Lawton and forces march from Avayat toward Tarlac
Lawton and Geral Young lead about 3000 troops at Avayat as gunboats Florence and Oeste prepare on the river. An expeditionary force heads north toward Tarlac with plans to start today. Supplies moved by cascoes and heavy transport teams worked through the night at Manila.
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General Lawton
Geral Young
Avayat
Florida
Oeste
San Isidro
Tarlac
Cascoes
Lawton
2Th Infantry
Kellar
Nd Infantry
Baldwin
Fourth Cavalry
Hayes
Ith Infantry
Scott
Batson
Macabee
Third Cavalry
San Fernando
Advance on Mafeking Sparks Near War Showdown
Cape dispatches report Gen White ready to greet invading force as Mafeking fights on. Colonel Hore repels Boer assault with 300 enemy casualties claimed. armored train engagement north of Mafeking later noted with heavy Boer losses. Basuto complaints rise as 150 men flee to Burghersdorp amid robbers and snake imagery. war songs echo among marchers.
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Capetown
Boers Not Driven Back In South Africa Clash Report
London reports from Bloemfontein that Kruger telegraphed to Steyn about the Krampan affair where Boer forces derailed and bombarded a British armored train carrying Captain Nesbitt's party. Nesbitt and seven men wounded, no deaths, prisoners well. Transports will reach Port Elizabeth, Port Alfred and East London for the South African advance toward Pretoria. Boers resist near Mafeking and Glencoe, with plans to isolate Ladysmith and Glenev e. Cronje's troops loom as key Transvaal force.
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London
Bloemfontein
Kruger
Steyn
Krampan
Nesbitt
Associated Press
South Africa
Durban
Capetown
Port Elizabeth
Port Alfred
East London
Free State
Norvals Point
Pretoria
Natal
Mafeking
George Stewart White
Alroady
Ladysmith
Glen
Eve
Jare
Glencoe
Joubert
White
Orange Free State
Gener Cronje
Transvaal
Bechuanaland
Troops Stationed For South Africa Voyage From Southampton
A dispatch notes routes via Delagoa Bay and Walfish Bay as Portugal pledges neutrality, enabling continued Transvaal commerce. Five transports with a thousand men each, plus officers, are prepared to depart Southampton tomorrow for South Africa.
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Transvaal
Walfish Bay
Damary
Portugal
Berlin
Delagoa Bay
Southampton
South Africa
Big Fight Looms as British and Boers Face Off Near Ladysmith
London reports say Baden-Powell is holding his own and no truce is confirmed. A sizable engagement is anticipated around Ladysmith with White commanding 12,000 troops and 46 guns plus volunteers. Native risings threaten and railways and telegraphs are being disrupted, while Boer maneuvers around White’s right flank could open Natal to attacks.
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Mafeking
Baden- Powell
Ladysmith
George Stewart White
Natal
General White
Redvers Buller
Army Corp
Helpmakeur
Daily News
Busulo
Morning Post
Waylind
Baden-Powell
the Times
England
South Africa
Times
Hamburg
Lorenzo Marquez
Transvaal
Confederate States
Supreme Court
Boer Strategy Near Ladysmith Threatens Natal Front
Dispatch from London reports fighting in Natal with Free State troops and British patrols clashing and heavy casualties likely. Sir George White reinforces Ladysmith as 3,000 troops hold the town and 4,000 guard the Dundee flank. Boers maneuver toward enveloping the line to isolate Ladysmith and threaten Pietermaritzburg and Greytown as targets.
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New York
the Tribune
London
Eutes
Natal
Ladysmith
Boris
Aungt
Joubert
Dundes
Dundee
Greytown
Pietermaritzburg
Shamrock Edges Columbia In 15 Mile Yacht Race Start
In New York on October 19 the Shamrock and Columbia raced fifteen miles from Bandy Hook lightship. The Shamrock led early as wind faded. Columbia surged ahead at times, but Shamrock finally gained position and crossed ahead near the finish amid brisk, shifting breeze and sharp maneuvering.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Emerald
Bandy Hook
Shamrock
Columbia
Wivantige
Alvi
Siena
Kouth
Fiy
Lee
Fried
Columble
Navesink
Hogarth
Seth
The Race In Detail Near New York Harbor
The race began at 1 o'clock with The o Juni cross the line 40 seconds ahead of Shamrock. Columbia led early then Shamrock closed gap as winds shifted. By 1:18 p.m. calm spread over the finish area with boats barely moving and Columbia appearing to extend its lead by boat lengths. Wind fluctuated, shifting to south, threatening delay for completing the course.
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Get
Shamrock
Columbia
Shamvorde
Athaty Park
Yachta
Western
Associated Press Dispatch
Western Union
Associated Press
Roth
Asbury Park
Dispatch boat tale from the Columbia voyage confusion
A garbled maritime dispatch describes a Columbia voyage with a 2:24:30 timestamp, a Sham at 5 p.m. Long boats and yachts are mentioned, with faint references to a 10 mile ship, light breeze, and becalmed conditions. The text records a sixteenths minute pace and uncertain leeward mark amid a hazy report of the Columbia.
Debate on Jameson Raid actions and British militia call up
A London World summary reports Britain is mobilizing militia to free regular troops for South Africa, with Ireland’s 40,000 militia spared. W T Stead criticizes Chamberlain’s diplomacy in the Boer war and accuses Rhodes and the colonial office of collusion, while Parliament awaits Chamberlain’s response amid rising scrutiny of the raid’s origins.
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New York
London
Transvaal
South Africa
Ireland
Chamberlain
Mr. Stead
Cecil Rhodes
Stead
Cape
Colonial Office
Rutherford Harris
Hays
Rhodes
Harris
Fairfield
England
South Afria
Chamberain
Tellchey
Kruger Fd
Capetown
Fadruet
Hemi
Chartered Company
Chet Jameson
Union
Pransvai
Hovry
Krager
Petston
Hawkeey
House of Commons
Philip Stanhope
Ughore
Chambelain
Unclear UK US Talks Signal No Immediate Impact
The Irish foreign offering notes that verbal changes are of no practical importance and that it is assumed Secretary of State May and other British officials in Washington will sign tomorrow. The report emphasizes the limited immediate effect of the discussions and the expectation of formalization.
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Lennon
Aliska
Rtate
May
Washington
Mrs McKinley Improves Home After Surgery
President McKinley and his party reach Washington with the first lady recovering at home. A heavy schedule ahead but Mrs McKinley’s hearth has been improved during the health event as she regains strength following her illness.
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Washington
McKinley
Washineton
General Henry assigns to Missouri command with Omaha HQ
Washington dispatch states Major General Guy W. Henry received no presidential direction on waiting orders and is assigned the command of the Missouri department with headquarters at Omaha, reflecting a shift in military leadership and regional control.
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Washington
Guy W. Henry
Department of
Ssouri
Omaha
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