News of a Week in Condensed Form
Summary of global and domestic affairs from 1912 including contempt appeals by Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison in Washington and Tafts order to Santo Domingo. Roosevelt's Madison Square Garden address after the Milwaukee attempt, labor tax talk, high profile crimes, political maneuvers, and notable accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Milwaukee
Balkan War Developments Reach Ottoman Capital for Mediation
The Balkan allies press toward Constantinople as the Porte seeks mediation from great powers to end hostilities and negotiate peace. A Greek torpedo boat sinks the Turkish cruiser Feth i Bulend near Salonika under cover of night. General Savoff leads a four day Thrace battle proving Bulgarian victory. an Ottoman army of 200,000 plus is defeated with Lule Burgas captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Feth-i-Bulend
Gulf of
Salonika
Thrace
Savoff
Death of Major General Robert O Reilly Former U S Surgeon General
Obituary notes the death of Personal Maj. Gen. Robert Maitland O Reilly at his Washington home after two weeks with Bright's disease. Once surgeon general from 1903 to 1909 and close friend of Grover Cleveland, he is remembered for his simplicity and service. Funeral details not fully provided.
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Robert Maitland O'Reilly
United States Army
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Hright
Turkish Disaster in Thrace Defeat Loots Turkish Army
Daily Chronicle war dispatch from Thorlu reports Abdullah Pasha's corps routed by Bulgarians near Lule Burgas. Forty thousand Turks dead or wounded, seventy five percent of artillery captured, panic and disintegration spread through the Ottoman army as retreat turned to rout.
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London
Thrace
Martin H. Donohue
Daily Chronicle
Mr. Donohue
Thorlu
Constantinople
Constanza
Roumania
Abdullah Pasha
Sakizkoj
Mulkden
Sedan
Tchorlu
Moscow
Lule Burgas
Fourth Corps
Satikeul
Tukbey
Burmar T Hassar
Hts
Karisoirian
Sound One What’s your objection to my labor theory
A brief dialogue frames a debate on labor theory as one character argues the idea while the other questions its viability. The exchange hints at conflict over economic principles without providing further context or outcome.
Was Not Guilty Mordecai Judson Tale
In a nighttime incident Colonel White confronts a supposed thief in a poultry house. The frightened voice denies theft, claiming to be Mordecai Judson’s cousin Ink Judson who resembles him. Ink declares he is at home asleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mordecai Judson
Colonel White
Ink Judson
Puck
Fate of Husband and Wife Over Bills
A heated scene shows a wife advising her husband to settle debts after anger over a pile of bills. The husband threatens consequences while the wife remains calm, urging restraint and resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinta
Proud and Glad After Quitting Coffee Postum Letter
An Ohio woman credits quitting coffee with resolving coffee related dyspepsia and heart trouble. She says belching stopped, sleep improved, and her health and appearance improved after using Postum, noting family pride in her recovery and advising proper preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Santo Domingo
Taft
Baltimore
Hilles
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Chicago
James S. Sherman
Iron Workers’ Union Magazine
Los Angeles
Times
Indianapolis
Gazelle Stesco
Lucy Luscher
Luscher
Coraopolis
Charles N. Kramer
Sophia Singer
Kramer
Conway
Miss Singer
Pansy Eilen Lesh
Missouri
Greenridge
Sedalia
Quaintance
Coear
John Carey
William Walters
Tice
Fowler
Fond du Lac
Wis
George Rakhmeteff
United States
St. Petersburg
Imperial Automobile Club of
Russia
Wilson
New Jersey
Red Bank
Princeton
Hightstown
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Kansas City
Dupont Powder Trust
Hartford
Conn
Buckeye Powder Company
Peoria
Ill
Dupont Powder Company
Pasadena
Cal
Board of Education
H. E. Campbell
Joe F. Calvin
New Westminster
Canada
Columbus, O
Kimmel
St. Louis
Edna K. Bonslett
George A. Kimmel
George Baker
Dawson
N. D
Thomas Glass
Baker
Steele
California
Bakers
Charles 5. Whitman
New York
Police Department
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Sing Sing Prison
Utica
N. Y
First Presbyterian Church
Louis H Holden
Sherman
Sultan
Mukhtar Pasha
Istrandja Heights
Pellmell
Abdullah
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. C. Clair
Immigration Comm
Central Station
Chicago, Il
The
Trades Knowledge Bureau
Scherer Bulldley
Detroit
Michiga
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