German Troops Arrive in China and Peace Talks Begin
The Times Shanghai correspondent reports an imperial edict naming Liu Kun Xi and Chang Chi Tung as additional peace commissioners for China. Berlin dispatches confirm German troops have landed and are distributed: forces defend Peking Pao Ting Fu Tien Tsin and guard the Beijing Yan Tsun railway. A body found in the imperial palace is identified as Shen Ti Emperors favorite wife. 100 ladies of the harem are prisoners of the Allies. Telegraph links show the Pao Ting Fu to Beijing railway nearly complete and German health improving.
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London
Shanghai
the Times
Liu Kun Xi
Nankin
Chang Chi Tung
Hankow
China
Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Peking
Pao Ting Fu
Shan Hai Kwan
Tien-Tsin
Taku
Yan Tsun
Ilamburg
Emperor Kwang Su
Shen Ti
Shing Fi
Pensioning Employes on Pennsylvania Lines
Official notices posted in Pittsburgh announce a new pension system for employees of all Pennsylvania lines. Effective January 1 1901 the plan offers retirement on half pay for those aged 70 or more and 65 for workers crippled in service. The system mirrors the Pennsylvania Railroad program and has employee approval.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brave Woman Fights Off Robbers on Austin Bridge
Mrs. Lottie Lyons, crossing the big bridge in Austin Minnesota on Friday night, was attacked by two men who tried to throw her over the railing after robbing her of 1900 dollars. She fought back and knocked one attacker down. both fled with the money, leaving the other to help his comrade to his feet.
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Austin, Minn
Lottie Lyons
Death of Ex Mayor William L Strong at New York Residence
Ex Mayor William L. Strong of New York City died early Friday morning at his home 12 West Fifty-seventh Street. He was born on a farm in Richland County Ohio.
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New York
William L. Strong
New York City
West Fifty-seventh Street
Richland County
Ohio
Harvard Cancels Athletic Agreement Confirmed
Philadelphia reports Harvard has canceled its athletic agreement, stated as an authoritative announcement. Details remain limited, but the decision affects future engagements and schedules for the university's athletic programs.
Dowie seals 45 converts in London campaign
Dr. Dowie concluded his London religious push baptizing forty five converts in secret before leaving for a provincial tour. He plans a December arrival in Paris as part of his broader campaign.
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London
Dowie
Paris
Whiteland Man Found Dead. Suspect Confesses to Killing
Milton Knapp, about sixty, was found dead in a corn field near Whiteland. Coroner and sheriff were notified. Grant Brown reports William McPherson confessed to knocking Knapp down, beheading him, and throwing the head to hogs. McPherson jailed.
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Franklin
Ind
Milton Knapp
Whiteland
Terhune
Knapp
Grant Brown
Johnson County
Wm. McPherson
McPherson
Indiana crops up to date yield report shows record corn
Indiana state statistician reports corn yield for the year at 169,926,921 bushels, with average around 125,000,000. Wheat harvest is the poorest in 40 years at 7,840,947 bushels, with 42,000,000 average. Over 20 counties harvested no wheat and only 974,034 of 2,674,918 acres were harvested.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Spectacle Thief Roams Kokomo Rallies
In Kokomo Indiana a thief dubbed Jack the Snatcher targets rally crowds stealing eyeglasses and glasses with bows. Opticians report many frames refitted as police search for the culprit. In Elwood Indiana a three year old boy Joseph McLaughlin dies after an outhouse collapse during Halloween pranks, leaving the child in an open vault where he is found hours later.
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Kokomo
Ind
Jack
Elwood
Joseph
Michael McLaughlin
Boer Revival Said More Serious Than Believed
The Daily Express and others report heavy British casualties in October as the South African campaign drags on. Boer forces are well armed, with 6,000 horses to be sent, and Roberts may delay return to England. Concurrently Cape Town prepares refugee returns and a 7,000-strong garrison at Bloemfontein.
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Roberts
London
Lord Roberts
England
Cape Town
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Neverness
Neddersburg
Pretoria
Konyfontein
The
Daily Express
Ovation to Mitchell at UMWA meeting in Nanticoke
President Mitchell delivered his final address to the anthracite region United Mine Workers in Nanticoke as he prepared to move to national headquarters in Indianapolis. About two thousand filled the opera house and three thousand more crowded nearby streets and an overflow gathering at the hotel. A parade of union members followed the meeting.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of
Nanticoke
National Headquarters
Indianapolis
Opera House
Pittsburgh Banker Geo Burton Hill Dies After Illness
Geo Burton Hill a leading Pittsburgh banker died at his home Saturday morning after a three week illness described as brain fever. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, 53 years ago.
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Pittsburgh
Geo
Burton Hill
Mr. Hill
Wheeling
W. Va
Child dies after butter bean lodges in windpipe
In Peru Indiana on November 3, four year old Edward Swingler, son of Mr and Mrs William Swingler of Amboy, 12 miles south, choked when a butter bean lodged in his windpipe. Medical aid proved futile and the child died within fifteen minutes.
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Peru
Ind
F Edward
William Swingler
Amboy
Here
Post Office Discontinuation Noted in Indiana Regions
The order discontinuing the Carbondale post office in Warren county was recorded. The Dego post office in Cass county has been superseded by rural free delivery with mail routed to Galveston.
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Washington
Carbondale
Warren County
Dego
Cass County
Galveston
Inadequate harvest may spark famine in Kherson and Bessarabia
London dispatch from a St. Peters burg correspondent asserts that official denials aside, the harvest shortfall will likely cause famine across Kherson and Bessarabia governments.
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London
St. Petersburg
Kherson
Bessarabia
Australian elects Albury as future Federated capital
Vancouver reports Australian advices indicate H S W Albury is likely the capital choice for Federated Australia. Lord Hopetown as first governor general will reach Sydney on December 1.
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Vancouver
B. C
Albury
S. W
Federated Australia
Lord Hopetown
Sydney
Public Reception for Adm Richard in Baltimore
Adm Richard of the French fleet and numerous officers were hosted at a city hall reception and later luncheon at the Merchants' club. In Thorntown Indiana Frank Grube on parole from Jefferson Penitentiary was arrested after absconding with a ten dollar bill and a hired rig.
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Baltimore
Richard
Merchants’ Club
Thorntown
Ind
Frank Grube
Jefferson Penitentiary
Indianapolis
Alvord faces bail after bank default arraignment
Cornelius L. Alvord, a defaulter note teller for First National Bank of New York, was arraigned before US Commissioner Shields. Bail set at 150000 he could not post, and he was jailed at Ludlow Street. Appraisers value his confiscated home contents at 5498 and a sheriff's jury will determine ownership.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord
First National Bank
United States
Shields
Jacob F. Miller
Alvord
Henkel
Ludlow Street
First National Bank of New York
Molloy
Westchester County
THE TARRANT FIRE
New York police are reviewing a list of missing persons connected to the Tarrant fire to establish who may have died. A revised count on Friday shows eighteen missing. six of those are not known at the addresses provided by the reporters.
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New York
Choynski Russell Fight Ends in Knockout After Bell
Fred Russell of California battered Joe Choynski with two hard body punches at the bell in the fourth round sending him through the ropes. The foul cost Russell the fight though his power had dominated. Russell’s cuts and strength overwhelmed Choynski, who endured heavy punishment.
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Denver
Col
Fred Russell
California
Joe Choyasni
Colorado A. A
Joe
Russell
Mc Govern Defeats Bernstein In Seven Round Bout
Terry Mc Govern defeated Joe Bernstein before 5 000 fans at the Nonpareil Athletic Club in Louisville. The featherweight fight, billed for 25 rounds under Marquis of Queensberry rules, carried a $3 500 purse with $2 500 awarded to the winner. George Siler served as referee.
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Louisville
Terry Mc Govern
Joe Bernstein
New York
George Siler
Sullivan Beats Mowatt In Six Round Chicago Bout
Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn won a decision over Young Mowatt of Chicago after six even rounds with Sullivan holding the points lead late Friday night.
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Chicago
Tommy Sullivan
Brooklyn
Young Mowatt
Sullivan
Stamping Out Carlism in Madrid Cabinet Actions
Queen regent presided over a cabinet council as premier Azcarraga outlined steps against Carlism. Madrid clubs closed, Don Carlos supporters arrested, and officials instructed to curb agitators, search homes, suspend alarmist papers, and shut Carlist clubs. Baron Jangarrea arrives in Bilbao. Official circular keys in strict measures.
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Madrid
Azcarraga
Marquis Villadaria
Don Carlos
Spain
Baron Jangarrea
Bilbao
Upper Catalonia Forces in Peril as Carlists Advance
A Le Petit Parisien telegraph from the Pyrenees warns that without immediate troops to Puigerdà and Seo de Urgel the towns will fall to the Carlists. They would control the Segre valley and gain arms from France and Andorra. Carlists in upper Catalonia are armed with Mausers and tents and camping gear.
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Paris
le Petit Parisian
French Pyrenees
Puiguerda
Seo de Urgel
Segre
France
Andorra
Catalonia
Goulds to Pay Count Boni Castellane Debts in Full
An Evening World report claims the Gould family will settle all of Boni de Castellane’s claims totaling about 4 million dollars. It states George Howard, Helen, Edwin and Frank Gould will contribute a large sum to preserve the family honor. The piece notes Gould fortunes have grown since Jay Gould’s death and Anna’s income and estate figures.
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New York
Jay Gould
Evening World
Boni de Castellane
Goulds
Anna
George
Helen
Howard
Edwin
Frank Gould
Gould
Building ships in Germany shows rapid marine expansion
Washington reports German shipbuilding boomed in the last decade with 1,209 steamers now in operation. Ports like Hamburg rush new orders abroad as old wharves are replaced with larger facilities, including a planned million dollar Strassrun wharf and other major investments.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Winter
Annaberg
Department of State
Empire
Hamburg
England
Strassrun
Navy orders commission three torpedo boat flotilla ships
Navy Department orders Adm Farquhar to commission Ericson Cushing and Dupont as part of the torpedo boat flotilla with the North Atlantic squadron for the winter cruise. Atlanta to sail for South Africa replacing Mackinass. Manila at Cavite. Philadelphia and Iowa at San Pedro.
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Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Farquhir
North Atlantic
Ericeson, Cushing and Dupont
Atlanta
South Africa
Adm. Schley
South Atlantic
Manila
Cavite
Philadelphia
Iowa
San Pedro
California Jockey Buchanan Reinstated For Limited Mounts
Jockey Buchanan of California, previously suspended at Harlem for rough riding, was reinstated by Judge Hamilton on Friday. He may ride only mounts for his employer, Barney Schrieber, under the new ruling.
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Chicago
Buchanan
California
Harlem
Hamilton
Barney Schrieber
Bank Failures Reported in Week Across United States
A Week's Failures, New York reports 165 failures in the United States for the week, up from 141 last week. Comparisons show 174 this week a year ago, 183 in 1898, and 223 in 1897.
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New York
United States
Woman Dies of Broken Heart in Indianapolis Divorce
In Indianapolis on November 3, Mrs. Anna Keller, a young woman, died at her father's home. Doctors said death resulted from a broken heart due to grief over separation from her husband, David Watts, who obtained a divorce and married another woman.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Anna Keller
David Watts
Morgan Donates Greek Ornament Collection to Metropolitan Museum
J Kerpon Morgan donated a collection of ancient Greek ornaments valued at $200,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The items were purchased from a London dealer and inscriptions indicate they date from about 350 B.C.
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New York
J. Kerpon Morgan Friday
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Militia Ordered Out To Jefferson After Lynch Threat
Gov Candler ships another Georgia militia company under Maj Nash to Jefferson Jackson county to guard Gus Fellows a Negro charged with assault on Dora Hood a Harmony Grove woman as a mob of about 200 threatens lynching Fellows was moved to Jefferson for trial and authorities seek more troops to secure the area
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Atlanta
Georgia Militia
Candler
Maj. Nash
5Th
Georgia
Jefferson
Jackson County
Gus Fellows
Expulsion at Culver Academy Sixty Students Discharged
Sixty Culver military academy students expelled after a court martial discharged two students for Halloween infractions. One hundred thirteen sympathetic demonstrators were dismissed as the group left for home while telegraph talks between Col. A. F. Fleet and St. Louis trustees finalized the batch of expulsions.
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Chicago
Culver Military Academy
Lake Mackinkuckee
Ind
Academy
Col
A. F. Fleet
Trus Tees
St. Louis
Indictments in Paterson Murder and Rape Case
The Paterson grand jury handed up murder and rape indictments against Walter McAllister George Kerr William Death and Andrew Campbell in the Jennie Boschester drugging and death case. Judge Barkalow ordered the indictments sent to the court of oyer and terminer under Justice Dixon.
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New York
Paterson
S. J
Walter G. MicAllister
George J. Kerr
Wm. A. Death
Andrew Campbell
Jennie Bosschester
Winfield
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Supreme Court
Dixon
Emperor's Birthday Marked at Japanese Legation
Washington observers note the birthday of the emperor of Japan celebrated at the Japanese legation with Minister Takahiri, Secretary Nakashima, and staff hosting Japanese residents and drinking to the emperor's health and long life.
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Washington
Emperor of
Japan
Takahiri
Nakashima
Riot murder case yields life term for Arthur Harris
In New York on November 3, Arthur Harris, a Black man, received a life imprisonment sentence after being convicted of second degree murder for stabbing Police Officer Robert J. Thorpe on August 12. The killing sparked serious race riots in the city.
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New York
Arthur Harris
Robert J. Thorpe
Thorpe
City man sent to prison for shooting friend
Elkhart Indiana November 3 Charles Huggins of Elkhart has been sent to Michigan City prison for two years after shooting Richard Sawyer. The two had been intimate friends.
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Elkhart
Ind
Chas. Huggins
Richard Sawyer
Michigan City
Sawyer
Attorneys seek missing heir in $50 000 Lowe estate
In Dillsboro Indiana on November 3 attorneys handling the estate of the late Otha Lowe are attempting to locate William Lowe, one of four heirs, as the value of the estate stands at about $50 000.
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Dillsboro
Ind
Otha Lowe
William Lowe
Missing Girl Found in Lebanon Area
Nora Belt, who vanished from home last Saturday night, was located at the home of her aunt Mrs. Charles Pack near Shepherdsville in the county. The discovery ends a days long search.
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Lebanon
Ind
Nora Belt
Charles Pack
Sheperdsville
New postmasters announced in Indiana towns
Washington, Nov. 3 new post masters were appointed in Indiana towns including Brunswick Mary A Becks nan New Britton Edgar Michener Pickard N H Davenport St Anthony Elizabeth Hasenour Enjoyment Do you enjoy reading Dickens Very much answered Miss Day eone His works contain so many odd and villainous characters to whom it is pleasure to compare one's enemies Washington Star
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Indiana
Brunswick
Mary A. Becks Nan
New Britton
Edgar Michener
Pickard
N. H. Davenport
St. Anthony
Elizabeth
Hasenour
Dickens
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