Great Battle in Africa Dominates War News
London reports a major clash between Boer and British forces in Natal with 12,000 Free State Boers and a second column pressing through Van Reenan's Pass. Baden-Powell's armored train wreck at Wryburgh left 600 troops isolated near Mafeking amid reports of attacks and rumors of capture.
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London
George Stewart White
Natal
Tintwa Pass
van Reeman’s Pass
Laings Nek
Wryburgh
Colombo Baden-Powell Intercepted at Kraapin Amid War News
The report notes Colonel Baden-Powell interrupted at Kraapin while women and children are evacuated to Cape Town. Boers seize an armored train crew, with engine driver as sole captive, and advance toward Mafeking and Ladysmith, threatening rail and telegraph links.
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Kraapin
Cape Town
Maribogo
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Cronje
General Joubert
Ladysmith
Aldershot
Natal
Boers Attack Train in Cape Action Kills Fifteen English
War Office dispatch from Cape forces reports an armored train from Mafeking escorting two five pounder guns was attacked at Kraapan. Rail damage caused the train to leave the track and Boers opened fire with artillery for about thirty minutes, killing fifteen English troops.
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London
War Office
Cape Town
Mafeking
Kraapan
Boy Fatally Shot Near Crawford and South Detroit
Ferdinand Rehan aged 20 died from a single bullet wound near Crawford and South streets after leaving Fort street saloon. Mrs. Patrick Crouillard and her husband are held. divorce proceedings are pending. Police favor homicide. the pair says Rehan acted alone.
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Delray
Patrick Crouillard
Crawford and
South Streets
W. F. Biedler
Biedler
Kelly
Road House
Biedler’s
Kelly’s
Paddy” Drouillard
Fort Street
Junction Avenue
Drouillard
Rehan
Train Derailed and Destroyed in Cape Town Dispatch
Cape Town dispatch reports an armored train south of Mafeking destroyed by Boers with fifteen British troops killed after shelling the wreckage. A later update says the train was attempting to run through Boers during the engagement.
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London
The
Evening News
Cape Town
Mafeking
Anglo Boer War Dispatches from Natal Doings and Moves
London reports a clash between General Sir George Stewart White and Boer forces entering Natal via Van Reemans Pass. Dispatches note mobilization toward Acton Homes, test of mobility, and scarce forage under fine weather. British and Boer gun counts are listed, Mafeking battles cited, and Vedless of relief.
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London
Edinburgh
The
Scotsman
George Stewart White
Natal
van Reemans Pass
White
War Office
Ladysmith
Daily Telegraph
Archibald Hunter
Acton Homes
Standard
Glencoe Junction
General White
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Mafeking
Vryburgh
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Soldiers' Home Voters Included
The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed the Cashman appeal on voting rights for Marion Soldiers' Home residents. It ruled that after Congress ceded the grounds back to Indiana and the state accepted, the home is part of the state and should be included in Grant County precincts. About 2,000 residents, many Republicans, previously challenged eligibility.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Supreme Court Today
William Cashman
Board of Commissioners
Grant County
Marion
Ind
United States
Congress
Indiana
Merritt Criticizes US Artillery Administration in Report
The Oct. 18 public War Department release of Major General Wesley Merritt’s annual report condemns the artillery branch, faulting the Ordnance and Quartermaster bureaus for housing delays, urges a permanent specialist staff at posts, and calls for proper coast artillery staffing and empowered inspections.
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Washington
Wesley Merritt
Department of the East
Governor's Island
United States War Department
Ordnance Bureau
Quartermaster’s Department
Merritt
Engineer’s Department
War Department
Rebels in Muntinlupa fight. three Americans dead
Major Cheatham’s scouting party clashed with entrenched rebels along the lakeshore near Muntinlupa. Three Americans were killed and two wounded. A native police lieutenant was arrested for alleged efforts to enlist subordinates against Americans. Guns were found at the Friars' headquarters. Relentless march fatigue noted for General Schwan’s troops. Two earthquakes rattled Manila at 10 pm.
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Manila
Cheatham
Muntinlupa
Sandago
Schwan
Bacoor
Malabon
Peres Das Marinas
Imus
Perez Das Marinas
Rhodes predicts mining and fighting will proceed together
Kimberley October 12 Cecil Rhodes rode out this morning and said he assumes mining and fighting will proceed simultaneously. The town guards will parade at 4 PM and a camp will be formed for the troops.
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Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Mountain Bank Robbery Ends With Executed Escape
In Sevierville Tennessee three masked men attempted to rob the S. le Bank. Thurmer was mortally wounded. Cal Derrick wounded. William Derrick fled and, after a mile and a half, killed himself with a pistol. One robber, ex-convict Thurmer, likely to die. Cruze arrest as accomplice.
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Sevierville
Tenn
S. le Bank
Wm. Derrick
Wm. Thurmer
Cal. Derrick
Sevierville Bank
Thurmer
Cal Derrick
William Derrick
Knoxville
Bill Derrick
Cat. Derrick
Twin Brothers Stricken in Peru Railroad Family
Kennedy Norton aged 60 died today of a paralytic stroke in Peru Indiana. His twin George lies at death's door from the same affliction. Kennedy is the oldest engineer on the Lake Erie system with a renowned record, while George is the oldest in service on the Wabash line. The brothers have spent forty years in the railroad business.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Kennedy Norton
George
Kennedy
Lake Erie
Wabash
Captain Coghlan to command Alaska lighthouse district
Captain Joseph B. Coghlan formerly commander of the Raleigh sailed to Stoke Alaska to take charge of the Government Light House District of the territory.
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Chicago
Joseph B. Coghlan
Raleigh
Stoke
Alaska
Government
Theterritory
Big Four Telegraphers Vote on Strike After Talks
Indianapolis dispatch reports 560 Big Four telegraphers casting votes on a possible strike after several unsatisfactory management conferences. A majority in favor would empower the Big Four Federated Union to decide on initiating a strike, with telegraphers confident of majority support and union backing.
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Specif
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Big Four
Big Four Federated Union
Federated
Dreyfus Case Sequel Involves Duel Over Rennes Evidence
Paris dispatch reports Colonel Schneider, ex military attache, carried to train with wound after claiming a duel with Captain Cuignet over evidence before Rennes court martial. Cuignet defended the forgery claim and asserted the letter’s authenticity could be proven by the French general staff.
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London
Paris
M. Rochefort
Orient Express
Schneider
Switzerland
Cuignet
Rennes
Schwarzkoppen
Parizzardi
Riot Erupts in Barcelona Over Antitax Protests
In Barcelona on October 13 crowds clashed with police as antitaxation riots broke out. Shops closed and the mob stoned public buildings while shouting Long live free Catalonia.
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Barcelona
Catalonia
Carnegie Deplores War at Dumfries Library Ceremony
Andrew Carnegie donated a free library to Dumfries and received the freedom of the town. He said civilization has begun only when men stop using inhuman means to kill brothers, even in national disputes, during the foundation stone laying event.
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Dumfries
Scotland
Free Library
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Record Heat Drives October Skies For Kansas City
Hot October weather persists in the Southwest with two days of record highs. Kansas University observations show a Kansas City thermometer reaching 91 as a cold wave is forecast for tomorrow.
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Kansas City
Kansas University
Train Overturns on St Clairsville Branch No one Hurt
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train on the St Clairsville Branch derailed after jumping the track and rolling over a bank near Bellaire Ohio. Seventeen passengers aboard escaped without a scratch.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire, O
St. Clairsville
Baltimore & Ohio
Made a Cool Million in Ore Shipments Fight
A rush of ore shippers followed Rockefeller fixing the contract rate for ore vessels at 125 dollars a ton. Rockefeller will profit about a million, leveraging contracts for over 16 million tons next year from Carnegie. Vessel availability and shipyard capacity may dampen the gains.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Rockefeller
Carnegie
American Shipbuilding Company
Kanawha Electrical Wins WV Electric Railway Franchise
The Kanawha Electrical Company secured a franchise from Kanawha and Fayette counties to build an electric railway from Coalburg in Kanawha County to Mt. Carbon in Fayette County a distance of thirty miles. The line will transport passengers and freight and support a generating plant to use the Kanawha River Falls power, aiding coal development.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Fayette
Kanawha Electrical Company
Coalburg
Mt. Carbon
Fayette County
Kanawha River
Cleveland Soldiers Stranded in San Francisco
Word arrives that twenty Cleveland soldiers of the Fourteenth Regiment, recently back from the Philippines, are stranded in San Francisco after spending their Manila pay. Efforts seek to raise 1200 dollars to bring them home with contributions from Senator Hanna and Governor Bushnell totaling 200 dollars.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Fourteenth Regiment
Philippines
San Francisco
Manila
Hanna
Bushnell
Emperor William cancels planned England visit this year
Berlin report states Emperor William will not travel to England in the current year. He had promised Queen Victoria a conditional visit, but political changes have forced him to abandon the plan.
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Berlin
William
England
Victoria
McKinley Faces Aguinaldo as Insurgent Talks Independence
The article portrays President McKinley's posture toward Emilio Aguinaldo, with Aguinaldo presenting a grandiose demand for independence. It discusses bribery accusations and the stalemate over peace while insurgent rhetoric emphasizes national autonomy.
McKinley in Fargo Praises North Dakota Volunteers in Luzon
President McKinley arrives in Fargo to a 10 000 strong crowd and lauds the North Dakota volunteers for their Luzon service. He pledges 60 000 more troops to uphold the flag, defends peace, and honors the duty of Civil War era ideals.
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Fargo
N. D
McKinley
North Dakota
Philippines
United States
Ciitizens
House of Representatives
Manila
Kota
Luzon
Paris
Senate of the
Spain
Republic
Griggs
Long
Gage
Hitchcock
Wilson
Hansbrough
McCumber
McKinley Delivers Policy Talk to Large Wadena Crowd
A large and enthusiastic crowd greeted President McKinley in Wadena Minnesota as he spoke late this afternoon about national policy. The address continued on the second page with further remarks.
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Wadena
Minn
McKinley
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