Desperate Robber Kills Sheriff and Deputy in Montana
A desperado shot Sheriff Geo. T. Young and Deputy Frank Beller in Springdale after robbing a man at Logan. A nationwide posse hunts the fugitive as bloodhounds from Deer Lodge join the chase. Young, a six year Park County sheriff, leaves a wife and four children. Beller is fatally wounded.
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Inter Mountain
Springdale
Mont
Beavor
Logan
Menver
Carney
Fade Winltor
Sheriff Young
Livingston
Noura
Frank Heller
Carsi@g
Young
Heller
Beller
Park County
Montana
Geo. T. Young
Big Timber
Feld
Sul
Deer Lodge
Young Jain Livingston
Frank Beller
Beaver
Boller
Desperado Captured After Springdale Sheriff Shooting
Big Timber reports a courier confirming the capture of the outlaw who killed Sheriff Young and wounded Deputy Sheriff Beller at Springdale. A running gunfight followed as a posse closed in. the fugitive wounded three pursuers before his arrest.
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Big Timber
China can pay indemnity says Chinese minister Wu
Washington dispatches quote Mr Wu Chinese minister that China will pay any indemnity demanded by powers and notes no change in policy to join no power but act with all for harmony. He adds tariff reforms and abolition of the likin tax would benefit China and foreign nations.
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New York
Washington
Herald
China
Shoe Makers Win Victory In Lease Dispute
Philadelphia report: Boot and Shoe Manufacturers National Association and Mr Winslow of Boston reach agreement over machine monopoly terms. Manufacturers seek removal of exclusive use clauses and royalties based on work, with 40 days for reply before possible broader action. Meeting adjourned to December 11 in New York.
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Philadelphia
Boot and Shoe Manufacturerers National Association
Winslow
Boston
Shoe Machine Co
Shoe Machine Company
National Boot and Shoe Company
Association and Dealers
New York
Dawes Succeeds Gage Expected At Cabinet Change
The Commercial Advertiser reports at national Republican headquarters that Treasury Secretary Lyman J. Gage will resign and Charles J. Dawes, controller of the currency, will be asked to succeed him. Gage returns to the First National Bank in Chicago before the end of the president’s first term.
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New York
National Republican
McKinley Bryan race draws UK attention in 1900s
London observers track American election drama with McKinley’s potential re election drawing broad approval. Reports hint imperialist mood and US Britain Canada ties, while British interests like Delagoa Bay, Hong Kong and the Queen’s horse policies spark debate.
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London
America
Canada
Great Britain
McKinley
W. J. Bryan
United States
American
Buller
Soudrighet
Delagoa Bay
Washington
Hong Kong
Choate
Foreign Office
Associated Press
England
Prince of Wales
Dly Trinity Church
Tower of London
Col. Legge
Eliza Washington
George Washington
Daily Mail
Mayne Reid
Rifle Rangers
George Hyde
First Earl of Clarendon
F. A. Proctor
New York
Heparte
Returning soldiers praised for tobacco gifts endorsement
A cited call from the Lance to welcome returning soldiers with tobacco instead of liquor endorses tobacco as essential for men enduring hard labor on short rations, ranking it second only to food in value for sustenance and morale.
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Lance
Great Storm on the Lakes Hits Ships and Shelters
Chicago reports a major gale that struck the Great Lakes Wednesday night, the fiercest of the year, then abating. Four can ships torn from steamers on Lake Superior, Stafford wrecked at Good Harbor, Me, Manev Valley adrift near Port Colborne, large vessels seeking shelter across Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron with winds over forty miles per hour and bitter cold but no known deaths.
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Chicago
Cox
Weather Bureau
Lake Superior
Stafford
Good Harbor
Michigan
Port Colorne
Buller Welcomed Home by Southampton Crowd
New York telegram reports General Buller’s return from South Africa greeted by a large Southampton reception. Lora Wolseley and Lulu Audrey attended with Miss Buller. the meeting with Buller was described as touching. The piece notes Buller’s reputation as a fighter and acknowledges errors but emphasizes the vast scope of his task compared with other British commanders.
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New York
Lora Wolseley
the Tribune
Logan
Mi Wan
Southampton
General Buller
South Africa
Lulu Audrey
Miss Buller
Death of R G Dun a Mercantile Agency Leader
New York reports the death of R G Dun head of the mercantile agency R G Dun and company from cirrhosis of the liver. Born in Chillicothe Ohio in 1826 he began in a country store at sixteen and rose to senior partner by 1859 after joining Taypan and Douglass later forming his own firm. Mrs Dun survives him.
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New York
R. G. Dun
R G. Dun and Company
Mr. Dun
Chillicothe
Ohio
Taypan
Douglass
B. Doug- Taes
Idaho Doing Well Population Figures From Census Bureau
Washington report shows Idaho population at 161,772, up 77,387 from 1890, a 1.7 percent rise. New Jersey reaches 1,883,069, up 488,786, or 30.3 percent, from 1890.
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Washington
Idaho
Census
New Jersey
Typhoon Strikes Hong Kong Sinking Gunboat Reported
A typhoon hit Hong Kong last evening and raged until morning. A British river gunboat was sunk while her crew were reported to safety at the gate. Great damage and loss of life among native craft is feared but not yet fully assessed.
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Hong Kong
Fife
Standard Oil Shares Hit New Record High in NY Market
Standard Oil certificates were quoted at 700 bid and 4 alnet Ghh yesterday's high, the highest on record. The company’s outstanding stock par value is 97,500,000 with 700 per share implying a market value near 683,000,000. This year the company paid 46,800,000 in dividends.
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New York
MacArthur Praises Troops in Philippine Report
Major General MacArthur reports to the War Department on actions in the Philippines before his May 1900 command, noting Filipino guerrilla warfare and scattered clashes. He cites heavy troop distributions, high casualties on both sides, and praises soldiers while criticizing insurgent rhetoric and broader pacification obstacles.
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Washington
MacArthur
Philippines
Islands
War Department
Aguinaldo
Archipeligo
Mts
Amire Tvans
De Wet Now Boer Leader as Roberts Aims at Them
London dispatch says General De Wet is the real Boer leader and his prestige suffers from a recent defeat. Other Boer generals remain in the field as Botha and Vit join near Waterval with Delary, Schalkberger, Erasmus elsewhere. Lord Roberts intends to capture De Wet and Steyn soon amid nationwide stock and bond speculation buoyed by aggressive buying and foreign selling.
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New York
Tribune
London
de Wet
Botha
de Betier
Waterval
Vitjoin
Delary
Schalkberger
Leydensberg
Erasmus
Transvaal
Lord Roberts
Steyn
A Boom in Stocks Surges After Election Day
New York on November 10 reports one of the stock market’s largest days in history as trading intensified after Wednesday’s election. The continuing market activity reflected broad investor optimism and heightened demand across major industries.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Dewey Monument Design Adopted for San Francisco
The San Francisco committee approved Geo. T. Brawster of New York to sculpt a Doric column monument to Admiral Dewey’s Manila victory. A battered statue of Victory will crown the column with figures at the base recalling the naval battle that gave the Philippines to the United States.
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San Francisco
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Thin City
Geo. T. Brawster
New York
Vietong
Philippines
Lopez and Aguinaldo remarks spark Filipinos fight plan
In a Boston Herald despatch Senor Sixto Lopez, former Filipino commission member and ally of Aguinaldo, says Filipinos will fight while independence is withheld. He cites independence, a definite pledge, or Cuba-like policy as triggers for stopping hostilities. Lopez denies contact with Aguinaldo or forwarding letters for Americans.
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New York
Boston
Herald
Senor Sixto Lopez
United Sates
Agulaldo
Cotton Mill Owners Seek Open Door Policy Aid
Forty five southern cotton mill owners fear war shifts with China and Russia’s Manchuria moves. They petition the secretary of state urging administration action to protect commercial relations and open door policy. Signers include mills from North and South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Maryland with mills and loom totals cited.
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New York
South
China
Russia
Manchuria
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Maryland
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Gage
London Talks
Lakes
Lord Wolseley
Standard Oil
Thur
MaceArthur
Mace Arthur
Hunt Dewey and
Roberts
SR. Lopez and
Doughty
Cuba
Benor Lopes
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