War Rumors and Boer Campaigns Stir South Africa
From Cape Town to London dispatches report Natal invasion rumors and boer attacks on Natal trains, with Dilke urging England to show strength. British officials deny assassinations of diplomats while Pietermaritzburg and Glencoe note possible hostilities. Kruger urges faith and courage as burghers prepare for conflict ahead of Buller’s Southampton departure and large naval support.
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Sandspruit
South Aerican News
Ondon
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith
Natal
Free State
Starkismith
London
Glencoe
Onyngham Greene
Pretoria
Colonial Office
Durban
Pietermaritzburg
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Newcastle
England
Charles Dilke
Forest of Lean
Gloucester“shire
Daily Mail
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Robinson
Buller
Berlin
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Miay
Southampton
Sir Redvers Buller
Duke of Connaught
Duke of York
Ord Lansdowne
Lord Wolseley
Evelyn Wood
Redvers Buller
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British Orators Debate South Africa Crisis in London
A flood of speeches from A J Balfour Henry Asquith and others voiced the transvaal crisis last night in London and across the country. Balfour warned diplomacy may yield to arms while urging patience and peace despite the looming war.
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London
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
Henry Lerbert Asquith
Home Secretary
Alfour
Saddington
South Africa
Great Britain
Rosebery
Cochran Promises US Intervention If Britain War Looms
A mass meeting at Carnegie Hall backs the Boers amid Anglo Boer War tensions. Rourke Cochran calls for decisive US action against Britain, pledging intervention if England proves unjust, while observing careful limits on president’s duties. Resolutions are sent to the president and governments. A protestor tears down a union jack but is ejected by police.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Great Britain
Transvaal Republic
Orange Free State
Augustus van Wyck
Roosevelt
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the Revolution
United Irish Society
Pingree
Michigan
Mason
Illinois
Senator Flatt
Teller
Colorado
Rourke Cochran
Cochran
United States
Transvaal
England
Greatritain
Ten More Americans Hit In Manila Fighting
Manila oct 11 early morning firing near angeles wounded eleght Americans and two near Maraguayan. artillery used. general macarthur says no special significance. elsewhere otis reports schwan movement toward san francisco de malabon. filipino force disintegrated and retreating on divergent roads. sheriff whinehen reports deputy whinehen killed outlaw john carter alias adams after sneffels stage holdup near ouray colorado.
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Manila
Angeles
MacArthur
Maraguayan
Washington
Otis
Schwan
San Francisco de Malabon
Selowan
Ouray
Colo
Nydar
George Whinehen
John Carter
Adams
Railway Telegraphers Vote Favors Strike Over Bly Fore Read
Secretary Sawyer of the general grievance committee says that about 90 percent of telegraph ballots return in favor of a strike on the Bly four read.
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Indianapolis
Sawyer
General Grievance Committee of Railway Telegraphers
Baseball Scores From Saturday League Action
Chicago reports Saturday results with scores from New York Brooklyn 7 New York 2 at Boston Philadelphia 0 Boston 3 and St Louis wet grounds.
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Chicago
Yeaturday
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
St Louisi
Plague Making Rapid Progress in Oporto
In Oporto on October 12 nine new bubonic plague cases were reported yesterday raising concerns over the outbreak's spread and urging heightened public health measures.
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Oporto
Ministers’ Appointments Mixed in Chicago District
Chicago ministers returned from Rockford reporting mixed reactions to Bishop Hurst’s Chicago area appointments. Presiding Elder John M. Caldwell and Dr. Lewis Curts were found guilty but forgiven after a secret church committee investigation. Caldwell was reappointed to the Chicago western district. The case drew strong criticism from some clergy while most appointments pleased the rest.
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Chicago
Rockford
John M. Caldwell
Lewis Curts
Hurst
Jélder Caldwell
Curts
Caldwell
Chicago Western District
Methodist Church
Curts-Caldwell
Skating rink suit yields large damages in Chicago
In Chicago on October 18 Judge Tuley ruled the North Chicago Street Railway liable for about 35000 to the Le Grand company. The dispute centers on removing the Le Grand skating rink thirteen years ago to the site of the North Clark street power house. The decision notes C T Yerkes held dual offices and could not split his identity between posts.
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Chicago
North Chicago Street Railway Company
Tuley
C. T. Yerkes
North Chicago Railroad Company
Tried to drown his children in Plum River
Savanna Illinois October 12 EH Christensen of this city made a futile attempt to drown his six children tying them with a rope and dragging them to Plum River three older children escaped and returned to town Christensen then returned home and died by swallowing carbolic acid in intense agony in the same incident two other children survived the ordeal Peoria deepwater convention Chicago captured the event with resolutions by Cooley and Ponies adopted by the resolutions committee and the Chicago sanitation district Niehous chaired the session
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Savanna
Ill
Christensen
Plum River
Peoria
Good Templars of Illinois In Session In Decatur
Oct 12 Decatur Ill reports the forty sixth annual session of the Illinois grand lodge of Good Templars convening in Grand Army hall chaired by Grand Worthy Chief Cobb. 115 lodges remain active in Illinois, down 108 this year, total membership 3,429 a drop of 4,145 attributed to rise of fraternal societies with insurance features.
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Good Templirs
Tlinois
Decatur
Thinois Grand Lodge of Good Templirs
Grand Army Hall
Cobb
Ilinois
The Orient Express Shepherd Boy Tragedy
Cy Warman recounts a grim tale in the New York Sun about a Bulgarian shepherd boy who lay on a railroad track to stop a train. The engine driver brakes, tar is poured on the ties, and the boy is struck as the locomotive moves forward, a dark, morbid moment recounted with ironic undertones.
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Orient Express
Cy Warman
New York
Sun
A Short Sad Story With a Cough and Cold Ends
A short sad tale of neglect and pneumonia. The piece notes grief and pines for a happier ending if Foley's Honey and Tar had been used. Advertises 25c and 50c by H. J. Moogk, W. F. Jungkung & Co. for the remedy.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkung & Co
Schweningerism Diet Advice Decrees Flexible Habits
The St James Gazette quotes Professor Schweninger detailing a flexible fat reducing regimen. It suggests drinking little at meals with aerated water lemon or juice when hungry, limited wine or cider, tea without coffee, moderate smoking, regular exercise, varied meal times, and avoiding repeated foods while preferring many small meals over few large ones. The advice emphasizes moderation and personal hunger cues.
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Schweninger
The
St. James Gazette
How to Prevent Croup and Kidney Cure Notice
How to Prevent Croup describes using Chamberlain's cough remedy to avert attacks and recommends Po leys kidney cure for kidney troubles. The testimonials cite local merchants Emmert Burrell Nickle Bros and H J Moogh W F Jungkunz Co noting sales and guarantees.
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Nickleville
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Gas House Coke in Freeport Offers Cheapest Fuel
Gas House Coke advertises the cheapest fuel in Freeport with a call to order before the advance. The brief notice emphasizes price and urgency, aiming to attract customers quickly.
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Freeport
Senator Beveridge Mistaken for Virginian by Daniel
Washington October 12. Senators Daniel and Martin chat in the Riggs House when a young, handsome man brushes by. Daniel jokes he is handsome enough to be a Virginian, then Beveridge recalls meeting him in Richmond. The scene ends with introductions and recognition.
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Martin
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Richmond
Politically Driven Killing of Judge Basil Laplace in Louisiana
New Orleans reports judge Basil Laplace a state senator and planter was found dead on his plantation twenty miles from the city. A mob in white masks seized him near the road and shot him, leaving the body in the road. Relatives call it political murder, with another account alleging involvement of a young woman connected to the plantation.
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New Orleans
Basil Laplace
Thesstate Senate
Liplace
Set Her Own Feet on Fire in liniment accident
Miss Jessie Stell of Chillicothe Ohio burned when liniment she heated at an open grate ignited her feet. She dropped the bottle and the contents ignited as the fire spread before rescuers could extinguish it, leaving her with severe burns and a long recovery ahead. Admiral Dewey arrived at Montpelier Vermont by special train to a large, patriotic greeting with students lining the route and singing. Joe Choynski refused to box when low receipts led to cancellation of the 20 round bout at Monarch Athletic Club in Louisville. The Wisconsin synod voted decisively to reject uniting Wisconsin colleges with Lake Forest university in Ashland.
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Chillicothe
Jessie Stell
Admiral Dewey
Montpelier
Shelburne
Statins
Winooski
Choynski
Louisville
Joe Choynski
Steve O'Donnell
Monarch Athletic Club
Markets Report From The Chicago Board Of Trade Summary
Chicago markets show weekly activity with Wheat trading around 0.72 0.73 on Dec and May. Corn and oats mixed with October and December quotes. Live stock prices at Chicago set ranges for hogs cattle sheep, with mixed package and weight specifics. Milwaukee grain notes steady No 1 northern wheat at 11 12c and oats at 24 25c.
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Pacey
Uxtra
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Hebrons
Cape Cod
Texas
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