Turkish Victory Report Denied in War News
Rome reports early today that Tri Poli was retaken by Ottoman forces, but the War Office called the claim false. Italian casualties were noted, with Turks and Arabs suffering heavy losses. London received letters from Rome claiming Tripoli recapture by Turkish and Arab troops, but no official confirmation.
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Rome
Constantinople
Tri- Poli
War Office
Tripoli
London
Foreign Office
Italian Situation Desperate in Tripoli Siege
Reports from the North African front say Italian troops in Tripoli are besieged by a 60,000 strong Arab and Turkish force after outposts were driven back. Italian losses amount to 300 killed and 700 wounded, with thirty guns left behind as natives reportedly prepare to revolt. The situation has stirred strong war party support.
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Tripoli
Africa
War Party
Italian bombardment kills civilians in Benghazi
London special report says a British consul tally confirms 150 women and children and 150 other civilians were fatally hurt by Italian warships during the bombardment of Benghazi in Tripoli on Thursday October 159th, with advices received today.
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London
Benghazi
Tripoli
Beware of Failure to Pay Poll Taxes in Virginia
A Richmond report urges Virginians to pay poll taxes and ensure names on voter lists. It notes upcoming elections including a presidential race and local offices, and discusses possible statewide liquor questions and the chances of an enabling act for submission to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
China Surrenders to Revolutionary Forces in Manchu China
Special dispatch from Pehkin reports victory for the Young China movement and a promised constitutional monarchy under the Manchu dynasty. Yuan Shi Kai holds sway as crisis mounts over 27,000 insurgents advancing toward the capital, with the National Assembly backing the ultimatum and a National Parliament to follow.
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Pehkin
Revolutionary Movement
China
Young China Movement
National Assembly
Young China Party
Yuan Shi Kai
Prince Chun
Yuan Chow
Court Under Guard as Manchu Adherents Rally
Reports say radical Manchu supporters press a government request for intervention while Yuan Shi Kai consolidates power as the new dictator. A Belgian French syndicate loan of 18 million dollars, with 12 million more planned, boosts confidence in the regime though imperial palace guards tighten control. Four Manchu regiments guard rail hubs, amid fears of abdication stirring international friction.
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China
Young China
Baron Cottu
Yuan Shi Kai
Imperial Palace
Imperialists Join Rebels in Lan Chow Mutiny
Six thousand Imperialist troops reportedly mutinied at Lan Chow and joined a rebel force of about 27,000. Canton reports martial law, rebel patrols, closed shops, and a standstill economy. Four thousand Manchus in the inner city face danger as thousands flee and foreign legations seek protection amid escalating hostilities. Foreign residents and flags signal precaution. Americans fortify legation walls under heavy guard.
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Hong Kong
Lan Chow
Canton
Legations
Legation
Canton Declares Republic in China Dispatches Report
Washington dispatches report Canton, China has taken possession of its affairs, declared a republic, and awaits the outcome of the revolution. The State Department received details of the shift in governance and the new republican stance.
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Canton
Washington, D. C
State Department
China
Railroads Must Have Safety Appliances Court Upheld 1903 Law
The United States Supreme Court sustained the validity of the Federal safety appliance law of 1893 with amendments of 1903 in a government suit against the Southern Railway. The ruling affirms required safety standards for railroads nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Southern Railway
Auditor's Report Shows Gain in State Revenue
The State Auditor's annual report, nearly ready for printing, shows about a quarter of a million dollars more revenue than last year’s estimates. Captain R. Donohoe pressured revenue officers to settlements as funds arrived, keeping money in the state till and meeting obligations promptly amid calls for tax relief and recent tax increases.
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Richmond
R. Donohoe
General Assembly
Three Cardinals Made Cardinals by Pope Pius
Monsignor Diomede Falconio was named a cardinal by Pope Pius with Papal approval. Archbishops Farley of New York and O Connell of Boston were also elevated, after Rome announced the appointment today. Falconio had doubted earlier reports but expressed pleasure at joining the sacred college.
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Washington, D. C
Diomede Falconio
United States
Merry del Val
Rome
Pope Pius
Monsignor
Falconio
Farley
New York
O'Connell
Boston
Mer. Falconio
Sacred College
Circuit Judges to Be Elected in Virginia
Richmond with January legislature to choose fifteen circuit judges including a Supreme Court of Appeals member to replace Judge Whittle. Most names show no opposition. list includes J L McLemore Suffolk, W R Barksdale Halifax, R Carter Scott Richmond, D Gardiner Tyler Williamsburg, S Houston Letcher Twenty second, Fulton Kegley Bland. City and county court judges also named.
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Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals
Stafford G. Whittle
Henry County
Whittle
Richard H. Cardwell
J. L. McLemore
Suffolk
William R. Barksdale
Halifax
R. Carter Scott
D. Gardiner Tyler
Williamsburg
S. Houston Letcher
Fulton Kegley
Bland
Alexandria
Lewis C. Barley
Buena Vista
W. FP
Houston
Bristol
Joseph I. Kelley
Swarrennenville
Indes
G. B. Binclair
Danville
A. M. Aiken
Petersburg
James M. Malen
Radford
George E. Cassell
Samuel B. Witt
Open Defense of Tobacco Trust Opens in Circuit Court
In New York Special Lewis Case Ledyard opened the tobacco trust reorganization fight in the U S Circuit Court with all interests present. Judge Lacombe ordered first the American Tobacco Company counsel, then security holders, then outside interests, followed by Attorney General Wickersham for the Government. Ledyard outlined plans for a sane and reasonable reorganization as Brandeis and W W Fuller joined the proceedings.
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New York
Lewis Case Ledyard
Tobacco Trust
United States
American Tobacco Company
Federal Building
Lacombe
Wickersham
Government Attitude on Tobacco Trust Reorganization
In New York the United States brief by Attorney General Wickersham filed today opposes the proposed reorganization of the tobacco trust under the Supreme Court mandate. It states each company may hold up to forty percent of its line. Rumors of a split between Wickersham and James McReynolds circulated, but McReynolds denies the claim.
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New York
United States
Wickersham
United States Circuit Court
American Tobacco Company
United States Supreme Court
James (. McReynolds
McReynolds
Tobacco Trust
Truet
Williams
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Virginia Debt Commission
Virginia Must Remain Patient in Debt Dispute
The U S Supreme Court overruled Virginia’s motion to compel West Virginia to pay its share of the old Virginia debt. Attorneys say the ruling delays action another year and its exact meaning is unclear. Virginia sought coercion after months of West Virginia inaction and failed conciliations.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
West Virginia
Richeson Father of Clergyman Charged in Poisoning Case
The upper picture shows Thomas V. Richeson father of Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson, accused of poisoning Avis Linnell of Boston to marry Violet Edmands, daughter of a Cambridge millionaire. Attorney Philip R. Dunbar will defend the clergyman. The elder Richeson asserts his son’s innocence and will aid his defense.
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Thomas V. Richeson
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
Boston
Violet Edmands
Cambridge
Philip R. Dunbar
Richeson
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Taft Sets Thanksgiving Day
President Taft designates Thursday November 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The proclamation urges public worship and praise, noting national blessings, peace, and benevolence, and calls all Americans under the flag to meet in worship to give thanks for divine mercies. Done in Chicago October 30, 1911, with P C Knox as Secretary of State signatory.
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Chicago
Ill
Taft
United States
Universal Brotherhood of Nations
William Howard Taft
United States of America
P. C. Knox
Manufacturer Record praises the Southern United States
Frank J. Gould praises the South in a letter published by the Manufacturers' Record of Baltimore dated October 23. He argues investment in the Southern region offers greater future value growth than the North East or West. He asserts the South will share more in future value enhancements.
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Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
New York
Prank Ja
Gould Sees Rich South Growth From Virginia To Norfolk
Jay Gould of New York urges heavy investment in the South, praising Richmond and Norfolk as future industrial hubs. He highlights the Hampton Roads coal trade, plans a $600,000 Richmond power plant, and foresees rapid growth from Panama Canal trade boosts. He argues for bringing in foreign workers, notably Piedmont Italians, to accelerate southern development.
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Gould
New York
Jay Gould
Southwest
Norfolk
Richmond
United States
Mr. Gould
Richmond-Norfolk
Virginija Railway & Power Co
Panama Canal
Hampton Roads Basin
South
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
America
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Norfolk District
Virginias
Seaboard
Norfolk Region
Maryland Steel Coo
Baltimore
Cuba
Pennsylvania Steel Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
United States Steel Corporation
Newport News
Portsmouth
Air. Gould
Italy
Piedmont
Louisville clerk hawkins seeks presidency after freak candidacy history
The Utica Observer recalls past freak candidates like General Pratt and Dan Rice as it notes Louisville post office clerk James P. Hawkins now seeks the presidency. It mocks his ambition, cites constitutional limits, and fondly recalls older eccentrics who ran in the era around 1860s politics.
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James P. Hawkins
Louisville
Utica
Daniel Pratt
Observer
Roscoe Conkling
Cow
Shakespeare
Pratt
Dan Rice
Abraham Lincoln
America
Dan Rhone
Girard
Pennsylvania
Winfield Beott Hancock
Nicholas Hotel
Daniel Rice
Taft
Rite
Hawkins
Gould Discusses Virginia Investments and Outside Capital
The Richmond interview outlines Gould's Virginia investments and his stance on political influence in transit ventures. He notes business and press backing for clean funding, contrasts Texas openness to outside capital, and predicts Texas will develop its vast resources with external investment in the future.
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South
Gould
Richmond
Virginia
Afr
Texas
Southwest
America
Comb Causes Her Death in Urgent Fall Incident
Miss Emma Worth of Blortell fell from a cement step after leaving a drug store. A comb in her hair penetrated her train, fracturing her skull and causing almost immediate death. Local report notes the unusual cause as a tragic accident in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
XN. R
Emma Worth
Blortell
Domesday Book Traces Longstanding English Estate
London Special The Domesday Book reveals one estate that has stayed in a single family since the Conqueror era. Luttrell of East Quantockshead descends from Ralf Pagenal. the annals show medieval holdings, geld, ploughs, serfs, and a mill, now part of a 2,295 acre estate valued at £133,740. The report notes national tax figures, estate duties, and a Peterborough pension case stretching 276 years.
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London
William the Conqueror
Br. A. F. Luttrell
East Qiantockshead
Somerset
Ralf Pagnell
Pagenal
Inland Revenue Commissioners
Ralf
de Reileib
Cantocheheve
Ast Quantockshead
U. R. EL
Merlesuian
Demesne
Bordare
Pension Heralded for Ancestor Who Helped Charles Escape
Mr. Smith explains in an interview the origin of a royal pension stretching back to 1675 after an ancestor aided Prince Charles during the Worcester escape. The perpetual pension, set at 7.50 weekly, has yielded about 107500 in total and passes to the pensioner’s eldest child over generations, an unprecedented arrangement.
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Smith
Worcester
Prince Charles
Charlies Tr
Mr. Smith
Seventh Day Adventists Council Appropriates Near Half Million
At Tacoma Park, the General Conference committee of the Seventh Day Adventists approved nearly $466,000 for mission work worldwide amid calls for increased funds. Delegates voted to have US and Canada conferences contribute $100,000 more from surplus tithes to support global missions and various regional and national programs.
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Washington, D. C
General Conference Committee
Seventh Day Adventists
Foreign Mission Seminary
Tacoma Park
United States
Canada
Treasury
China
East China Mission
North Central China Mission
South China Mission
South Central China Mission
Southeast China
India
Japan
Java
Suma
Mexico
Philippine Islands
Singapore
Africa
South America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virfnia
District of Columbia
Southeastern Union Conference
Southern Union Conference
Southwestern Union
Hunteville
Reformer from Phoebus targets Richmond to suppress women suffrage
Rev James Woodson from Phoebus arrived in Richmond to promote a reformation campaign against woman suffrage. He spoke with Bertillon Expert Tolerso at police headquarters, calling for a morning address and claiming divine authority. The scene included theatrical gestures and fiery rhetoric as officers prepared for his appearance tomorrow.
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Phoebus
Hampton
James Woodson
Richmond
Norfolk
James
Toler
Tolerso
Joe
Bertillon
Israel
Amate Hathe Antette
Taft Campaign Progress and Voter Promises Cited by Progress
Petersburg Progress notes that Taft has earned pledges of support from states across the Midwest and far West visited by him, while warning that promises may diverge from actual votes and suggesting a potential gap between pledge and fulfillment.
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Middle West
Far West
Taft
Petersburg
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