Boer Bullets Bring Blood From Cape Town Dispatch
Cape Town reports armored trains destroyed near Mafeking. Fifteen British troops killed as wreckage was shelled. Refugee train collisions rumored near Victoria West. Boer forces move toward Natal with artillery. British forces across Natal and Bechuanaland noted. Safeguards on civilian movement and discipline issued by Commandant General Joubert. US consular notes outline protection and neutrality stance amid war.
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London Evening News
Priday
Cape Town
Mafeking
Colonial Office
Kraipan
Victoria West
Cape Colony
Standerton
Sandspruit
Natal
War Office
Cape
Kraipsz
British Fly Squadron Defense Draws Wide European Reaction
A London cable dispatch reports Russians and Germans condemning Britain's South African policy. Russia leads threats to join action against Great Britain, while Germany claims neutrality though its press denounces the policy strongly.
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London
England
Great Britain
Germany
Pulp Mill Planned for Bristol Tennessee by Philadelphia Firm
The Columbia Paper company of Philadelphia bought land in Bristol Tennessee to build a pulp mill at an investment of 350000 dollars. The plant will employ about 150 workers and use sixty cards of poplar daily. Tomas Bonham of Philadelphia serves as president and 8 H Egal is general manager.
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Bristol
Tenn
Columbia Paper Company
Philadelphia
Poplar Dairy
Tomas Bonham
H. Egal
Dewey Lays Corner Stone at Norwich Hall Northfield VT
Admiral Dewey attended the cornerstone ceremony for Dewey hall at Norwich University in Northfield Vermont. Commander Brown welcomed him and Colonel Henry O Kent spoke on behalf of the board of trustees. Chauncey M Depew delivered the oration before Dewey left for Boston.
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Northfield
Vermont
Green Mountain State
Norwich University
Dewey Ox
Friday Mornig
Dewey Hall
Brown
Henry O. Kent
Lancaster
N. H
University
Kent
Admiral Dewey
Chauncey M. Depew
United States
New York
Mr. Depew
Boston
Eatate
Enlisted Men Summoned for Testimony in Atlanta
The second session of the military court of inquiry met at the capitol Friday night. Twenty five members of the Atlanta battalion were summoned to appear and testify about the looting of North Carolina stores by men of the command.
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Board of Twenry
Atlanta
Military Court of Inquiry
Capitol
North Carolina
Mill Operatives Strike Over Negro Worker At Plant
White female operatives at the Oxford knitting mills in Barnerville Go strike over the placement of a negro man at work among them. Public opinion largely supports the girls with several prominent citizens expressing sympathy and intent to back the strike.
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Oxford Knitting Mills
Barnerville
Rhodes Narrow Escape From Capture On Train Trip
Kimberly correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph reports Cecil Rhodes had a narrow escape from capture while traveling to England. His train was delayed, he crossed the Modder river three hours after the Boers’ ultimatum expired, with spies reportedly on the platform a short distance away.
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Beer
Kimberly
London Daily Telegraph
Cecil Rhodes
England
Modder
Boers Besiege Kimberly and Deny Communications
Cape Town reports Boer forces besieging Kimberly on English soil. Railways cut, stations seized, fortified works built as Boers threaten Cecil Rhodes. New Castle captured. armored train destroyed near Krasipan with heavy Boer fire, four hour fight. police patrol sighted wreck. Natal battlefield unconfirmed.
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London Daily Mail
Cape Town
Kimberly
Belmont
Lave
Spyfontein
Modder Bridge
Orange River
Cecil Rhodes
Daily Mail
Glencoe
Viljoen
Spitzkop
New Oastle
Dejagers
Buffalo River
Mafeking
New Castle
Kranipan
Nesbitt
Maribago
Hae
Krasipan
Spongaenen
Natal
George Stewart White
Orange Free State
Death Toll Rising From Coran Island Earthquake In Indies
Official dispatches from Batavia confirm a catastrophic earthquake on Coran island. Amboi and nearby villages were destroyed, with at least 4000 killed and hundreds injured. Paris reports Major Marchand sought to rejoin Boer forces for revenge, but French authorities denied permission.
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Taland
Coran
Batavin
Netherlands Indies
Amboi
Marchand
Paris
Major Marchand
London
Fashoda
England replies to Boer ultimatum in 1899 note
The British government, by late night October 10 1899, rejects the South African republics terms saying it is impossible to discuss the demands. The message followed Chamberlains telegram to Milner conveying the ultimatum. It notes regret at the peremptory demands and informs the republic to respond accordingly.
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England
Paul Kruxer
Chamberlain
Milner
South African Republic
Charter Granted To Railroad Through Northern Georgia
An Atlanta dispatch reports the secretary of state granted a charter to the Chattanooga Augusta and Charleston Air Line Railway Company. The road plans to traverse the northern part of Georgia to reach its termini at Chattanooga and Charleston.
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State of Georgia
Atlanta, Ga
Chattanooga, Augusta and Charleston
CAN'T HOLD TOWNS IN MANILA SPECIAL
General Schwan's expedition has accomplished its object and troops are returning to positions. infantry retracing from Peroz Das Marinan to Inna while artillery and cavalry move from Malabon to Bacoor. wires removed. Trias and insurgents retreat to Silang Indanang. Americans praised for energy. Filipinos call it a peculiar warfare method amid swampy terrain and wet-season invasion.
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Manila
Schwan
Peroz Das Marinan
Inna
Malabon
Bacoor
Signal Corps
Trias
Silang
Indanang
United States
Alejedrino
Cavite
Viejo
Novaleta
Government Will Take No Interest In Transvaal Mediation
Washington state department issued a statement on the Transvaal dispute with Great Britain. The president will not mediate or take sides and has received no consent from either party to accept mediation. He hopes hostilities are avoided but promises to protect American interests and citizens if conflict occurs.
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Woubert
Pretoria
Jonbert
Volksrnst
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Joubert
England
Washington
Maernm
Maernin
South African Republic
Gordon
Manion
Johannesburg
United States
Alfred Elliott
Bloemfontein
Macram
State Department
Great Britain
Germans Ambushed Expedition Leaders in Africa Massacre Report
The steamer Niger arriving in Liverpool with news from southwest Africa recounts the massacre of Lieutenant Guise, a German commissioner at Rio del Ray, and Herr Leemeyer, a German trader, along with about a hundred native soldiers. The expedition aimed to quell disturbances near the Crosa river but was ambushed after a native chief betrayed them.
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Africa
Niger
Liverpool
Lieutenant Guise
Rio del Ray
Herr Leemeyer
Guise
Crosa River
English Forces Advance To Bolzo High Ground
A Thursday dispatch from Mafeking reports Colonel Badeo Powell sending a strong British force toward the border with field guns and ambulances. The movement aims to seize advantageous defensive high ground and strengthen position.
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Bolzo
Mafeking
Badeo-Powell
Outz Dispensary Scandal Notes From Outside Source
A Columbia special reports D A Outts former keeper of the state dispensary commissioner has issued a signed statement previewing a promised second book of revelations. He claims to know details of irregularities and says a gang controls the board and acts in the people’s interest.
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Carolina
Columbia
D. A
Onzis
Winnie Davis Monument Unveiling Arrangements Planned
Richmond Virginia November 9 arrangements for the Winnie Davis monument unveiling in Hollywood Cemetery were perfected at a Confederate chapter meeting on Saturday. The unveiling aligns with the United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting.
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Winnie Davis
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Chapter of the Confederacy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
McKinley in Minneapolis Attends Minnesota Volunteers Banquet
President McKinley and cabinet arrive in Minneapolis at 11 am as a vast crowd greets them. The Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers from the Philippines arrive by train and form at Nicolet avenue. McKinley and officials tour to the exposition grounds where a banquet honors the Minnesota volunteers and the president delivers remarks on imperial acquisitions and the future role of Congress in governing new possessions.
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McKinley
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Minnesota
Philippines
Nicolet Avenue
Exposition Grounds
Benjamin Harrison
United States
William McKinley
Tawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
Porto Rico
Guam
Philippine Archipelago
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryand
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
District of Columbia
New England
Washington
Oregon
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
New York
Spain
Senate
Louisiana Purchase
Alaska
Congress
War Declared by Kruger Against England
Advices from Johannesburg report that President Kruger formally declared war on England. The declaration occurred at 10 o clock Friday morning.
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Johannenburg
South Africa
Kruger
England
Court of Inquiry Probes Georgia Troops Misconduct
An Atlanta dispatch reports the governor’s court of inquiry into misconduct by Georgia troops in North Carolina aboard a train returning from the Dewey celebration. The hearing, held behind closed doors, examined all officers aboard and is expected to lead to dishonorable discharge for those found responsible.
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Georgia
Atlanta
North Carolinas
Seven Men Drowned When Steamer Whitecloud Sinks
Olympia reports the paddle steamer Whitecloud foundered about ninety miles from Hong Kong while en route from Hong Kong to Manila under an American charter. Seven crewmen drowned but others escaped as the ship sank.
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Whiteclond
Hong Kong
Olympia
Whitecloud
Manila
Nutmeg State steamer fire kills ten near Sands Point
The Nutmeg State, carrying 100 plus passengers from Connecticut towns to New York, burned to the water’s edge off Sands Point Long Island. Ten died by fire or drowning as many escaped with only shock. two bodies washed ashore as Baggageman Samuel Jaynes warned passengers before leaping overboard.
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New York
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
Sands Point
Oconnetticatt
Sanda Point
L. 1
M. Brooks
Samuel Jaynes
Father and son Pickert arrested in Atlanta burglary case
In Atlanta Georgia Vincent F Pickert son of A I Pickert was arrested on a burglary warrant. His father A I Pickert was arrested three days earlier and released on $2000 bond. Detectives call them part of a major fence network based on statements by burglar Will Etheridge. The Pickerts deny guilt and their supporters say evidence is a lie.
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Atlanta
Vincent F. Pickert
A. I’, Pickert
A. I’. Pickert
Young Pickert
Pickett
Will Etheridge
French Dieppe Murder of Englishman Derrick Sparks International Tension
A dispatch from Paris reports detectives killed an Englishman named Derrick in Dieppe after a severe injury required an unusual operation. The British consul seeks justice, amid intense English fear and possible international consequences.
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Paris
New York Times
Derrick
Dieppe
Greene Says Goodbye to Kruger in Pretoria Dispatch
A Pretoria telegram reports Conyngham Greene bidding farewell to President Kruger and officials in private capacity. He and staff departed on two special trains as martial law was proclaimed. British residents without permits faced departure from the Transvaal within eight days.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Conyngham Greene
Goodby
Jeave
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