Great Peril as Yule’s Force Is Surrounded by 9000 Boers
Eyewitness accounts detail General Yule’s position near Glencoe under siege by 9,000 Boers led by Joubert and Kruger. Dispatches from Ladysmith and Dundee describe fierce fighting at Glencoe and Dundee, with growing anxiety in London as officials await further news.
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Elandslaagte
Glencoe
Lord Wolseley
Yule
Dundee
Ladysmith
Erasmus
Joubert
Zululand
George Stewart White
General Joubert's Army Dispatch From Ladysmith
London reports a Ladysmith dispatch dated 4:15 yesterday afternoon repeating Cape Town Glencoe advices and noting a sense of ominous inaction as troops move. The message is treated as significant in South African warfare coverage.
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London
Ladysmith
Natal
Cape Town
Glencoe
Findlay Hospital Burned In Fire Destroying Building
Fire gutted the Home and Hospital Building in Findlay Ohio this morning. Water lines do not reach the site and firefighters were powerless to halt the blaze. Nine inmates were rescued, most personal effects lost, insurance totaled 7000, building valued around 30000. Temporary quarters secured. new building planned.
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Findlay
D. C. French
Home and Hospital Association
Miles and Buffalo Bill The General Heads West for Hunt
General Nelson A. Miles will visit Omaha on October 24 arriving at 8 15 am and staying at the Millard Hotel for a reception before a formal welcome at the exposition grounds. He will depart at 4 pm over the Burlington to Billings Montana and Red Lodge to hunt at Buffalo Bill’s ranch in Big Horn County, with General Merriam among the receiving committee.
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Omaha
Neb
Nelson A. Miles
City
Millard Hotel
Miles
Exposition Grounds
Tenth Infantry
Ft. Crook
Burlington
Billings
Mont
Red Lodge
Buffalo Bill
Big Horn County
Merriam
Funston Denounces Kansas Politicians Over Manila Order
General Frederick Funston rejects claims that Kansas politicians influenced his unit’s Manila order or his promotion. He asserts the Kansas regiment would have left San Francisco and Manila with or without political meddling, stressing the order was not shaped by political influence.
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San Francisco
Frederick Funston
Kansas
Manila
Kansas Regiment
Camp Merritt
Philippines
Riches to Return for Paige Family After Court Victory
A New York Court of Appeals ruling clears millions for David R. Paige and his brother Albert T. Paige, former allies of General D. M. Carey in the Paige Carey & Co. aqueduct contract. The decision completes years of legal fighting over 7 million in extras and forged notes linked to John Huntington.
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Old Croton Aqueduct
Paige
Special Dispatch
Tommercial Tribune
Akron
New York Court O Appeals
David R. Paige
New York
Albert T. Paige
Paiges
D. M. Carey
Cleveland
Paige, Carey
Croton Aqueduct
New York City
Paige, Carey & Co
D. R. Paige
John Huntington
Huntington
Europe
South America
City of
Carey
Prohibition Proclaimed against Cock Fights in Havana
Civil Governor General Russ Rivera of Havana issues a proclamation banning cock fights as against good morals. Copies go to all Mayors with orders to deny licenses for such contests in the province.
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Havana
Russ Rivera
Ex President Cleveland on Transvaal affairs
Princeton New Jersey October 23 Ex President Cleveland declined to comment on public questions regarding affairs in the Transvaal saying he did not care to say anything at this time.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Transvaal
French Attempts to Seize El Figuig Endure Defeat
Special cable reports that France’s efforts to control El Figuig end with French deserters occupying the oasis and a fortified stand keeping caravans away. Major De Wimpfen led 10 000 men in 1869 70 but was forced to withdraw after wells were sabotaged and water ran short.
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France
el Figuig
Commercial Tribune
Paris
Voulet
Chanoine
Klobb
Africa
Sudan
Withow
de Wimpfen
Oran
Oasis
Helen Gould in the West Tendered Freedom of Omaha
Miss Helen Gould and her brother George arrived in Omaha with a Missouri Pacific Railway party in a special train. A city delegation presented the freedom of the city to Miss Gould as they hosted her at the Greater American Exposition before she continued to St. Louis.
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Omaha
Neb
Helen Gould
George
St. Louis
Miners Clash Over Timber Props in Massillon
Officials of the Miners' Union warn they will not meet operators to discuss timber props. Miners insist law requires delivery of props to working places, predicting operators will refuse and trigger a strike.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon
Miners’ Union
Savoy Hotel Burglary Leaves $75,000 Loot Unfound
A sensational burglary at the Savoy Hotel in London targeted the room of Mrs. Stockwell of New York. The loot reportedly includes £10,000 in valuables and £5,000 in bankable currency, with the thieves still at large as Bow Street and Scotland Yard detectives investigate amid foggy conditions.
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London
Savoy Hotel
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Chase of the Filipinos Ends In American Losses
In Manila theCalamba and Angeles actions see Major Chatham's battalion and Twenty-first Infantry drive Filipinos from trenches, with one American killed and three wounded. Lieutenant Ferguson's scouts kill six and capture eight rebels. A Mariveles gunboat party is lured ashore and three sailors are killed or wounded. Nineteenth Regiment sails to Iloilo for reinforcement.
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Manila
Calamba
Angeles
Chatham
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Twenty-first Infantry
Fifth Artillery
Marivelos
Ilollo
Reese
Iloilo
Aguinaldo Peace Commission Reception Contested
General Otis reports that on October 20 a truce flag message from Angeles said Aguinaldo wished to send a commission to Manila to settle prisoner issues and discuss specific matters. The reply insisted the commission be accredited by someone other than Aguinaldo, General-in-Chief of insurgent forces, who could not be recognized. No further correspondence followed.
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El-Figuig
Oasis
Morocco
Algeria
Upper
Niger
Marechal Bugeaud
Abd-el-Kader
el- Figuig
Manila
Angeles
Aguinaldo
Inaogent
OTIS
Trial Minutes Stolen in Kentucky Murder Case
In London Kentucky on October 23 the examining trial minutes for James and Sol Griffin and the Caldwells, showing evidence against them in the Thacker murder case, were stolen from Judge Wrights office.
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Commercial Tribune
London
James
Sol Griffin
Caldwells
Thacker
Universalist Church Ratifies New Declaration at Boston Meeting
The Universalist biennial convention in Boston ratified a new platform abandoning the Winchester confession of 1808. The Chicago declaration affirms God as universal father, Christ’s spiritual leadership, Bible authority, belief in retribution, and harmony with God. Delegates from Unitarians discuss possible church union.
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Boston
the Universalist Church
Charles L. Hutchinson
Chicago
Joseph Crockersnow
Haverhill
Winchester
Henry B. Metcalf
Pawtucket
R. I
Seek a Pardon for Rebecca Rosenbarger in Indiana
Special dispatch from Princeton reports a push to win a pardon for Rebecca Rosenbarger who was sentenced to seven years for poisoning her son. Supporters insist on her innocence and believe she is a victim of circumstances as efforts to secure clemency advance.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Ind
Rebecca Rosenbarger
Joe the Turk Abused in Turkey Incident Sparks Protest
The Salvation Army attorney appeals to Secretary Hay over Joseph Garabed known as Joe the Turk an Ensign who visited Turkey to see relatives. After obtaining a passport he says Turkish authorities jailed him and the U S Consul refused protection ordering him to depart or face detention.
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New York
Salvation Army
Hay
Joseph Garabed
United States
Joe
Turkey
Garabed
Colonel Huntington Retired From Marine Corps
Colonel R. W. Huntington of the Marine Corps has retired, effective January 10. Washington date noted October 23.
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Huntington
Washington
R. W. Huntington
Marine Corps
Quarrel over a dollar ends in fatal shooting in Cementville
In New Albany Indiana on October 23 Tobe Richardson of Cementville eight miles north was shot and killed by Nelson Dickerson an ex convict. Dickerson says Richardson pursued with a knife before he fired. Dickerson surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Pernet as Cementville earns a reputation as a tough town.
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Commercial Tribune
New Albany
Ind
Tobe Richardson
Cementville
Here
Nelson Dickerson
Dickerson
Richardson
Ickerson
Pernet
Dermentville
Striking Obsequies For Uncle In Washington Parish
The Rev Fathers Hickey bury William Stanton in Washington Indiana at St Simon Church. Five priest brothers nephews of the deceased’s sister gave the mass and preached a touching sermon. An immense crowd attended the funeral service.
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Fathers Hickey
Washington, Ind
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ind
St. Simon’s Catholic Church
William Stanton
Cincinnati
Hickey
John F. Hickey
Charles A. Hickey
Dayton
George F. Hickey
Milford
William D. Hickey
E. P. Hickey
Piqua
Priest McCabe Dies After Notable 1869 Escape Rigmarole
Rev. P. M. McCabe, longtime Minnesota priest, dies at St. Mary's near Waseca after Bright's disease. He once aided Fenian prisoner John Boyle O'Reilly by exchanging clothes in 1869 to help him escape from an Australian prison. McCabe fled Australia and settled in Minnesota about eighteen years ago.
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Rev. P. M. Wcabe
John Boyle O’reilly
England
Father McCabe
O'Reilly
O’reilly
Liverpool
United
Australia
Ireland
Minnesota
Ex Governor Brown Hurt in Train Platform Fall
Ex Governor Brown, leader of the Anti Goebel faction, dislocated his left kneecap after a fall at Leitchfield while boarding a train. He was carried to a coach and later taken home in Louisville. Surgeons were summoned and Brown vowed to keep a Franklin engagement next Saturday despite severe pain.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Brown
Leitchfield
Pranklin
Vance
Governor Brown
Czar’s Head Rumor Denied After U S Report
Report circulated in the United States claiming the Czar’s head was operated on is denied. His Majesty remained in good health during his stay, was accompanied by the Czarina and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse on excursions, and attended services at the Russian chapel. The trepanning tale is pronounced untrue.
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Darmstadt
United States
Czarina
Hesse
Irish MP Suspended Two Days for Chamberlain Attacks
Irish member of parliament suspended for two days after clashes in the chamber. He denounced Prime Minister Chamberlain saying his hands were stained like those of a murderer.
No War Taxes to Be Levied Grant of 40 Million Floating Loan
In Parliament the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes raising 8 million via treasury bills to cover Transvaal war costs. He notes revenue rise and aims to defer new taxation to next year while arguing Transvaal gold fields could bear wartime expenses. Opposition favors unity and delays financial debate.
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Michael Hicks-Beach
Transvaal
Treasury
Henry Cambell-Bannerman
Michael Hicks- Beach
Old Soldier Fatally Stabbed in Gallipolis Fight
Perry Clark a 52 year old Sand Fork resident and veteran soldier was attacked by Charles Eddy and a Beaver boy from Mud Lock after a dispute. Eddy stabbed Clark four times with one wound penetrating the intestines as Clark and Eddy fought on the ground. Clark died within hours as Eddy and the Beaver youth were arrested.
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Commercial Tribune
Gallipolis
Perry Clark
Sand Fork
Charles Eddy
Beaver
Clark
Young Eddy
Eddy
Funston Refuses Sword Over Inscription
General Funston declines a $1,000 sword offered by Kansas to commemorate his Manila campaign. He rejects the blade unless the inscription I can hold this position until my regiment is mustered out is removed, and he says he did not make such a reply.
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Topeka
Kan
Funston
Kansas
Manila
Ministers Denounce Bohemian Brotherhood League Circulations
Grand Rapids Ia Oct 23 The Ministerial Union with over forty ministers from twelve denominations passed a resolution condemning the Bohemian Brotherhood League. It says the circulated claims of infidelity and suicides within Bohemian fraternal societies are based on official records and are accurate.
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Grand Rapids
Ministerial Union
Bohemian Brotherhood League
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William Court Gulley
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