Atrocities of Fanatics Spread in Asiatic Turkey
News from Constantinople reports a rising wave of fanaticism across eastern provinces. More than ten thousand Armenians reportedly massacred in Syrian towns near Adana, with estimates up to fifteen thousand. Hadjin besieged by moslem tribes, two killed. Vali of Adana ordered mobs suppressed. British and German warships arrive at Mersina. Tarsus shows some improvement under martial law. five hundred Armenian houses burned and many killed. Americans in Aleppo face danger as tribes descend, with limited garrison support. Collective consular appeals urge troop relief. Porte blamed for delay.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Adana
Vilayet
Mersina
Hadjin
Adana Vilayet
Antioch
Aleppo
Tarsus
C Ity
Five American Missionaries Threatened in Adana Vilayet
Five American women missionaries are in danger at Hadjim in the Adana vilayet of Ottoman Turkey. Miss Lambert reports an urgent need for help as Hadjim is besieged and surrounding villages burn. The wider region near Alexandretta faces anti Christian violence with massacres, lootings, and thousands displaced or homeless.
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Beirut
Hadjim
Vilayet
Adana
Turkey
Miss Lambert
Alexandretta
Antioch
Birjik
Kirkian
Beilan
Ayas
Gulf of Alexandretta
Aintab
Miss Rose Lambert Missionary Daring Turkey Call
Elkhart Indiana April 22 Miss Rose Lambert daughter of Rev and Mrs George Lambert has spent ten years as a Mennonite Brethren in Christ missionary at Hadjim in Turkey She and two Baldwin sisters run an orphanage school with about four hundred Christian Armenian children Her father who had been in Europe for a year supported her decision after she announced at a revival that she would go to Turkey Previously a typesetter at Mennonite Publishing House
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Elkhart
Ind
Rose Lambert
Hadjim
George Lambert
Mennonite Brethren In Christ
Europe
Fresh outbreak of fanaticism in Adana market violence
Eyewitness accounts describe Armenian mobs arming and looting in Adana as Turkish forces fail to intervene. The scene worsened with killings at the telegraph office and in the Konak, while British Vice Consul Daughty-Wylie arrived to establish headquarters amid the rising violence and refugee arrivals.
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Adana
William Champers
Young Men’s Christian Association
Kononak
Glaours
Konak
Daughty-Wylie
Mersina
Massacres Rampant in Kirskan and Surrounding Villages
April report from Aleppo notes the entire Kirskan population, including infants, massacred. Ekbase French mission besieged as Armenian village Deurtyul surrounded and ablaze. A Messenger reports no mercy for women or children, with the Moslem motto calling for extinction of the race. Armenians seek protection from the Young Turks.
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Aleppo
Turkey
Kirskan
Here
Alexandretta
Ekbase
Deurtyul
Alrostly
Maurer May Be Safe After Reported Adana Deaths
London April 22 A message from Tarsus reports D. M. Rogers killed and others safe. The note suggests Henry Maurer, once listed as killed, may still be alive. Sent by missionary Thomas D. Christie at midnight April 21 to the Bible Lands mission in reply to inquiries about Adana and Tarsus casualties.
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London
Tarsus
D. M. Rogers
Henry Maurer
Fanaticism Spreads in Armenia After Constitutional News
Telegrams from Erzeram report mixed reactions to constitutional government. In Constantinople and Armenian towns, celebrations give way to fearful fanatical movements as clashes between Christian and Muslim groups threaten stability and safety.
Adana Massacres Reported Amid Looting and Flight
Eyewitness depictions describe Adana as hellish with looted bazars and fires, as Muslims pour into the city and Armenians suffer killings and displacement. Missionaries protected refugees at the American girls’ seminary while major violence spreads to nearby towns, leaving thousands homeless and graves dug in Turkish cemeteries.
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Adana
Vali
Daughty-Wyle
Central
Turkey Mission
Daniel Miner Rogers
Henry Maurer
Tarsus
American College
Missionary Educator in Turkey Described as Young and Active
New York April 27 Rev Herbert Adams Gibbons reports from Tarsus where he teaches at St Pauls Institute part of the American Board of Foreign Missions. The article notes the young educator background, his wife Helen D Brown and the broad mission network with stations churches Sunday schools and attendees. Gibbons mentions the murder of D Miner Rogers linked to Rev Christie.
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New York
Herbert ‘Adams Gibbons
Turkey
St. Paul's Institute
Tarsus
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton Theological Seminary
Paris
American College
St. Paul’s College
Helen D. Brown
Hartford
Conn
Mersina
Adana
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
William N. Chambers
Christie
Gibbons
D. Miner Rogers
Missionaries in Syria Safe Aside From Two Killed
In April conflicts in the Adana vilayet, thirty three American missionaries in Syria and Cilicia remain uninjured aside from D. M. Rogers and Henry Maurer, killed while trying to extinguish a fire in a Turkish widow’s house. Reverend Stephen W. Trowbridge attempted to shield an Armenian teacher, but Moslems killed the teacher in his arms. Hoagland plans a bank with Dr Smith as president.
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Constantinople
Syria
Cilician
Vilayet
Adana
D. M. Rogers
Henry Maurer
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Rogers
Maurer
Stephen W. Trowbridge
Aintab
Mr. Trowbridge
Deposed sultan upheaval in Constantinople sparks street clashes
Turmoil follows Abdul Hamid’s removal as Mehemmed Reshad Effendi is proclaimed sultan. The city sees arrests, shelling of barracks, and armed guard movements around Yildiz Kiosk and Tophane. American tourists evacuated while ambassadors and garrisons secure streets and collect weapons.
Young Turks in great victory in Constantinople field clashes
The constitutionalists began occupation of Constantinople at daybreak as forces moved on Tasch Kischla barracks near Yildiz Kiosk. Gunfire and shelling continued with about five to seven batteries active while noncombatants were warned away.
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Enver Bay
Yildiz
Tasch Kischla
Pera
Tasch Kiscla
Schefker
Grande Rue de Peru
Tasch Kishla
Saloniki
Schutari
Bosphorus
Grand¢ ‘Rue de
Peru
Correspondent Moore Wounded Near Constantinople
Frederick Moore, New York Sun correspondent, was seriously wounded while photographing battlefield scenes in Constantinople. He has reported for multiple English and American outlets and recently published a book on Morocco. His wife accompanies him in Constantinople.
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London
Constantinople
Frederick Moore
New York Sun
Obituary of James Ellsworth Johnston in Indiana notes
Funeral services for James Ellsworth Johnston were held at North Scipio M E church on Friday April 23 conducted by Rev. Couch of Maysville. He was born May 5 1868 and died April 20 1909 aged almost 46. He lived in Indiana most of his life and leaves a father mother a brother and two sisters. Attendees from the city included G D Johnston and family D D Johnston A Lehrieke and family and Agnes Ankney. Ossian high school graduates receiving diplomas at Friday evening commencement included James Orval Wolfcale Bertha Beatrice Snider Emily Pearl Swayzee Lenora D Sowers Anna Violet Hurst James Ver Keefer Laura J Kreigh Janet Eliza Ferguson Lulu Alice Summers Ruby Kay Dualey Paient Bell.
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James Ellsworth Johnston
North Scipio M. E
Couch
Maysville
James Ellsworth
James Johnston
Indiana
G. D. Johnston
D. D. Johnston
Boone Street
A. Lehrieke
Gay Street
Agnes Ankney
Ossian High School
James Orval Wolfcale
Bertha Beatrice
Snider
Emily
Pearl Swayzee
Anna Violet Hurst
James Ver Keefer
Laura J. Kreigh
Janet Eliza Ferguson
Lulu Alicé
Summers
Ruby
Kay
Dualey Paient Bell
Club Women Hold Convention in Fort Wayne
A large Fort Wayne meeting gathers more than 150 club women for the Twelfth district convention of club presidents and delegates. Notable speakers include Dr. Lida Leasure of Auburn and Miss Merica Hoagland of Indianapolis. The event features library extension talks, civic works, and federation planning with delegates from Butler, Auburn, Columbia City, Garrett, Kendalville, Waterloo and more.
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Fort Wayne
Woman's League
Anthony Hotel
Nellie D. Buchanan
Auburn
Court House
J. W. Baxter
E. W. Averill
Buchanan
O. N. Guldlin
State Federation
Merica Hoagland
Indianapolis
Miss Hoagland
Vincennes
J. B. Archer
I. N. Taylor
Lida Leasure
Leasure
W. L. Blair
Butler
Harriet Conlogue
Kendallville
Laura A. Sinclair
Jessie Hunter Foust
B. F. McNear
Garrett
A. F. Halter
Kendalsville
F. A. Williams
N. B. McPherson
A. Judson
F. 8. Park
Harriett Conlogue
C. D. Kimball
A. M. Boyer
Elmer T. Porter
Goldie Myers
Jessie Niles
Harry Lamb
Addie Sidle
Ida Grover
J. H. Thomson
Katherine Hodge
Grant ‘Souder
LS Daniel
Frank Groscop
Lillian Hoffman
Grece Smith
Gladys Fitch
Mary Ford-Collett
John Hebe
Joe
J. D. ‘Benninghoff
Waterloo
Laura A. ‘Sinclair
Reasons Given for High Failure Rate in County Eighth Grade Exam
Superintendent Felger blames teachers, student effort, and short school terms for high failures in the eighth grade exam. Of 214 examinees, 45 passed, prompting calls for longer terms and improved study. Miss Fae Gorrell of Scipio and Miss Lena Shefferly of Monroeville had the top grades.
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Felger
Mr. Felger
Fae Gorrell
Scipio Township
Lena M. Shefferly
Monroeville
Harlan Commencement Set For April 29 30
The second annual commencement of Harlan commissioned high school will be held April 29 and 30 at the M E church in Harlan. Prof George H Tapy of Wabash college will deliver the class address on Friday evening. Sixteen graduates will receive diplomas Thursday evening after completing a four year course. The Thursday program includes David L Goldsmiths President Address Ort Wearley Class Oration Bessie Stopher Class History Alpha E Gorrell Class Poem Halie Pearson Class Prophecy. The school has thrived under Superintendent F L Smith and Miss Joy M Shutt as principal.
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Harlan Commissioned High School
M. E. Church
Harlan
George H. Tapy
Wabash College
David L. Goldsmith
Ort Wearley
Bessie Stopher
Alpha
Delaware Day By 3000 Majority in Delaware County
Delaware voters backed the option by about 3000, with weather aiding turnout. In White county, automobile owners ferried rural voters to polls, boosting the margin. Muncie, Indiana, becomes a focal point as Delaware county votes shape wet or dry outcomes for neighboring counties.
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White County
Delaware
Delaware County
Muncie
Indiana
Madison County
Anderson
Madison
Ohio contest tests wets versus drys in Ross county
Chillicothe Ohio April 27 campaign over winter prompts local option vote with dry and wet factions in intense mood. Mayor Yaple warns women and children parade may trigger trouble. Judge Goldsberry pledges 500 special police if needed. WCTU women guard a tent as George Stuart speaks amid rain and tensions.
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Chillicothe
Ross County
Polly
Yaple
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Mehemmed V
Sabah Eddin
Young Turks Party
Mohemmed Reshad Effendi
Ottoman Empire
Sheik-Ul-Islam
National Assembly
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Shefket Pasha
Pera Palace
Taxim
Legation
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Resna
Leishman
Young Turks
Johnston
The
Woman's
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David S. Schaefer
Walcott Villa
Wilis
Brubet
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