American officer fatally hurt in Manila fighting
American forces, led by General Schwall, push toward San Francisco de Malabon as clashes near Noveleta Cavite Viejo and Novel ta yield several casualties. Three officers and nine privates wounded, one mortally. Marines seize forts after landing and a brisk fight leaves four American wounded and six insurgents killed.
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Tuzon
Schwan
Reilly
Fifth Artillery
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Bacoor
Cavite Viejo
Noveleta
Safford
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
McGrath
Fourth Cavalry
Noveleia
Novel@ta
Nheeling
Petrel
Callao
Santa Cruz
Hi- Miott
Cavite
Yswinaps
Cowles
Fourth Infantry
San Nicolas
War Preparations Speed England Mobilization Invasion Threat
England mobilizes rapidly as government orders flood out after mobilization announcements. Parliament to reconvene on the 17th, 25,000 reserves issued coupon tickets for rail transport and provisions. Mafeking garrison fortified with mines, armored trains, and supply trains ready for border action. Times correspondent reports Boers crossing toward Mafeking and signaling readiness to attack if provoked.
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England
London
Great Britain
Kingdorm
Cat
Salisbury
Bualfour
Admiralty
Livierpool
South Africa
Mafeking
Times
Lobatsi
Dirst
Joon Will Be Better Cape Town Jenglish Quip
A terse wartime line proclaims improved morale with insistence on victory. A speaker declares a bold march toward Cape Town and the Jenglish into the sea, signaling resilience and defiance amid hardship.
Release of Spanish Prisoners Negotiated in Madrid
Madrid reports the government has given Aguinaldo full powers to negotiate the release of Spanish prisoners held by the insurgents. The move follows instructions issued October 9. Proceedings aim to secure prisoner exchanges or safe passage under assured terms.
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Madrid
Pimpino
Aguinaldo
Race finish debate over Columbian and Shamrock yacht test
Official times from Saturdays race between the Columbian and Shamrock show finishers nearly tied after twenty-five miles with Columbia first by about six seconds in actual time and a similar margin in corrected time. Experts remain mystified by the boats merits amid light wind, with plans to sail daily after Thursday for a true test.
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New York
Ogg
Columbian
Shamrock
Columbia
Nime
Brooklyn Leads With Big Win In Early League Action
In Chicago on Oct 9 Brooklyn crushed New York 13 to 2 while Pittsburg routed Cleveland 16 to 0 and Baltimore beat Washington 2 to 1. Philadelphia won 66 to 1 over Boston, Cincinnati beat Louisville 4 to 2, and St. Louis split with Cincinnati in a twin bill. Standings show Brooklyn 142 games, 6? 45? with a .683 pace, Boston .654, New York .896, Baltimore .502, Chicago .507, Louisville .A89.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Cincinnnati
Cincinnat
P. C. Brooklyn
Cenes
Broad Daylight Robbery in Market and Brook Streets
In San Francisco on a Saturday afternoon a United States paymaster's wagon was looted of 500 in gold. The thief, a man who looked like a working laborer, jumped onto the buggy amid a crowd near yacht billets and disappeared. Detectives hunt the suspect with a strong description, as the loss is reported to Captain John Barnson, superintendent of the government transport dock.
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San Francisco
Market
Brook Streets
United States
John Barnson
Government Transport Dock
Mighty Hunter Seeks a Wisconsin License
A Chicago man, JC Bingham, applies for a Wisconsin hunter license claiming to be 8 feet 9 inches tall, 180 pounds, and 34 years old. The note says he sent his description to the secretary of state with the application.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Woods
JC. Bingham
Chicago
Secretary of State
Retirement rumor denied by National Base Ball League head
Washington Oct 9 There is no foundation for the report that National Base Ball League president Nick Young plans to retire Young has not intimated any such purpose nor entertained any loss to know how the rumor started
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Washington
Nick Young
Young
Telegraphed News From Across The Nation
Abbreviated telegrams report a Boston bound Senator from Europe on the Canada, a Cleveland boycott on street railways lifted, an Evangelical association at St Paul bans Sunday newspapers, and royal visits at Potsdam. Wilson in ill health. Ben Jacobs fatally shoots his cousin and kills himself in Houston. Whitehead dies in New York aged 62. Adams Bach and Claude N Jones drown in Bergen Lake near Newport Arkansas. Kenton altercation ends with farmer Samuel Ewing killed by James McGraw.
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Europe
Canada
Liverpool
Consolidated
Cleveland
Evanagelical Association
St. Paul
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
William
Potsdam
Idx
William . Wilson
Ben LE. Jacobs
Mautie Jacobs
Houston
Pex
John L. Whitehead
Atchison, Wopeka and Santa Fe Raiilway Company
New York
Jgx
Adlai J. Stevenson
Lilinois
Ilinois Society
Fair Grounds
Dallas
Tex
Adam Bach
Newport
Ark
Claude N. Jones
Louisville
Bergen Lake
Kenton
Samuel Ewing
Silver Creek
James McGraw
Jones Homeward for 1900 Campaign Tour in New York
United States Senator James I. Jones of Arkansas and his wife arrived in New York aboard the Cunard Lucania after months of travel in Britain and Europe. Jones discusses Bryan's nomination certainty, Croker's stance, and the 1900 Democratic outlook with emphasis on renewed energy and hope for the campaign.
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McKinley
Bryan
New York
United States
James I. Jones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Cunard Line
Lucania
New York City
England
Ireland
Scotland
Switzerland
Wales
Jones
W. J. Bryan
Richard Croker
Democratic Party
Prosperity's limited pull on voters in 1900 race
Democratic Leader says prosperity seems minimal for farmers and workers, noting no big rises in cotton or wheat prices. He argues only narrow voters will feel the effect, predicts Bryan and McKinley as likely rivals, and hints anti imperialism as a campaign issue.
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Jones
Washington
Bryan
McKinley
New York
Senator Jones
George Wred Williams
Massachusetts
Mautional Committee
Ex-Speaker Reed Arrives in Washington for Private Belongings
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed reached Washington last night and declined to discuss politics. He said he was in the capital to retrieve some private belongings.
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Washington
Thomas B. Reed
Letter Advocates Pinkham Compound For Recovery
From Mrs Gunter Higarmsville Mo credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with curing ulceration of womb after ten weeks bedridden and weight gain to 155 pounds. She praises the medicine and liver pills and wash. Mrs Barnhart of New Castle Pa cites relief from womb falling leucorrhea back pain dyspepsia and nervous stomach tremor after using the remedy.
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Eva Gunter
Higarnsvillle, Mo
Pointed Paragraphs and Quips on Life and Love
A collection of terse musings on love, pride, money, and society. Observations about digestion, in-laws, fathers, and success thread through witty lines attributed to a Chicago Daily News style voice. The quotes spotlight human folly, appetite, and irony with pithy verdicts.
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Alan
Chicago Daily News
Short Sad Story of Cold and Pneumonia Neglect
A brief tale of neglect amid illness and grief. Mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a suggested remedy. Advertised by H. Jd. Moogk and W. F. Jungkung & Co with prices 25¢ and 50¢.
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Foley
H. Jd. Moogk
W. F. Jungkung & Co
Too Emsily Frightened and the Yachting Cup
A New York Press snippet praises Henry Romelike and his clipping prowess. It notes Val kerie III’s visit sparked coverage calling it the fastest and most dangerous yacht, with Vern predicting doom for the race. Sham rock is hailed as unmatched on the water, while the cup may return to England.
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Henry Romelike
Henry
Valkerie III
England
New York Press
How to Prevent Croup Remedy Sold in Nickleville Pa
A parent testifies that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents croup attacks in two children. He notes it as a household necessity and claims it outsells all other cough medicines combined. Distributed by Emmert & Burrell in Nickleville, Pennsylvania.
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Chamberlain
J. M. Nickle
Nickle Bros
Nickleville
Emmert & Burrell
Packet Book Found After Yearlong Swiss Search
Professor I T Weeks of Winfield Wisconsin lost a packetbook with 125 dollars in gold while climbing a Swiss mountain. Officials in Switzerland located the pocketbook and will forward its contents to him promptly. The note reaffirms Weeks life of patient hope and the long wait ends with recovery.
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I. T. Weeks
Winfield
Switzerland
Swithzerland
Annual Stockholders Meeting of German Insurance Co
The annual meeting of stockholders of the German Insurance Company of Freeport will be held at the company office in Freeport Illinois on Monday November 6 at 6 o clock p.m. for the election of fifteen directors and other business. Wa Taemzor Secretary 10-6dtd.
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German Insurance Company of Freeport
Freeport
Illinois
Admiral Returns Thanks at St Johns in Washington
Admiral Dews ey attended divine services at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Washington on October 9 for a special prayer ritual thanking the crown of victory and safe return from sea. Rev Mackay Smith led two formal prayers praised by the congregation for safety through peril and deliverance over the past two years. The admiral, an old parishioner, has ties to a church frequented by many U.S. presidents up to Lincoln.
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Washington
Dewsey
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Mackay-Smith
St. John’s
United States
Most Satisfying Of Fiats On Anglo-Venezuela Award
London sketch by George Askwith argues the tribunal ruling aids Britain and arbitration. He notes Barima Point and the coast may erode away in decades due to sea action. In Caracas residents and President Andrade hail the decision as a boon for Venezuela with broad presses likewise welcoming the award.
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Venezuela
London
George Askwith
Great Britain
Anglo-Venezuela Boundary Arbitration Tribunal
Barima Point
Caracas
Associated Press
Andrade
KILLED IN A COLLISION IN OHIO AND DEWey SYMPATHY
A street car on the Trumbull line carrying twenty three people was struck from behind by a Cleveland and Pittsburgh train at Niles Ohio. Bert S Ward of Deforest was killed and several injured including Joseph Allen Strickland Holton Elia McBridge and Mrs Samuel Cartwright plus the two year old daughter of Charles Lintz all of Niles. Governor Pingree praised Dewey after returning from Washington noting Dewey’s appeal and potential for the presidency while expressing support if he ran.
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Charles Lintz
Niles
Allen
Holton
Detroit
Pingree
Washington
Dewey
George
Walter Wellman Returns from Arctic Journey
Arctic explorer Walter Wellman, recently from Franz Josef Land, arrived in New York on the Umbrian with his wife. He travels on to Washington by train, still on crutches after a fall in an ice crevasse, hoping his injuries are not permanent.
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Walter Wellman
New York
Franz Josef Land
England
Wellman
Washington
Flo
College Scores From Saturday Across the Northeast
Scores from New Haven Yale 0 Bates 0 Princeton 4 Naval Cadets 0 Harvard 20 Cornell 12 Brown 6 Pennsylvania 6 Wisconsin 0 Earlham 5 Purdue 30 Northwestern 0 Iowa 5 Chicago 5 Indiana Rose Polytechnic 0 Indiana 17 Rush 6 Chicago 5. Kaiser Invited to Compose a Song in Brooklyn meeting. Emperor William of Germany to be asked to write a song for a national saenger fest prize.
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Chicago
New Haven
Bates
Yale
Annapolis
Princeton
Naval Cadets
Cambridge
Wesleyan
Harvard
Ithaca
Williams
Cornell
Providence
Brown
Pennsylvania
Milwaukee
Beloit
Wisconsin
Lafayette
Earlham
Purdue
Evanston
Ills
Rush
Northwestern
Iowa
Bloomington
Ind
Rose Polytechnic
Tndiana
Kaiser
New York
United Singers of Brooklyn
William of Germany
Brooklyn
New Counterfeit $10 Silver Certificate Warned
The Secret Service notes a new and dangerous counterfeit ten dollar silver certificate from 1891, letter 1, with Tillman Register and Morgan as treasury portraits. The note is a photo mechanical reproduction issued under Judge Jenkins in Milwaukee on Oct 9, following successful sight-restoration surgery for a long impaired vision due to a tris condition.
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Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Tillman Register
Morgan
Hendricks
Milwaukee
United States
Jenkins
Would Be Governor of Wisconsin Candidate Bradford Interview
Eau Claire Oct 9 An evening paper prints an interview with Ira B Bradford of Augusta in which he authorizes the announcement that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Ira B. Bradford
Augusta
Republian
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Zionist Movement
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Jewish Colonial Trust Company
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