Frontier turmoil and Boer command dispute reported
Reports from Pretoria and London on September 26 describe armed burghers demanding General Joubert assume command to prepare for fighting, while British moves include troop reinforcements and field pieces bound for Durban. Papers discuss peace prospects and delays benefiting Britain, with Boer hostility noted and cautious reaction to potential clashes.
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Pretoria
Joubert
Ondon
Johannesburg
Times
Great Britain
Hostili
Dreyfus to Reside in England
Dreyfus has arrived in England and will reside there. Lugya from Carpentras reports the exiled officer will be forwarded to London for settlement and a residence in England is planned.
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England
Uihampton
Carpentras
France
Abelled Dreyfus
London
Earthquake Disaster Strikes Darjeeling Region
An earthquake near Darjeeling on Sunday night caused heavy damage with many deaths. Phool Bazaar was overwhelmed with about two hundred fatalities. overall Darjeeling reported around one hundred deaths and Tam Songbustee twenty. Murmeh also saw casualties.
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Calcutta
Darjeeling
Phool Bazaar
Tamsongbustee
Murmeh
Oldest Postmaster Beardsley Robbed of Stamps
Ithaca N Y September 26 The North Lansing post office was burglarized last night A small sum of money and seventy five dollars in stamps were stolen Postmaster Beardsley the oldest postmaster in the United States has served seventy one years
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Ithaca
N. Y
North Lansing
Beardsley
United States
Venezuela Revolution Advances in Port Assault
Revolutionists led by General Castro press Puerto Cabello to seize war munitions and recognition of belligerency. Government forces under General Mendoza receive reinforcement from Gen. Guerard with three thousand infantry at Caracas on September 27.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Puerto Cabelio
Gen. Guerard
Mendoza
Olympia Arrives Off Sandy Hook as Navy Welcome Gathers
The Olympia was sighted southeast of Sandy Hook lightship at 5 49 and anchored in the lower bay after a slow approach. Dewey’s reception in New York includes kin and officials moving toward Tompkinsville as the cruiser Chicago enters the harbor.
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Chicago
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Fourteen American Prisoners to Be Surrendered
Two Englishmen released by insurgents report the Filipino Congress has ordered the surrender of fourteen American prisoners on Wednesday or Thursday. They lack news on Charles M. Rockefeller of the Nineteenth Infantry who disappeared in April. It is claimed three captured Americans serve as officers in the insurgent army.
Boer Government urged to press for immediate British answer
The Boer Government calls on England to deliver a final ultimatum within forty eight hours and warns that if no reply is given Transvaal troops will mobilize for immediate war. Negotiations with the Orange Free State continue as active as ever and defence preparations intensify. A ship with three thousand mules is to sail for Natal in October, with mules priced at ten dollars above market value.
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England
Delverter
Transvaal
Chamberlain
Orange Free State
War Office
New Orleans
Natal
Admiralty
Three Men Killed In Rail Collision At Wheeler's Bridge
At Wheeler's Bridge in Auburn New York a New York Central passenger train collided with a freight train this morning. Three men were killed and several others were injured.
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Auburn
N. Y
New York Central
Wheeler’s Bridge
Rear Admiral Entressele Arrives Early to Explain Delay
Time notes Rear Admiral Entressele called at the Mayor's office upon Olympia’s arrival. He said a disabled screw in the Suez canal forced him to accelerate to avoid lateness, prompting the early visit to explain the timing.
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New York
Entressele
Olympia
Suez Canal
Diaz Unable to Attend Chicago Visit
The illness of President Diaz’s wife prevents his travel to Chicago. Ignacio Mariscal, Minister of Foreign Relations, is appointed as his representative. The Senate increased the trip appropriation from $166,000 to $150,000 to cover expenses.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
Chicago
Ignacio Mariscal
Senate
Rioting Resumes in Ferrol Arsenal Strike
Rioting renewed in Ferrol Spain as strikers with women and children attack workers at the arsenal. Stones and revolvers used, troops charged and dispersed the mob, with several injured among the rioters and bystanders.
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Ferrol
Italy
Hobart Family Denies Report of Disease
New York September 26 members of Vice-President Hobarts family deny a report that he has Brights disease and say it is overwork from which he is rapidly recovering. He expects to be out in a few days.
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New York
Hobart
Bright
Manila denial blocks Spanish flag ship for prisoners
American authorities refuse Gen. Jaranillo’s request to send a vessel under the Spanish flag to collect Spanish prisoners from insurgent ports. Ports are closed and Filipino dictation is rejected. An American ship will be used to collect prisoners, with the Spanish Commission returning to negotiate delivery aboard an American vessel.
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Manila
Jaranillo
Tagalos Accept American Sovereignty for Protection
Mindanao Tagalos express readiness to accept American sovereignty in exchange for protection against Moros. A native officer offers General Otis a thousand Maccabebe tribesmen to fight Tagalos in the Laguna de Bay district.
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Manila
Mindanao
Otis
Laguna de Bay District
Four Die At Railroad Crossing Near Altoona
Four persons were killed when a train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing near Altoona Pennsylvania early today. The wreck happened around dawn and left the victims severely mangled.
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Altoona
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