Attack near Malabon and Manila clash in Cavite province
Troops under General Schwan threat Malabon while insurgents totaling about 5,000 defend San Francisco de Malabon. In Rosario hundreds flee by boat as Americans capture 200 to 300 fighters. At La Loma church Manila a night engagement lasts an hour with one American wounded.
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Schwan
San Francisco de Malabon
Cavite
Novella
Rosario
Bay of Rosario
Manila
la Loma Church
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Twentieth Infantry
Otis Plans Local Government Scheme for Luzon Towns
General Otis informs the war department of a comprehensive plan to govern all cities and towns in Luzon occupied by American forces. Senior officers will oversee town governments with municipal councils elected by wards or barrios and empowered to pass ordinances subject to commanding officer approval.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Otis
War Department
Luzon
U S Gunboats Move to Recover Sunk Spanish Gunboat
An expedition from Cavite including the Callao and Manila with an armored flatboat and steam pump sails for the Pasig River to raise the Spanish gun boat Ayat sunk by Spaniards. Helena with marines from Baltimore precedes to sound the river mouth.
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United States
Callao
Cavite
Pasig
Ayat
Helena
Baltimore
Army Captain Safford of Thirteenth Dies in Novoleta Attack
Captain Marion B. Safford of the Thirteenth Infantry was killed in the Novoleta engagement. A 1879 military academy graduate, he was born September 1, 1856, in Selma Alabama. He fought in the Santiago campaign and went to the Philippines in April.
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Washington
Marion B. Safford
Thirteenth Infantry
Noveleta
The
Military Academy
Selma
Ala
Santiago
Philippines
Transport Newport Arrives in San Francisco
The United States transport Newport arrived in San Francisco after a 33 day voyage from Manila. She carries a number of signal corpsmen aboard.
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Newport
San Francisco
United States
Manila
Signal
Rockwell Named to Command Schley's Flagship Chicago
Captain C. H. Rockwell, head of the Norfolk navy yard, is ordered to command the Chicago which will serve as Admiral Schley’s flagship on the South Atlantic station. The assignment follows Rockwell’s request.
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Schley
Washington
C. H. Rockwell
Norfolk Navy Yard
Chicago
Admiral Schley
South Atlantic
Rockwell
O'Donnell quits 20 round bout with Carr in Lexington
Not enough money in sight as Steve O'Donnell of Australia refuses to continue a scheduled 20 round match with Tom Carr of New York in Lexington. O'Donnell cites insufficient receipts to justify his entrance fee.
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Lexington
Steve O’donnell
Australia
Tom Carr
New York
Great east trip nets Iron Range railroad major equipment
President Great singer of the Duluth and Iron Range railroad returns from the East with orders for 10 locomotives and 350 steel ore cars, claiming to make the Iron Range the greatest ore road in the world.
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DuLurth
Greatsinger
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad
Iron Range
Dar Hall Ordered to Close Up Allotment Work
Wasnurtherox Oct 11 Dar Hall the Chippewa allotments commissioner is ordered to finish wind up work by Oct 16 and turn over all pending matters to Indian Agents Sutherland and Mercer.
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Dar Hall
Wasnurtherox
Chippewa Indian
Sutherland and
Mercer
Editor Killed in Florida Paper Dispute
C M Gardner editor of Our Sunny Land in Miami was killed at West Palm Beach by Marcus Frank after a quarrel over a published article. Frank was arrested.
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Jacksonville
Fla
C. M. Gardner
Our Sunny Land
Miami
West Palm Beach
Marcus Frank
Gardner
Frank
British Flying Squadron Formed as Warning Against Interference
A London dispatch says Britain forms a defensive flying squadron amid continental presses hostility to England. Russian and German outlets attack South Africa policy while Germany remains neutral. Britain prepares for possible crises as army mobilization delays are noted.
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New York
London
England
Great Britain
Germany
South Africa
Boer Advance Rapid Changes War Fronts Near Mafeking
Boers push toward Mariboyo 40 miles from Mafeking as they seek to pin Colonel Kaden-Powell between two fires and cut rail and telegraph lines north. Cronje close to Mafeking with 9 000 to 10 000 men. Natal reports steady fronts. Tintwa column nears Ladysmith, turning Ladysmith into a Natal Aldershot.
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Mariboyo
Seach
Mafeking
Kaden-Powell
Cronje
Joubert
Conje
Natal
van Reenan’s Pass
Ladysmith
Aldershot
McKinley Promises 65000 U S Troops to Subdue Rebellion
President McKinley visits Fargo North Dakota as crowds greet him at a reviewing stand. He pledges sending 65 000 troops to the Philippines to uphold the American flag held by volunteers who served in Luzon. Attendees include Attorney General Griggs and Senators Hansbrough and McComber. The event ends with the presidential train moving to Aberdeen South Dakota.
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N. D
McKinley
North Dakota
Philippines
United States
National House of Representatives
Luzon
Griggs
Long
Gage
Hitchcock
Wilson
Hansbrough
McComber
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Boer Programme Aimed at Dundee Glencoe and Ladysmith
Ladysmith correspondent reports an expected simultaneous Boer assault on Dundee Glencoe and Ladysmith. Natal mounted infantry and carbineers guard the towns while a main Boer force of 11 000 men is at Shrindspruit. Troops kept under arms volunteers to sleep booted and spurred for instant call.
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Lonxpon
Ladysmith
Daily News
Dundee
Glencoe
Natal
Shrindspruit
Free State Forces Near Ladysmith Estimated at 12 000
Lonpoxs Oct 16 The Ladysmith correspondent of The Times reports an invading Free State force of about 12 000. Heavy storms and scarce forage slow operations, with no action expected for several days unless Boer forces threaten the British line from Glencoe Junction to Ladysmith.
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Lonpoxs
Ladysmith
The
Times
Free State
Rhodes Returns to Kimberly as Mining and Fighting Continue
Cecil Rhodes is back at Kimberly where he states mining and combat will proceed simultaneously. A camp will be formed and town guards assigned to key points as fortifications and earthworks rapidly advance. The new ultimatum is reportedly received with satisfaction.
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Kimberly
Cecil Rhodes
Boers Near Newcastle Report Circulating
London dispatch says reports claim Boers reached Newcastle Natal with no confirmation of siege actions at Mafeking or Ladysmith as yet arriving.
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London
Daily Mail
Dundee
Natal
Newcastle
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Cape Town Dispatch Warns Colesburg of Possible Attack
A Colesburg warning said the town should be ready for an attack on Thursday but the attack did not take place. Residents reportedly waver over greeting the Boers with cold lead or hot coffee.
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Cape Town
Colesburg
Orange River
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Ad
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dyspepsia rheumatism scrofula and salt rheum and claims Hood's Pills are non irritant mild and active, highlighting fruits over leaves to emphasize results.
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Welcome for McKinley by West Superior Children
President McKinley arrived late in West Superior with his party to a crowd of about eight thousand people and seven thousand school children. A committee of pupils presented a souvenir funded by pennies from the students, with Caroline Kennedy six years old delivering the keepsake and the note of thanks. The president expressed gratitude and spoke briefly.
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Superior
McKinley
West Superior
Wis
Caroline Kennedy
President McKinley Acknowledged by Duluth Crowds
President McKinley and cabinet were met by a citizens committee Company C of the national guard and G A R posts at Duluth depot. They traveled by militia escort to Central high school where nearly eight thousand school children gathered for remarks, but the crowd’s size limited hearing.
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Central High School
President McKinley Visits Brainerd Train Stop
President McKinley and Secretaries Wilson and Hitchcock spoke briefly as their train passed Brainerd Minnesota at 8 40 p m. A large crowd gathered at the depot with several hundred school children in the front ranks watching the event.
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Brainerd
Minn
McKinley
Wilson
Hitchcock
Chippewas See the President in North Woods Greeting
A small but eager crowd gathered in Aitkin Minnesota to greet the presidential party on October 16. Chippewa Indians perched on a fence beside the president’s car eagerly sought a glimpse of the Great Father during the visit.
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Aitkin, Minn
Quarrel Over Wedding Day Ends in Tragedy
Fort Scott Kansas report says James Bish shot his fiancee Miss Clara Staein brook during a quarrel over their wedding date. Bish then fatally shot himself as she fell. Bish is dead. the woman is expected to recover.
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Kan
James Bish
Clara Staeinbrook
Bish
Rural Free Delivery Plan Set For Davenport Stillwater Frankfort
Rural free delivery is ordered to begin October 28 in Davenport Iowa covering 29 square miles Stillwater Minnesota 41 square miles and Frankfort Ohio 40 square miles.
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Washington
Davenport
Stillwater
Minn
Frankfort
Anti-Taxation Riots Grip Barcelona Shops Closed
Riot unrest erupts in Barcelona as mobs attack public buildings and shops shut down. Crowds shout anti taxation slogans signaling a deepening political clash in Catalonia amid calls for independence.
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Barcelona
Swift's Specific Promoted as Cancer Cure in 19th Century Ad
An advertisement-like narrative touts Swift's Specific S. S. S. as a universal cure for cancer. It presents a testimonial from Mrs S M Idol of Winston North Carolina, claiming cure after eighteen bottles and urges readers to request a free book from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift
Mas. S. M. Ipoi
Winston, N. C
Atlanta
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