Kimberley Menaced by Boers Amid Elandslaaght News
A long dispatch bundle from London and Ladysmith reports Boer forces under Joubert and Kruger attacking Glencoe and Dundee, with Gen Yule and Sir George White maneuvering to defend Natal. Reports recount suspenseful battles at Elandslaaght, Boer casualties, loot taken by British troops, and calls for reinforcements to Kimberley as the siege tightens.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith
Joubert
Kruger
Glencoe
Yule
The
Daily Mail
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Transvaal
Free State
Scott Chisholm
Imperial Light Horse
Hamilton
Gordon Highlanders
Manchesters
War Office
George Stewart White
Natal
Dundee
Lord Wolseley
Hunter
Hlandslaagt
North Natal
Anti Semitic Riots Ruin Halleschau Moravia
In Halleschau Moravia rioters stoned Jewish houses and looted stores with a house burned. Gendarmes forced the crowd to disperse, killing three and injuring several as troops restored order.
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Vienna
Halleschau
Moravia
Strikes End on Pacific Coast as Talks Resume
Vancouver B C Oct 28 The reported trouble between machinists, foundrymen and blacksmiths on the Canadian Pacific Coast division is practically ended. Road officials agreed to meet the general committee of employees and treat with them as representatives of an organized body. The men will return to work pending consideration of a proposed new schedule.
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Vancouver
B. C
Lipton Denies Forcing Shamrock Crew To Long Hours
Kingston Ont Oct 28 Rev Dr HKgans reports a letter from Sir Thomas Lipton denying the Lord's Day Alliance charge that he forced crew to work longer hours for less pay. Patterson hoped the Shamrock would lose the races amid these disclosures.
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Kingston
Ont
Hkgans
Thomas Lipton
Mr Patterson
Lord's Day Alliance
Lipton
Sivla
Hia
Oyaef ‘Wapleyers
Patterson
Shamrock
Nelson Citizens Honor Troop With Sword Gift To Hodgins
In Nelson on October 8, 1899, Captain A E Hodgins and his Nelson contingent were toasted before departing by boat for Montreal. The Bank of Montreal reception featured a sword and five hundred dollar gold purse donated by local citizens, presented by Mayor H G Neelands with praise for loyalty to the Empire.
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Hodgins
Nelson
British Columbia
Montreal
Crow’s Nest Pass
Rossland Boys
Rossland
Bank of Montreal
H. G. Neelands
A. E. Hodgins
South Kootenay Rifles
W. J. G. Dickson
Orr Patterson
Seymour Lee
Dominion of
Canada
Porse
Neelands
John Houston
Frank Fletcher
Capt
J. Roderick Robertson
A. H. Buchanan
G. 8. Kinghorn
Harold Selous
C. Halifax Hall
Empire
Messrs
Fletcher
Houston
Capt. Hodgins
Supp
Britannia
Opera House
Shaughnessy Talks Rail Link to Nelson and Kootenay Landing
Mr. T. G. Shaughnessy, president of the C P R, visiting Nelson with railway officials says construction may begin soon from Proctee’s Landing, with work to proceed along the line as contracts are set. Interchange with Spokane Falls & Northern awaits track completion and right of way terms. recreation grounds remain under discussion.
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T. G. Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Spokane Pails & Northern
Whyte
Shields
Nelson
Shaughineasy
Isus
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Wogan
Durban
Pretoria
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Mafeking
Cronje
Wrench
Cape Colony
Manchester Regiment
Hardihood
Tommy Atkins
Pit Joubert
Lucas Meyer
Erasmus
Capetown
Mafelong
Baden Powell
the Times
Landy Randolph Churchill
Arthur Paget
England
Lady Curzon
Bradley-Martin
Austrlia
America
United States
Berlin
Scheil
William
St. John
Mid
South Africa
Halifax
Comus
Fishery Protection
Alert
Bedford
Klerksdorp
St. Petersburg
Russian Red Cross Society
the Herald
Leicestershire Regiment
Hahna
Deane
Monroe
Murry
Barboury
Dickie Cunningham
Wright
Haldane
Buchanan
Johnston
Findlay
Hennessy
Patrick O’brin
Kilkenny City
Chamberlain
William Court Gully
O'Brien
Pietermaritzburg
Callaway
Natal Carbineers
Colesburg
Norvant's Point
Lorenzo Marquez
Johannesburg
Brussels
Leyds
Europe
Sir Thomas
Nelson and
East
Balfour
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