Italian Turkish War Seen as Step Toward Peace and Intervention
The American ambassador to Turkey was urged by President Taft to press for peace. Russia and the United States back mediation. In Constantinople a protest telegram was sent to world parliaments and the Hague tribunal. Italy reports occupation of Tripoli and gains control with Italian vessels. 67 Sultan vessels captured or destroyed. Italy's losses are three. Germany pledges support to Turkey and seeks German intervention to resolve the conflict.
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Russia
America
St Sophia
Constantinople
Italy
Hague
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Germany
Faravelli
Tripoli
Knights of St. John
Savoy
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Tobruk
Bomba Bay
Vittorio Emmanuele
Aubrey
Woo
London
the Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
Supreme Court opens term with heavy docket cases
The Supreme Court convened after its summer vacation to face an unusually heavy docket. Key cases include the Minnesota rate case, several antitrust actions, and disputes involving Interstate Commerce Commission decisions.
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Minnesota
Interstate Commerce Commission
World News and Local Blasts From The Year 1911
The Grain Dealers National association opens its Omaha convention with about a thousand delegates. The National Guard association begins in Buffalo with Gen Leonard Wood as speaker. Judge Joseph V. Quarles dies in Milwaukee at 68 after a year of ill health. An 173 mile electrical line from Charlotte to Durham is formally opened. Balloonists Coeriche and Dunker win the Berlin SL race after a gale. Hatfield flood devastates Black River Falls with $1.2 million in losses and militia patrols. Nuns rescue 250 girls as fire consumes the Good Shepherd Home near Wheeling. Southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico suffer historic floods and breeches sever rail lines. Jacob Kraft and family murdered near Detroit. suspect Charles Fuller linked to the crime. A gunfight near Bartlesville ends with an outlaw killed by a posse. Union miners seek Gompers resignation from the Civic Federation. Postmaster General Hitchcock studies experimental parcels post. Per capita circulation stands at $34.35. total money supply $3.24 billion. Japanese workers dismissed at Newport Naval Station after service plans vanish with two departures. Illinois farmer Harris named for Hall of Fame. Connecticut Civil War veterans pension plan debated. Balloonist Captain Bradie dies in a 700 foot fall at Tifton. Senator Heyburn demands accountability for $107,000 campaign spend in 1908. Moonlight cotton picking begins near Americus. Inheritance tax contest between New Hampshire and Massachusetts looms over Mrs Mary Baker Eddy’s estate. Two youths jailed for counterfeiting in Washington. Wall paper industy indictments attack Sherman-law restraint. Giants vs Athletics opening game of the World Series set for October 14 at Polo Grounds.
Italian Fleet Seizes Tripoli After Subduing Turkish Hold
Italian marines occupy Tripoli with Admiral Borea d Olmo appointed governor. Arabs submit to the Italian flag while bombardment causes limited damage. The 6 000 man expedition proceeds, with King Victor Emmanuel praising Italian empire ambitions. The Turkish resistance dissolves as Vittorio Emanuele’s forces breach fort defenses.
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Borea d’Olmo
Cagna
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Ile
Victor Emmanuel
Red Sea
San Giovanni di Medusa
Artigliere
Italy
Mgr. Rosetti
Dr Derby's Kidney Pills Promised Safe Cure
An advertisement claims a new kidney cleanser called Dr Derby's Kidney Pills can cure kidney and bladder ailments including Bright's disease and diabetes. It offers free samples and sells 25 and 60 cent packages through druggists, with Eaton Rapids as the company location.
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Dr. Derby
Adieee Derby Medicine Co
Eaton Rapids
Isn't it romantic John dear in Venice garden
A lighthearted exchange from Harper s Weekly depicts a couple in a Venetian garden listening to Italian troubadours singing under moonlight. The man quips that while romantic, bathing in moonlight is unhygienic, prompting a witty, affectionate back and forth about romance and practicality.
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John
Harper’s Weekly
A Fine Night Cap Enjoys Grape-Nuts and Milk
A Pittsburgh area reader testifies that four teaspoons of Grape-Nuts with hot milk or cream forms the finest night cap. He credits the cereal with curing acute indigestion, aiding sleep, and restoring health after years of illness. The letter promotes Postum and Grape-Nuts as reliable — testified by a Battle Creek company.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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