Turks Stand Firm in Defense of the Capital
Reports from Ottoman fronts describe continued fighting at Tchatalja with Bulgarians claiming progress and hints of entry into Constantinople to prevent disorder. Monastir reportedly fallen to Serbia while cholera spreads among Turkish troops and in the capital. Diplomats weigh territory and Albania’s fate as Serbia presses into the region amid fears of a European war.
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Tchatalja
Constantinople
Monastir
Tchatalia
Sirkesi
Marquis de Pallavicini
Porte
Ikdam
Austria
Turkey
Adrianople
Armored Cruisers Montana and Tennessee Ready to Sail
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Montana and Tennessee, two speedy armored cruisers, fueled and provisioned for a 40 day voyage to protect American interests in the Balkan war zone and aid refugees. Rear Admiral Knight will lead from the Tennessee with Captain Harry A. Fields and Captain W. B. Fletcher commanding the Tennessee and Montana respectively.
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Philadelphia
Montana
Tennessee
Balkan War
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Norfolk
Atlantic
Knight
Harry A. Fields
W. B. Fletcher
Delaware River
Cholera Outbreak Expands Among Troops at Tchatalja
Constantinople reports a worsening cholera surge with twenty three new cases among troops at Tchatalja and growing cases across the city. The disease spreads through military and civilian populations as health officials monitor the situation.
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Tchatalja
Constantinople
Bulgarians threat to reach Constantinople gates
The Reichspost reports Bulgarian forces advancing on the Char talja lines with targeted Turkish outposts captured. A decisive assault aims to reach Constantinople with fleeing Turkish troops to avert a massacre. Austria seeks calm handling of Servian demands and Albania’s freedom. Servia’s harbor fortifications remain contested. A Socialist Labor mass meeting opposed the war with resolutions and a Ringstrasse march.
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Reichspost
Tchatalja
Constantinople
Belgrade
Austria
Albania
Servia
Socialist Labor Party
Ringstrasse
Servians Capture Albanian Seaport Near Pristrend
Belgrade reports Dibra, four miles south southwest of Prisrend in Albania, seized by Servians as they advance toward the Adriatic to secure a seaport. The move follows the fall of Monastir as part of the campaign.
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Adriatic
Monastir
Belgradd
Dibra
Pristrend
Albania
Constantine Leads Greek Army into Saloniki and Church Visit
After Saloniki fell, Greek forces set up camps for 9 000 Turkish prisoners at Fort Karaburun. Crown Prince Constantine leads the full army division into Saloniki and proceeds to the Church of St Sophia as Venizelos hails a new path to a glorious future.
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Athens
Saloniki
Karaburun
Constantine
Church of St. Sophia
George
Ghida
War Office
Venizelos
Greece
Embros
Salonikit
Sekki Pasha
Body Found After Fire in Hanover Attic Room
Schuyler Thomas, 55, a Manchester resident, was found dead in bed after a fire at Mrs. R. J. Avery's Hanover house. Dartmouth students extinguished the blaze, forced an attic door, and found Thomas, believed suffocated by smoke. he was a boarder at the home.
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Hanover
N. H
Schuyler Thomas
Manchester
R. J. Avery
Dartmouth
Thomas
Grand Trunk withdraws New England expansion plans
The Grand Trunk Railroad halts work on its Southern New England extension through Rhode Island and Massachusetts as money pressures and Balkan tensions tighten credit. President Chamberlain ordered suspension. engineers are told to stop, with potential resume unclear. Local officials urge state action to avoid a costly setback.
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Grand Trunk
New Haven
Boston
President Hays
Chamberlain
Massachusetts
Hays
Southern New England Railway
Murdock
Rhode Island
New England
Europe
Fitzhugh
Charles M. Hays
Providence
Fitzgerald
Balkan
Hoosac
Mellen
BE. A. Brodst
Grand Trunk Railway
Southbridge
Copley Plaza
J. A. Murray
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Trade Board to Act in Grand Trunk Matter
Providence Nov 10 The executive council of the Board of Trade will meet in special session to decide on halting work on the Grand Trunk. They may cable the Grand Trunk directors in London urging reconsideration. Governor Pothier will discuss the issue with Grand Trunk officials to learn what lies behind the plan.
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Murdock
Balkan
Grand Trunk
Grand Trunk Railroad
London
Palmer
Webster
Brimfield
Blackstone
Douglas
Dudley
Southbridge
Boston
Ad Trunk
New Haven
Canada
William 8. McNary
Boston & Maine
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R. I
Boardé of Trade
Aram J. Pothier
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