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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
6
Report from Athens describes fighting near Salamis between rebel naval forces and royal authorities including torpedo boats and warships. The action follows turmoil over Military League demands and Navy leadership changes as King George allegedly remains secure.
Damaged OCR reports on the Greek revolt ending, mutinous officers defeated. Volos torpedo destroyer back to the arsenal, Lieutenant Thaldes linked to the pacement movement, government to counter with force, cabinet approves stern measures. Newspapers condemn the mutiny.
Forces loyal to the government and rebel groups clashed as ships and batteries exchanged fire. Rebels led by Lt Tibaldes reported about 300 captured. official counts show two loyal troops wounded. The mutineers’ losses are unknown. torpedo boats and at least one ship reached Poros naval station with hostile reception. Premier Talla predicted military league dictates power, King George's position unaffected. Public calls for ringleader punishment and fears of a military takeover grow amid political tension.
The Alabama treasury shows a deficit of about $1,000,000, with urgent need to borrow $50,000 to cover November accounts. Governor seeks $200,000 more or a line of credit to bridge funds until January, while the administration plans a $50,000 loan for the coming month to cover balance needs.
President Tatt and party faced a slow trip to Vicksburg Mississippi, arriving at night after delays on the Yazoo Canal. Escorts and guests battled slow steamers and rough navigation as officials shifted from boat to train to reach the battlefield site.
The article reports on a horse race at Hels dis Mologne race course with W K Wunderbilt's Sra sete 31 Felo winning, and notes the Haebar LiL aup for 3-year-old jumpers where Oakhurst was defeated. It mentions the University of Wisconsin basketball team defeating Tokyo University and a boxing match at the Arm ory Athletic Association in London with Ralph Callowas involved. It also references Talbot, an intercollegiate hammer thrower, being refused permission to reenroll.
A public appeal urges rapid federal action to open and develop the waterway from the great lakes to the sea. It condemns delays and calls for an investment based approach, endorsing bonds and opposing delayed or tentative engineer reports. The author supports a candidate who will back proactive waterway policy.
Football caused three more deaths in the United States raising the season total to eleven. Eugene A. Byrne of West Point died after Saturday’s Harvard game. Col. Hugh J. Scott announced no more football at West Point this year. Other victims include Ray Spybuck of the second eleven, Waying up Shenandoah and Michael Burke of Shenandoah, Pa. One fatal injury occurred at Buckner Missouri with another in Kansas City.
A freight train eastbound blew a cylinder head 1,000 feet from the station injuring engineer Kramer of Erie and critically wounding fireman Crawford of Collinwood while a brakeman on the tender was hurt. Fireman Crawford died instantly as the blast blew both men through cab windows. The locomotive halted after the wreckage was cleared.
A cloudburst in Tutusca Mexico caused widespread flooding and property damage estimated at five million dollars. Two people are known to have perished and many others are homeless as rivers rose after twenty one days of heavy rain. Towns across the region from Mescalaya to Grijalva were inundated with farms and homes washed away and several towns reported destruction.
While James McMahon sits in the Kansas City sheriff’s office he describes details of the crimes. A letter dated October 26 and signed J W Uhelley claims McMahon is the killer. Wyandotte County prosecutor Joseph Taggart says charges will be placed against James.
President Taft reaches New Orleans on the Little Oleander amid salutes and cheering crowds along the Mississippi. The arrival delays the Gulf Deep Waterways convention opening but the crowd remains excited as Taft greets officials and attendees.
Judge Pritchard of Asheville North Carolina signs the final decree determining the receiver and the delivery of the Seaboard Air Line Railway property under reorganization. The Pennsylvania Railroad buys a fifty acre farm near Delaware City to serve as an experimental station for gelentiNe farming in Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Four feet Ackelgan railway system reports a year with no passenger deaths and carries about 100,000,000 passengers.
Bank shortage case in Mineral Point Wisconsin centers on deposits misrecorded as 804 009 instead of 400 000. EW Goodhart, special examiner, testifies at La Crosse grand jury detailing hundreds of thousands in deposits forged signatures and forged notes tied to Phil Allen.
A Chicago bound immigrant train collided with an eastbound Erie freight at Tocain Indiana early Friday morning. Thirty five immigrants, men women and children, were injured some fatally. The freight fireman was severely hurt but other crew escaped. Brake failure caused the freight to plow into the immigrant train telescoping one coach and damaging several cars.
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