Armored Train Destroyed as Boers Kill British Troops
Dispatches report an armored train south of Mafeking destroyed by Boers who shelled the wreckage after derailment. Fifteen British troops were killed and the crew captured except the engine driver. Official notes confirm the train was wrecked near Kraipan station en route to Mafeking. The fear of civilian casualties was dismissed by later reports.
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London
Evening News
Cape Town
Mafeking
Lonpox
Colonial Office
Kraipan
Care Town
Transvaal Boers Threaten Natal Invasion Fear
The Times discusses the Transvaal crisis and warns that a large scale Boer advance into Natal could render a masterly inactivity untenable. It notes uncertainty over troop numbers at Ladysmith Glencoe and Dundee and cites 12 000 Free State troops plus Joubert's forces as making the situation grave and open to further anxious details.
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Natal
London
the Times
Transvaal
Ladysmith
Glencoe
Dundee
Joubert
Canada Grants Consent to Alaska Dispute Pact
Sir Louis Davies Canadian minister confirms Canada’s consent to a temporary arrangement of the Alaska dispute. The deal follows US proposals with main features. Colonel John Hay to sign papers soon and Reginald Tower to ratify for Great Britain.
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London
Sir Louis Henry Davies
Associated Press
Canada
United States
John Hay
Reginald Tower
Washington
Great Britain
Attack on Angeles Leaves One American Dead
The insurgents attacked Angeles at 2:00 a m. causing one American death and seven wounded. U.S. forces from the Twelfth Ninth and Thirteenth regiments counterattacked, using artillery, and the enemy withdrew by 5:30 a m. A scouting party near Balinat captured 11 Filipinos and another party near Mayacauyan captured a Filipino major. all captives were brought to Manila.
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Manila
Angeles
Amarican
Balinat
Mayacauyan
Soldiers Attack Indians at San Carlos Agency
War department dispatches report that about a dozen soldiers attacked four peaceful Indians at the San Carlos agency Arizona Friday night. General Merriam orders Colonel McGregor Ninth Cavalry Fort Grant to investigate with a cavalry troop following to establish temporary station and assess the disturbance.
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Washington
War Department
Merriam
San Carlos Agency
Arizona
San Carlos
McGregor
Ninth Cavalry
Fort Grant
Balderino Aguinaldo Arrested for Treason
A Tacoma dispatch reports Balderino Aguinaldo, brother of insurgent leader Emilio Aguinaldo, imprisoned at Filipino headquarters and likely to be shot by court martial for treason. Suspected embezzlement of $80,000 last month and escape with five accomplices are cited, leaving him penniless after an attempted flight to Hong Kong via Manila.
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Curiaco
Chronicle
Tacoma
Wash
Hong Kong
Balderino Aguinaldo
Aguinaldo
Balderino
Manila
Shafter Retires on 64th Birthday After Long Service
General William R. Shafter, veteran brigadier general and major general of volunteers, is placed on the regular army retired list on his 64th birthday. He will command the Department of the Pacific until relieved or mustered out July 1, 1901 when Spanish American War volunteers’ enlistments expire.
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San Francisco
William R. Shafter
Regular Army
Shafter
Department of the Pacific
Congress
Militia Called Out to Avert Barnesville Unrest
Governor Candler received a report that the negro population in Barnesville Pike county planned to burn the town in retaliation for whippings of three blacks. He ordered the Barnesville Blues and the Capital City Guards to Barnesville. The units reported in and guarded key buildings.
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Atlanta
Candler
Pike County
Barnes
Barnesville
Forty sixth Leaves for Frisco to Philippines
The Forty sixth regiment U S V, recruited largely in New England, has left Framingham Mass for San Francisco where they will embark for the Philippines. Commanded by Colonel Walter B Schuyler the unit numbers about 1300 with officers. It required 57 cars to transport men horses and equipment.
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Frisco
Framingham
Mass
New England
San Francisco
Philippines
Walter 8. Schuyler
Mergenthaler Seriously Ill In Baltimore Home
Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the linotype, is seriously ill at his Baltimore home. He has suffered pulmonary trouble for weeks and has been bed-bound recently. Born in Wurtemburg Germany on May 10, 1854.
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Mergenthaler
Baltimore
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Wurtemburg
Germany
Burglary Ends in Fatal Shot at Iowa General Store
A burglar broke into J. B. Vriezelaar’s general store in Otley Iowa and was shot and killed by the proprietor. The burglar’s identity remains unknown though a book bearing the name E M Kennedy of Waterloo was found in the pocket. The body is held for identification.
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Iowa
Otley
J. B. Vriezelaar
E. M. Kennedy
Waterloo
General McClernand Sinking Health in Springfield
Springfield dispatch reports General John A. McClernand showing slight improvement yet unable to take sufficient nourishment and with a very high temperature. Doctors fear recovery improbable.
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MccClernand
Springfield
Ills
John A. McClearnand
Boers Delay Assault on Glencoe as Danhauser Retreats
Cape dispatches report Boer commandos that moved from Newcastle to Danhauser have retired to Intangane, delaying the anticipated attack on Glencoe. Rumors of attacks at Aliwalworth and Mafeking surface, with telegraph lines cut between Mafeking and Kimberley amid farmer unrest at Vryburg. The Kimberley garrison is urged to send relief forces.
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Lonxpos
Cape
Glencoe Campj
Natal
Laings Nek
Newcastle
Danhauser
Intangane
Glencoe
Free State
Aliwalworth
Mafeking
Vryburg
Cape Town
Orange River
Kimberley
Cape Colony
Boers Report 2000-Strong Force Besieging Dundee
Capetown dispatch says 2000 Boer troops with 16 field guns reached Danhauser northeast of Dundee to surround the town and cut garrison links to Glencoe and Ladysmith. Commandant Viljoen likely leads the force. German gunners aid. Newcastle contingent moves to sever Glencoe–Ladysmith link. Refugee unrest in Cape Town raises martial law risk.
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Capetown
Orange Free State
Norvalspont
Dundee
Natal
Danhauser
Glencoe
Ladysmith
Viljoen
Newcastle
Cape Town
Britain to Raise 3000 More Cape Col volunteers
London reports supplement to Cape Colony call outs with 2000 more volunteers in Cape Colony and 1000 in Natal raising total volunteer strength to 12500. Planned embarkations from Great Britain aim for 18000 troops and 1600 horses over the next four days aboard Britannic and America ships. Renewed urgency to move families from Daar Junction follows Kimberley and Orange River Bridge combats.
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London
Cape Colony
Natal
Great Britain
White Star
Britannic
America
Kimberley
Orange River Bridge
Daar Junction
Stanford Newell to Sign Peace Protocol
Tue HaGve Oct 18 Stanford Newell the United States minister to the Netherlands will sign the protocol embodying the agreements reached by representatives of the powers at the recent peace conference.
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Stanford Newell
Tue HaGve
United States
Netherlands
Train collision near Granite Canon station kills two
A rear end collision on the Union Pacific near Granite Canon station between a stock train and an eastbound mail train resulted in two deaths and three injuries. Local responders reported the wreck and authorities prepared to investigate the cause.
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Cheyenne, Wy
Granite Canon Station
Union Pacific
Street Car Struck by Train in Niles Tragedy
A street car on the Trumbull line with 23 passengers was struck by a Cleveland and Pittsburg train at Niles. Bert S. Ward was killed and several others were seriously injured.
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WashineTex
Trumbull
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Niles
Bert S. Ward
Battle in Natal Reported as Boers Clash with British
London reports a battle near Van Rennans pass between General Sir Stewart White’s Natal forces and Boer invaders. The Daily Telegraph cites Ladysmith intelligence of a British advance and mentions Boer attacks on Mafeking and railway bridge destruction attempts. General White probes mobility with General Sir Archibald Hunter. Cape Colony premier Schreiner expected to back the imperial government. Ewart Groebler named commandant general of the Free State forces.
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London
Sir Stewart White
Natal
van Rennans
War Office
Ladysmith
Daily Telegraph
Ladysmith Bays
George Stewart White
Archibald Hunter
Adam Homes
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Mafeking
Wreyburg
Schreiner
Cape Colony
Railway Department
Ewart Groebler
Volksraad
Philopolis
Free State Forces
Free State
Mules for Transvaal Leave Kansas City for New Orleans
Twenty five carloads of mules bought on the market by the English government in the last ten days were sent to New Orleans today. A further trainload will depart for the same destination within a few days.
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Kansas City
Transvaal
New Orleans
Transvaal Telegraphic Link Cut Off
The state department reports telegraphic communication with the Transvaal has been completely interrupted by cable companies. This leaves the department unable to contact United States Consul Macrum in Pretoria.
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Transvaal
Washington
State Department
Department
United States
Macrum
Pretoria
Cable messages to South Africa face censorship
New York reports cable companies announce messages to South Africa are subject to censorship at Aden and Natal. Communication with the Orange Free State and Transvaal is suspended. The notice outlines restrictions affecting regional telegraph routes and official exchanges.
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New York
South Africa
Aden
Natal
Orange Free State
Transvaal
Hood's Sarsaparilla Public Benefit Claim
Advert reads Hood's Sarsaparilla as a highly concentrated blood purifier and tonic born from necessity. It touts unequalled curative power and calls itself America’s Greatest Medicine with testimonials like Rosy Cheeks and Mary A. Burke praising health gains and reduced doctor bills.
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Hood
America
Mary A. Burke
East Clair St
Indianapolis
Ind
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
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