Monastir Falls as 50 000 Taken
Turkish city of Monastir falls to Serbians with about 50 000 taken. Three noted pashas among the captured, signaling a decisive Ottoman loss in the campaign.
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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1912
Page
2
Turkish city of Monastir falls to Serbians with about 50 000 taken. Three noted pashas among the captured, signaling a decisive Ottoman loss in the campaign.
Monastir, the Turkish fortress, surrendered to Servian forces after two days of fighting. Crown Prince Alexander’s troops captured key heights and the inner fortifications ending Turkish resistance. Fethi Pasha and other officers surrendered. Monastir’s population around 45,000 includes various ethnic groups.
Two miners died after a cave-in of quicksand at the Werte coal mine bottom. Giovanitti testified in his own defense while Arturo Giovanitti faced a murder trial in Raleigh with a coffin display case connected to the burial of a deceased person found two hours earlier.
Fragmentary text describes a crowd greeting a figure identified as president elect Wileee and family aboard a steamer, with references to locations Hauib teu and Wro-Metville Davia. Numerous garbled names and phrases render the exact event, people, and place uncertain.
A sweeping digest traces violent acts and trials including a murder by hammer in Saratoga hotel, a fatal fire at The Commercial in McCook, and a string of court cases across Ohio and Utah. It notes political exiles, notable retirements, and sports results from New York billiards to university games nationwide.
A fragmented report notes the Nobel literature award to Derbert Hauptmann in Stockholm while recounting Allied and colonial woe from mass deaths to famine. It mentions a suffragette march from Edinburgh to London, Sino regional tensions, a fraud confession involving Linclient's funds, Nome mining, and the suicide of Abdul Hamid’s daughter Zelete in Constantinople.
The article reports on Democratic senators’ strong views on tariff revision before March 4, with physicians warning on Senator Kalior Bayerr of Maryland’s condition and Speaker Champ Clark urging no extra session. It notes proposed wartime mobilization plans and Taft's toast to ex president Bryan, reflecting a period of political tension.
The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs endorsed health marriage certificates on the eve of the annual Aurora convention, with Governor Woodrow Wilson promising an extraordinary Congress session after adjournment to revise tariffs.
The report covers deaths in Kemmerer and Denver, Sheridan brokered deaths and injuries, a Rock River steel plant project, Sheridan Interurban station plans, university contracts for the Hall of Agriculture, and new deputy appointments. It notes a Powell townsite auction, large investments in Colorado and Wyoming, a water system for Park County, and early indirect electric lighting in Cheyenne. It also mentions a 200 pound mountain man shot near Sand Creek Falls, a potential Wheatland factory visit, high school cadet sponsorship elections, a Cody sheepman injured by a car, and new Medicine Bow bridge construction.
Unofficial reports claim the murder of Mrs Ryder, wife of a Union Pacific pump tender at Fort Steele. Her three children escaped after being wounded. the brother, believed insane, is thought to have killed himself.
Pioneer resident Laramie Peter Hansen was found nearly frozen beside the Laramie river after wandering from home in a despondent mood. He spent the night outdoors and was saved from drowning by a cluster of willows. In Cheyenne a feud between Batteries 1 and D of the Fourth Field Artillery escalated into a riot on a main business corner, injuring Privates Zillncky and Martin.
J. C. Twigg of Peoria HL visited Wheatland to explore locating a plant for manufacturing metal culveres and to secure stock in Wheatland, aiming for a home company presence.
Arie Ford, severely injured after his motorcycle struck a delivery wagon while speeding around a corner in Casper. He suffered chest punctures from splinters and lung injuries and remained at the state hospital. One horse in the wagon was badly burned and had to be shot.
Wyoming notes no shift in GOP control as Legislature remains Republican with a Senate tie to settle in Converse county. Laramie High School faced a 63 to 0 defeat at Pioneer Park against Cheyenne High School as the Cheyenne eleven dominated the game.
The youngest bride on record in Wyoming is Mrs. Raleigh Padgett, aged fourteen. Examination of matrimonial records shows no earlier case of such youth. The groom, Mr. Padgett, is notably older. their betrothal faced parental opposition but was eventually approved by the girl and the marriage took place.
Cheyenne news notes a two week program at the Agricultural College of the University of Wyoming starting January 6 1915 for farmers and their wives. The course promises hard work and study under trained specialists rather than running mere leisure activities.
London reports military and cholera fears as Balkan forces threaten Constantinople. Dispatches claim hundreds of cholera cases among troops and refugees, with infected units from Adana sent toward Chatalja despite protests. Turkish losses and missing persons are tallied in Thrace.
Vienna reports that Turkey's defeat is accepted as marking the end of the shortest war on record. Hostilities spanned days with five nations issuing declarations over a week in October. Turkish forces offered peace after less than six weeks of fighting amid a large Allied advance. Casualty figures are uncertain but likely exceed 100000.
Reports from Constantinople describe violence against Albanians and killings by Serbs. Italian and Austrian media debate Italy’s role as a regional gendarme, with conservative and socialist papers split on support for war aims and Vienna alliance.
Fragmentary report alleges a side of the conflict committed atrocities and butchery, stating evidence from a telegraphic correspondent. The text is damaged and cannot confirm specifics such as names, places, or dates.
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