Bombardment Continues on Adrianople Front
Allied forces pressed shelling of the besieged city Adrianople as bombardment continued today amid the ongoing siege.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1913
Page
1
Turks on Defensive at Adrianople Fortified Garrison
The bombardment of Adrianople continued with no halt as Bulgarians reportedly pause to lure Turks into surrender. Mahmud Shefket Pasha left for the front signaling possible movement at Tchatalja while Shukri Pasha reports heavy shelling, eight deaths, ten wounded, and multiple fires in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Mahmound Shefket Pasha
Tchatalja
Shukri Pasha
Adrianople
Turks Hold Defensive Stance at Tchatalja and Adrianople
London dispatches report the Ottoman defense at Tchatalja and Adrianople remains firm with weak fortress bombardment. Adrianople reportedly has four months of provisions and officials in Constantinople express confidence, citing harsh winter weather limiting operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tchatalja
Adrianople
Tannin
Constantinople
Serbs Bombard Adrianople as Balkans Seek Settlement
A Belgrade dispatch reports 40 Serbian seven inch guns bombarding Adrianople while fugitives cite food and medical shortages. A Bulgarian aeroplane invites surrender, and a Vienna Times note claims a Servo-Bulgarian pact may hand Monastir to Serbia as compensation for Adrianople aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adrianople
Daily Mail
Belgrade
Vienna
the Times
Attempt 10 Draw Turks Into Attack
Bulgarian forces retreat from the burning village of Tchatalja as reports indicate a strategic withdrawal. Military experts in Constantinople believe the move aims to lure the Turks into an offensive with no major operations expected at Tchatalja for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrianople
Constantinople
Tchatalja
Weather Report Brief
Tonight fair and colder with freezing conditions likely. Thursday expects fair skies and continued cold temperatures.
Armistice Strained as Bulgarians Hold at Adrianople
Report describes the terrain blocking major offensives with only higher ground offering contact. Bulgarians reportedly denounce the armistice to avoid limits on action, hoping Adrianople falls soon. Fortified resistance at the fortress is expected to endure. Enver Pasha seeks revenge and Mahmoud Shefket Pasha directs military preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrianople
Enver Bey
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Six Million Dividend Declared by American Tobacco Co
American Tobacco Co announces six million dollars in dividends to stockholders. The action distributes capital to investors amid ongoing corporate earnings, signaling confidence in the firm’s financial position and future prospects.
Wife Takes Stand in Beach Court Testimony
Mrs Beach testifies today about a brutal incident in which she was cut by a man described as a Negro. The testimony centers on who harmed her and the events surrounding the attack as the case proceeds.
Bank Violations and Dividend News Across the Nation
The report covers new banking law pleas in New Orleans to legalize real estate loans, plus six million dollars in extra dividends and a five percent quarterly payout for American Tobacco stockholders after the dissolution ordered by the Supreme Court. It also notes blood-stain questions from diamond-studied knife evidence in the Frederick O Beach murder trial in Aiken South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
The
American Tobacco Co
Old American Tobacco Company
Supreme Court
Ponchatoula Farmer’s Family Rocked by Burglary Fear
S M Cowen and his wife with six sons attended a dance in Dufreche Hall. Their son Duncan, fourteen, fears burglars and fires at a lighted house, firing through windows. His older brother Louis was hiding in the bed, mistaken for an intruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponchatoula
S. M. Cowen
Dufreche Hall
Louis
Bell elected judge in First Judicial District by large margin
Shreveport February 5 The Times reports Judge Thornton Fletcher Bell won the First Judicial District Court seat in Caddo Parish by 559 votes over Emerson Bentley and Cal D. Hicks Bell garnered 1506 of 2453 city parish ballots Hicks placed second with 616 votes and 157 in the Ninth Precinct Ward Four voters Shreveport. The win was hailed as popular with widespread public satisfaction at the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
the Times
Thornton Fletcher Bell
First Judicial District Court
Caddo Parish
Emerson’ Bentley
Cal D. Hicks
Bell
Shrevenort
West Monroe Begins Sidewalk Paving Under New Ordinance
Citizens of West Monroe comply with sidewalk paving ordinance. J R Petagna holds contracts for much work south of the railroad. When this is complete, additional ordinances will follow until the town is fully paved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
J. R. Petagna
Banker Claims Banks Violate Real Estate Lending Law
Sol Wexler of New Orleans told the House Currency Reform committee that national banks openly violate federal banking rules by lending on real estate mortgages and urged amendments to legalize such loans. He cited banks in Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama funding real estate to aid farmers and argued farmers lack access to stock collateral in banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mexico
Washington
South
Sol Wexler
House Currency Reform Committee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Mr. Wexler
Striking Miners Add 10 Troubles in Mexico
Washington reports unrest across the country as peace talks with Zapata proceed in the south. Four thousand striking miners near Pachuca used violence, attacking the American manager of the San Certrudis ranch, who killed two miners and wounded one. Rural guards were sent. rebels burned property at Granidera, an estate owned by President Madero's family, in Zacatecas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
Zapata
Pachuca
San Certrudis Ranch
Granidera
Madero
Zacatecas
Beach Trial Nears End With Mixed Testimony
In Aiken South Carolina on February 6 1920 prosecutors close in after eight witnesses in the trial of Frederick O Beach of New York charged with attacking his wife. Several minor witnesses remain to testify as Mrs Beach is set to claim a negro man slashed her throat rather than her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Aiken, S. C
Frederick O. Beach
D. Hastings Wyman, Jr
Beach
Aiken
S. C
New York
Teach
Marion Wyman
Dr. Wyman
Jestings Wyman
Mrs. Beach
Seattle couple guests at Monroe hotel
Mrs. T. A. Garrett and Mr. Ed Garrett of Seattle are guests staying at the Monroe hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
T. A. Garrett
Edwin Garrett
Seattle, Washington
Monroe Hotel
Beach Fight Case Unfolds In Local Court
The trial details a wife’s assault by an unknown black man outside the Beach cottage. Sheriff H L Howard testified he found jewelry and a bloody fence picket. Beach described rushing out, pursuing the assailant, and asking entry after returning. Mrs Beach sits prominently as defense argues over a detective hired by the town council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Howard
Aiken
Beach
Convicted Banker Caught in Canada Extradition Discussed
C A Bonds former president of the Kansas City All Night and Day bank is under arrest in Winnipeg Manitoba awaiting extradition to the United States. He was found guilty with four others of using the mails to defraud and faces a five year sentence in Memphis. Casey Todd Memphis district attorney planned to pursue extradition. Bonds appeared to live in luxury during his Winnipeg detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
C. A. Bonds
Kansas City
Memphis
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bondsig
United States District Court
E. L. Hendrey
W. C. Wynne
Abner Davis
Casey Todd
United States
Bonds
Todd
Canada
Post Office
Watson
Nimrod Deers Slain in One Shot Near Princeton
Dr H A Cheatham Rev J L Stitt and son James R H Martin and Will Vetter spreyled three large deers while out driving Saturday morning. As the animals came abreast of Mr Vetter he mowed them down with one shot. Mr J A Smith of the Racket Store to travel to New York for stock. A J Thigpen of Ruston registers at Monroe hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nimrod
Princeton
Ark
H. A. Cheatham
J. L. Stitt
James
R. H. Martin
Will Vetter Spreyl
Mr. Vetter
J. A. Smith
New York
Does Not Deny Confession in Cleaning Staff Case
A janitor disclosed a confession in a case where a woman was killed after she fired him. The defense argues the suspect does not deny the confession and seeks discharge.
Farrell Confessed Killer Held on Murder Charge
John Paul Farrell a discharged janitor who confessed to killing Mrs. Herrera with a bomb and claimed earlier killings including Mrs. Taylor and an attack on Judge Roselsky was held on murder charges. Police view him as possibly insane but say the essentials of his story may be true and he recounted prior robberies and ties to other criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Paul Farrell
Bernard Herrera
Helen Taylor
Otto A. Roselsky
Court of General Sessions
Farrell
Dougherty
Walker
Bowery
Taylor
Lestrange
Brooklyn
Johnson Home
Harvey
Harry Hartman
New Jersey
Trenton
John McDermott
Liverpool Jack
Ferrell
Jersey City
Ireland
Danville
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CAN Tobacco CO
Wyman
M'ing
Columbia
Giles
Judge Bell
News-Star
Phree Dear
A. J. Thigpen
Ruston
Sing Sing
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