Italians Strike in Tripoli War Opens
Rome says Italian flag flies over Tripoli as forces invade European Turkey and win the first battle of the war. Martial law in Tripoli and Prevesa, with blockades extending across Adriatic and Aegean. Italian transports push to land at Nicopolus Bedouins warned as Caneva orders defense. Kum Kaleh Sedil Babr base planned. Duke of the Abruzzi poised to be provincial governor.
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Saloni
Adriatic
Nicopolus
Prevesa
Vilayet
Janina
Alberta
Constantinople
Albania
Ionian
Aegean
Dardanelles
Kum Kaleh
Sedil Babr
Italy
Rnsu
Caneva
Bekamirsimy Bey
Abruzzi
Rome in turmoil as war spirit sweeps streets
Enthusiasm rises across Rome as news of victory spreads through the populace. Government may not need conscription, flags and images honor King Victor Emmanuel, Turkish quarters close and Turkish residents depart without violence.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Italian Destroyer Hotilla Commands Adriatic Blockade
In a dispatch from Rome the Duke of the Abruzzi describes the naval action at Prevesa. He led the Italian destroyer Hotilla to stop Turkish efforts to scour the Adriatic and seize Italian shipping. A Turkish torpedo boat was stranded and set ablaze after a chase northward. A second Turkish boat eluded two other destroyers and returned to Prevesa undamaged.
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Abruzzi
Prevesa
Duke
Hotilla
Adriatic
Ani
United States to Proclaim Neutrality Over Tripolitan War
The United States will issue a neutrality proclamation and warn American vessels to observe a hostile blockade of Tripolitan ports. A State Department conference chaired by Acting Secretary Adee and its solicitor and counselor began preparing the proclamation, noting no formal war has been declared by Italy or Turkey.
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State Department
Adee
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Turkey
World War Fears as Turko Italian War Expands
Eyes of the world turn to Turko Italian hostilities with Bulgaria and Balkan states under scrutiny. Italy mobilizes near Austria while Greece and Turkey clash over Crete and Thessaly. Italian forces land while Turkish transport Derna is seized in Tripoli harbor after discharging rifles and ammunition.
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Hubard's insanity plea in Pettit murder trial in Lovingston
Benjamin Hubard faces a circuit court trial for the Lovingston murder of Dr. James A. Pettit. Insanity is expected as a defense. Hubard, jailed in Lynchburg, will be brought to Lov ingston for arraignment before Judge Gordon. The case draws large local interest as the first homicide in years in the town.
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Nelson County
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Diamond belt promised for featherweight elimination winners
In Los Angeles the winner of today's twenty round bout between Johnny Kilbane and Frank Conley earns temporary ownership of a diamond belt. Promoter Tom McCarey will supply the belt for a championship fight between the survivors of the featherweight elimination contest and title holder Abe Altell.
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Cal
Johnny Kil Kane
Frank Conley
Pacific Athleticic
Tom McCarey
Abe Altell
Powers Dumb 10 Turkeys Appeal to Spare Forces
Advices from Turkish diplomatic agents across Europe say no country will intervene on behalf of the Ottoman Empire in the present crisis. Italy's declaration of war is seen as a step toward dismembering the empire, while Turks vow to fight to the end and resist partition.
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Turkey Prepares War Mobilization Over Italy Threat
In Constantinople the Turkish War Ministry and new Said Pasha government weigh a broad campaign plan to resist Italy. They aim to concentrate forces in Albania, seek foreign intervention, and appeal to powers while overhauling armaments and censorship.
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Yildiz
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Bocca della Verita Stone Mystery and Ancient Use
The Bocca della Verita is a large white marble disk with eye holes a mouth opening and carved hair on the forehead. Some say it kept Romans honest by threats while others suspect it once served as a sewer sluice.
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World's Largest Quarantine Station at Tor Harbor
A peacetime travelogue describes Tor as the world’s largest quarantine station for Mecca pilgrims, with massive fumigation and disinfecting facilities, a guarded enclosure, tramway links, and evolving time standards noted from Wide World. It recalls 1904 pilgrim shelter needs and the station’s extensive infrastructure.
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