Escape and Losses After Train Action at Estcourt
British force from Estcourt repelled Boer fire after an armored train overturned. The engine returned to Estcourt with a small group. 23 soldiers were missing, 15 of the Fusiliers returned. Lieutenant Churchill is believed captured. Dublins and volunteers held uphill ground but suffered heavy casualties amid accurate artillery and rifle fire.
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Durbans
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Churchill
Natal Mercury
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British armored trains trap boosts Boer pressure in Ladysmith area
Lonpox Nov 18 Battles continue as British armored trains come under attack. Reports tally 8 killed or missing with Fusiliers claiming 50 and Durban infantry 40 among casualties. Captain Haldane and other Fusileers officers reported missing. General Joubert is alive, while Ladysmith losses include General Lucius leyer. Censorship tightens as Transvaal authorities bar reporters from leaving.
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Durban
Haldane
Fusileers
Winston Churchilll
Genera Joubert
War Office
Pietermaritzburg
Ladrsmith
Lucius *Leyer
Joubert
Ladysmith
Free State
Lourena Marques
Transvaal
Buller
Brisk Fighting Near San Fabian Ends with American Losses
The Thirty third Infantry engaged insurgents near San Fabian, suffering five Americans killed and thirteen wounded, including Major John A Logan among the slain. They captured 21 Filipinos and 100 rifles, with 81 insurgents found dead. The fight near Dagupan pushed Filipino forces toward Dagupan as exhausted troops exhausted ammunition halted pursuit.
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Manila
Thirty-third Infantry
San Fabian
Wheaton
San Jacinto
Dagupan
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Logan
Cronick
Marsh
Gatling
General Wheaton
General Young
Big Fight Reported at Estcourt Nov 10
A missionary arriving from Lady Ith reports a major battle at Estcourt on Friday November 10. Volunteers advanced at dawn but General Sir George White’s regular troops outflanked the Boers for a crushing defeat with heavy losses. Over 200 Kaffirs helped bury the dead and two trains hauled the wounded.
Small Russian Warship Passes Aden Bound for Persian Gulf
London Nov 18 report says a small Russian warship sailed past Aden en route to the Persian Gulf. The British third class cruiser Pomone has been ordered to proceed to the same area.
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Bombay
Daily Mail
Aden
Persian Gulf
Pomone
Flyer Cuts a Freight in Two in Iowa Collision
The Burlington flyer from Minneapolis to Chicago collided with a Milwaukee freight at Savannah crossing in Cunton? Ia. The impact split the train and wrecked several cars but no injuries were reported. The derailment caused delays of several hours.
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Minneapolis
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Armenians and Kurds Clash Reported Near Erzeroum
Berlin dispatch says Dr Belck reports Armenian Kurdish fighting in Erzeroum Armenia with about 50 killed and clashes continuing.
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The
Frankfurter Zeitung
Dr. Belck
Erzeroum
Armenia
Death of Major John A. Logan Jr in Luzon action
Cable dispatch from Washington reports Major John A. Logan Jr of the Thirty third Volunteer Infantry killed while leading his battalion in battle in Luzon. He was the son of the late General John A. Logan of Illinois and Mrs Mary A Logan. He leaves a widow and two children in Youngstown Ohio.
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War Department
John A. Logan, Jr
Luzon
John A. Logan
Illinois
Mary A. Logan
Washington
Youngstown
Ohio
Transport City of Sydney Sails with Twenty sixth Infantry
The transport City of Sydney carrying the Twenty sixth Infantry sailed for Manila today. The Forty fifth Infantry is scheduled to sail next.
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Sydney
Madila
Zincore price slips as smelters bear market
JorLix Missouri November 16 zinc ore formerly at 45 a ton fell further to 33 a ton after two weeks. The drop follows smelters in the combine succeeding in bearing the market and reducing prices.
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Zincore
Judge rules railway employee on pass cannot claim damages
Boston November 16 Judge Colt of the United States district court held that an employee injured while riding on a pass issued by his railway employer cannot recover damages even if the pass was part compensation for his services.
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Boston
Colt
United States District Court
Northern Pacific Opens Two Manitoba Extensions
St. Paul reports the Northern Pacific Railway has opened two new Manitoba extensions. One runs 22 miles west from Portage la Prairie and the other 11 miles north toward Lake Manitoba.
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Manitoba
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Portage la Prairie
Lake Manitoba
Japanese mining expert studies Black Hills ore treatment
Observer from Japan T Tsuno, a mining expert, has spent ten days in the Black Hills examining local ore processing methods. He was dispatched by the Japanese government to learn modern approaches for treating low grade ores.
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Deapwoopa
T. Tsuno
Black Hills
Reichstag Reassembles After Ballestrem Welcomes Members
The Reichstag reassembled in Bern with Count Von Ballestrem presiding as president. The opening proceedings were formal and the house adjourned after the welcome.
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Bern
Count von Ballestrem
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