Kimberley Beleaguered in Natal Frontline Reports
News from the western border centers on Kimberley where a British sortie, about 500 strong, reportedly routed 700 Boers after fierce fighting aided by armored trains. Separate dispatches note Riverton clashes with heavy Boer losses and British fatalities, while other reports warn of Boer efforts to block Colonel Plumer’s Mafeking relief and a fear of invasion from Alleman’s Drift.
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London
Natal
Kimberley
Cape Town
Riverton
Plumer
Mafeking
Pretoria
Durban
Imperial Light Horse
Joubert
Symons
Colesburg
Cape Colony
Orange River
Alleman's Drift
Cabinet Holds A Political Discussion In Briefing
The cabinet met for two and a half hours in Washington with the session longer than usual. President warned against public statement while the talk centered on the Philippines and upcoming military naval plans. Debate also touched on the political outlook, including Ohio, amid campaign advice from insiders.
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Washington
Philippines
Ohio
Samoa unrest rumors denied by British envoy in Apia
Washington dispatch reports the British Commissioner for Samoa received a letter from the British consul at Samoa denying native agitation. Conditions are described as serene at Apia and inland, though the consul cannot predict how long the calm will last amid an unsettled state of affairs.
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Washington
Samoa
Apia
Affaira
Lord Rosebery's Opinion of the War
In a private dinner speech Lord Rosebery warned of continued heavy losses, citing General Symons's death and urging a united national front. He downplayed the Transvaal as a simple matter and commented on Gladstone's bold actions and Boer perceptions of British magnanimity.
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London
Lord Roseberry
Symons
Transvaal
Majuba Hill
Mr. Gladstone
Great Britain
Sampson Returns to Boyhood Home in Palmyra
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson arrived in Palmyra from Rochester and was greeted by a noisy crowd. He reviewed a procession with Mrs. Sampson, then visited P. T. Sexton’s residence for luncheon with their party.
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Palmyra
N. Y
W. T. Sampson
Rochester
Lawton Advances North of San Isidro With Little Resistance
General Otis reports Lawton's advance under Young is north of San Isidro near Cabanatuan. A permanent station is established and three months of supplies are routed via the San Juan river. The Twenty-Sixth Volunteers and a battalion of the Nineteenth Infantry accompany Lawton toward Liotlo with minimal opposition.
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Manila
Lawton
Young
San Isidro
Cabanatuan
San Juan
Nineteenth Infantry
Liotlo
Illinois Miners Shot by Deputies in Decatur Clash
In Decatur Illinois on October 27 the first major violence of the seven week old coal miners strike occurred. Striker Fred Dongowski was wounded probably fatally and striker Charles Mauits was shot in the arm. Marion Mays a non union man said to have fired the shots was arrested amid widespread unrest and fear of revenge by strikers.
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Decatur
Fred Dongowski
Charles Mauits
Marion Mays
France and Russia deny Franco Russian intervention in Transvaal War
An authoritative statement from Varis on Oct 27 denies rumors of Franco Russian involvement in the Transvaal war. It says France has no ground or desire for intervention, Russia is in a similar position, and Germany is the only power directly concerned.
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Varis
Transvaal
France
Russia
Germany
Lynching reported near Macon Georgia on Oct 27
John Goosby a Black man was lynched by a Twiggs county mob at Reagan's Mill about six miles from Macon after allegedly cutting his employer John Robinson's throat. Robinson survived, expected to recover.
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Macon
John Goosby
Reagan's Mill
Twiggs County
Gosby
John Robinson
Robinson
Goosby
Hanging of a Minister Ends in Tex Execution
Fort Dallas Texas October 27 Rev G E Morrison was hanged at Verner for wife murder at noon He proclaimed his innocence to twenty witnesses on the scaffold stating he acted indiscreetly and trusted in God His neck broke and death was painless according to reports
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ST. Lols
Post-Dispatch
Fort Dallas
Tex
G. E. Morrison
Verner
Morrison
Major World Events Mix Of War Shipments And Trials
A Missouri bound mis souri troop ship with medical supplies and nurses reaches Port Said en route to Manila. A Christ statue falls in Berlin cathedral injuring no one. Brigadier General Guy W. Henry dies, opening another vacancy. Walter Ford, who murdered Lucinda Moore in 1898, is hanged in Waco. Sam uel Watrous hanged in Austin jail yard. James Davidson faces a lingering death sentence on November 24. A B&O freight collision near Cambridge kills Engineer Carney and three tramps. Denby Worcester meet with Hill as Schurman signals coming Washington visit. Thomas A Green, famed Wood heirs attorney, dies in Denver with prior disbarments. Hospital ship Relief arrives at Manila. Lieut Carmody missing at sea near Guam.
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Berlin
Guy W. Henry
Department of the Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Austin
Tex
Samuel Watrus
G. W. Engberg
Watrous
James Davidson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cambridge
Ohio
W. A. Carney
Carney
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Hill
Schurman
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State Department
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Wood Heirs
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Col
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United States Court
Impure Blood Warnings Spur Hood's Sarsaparilla Pitch
A vintage health ad urges readers that neglecting impure blood leads to serious illness. It claims doing nothing is doing it and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a preventive remedy to take at once.
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Hood
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