Italian squadron to demonstrate in Turkish waters
Rome reports an Italian 11 ship squadron led by Admiral Gre to sail for Asia Minor with 5095 men to press demands over Turkish post offices and protect Italian rights. The move signals coercive action if needed but aims to avoid occupation or affecting Balkan issues. Eight destroyers will join the force.
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Grenot
Regina Elena
Duke of the Abruzzi
Asia Minor
Turkey
Tripoli
Italy
Balkan
Albania
Macedonia
Surprise Italian Naval Demonstration Shocks Russia
In St Petersburg on April 20 officials and diplomats were taken by surprise by Italy's naval demonstration against Turkey. No prior indication of a dispute had been reported, and observers believe the move signals significant potential for British and Russian influence in Macedonia as Emperor William's Mediterranean visit unfolds.
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Turkey
Italy
William of
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Mediterranean
Great Britain
Russia
Macedonia
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Texas
California
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San Francisco
Brady
Leon River
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Missouri, Kansas
Rock Island
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Waco
Brazos River
Storm in Texas Indicates End Near In Flood Years
Storms in North Texas ease as floodwaters recede in Fort Worth and Dallas regions. Rail lines reopen slowly while bridges wash out and levees breach in Waco. Hundreds displaced, livestock drowned. estimated losses exceed $1 million as relief efforts begin.
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Fort Worth
North Fort Worth
Brothers Drowned in Wabash River Near Mount Carmel
The bodies of Lawrence and Charles Hill, brothers from Mount Carmel, Illinois, were found in a pond south of town near the Wabash River. Neighbors say they were part of a party that later noted they were missing after an outing on April 20. The surrounding evidence suggests drowning.
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Mount Carmel
Lawrence
Charles Hillman
Here
Wabash River
Tragic Swim Ends With Two Hillmans Found Dead
After a launch trip to Crowley ville Ind to secure liquor the Hillman brothers vanished. John Hillman located the pair in a pond, dead and locked in each other’s arms, in a grim scene reported from the scene.
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Crowleyville
Ind
Hiquor
Hillmans
John Hillman
Birth of General Grant Memorial Service in New York
A service at Metropolitan Temple marked General Ulysses S Grant’s eighty sixth birthday with remarks by Secretary of War Taft Andrew Carnegie and Grant post of the G A R presenting a national flag. Taft praised Grant as a strategic genius. Carnegie spoke on peace. Chicago suicide report follows.
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New York
Ulyases
Grant
Metropolitan Temple
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
General Grant
Frederick the Great
Poleon
Grant Post
Washington
Percy Hawkins Dies From Bowel Abscess in Willmar
Willmar Minnesota April 26 Percy Hawkins twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs W C Hawkins died from an abscess in the bowels. The boy was hurt while playing ball several weeks ago.
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Willmar, Minn
Percy Hawkins
W. C. Hawkins
Anniversary of Paul Revere Ride Marked in Boston
The 133rd anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride was celebrated in Boston with the unveiling of a tablet in Fanner Hall. City school children joined the ceremony under the Society of the Sisters of the Revolution.
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Paul Revere
Boston
Fannerhall
Society of the Sisters of the Revolution
Iowa Bankers Threatened in Extortion Plot
Alfred Paul aged twenty and William Loley aged twenty four were arrested in Clinton Iowa on charges of attempted extortion. Banker A G Smith received a threatening letter demanding 500 dollars and a decoy box found in the suspects possession matched the letter’s instruction.
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Clinton
Alfred Paul
Whilliam Loley
A. G. Smith
Smith
Mayflower's later fate after Plymouth landfall
The Mayflower drifted into the cotton trade and sank after years with the East India Company at Masulipatam on the Indian coast. The London Standard notes the ship’s dramatic beginning and obscure final resting place on the subcontinent.
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Plymouth Rock
East India Company
Masulipatam
India
London Standard
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