Rival Armies Compared Turkey and Bulgaria War and Peace Strengths
A data listing war and peace strength figures for Turkey and Bulgaria. Turkey shows total war strength 1 007 635 with officers 26 973 soldiers 951 685 horses 67 320 and artillery 1 36. Bulgaria reports no war basis totals of 26 168 and 290 677 soldiers with 41 776 horses and 486 guns plus infantry regiments and available reserves and militia totals.
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Turkey
Tlandweser
Landsturm
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Proclaims Independence at Tirnova
Sofia reports the proclamation of Bulgaria as an independent kingdom at Tirnova with Prince Ferdinand and his ministers present. Vienna dispatches say Austria Hungary plans to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina and seek a new political status for the provinces.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Tirnova
Ferdinand
Balkan Tensions Rise Over Bulgarian Independence Move
Constantinople reports Turkey suspects Austria and Germany backed Bulgaria to trigger a new constitutional crisis. A European conference may be planned to address the Balkan dispute while Turkey readies forces, declaring 20 frontier regiments against Bulgaria’s 11, with deployments at Philippopolis Sofia and along the Roumanian frontier.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Bulgaria
Kaimi
Balkan
Philippopolis
Sofia
France Seeks Mediation to Avert Turkey Bulgaria War
Paris reports France will act as mediator to prevent war between Turkey and Bulgaria. Foreign Minister Pichon holds conferences with diplomatic representatives of the powers to forge an understanding aimed at preserving peace amid a tense regional situation.
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France
Powers
Paris
Turkey
Bulgaria
Pichon
Chicagoans Find Gold In Far North Fraser River Report
Alberta, Oct. 7. Wm. F. Pols and Harry Sommers of Chicago travel north to the Fraser river region near Tete Jaune. They report prospecting rich gold deposits and staking claims along the river in the remote area.
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Hue Andi
Alberta
Wm. F. Pols
Harry Sommers
Chicago
Fraser River
Tete Jauney
Bulgarian independence proclaimed amid European tension
The text notes Bulgaria declares independence with Prince Ferdinand unwilling to retract. Bulgarian cavalry mobilizes on the frontier as Ferdinand stands firm. It will be hard to sway Turkey and its ally powers favor keeping European Turkey intact under the new constitutional regime. diplomats warn war could ruin the Turkish constitution.
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Bulgaria
Ferdinand I
Sverdinand
Turkey
Causes of War Clouds Loom as Europe Divides
London dispatch details two explosive moves shaping a European crisis. Prince Werdi mand declares Algaria independent, claiming the throne of ezar while Austria Hungary pushes annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ireland and France remain quiet, and Bulgaria builds arms as tensions rise between Bulgaria and Turkey. The letter from Emperor Francis Joseph to France hints at high stakes diplomacy. England leans toward Turkey in the dispute, while other powers watch closely.
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London Dispatch
London
Prince Werdimand
Algaria
Rumela
Aiking
Ezar
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia
Jergzesovnia
Berlin
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Turkey
Austria
France
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trancis Joseph
Austria Hungary
Uncle Sam Looks On In Balkan Crisis
Washington officials say the United States occupies a watching role in the Balkans. The government does not tolerate European interference in American affairs and, as not a Berlin treaty signatory, has no say in how the Berlin treaty is implemented or challenged.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Balkans
United States
Bulgarian Army March Toward Frontier Reported
Dispatch from Vienna says Bulgarian forces march toward the frontier with Turks moving to meet them. Austria-Hungary mobilizes two army corps as tensions rise around Paria on October 7.
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Paria
Temps Today
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Francis Joseph Letter Presented to Powers
London October 7 Count Memsdorff Austro Hungarian ambassador presented to King Edward a copy of an autograph letter from Emperor Francis Joseph to the heads of all states explaining the need to alter the political status of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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London
Count Memsdorff
Great Britain
Ideaward
Francis Joseph
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russia proposes congress to revise Berlin treaty
St. Petersburg reports Russia will call a congress of powers for a general revision of the Berlin treaty. The move follows the Bulgarian independence proclamation and is announced with authority today.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Servia Denounces Austria Over Annexation Plan
Belgrade reports that Austria seeks to annex Bosnia and Herzgovina causing great excitement. The Servian press denounces the move as warlike and provocative.
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Servia
Austria
Belgrade
Bosnia
Herzgovina
Servian
Woman Adopts Men’s Clothes to Hide Mustache at Ellis Island
A 60 year old Canadian native, Frank Woodhull, arrived with 150 steerage passengers on the New York liner. An hour later Woodhull, later identified as Mary Johnson, appeared in a private room agitated and shaved of his name. The English Canadian woman confessed she wore male dress to improve her chances and due to a mustache she had. She was sent before the board of special inquiry.
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New York
Frank Woodhull
Canada
Ellis Island
Woodhull
Did Missing Groom Enlist in Army Report Circulates
Wooster Ohio October 7. A report says Ralph Eddy missing since August ahead of his planned marriage to Miss Warren may have enlisted in the U S Army in Milwaukee. Captain Robi Eddy, the father, says the report is being investigated.
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Wooster
Ohio
Ralph Eddy
Miss Warren
United States Army
Milwaukee
Robi. Eddy
Rush for Tripp County lands roars in earnest
Dallas South Dakota gears up for the Tripp County land rush as affidavits for registration pour in from dawn to midnight. The tented city hosts 20 000 residents and thousands of outsiders as notaries process affidavits at 24 cents each while mail registrations flood the office.
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Dallas
S. D
Minny
Gregory
Crowds Gather in O Neill for Vigilant Registration Push
O Neill Nebraska on October 7 reported over 2,000 residents arriving on night trains from the east to register. By daylight 1,100 had registered and by noon the total exceeded 2,200 with estimates near 5,000 by midnight.
Notaries Begin Registration as 1000 Plus Seek Oath in Valentine
Valentine Neb Oct 7 Notaries began work on affidavits for registration at midnight with over 1000 people ready to be sworn. Other trains in the morning and registrations up to noon exceeded 1600. Most registrants came from points west and south with little eastern traffic reaching Valentine.
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Valentine
Neb
Landseekers advance at Presho during registration
Landseekers have possession of Presho and registration proceeds rapidly. The orderly scene suggests many will stay until the Oct. 19 drawing and then inspect accessible land in the area.
Mob Attack Kills Black Father and Family in Hickman
A mob of about 50 men burned the Walker home near Hickman Kentucky after Dave Walker a Black man cursed a white woman and threatened a white man. Walker his six year old daughter and his infant child died outright and the mother carrying the infant perished. Three other children likely to die and the oldest son is missing. The mob set fire to the cabin and attacked those who emerged.
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Hickman
Dave Walker
Ron
Walker
Thomas W Lawson Hurt in Carriage Accident
Egypt Massachusetts October 7 Thomas W Lawson financier was thrown from his carriage near North Scituate and severely injured by the fall and a kicked horse. He was found unconscious and treated by a physician before being moved to Dreamwood. He did not regain consciousness until late last night. He suffered a scalp wound an eye injury and possible internal injuries. His daughter rode in a basket phaeton behind him when a passing automobile frightened the horse and both were thrown out.
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Egypt
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
North Scituate
Lawson
Dreamwood
Mr. Lawson
Baseball Baby Born at Chicago-Pittsburgh Game
In Chicago a baby was born during the sixth inning amid cheering fans at a Chicago-Pittsburgh game. The mother collapsed and, after medical help arrived, both mother and child were taken to the club house and then to an ambulance. the mother gave no name.
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Chicago
Brown
Tinker
Pittsburg
Roann post office race pits two society girls
In Wabash Indiana on October 7 two Roann society girls Miss Delight Baker and Miss Enid Gidley compete for the Roann post office appointment to be made by Senator Beveridge. Postmaster Sherman Baker, father of Miss Baker, died suddenly. The contest marks Indiana’s first post office race between rival social camps. A separate note mentions a tobacco industry effort in Scotland.
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Wabash
Ind
Roann
This County
Delight Baker
Enid Gidley
Beveridge
Sherman Baker
Widow’s 15 Year Savings Stolen From Popcorn Cache
Philadelphia reports Mrs. Minesier Porter, a widow running a confectionery and cigar shop at Twenty third and Reed streets, had about $1,420 hidden in a quart measure inside popcorn behind the counter seized by a thief who entered by forcing a rear window. The theft occurred under the glare of a street lamp, which helped reveal the hidden stash.
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Philadelphia
Minesier Porter
Twenty-third
Reed Streets
Gus
Porter
Jimmy
Challenge to Koch Tubercle Theories At Congress
Washington October 6 The claim by Dr Robert Koch that bovine and human tuberculosis bacilli differ is challenged by American veterinarians at an international congress with support from Prof S Arbing of France and others. The debate continues with few Koch supporters and mixed foreign and domestic opposition.
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Washington
Robert Koch
S. Arioing
France
Dr. Koch
Arbing
Koch
Young Rockefeller Fights An Oil Fire
John D. Rockefeller Jr. helps suppress a gasoline tank blast on Pocantico Hills lawns. Engineer Stouley was thrown from a mower seat as fire spread to a servant’s house. Rockefeller and his wife rallied workers and summoned fire crews to prevent damage to stables and carriages.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Stouley
Mr. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
Cigaret Cruelty Sparks Divorce Suit in Chicago
Mrs. Lindstey Ter Bush files for divorce from Ter Bush a two year marriage, citing cruel treatment and repeated cigarette cruelty. He is described as wealthy City Fuel Company sales manager. The couple lived at 4440 Drexel Boulevard in a lavish apartment. She recounts a Christmas 1907 incident with gasoline and a lighted cigarette and a March 1908 burning incident requiring three weeks of bandaging and two months of precautions.
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Chicago
Lindstey Ter Bush
Ter Bush
City Fuel Company
Drexel Boulevard
Bermudas
Man's skull crushed in runaway accident
Fort Dodge Iowa October 6 a horse driven by A W Homier a Dayton farmer frightened by an automobile bolted the buggy against a telephone pole throwing Homier about 15 feet and fracturing his skull he cannot live.
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Fort Dodge
A. W. Homier
Dayton
Homier
Reclaimed Woman Deserts Klein For Dazzling Lights
Des Moines Oct 6 Harry Klein who wed Mabel Stewart one of the red light district women after police closed the area reports his wife has deserted him and is now in an Omaha resort with a new companion urged by Professor C H Gordon of Highland Park college noted in local dispatch.
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Mabel Stewart
HH. Gordon
Highland Park College
Osnaha
Canadian Pacific Hurls Freight Policy at American Lines
The Canadian Pacific plans to publish through rates to orient ports under ICC Circular 15 1% A and will charge via U S routes for shipments to Japan and China. American through rates to eastern seaboard ports may shift as US roads suspend current through oriental rates after November 1. Skinner of CP says lack of through rates could empower Manchester and Birmingham manufacturers in China and Japan markets.
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New York,id
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Pacific Seaboard
Japan
China
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washimeigton
United States
Orient
Canadian Pacific
Yreight
Interstate Commerce Commion
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Seaboard
Ia. Ve. Skinner
New York
Oriental
Manchester
Birmingham
Omaha Road Shows Revenue Decline in 1905 Fiscal Year
The 27th annual report of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad records a total operating revenue drop of 1 062 452 for the year ended June 30 1905 compared with the prior year. Freight revenue fell 1 107 980 and passenger revenue declined 52 244 though other transit revenue rose 7 dollars. Passenger employment rose 18 19 percent while passenger revenue fell 40 percent.
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St. Paul, Minn
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad
Rosslyn Goes Broke Playing His System at Roulette
London October 6 Lord Rosslyn’s system gambles in a test roulette game with Sir Hiram Maxim as banker ended in heavy loss. He started strong but luck shifted to black and he faded from a $50,000 stake to $3,172 as the 3,081 coup neared. He conceded defeat and blamed the Goddess Chance while Maxim called long shots inevitable.
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London
Lord Rosslyn
Hiram Maxim
Rosslyn
Chance
Lion Killed After Escape From New Jersey Circus
A Brown African lion escaped from a circus between New Brunswick and Bound Brook, killed two cows and a calf, attacked a camel, then was shot and killed by Edward Radhel near the Raritan river after a nightlong hunt by keepers and farmers.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Bound Brook
Edward Radel
Nero
Isham
Raritan River
Edward Radhel
Wright chosen to head Utah Democratic ticket
Salt Lake City Utah October 6 The Democratic state central committee selected J William Wright of Provo to head the state ticket Mr Knight is a son of Jesse Wright capitalist and millionaire mine operator who declined the gubernatorial nomination Wright manages many of his father's enterprises in Utah
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Democratic State Central Committee
J. William Wright
Provo
Knight
Jesse Wright
Bank Heist Strikes Warren Firm in Wisconsin
In Warren Wisconsin the private bank of George Warren and Co. was robbed early today, with a haul of two thousand two hundred dollars. The crime prompts police to search for suspects and review security footage from the bank lobby and street cameras.
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Warren, Wis
George Warren & Co
Indict 93 for Primary Frauds in St Lenis
The September grand jury in St Lenis returned its final report indicting 93 men for primary and registration frauds. Names of all indicted men are released, many identified as repeaters from lodging house districts.
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St. Lenis
Amoy fears invasion as Amoy harbor rumors spread
Amoy China residents flee home amid rumors that the American ship fleet may use Amoy as a base for operations against Japan. Municipal authorities ban interior exodus with heavy baggage, arresting two agitators and whipping them 1500 blows each.
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Ion Tittle
Bankers Elect Officers and Adjourn
The 14th annual American Bankers Association convention ended with Geo. M. Reynolds of Chicago elected president and Lewis J. Pierson of New York as first vice president. Forty new members were announced and a vice president for each state represented was named. The group opposed guaranteed bank deposits and postal savings banks, and voted to meet next year in Chicago.
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Denver
Colo
American Bankers’ Association
Geo. M. Reynolds
Chicago
Lewis J. Pierson
New York
Federal Legislaitive Committee
Postal Savings Bank
Brown Transfers Insurance to Actress Hydna Hopper
At a bankruptcy hearing before US Commissioner Kl Christ, A. O. Brown testified he transferred a life insurance policy of 25,000 to actress Hydna Wallace Hopper and noted giving her a 7,000 automobile days earlier as part of the proceedings involving A. O. Brown & Co. stock exchange.
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New York
Oct. A
United States
Kl Christ
Stock Exchange
A. 0
Brown & Co. A
Brown
Hydna Wallace Hopper
Battleship Fleet Anchors Off Manila After World Cruise
Ten American battleships, fresh from Australian ports, anchor off Manila near Luneta as two thirds of their voyage around the world is complete. Admiral Sperry reports improved ship efficiency on independent operations and new shore leave rules to curb cholera risk. Court martial actions loom for several officers and sailors connected to discipline and intoxication incidents.
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Manila
Hampton Roads
Luneta
Australia
San Francisco
Sperry
Son of Admiral Evans Noted in Washington Dispatch
Washington report notes Lieutenant Evans, a son of Admiral Robley J. Evans, mentioned in a brief Oct 5 dispatch.
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Bob Evans
Washington
Evans
Robley J, Evans
Now Free to Love Her Art and That Alone
Chattanooga Tennessee October 5. Alice Magowan Cook the authoress was granted an absolute divorce from William Cook of Baltimore. The ground cited is desertion. Mrs Cook was not present and did not contest the case.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alice Magowan Cook
Wim. Cook
Baltimore
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