Balkan conference terms outlined in fragile balance
Paris and St Petersburg dispatches describe an anticipated Balkan conference to ratify private settlements. Proposals include Bulgarian independence recognition, Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation by Austria Hungary, Crete union with Greece, Dardanelles opening, and Montenegrin tutelage suspension with possible Servian gains.
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Paris
Turkey
Bulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Crete
Greece
Dardanelles
Montenegro
Servia
Great Britain
Black Sea
Vesnitch
France
Austria-Hungary
Novi- Bazar
British and Russian Ministers Narrow Balkan Conference Gap
London October 14 Sir Edward Grey Foreign Secretary and M Iswolsky Russian Foreign Minister held another long conference on the Balkan conference program but failed to agree on details. They will meet again tomorrow to continue talks.
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London
Edward Grey
M. Iswolsky
Bulgaria Faces Demands Over Oriental Railroad Debt
Sofia reports no major changes in Bulgaria's stance as German and Austro-Hungarian diplomats press M. Poprikoff to settle the Eastern Rumelia Oriental Railroad dispute and indemnify stockholders before recognizing Bulgarian independence. Bulgaria will aid line use but resists paying property rights claims. Diplomats warn of growing public discontent as crown expenses for Prince Ferdinand rise and a foreign loan of about 24 million dollars is anticipated to cover obligations including the Rumelian debt.
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Sofia
M. Poprikoff
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Turkey
Ferdinand
Bulgaria may not pay for independence recognition
Paris reported from Sofia that Bulgaria would refuse monetary compensation in exchange for recognition of independence. The Premier stated Bulgaria has not proclaimed independence to be ransomed for money.
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Paris
Sofia
Mafin
Bulgaria
Austrian Bulgarian Pact Reported In Secret Treaty
Belgrade reports the Dnevni List to publish a secret Bulgarian Austrian treaty text with three clauses. It authorizes Prince Ferdinand to declare Bulgaria's independence and promises Coburg dynastic rule. It ties Ferdinand to Austria over Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation and calls for joint Balkan policy.
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Belgrade
Dnevni List
Bulgaria
Austria
Ferdinand
Coburg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Balkan Peninsula
Montenegro Warlike Message from Belgrade Prompt War Pact
The Servian National Assembly today received an enthusiastic reply from Montenegro led by President M. Goynioc. The message calls for Servia and Montenegro to raise a common standard in defense of Serb ideals and declares a holy war with war to be waged shoulder to shoulder.
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Belgrade
Servia
Servian National Assembly
National Assembly of
Montenegro
M. Goynioc
Boycott Spreads Across Ports Against Austrian Lloyd
Vienna reports a widespread boycott of the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Company spreading through Turkish ports. The action targets Austrian flag cargo and Austrian goods on other ships. Austrian chambers plead for government aid to protect markets from Germany. Foreign Minister Baron von Aehrenthal orders a formal protest to the Porte via the ambassador at Constantinople.
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Vienna
Austrian
Lloyd Steamship Company
Austrian Chambers of Commerce
Germany
Baron von Aehrenthal
Constantinople
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Attack on Austrian Post Office in Jaffa
A mob in Jaffa attacked the Austrian post office today amid political agitation over Austria-Hungary’s Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation. The disorder followed the Austrian mail steamer’s arrival, with mail carts and letter boxes destroyed and lightermen refusing to land cargo before passengers were disembarked.
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Jaffa
Palestine
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Warships Reach Rhodes After Malta Voyage
Smyrna report says six British warships that departed Malta on October 9 arrived off Rhodes this morning. Rhodes is a Turkish island off the southwest coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean.
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Smyrna
Malta
Rhodes
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Kaiser Invents A Brake For Rail Trains And Autos
Berlin reports Emperor William has designed a hub and brake claiming maximum protection against brake failure. The idea grew from Berlin elevated rail incidents and the Emperor’s holiday work, with experiments still unfinished. He plans to resume studies in engineering at Professor Slaby’s laboratory after winter.
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Berlin
William
Slaby
Aden
Laboravone
Tory
Japan's Peaceful Development Imperative
In Yokohama the Official Gazette prints an imperial rescript counter signed by Premier Katsura. The Emperor calls for mutual welfare through East West friendship and postwar unity with other nations to advance industries. Katsura urges governors to economize based on receipts and to pursue peaceful development and cordial foreign relations.
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Yokohama
Official Gazette
Katsura
Tokio
Balloons struggle in world air race as Helvetia lands far afield
Berlin reports confirm only one of twenty three balloons in the international trophy race remains unaccounted for. Castillas’s crew rescued near Heligoland after a perilous sea descent. Helvetia reaches Molde after a long over water trek, with Schaeck and Messner awaiting Christiansund. Others suffer high altitude bursts and wrecks in the North Sea while American aeronauts Hewat and Arnold recover in Berlin. Bennett Cup records list distances reached by Pommern, Isle de France and others from St Louis start.
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Schmargendorf
Busley
Dr. Niemeyer
Hans Hiedemann
Cuxhaven
Castilla
Heligoland
Montojo
Robero
Hamburg
Molde
Norway
Schaeck
E. Messner
Christiansand
Helvetia
Skagerrak
North Sea
Aero Club
Conqueror
Montanes
St. Louis
N. H. Arnold
Harry J. Hewat
North Adams
Mass
Oscar Erbloeh
Asbury Park
N. J
Alfred Leblanc
Isle de France
Herbertsville
von Abercron
Dusseldorf
J. C. McCoy
America
Alan R. Hawley
Paul Meckel
Abercron
René Gasnier
Anjou
Henry B. Hersey
United States
Griffith Brewer
Woman Makes Ascent Over Springfield Balloon Flight
The first female balloon ascent in Springfield was timed this afternoon by Mrs. Charles T. Shean. Accompanied by her husband, Springfield Aero Club president, and balloon maker Leo Stevens aboard the Boston, the craft traveled about twenty miles landing near Dwight's Station Belchertown. The ascent followed Stevens inspecting the balloon's appendix before release after a previous German flight incident. A social column group of Springfield women observed the event.
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Tribune
Springfield
Mass
Charles T. Shean
Springfield Aero Club
Leo Stevens
Boston
Stevens
Germany
Messrs
Forbes
Post
Dwight's
Belchertown
Tschaikovsky to Be Released From Fortress Bail Set
St Petersburg Oct 14 Nicholas Tschaikovsky accused of revolutionary activity to be released by government order after ten months confinement in the fortress of St Peter and St Paul. He must post 25000 pall as bail pending trial. His daughter is raising funds, but cash bail may delay his departure. He may join his wife on his Crimea estate.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Tschaikovsky
Crimea
Poland Frees From Martial Law As Riots Subside
Poland lifts martial law nationwide except Piotrkow where Lodz lies. Struggles among revolutionary groups and troops remain too fierce to relax rule here. Premier Stolypin convenes governors general to discuss milder administration forms while Russia and Caucasus show only a flicker of order.
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St. Petersburg
Poland
Piotrokow
Lodz
Stolypin
Hilder
Russia
Caucasus
Foreigners in Peril in Tab ris Massacre Threatens Russians
Novoe Vremya correspondent reports a critical situation for foreigners in Tabriz as nationalist troops vow mass killings and looting. Rich monarchist merchants’ homes are sacked. Satar Khan cannot control followers. Ahmed-Dowleh withdraws his camp before Tabriz.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Tabriz
Satar Khan
Ah-ed-Dowleh
Suffragists in Jail After Parliament Dis Order
At Bow Street Police Court twenty four women suffragists and unemployed men arrested during Parliament protests faced arraignment. Leaders Mrs Drummond, Mrs Pankhurst, and Miss Christabel Pankhurst sought trial by jury. Most prisoners were ordered to bonds or imprisonment. the women chose jail.
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London
Bow Street
Drummond
Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Asquith
Crown for Duke of the Abruzzi
Rome reports quote a Balkan Albanian leader proposing to offer the crown of a future Albanian kingdom to the Duke of the Abruzzi if independence is achieved. The city also notes that rumors of a broken engagement between Miss Katherine Elkins and the Duke are claimed to be mere inventions denied by the Italian government and royal circle.
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London
Rome
the Globe
Albania
Duke of the
Katherine Elkins
Abruzzi
Victor Emmanuel
Senor Creel Resigns as Mexican Ambassador to US
Mexico City reports the Foreign Office confirms Enrique De Creel’s resignation as ambassador to the United States. No successor chosen yet. Rumor places Creel in the Diaz cabinet as minister of government, colonization and industry, succeeding Olegario Molina whose stance on mining concessions angered President Diaz. Creel is described as pro American.
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Mexico City
Mexican Foreign Office
Enrique Dc. Creel
United States
Senor Creel
Diaz
Olegario Molina
Sefior Creel
World executive election eyed by reform bureau head
Rev Dr Wilbur F Crafts of the International Reform Bureau is cited predicting Theodore Roosevelt as "President of the World." William C McDowell of the League of Peace writes urging cooperation to elect a world executive called The Peacemaker by a global electoral college of about one hundred thousand voters. He notes American influence favors Roosevelt alongside Carnegie and the U S defeated nominee.
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Wilbur F. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
Boston
Theodore Roosevelt
Crafts
William C. McDowell
League of Peace
Reform Bureau
League
McDowell
Executive Department
Electoral College
America
United States
Andrew Carnegie
Bryan
Taft
Waters-Pierce Rates Investigated in Oil Case
In Chicago on October 14 the government’s suit to dissolve Standard Oil heard rail freight rate arguments for Waters-Pierce Oil from St Louis and East St Louis to Alexandria and Louisiana points. Executives Finley and Stith testified no special rate advantage existed. government sought proof of higher charges for independent shippers. testimony occupied the day.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
St. Louis
Alexandria
Louisiana
A. M. Finley
W. C. Stith
East St. Louis
Facsimile of Clermont to be built for Hudson Fulton event
Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission trustees met in the Tribune Building and heard the naval parade committee report chaired by Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan. They finalized plans to reconstruct a Clermont likeness using Juel's Journal and Amsterdam harbor drawings as references. a Dutch-built ship will be presented to the commission.
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission
Tribune Building
Naval Parade Committee
Joseph B. Coghlan
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
Europe
America
Juel
Amsterdam
Holland
Suing Convent for Custody of Two Daughters
Mrs Elizabeth Longaker seeks custody of her daughters Mary and Annie from St. Josephs Convent arguing they belong with her after her first husband died. The convent says they have a claim since the father was Catholic, and have refused to surrender the girls. The case highlights questions of guardianship and religious affiliation in custody disputes.
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the Tribune
Elizabeth Longaker
Talworker
Sisters of St. Joseph's Convent
Mary
Annie
Longaker
New York
Russia to Borrow to Meet War Ministry and Rail Projects
St. Petersburg reports a 1999 budget with ordinary revenue of 1.2385 billion and expenditure of 1.236 billion, extraordinary costs at 78.6 million. The note says growth outpaces prior budgets, urging curbs on ordinary spending and reliance on loans for extraordinary needs while avoiding strain on taxpayers. The Finance Minister warns against rapid state growth and stresses gradual development.
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St. Petersburg
War Ministry
Russia
Papal Honors for New Yorkers Declared by Pope Pius X
Archbishop Farrey summoned Rev Dr Dennis J McMahon rector of the Epiphany and Thomas M Mulry president of Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank and announced Pope Pius X desired to confer ecclesiastical honors on them McMahon becoming a monsignor with purple and prelate status Mulry awarded Knight of St Gregory for service to the Papal house
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Farrey
Dennis J. McMahon
Second Avenue
2Iet Street
Thomas M. Mairy
Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank
Pope Pius X
McMahon
Mulry
NEW TUNNEL SCHEME FOR HUDSON TUBES FINANCE AGREEMENT
The Hudson Companies propose to end construction obligations on the Hudson River tubes by paying 7,379,681 to Madson and Manhattan Railroad Company, then completing work via a three-year 6 percent note issue and sale of 33d Street terminal property for 3,000.00. Preferred stockholders get first dibs, plus a 10 percent common stock bonus. Notes secured at 150 percent by Hudson and Manhattan Railroad pledges. William G. McAdoo projects yearly earnings totaling about 5.81 million with strong passenger, terminal, and ancillary revenues.
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Hudson Companies
Hudson River Tubes
Allied Terminal and Transportation Enterprises
Madson & Manhattan Railroad Company
33D Street
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company
William G. McAdoo
Tall Buildings Ruin Playground in Five Points
Justice Blanchard of the Supreme Court granted the Five Points House of Industry permission to sell part of its Worth street property to the New York Dispensary for 76000. The sale, authorized by two thirds of directors, funds will boost the institution endowment as the site can no longer serve as a playground due to surrounding tall buildings. The charity values its real estate at 200000 and personal property at 135000 with no debts beyond current expenses.
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Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Five Points House of Industry
Worth Street
Centre Street
New York
Three Police Captains on Trial for Neglect of Duty
Captains Patrick J. Cray of Eldridge Street, William Hogan of John Street, and Acting Captain Joseph Iveryr of East 2d Street faced trial before Deputy Commissioner Hanson for neglect of duty. They allegedly allowed a registration book to be taken from a registration booth in their precincts and kept away by a board member for a time. Each cited a subordinate as the true fault.
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Patrick J. Cray
Eldridge Street
William Hogan
John Street
Joseph Iveryr
East 2d Street
Hanson Yeserday
Board of Registration
Railway Presidents Meet at Waldorf on Empl oyers Association Plans
A morning gathering at the Waldorf brought together prominent railroad presidents to discuss the American Railway Employees and Investors' Association. Attendees included A J Earling of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul, B L Winchell of Chicago Rock Island, F D Underwood of the Erie, T P Shonts, and B F Yoakum. The informal session, about an hour, outlined aims but yielded no specific actions.
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The
Waldorf
American Railway Employes and Investors’ Association
Chicago
A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee
Meeting Deferred to A New Date For NY Railroad Leaders
A downtown gathering was postponed to a later date that will be set so that all prominent New York railroad men and investors are invited to attend.
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New York
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