Kimberley in Peril as Boer Surrounds City
Dispatch from Cape Town reports Boer forces surrounding Kimberley in large numbers while bombardment of Ladysmith continues. British fire from Maxim and rifles misdirected, killing one Cape police officer and wounding another as Boers gain range and raid nearby farms and outposts.
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Cape Town
Kimberley
Ope Town
Rzoar Carter
Cape
Yreservoir
Kampers Dam
Otto
Peakman
Ayleff
Cape Replice
Sanitarium
Elsmeads
Kenil
Kenilworth
Ladysmith Bombardment Observed From Estcourt
A party near Estcourt watched Ladysmith endure a heavy bombardment with a 40 pounder and another gun firing at six rounds per minute. Smoke enveloped the town as heavy firing continued from daybreak. Reports suggest British naval guns may be active again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Estcourt
Bulwara
Tring
All Well at Mafeking in British Defense
Colonel Baden-Powell reports Mafeking is secure after two days of shelling. A major enemy attack on three sides was repulsed by Maxim fire and enemy forces began to withdraw. Casualties were described as slight. Lieutenant Llewellyn led a counter action at Stocodile Pool with several trains, killing eight.
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London
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Buller
War Office
Llewellyn
Stocodile Pool
Basuto Chief Joel Signals Alignment With Boers
Maseru Basutoland November 9 Indications point to Chief Joel of the Basutos joining the Boers who plan to annex a northern Basutoland strip. Other chiefs remain firm and there is no alarm.
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Maseru
Basutoland
Joel
Reinforcements Arrive by Armenian and Nubia Ships
London reports in a war office dispatch that the troop ships Armenian and Nubia arrived at Cape Town with artillery batteries an ammunition column and the Scots Guards and Northamptonshire regiment. Total reinforcements reach 12 802 with about 6 000 already en route to Durban as nine more ships carrying 11 000 men due today.
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London
Ape Town
War Office
Nubia
Scots Aguard
Northamptonshire Regiment
Durban
Armenisan
Murder on the J B Vanduzen capsized ship tale
Nov. 18 at Johns N B the captain of the schooner J B Vanduzen of New York bound for New York was killed by a crew member near Point Lepreaux The mate landed the victim and the ship’s crew lowered the sail before the craft was brought ashore.
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Johns
N. B
J. B. Vanduzen
New York
Point Lepreaux
Guatemala Debts Put to Rest By International Loan
A syndicate of American English and German bankers plans to lend Guatemala fifteen million dollars for 25 or 50 years at 1 percent interest. The loan would permit control of a portion of port customs and aims to quell internal revolutions by foreign presence.
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San Francisco
The
Evening Post
Guatemala
General Paredes Surrenders Puerto Cabello After Battle
General Paredes, once commander under ex-President Andrade, surrendered Puerto Cabello after a fierce fight that left the city ruined and estimated 650 dead or wounded. Dr Braisted and surgeons from the Detroit and other warships tend the wounded as General Ramon Guerra launched a land assault and breached the defender’s position.
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Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Paredes
Andrade
Cipriano Castro
Braisted
United States
Detroit
Ramon Guerra
Guerra
Five Hurt When Locomotive Hits Streetcar at Crossing
Five passengers were injured when a locomotive drawing a caboose struck a Lake Shore crossing streetcar in Cleveland last evening. The car carried eight people as the locomotive crushed it into kindling wood, leaving several with head and facial injuries, a crushed foot, and severe bruising.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
C. G. Burton
Mark Thompson
Harry Morris
O. C. Levebeck
W. E. Wooters
Cannibals Punished in Cameroons by German Expedition
A German punitive expedition in the Cameroons reported by the British steamer Volta chastised a rebellious cannibal tribe near Kribi. The pursuit drove natives into the bush with about 200 killed and reports say many decapitated and heads placed on poles to terrorize towns. Memphis convention opens with Turley welcome and new organization. Illinois Central President Fish, Attorney General Butler, and others attend.
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Liverpool
Volta
Cameroons
West Africa
Kribi
Western Water Ways Convention
Memphis
Western Water Ways Association
Turley
B. D. Wood
Fish
Illinois Central
William N. Butler
Cairo
Ils
G. W. Smith
Murfreesboro
Illinois House of Representives
Train Collision in McKees Rocks Kills One Injures Two
Pittsburg November 13 a Pittsburg and Lake Erie fright train of 55 loaded cars crashed into the caboose of another train at McKees Rocks. Three men were aboard. one died, another suffered crushed foot and broken legs, and a third was badly injured with uncertain survival.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
McKees Rocks
Caboose
Bryan Goes Hunting
Lincoln Neb Nov 13 W J Bryan and his son left for St Louis to join Colonel W C Wetmore and hunt at his game preserves for a week. Mrs Bryan will join later for an extended trip to Arkansas.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
W. C. Wetmore
Mi. Bryan
Arkansas
Pension For Mrs Bagsey Granted In Washington
Washington on November 14 5 per month pension was granted to Adelaide W Bether widow of Lieutenant Worth Bele who was killed in the war with unspecified theater. The pension was approved by Commissioner Evans and reflects a wartime service bereavement support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagsey
Washington
Evans
Adelaide W. Bether
Worth Bele
Heal Returns to Face Embezzlement Charges in Marion
William E. Heal, Grant County treasurer, who disappeared in 1897 after embezzling about $18,000 including funds from the Homestead and Union Mutual Building and Loan associations, returned to Marion to settle debts. He was arrested on an indictment and plans to go back to Pittsburg for work with Westinghouse after repayment.
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Marion
Ind
William E. Heal
Grant County
Homestead Building and Loan Association
Union Mutual Building and Loan Association of
Indianapolis
Heal
Homestead Association
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Company
Monument Visitors and Revenue Reported for State Memorial
Indianapolis reports the custodian’s filing with the state regents showing 178,165 visitors to the soldiers and sailors memorial from Jan 1, 1894 to Nov 1, 1899. Total receipts amount to 33361.40 with admissions 15406, souvenirs 3691.05, field glasses 231.15, elevator tickets 17024.20, and other sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Board of Regents
Incendiary Fire Destroys Barn In Union City
Joel Noff singer of Union City loses barn and 35 tons of hay along with three horses two mules and farm products in a Saturday fire ruled incendiary. Loss placed at 5000 and investigators suspect robbery motive abandoned as fire spread rapidly. In Laporte gold bearing ore found near Kankakee river while digging for a new waterworks well causing local excitement and reports of silver ore as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Ind
Joel Noffsinger
Laporte
Kankakee
Residence of Butler College President Robbed in Irvington
Burglars entered the residence of President Scott Butler of Butler College at Irvington and stole all the silverware except one ladle. The robbery happened Wednesday night and was not discovered until yesterday, with a heavy loss reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Scott Butler
Butler College
Irvington
Ex President Harrison and Family Return to Indianapolis
Ex President Harrison and Mrs Harrison with the baby and nurse arrived home in Indianapolis today from Europe. Harrison went abroad as counsel in the Venezuelan arbitration case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Indianapolis
Europe
Robber Stole Cash From Pence Estate Near Converse
A robber entered Alien Pence’s home six miles from Converse and took $630 in cash and $700 in checks and drafts. Pence chased the thief after his room discovery, but the robber escaped after two shots were fired. Pence administers his father’s estate and had recently checked out funds from the estate’s bank account.
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Converse
Ind
Alien Pence
Glass Workers in Gas Belt Face Further Delays
Alexandria Indiana November 18. Thousands of window glass workers out since Decoration Day were told by trust plant managers that factories will not restart on Wednesday and may remain closed until after December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ind
Trust
Hand Split to the Wrist in Sawmill Accident at Dillisboro
Charles Lanvermeyer, a sawmill worker in Dillisboro Indiana, had his hand caught in a saw while attempting to remove an object and suffered a complete hand split to the wrist. Ver non Leasure recently lost an arm in an accident nearby.
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Dillisboro
Ind
Charles Lanvermeyer
Vernon Leasure
Amarm
Newark Cruiser Arrives Honolulu After San Francisco Run
The cruiser Newark completed the Honolulu leg from San Francisco in seven days. Florida health officers report two yellow fever cases in Key West and two in Miami. A cave-in at Booneville Reform School killed three and injured one. Samuel McKinley, a former Pennsylvania state senator, died in San Francisco from paralysis. General Brooke reports the death of Private Thomas Smith in Havana after being shot by a policeman during arrest.
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Newark
Honolulu
San Francisco
Oscar II
Norway
Sweden
Florida
Key West
Miami
Western Association of Coffin Manufacturers
Chicago
Booneville (Mo
Samuel McKinley
Pennsylvania
Brooke
Havana
Thomas 5. Smith
Company A
Fifteenth Infantry
Imperial War Office Rejects Canadian Troop Offer
The Imperial War Office declines a second Canadian troop offer for service in the Transvaal. The Chicago and Northwestern railway machinists and helpers at Omaha strike. Admiral Rogers reports favorably to the Navy on the submarine torpedo boat The Holland. Ernest Clevenger convicted of first degree murder at Liberty Missouri for killing George and Della Clevenger last December. John Cavanaugh and five others acquitted in the Nid Lavelle prize fight death at Homestead Pennsylvania. Iron Manufacturers' Association and Amalgamated Association strike reach a 50 cent per ton wage rise for puddlers to 5.50 dollars, highest since 1880.
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Imperial War Office
Canada
Transvaal
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Omaha
Admiral Rogers
Holland
Navy Department
Ernest C. Clevenger
Liberty
George Alen
Della Clevenger
John Cavanaugh
Lavelle
Homestead
Iron Manufacturers’ Association
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Sixteen New Yellow Fever Cases in Miami Florida
Report notes sixteen new yellow fever cases in Miami Florida. Other items mention higher freight rates from Chicago starting January 1, a $1000 forfeit by Gus Ruhlin against James J Jeffries in New York, and Ohio dining-table association members meeting in Columbus to set a price list. A French flag war vessel appears on Nova Scotia fishing grounds as the Northern Pacific promises bond redemption of six million dollars on January 1. Havana reports beef prices still high despite 35 000 head imported last month and Jamaica's storm fatalities and crop losses prompt calls for government aid.
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Miami
Florida
Chicago
Gus Ruhlin
New York
James J. Jeffries
Ohio
National Dining Table Association
Columbus
Nova Scotia
Northern Pacific Railroad
Havana
Jamaica
Steamship Umbria sails with 465000 ounces of silver for Europe
The Umbria departed New York carrying 465000 ounces of silver destined for Europe. A Mobile marbleworks shed roof collapsed injuring five workers, one possibly fatally. The Bank of England reports 355000 pounds in gold withdrawn mainly for South Africa. Senor Capote reports 187 Cuban municipalities and 282 towns destroyed in the war. A cathedral car was acquired for a James Town church. K F E Larned of Poland, N Y died after leaping from a moving train near Hastings Neb, having gone insane.
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Umbria
New York
Europe
Knife and Fork Club
Kansas City
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Mobile
Ala
South Africa
Bank of England
Senor Capote
Brooke
Cuba
Jamestown
N. Y
Nave
Bishup Walker
New York State
K. FE. Larned
Poland
Burlingvoon Road
Hastings
Lord Strathcona elected rector of Aberdeen University
A London dispatch reports Lord Strathcona high commissioner for Canada elected rector of Aberdeen University without opposition. Also noted are Navy tests of oil fuel at Norfolk and Brooklyn yards, Judge Taft ordering sale of the Cloverleaf railway, and other brief items across the United States.
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London
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Aberdeen University
Navy Department
Norfolk
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Taft
United States Court of Appeals
Toledo, St. Louis and
Kansas City
Allison W. Harlin
Globe Savings Bank
Chicago
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Hugh Caldron
General Pardes
Castro
Indiana
Hoosierdom
Farmer
Marvin A. Fuller
Alaskan Commercial Mining Company
Joseph Edlunk
Muskegon
Mich
Springfield
Liss
Charleston
W. Va
National Tinplate Company
Charles K. Sutton
Bozeman
William J. Bryan
M. C. Wetmore
Ozark Mountains
Missouri
Nelson A. Miles
Presidio
Bank of Athens
John A. Benedict
John Yunsk
Conrad Winske
Reading
Bhamokin
C.ed. Coffman
Home News
Indianapolis Journal
Journal
Middle West
P.O
New York Weekly Tribune
Union
Union” Sullivan
P. A. Barco
East Side Public Square
West Washingtion
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