernard
James Ross
A. A. Shetler
State Senate
George J. Karb
Zanesville
State Central Committee
James Kilbourne
McLean Organization
School Book Prices Trigger Antitrust Action in Kentucky
Kentucky officials report Indiana sales of Montgomery's History by Ginn & Co at 65 cents, county price at 1.00, deemed discriminatory. State Board of Education orders indemnifying bond compliance and directs suit for 10,000 dollars for violating the school book law.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Indiana
Montgomery
Ginn & Co
Chicago
State Board of Education
Taylor
Finley
Davidson
Prohibition Oratory National Contest to Be Held in Delaware
The Intercollegiate Prohibition Association will stage its national convention and oratorical contest in Delaware on October 11 12 and 13. Delegates from Massachusetts Illinois Ohio and Michigan attend with an informal reception planned for Wednesday and the contest Friday evening. Prizes total 100 with 50 30 and 20 for first second and third place respectively.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association of the United States
Massachusetts
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Sprightly at ninety deputy sheriff proves age no barrier
New Albany Indiana reports Floyd County’s aging deputy sheriff John Stephens near his hundredth birthday remains active in duty. He serves as grand jury bailiff and issues subpoenas under Sheriff Hipple during a busy court term. Stephens credits his long life to moderate use of liquor and tobacco and daily whisky punch. He lives with his son in law Z T Graham, a Republican city official, while Stephens himself remains a Democrat who admires William Jennings Bryan and hopes to vote for Bryan if he lives to see him become president.
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Commercial Tribune
New Albany
Ind
Floyd County
United States
John Stephens
Hipple
Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Z. T. Graham
Graham
Mr. Graham
W. J. Bryan
Democrats Hint at Scratching McLean for Jones
In Findlay Ohio on October 8 M C Shafer president of the Bryan Democratic Club suggested Democrats may vote for Jones for Governor while supporting the rest of the ticket. The remark impressed oil workers and was seen as signaling cross ticket support boosting Jones in the county. Dore spoke at the club meeting with W H Dore of Tiffin present.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
M. C. Shafer
Bryan Democratic Club
W. H. Dore
Tiffin
Shafer
Dore
Jones
McLean
Trolley Car Run Down Three Passengers Fatally Injured
A trolley car on the Trumbull Electric Railway from Warren to Niles was struck by a Pittsburg & Western train at a grade crossing near Miles. James Ford of DeForest died. Strickland Holton of Niles was fatally hurt. nineteen others were injured, including a three year old child. The coroner will investigate to determine responsibility.
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Specia Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Trumbull
Warren
Niles
Pittsburg & Western Railroad
James Ford
DeForest, O
Strickland Holton
John Seward
Michael Mahoney
A. G. Judd
Geo. Griswold
Jos. Allen
Ella McBride
Samuel Cartwright
Mary Daley
Pittsburg & Western
Ford
Pittsburg & Western Railway
DeForest
Banks Bowman Wedding Set for October 18 in Lexington
Lexington Kentucky reports the wedding of George Y Banks of Columbus Mississippi and Katherine Reid Bowman to be held at the bride’s home in the county October 18. The romance began during the Third Division United States Volunteers camp here last year with the groom, son of Colonel Banks of the Third Mississippi Regiment.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
George Y. Banks
Columbus
Miss
Katherine Reid Bowman
United States Volunteers
Banks
Mississippi
Two Towns Clash as American Troops Suffer Losses
Article reports two towns engaging in sharp encounters with American troops sustaining casualties while attempting to hold or capture positions. Details note tactical struggles and ongoing combat conditions affecting nearby areas.
Fight Near San Nicolas and Cavite Viejo Victory
General Schwan's column includes the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Infantry, two cavalry troops, Captain Reilly's battery, and Lowe's scouts advancing from Bacoor to Cavite Viejo and Noveleta. American losses total three officers and nine enlisted wounded. several enemy deaths reported. Marines and naval forces supported with gunboats, culminating in forts at the creek and destruction of enemy huts and town at Noveleta.
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Noveldeta
Island of Luzon
Schwan
Reilly
Fifth Artillery
Lowe
Bacoor
Cavite Viejo
Noveleta
Safford
Thirteenth Regiment
Fourteenth Regiment
McGraw
Fourth Cavalry
Wheeling
Petrel
Callao
Santa Cruz
Elliott
Cavite
Wynne
Lawton
Cowles
Fourth Infantry
San Nicolas
Advance on San Francisco de Malabon Continues in Manila War
General Schwan reports his advance guard entered Rosario this morning with limited resistance as the push toward San Francisco de Malabon continues from Manila.
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Vance
San Francisco de Malabon
Rosario
Charges Against Barnett In Indiana Depot Case
Benton Carlin an employee at the Jeffersonville Quartermaster depot files written sworn charges against Colonel G R Barnett commander alleging depot workers were used for his private at home projects. He names dates of alleged work and says the men were paid by the Government.
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Commercial Tribune
New Albany
Ind
Benton Carlin
Jeffersonville
G. R. Barnett
Carlin
Ludington
California Hit by Severe Heat Wave Across the State
A heat wave swept California with San Francisco at 93.3 degrees and Sonoma reaching 108 to 115 degrees in the shade. Officials warn the extreme heat could threaten the grape crop as Los Angeles hit 100, Fresno 90, Red Bluff 94, San Luis Obispo 96, and Sacramento 94.
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San Francisco
California
Sonoma
Los Angeles
Fresno
Red Bluff
San Luis Abeispo
Sacramento
Coal Goes Up In Lexington Tomorrow
Coal dealers in Lexington Kentucky announce a thirty cent per ton coal price rise effective tomorrow. The notice addresses customers about the new rate and impact on coal purchases.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Ex-Speaker Reed Arrives in Washington for Private Visit
Former House leader Thomas B. Reed landed in Washington at night and declined to talk politics saying he came to remove some of his private belongings.
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Reed
Washington
Thomas B. Reed
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