Battles and rumors near Ladysmith test British grip
London dispatches report no new engagement at Ladysmith while General White is said to be well and holding position. Casualty lists from Dundee show 82 missing Dublin Fusiliers and many captured Hussars. Kimberley prepared to resist as 6,000 Boers patrol roads, with fears of annexation and shifting loyalties across Bechuanaland and Griqualand.
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War Office
Ladysmith
New York
White
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Colenze
Tugela
Pietermaritzburg
Seat of War
Kimberley
Kekwith
Hopetown
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Harmsworth
Kilpham
Bech- Vanaland
Griqualand
To Cure a Cold in One Day Claim by Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds. It states druggists refund the money if ineffective and bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
Murdered for His Money in New Jersey Bay Find
Frederick K. Hardy Jr. of Mount Pleasant Tenn. is identified as the body recovered by oyster men in Keyport New Jersey. The 21 year old art student was last seen October 22 in Brooklyn. Authorities suspect assault and murder with the body towed across the Narrows to the bay. Money and watch missing. Evidence suggests a head injury.
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New York
Keyport
N. J
Frederick K. Hardy Jr
Mount Pleasant
Tenn
Hardy
E. C. Mohdam
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn
Jealous husband kills wife and self in Chicago
Andrew H Patterson a railroad detective for Illinois Central shot and killed his wife then killed himself in Chicago after a jealous dispute. He left a letter claiming membership in Elk Lodge No 174 of Tacoma Washington and stating the wife left him and refused to return.
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Chicago
Andrew H. Patterson
Ilinois Central
Patterson
Elk Lodge No
Tacoma
Washington
Refused Woman Fires Four Shots In Cincinnati
Edward Grafe foreman at a printing office was shot four times on a Cincinnati street by Mamie Reting daughter of Captain Reting of the fire department after he refused to marry her. He is fatally wounded.
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Cincinnati
Edward Grafe
Mamie Reting
Kansas celebrates return of the Twentieth Kansas heroes
Topeka New s reports a massive homecoming as Kansas welcomes the Twentieth Kansas infantry. About 50 000 people poured into Topeka to greet Companies A B F and L. General and Mrs Funston were welcomed with a large bouquet. Soldiers dined in the Santa Fe dining room before a planned parade to the State House.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Kansas Avenue
State Capitol
State House
National university effort discussed by educators
Washington, Nov. 2. Following resolutions from the National Educational Association in Los Angeles, a committee of prominent educators met to discuss feasibility, plan, and scope of a national university and how to present it to Congress, with a request to President to commend the project in his message if feasible.
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Washington
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Congress
Oregon Prospector Hall Smashes Home After Finding Gold Vein
One Hall, an Oregon prospector, returned home and smashed furniture with an axe. His wife, who supports the family by washing, protested as Hall displayed a sack of ore glittering with gold. He claimed to have struck a vein worth $5,000 in a prospecting tunnel.
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Hall
Oregon
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