Kruger Welcomed in Marseilles Denounces War as Barbarous
Paul Kruger arrived in Marseilles to a vast, enthusiastic crowd, carried from the Gelderland barge to his hotel amid cheers. He thanked the Paris and Marseilles committees and condemned British conduct in the war as terrible and barbarous, saying he has fought savages yet finds this war worse.
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Paul Kruger
South African Republic
Marseilles
France
Kruger
Gelderland
Dr. Leyds
Messrs. Fischer and
Wessels
Mr. Kruger
Paris
Kruger's Speech Landing at Marseilles
Mr Kruger thanks the Marseilles committee and city for a welcomed landing on free soil while mourning South Africa's misfortunes. He praises France for hospitality and criticizes Britain and Jameson raid for sparking the war. He says Africa's tribes posed lesser threats than the boer struggle and mentions farm burnings.
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Kruger
Marseilles
France
England
Jamesot
Africa
Kruger's Firm Stand Amid Boer Resistance
A speech quotes President Kruger vowing to fight to the end for Boer independence as Boers rally in Marseilles. The crowd cheers Vive les Boers while Michael Davitt voices Irish support and tributes to Home Defense. Critics cite the London Times questioning Kruger while he stress the justice of their cause and faith in eternal justice.
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Republis
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Kruger
Re Kruger
Mr. Rager
Michael Davitt
Mr. Kruger
M. Thorell
Marseilles
London Times
England
Europe
Religious anniversaries and clergy notes across nations
The piece notes Kilkenny’s Presentation convent centenary and Harvard’s university preacher Rev. Lyman Abbott’s renewed appointment. It mentions Bishop Brooks’ brother working on letters, a Japanese statesman warning religion may fade without deifying the Emperor, Boston Baptists planning a month of prayer, Russian ukase granting limited rural sojourn rights for Jews, Boston University School of Theology enrollment up to 169, Luther minister George Schambach’s 6714 marriages, and F E Clark on Anglo-Saxon Protestant faith boldness.
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Kilkenny
Ireland
Lyman Abbott
Harvard
J. C. Brooks
Bishop Brooks
Boston Baptist Ministers’ Conference
Ukase
School of Theology
Boston University
George Schambach
Newark
N. J
F. E. Clark
Grover Cleveland Emerges as Lead in Democratic Reorganization
The defeat of Bryan sparks talks of a party reformation led by Grover Cleveland. While Cleveland remains silent, friends say he is not averse to public life, and reporters note his enduring influence in American politics.
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William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
Jackson and
Jefferson
Bryan
Princeton
Cleveland
Tornado Devastation Kills At Least Twenty-Five In Tennessee
A deadly tornado swept through central Tennessee and Mississippi Tuesday night, leaving at least 25 dead and many injured. Columbia and La Grange suffer severe damage as the storm’s five minute path cut a 1000 foot swath. Rail lines and communications broken, with crews assessing property losses and continuing relief efforts.
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Columbia
la Grange
Louisville
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Memphis
Southern Railway
Payette County
United States Arsenal
Nashville, Florence and Shefield Railway
Rail developments and earnings reported across Midwest lines
Illinois Central opens a $40,000 Decatur station and Northwestern eyes Kansas City entry. Wabash first week November earnings reach $320,455, up $7,278. West coast steamship agents allegedly break rail ticket commissions. Northwestern plans a third mainline track Chicago to Clinton. Interchange bureau access denied to Omaha Kansas City and Eastern. Northwestern secures final double track options Chicago to Green Bay. Baldwin to supply 30 freight engines for Chicago Burlington and Quincy. Lake Shore reports a Chicago to New York 24 hour train Erie to Buffalo in 75 minutes. Rail workers’ temperance trend noted with New York Central dismissals for drinking dropping from 20% to under 1% in a 30,000-strong workforce.
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Illinois Central
Decatur
Northwestern
Kansas City
Northwestern Road
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
Western Passenger Association
Omaha, Kansas City
Eastern Road
Green Bay
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lake Shore
Erie
Buffalo
New York Central
Ruth Hanna Preparations For Debut In Cleveland Society
Senator Mark Hanna plans a major coming out for his daughter Ruth, a Farmington Connecticut schoolgirl. The debut is set for Cleveland around holiday time, with wintering at the Hanna home in Washington's Lafayette Square, expecting more gaiety than past SHAS0R events.
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Mark Hanna
Miss Ruth
Farmington, Conn
Butterflies of Society
Cleveland
Hanna
Lafayette Square
Washington
Gale Sweeps Over Ohio Death Toll Noted and Damage Estimated
A powerful windstorm struck northern Ohio causing widespread destruction. Liepsie, Sandusky, Port Clinton, Marblehead, Oak Harbor, Tippecanoe City, Bucyrus and oil fields suffered blown roofs, collapsed structures, scattered derricks, and unroofed buildings. Damage tallies reach 20 000 dollars locally and up to 250 000 dollars overall with shipping crippled and injuries reported in New York and Buffalo areas.
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Ohio
Liepsie
Sandusky
Port Clinton
Marblehead
Oak Harbor
Tippecanoe City
S. Shearer
Bucyrus
German Lutheran Church
Ohio Central
Six Men Rob Train Near Gifford Arkansas
A north bound Iron Mountain passenger train was held at Gifford Arkansas by six masked men for forty five minutes as they built a large fire on the track and tried to blow the express safe with dynamite. They forced the engineer and fireman to exit the cab and the conductor to stay in the car. The robbers seized a box of money and packages before riding off on their horses, leaving passengers unharmed.
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Gifford
Ark
Iron Mountain
Samuel W. Avery
Fewer Homicides During Active Service than Peaceful Garrison Years
Army records show 1898 and 1899 had fewer homicides than 1888–97, while personal crisis reports per thousand men rose during peaceful garrison life. The Surgeon General’s annual report notes the shift under recent active military operations with emphasis on factual contrasts.
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Sternberg
Notable Snippets from a Busy Era Covering Labor, Science and Society
A collage of quips and observations notes Yukon miners employing 5,280 workers at $1 an hour, remarks on crossing cultural lines, and a mix of trivia about hearing, humility, gas lighting, and the Galveston storm fund. It also recalls Spurgeon, Sankey, Bary the St Bernard, and street paving in Philadelphia.
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Yukon
Alaska
Galveston
Men and Brothers
Walker
Pike’s Peak
India
Emerson
Boston Globe
Spurgeon
London
Ira D. Sankey
John Selden
Lebon
Boston
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Board of Health
United States
China
Great Battles of History and Providence in War
A concise survey notes that Providence favors strong forces, not always. It cites Marathon where 200000 Persians faced 11000 Greeks and were defeated, Thermopylae with Leonidas, Salamis naval clash, Hezekiah facing 85000 Assyrians, Gaugamela where 40000 Alexander repelled 1000000 Persians, and the Jerusalem siege under Vespasian and Titus amid internal Jewish strife.
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Napoleon
Marathon
Greece
Xerxes
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Spartan
Salamis
Thermistocles
Hezekiah
Jerusalem
Gaugamela
Alexander the Great
Darius
Vespasian
Titus
John
Simon
Historic battles and great generals in brief
A jumbled retrospective cites Lepanto Waterloo and Tugela battles, mentioning Ottoman Turkish forces, Napoleon, Wellington, and Boer War context. It references dates, figures, and commanders in a fragmented, high level panorama without coherent narrative.
Two Brave Girls Claim Homesteads in Pine District Minnesota
Sisters in Beltrami County near Bemidji stake 160 and 120 acre homesteads, living in log cabins and teaching locally. They carry revolvers, hunt wild game, and endured Leech Lake tensions while building a free, self sufficient life on government land.
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Pine
Minnesota
Bermidji
Belirami County
Crooksiuy Minnesota, Tribune
Sudent
Jennie
Jij
Leech Lake
Minnesot
Poetic Legend of Pecos Folklore and Montezuma Tale
The article recounts a Pueblo legend linking Pecos to Montezuma and a sacred fire under an inverted tree. A sentinel guarded the flame as Spaniards imposed rule, and when the tree toppled amid a rumor of surrender, deliverance was believed near.
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Montezuma
Pecos
Criestula
Leslie’s
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