Major Logan Killed Leading Troops in Philippine Fight
Manila detail reports Major John A Logan killed while leading the Thirty-third Infantry in a two hour engagement near San Fabian. The battle left one officer and six enlisted men dead, twelve wounded, with American forces capturing twenty nine Filipinos and one hundred rifles. Logan leaves a widow and three children.
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Manila
San Fabian
Woheaton
San Jacinto
Peasworth
Celecel Trowe
Prowlarmd
Lozen
Oreska
Americat
Americas
Mnauk
Pheer
Forse
Pettlering
John A. Logan
John A., Jr
Murphysboro
West Point Academy
Edith Andrews
Andrews
Youngstown
O. H
Logan
McKinley
John CC. Bates
Cuba
Hates
Santa Clara
Thirty-third United States Volunteers
Leirain
John A. Tingen
Marvy Louise Login
Edith Josephine Logan
Charleston Grounded on Hidden Reef Off Kamiguin
The US cruiser Charleston ran aground near Viraga on a hidden reef ten miles east of Kamiguin islands. After two days of failed efforts to refloat, crews abandoned ship as a typhoon struck and it broke apart. later reports say an attempt to salvage was impossible and the vessel, returning from the eastern coast of Tugend, faced disappearance of paraphernalia and contents.
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Manda
United States
Charleston
Viraga
Mclonald
Smith
Hidena
McDonald
Sopcom
Kamiguin Islands
Ami
Death of Major Tewan in the Philippines War
Dispatches from the War Department confirm Major Tewan Wheaton of the Thirty third Infantry was killed near San Jacinto during a clash with entrenched insurgents. Captain Green and eleven other officers were wounded. the enemy was routed. Mrs. Logan, mother of the slain officer, was notified by Secretary Root and later visited the White House.
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San Jacinto Resu'ts
Washington
War Department
John
Hie
Tate
John al Tanainl
Timets
Marvy AL Levan
Youingstown
Treneral
Mainila
Tewan
Wheaton
San Jacinto
Thirty-third Infantry
Gurness
Igan
Green
Linton
San Jose
San Nicholas
Taxvule
Wessels
Araga
Logan
Root
Major Johnson
Loan
Youngstown
John A. Logan
White House
Red
McKenna
Philippines
Partition of Samoa Gains Favorable Terms for Germany
A Washington informed report outlines the Anglo German Samoa treaty pending U S consent. Germany would hold Bougainville and the Solomon Islands while Tutuila remains German and Tongaland unsettled pending a joint commission. England may gain Salaga in West Africa.
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Berlin
Samoa
Wolf Hureagu
Washington
Ois
Kherno Anx Teods
Germany
A. Tutuila
Geermar
Bougainville
Solomon Group
Hrica
Tongaland
West Africa
Jenda
Joint
England
Salaga
Power of Prayer Saves Poor Man's House From Fire
In Pemine near Marinette Wisconsin a French family saved from total loss as a house on the Thames path survived a fierce fire after a devout Catholic woman hung a Sacred Heart picture and, with two others, prayed. Lumberman George Lynes corroborates over 100 witnesses who attest to divine interference.
Fees and Salaries Report on State Commission Findings
The state fee and salary commission met for the third time under the new law. Judge Timothy E. Howard and ex-Auditor William F. Wilkins led the panel as they review two years of county reports from fifty two counties detailing salaries fees rent and taxes. Totals show over one million in salaries and more than one million in fees across Indiana counties.
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Timothy E. Howard
State Daily
William F. Wilkins
Tiffany’s
Unsure Salaries Tie to Collected Sums in County Finances
The excerpt notes sheriffs must meet collection targets to earn salaries, showing a $253 005 87 shortfall. After deducting straight salaries and delinquent fees due to treasurers and auditors, clerks recorders and sheriffs appear short about $100 400. It then lists Dr. Charles Hutchinson of New Albany aged 47, Dr. Hughes of Richmond aged 35, and Dr. D W Moffatt of Ft Wayne aged 27.
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Renton
Boone
Carrol
Clay No
CS ST Lmatl
Clinton
Traviess
Dearborn
Decatur
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Gibson
Grant
Hamilton
Hancock
Howard
Hunlton
Johnean
Jasper Oo
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Lagrange
Laporte
ICOT
Martin
Miami
Monroe
Randolph
Ripley
Spencer
VSL
Starke
Warren
Sree
Lawsuit over orchard destruction dominates De Kalb Court
In De Kalb Circuit Court a bitter neighborhood quarrel surfaces in a case against Frank Albright and his son Milan for cutting down thirty two two year old fruit trees of neighbor Boyd. Private detective Strifling gathered the evidence by posing as a tea and coffee peddler. Three men suffocated by gas at a Greentown gas station were found after a chain of events led to the discovery.
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Strifling
Albrights
Boyd
Albright
Boyd Farm
Dow
Jfirty
Auburn
de Kalb
Frank Albright
Milan
Artificial ice firm organized at Wabash with 16000 capital
Local men organize an artificial ice company in Wabash with 16000 capital. The Cicero Gas Company reports its fourth well southeast of Cicero, delivering an extraordinary 374 pounds of pressure.
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Wabash
Cicero Gas Company
Cicero
Boer envoy disputes Red Cross hospitals at Mafeking
Dispatch from Mafeking dated October 31 reports General Cronje sending a flag of truce to Colonel Baden-Powell to protest Red Cross stations. Baden-Powell replies Geneva rules do not limit the number of Red Cross stations and notes the use of natives and dynamite mines as breaches of war conduct.
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London
South Africa
Mafeking
Cronje
Baden-Powell
Red Cross Society
British Warnings to Boers Over Pretoria Defenses
Report notes Baden-Powell warned Cronje that the Boers must respect the convent hospital and women's laager beyond town limits. He states mines are part of civilized warfare and highlights Boer shelling of hospital and laager despite three warnings. natives defend lives and property amid raids and cattle theft.
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Pretoria
Cronje
Baden-Powell
Mai
Asa
Prayers for Boer Victory Held in Amsterdam Church
A solemn prayer meeting for Boer success was held Friday in Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam. Three Dutch clergymen prayed for victory over Britain and likened the Boer struggle to David and Goliath and Holland against Spain. The assembly sang the national hymn as anti English agitation peaks.
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Antwerp
Nieuwe Kerk
Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
David
Goliath
Holland
Spain
Herders Shoot Indian Man on Utah Reservation
In Vernal Utah a native man was shot and killed by Jim Olsen a sheep herder after allegedly attacking Olsen with an ax as the man tried to drive him off. Olsen was wounded in the arm and is jailed as troops move toward the Upper Reservation where about fifteen herders are said to be at risk.
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Vernal
Utah
Redder
Jim Olsen
Tarlac Taken as Insurgent Capital Occupied Quietly
Manila dispatch reports Colonel Bell's regiment and cavalry entering Tarlac last night without opposition. MacArthur and Lawton advance toward Tarlac as communication with distant points stalls, while Aguinaldo and his government flee, leaving a mysterious retreat behind Filipino lines.
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Manila
Bell
Tarlac
MacArthur
Lawton
Bamban
Siege Tests British Resolve at Kimberley
In Ladysmith Natal the British forces face strain as the siege drags on. The article notes three weddings have occurred since the siege began, the latest on November 8, signaling morale tied to ongoing campaign pressures.
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Kimberley
British Transports Delayed by Rotten Meat Aboard Arawa
London reports delays in British transports due to rotten colonial beef and mutton shipments. The Arawa dumped overboard fifteen thousand pounds of spoiled meat after a 24 hour delay. Troop movements to South Africa and Cape Town arrivals fill a tense, crowded scene.
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London
Horse Guards
Household Cavalry
South Africa
Liverpool
Gordon Highlanders
General White
Lady White
Roslyn Castle
Hildyard
Yorkshire Regiment
Cape Town
England
Durban
Persia
Inniskilling Dragoons
St. Vincent
Cape Verde Islands
Sheldon Abolishes Apostles Creed At Central Congregational
In Topeka Rev. Charles M. Sheldon author of In His Steps has replaced the apostles creed at Central Congregational with a simpler form. A church meeting approved the essential features of the revised creed and a draft committee was formed. The change aims to keep religious essentials while using plain language for all to understand.
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Topeka
Kans
Charles M. Sheldon
Central Congregational
Sheldon
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey mobbed by crowds in New York
The visit of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey to New York last week drew large crowds and unseemly behavior that forced the Admiral to appeal to Republicans as the governor election remains in doubt.
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Mrs. Dewey
Postal Service appoints over fourteen thousand postmasters
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General John M. Bristow reports that in the last fiscal year 14 194 postmasters were appointed including 13 523 fourth class and the rest presidential. The policy of removing fourth class postmasters for political reasons is cited as causing fewer new appointments this year.
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Washington
John M. Bristow
postal service report details arrests and office counts in Indiana
The annual postal report notes 1,697 postal arrests including 119 postmasters and 361 burglars with 659 convicted and 629 pending. It records 2,209 post offices in Indiana, 153 presidential, 34 fourth class, 11 new offices, and per capita costs higher than in 35 states. It discusses routes to the Yukon, inspections, warrants, and proposed legal and operational changes.
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Yukon
Alaska
Indiana
Japan Courts War The Shark Ready to Test Russia
Reports from North China Daily News describe rising tensions between Russia and Japan with merchants relocating families to Shanghai and southern ports for safety. Li Hung Chang in Pekin criticizes U.S policy on the Philippines and forecasts consequences if Grant era policies return.
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Victoria
B. C
Russia
Japan
North China Daily News
Shwang
Port Arthur
Cheefoo
Shanghai
England
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
United States
General Grant
China
America
Philippines
Whisky Trust Sale In Louisville Involves 85000 To 90000 Barrels
Julius Kessler & Co of Chicago buys 85 000 to 90 000 barrels of whisky in bond from the trust in Louisville Kentucky. The deal covers brands from 1892 to the present year and is valued near two million dollars.
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Louisville
Whisky Trust
Julius Kessler & Co
Chicago
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Red Cross
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T.eslie M. Shaw
Iowa
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Lagoon
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Ladysmith
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Rotten Beef
Hutton
Major Bell
Capas
Layton
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Revised Religion
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Ohio
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