Modder River Battle Reports Heavy British Losses
The war office releases General Methuen's dispatch from Modder River on November 28 describing ten hours of intense fighting with the Boers. British forces reportedly fought without food or water and crossed the river with 800 sapper support, while casualties were feared to reach five hundred. Controversy and speculation follow regarding river crossings and Boer positions as observers call the engagement among the army's hardest battles.
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Modder River
London
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Morning Post
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Natal
Albrecht
Free State Army
Lord Methven
the Times
Cape Colony
Bush Goes to Trial for Life Term in Bailey Murder
Ernest Bush, charged with the February murder of Bilas Bailey, faced a life trial in Benkleman Nebraska after a day of court proceedings. Witnesses described tense testimony as the case moved toward a possible verdict.
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Benkleman
Neb
Ernest Bush
Bilas Bailey
Jay
Kiinder
Napoeon
Clement
Henry Klinder
Frederick
Klinder
Frederick Klinder
Easy for the Iowans Hawkeyes dominate Illinois in rout
Iowa defeated Illinois 58 to 0 at Rock Island with 5,000 spectators. Griffith dazzled with dodging and Edson broke loose for long runs as Iowa built a 28 point first half and led wire to wire.
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Davenport
University of Iowa
Rock Island
University of Illinois
Iowa
Iowans
Griffith
Edson
Byers Proposes Guard Upgrades and Campground Plans
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Byers urges making the National Guard an auxiliary to the regular army with 48 sergeants from regular units assigned to state regiments. He also favors ending officer elections, a permanent state troop campground, and a state arsenal.
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Des Moines
Byers
National Guard
Six Dead and Twenty Injured in Paterson Train Wreck
A Buffalo express car collision with a Phillipsburg accommodation near Van Winkle street Paterson New Jersey left six dead and twenty injured. Rescuers freed victims as engineers and crews battled fire and wreckage. Names of the dead include Mrs Many Roy and Walter Wel Brock. Survivors suffered leg and head injuries. the crash occurred after the express failed to stop for a delayed local.
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Buffalo Express
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
van Winkle Street
Paterson
N. J
Phillipsburg
Jersey City
Stnll
Capwell
Burke
Reardon
Many Roy
David Roe
Ithaca
Walter Welbrock
Cornell College
Miller Craig
New York City
Oscar Aronson
Scranton
John White
Utica
Louis Daron
Dover
Louis Freedman
Charles Remson
Brooklyn
Daniel Maxwell
Hackettstown
Daniel McCormick
Detroit
Hoboken
William C. Ossel
Chicago
Pullmay
Booming Hogg For Second Place in Democratic Tilt
Reports from Elgin and Austin describe a push for ex Governor James Hogg to win second place on the national Democratic ticket as Willian J. Bryan and Hogg supporters echo the idea amid train speeches.
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Hogg
Austin
Willian J. Bryan
Elgin
James Hogg
Bryan
Three Killed in Wreck at Cranberry Crossing
At Cranberry Crossing, Pa a Pennsylvania railroad train struck a stage killing Miss Davidson of Grafton West Virginia Miss Emma Goeddecke of Butler and Mrs Paisley of Harwood Injured driver Toney Chorey of Hazleton severely The incident occurred yesterday.
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Hazueton
Cranberry Crossing
Davidson
Grafton
W. Va
Emma Goeddecke
Butler
Paisley
Harwood
Toney Chorey
Pioneer Settler Rudy Custer Dies in Hannan Iowa
Rudy Custer, a Shelby County pioneer farmer, died in Hannan Iowa yesterday. He settled with his father Henry Custer in 1858 at Custer's Grove.
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Hannan
Rudy Custer
Shelby
High speed confrontation ends in highwayman killed
South Omaha December 1 Harry Trumble collector for the Packers National Bank shot and killed a highwayman near Twenty fourth Street after being ambushed. He fired when gripped from behind and helped carry the wounded man to a nearby feed store before surrendering to police. Also reported were a train death by self inflicted injury of Jim Rogers a masked hold up in Omaha and Senator Hayward's stable condition in Nebraska City.
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Harry Trumble
Packers’ National Bank
South Omaha
Twenty-fourth
Mr. Trumble
Twenty-fourth Street
Roberts Block
Trumble
Tom Montague
Horrible knife fight at Schleswig Iowa ends in severed throats
A brutal clash near Schleswig involving the Mayne brothers and railroad workers left Gilmore with a throat wound from neck to chin and a severed jugular while McDonough suffered a deep abdominal cut with exposed intestines. The injured were moved toward Carroll for care as the assailants fled.
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Denison
Moudamin
Northwestern Railway
Mayne
Ics
Pat. McDonough
Peta Gilmore
Maynes
Gilmore
McDonough
Carroll
Mauynes
Bel Not News From The Front As Bombardments Continue
London reports on December 1 states Ladysmith bombardment continues with no civilian or troop news from the front. General Methuen is wounded but not seriously, and efforts focus on deploying a new division. Kimberly garrison notes near-term relief and resumed fires as Boer positions hold.
Debates on pensions and Samoa policy roil Congress
The article notes a push to pension Mrs. Gridley at $100 monthly amid praise for Captain Gridley. It also reports on Roberts of Utah’s contested seating over polygamy, reactions from Democrats, and arguments over the Samoa agreement with Britain and Germany.
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Ministerial Union
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Congress
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Contvel
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Kenetucky
Navy
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Elizabethport
N. Jy
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Bath
Union Iron Works
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Calif
Fore River Engine Company
Braintree
Mass
Neafle
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Chamberlain's Speech Divides Britain Over France Policy
London reports say Chamberlain's speech drew sharp debate among Liberal and Radical papers urging restraint from entangling alliances while Conservative and moderate Liberals praised the move as vital for peace with England, United States, Germany, and possibly Japan. The Daily Mail warned of French insults and potential colonial losses to Germany and Italy. The Graphic lauded close ties with the United States and Germany as a form of triple alliance. A separate item notes the Holland America liner Statendam grounding near Mansluis after leaving New York.
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Jess
France
London
Mr. Chamberlain
England
Russia
The
Daily Mail
Chamberlain
United States
Germany
Japan
Austria
Italy
Leyds
Testimonial for Chamberlains Colfe Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
A parent reports relief for chronic diarrhoea after using two bottles of Chamberlains Colfe Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The letter claims cure and offers the product for sale with location at Glencoe.
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Thomas
Glencoe
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