Desperate Engagements Mark General Hall's Philippine Campaign
Manila dispatch details multiple clashes near Looc and Arayat. Captain Beigler repulsed 400 insurgents, with 75 killed. two Americans died, three wounded. A second skirmish with 60 troopers and 1,000 insurgents left four missing and two dozen horses lost. Fagin killed after assault on a civilian launch. Lieutenant Alstaetter captured. General Hall with 800 men faced harsh terrain to Bingangon Infanta, Chinese porters died, 250 garrisoned at Binangonan.
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Manila
Looc
Beigler
Teoneley
Third Cavalry
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry
Tndesiee
Iosa
Arayat
David Fagin
Fagin
Frederick W. Alstaetter
Hall
Bingangon
Infanta
Cilles
Binangonan
Poialillo Island
Infanta Province
Hale
Deata Claims Max Muller in England Home
Fragmentary notes indicate a claim involving Max Muller and a residence in England. Details remain unclear in the damaged OCR and no reliable timeline or parties beyond Muller are readable.
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Deata
Max Muller
Offers 6500 for Mend
The report from Hong Kong dated October 29 notes a price offer of 6500 for Mend. The terse dispatch mentions a transactional context but lacks additional details on parties or terms.
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Hong.kong
Boxers Active Report Amid Foreign Massacre Threats
Dr Morrison wires from Pekin dated October 26 and reports foreign ministers confer adding Prince Yi and Ying Nien to demands. Troops at Pao Ting Fu punished missions rescuing clergy. St Petersburg bureau cites Russia to return Tong Ku to Niu Chwang railway when peace returns.
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Prince Yi
Ying Nien
C. Eo Osten Sars
San Seareian
Pao Ting Fu
Avemuto
St. Petersburg
Daily Express
Russia
Tong Ku
Niu Chwang
Agree on the Advance in Wyoming Valley Coal Strike
Sannehee Wilkes reports that nearly all Wyoming valley coal companies posted a 10 percent wage increase after a Scranton convention. The Kingston Coal Company granted the rise, employing 2,200 workers. President Mitchell and the mining board visited Pittston, praising workers and urging a return to work tomorrow.
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Sannehee Wilkes
Wyoming Valley
Scranton
Kingston Coal Company
Mitchell
Mining Board
Pittston
Fred
Kruger Plans Arrival in Marseilles and Appeal to Powers
Brussels dispatch reports Mr. Kruger will reach Marseilles aboard the Gelderland on November 11 or 12. He will stay at the Grand Hotel de Noailles and host French Dutch and Belgian delegates. He plans to appeal to the powers under article 3 after praising Queen Wilhelmina’s hospitality aboard the Gelderland.
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Wilhelmina
Brussels
Transvaal
Kruger
Marseilles
Gelderland
Grand Hotel de Noailles
Belaes
Fears From Yellow Fever Lingers in Havana
AAVYNA October 29 reports continued yellow fever outbreak fears in Havana as health officials monitor cases and implement containment measures. The fragment notes ongoing concern over the epidemic in the Cuban capital.
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Yellow ST
Aavyna
Havana
End of the Fight Brings Five Killed and Mine Wounded
After a credited resistance retreat the clash ends with five fatalities and a wounded miner. The account notes the defeat followed by heavy losses on the field and in the mine, signaling a costly engagement.
American Troops Attack Fili pinos in Night Engagement
Dispatch from Manila dated Oct 26 reports First Lieutenant Grayson Valae and Troop L of the Third U S Cavalry leading a detachment that attacked insurgents near Narvican Ilocos. The fight involved about 400 riflemen and 1000 melee attackers, with heavy losses and many wounded on both sides.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
MacArthur
Juan Villamor
Subo
Timos
Andrew T. Johnson
Farrier
Guy E. McClintock
United States Cavalry
Floyd HE
Damages Case Reported In Chicago Tribune Item
A damaged OCR fragment from Chicago dated October 27 references a damages case involving a party possibly linked to New York. The readable portion hints at legal action and parties named Forbes and Roosevelt, but specifics are unclear.
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Chicago
Forbes
Hich
York
New York
Unclear fragment on time and status
The readable text provides no clear subject, event, or entities to summarize. It appears as an incomplete phrase referencing time and possession with no verifiable details.
Military budget note mentions armor and armament increase
The text cites next year estimates totaling 7,455,256 with a single item of 4,900,000 under armament. The admiral makes no recommendations on armor and armament. The fragment suggests financial allocations and oversight concerns for military equipment.
Parseves the Biscuit Trust Lincoln Neb Oct 27
A brief clipping from Lincoln Nebraska notes a date of October 27 and references the Biscuit Trust in a terse report. Details are fragmentary and no further context is available.
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Parseves the Biscuit Trust
Lincoln, Nebd
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Captain Beigler
Gen. Hall
England
Warta Gabie Grae Sore
Dr. Morrison
the Times
Pekin
Grast
The
Hague
Kansas City
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