Crisis Looms as Servia and Austria Weigh Demands
Nov 20 reports from Berlin Belgrade Constantinople London and Paris indicate an Austrian ultimatum to Servia over Adriatic ports and fears of war. Disruption in Austrian dominance could trigger Serb occupancy of Dalmatia Herzegovina Bosnia Croatia Slavonia and possible revolt. Peace talks in progress with Balkan powers and Turkish defense concerns amid cholera reducing Turkish forces.
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Berlin
Germany
the Tageblatt
Servia
Adriatic
Belgrade
Dalmatia
Herzegovina
Bosnia
Croatia
Slavonia
Constantinople
Naxim Pasha
Tehotalja
Portes
Paris
Vienna
Austria
Prochaska
Priszend
Herlin
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Bosphorus
Sea of Marmora
Dardenelles
Albania
Greece
Monastir
Isthmus Fortifications Hushed by War Department
Lieutenant George R. Goethals, son of the chief engineer, sailed for Panama to supervise fortification work but the War Department has sealed all engineers on the project. He cites ongoing trouble with American and foreign shippers and merchants and says officials will not discuss progress.
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New York
N. Y
George R. Goethals
Sam
Panama
Goethals
War Department
Aples
Department
Russian Treaty Discussion at White House
President Taft and Russian ambassador George Hakhmetieff met at the White House to discuss post treaty relations as the existing pact ends January 1. An agreement to continue trade is expected before year’s end. The visit also marked a social reintroduction after the summer break, with Mme Bakhmedeff accompanying her husband.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Taft
George Hakhmetieff
White House
Mme. Bakhmedeff
Roosevelt progressives in Umatilla county expense report
Dr. I A Temple filed a county statement showing Rooseveltian progressives spent 42 dollars on propaganda in Umatilla county. Local citizens funded the effort with contributions from C K Roosevelt J W Tallman A H Cox D H Nelson John Lambirth and I J Temple, none from the state central committee.
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Umatilla
I. A. Temple
Frank Salling
State Central Committee
C. KE. Roosevelt
J. W. Tallman
A. H. Cox
D. H. Nelson
John Lambirth
I. J. Temple
Federation Debate on Sherman Anti-Trust Law Rages
Rochester XN November 26. The American Federation of Labor failed to publish the education committee's report on industrial unionists as Danbury Sherman act discussions dominated the convention. Radicals press for direct political action and support for Danbury chatters. Gompers counters to avoid prosecutions under the act.
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Rochester
Danbury
American Federation of Labor
Committee On Education
Committee On President
Gompers
Congress
Danbury Chatters
Alleged Maniac Held After Central Station Threats
Los Angeles maniac suspect Albert Davis alias Karl Warr is held for sanity examination after threatening to explode sixty sticks of dynamite at the central police station. Henry Davis, once in Los Angeles, was reported arrested in Salt Lake in 1904 for petty larceny and escaped a chain gang by breaking shackles with a stone.
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Los Angeles
Albert Davis
Karl Warr
Central
Salt Lake
Henry Davis
Earthquake Strikes Rebel-Driven Mexico City Area
An earthquake rocked central Mexico causing four minutes of tremors across Mexico City and the state of Mexico. Timilpan was largely destroyed with several deaths reported and churches and buildings damaged. Instruments tracked a quake center about 35 miles away likely in Guerrero amid rebel threats.
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Mexico City
Enay
Mexilca
Timilpan
Mexico
Svis
Guerrero
Leprosy Case Probed in Walla Walla Chinaman
Walla Walla reports a Chinese resident Lee Ling possibly suffering from leprosy alongside chronic venereal disease. Health officer Dr Montgomery ordered microscopic tests this week after initial exams found serious illness. If confirmed, authorities may detain him with Immigration Officer Wells.
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Walla Walla
Wash
C. BE. Montgomery
Police Department
Lee Ling
Rowse Street
Rose Street
E. L. Wells
Montgomery
Jersey Court Denies Equal Suffrage In New Jersey
In Trenton on November 20, the Court of Errors and Appeals affirmed the state supreme court ruling that women cannot vote for civil officers or presidential electors, nor on public questions, though they may vote in school elections. Suffragists had claimed a 1776 constitutional right existed, and that it had been unlawfully removed.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
State Supreme Court
New Jersey
Miss Mitchell Refuses City Council Run
Albany, New York November 26 Miss Mitchell an Albany Abstract Co employee refuses a council run. A delegation urged her to be a candidate but her answer was decisive and she did not consent to seek office.
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Albny, Or
Mitchell
Albany Abstract Company
Albany
Overheard talk of dynamiting in labor dispute trial
Indianapolis Nov 20 Patrick Dugan an Indianapolis Ironworker testified at the trial of the laborites that he, Hockin, and John Butler served on the auditing committee of the Ironworkers. He said John McNamara handed them a bank book in the name of G W Clark and that Frank M Ryan ordered deposits in Clark's name. He noted a $25 check to A Fitzgerald tied to a fool dynamiting a non union garage in Indianapolis. He swore District Attorney Jerome summoned Styan to New York in 1907 regarding eastern dynamitings and heard Hockin discuss a Detroit dynamiting at union headquarters in 1964.
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Indianapolis
Patrick Dugan
Hockin
John Butler
John McNamara
Cleveland Trust Company
G. W. Clark
National Erectors
Frank M. Ryan
Clark
Pagen
A. Fitzgerald
Jerome
Styan
New York
Detroit
Union
Pulitzer Estate Valued at 818 Million in New York
Late New York World owner Joseph Pulitzer, a Civil War veteran, left a gross New York estate of 15 million dollars with over 1.5 million in public bequests. He donated 1 million to Columbia University for a journalism school and 250 thousand for scholarships, after a life starting penniless in America.
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New York World
New York
Joseph Pulitzer
America
New York State
Pulitzer
Columbia University
New Trial Denied for Gunmen in Uprising Case
New York dispatch reports Supreme Court refusal to set aside verdict or grant retrial for Horrowicz Rosenberg Lewis and Chofiel. Motions denied. sentencing set for November 26. Wives granted release from house detention. other defendants to be released or depart if allowed. Flores heads to London to finish underworld book. Webber tours. Vallon to run a gambling den in Argentina. Shepps II to rest from Hot Springs confinement.
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Horrowicz
Rosenberg
Lewis
Chofiel
Goff
Supreme Court
Horrowitz
Cirofici
Rose
Webber
Wallon
Schepps
Becker
Flores
London
Underworld
Vallon
Argentina
Shepps II
Hot Springs
Ark
Execution of the Allens Postponed in Virginia
Richmond news reports Governor Mann postponed the execution of Floyd Allen and his son Claude S. Allen from November 22 to December 13. The respite allows Claude Allen to pursue an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on the claim his life has twice been placed in jeopardy.
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Richmond
Floyd Allen
Claude S. Allen
Hillsville Court House
Mann
Claude Allen
United States Supreme Court
Republican Party Loses Status in Louisiana
Baton Rouge Louisiana November 20 The Republican Party lost its legal standing in Louisiana in the recent election by falling to poll a small percentage of the total vote.
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Louisiana
Baton Rogue
Republican Party
Dr Cook Denounces Peary In Hearings On Pole Claim
Dr Frederick A Cook recounts his Arctic expedition and denounces rival Peary while defending his own claim to reach the North Pole. He accuses Peary of theft, bribery, and a biased campaign, cites support from other explorers, and offers to present legal proofs and documents. The audience shows strong interest as slides depict hardships and methods used on the journey.
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DR. Cook
Peary
Frederick A. Cook
Oregon Theater
Robert Peary
North Pole
Cook
America
Pole
Feary
Esquimaux
Labrador
Labrador Point
Barrel
Mt McKinley
Col. Blethen
Seattle Times
Tacoma
National Geographical Society
National Cash Register
Poury
Fakir
Captain Auld Amudsen
Baldwin
General Greeley
Admiral Schley
Gal
Arctic
Esquimg
Arrests of hundreds of patent medicine makers across states
Washington reports Hitchcock ordered the arrest of 475 alleged patent medicine manufacturers in 72 cities and 22 states after a long inquiry. Indictments accuse mailing obscene material and defrauding through false labels about quantity and quality. Separate actions in Omaha Portland Cleveland and other cities target doctors and maternity hospital investigations with more arrests anticipated.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Lot Near Depot May Become Parked Lot
A vacant block between the Hotel Bowman and the O W R N track may be turned into a park. City officials civic club and railroad cooperation are sought. Charles Chamberlain urged improvements and T F Brien will present the idea to city leaders for assistance. The plan aims to curb the tract’s disgraceful condition and benefit both city and railroad.
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Bowman
Civic Club
Charles Chamberlain
T. F.brien
Chamberlain
Wilson Leads State Vote by Ten Thousand Eight Hundred
Portland Nov 20 Complete official state vote shows Woodrow Wilson ahead of Theodore Roosevelt by 10,269 with Wilson at 47,907 Roosevelt 37,728 and Taft 64,112. Senate totals show Lane leading Selling and Bourne, with Clark the Progressive nominee. Ozone will be used to sterilize drinking water at St. Petersburg.
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Portland
Ore
Multnomah
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Gunl Wats
Taft
Iil Cienres
Wilson
Roosevelt
Secretary of State
United States
Harry Lane
Ben Selling
Bourne
Selling
Lane
A. E. Clark
Progressive Party
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