End seems near as Americans close on insurgents
The Manila dispatch reports American forces under General Otis advancing rapidly. Aguinaldo’s secretary captured. Colonel Hayes and General Young pushing toward San Jose Lupam and Carranglan. Insurgents retreat, suffer disease, and face strong American pursuit with 60,000 troops approaching.
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Manila
Young
San Nicolas
Dagupan
Hayes
Aguinaldo
Coleman
Carranglan
Neuva Vizaya
Lianeras
Associated Press
General Young
San Jose
Carrangilan
Lawton
Fourth Cavalry
Third Cavalry
Batson
San Jose Lupam
San Quentin
Mayug Road
Wheaton
Bell Advances Into Tarlac in Luzon Campaign
Colonel Bell departs Capas with a mixed force including the Thirty-sixth Infantry and Gatling guns. They encounter 100 rebels at Murcia who retreat. The depot is burned but saved. TarLac is entered without firing a shot as insurgents evacuate and retreat, abandoning ordnance said to be moved to Conwell. The U.S. advance prevents railroad destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bell
Capas
Tarlac
Slavin
Murcia
Cdonwell
MacArthur pushes advance into Tarlac region
General Otis reports from Manila that MacArthur's Thirty-sixth volunteers and cavalry under Bell entered Tarlac at 7 10 p m yesterday with enemy fleeing. He secured artillery and transport to Capas and aims to save railroad lines while insurgents in the area are short of provisions.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
MacArthur
Bell
Tarlac
Capas
Lawton
Sitnes
U S Troops Advance Near Bamban Capas Capas Tomorrow
Manila dispatch reports MacArthur’s forces capturing Bam ban and Capas on the railroad and Concepcion east of the line with insurgents retreating north in small resistance. Casualties include Second Lieutenant Davis and three enlisted men wounded while road conditions hinder wagon movement.
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Otis
Manila
Lawton
MacArthur
Bamban
Capas
Concepcion
Davis
Tarlac
War Department
Handling Tons of Mail at Fort Wayne Post Office
The Fort Wayne post office reports for the 35 days from October 3 to November 6 a total mail weight of 55 343 pounds 12 ounces for local dispatches and 44 800 pounds in transit. Daily averages are 1 581 pounds mailed by residents and 2 866 pounds handled in transit. The figures aim to reflect an annual average, noting higher volumes in holidays and lower in summer.
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Fort Wayne
Horse Runs Away Injuring Couple Near Church
Mr and Mrs Harold Deaney of St Joe township were riding to church when a frightened horse bolted at a bicycle rider. The buggy overturned in a roadside ditch about a mile east of the Reformed Orphans home, leaving the pair scratched and bruised but able to reach services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Deaney
St. Joe Township
Merchant Nicholas Heixy Buys Pierre Stock
Nicholas Heixy purchases dry goods and groceries formerly owned by the late Charles J. Pierre on the north side, forming a new ownership move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Heixy
Charles J. Pierre
North Side
Joseph Lwo
Cain
British Tide Lifts Natal Front as Boers Fail in Plan
London reports a Boer retreat on Pietersmaritzburg and rising British strength in Natal. Col Schiel admits the aim to seize Pietersmaritzburg is lost while reinforcements push British numbers toward Estcourt and Ladysmith.
Boers Suffer Severe Defeat at Ladysmith
A Durban dispatch reports native runners arriving in London say Boer guns were silenced after four hours of fighting at Ladysmith. Boers suffered heavy losses with no details yet available.
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London
Durban
Natal
Ladysmith
Fighting at Mafeking dispatches from General Buller
London reports from the War Office quote dispatches via General Buller noting Mafeking besieged since Oct 30 and ongoing bombardment. Oct 31 saw a bold attack on Cannon Kopje with heavy enemy losses. British forces endured shell fire with five killed and five wounded among ranks including Captains Marsham and Petchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Buller
Cape Town
Baden- Powell
Mafeking
Mafeking dispatch reports night bayonet attack and shelled trenches
From Mafeking on October 25 and sent via Baden-Powell and Nicholson the report says the town was shelled by the enemy. A night attack on trenches succeeded, with six Protectorate regiment soldiers killed and nine wounded including Captain Fitch-Clarence and Lieutenant Swinton. Enemy losses described as considerable. Signal Hill evacuated and laagered two miles northeast and two miles southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Nicholson
Bulawayo
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Protectorate Regiment
Fitch-Clarence
Third
Royal Fusiliers
Swinton
Signal Hill
Cordoba Arrives at Delagoa Bay Under Firing Signal
The French steamer Cordoba reached Delagoa Bay after being hailed seventy miles out by the British cruiser Magicienne. When she failed to stop a blank shot was fired across her bows. after inspection of her manifest she was permitted to continue sailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Maruez
Delagoa Bay
Cordoba
Magicienne
Farmers rally for Knox county fair count in Barboursville
More than 4000 rural residents gathered in Barboursville Kentucky protesting delays in certifying Knox county ballots. They sought a court order to force the commissioners to finish the count while officials warned of potential trouble if the situation escalates.
Irish padre Father Matthews reaches Pretoria after capture
Father Matthews chaplain of the Irish Fusiliers who was captured at Nicholson's Nek has arrived in Pretoria. He says General Joubert promised his return to the British camp but he was taken to Pretoria. The secretary of war released him two days after arrival and he was allowed to leave. He reports prisoners are well cared for.
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Pretoria
Father Matthews
Irish Fusiliers
Nicholson's Nek
Joubert
Burghers Mobilize For Front Amid Looting Warnings
Pretoria dispatch reports another commando ready to depart with burghers drafted or volunteering under a Keck relative who was wounded and died at Ladysmith. House to house patrols persist in central districts as neutrals face conscription and penalties include fines or expulsion for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Standard and Diggers
Jan H. M. Keck
Ladysmith
Central District
Outlaw Outfit Suspected in Missing Horse and Buggy
A sheriff reported the horse and buggy missing, with no trace found. Sheriff Melching believes the outfit was stolen and notified authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melching
Mules for Manila Sails as Victoria Arrives in Manila
The government transport Garrone sails from Seattle with 387 army mules for the Philippines. The transport Victoria arrives from Manila after a rough voyage, bringing 413 cavalry horses from Tacoma and eight cavalrymen from Seattle. It lands 402 animals in Manila and carries four civilian passengers.
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Seattle
Wash
Philippines
Manila
Victoria
Tacoma
City Crematory Burned Beyond Use in Sudden Fire
The city crematory on North Clinton Street was destroyed by a Sunday fire. Loss about 2000 dollars with 1500 insured. the furnaces and upper wood structure were gutted while the foundations and smokestack remained intact. The fire started from sparks in rubbish near the furnaces. the crew from Lake Shore engines notified via whistle. The site will be rebuilt with added capacity and repairs to allow continued garbage disposal at a nearby Maumee bank until completion.
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Clinton Street
Lake Shore
Notire
Clinton
Fourth Streets
Dixon Company
Board of Works
Maumee
Daniel Fall
Counting Resumes On Ballots In Kentucky Counties
Louisville Ky Nov 13 Ballot counting resumed today by county boards of canvassers in several counties where work was halted last week. The process is expected to extend into the week with slow progress in the city as officials reach the second ward. No change in party estimates since Saturday, Republicans claiming about 3000 and Democrats calling their margin safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Son Murders Father Over Will Dispute in New York
George J. Schan, 50, a supreme court employee, was shot in bed by his son George W. Schan, a dentist, who turned himself in after the murder. The elder Schan had refused to probate his late wife’s will, and the case involves dispute over property and inheritance. The crime occurred as two shots from close range shattered the right temple, and the son awaits coroner custody.
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New York
George J. Schan
Supreme Court
George W. Schan
Schan
Young Shan
Manila
Fourth United States Infantry
George
Grand jury to investigate McLeod bill passage
Lansing reporters say Judge Person has called a grand jury to probe, regarding the Detroit McLeod bill that granted the city authority to buy and run its street railways. The measure was rushed through in winter, signed by Governor Pingree amid protests, and later ruled unconstitutional by the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Lansing
Mich
City of Detroit
Pingree
Detroit
State Supreme Court
Chilean Treaty Ratified by Chilean Legislature
The Chilean legislature has ratified the treaty renewing the Chilean claims commission but the government amended it at two points. The amendments require the treaty to return to the U.S. Senate for re submission and ratification.
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Washington
United States
Santiago
State Department
Chilean Claims Commission
United States Senate
S. L. Overstreet Dies Aboard Santa Fe Train
S. L. Overstreet United States district attorney for Oklahoma died suddenly this morning on a Santa Fe passenger train west of Chicago. He was en route to Franklin Indiana for a family reunion celebrating his parents golden wedding anniversary.
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Kansas City
Star
Guthrie
Okla
Chicago
Santa Fe Railroad Company
S. L. Overstreet
United States
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Arctic explorers share polar journeys at New York club
Walter Wellman H C Bridgman Prof W F Brewer and Dr F A Cook spoke at the Arctic club in New York detailing recent polar expeditions. Wellman said reaching the north pole requires crossing a sea of ice from the last land point during safe ice conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Wellman
H. C. Bridgman
W. F. Brewer
Yale
Harriman
Alaska
F. A. Cook
Arctic Club
Wellman
North Pole
Pole
Russia Japan clash widens over Korea harbor foothold
A Shanghai dispatch reports worsening Russia Japan tensions after Japan refuses Russia access to a sea front at Massamopo harbor in Korea.
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London
Shanghai
Russia
Japan
Massamopo Harbor
Korea
Missing horse and buggy feared tied to J L Long
Sheriff Melching searches for a black horse and buggy belonging to J L Long reported stolen from Harrison street in front of Wiswonger’s Monday morning. Long and Dr. care were seen near Bass farm after the incident.
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Melching
J. L. Long
Mr. Long
Harrison Street
Wiswonger
Bass Farm
Dr. Cae
Pekin Port Opens to Foreign Trade in Hunam Province
Yo-Chou-Fu at the entrance of Tonting lake was formally opened to foreign trade today. It marks the first port opened in Hunam province against foreign influence.
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Tonting Lake
Hunam
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Druhot
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Druhot at their home on 28 Force Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Druhot
Force Street
Parades Surrenders Puerto Cabello After Venezuelan Fight
Washington reports confirm Parades surrendered Puerto Cabello Venezuela after eight hours of battle. About three hundred were killed and wounded, with surgeons and hospital corps from foreign consuls aiding the injured. Commander Hemphill of the Detroit notes severe fighting since Saturday, with Parades yielding Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State
Navy Departments
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
State Department
Loomis
Caracas
Navy Department
Hemphill
Detroit
Castro
Insurgents Defeated in Panama Internal Battles
Panama dispatch reports several engagements between government forces and insurgents in Lerida Tocaima Piedracuesta and Bucaramanga. General Zinone Figuereda reportedly killed at Lerida with prisoners taken, while Gen Ramirez Melendez and Vicente Villamizar defeated insurgents at Piedracuesta and Bucaramanga. Governor Matias Duran, now both military and civil chief, receives praise from Bogota.
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New York
The
Herald
Panama
Colombia
Buena Ventura
Interior Departments
Lerida
Tocaima
Zinone Figuereda
Piedracuesta
Bucaramanga
Ramirez Melendez
Vicente Villamizar
Matias Duran
General Santos
Bogota
Birthday anniversary for Fort Wayne pioneer Fred Uebelhour
A Friday evening gathering celebrated Fred Uebelhour at 169 Brackenridge Street on his seventy fifth birthday. A longtime Fort Wayne resident and plasterer by trade he helped build the old Wabash round house and played in Strubys band and the Leifel orchestra. His wife died in 1863 and three of his children joined the celebration with their families. The supper and warmth of the event marked a happy milestone for the venerable pioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Uebelhour
Brackenridgs Street
Uebelhour
Fort Wayne
Wabash Round House
Struby
Leifel
Smallpox Found On Spanish Steamer Buenos Ayres
The Spanish steamer Buenos Ayres arriving from Corunna and Cadiz with 600 steerage and 25 second cabin passengers for Cuba and 30 for Porto Rico was found to have two cases of small pox aboard. The vessel and passengers were placed in quarantine and fumigation is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan de Port Rico
Buenos Ayres
Coruuna
Cadiz
Cuba
Porto Rico
Frank Bradshaw to spar with Mitchell in Chicago match
Frank Bradshaw of this city is set to spar Mitchell in Chicago next Monday evening. Both boxers are described as colored and will weigh 165 pounds each. Subscribed for The gentinsl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bradshaw
Chicago
Mitchell
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Tayug
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Pieters-maritzburg
Schiel
Pietersmariiazburg
South Africa
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Methune
Colenso
White
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Knox County
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