Turkish line broken as Bulgarians threaten Constantinople
Adrianople remains in Turkish hands as Bulgarian forces drive 21 miles, isolating Constantinople and pressing the capital from west and north. French warships rush to the Syrian coast to protect foreigners, with Nazim Pasha reportedly captured after the Lule Burgas defeat. Greeks push toward Salonika and Monastir as Servians advance in western Turkey.
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Adrianople
France
Syrian
Constantinople
Black Sea
Sea of Marmora
Tchorlu
Tehorlu
Constanineple
Sarai
Istrandia
Lule Burgas
Visa
Sofia
Nazim Pasha
Turkey
Saronika
Janina
Monastir
Lule-Burgas
Paris
Toulon
Leon Gambetta
Victor Hugo
Jules Ferry
Bruix
Samos
Salonika
Balkans
Demotika
Tohatalja
Troops Guard Jacksonville After Street Car Strike
Seven thousand troops guard Jacksonville as one thousand state troops arrive by train. Rioters are cowed, streets patrolled, and streetcar service to resume in the afternoon. City council censures the mayor for asking Governor Gilchrist to send troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Traction Company
Gilchrist
Powder Trust Sued Over Buckeye Powder Case
Buckeye Powder company of Peoria sues Dupont powder trust in U S court alleging monopoly and theft of manufacturing secrets. Suit seeks 1 119 957 damages trebled under Sherman act to 3 359 873 plus 500 000 punitive, total 3 859 873 46. Hazard Powder Co is named subsidiary. complaint claims 45 percent market control through nefarious methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Hatters
Dupont Powder Trust
United States
Buckeye Powder Company
Peoria
Dupont Powder Company
Connecticut
Hazard Powder Company
Hazardsville
Dupont DeNemours
Buckeye Company
Dupont
Two American Aerogea nts Still Missing From Berlin Balloon
Berlin reports fear that American aerogae nts John Watts and A T Atherhold aboard the balloon Duesseldorf may have been lost in the Baltic Sea. A belated Stralsund sighting on Oct 28 eastward over the Baltic supports the concern as rescue messages fail to reach any telegraph or telephone stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Duesseldorf
Baltic Sea
Stralsund
Baltic
John Watts
A. T. Atherhold
Russia
Train Ditching in Southwest Ends Safe with No Casualties
A Missouri Kansas & Texas train derailment at Bonita north of Port Worth Texas caused the entire train to jump the track and roll into a ditch. Three passenger cars plus the smoker and express car were left on their sides, while the engine rested atop the embankment. No deaths or serious injuries were reported.
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Port Worth
Tex
Southwest
Bonita
Here
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Four railroads Indicted in alfalfa shipment case
Indictments against four railroad companies were returned by the grand jury in federal court in Omaha. The Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, Burlington and the Wabash are charged with violations of laws in concessions granted in shipments of alfalfa feed from Omaha to nearby states. Prosecutions likely to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Purlington
Wabash
Jersey Strikes Costly To New Jersey Economy
New Jersey workers struck last year, the state bureau of vital statistics reports. Losses totaled 1,966,000 dollars as 1,044,060 workdays disappeared and about 32,000 people were affected by 97 strikes across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
New Jersey
Etrikea
Woman Confesses to Killing Two in Missouri Case
Mrs Pansy Hastings Lesh tells police she killed two women Eliza Coe near Sedalia and E M Quaintance at Greenridge. She says she poisoned them after years of mistreatment and seeks a fresh start, claiming happiness in confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accused
Eliza Coe
Mrs. Quaintance
Sedalia
Los Angeles
Cal
Missouri
Pansy Hastings Lesh
M. T. Henderson
Pettis County
Henderson
Sebastian
Lesh
James T. Fisher
Warren C. Lesh
St. Louis
E. M. Quaintance
Greenridge
Methodist Church
Justice of the Peace
Quaintance
House of the Good Shepherd
Troops Guard Cuba During Presidential Election
Havana reports four thousand troops on streets and across major towns to avert violence at the polls. President Gomez issues a peace manifesto while Conservative candidate General Menocal moves between polls with a heavy guard. Liberals claim army orders after polls threaten interference. reports of burning Liberal homes in San Jose de los Ramos are unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Gomez
Monteagudo
Senor Ferrera
House of Representatives
Cienfuegos
Cuba
San Jose de Los Ramos
General Menocal
AUTG CRASH KILLS WOMAN Los Angeles
Mrs John H Daugherty was killed and her husband Dr Daugherty seriously injured in an automobile collision in Los Angeles The Daughertys came to California from Indianapolis years ago Their son Prof Robert Daugherty is on the Cornell University faculty
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Los Angeles
John H. Daugherty
Daugherty
Daughertys
California
Indianapolis
Robert Daugherty
Cornell University
Second death by own action in San Francisco tragedy
San Francisco November 1 Mrs Jean McComas wife of millionaire W P McComas died after shooting herself on Tuesday and failing to regain consciousness. She formerly lived in Chicago where she attempted suicide while engaged to a young lawyer there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Jean McComas
W. P. McComas
Chicago
Will Sue Elkins Estate
Mrs. Frank W. Walker of Fort Worth claims her husband was the elder son of former Senator B. Elkins and seeks a portion of the Elkins estate. West Virginia relatives allegedly refuse burial beside the senator and will not attend. Walker plans burial in Texas, then removal to West Virginia after proving her claims with attorneys engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Tex
Frank W. Walker
B. Elkins
Elkins
West Virginia
Walker
Fear Turks Will Kill Christians Near Constantinople
European powers scramble to prevent massacre as Bulgarians push toward Constantinople from Demotika and Tchorlu. Turkish forces retreat with heavy losses after Greek advances at Kailar. Greek torpedo boat sinks Turkish cruiser Feth-I-Bulend near Salonika.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Constantinople
Turkey
Salonika
Feth-I-Bulend
Gulf of
Samothrace
Aegean Sea
Larissa
Kailar
Nailbanky
Indict Four Packers for Monopoly in Rendering Trade
Boston, Nov. 1. A federal grand jury indicted Edward F. Swift, Edward A. Tilden, George H. Swift, Horatio W. Heath, and the Consolidated Rendering company in U S district court for monopolizing rendering trade. They allegedly controlled about 95 percent of the business, paid high raw material prices to crush smaller rivals, and used losses and large rebates to force competition out, then bought rivals. The firm handled suet bones shop fats and produced tallow oleo oil and related products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Federal Grand Jury
Edward F. Swift
Chicago
Consolidated Rendering Company
Edward A. Tilden
George H. Swift
Horatio W. Heath
United States District Court
Morton
Consolidated Company
Burns Plot Tale In Federal Court Dynamite Case
Edward J. Brennan, a special agent for the Department of Justice, testified in a federal case that H. S. Hockin, in the District Attorney Miller’s office, described a plot to target W. J. Burns and Walter Drew. A package tied to a postmark check was shown in court, containing fuse, dynamite caps, and a small alarm clock. Brennan said he met Hockin on May 27, 1912, and that McNamara had expressed a wish to see Burns and Drew harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Edward J. Brennan
Department of Justice
H. S. Hockin
Miller
W. J. Burns
Walter Drew
Union Station
Rennan
Hockin
District Attorney's
Brennan
San Quentin
J. J. McNamara
Drew
Gaynor Defends Waldo After Becker Verdict
New York Mayor Gaynor spoke at a Baptist church meeting defending Police Commissioner Waldo after the Becker case verdict. He warned against sweeping out veteran aides and said corruption accusations must be checked, noting past graft and the need for continued leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gaynor
Becker
Waldo
Ben
May Frank No More Mail Privilege Debate
Washington reports a technicality may strip Mrs. Grover Cleveland of her franking privilege after her upcoming marriage to Prof. Thomas J. Preston. Officials say they oppose losing the right, but the law requires the autograph signature of Frances F. Cleveland or Anna Harrison on franked mail. The issue hinges on Mrs. Cleveland's name after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Thomas J. Preston
Post Office
Cleveland
Harrison
Frances F. Cleveland
Anna
Hatpin Law Enforced in Sydney Court Fines Loom
Sixty women in Sydney N S W were fined for wearing hatpins that protruded too far in a local court. They declared they would go to jail rather than submit to what they call iniquitous and unnecessary legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Sidney
Thirty Volcanoes Erupting in Ninafoon Island Tongas
Thirty volcanoes are in eruption on Ninafoon Island in the Tongas group near Sydney New South Wales. The eruptions cause remarkable changes in the island’s physical features and landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Ninafoon
Tongas Group
Bulgarians Seize Constantinople Likely Within Days
Nov 5 reports from London and Vienna say Bulgarians are near Constantinople with Nazim Pasha's forces holding at Tchatalja. Christians fear massacre as Turks resist. Balkan allies demand Sultan as sole peace signer and battle continues with heavy casualties totaling about 150,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balkans
Constantinople
Nazim Pasha
Tchatalia
Europe
Turkey
Balkan
Tchatalja
Tchoria
Istranja
Karsburum
Black Sea
Silivri
Sea of
Marmara
Vienna
Roumania
Kirk-Kilisseéh
Adrianople
Dominican coast attacked by revolutionists at Monte Christo
Nov 5 reports say Monte Christo on the north coast of the Dominican republic was attacked by revolutionists. Defenders offered stout resistance and the fighting was described as desperate in nature.
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Cape Haitien
Haiti
Monte Christo
Dominican Republic
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Dupont Company
Peoria Concern
Katy” Pasenger
Jersey
Pansy Lesh
Aliewist
Elkins Estate
F. M. Walker
Porte
Nazim Makes
LAST
Domingo
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