Balkan War Crisis Averted Through Diplomacy and Turkish Mobilization
Reports say war between Turkey and Bulgaria was narrowly avoided as Paris aided talks. Bulgaria reportedly considered cabinet resignations signaling defense shifts, while Sofia and Constantinople reviewed mobilization plans. Averted crisis followed diplomatic exchanges, with Turkey’s Asia Minor and Macedonia mobilizations discussed and then halted.
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France
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Council For National Defense
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Four Killed in Tornado Near Clayton New Mexico
A tornado and cloudburst near Clayton New Mexico killed four homesteaders including W. H. Haisht and J. S. Fox and a daughter. Twenty others injured, three perhaps fatally. The Union county courthouse and numerous houses were wrecked, Colorado and Southern railroad damaged, water system out of commission, and Clayton left in darkness. Folsom floods nearby caused panic as Cimarron river rose dangerously.
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N. M
W. H. Haisht
J. S. Fox
Folsom
Cimar Ton
Well Known Comedian Dead in New York
Gus Rogers of the Rogers Brothers stage team died Monday in New York of appendicitis after three weeks illness. He was highly regarded as a leading low comedian on the American stage and was worth about 200000, much of it tied up in theater property in the city.
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Gus Rogers
Rogers Brothers
Cuica
N. Y
Lynching of Stover Reported in Alabama Area
A mob in Hatselio Alabama removed two deputies and lynched a Black man named Stover who faced charges of attempting to assault Miss White, daughter of a local farmer, with reports indicating the act occurred near Chattanooga Tennessee and in the Hatselio area.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hatselio
Ala
Stover
Miss White
Insurance Paid on Missing Man Griswold Death
Des Moines reports final insurance payments of 8500 to the widow of George Griswold, who vanished two years ago. Investigators ruled out suicide, noting antisuicide clauses and a murder by unknown parties. Attorneys will file in probate court to settle the estate.
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Des Moines
George Griswold
Griswold
Coon River
Bank President Ends Life as Bank Fails in Carroll
Hon W L Culbertson president of the First National Bank of Carroll shot himself in his home after years of depression linked to family losses. His death led to the bank's closure and control by the U.S. Treasury. Cashier R E Coburn said the bank can pay 200000 to depositors but stockholders bear the loss.
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W. L. Culvertson
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R. E. Coburn
First National Bank of Carroll
Dr Engle Exonerated In Adultery Case In Newton
Newton jury by Justice Allfree clears Dr Perry Engle of adultery charges brought by his wife. Mrs Engle’s prosecution is denounced as malicious. The acquittal also exonerates Maryie Mannus, arrested with him, though not tried. Attorney Hawkins says suits will follow for divorce and defamation of character.
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J. C. Hawkins
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Miss McMannus
Threat to Kill Haunts Des Moines Courtroom
Judge McHenry sentences B F Loos to ten years for perjury while denouncing an anonymous letter that threatened to shoot him. The dramatic accusation erupts as Loos, cringing, had accused the court of bias, provoking a courtroom stir unseen in years.
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Prairie Fires Cause Heavy Damage Across Local Farms
Nora Springs fire crews burned more than 21 050 in damage to fields fences and outbuildings on the McAuley Bros John Andrews and William Frezee properties. About thirty acres of corn were scorched and 100 tons of stored forage consumed as flames swept from the Milwaukee section force and spread through windy conditions.
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Milwaukee
Damages Sought Over Police Raid At Morgan Hotel
In Des Moines Judge James A. Bowe sustained the demurrer of Philip Morgan owner of the Morgan hotel to a $5,000 damages suit by Charles E Damon. Damon, roused from sleep during a police raid, claims the raid harmed him and aims to hold the hotel owner responsible.
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James A Bowe
Philip Morgan
Mogan Hotel
Charles E Damon
Damon
Bulk Sales Law upheld in Nebraska decision
Sioux City creditors win in a decision sustaining claims against Gilbertson Bree stock in Lime Grove Neb. Judge E B Weatherby rules bulk sales law constitutional, a ruling seen as crucial for Sioux City wholesalers who move large food quantities into Nebraska towns. The law was tested by local robbers.
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Gilbertson Bree
Lime Grove
Big Fire Destroys Belle Plaine Grain Elevators
A night blaze at the W. H. Rockwell & Co elevator in Belle Plaine destroyed its building and the adjacent Western Grain Co elevator. Three freight cars burned, including one with grain, while the freight depot, opera house, and nearby buildings were saved only after heavy firefighting. The blaze left Belle Plaine without a grain market.
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Shell Rock Fire Destroys Seventeen Buildings
Seventeen buildings including the hose house and the fire station were destroyed by a morning fire in Shell Rock on October 19. The Wohterloo and Waverly departments aided firefighting as loses mount to about 26,400 with 12,300 insured. early equipment failures hampered efforts.
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Shell Rock
Wohterloo
Waverly
Power Wheel Burst Kills Engineer and Darkens City
The big wheel at the Electric Railway and Power Company burst into fragments on Oct. 20, instantly killing engineer James D. Jones. Fragments weighing 1,200 pounds flew 509 feet, wrecking a frame house and endangering a family of six. The city remained in darkness all night as electric lights failed and streetcar service ceased due to lack of power.
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Waterloo Offers Big Reward for Slain Patrolman Widmann
Waterloo increases the reward for information leading to the killer of Patrolman Fred P. Widmann. The city offers 500 dollars, the state 500 dollars, and citizens have contributed 1,200 dollars, with more donations expected as authorities push for a breakthrough.
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Waterloo
Fred P. Widmann
Burlington Mulct Law Ruling
Judge Smyth of Burlington district court sustains demurrer in case brought by a local preacher seeking removal of County Attorney Kuhlemeiert for not enforcing every provi sion of the mulct law. Court finds county attorney only must enforce the mulet tax provision, which has been complied with. First such ruling in the state on this issue.
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Burlington
Urlington
Smyth
Kuhlemeiert
Oklahoma Floods Rule the Supreme Court Storm
Oklahoma City reports severe floods across central and northern Oklahoma from continuous rain. Death tolls are unconfirmed but numerous reports have surfaced. forecasts warn of ongoing water damage and rising rivers throughout the state.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Bomb Exploded in East Side Tenement District
A weak bomb exploded in the hallway of a tenement on East Eleventh Street in New York city. The building housed eighteen families owned by Pasquale Discardi who has faced blackmail threats for nearly a year. The blast woke the neighborhood, blew stairs, shattered windows, and cracked plaster through the building.
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New York
East Side
East Eleventh Street
Pasquale Discardi
Iceland Seeks Home Rule in Danish Compact Clash
Icelandic legislators oppose new Danish Iceland commission proposals. In the recent election the opposition won about four fifths of the representatives, signaling a revival of the home rule fight. Iceland’s minister Herr Hefstein who signed the proposals resigned amid the dispute.
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Copenhagen
Danish- Iceland Commission
Iceland
Herr Hefstein
Nebraska blue laws upheld by Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the blue laws constitutional yesterday, sustaining Sunday business prohibitions. It upheld the district court’s denial of habeas corpus for Omaha cigar dealer John Bryar and Omaha barber Joseph Caldwell, as arrests under a state statute extend statewide.
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Supreme Court
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District Court
Douglas County
US not party to Berlin treaty limits intercession for Bosnia Herzegovina
Washington on October 23 reports that the United States is not a signatory to the Berlin treaty and cannot intercede with Austria on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina. President Roosevelt has been asked to act by a San Francisco Servian mass meeting. The state department will issue a normal reply stating the U S position.
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United States
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Roosevelt
San Francisco
State Department
King’s messenger Lieut Jephson dies aged notable service
London October 23. Lieut Arthur Jeremy Mounteney Jephson the king's messenger since 1891 and former queen's messenger since 1895 died yesterday. He led a detach ment in the Emin Pasha relief expedition under Henry M. Stanley in 1897 90. In 1904 he married Miss Anna Head daughter of the late Ian Addison Head of San Francisco.
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Arthur Jeremy Mounteney Jephson
Lieuttenant Jephson
Henry M. Stanley
Anna Head
Iain Addison E. Head
San Francisco
Tucker Case in Abeyance in Chicago
State Attorney Healy after a conference with Harnes R. Pearson for Mrs William F. Tucker said no action would be taken against Colonel William F. Tucker in court while he remains ill.
Rainey to Seek Congress Investigation of Panama Purchase
Chicago Oct 23 Representative Henry T Rainey of Illinois announced he would introduce a resolution on the opening day of the new congress calling for a congressional investigation into the Panama canal purchase.
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Henry T. Rainey
Ilinois
Congress
Chester Makes 23 Knots, Chester Navy Warship Final Trial
Chester scout cruiser, acclaimed as the fastest vessel above 1500 tons, completed its final acceptance trial. Dispatch to Secretary Metcalf from Admiral McLean reports guns and machinery satisfactory, ship handled rough seas well, maintaining 23 knots for twelve hours and 26.10 knots for four hours.
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Washington, D. C
Metcalf
McLean
Unharmed Judge Taylor recounts log ride from night riders
Judge R Zachary Taylor arrived in Tiptonville after a miraculous escape from night riders at Reelfoot Lake. He described being seized with Capt Rankin, who was killed by a mob firing hundreds of shots. Taylor hid in a bayou and a sunken jog, then walked to a house at dawn. Nearby, an English girl Bar Bucer was deported from New York to England aboard the Mauretania.
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Harris
West Tennessee Land Company
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Iaid
New York
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England
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Plan to Reach the Pole via Ice Floe Visitor at White House
Arctic explorer Evelyn 3B. Baldwin called at the White House on Wednesday seeking an audience with President Roosevelt to present a new plan for Arctic exploration. He proposes using a drifting ice floe from the Bering Sea to reach Greenland, noting the floes’ three and a half year journey.
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Washington
Evelyn
Baldwin
White House
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Bering Sea
Greenland
World Round Trip Ended By Alabama Voyage
The battleship Alabama entered New York harbor completing a 309 day voyage of 25 000 miles around the world. After overhaul at Brooklyn navy yard she will be repaired. In Portsmouth New Hampshire the battleship Maine arrived under tow and docked after a parade of cheers and a 13 to 7 gun salute from the yards.
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Storm Death Toll Reaches About Three Hundred in Cagayan Valley
Reports from Manila describe October 12 storm in the Cagayan valley as the deadliest in memory with official tallies not yet available. Aparri was inundated and residents formed a rescue brigade led by Lieuts. Treadway and Clark, Postmaster Foss, and Engineer Clark to save people from floating homes. Refugees report cholera outbreaks and possible drownings.
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Cagayan Valley
Aparri
Treadway
Clark
Foss
Canal seeks 35 million for Isthmian Canal work
Washington reports Congress will be asked to appropriate 35,000,000 for continuing work on the Isthmian Canal in 1916. In Canton Ohio, balloon flight info notes "All-America" ascent with Leo Stevens of New York as pilot and Canton passengers J G Rommel J H Kenny William G Schwind and W L Stolzenbach.
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Congress
Canton
Leo Stevens
New York
John G. Rommel
J. H. Kenny
William G. Schwind
W. L. Stolzenbach
Knights of Pythias to convene in Peoria names Bone grand chancellor
The grand lodge of Titinois of the Knights of Pythias met in Springfield on Wednesday and chose Peoria as the site for the 196 £ convention. Eugene E. Bone was elected grand chancellor.
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Peoria
Springfield
Grand Lodge of Titinois
Knights of Pythias
Eugene E. Bone
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