Two Thousand British Troops Capitulate to Boers at Ladysmith
General White reports Royal Irish Fusiliers No 10 Mountain Battery and Gloucestershire Regiment, about two thousand men with eight guns, surrounded in the hills near Ladysmith and forced to surrender after heavy losses.
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War Office
White
Ladysmith
Royal Irish Fusilliers No. 10
Mountain Battery
Gloucester Regiment
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Gloucesters
Gideons Form National Society of Christian Travelers
Commercial travelers organize as The Gideons to promote Christian fellowship and betterment. Officers elected include President BE Hill Beloit Wis Vice President WJ Knights Janesville Wis Secretary JH Nicholson Janesville Wis Executives L C Smith Oshkosh Wis Charles B Mettridge Waukegan Ill JF Grinkaul Milwaukee Wis. About 180 members to start.
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Janesville
Wis
Society of Christian Workers
the Gideons
BE. Hill
Beloit
W. J. Knights
J. H. Nicholson
Bqard
L. C. Smith
Oshkosh
Charles B. Mettridge
Waukegan
His
J. F. Grinkaul
Milwaukee
Coroners jury clears officers in Bloomington shooting
Bloomington Oct 31 The coroner s jury fully justified Officer Hoffman and exonerated Officer Stillman after Bateman s death. Bateman drunk attacked Stillman with coal, Hoffman fired as he was about to strike. Bateman s funeral was held in Carlock Illinois from his father s home.
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Bloomington
Mis
William Bateman
Hoffman
Officer Hoffman
Officer Stillman
Bateman
Stillman
Carlock
Ills
Western jobbers unite to oppose rate withdrawals
Sioux City grocers and hardware jobbers join regional wholesalers to organize a united front against the withdrawal of the commodity rate. They warn Chicago and St Louis could push western jobbers out of business if the plan proceeds, on an old classification basis competition would be blocked.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
Chicago
St. Louis
Pearl Button Factory Plan Stirs Des Moines Workmen
In Des Moines Iowa on October 31 the state board of control announced a plan to start a pearl button factory at the Fort Madison penitentiary. The move provokes dissatisfaction among river counties workers who live by gathering shells and making buttons. The board intends fifty men to work at the Fort Madison facility, prompting opposition that could affect upcoming elections.
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Imparrance
Sioux City
Trades and Labor Assembly
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Mississippi River
Pe Maddison
Wilk
Bank Wrecker Johnson Denied Pardon in Logansport Case
John F. Johnson, president of the State National Bank at Logansport, who wrecked the bank by embezzling 500000, remains in prison. Shareholders urged clemency, but Judge Baker and District Attorney Wishard refused to sign the pardon petition, blocking federal action as required.
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Logansport
Ind
John F. Johnson
State National Bank
Friends of Johnson
Ohio
McKinley
Baker
Wishard
Notable deaths and events from cities and world
Levi Pertz dies by hanging in Chicago at 75. Three new yellow fever cases and a heavy frost reported in Jackson Mississippi. John Martin of Kewanee Illinois dies of paralysis. pioneer of Henry County. Admiral Schley to head South Atlantic squadron to South Africa. Orleans royals Isabelle and Jean wed in London. Aldrich satinet mill in Millbury Massachusetts burned, $50,000 loss, 130 jobs lost. Dr. Lewis Swift wins ninth astronomical medal. Franzeska von Whapffessenther, Berlin novelist, commits suicide. motive financial strain. John Willis Baer declines Prohibition nomination. national secretary of the Endeavorers. Mrs. Potter Palmer returns to Chicago after Newport season. Reginald d Ierville claims Canadian title. Della Fox improves from illness. may recover. Edward F. Berkeley drowns at Cornell initiation. Li Hung Chang says US errs in Philippines. suggests sale or purchase. Hamilton Club Chicago endorses McKinley Philippines policy.
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Kewanee
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South Atlantic Squadron
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Duke of Orleans
Prince Jean of Orleans
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Millbury
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California
Franzeska von Whapffessenther
Berlin
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Massachusetts
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Potter Palmer
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Baron de
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Cornell
Kappa Alpha Society
Li Hung Chang
United States
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Japan
Hamilton Club
Ope
McKinley
Ladysmith Battles Feature British Push in South Africa
Dispatches from Cape Town report General White's forces repelling a Boer sortie near Mafeking and pushing the enemy back several miles. British losses are placed around eighty to one hundred, with Boers wielding longer range artillery later countered by naval guns. The arrival of General Buller and the naval brigade at Ladysmith sparks fresh fighting as column movements and armistice talks unfold.
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Kruger
London
Cape Town
Table Bay
Dunottar Castle
Redvers Buller
French
Joubert
Ladysmith
Baden-Powell
Cronje
Mafeking
Berlin
Emperor William
British Royal Dragoons
South Africa
Germany
Prisoner Escapes Sheriff Custody and Missing Man Feared
News briefs report Arthur Wolf’s escape after being turned over to deputies in Vinson. O. R. Bruce arrested in Cedar Rapids for forging a check. In Coppock M L Turner suffered severe injuries after a 30 foot fall while building a bridge raising fears of amputation. John Bulesek an elderly man missing for a month in Lyons with possible foul play suspected.
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Cedar Rapids
John Bulesek
Two Fights in One Day in Which They Lose Heavily
Manila reports two clashes with insurgents near Labam. American units kill and capture, with casualties on both sides. Major Salvador is killed in the second engagement as reinforcements arrive. Additional notes on Spanish prisoners and regional patrols around Bacolor.
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Manila
Bell
Labam
French
Latham
Bishop
Salvador
Bacolor
Angeles
Spain
Island
Tarlac
Gilmore
United States
Yorktown
Bingat
Fire destroys station and two houses at Buena Vista
In Buena Vista twenty miles north of Dubuque the railway station and two dwellings were burned yesterday evening. The blaze left the structures a total loss and caused concern in the local community.
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Dubuque
Buena Vista
Mysterious package explodes in Waterloo. dramite found
In Waterloo a package sent from Chicago via United States Express exploded when opened. Smoke was detected before police intervened and opened the package. Inside were several sticks of dramite, a powerful explosive. Authorities investigated the incident and secured the remains of the explosive material.
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Waterloo
Vice President Hobart Nearing Grave as Illness Weighs
In New York the Vice President Hobart's physician said he was sinking after weeks of illness at his Paterson, New Jersey home. A relapsed condition produced choking spells tied to heart and stomach complications. a friend has power of attorney to handle checks as health issues hinder private affairs.
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New York
U Hobart
Hobart
Paterson
N. J
Funeral in Anderson marks largest eastern Indiana procession
The largest funeral procession in eastern Indiana accompanied Rev. J. A. McGlone to his grave in Anderson. Dignitaries from Episcopal and Roman Catholic churches attended. McGlone had left the Catholic ministry in 1871 to recant before death and received Catholic representation. He aided the poor during winters, supporting about 5,000 in one season.
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Anderson
Ind
Indiana
J. A. MecGlone
Episcopal Church
Roman Catholi Church
Misidentification of Biela’s comet sighting in Santiago
On Oct 31 in Santiago de Chile reports say Biela’s comet was not seen. Locals mistook a star cluster for the comet amid anxious expectations.
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Santiago de Chili
Biela
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