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  Boers attack at Ladysmith, about 1,000 killed or injured
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  The United States and the United Kingdom sign treaty for Panama Canal
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  3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in US history
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  2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 d
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  New York's worst subway accident kills 92 and injures 100 after a train jumps a track in Brooklyn at 30 mph (five times the speed limit) (Nov. 2). \
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  Constantinople & Angora changes names to Istanbul & Ankara
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  Bomb attack in East-beriut, 27 killed
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  South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe,and Zambie
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  10 killed & 60 injured at ETA-bomb attack in Madrid
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  Bomb attack in West-Beirut, 30 killed
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  US Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying
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  Russian cargo ship crashes into cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov; 398 die