Britons Defeated Near Bethel in Transvaal Losses
Lord Kitchener reports a severe rear guard battle near Bethel, eastern Transvaal, with Col. Benson killed and 54 noncommissioned officers and men killed and 160 wounded, plus 13 officers and many more wounded. Two guns lost. Boers attacked in mist. Benson’s relief column underway.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Bethel
Transvaal
Pretoria
Benson
Brokenlaagte
Col. Benson
Census figures show literacy gaps across states and ages
The census summary reports 26 110 788 school age persons five to twenty with 24 897 130 native born and 13 086 160 males. Illiterates exceed 2 326 255 among males over 21. foreign born illiterates total 620 002. Foreign white voting age males rise in New England, Southern states show declines in colored voters. Nearly 28 percent nationwide illiterate, Louisiana highest among aliens.
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Washington
California
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
New England
Vermont
New Jersey
French Admiral Caillard false return report corrected
Paris reports that Caillard’s division did not return to Toulon as claimed. Admiral Maigret's Mediterranean fleet remains at sea while Caillard proceeds toward Turkish waters. Constantinople correspondent notes swift defenses being built at Salonika Smyrna and the Dardanelles with mines and troop mobilization amid rising anti French sentiment in Turkish cities.
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Paris
Toulon
Admiral Caillard
Foreign Office
Caillard
Maigret
Salonika
Smyrna
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Echo de Paris
Li Hung Chang Seriously Ill in Peking
Li Hung Chang's foreign physicians on Friday night declared his condition grave after two days of hemorrhages. His death could affect negotiations on Manchuria, which he has been handling with Russian Minister to China M. Paul Lessar.
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Peking
Li Hung Chang
Manchuria
M. Paul Lessar
China
Eleven Children Die of Tetanus From Diphtheria Antitoxine
In St Louis on November 2 eleven children died after treatment with antitoxine for diphtheria. Tetanus germs in the medicine were identified as the cause of death.
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St. Louis
Feeding of an Army Report Details Subsistence Costs
Gen John F Weston reports total army subsistence expenditures for the fiscal year at 15 622 228 dollars with receipts of 5 290 234 dollars. Col Woodruff describes provisioning vast distances from China to Borneo for nearly 100 000 people across 480 stations amid challenging transport. He notes 35 000 returned to the U S and 18 000 arriving in the Philippines with no serious food complaints and defends alleged losses and champagne purchases as necessary for the sick and debilitated troops.
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Washington
John F. Weston
Col. Woodruff
Philippines
Great Wall of China
Borneo
Guam
China
Army
Navy
Marine
Philippine Commission
Treasury
Post Office
Interior and Educational Departments
Manila
United States
Big Sum for Pensions Budget Itemized for Interior Dept
The interior department requests a total of 170 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Among this, 142,161,200 isfor pensions and pension bureau duties, 1,964,720 for bureau salaries, and 350,000 for special examiner investigations. Other major items include 7,000,000 for the Indian service, 2,286,965 for the general land office, 1,069,207 for the geological survey, and 949,000 for the patent office.
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Washington
Interior Department
Pension Bureau
Indian Service
General Land Office
Geological Survey
Patent Office
Russian battleship Peresviet runs aground near Langeland
Nyborg reports the Russian battleship Peresviet ran ashore Friday on the north end of Langeland island between Funen and Læsø. A salvage steamer has been sent to assist the vessel.
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Copenhagen
Nyborg
Funen
Peresviet
Langeland
Lasland
Methodist bishops decide next conference in Chattanooga
Bishop Goodsell presided at the Friday morning session. The next semiannual conference will be held in Chattanooga where closer relations and the final union of the northern and southern churches will be further considered.
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Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Goodsell
Noted Ball Player Cahill Dies at Pleasanton
John Patrick Parnell Cahill known as White Wings and the original Casey in Casey at the Bat died of consumption in Pleasanton California. The former baseball player was widely famed for his early nickname and literary fame.
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Pleasanton
Cal
John Patrick Parnell Cahill
White Wings
Casey
Nicaragua Denounces Canal Treaty and Extradition Pact
The Nicaragua government has terminated the 1867 treaty granting U S rights to build and guarantee an interoceanic canal and the 1870 extradition treaty. The notices set October 24, 1902 for the canal pact to expire and May 24 for the extradition treaty. Diplomatic observers note no stated motive for the moves.
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Washington
Nicaragua
United States
State Department
Murray
Hay
Congress
Pauncefote
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Brigands Kidnap Police Chief’s Mother in Macedonia
Vienna dispatch reports brigands have abducted the mother of the Seres chief of police in Macedonia near Salonika. The note ties the case to the same place where Miss Stone is detained, signaling danger and ongoing hostage activity in the region.
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London
Salonika
Vienna
Daily Express
Seres
Macedonia
Miss Stone
Sousa Band Receives Ovation at Glasgow Exhibition
Sousa's band drew a memorable ovation in Glasgow after a concert at the exhibition. The crowd cheered the conductor Sousa, hoping to lift him on their shoulders as the performance ended.
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Sousa
London
Glasgow
Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day November 28 1901
President Theodore Roosevelt designates Thursday November 28 as a general day of thanksgiving. He notes national sorrow over McKinley’s death, but emphasizes peace and plenty and urges citizens to honor God through duty to others and worship.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Exposition Closes as Lights Dim on costly Pan-American Fair
Buffalo date line reports the Pan American Exposition ends with a $4 million loss. Attendance reached 8,179,674, while promoters hoped for 16 to 30 million. Mortgage bondholders and contractors face losses. first mortgage holders recover 80 percent. Cyclorama of the Johnstown flood nets $100,000.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John G. Milburn
Johnstown
Botha Leads Boer Attack at Brakenlaagte in Transvaal
Details show Gen Louis Botha with a thousand men attacking Col Benson's column October 30. Benson mortally wounded, Maj Woolf-Sampson commands, two guns captured but not recovered, Boers press multiple charges and suffer heavy losses. Col Barter relieves on November 1 and Boers retreat.
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Pretoria
Louis Botha
Col. Benson
Brakenlaagte
Transvaal
Botha
Maj
Woolf-Sampson
Col. Barter
Bushman’s Hop
Schley Court of Inquiry Developments Across Sessions
Washington reports detail ongoing cross examination of Admiral Schley from October 30 to November 5. Key points include Schley’s three reasons for retreat, revelation that his July 6 1898 battle report was not the original, rebuttal witnesses linked to 1898 campaign, and preparation for final arguments as Hanna leads government case.
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Washington
Admiral Schley
Court of
Sigsbee
St. Paul
Santiago
Nunez
Department
Sampson
New York
Schley
Advocate Lemly
Charles D. Sigsbee
Francis E. Chadwick
Joseph G. Eaton
John H. Roys
Neil Anderson
Chadwick
Navy Department
Commodore Schley
Brooklyn
Eaton
Lieut
Roys
Eagle
Cienfuegos
Southerland
Port Antonio
Merrimac
T. S. Borden
Marine Corps
Capt. Lemly
Mr. Rayner
Scores of Fishermen Drowned on Lake Baikal Storm
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports scores of fishing boats wrecked and 170 men drowned during a recent storm on Lake Baikal near London.
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London
St. Petersburg
Lake Baikal
Turkey asks British aid to protect Asiatic Turkey
Constantinople dispatch reports the Porte has asked Great Britain to honor the 1878 convention exchanging Cyprus for guarantees of Asiatic Turkey. The request seeks British protection against French aggression and proposes sending a squadron to the Levant for that purpose.
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Paris
Porte
Great Britain
Constantinople
Echo de Paris
Cyprus
Turkey
France
Levant
Pauncefote Plans Quick Start on Hay Pauncefote Treaty
Lord Pauncefote the British ambassador met with Secretary Hay to report his return from England and readiness to finalize the Hay Pauncefote treaty. The main points are agreed but formal text remains to be composed, with submission to the Senate expected after its next session opens.
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London
Nicaragua Canal
Lord Pauncefote
United States
New York
Lord Salisbury
Canal
England
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
Lord Lansdowne
Washington, D. C
Hay
Senate
Alleged Conspirators Against Bishop Held for Grand Jury
Five men including Dr Stanislaus Slominski and A H Padgerski were held by Magistrate Martin to the grand jury on charges of conspiracy to arrest Bishop Kozlowski unlawfully and injure his independent Catholic church and philanthropy. The hearing raised rival accusations of poisoning deaths and plot details. Anthony Kozlowski left Rome and formed the independent movement now with ten parishes.
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Chicago
Kozlowski
Independent Catholic Church
Martin
Stanislaus Slominski
St. Anthony’s Hospital
A. H. Padgerski
Boleslaus Lewandowski
Anthony Kozlowski
Independent
Germany
Elevators Burned In Port Huron Fire
Fire destroyed two Botsford Elevator Co. grain elevators in Port Huron, wiping out 171000 bushels of wheat 90000 bushels of corn and 14000 bushels of oats with a total loss around 300000. The Spokane steamer was unloading at the time and Chief Thorne was seriously injured.
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Port Huron
Mich
Botsford Elevator Co
Spokane
Grand Trunk Railroad
Duluth
Minn
Leith
Scotland
J. E. Botsford
Point Edward
Ont
Charles Thorne
Magnates Back Plan to Settle Northwestern Railway Tangle
New York reports an almost reached agreement to settle the Northwestern railroad tangle arising from the Northern Pacific corner in May. The settlement would involve retirement of Northern Pacific preferred stock at 115 plus and issuance of 4 2 1/2 percent bonds, with one third allotted to Union Pacific interests, and a traffic-sharing division among Union Pacific Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
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Northwestern Railway
New York
Northwestern Railroad
Northern Pacific
The
Stock Exchange
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Vengeful mob burns accused assailant in Perry County
In Perry county Mississippi a mob burned a black man at the stake after Mrs. Fortenberry, a prominent resident's wife, was attacked and raped. The suspect, identified by the victim, confessed after an informal court ordered the execution following the crime on Saturday morning.
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Gulfport
Miss
Perry County
Mississippi
Wreck on Monon Line Injures Thirty at Bedford Station
A Monon passenger and stone freight train broke apart near Bedford Indiana injuring thirty people, including officials and passengers. The collision occurred after two parts of the train came together again at the Monon and Southern Indiana roads crossing. The injured range from minor bruises to serious potentially fatal harm.
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Bedford
Ind
Monon
Perry, Matthews & Buskirk Stone Co
Indiana
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Tim
Standerton
Trichardsfontein
Grobelaar
Erasmus
Yzirvarkfontein
Kitchener
Kekewich
van Albert
John Hay
Secretary of State
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Charles Lowery
Ohio
Red Pepper
Lowery
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