Return of City Imperial Volunteers Sparks London Hail
London greets the City Imperial Volunteers with a jubilant parade from Southampton. Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales and other royals observe as thousands cheer despite crowd crushes. Injuries mount to over two hundred. several fatalities feared, with 4000 police and 22,000 troops on duty.
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Victoria
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Princess Louise
Duchess of Argyle
Prince Edward
Saxe-Weimar
Piccadilly
Red Cross
Fleet Street
Southampton
Roberts
Temple Bar
Alfred Newton
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Guild
Ludgate Circus
Fleet Streets
Lord Worsley
Imperial
Stepney
Newton
Guild Hall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
London
Lord Wolseley
Homecoming Sympathy Note From Grieving Grandson
A loving message expresses sympathy for relatives and friends awaiting absent loved ones as the speaker mourns a gallant grandson who served and died for his Queen and country, sharing grief and honor.
General Stryker Dead after Long Public Service in New Jersey
Gen William S Stryker adjutant general of New Jersey since 1867 died at 62 from heart trouble in Trenton He led Civil War actions including the 14th New Jersey volunteers and was a Princeton graduate later serving on the governor's military staff and as a banker and historian with works on New Jersey veterans and early wars
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Trenton
N. J
William S. Stryker
New Jersey
Princeton
William Scudder Stryker
New Jersey Volunteers
Hilton Head
N. C
Quincy A. Gillmore
Morris Island
Fort Wagner
Columbus
Trenton Banking Company
Stryker
Trial of Champion murder trial opens with crowd expected
Alfred Champion faces a murder trial in Me Oct 30 with high public interest and crowded accommodations. Forty five special venues assigned for jurors and 15 civil-term jurors called. state attorneys Matthews and Haines lead the case for the state while Haley and Cleaves of Fiddeford defend. Champion maintains confidence despite anticipated difficulties.
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Alfred
Trim
Matthews
Haines
Goodwin
Haley
Cleaves
Fiddeford
Champion
Mother's crime shocks Chattanooga and Texas mob violence
A Chattanooga mother Clifford Cawthorn age sixteen killed by hatchet in his bed and confessed to destroying the family by fire. Firemen found the scene as the house burned. In Fort Worth Texas William Cawthorn was hacked to pieces by mob knives near Tyler after a church disturbance. four arrests followed as the crowd clashed outside a schoolhouse.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Clifford Cawthorn
Fort Worth
Tex
Cawthorn
Tyler
Remains of 15-year-old hunter found after disappearance
In Colebrook New Hampshire on October 29 the remains of Ernest Banfill, who vanished last August while hunting in Hereford woods, were found by Will Lang of Berlin Falls. The boy, son of William Banfill, was last seen when he told friends he would go deeper into the woods.
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Colebrook
N. H
Ernest Banfill
Hereford Woods
Will Lang
Berehers Falls
Young Banfill
William Banfill
Judge Thayer Denies Separate Receiver for Rail Line
In the United States circuit court Judge Thayer denied the application by Guaranty Trust Co of New York and Julius Welsh for a separate receiver for the Omaha and St. Louis Railroad company. He said appointing a receiver would disrupt the road’s harmonious operation and ordered that James Hopkins, the court appointed receiver, will have his services dispensed with.
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St. Louis
United States
Thayer
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Julius Welsh
Omaha and
Chinese Pardon Granted to Chin Hooy in Vermont
President McKinley granted a pardon to Chin Hooy a Chinese inmate of Rutland Vermont house of correction who was convicted of perjury related to immigration laws and sentenced to ten months imprisonment. Confinement and exposure led to consumption.
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Washington
McKinley
Chin Hooy
Rutland, Vt
House of Correction
Hooy
German Under-Secretary Appointed in Berlin
Berlin October 29 Dr Von Muhlberg succeeds Baron Von Richthofen as foreign under secretary. Chrysanthemums are in full bloom signaling the florist’s art’s peak amid the season.
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Berlin
Dr. von Muhlberg
Baron von Richthofen
China Plans Indemnity Payment and Foreign Control
The Shanghai Daily Express reports Chinese plenipotentiaries propose paying an indemnity of 40 million pounds in 60 instalments, with Likin and customs under foreign control until discharge, Prince Tuan jailed for life, Tien-Tsin internationalized, additional ports opened to foreign trade, and China to double import duties to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Daily Express
China
Likin
Tuan
Tien-Tsin
Commission Placed To Fix Blame For Missionary Murders
London dated Oct 30 reports Lord George Hamilton received a despatch from Mr Alfred Gaselee noting the appointment of an international commission to inquire into the murders of missionaries and railway officials to fix responsibility. The same dispatch states British troops will return to Pekin and Tien Tsin by Nov 6 after Boxer expeditions, with Gen Gaselee expected to reach Pekin by Oct 31.
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London
Lord George Hamilton
India
Pao-Ting-Fu
Alfred Gaselee
International Commission
Gaselee
Count Waldersee
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Pekin ministers push harsher punishments for Chinese leaders
Washington reports indicate Pekin ministers may add Prince Yi and Yang Nien to those to be executed beyond the emperor edict. The U S secretary of state seeks confirmation that punishments fit the crimes and notes it would be regrettable if Yi and Chao Shu Chaio escape deserved penalty.
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Washington
Pekin
Prince Yi
Yang Nien
China
Board of Censors
State Department
Hay
Conger
Mr. Conger
Chang Yi
Chao Shu Chaio
Casualties Reported From Taku and Pekin Actions
Washington on Oct 29 reports casualties since the last tally. At Tien Tsin camp on Oct 3 Rasmus Johnson of Battery C 3d Artillery is listed as unknown cause. At Pekin on Oct 23 General Prisoner James A Friel formerly private of Company F 9th Infantry died from a gun shot wound to the abdomen.
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Washington
Chaffee
War Department
Taku
Tien Tsin Camp
Rasmus Johnson
3D Artillery
Pekin
James A. Friel
9Th Infantry
Murdered Missionaries. Gen Chaffee Answers Inquiry
Washington October 29 report on Pao-Ting-Fu killings lists Americans killed including Pitkins Simcox and family, Taylor, Morrell, Gould, Hodge and others. Ten Americans at Ching-Ting-Fu, eight adults two children. five English and five French safe, sheltered by local mandarin. situation quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missiona
Pao-Ting-Fu
China
War Department
Chaffee
World News Roundup of Embassy Escape and Injury
Unhurt President Castro leaped from a balcony on the government house second floor and suffered a broken leg. British minister Mr William Doveton Haggard escaped miraculously as debris from the British legation ceiling collapsed and buried him briefly.
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Castro
Government House
William Doveton Haggard
Legation
Fassett Answers Croker A Young Man's Path to Opportunity
J S Fassett responds to Richard Croker by arguing the past four years fueled rapid growth and huge opportunities for capable young men. He says modern business demands efficiency and drive, not age, and that ladders to top positions are wider, with more openings for strong workers.
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Richard Croker
J. Sloat Fassett
Tammany Hall
United States
Hanna
Republican Party
Croker
McKinley
Mr. Croker
Knox defeats Dewet at Rensburg Drift in Boer retreat
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria that Knox engaged Dewet on October 27, trapping him at Rensburg Drift where two guns and three wagons fell to British hands while an ammunition wagon was blown up. British casualties were nil.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
War Office
Knox
Dewet
Rensburg
Jacobsoa
Modder
Bosman
Death of Prince Christian Victor in Pretoria
Despatch from Pretoria reports Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein died of enteric fever in London on October 29. Born in 1867, he was Helena’s eldest son and a grandson of Queen Victoria, serving as a major in the King's Royal Rifles.
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London
Pretoria
Christian Victor
Schleswig-Holstein
Helena
England
Victoria
King’s Royal Rifles
Foreign Envoys Report Unanimous Decisions from Pekin
Berlin Oct 29. Foreign envoys in Pekin continue conferences yet relay to the Chinese commissioner only unanimously reached decisions. A Tientsin despatch says a German detachment attacked Boxers at Tsai Yu Chang, killing fifty, and two towns were razed by artillery.
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Berlin
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
German Fleet Society
Tsai Yu Chang
Lowell and Suburban Street Railway Schedule Changes
Morris M. Nash announces October 29 timetable changes for Lowell and Suburban routes. Billerica Centre Lexington Concord and Boston service runs from Merrimack Square every 30 minutes until 10 p.m. with morning starts at 7 a.m. Weekend variations and extended service to Wakefield Lynn and Nashua are listed. North Billerica and Edson Cemetery lines show 15 minute intervals after noon on Saturdays.
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Billerica Centre
Lexington
Concord
Boston
Merrimack Square
Merrimack
Reading
Wakefield and
Lynn
Wakefield
Gorham Street
Edson Cemetery
Merriimack Square
North Billerica
North
Billerica
Main Street
Nashua
Morris M. Nash
Protestant Converts Massacred in China Report Totals 93
A Shanghai agent reports 93 Protestants known killed amid China anti foreign unrest. Among the dead are 28 men 40 women and 25 children including 28 Americans with 9 men 13 women and 6 children. He notes 100 others missing or in danger in Shan Li and Chih Li provinces with 48 Americans among them.
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New York
American Bible Society
John R. Hykes
D. D
Shanghai
China
Shan Li
Chih Li
Admiral Sampson Improved After Illness
Boston oct 29 rear admiral sampson was at his office attending routine duties today. he appeared stronger than before his recent illness in washington and resumed commandant duties with prompt cheer, handling several hours of exacting business and going to lunch.
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Boston
Aireral
Washington
Earthquake in Caracas Kills Fifteen as President Cas tro Is Hurt
A severe quake rocked Caracas on October 29 resulting in fifteen deaths and numerous injuries. Many buildings including the Panthen and churches suffered major damage. The US legation was badly damaged but occupants escaped unharmed.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Legation
59 Cents Buys a Good Horse Blanket
A basement sale listing from A. G. Poulard & Co offering about 135 small square horse blankets with straps, ready for use. Manufacturer samples and odd lots valued at $1.00 to $1.25, offered at 59 cents each. Various sizes and qualities available, advertised as very cheap.
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A. G. Poulard & CO
Hood's Pills Cure Liver Ills and Indigestion
Trade notice describes Hood's Pills as a remedy for liver ills bile disorders indigestion and headaches. Simple to take and effective, priced at two cents, appealing to readers seeking quick relief.
Gold in Treasury Tops Prior Records in 19th Century
Washington reports treasury gold reserves at 451 million, with 150 million in reserve. The article notes gold stock reflects business prosperity and cautions against free coinage of silver, arguing it would shrink reserves and disrupt the financial system. It compares U S holdings to France, Russia, England, and Germany, and cites gold in circulation at 39.24 percent of currency. It also mentions foreign loans and bullion held by national banks and private holders.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
United States
Roberts
The
General Treasury Fund
France
Imperial Bank of Russia
Bank of England
Imperial Bank of
Germany
England
South Africa
Australia
US manufacturers gain share in foreign commerce
Washington reports manufacturers are rapidly expanding their role in foreign trade. Nine months to September show imports of materials for manufacturing at 281 million dollars and finished manufactures exports at 338 million dollars, with significant year over year gains and long term growth in both imports and exports.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Fisherman’s Dories Drift Ashore Near Highland Light
Capt. Cook reports two fishing dories drifted ashore at Highland Light. One carried an oil suit, southwester, oars, and a broken painter, with the name Mary P Mosquito on the vessel. The Mary P Mosquito schooner is from Gloucester. evidence suggests the boats were abandoned or cast adrift.
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Highland Light
Cook
Peaked Hill
Mary P. Mosquito
Gloucester
For Sale Two New Cottages in Pawtucketville
For sale two new seven room cottages with bath, hot and cold water on a nice land lot. Priced at 1600 and 1650. Also cottage house with seven rooms in Ayer City ready for two families, a bargain at 1000. Apply T. H. Elliott, 64 Central Street.
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Pawtucketville
Ayer City
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
Lowell Gas Light Co Offers Unlimited Hot Water
LoweL Gas Light Co markets a faucet operated heater delivering instant hot water with automatic shutoff of gas when water is off. The Kenwood heater requires no boiler though compatible with one. Office demos show its advantages. Also advertised are the Vusea mantle with 50 percent more light and three times the strength, plus first class gas cooking ranges for sale and cost.
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City
DR. Williams
Dragriste Everywhere
Winliams’ Mep. Co
Schenectady
Gen. Stryker
Alfred, Me
Court House
Propos
Chaffee’s
Fassett
Cosmographic Co. N. Y
Prince Christian Victor
Lowell & Suburban Street Railway Company
Admiral Sampson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lowell
Massachusetts
Otis Byam
O. B
Mass
Secretary of the
City of
Fred N. Burnham
F. N. Burnham
F. N. Bunham
PF. N. Burnham
Ef. N. Burnham
Internal Revenue
FR UD N. Burnham
Kenwood
Plos
Gray Sitch
All Human
Kai
Price
Arthur Rhodes
Merrimack Street
Courier-Citizen Building
the Courier-Citizen
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