Armored Train Destroyed Near Mafeking in South Africa
Cape Town dispatches report an armored train destroyed south of Mafeking with fifteen British troops killed. Boers shelled wreckage. later says train tried to run through Boers. Reports confirm Cronje's large force near Mafeking and possible rail and telegraph disruption northern positions. Martial law declared at Bloemfontein and Natal reports Boer advances. Capetown neutral stance urged calm amid war threats. Milner and Chamberlain blamed in Afrikaner manifesto. Ploche camp near De Lamar referenced with potential revival if ore and transport align.
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London
Evening News
Cape Town
Mafeking
Colonial Office
Kraipan
Transvaal
U. S
Maine
Havana Harbor
Cronje
Jamison
Joubert
Natal
Lintwa Pass
van Reenan
Ladysmith
Aldershot
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chamberlain
South Africa
Tuesay
Alll
Pretoria
Great Britain
Alfred Milner
Rand
Afrikansers
Reitz
Cape Colony
Schreiner
Cape House of Assembly
Cape
No Pardon For Hancock Denied By Governor Gage
Governor Gage refuses Hancock's pardon from San Quentin and weighs sending him to Nevada for murder trial. Hancock serving ten years for robbery. Separate report from Sevierville Tennessee describes a bank raid attempt with killers and a self-inflicted death by a robber.
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Gage
Nevada
Sacramento
John Hancock
San Quentin
Hancock
Sadler
Admiral Dewey Lays Cornerstone at Norwich Hall
Admiral Dewey laid the cornerstone of Dewey Hall at Norwich University in Northfield on October 13. He was escorted by the Norwich University Cadets and the Vermont National Guard First Regiment and spoke after mortally declaring the stone laid. Chauncey M. Depew delivered the address and Dewey held a brief reception before departing to Boston for another public reception.
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Northfield
Admiral Dewey
Dewey Hall
Norwich University
Vermont Naional Guard
Dewey
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Colonel Schneider Fights a Duel in Paris Dispatch
A Paris dispatch reports Colonel Schneider former Austro-Hungarian military attache wounded and being carried to the Orient Express train with doctors present. He says he returned from Switzerland to duel Captain Cuignet over testimony at Rennes court martial.
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London
Paris
M. Rochefort
Orient Express
Schneider
Switzerland
Cuignet
Rennes
Regiments Readied for Manila From U S Army
The St Louis quartermaster reports orders to move the Thirty eighth and Forty fourth regiments to San Francisco. The Thirty eighth, at Jefferson Barracks, will depart October 20 and the Forty fourth, at Leavenworth Kansas, on October 21. Both may soon be ordered to Manila.
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ST. Louis
S Department
U. S. Army
San Francisco
Jefferson Barracks
Leavenworth
Kansas
Wheeler
Manila
War Department
Fort Niagara
N. Y
Philippines
Vortieth
Fort Riley
Kas
Cyanide Poisoning Antidote Recommended for Plants
A prominent physician prescribes a practical antidote for cyanide poisoning. He urges every cyanide plant to keep peroxide of hydrogen, distilled water, and a Pravarz syringe and to train all workers in preparing a subcutaneous antidote solution.
Global events mix with travels and protests in brief
The day’s items include a suspended yacht race, Madrid merchants threatening shop closures over taxes, and Captain Joseph Coghlan heading to Sitka to oversee Alaska lighthouse districts. Ex Speaker Reed appears publicly at Philadelphia’s Commercial Congress, Germany urging aid to Transvaal to form an international police, McKinley’s Wisconsin visit, armistice extensions in Venezuela, and U S troop movements to the Philippines. Also reports from Batavia on the Gorán earthquake with thousands killed or injured and a Hood’s Sarsaparilla promotion.
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Thomas B. Reed
International Commercial Congress
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Germany
Transvaal
McKinley
West Superior
Wis
Caracas
Venezuela
Andrade
Comander
Cipriano Castro
Roberts Confident After Congressional Victory Visit
Congressman elect Brigham Henry Roberts of Salt Lake City, in Brooklyn for a private visit, says no indictment exists as far as he knows and the church would punish any law infringement. He notes his plural marriages were prior to 1889 and asserts his election was by the people, independent of the church.
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New York
Brigham Henry Roberts
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Roberts
Congress
Canadian Minister Criticizes England Debate Shifts
An Ottawa report notes Canada's stance on South Africa and imperialism. It says J Israel Tarte would resign if Canada sends a contingent. The Public Works Minister opposes Canada joining England's foreign entanglements, stirring discontent at home and abroad.
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Toronto
Cnt
Ottawa
Transvaal
South Africa
J. Israel Tarte
Canada
England
Quebec
Bank Burglars Loot Missouri Bank for 3500
Nevada Missouri reports burglars blew open the Farmer's Bank in Schell City and seized 3500 dollars before escaping. A town posse pursues the band, as a watchman is restrained during the break in. The bank faces no loss due to burglar insurance.
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Bilver
ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Nevada
Schellity
Prospective Mining Sale Suspended in Bull Run District
Montana police with the bond on the Murphy Corlex property suspend the prospective sale. The Tuscarora Times-Review notes over twenty men worked all summer with extensive development and sampling. The mine appears promising and ready for a mill if the deal proceeds or falls through.
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Murphy-Corlex
Bull Run
Tuscarora Times-Review
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Amhei
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