Blood Flows Atchison Police Shot Dead After Bank Robbery
A Atchison Kansas policeman Robert Dickerson was shot and killed during a store robbery in Doniphan County. Bandits fled after a long chase. a posse cornered them near the river but two robbers escaped, leaving a bloody scene and a lone officer dead. Public officials called for militia. investigations continued with no trace of the desperados.
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Mehison
Robert A. Dicker- Bon
Tnt Atchinis
Cherlen Lyeb
Doniphan
Dickersut
Sinenurl
James Hays
Dent
Phan
Ruch
den Phan
Atic
Femol Wean
T Rand
Kinvantine
Aira
Anion
Ducautt
Atchison
Da'eipeh
Sherif Vestal
St Joseph
Sherif Lasailer
Hartman
Seip
Atechisen
Sone
Stump
Balls City
Pickerson
Seip Ventureal Chow
Knew
Dickerson
Puget
Sel
Leenker
Cromwell
Stins
Dickbrean
Atchinon
Dick Vreor
Aiton
Erhardt
Euns
Anstra Burlington
Surghorss
Green
Sas
Sean
Posse Dee Atchison
Atchison Bunter
Dikerson
A. Dickerson
Pelicema
Leedy
Ledior Dickeraun
Atchison County
Militla
Topeka
Prive Atavkin AL Seven
Governors Office
Urdinane
Atchivan
Atohinon
Deiniphan
Derphan
Robert Dickerson
Battle of Elandslaagte Fights Indicate British Victory
Reports from London describe intense fighting at Elandslaagte in Natal with heavy British losses but clear victors. British infantry and artillery pressed Boer positions, capturing three 12-pounder pieces and advancing to seize key ground while commending Colonel Hamilton for execution of infantry tactics.
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London
Natal
Devonshires
Nanking
French
Tan Hamilton
Scott Chisholm
Prjtiah
Ninth Lancers
The
Durban
First Montana volunteers welcomed with medal of honor
The First Montana volunteers arrived at 1 o'clock and were given a rousing welcome. After speeches and a dinner they were presented with a special Medal of Honor by United States Senator Clark. They will proceed to Helen. The remarks praised their splendid service and dedication.
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Titte
Mont
Montana
City Hall Site Under Rapid Excavation for Street Grading
Workers cut down trees and remove stumps as dirt is leveled for city hall site grading. Concrete mounds and earth movers show rapid progress, with graders at work shaping the area and establishing baselines for utility lines and future construction.
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Binite
Red Cross to Help Bath in South Africa Conflict
The Russian Red Cross Society pledges aid to both belligerents in South Africa. The Herald notes the policy of neutrality while supporting relief efforts. Subscriptions are opened nationwide to fund the volunteer corps, which is being equipped in private quarters. Weather and other notices appear in the same bulletin.
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Red Cross
Bath
St. Petersburg
Oot
Otter
South Africa
The
Herald
Battle of Elandslaagte Defeat for Transvaal by British forces
British forces under General French repulsed Transvaal troops at Elandslaagte near Ladysmith. Engagement involved Fifth Lancers, Natal carbineers, Imperial Light Horse, and heavy artillery. After initial artillery duel and maneuvers, British infantry broke Boer lines, with heavy casualties and captures reported as dawn approached. The dispatch notes reinforcements arriving and moral vigor on the British side.
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London
Marquis of Lansdowne
Balmoral Castle
War Office
Natal
Stewart White
Elandsloagte
Glencoe
Ladysmith
Brideh
French
Transvaal
Jan H. M. Kock
Elandslasgte
Truopy
Fifth Lancers
Firth Dragoon
Imperial Light Horse
Leonqund
Rina
Natal Carbineers
Bold
Natal Seid
Imountey
Devonshire Regiment
Gordon Hitelanders
Manchester Cemi
Tan Anal Tom
Blandsvaagte Station
Manchester Regiment
Dragoon
Skirmishing Report From Manila War Dispatch
Telegram from Gen. Orly confirms Captain Guy Howard's death near Arayat while on launch on the Rio Grande. Insurgents attacked Catamba. Kline's forces at Cakuba routed them, with several casualties and captures reported. scouting detachment engaged southwest Santa Rita with six insurgents killed, eight captured.
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Washington
Guy Howard
War Department
Lawton
San Isidro
Luzon
Catamba
Kline
Cakuba
Insurrection in Panama prompts gunboat action from U S
Reported Panama upheaval spreads through Cundinamarca Tolima and Sint Ander regions. U S state department seeks a gunboat to Panama with Marblehead or Detroit possibly dispatched. Dispatch notes possible foreign support for revolutionists and halted Magdalena steamers.
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Cartegena
Colombia
Panama
Washington
Cundimamarca Tolima
Sint Ander
State Department
Navy Department
Marblehead
Detroit
Laguayra
Venezuela
United States
Hart
Bogota
Magdalana
Auditor Overrules Voucher For G A R En Campment Trip
State auditor initially blocked payment of a voucher submitted by Secretary Barnes for expenses to attend the American Pomological Society meeting during the G A R encampment in Philadelphia. The attorney general’s opinion suggested the funds cover travel expenses generally, and Auditor Cole approved the voucher. The bill totaled a little over 40, tied to the horticulture department’s fruit science gathering.
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State Horicultural Society
Barnes
Philadelphia
American Pomological Sociey
Kansas
Cole
Perpar
Garden- Ide
Wrecked Mariners Saved at Sea Near Dartmouth
The British steamer Hutter from Philadelphia to Copenhagen landed eleven rescued Norwegian sailors today. Capt Peder sen, traveling from Mobic on August 10 toward Ste tin, reported a foundering on October 15 at latitude 47, longitude 7.
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Dartmouth
Hug
Hutter
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Berk
Pedersen
Mobic
Stetin
Wrecked Westaway Strands at Wattlings Island
The brig Westaway Capt Young, from Barbadoes to Rum and New York, ran aground Oct 5 at Wattlings Island in the Bahamas and was a total loss. The crew reached the island with the vessel’s material.
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Wattling’s Island
Nassau
N. P
Westaway
Young
Barbadoes
Rumaay
New York
Wattlings Island
Bahamas
Wounded and Stated Losses Amid Boer War Actions
The dispatch details wounded and captured, naming General Jan Knok and Fiet Joubert among prisoners. It notes a goods train with supplies for Glencoe camp and nine English captives recovered. About 160 killed or wounded are reported, with wounded being gathered across a large area for evacuation by train. The force includes Boers Highlanders Germans and mixed nationalities.
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Rowre
el Beden-Powell
Mafeking
London
The
War Office
George Wrentham
House of Commons
Lord Wolseley
Natel
Orlows
Blandatangte
Boars
Sell
Yule
Dundee
Glenose Junction
Dandee
White Wis
Ladysmith
Ly Bein
Pietermaritzburg
Pretoria
Klerksdorp
Mufemirg
Jan Knock
Fiet Joubert
Joubert
Glencoe
Shipping report from Cape Nome booms with 3500 residents
Captain Shoe maker reports aboard the Revenue Cutter Bear that Cape Nome may host 3500 people with 600 to 1000 more from Yukon river points. Provisions may hold, fuel could be scarce, typhoid fever is present, and cold weather is expected to curb it. He pledges cooperation with military authorities and the U S marshal to aid the needy aboard the Bear en route to Sitka.
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United States
Sitka
Boston Vice President Garret A. Hobart Said Dying
A private telephone message from Paterson reports Vice President Garret A Hobart is dying at his home. The message says he is believed to be suffering from Bright's disease and his condition has worsened rapidly in recent days, with death near.
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Boston
Paterson
S. Iy
Garret A. Hebart
Hobart
Bright
Honors for a Hero in Marion South Carolina
The people of Marion will on Tuesday present Lieutenant Victor Blue with a silver roving cap in recognition of his gallantry in Cuba. The Patriotic Society of South Carolina plans to award the first Medal of Gallantry for locating the Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor and mapping their anchorage during the Cuban war. The event occurs while Blue is on his honeymoon in Marion.
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Columbia
Marion
S. C
Liguter
Ant Victor
Efferr
Lieutenant Blue
South Carolina Bay
Patriotic Society of Awari
Cuba
Santiago Harbor
SCHOONER LOST IN HURRICANE NEAR GREENLAND
The Philadelphia arriving from Liverpool reports the loss of two crewmen from the Maithenbark Todine after a hurricane from Greenland. Captain Hillgrave’s vessel left Lygtut with granite cargo on October 4. two sailors, Louie Thompson and John McFeterson of Sweden, were swept overboard and lost during the storm. All hands were saved when sighted on October 18 at latitude 47.20 north and longitude 46.10 west.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Maithenbark Todine
Greenland
Fodipe
Hillgrave
Lyigtut
Louie Thompson
John McFeterson
Sweden
Cornelius Varderbilts Involved In Family Controversy
A New York report notes Cornelius Varderbilts faced pressures over a family matter tied to his father’s estate. Details are murky as secrecy surrounds the case, with a suggested labor valuation around twenty million dollars and talks about consent for a related action.
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New York
Cornelius Varderbilts
al Gwynne Vanderbitchy
Howl
Cornelius
Death of G. H. Chadwick in Havana Hospital
Washington reports the death of G H Chadwick a civilian formerly with the Adjutant General's office in Washington. He served February 1853 to January 24 1858, then moved to the adjutant general's office in Havana. During the Spanish American War he aided Mr Coursey private secretary and joined the night detail as a surgeon.
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Washington
Brontoe
War Department
Havana
George HB. Chadwick
Chadwick
Adjutant General's
Havers
Spain
Coursey
Carter Custody Dispute And Hartford Bank Liquidation
General Burnett and Lieut Col Chowl faced a U S district court to deny a formal order releasing Carter to military custody. An appeal to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals was discussed while Carter remains in custody. Hartford Bank at Hartford Lyon County enters voluntary liquidation after a meeting of stockholders and directors. Depositors to be paid in full and bank business settled.
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New York
Gen. Burnett
United States District
Atuerner
J. W. Chowl
Department of the Evunt
United States Court
Qberlin M. Careter
Abram J. Ruse
Carter
United Armian
Elreult Court of Appeals
Esland
Hartford Beck
Hartford
Murtient
Lyon County
Strmckholdert End Directore
Wun Ae Pibie
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