War Secretary Defends South Africa Efforts Amid Troop Surplus
London report reviews War Secretary Broderick's defense of British conduct in South Africa. He states 200,000 troops and 350 guns in the field, 100,000 training at home, and says supplies, remounts, and mobile columns are sufficient. He rebuts claims of troop scarcity and notes government support for Kitchener. The piece also mentions Treasury comments on revenue and a Boer ambush capturing thirteen scouts at Heilbron.
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London
Broderick
Charles Howard Vincent
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Bro
Michael Hicks-Beach
Oldham
Parent
Orange River Colony
Roosevelt weighs steps to curb treasury surplus
Washington reports President Roosevelt seeks ways to reduce the growing surplus by cutting war taxes and trimming public expenditures. Secretary Gage’s bond purchases offer partial relief as the money market guides future moves while economists debate potential tax abolitions and the size of possible revenue cuts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Gage
Congress
Payne
Wiscon
Bishop G N Lajor Problem
Bishop Potter of New York spoke at the Church Association meeting in San Francisco addressing labor relations. He urged closer ties between employers and workers, stressing shared aims and the need for hearts in the work, harmony under social contract, and understanding between management and labor.
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Rey Potter
Church Association
Wrisco- San Francisco
Potter
New York
Aljhambra Theater
Women Gain in 1900 Population Across United States
Washington reports the final 1900 census by sex and race. Males totaled 39,059,242 (51.2%) and females 37,244,145 (48.8%). Total population rose 21 percent since 1890, with whites 66,990,802 and colored 9,312,585.
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Washington
Reservoir Burst Destroys East Liverpool Mill and Town
A 10,000,000 gallon reservoir burst in East Liverpool Ohio causing heavy damage. No deaths, but many narrowly escaped. property loss estimated at $150,000. The city rock reservoir, new and atop the highest hill, flooded the area, wrecked Harker Pottery works, killed several kilns and sheds, and blocked railroad traffic. Dozens of trees uprooted. several houses moved off foundations and an engine room wrecked.
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Oase
East Liverpool
Harker Pottery Company
Cleveland and Pittsburg
Trafic
Lost on Bikar Island Wreckage of Manchester Found
The steamer Manchester wrecked near Bikar Island Marshall group. Wreckage found on a small isle. footprints and two boats marks indicate crew including Captain Clemens and family were on shore. A body, birds, thirst evidence. blue ship and cargo valued about $500000.
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Little Isle
Tacoma
Wash
Glenroy
Hong Ke
Bit Island
Marshall Group
York
Clemens
Ter
Big Kansas Bark Robbery At Nar Bank
Early today the State bank of Nar was dynamited by safe blowers. About 15 000 dollars, mostly cash, was taken. Beatrice Fulton bloodhounds were sped to the scene by Rock Island trains and are tracking the robbers. The bank formerly belonged to E R Fogg and is now owned by George Johnson and D E Lower.
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Bank of
Nars
Ials
Beatrice
Fulton
Ared
Rock Island Railroad
E. R. Fogg
George Johnson
D. E Lower
Commandant Lotter Executed as Cape Rebellion Spreads
Middleberg Cape Colony Oct 16 Commandant Lotter a Cape rebel was executed yesterday Two young farmers who joined the Boers were hanged at Vryburg Death sentences for several condemned men were commuted to penal servitude Lotter’s trial found him guilty on eight counts including sedition murder and rail sabotage Letter claimed Free State citizenship but was disproved Lotter was captured by Major ScoBel south of Pietersburg earlier last month Five comrades sentenced to life imprisonment one youth to twenty strokes and detention afterward Scheeper captured by French columns is seriously ill and the commando capture was not confirmed by Kitchener London Oct 12
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Middleberg
Cape Colony
Lotter
Cape
Vryburg
Orange Free State
Letter
Scobel
Pietersburg
London
Scheeper
Hat ing Sails Aground in Dense Fog Near Vancouver
In foggy conditions the Canadian Pacific steamer Hat ing from Skagway to Vancouver ran ashore at Tucker Bay Jervis Island Sa bine strait forty nine miles north of Vancouver with 170 passengers aboard. Pilot Gunns rowed to Vancouver for help and a tug assisted. the ship now lies hard and fast on rocks with a large bottom hole and the loss expected. The crew and passengers were safe and taken to a nearby island while rescue efforts continued.
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Tucker Bay
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Hating
Skagway
Jervis Island
Laquetti Island
Sabine Strait
Gosse
Gunns
Wiliapa
Victoria
Canteen Beer Sale Criticized in Porto Rico Report
General Brooks cites Lieutenant Colonel Buchanan on Porto Rico canteen policy. He warns prohibition of beer sales by post exchanges harms discipline, as native drinks are cheap and more widely available, leading to drunkenness and cheaper, lower quality beverages for soldiers.
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Washington
Brooks
Department of the East
Buchanan
Porto Rico
Congress
Wheat Crop Estimates Show Global Increase in 1901
The Department of Agriculture reports early estimates indicate the 1901 world wheat crop is larger than the 1899 and 1900 harvests. Figures from Hungary, London, Paris and other sources show gains led by the United States, Canada and India, with the department reserving final judgment pending more official returns.
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Washington
Net
Department of Agriculture
Hungarianry of Agriculture
Sohm
London
Bulletin Des Halies
Paris
Beerbohm
Bulletin Des Halles
Vidame Bezers Survives and Returns to Caylus
The narrator recalls the tense confrontation at Caylus where Vidame de Bezers threatens Louis de Pavannes but spares him, then the group returns home to celebrate a brief happiness. Bezers dies defending his post in the siege years later, leaving a legendary memory of his complex character.
Umbrella Deductions and Traits Revealed by Street Observers
In a city scene a window observer notes how umbrella handling mirrors character. He ranks women by how they carry the umbrella, linking habits to alertness, energy, tradition, or gentleness while a companion adds humorous judgments on punctuality and usefulness. The dialogue blends wit with social stereotype.
Chicago Tribune: Ambitious Politician Seeks Public Favor
An ambitious Chicago politician laments sparse public interest after a swift election. He notes previous ease in winning votes and recalls media interviews with a critical tone about the public's recognition and demand for his tale.
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Chicago Tribune
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