Turkey Appears Doomed as Italian Fleet Heads for Dardanelles
Paris dispatch reports peace with Turkey and Italy broken and an Italian fleet preparing to force the Dardanelles. The strait is mined and fortified, but Constantinople could fall to Italian control if passage is won. A Balkan invasion seems likely, threatening wider international complications and possible division of territory.
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Paris
Turkey
Italy
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Sea of Marmor
Balkan
Ymais
Russia Ready to Aid Amid Balkans War Urges Slavic Unity
Special dispatch from Paris reports official Russia pledging to aid in localizing the war and mobilizing its 170 million population to help Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Montenegro. It highlights Montenegro's bold stand against the Turkish empire and calls for redrawing borders to create independent Macedonian Albanian Armenian and Crete regions under Slavic or Greek governance. It cites Turkish misrule and massacres as war causes and notes Pan Slav sentiment driving support for stronger action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Montenegro
Nicholas
Turty
France
England
Turkey
Europe
Macedonia
Albania
Armenia
Crete
Epirus
Bazar Sanjak
Adrianople
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Gladsone
Abdul the Damned
Balkan War Imminent Said From European Capitals
Special dispatches from European capitals warn that Balkans may ignite in days. Turkey renews mobilization and delay in reply is read as buildup to war. London notes suggest Balkan ultimatum imminent and Italy may act against Turkey in coming hostilities.
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London
Balkans
Europe
Turkey
Balkan
Iloyd
Milan
Italy
Sanctuary for Birds Marsh Island Refuge Created by Mrs Sage
Mrs Russell Sage bought Marsh Island on the gulf coast south west of New Orleans for 150000 and dedicated it as a guarded migratory bird refuge. The island measures about 18 miles by nine and protects millions of wintering birds. She acted on the suggestion of Edward McKhenny of Avery Island who also started a 13 a acre bird refuge in Vermilion Bay.
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Vermillion Ay
Stone from skies funds boy to University of Chicago
A black meteorite found near Acme Texas by E W Patterson will fund a Texas boy's education at the University of Chicago. Patterson, a Fort Worth High School graduate, found the glowing stone after a September 2 meteor fall. The Field Museum purchased it for $500, enabling Patterson to enroll as a freshman. He plans to work his way through college as funds run short.
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Kansas City
Texas
Union Station
E. W. Patterson
Acme
Tex
Chicago
University of Chicago
Patterson
Ernest Dunbar
Fort Worth
Field Museum
Weather forecast for East and West Texas
East Texas will be fair on Sunday and colder near the coast. Monday brings fair conditions with rain in the southeast. West Texas stays fair Sunday and Monday, except showers in the extreme west Sunday and warmer Monday.
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Washington
East
Texas
West
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at 8 p m report temperatures from 50 in Milwaukee to 76 in New York. Winds range from 4 to 24 miles per hour with clear, partly cloudy, or cloudy skies and hints of possible Sunday rain in several cities.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Named Sole Carrier Of AP Leased Wire
A statement claims no newspaper other than the San Antonio Light carries the AP leased wire, asserting the claim has no basis in fact and is unfounded.
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Associated Press
Ban Antonio
San Antonio
Letters in dynamite case traced by stenographers on stand
In Indianapolis a federal court adjournment exposes defense efforts to view government exhibits. Stenographers identify about 500 letters tied to J. J. McNamara and the Iron Workers as five years of correspondence from 1906 to 1911 are readied for jury. Copies from Bridgeman magazine and a circular by the executive board of the International Iron Workers are introduced to show alleged dynamiting references and alleged conspiratorial intent.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Miller
John W. Kern
Anderson
Kern
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
J. E. Munsey
Salt Lake Iron Workers
Ume Osement
Munse
International Iron Workers’ Executive Board
Miners Defy Sheriff at Currenville Steam Shovel Pit
About 400 union miners marched from Pittsburg to Currenville nine miles northeast and forced the strip pit steam shovel crew of C. H. Markham and Co to quit work. Many miners were armed and some who resisted were driven from the pits. Labor leaders warned that any attempt to restart shovels without meeting wage demands would be met with force. Operators refused a conference over wages, saying they already pay higher wages than the scale. Only one steam shovel remained in operation in the district.
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Pittsburg
Kan
C. H. Markham and Company
Curranville
Here
Fire Chief Reappointed After Brief Dismissal in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Texas October 12 The city council reappointed Ed Shoemaker chief of the fire department after he had led for 18 years. He was ousted on August 9 when Lee Riggs, former police chief, was named to the post. The unpaid department members revolted, refused to fight fires, and continued to recognize Shoemaker as chief.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Ed Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Lee Riggs
Riggs
Lone bandit captured after bank robbery in Prue
A lone robber who held up cashier J. H. Danner of the State Bank of Prue Oklahoma and stole $2000 was captured later by farmer H. C. Burke. Burke pursued with a shotgun and recovered the bandit and stolen horses. The prisoner, a stranger to Prue, refuses to supply his name.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. H. Danner
State Bank of
Three Die As Chicago Storm Brings Fatalities And Damage
Chicago reports three deaths after a nighttime storm. Victims are Charles J. Mitchell 84 Valentine P Fleming and Tony Gerska. Injured include George Faber Edward OBrien Jr William Corcoran Leon Kreshman and an unidentified man. Two horses electrocuted by grounded wires and extensive blackouts reported citywide. Mitchell was struck by an electric car driven by Mary Black. Fleming died after slipping on a coal hole chain and being crushed. Gerska blinded by rain walked in front of a train.
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Chicago
Ill
Charles J. Mitchell
Valentine P. Fleming
Tony Gerska
George Faber
Edward O'Brien Jr
William Corcoran
Leon Kreshman
Mary Black
Miss Black
Medina
Gerka
Wilson and Sulzer meet in New York
Governor Wilson and William Sulzer appeared together in New York for the first time since Sulzer’s Syracuse nomination. They attended a Knights of Columbus banquet, where Wilson praised Columbus and urged national unity and mutual understanding amid a hopeful year. Wilson spoke to audiences at Astor and Louis Martins before heading to Sulzer’s park and returning to Princeton.
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New York
Wilson
William Sulzer
Syracuse
Knights of Columbus
Columbus
America
Astor
Louis Martins
Association of Democratic French and Canadians
Greater New York
Sulzer’s Park
Princeton
Prize lobster captured near Huckleberry Island
The largest lobster in Long Island sound was hauled in near Huckleberry Island by Ralph King and John L. King of New Rochelle while they were after black fish. The giant crustacean measured 33 inches end to end with a 16 inch claw and 12 inch circumference, weighing 18 pounds and carrying a young oyster on one claw.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Long Island Sound
Huckleberry Island
Ralph King
John L. King
Mayor to Write Preface for Potter Waterworks Findings
Alexander Potter's report on the waterworks will be issued in book form within the week. The delay rests on final maps and a mayoral preface by A H Jones. After a initial run of copies, Charles Graebner of the water committee will convene a meeting to discuss details.
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Alexander Potter
A. H Jones
Charles Graebner
Citizens’ Water Committee
Potter
McGraw to vaudeville after World Series in New York
John J. Mc Graw manager of the New York Giants will enter vaudeville after the World Series at a salary of 3000 dollars weekly. A vaudeville manager close to the United Booking Agency says a contract will be signed by McGraw and E F Albee when he returns from Hot Springs Virginia. The agency has made his appearance optional for ten or twenty weeks.
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New York
John J. Mc Graw
New York Giants
United Booking Agency
McGraw
E. F. Albee
Hot Springs
United Agency
Roosevelt attacks Deneen amid Chicago campaign clash
In Chicago Roosevelt assails Governor Deneen calling him a liar and treacherous as he defends his trust record at the Coliseum rally before about 12 000. He warns Taft and Wilson supporters and faces Knights of Columbus opposition to a Grant Park appearance.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Deneen
Gerits
Bull Moose
Coliseum
Elihu Root
Progressive Party
Garry Owen
Charles E. Merriam
Carter Harrison
Third Party
Wilson
Knights
Grant Park
Knights of Columbus
Nueces County Exhibit Prepares for Harvest Jubilee
Vice President L G Collins announces Nueces county exhibits are ready for the Harvest Jubilee in San Antonio. The county will send farm and fruit products, Collins will ride in the opening day parade and attend the governor’s reception with a large delegation.
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Nueces
Corpus Christi
Tex
San Antonio
L. G. Collins
Nueces County
Collins
Amendment May Be Defeated In Texas Vote
Austin dispatch reports J I Kimball Temple head of the Texas State Teachers Association says the main danger in backing the six year term amendment for college and state electrosynary boards is Texas voters reluctance to approve constitutional change until they are sure it won't worsen matters in unforeseen ways.
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Austin
Tex
Higher Institutions of Learning
J. I. Kimball
Temple
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Texas
Vandergrift funds political campaign work and social center ideas
Mrs Frances G Vandergrift of this city quietly backs the Wiloa Marshall campaign by financing the Madison convention and is expected to contribute significantly to efforts aiding women and the social center concept.
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Frances G. Vandergrift
Artificial milk may replace cow's product
New York reports synthetic milk created by three German chemists in Frankfurt. The color matches real milk and is described as more nourishing and easier to digest, non-tubercular, and made from vegetable ingredients. It can be standardized for family use and priced at 6 cents a quart.
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New York
Chemical Laboratory
Frankfort
Hopkins Returns to City After Financing Railroad Plan
Hopkins vice president of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railroad arrived in San Antonio after months in Boston and the East. He confirmed a London cablegram that the proposed railroad project has been financed and will be executed as planned, noting that securing arrangements for such a large enterprise required time and delays.
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S. A. Hopkins
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railroad Company
San Antonio
Boston
Crowther
Hopkins
London
Oklahoma City faces potential disfranchisement over registration fraud
Attorney General West reports extensive registration fraud in Oklahoma City may disfranchise most voters at the November election. He says only registrations by election inspectors are legal, leaving inspector noncompliance a serious issue. The finding sparks concern over the capital fight's impact.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
West
Young Boy Hangs Self in Kansas Farm Barn
Verne Stevens a 15 year old of North Lawrence hanged himself in a barn on the Curtis farm southwest of Lawrence. The youth was despondent because he could not attend school or join in the other boys activities. His father John Stevens worked with him at the farm.
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Lawrence
Kan
Verne Stevens
John Stevens
North Lawrence
Curtis Farm
Columbus Day Observed in Corpus Christi Banks Close
Columbus Day was observed in Corpus Christi with all three banks closing and a public program at the Star by the local Knights of Columbus lodge. The Woman's Choral Club and the Corpus Christi Quartet Society assisted in the program.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Lodge of Knights of Columbus
Woman's Choral Club
Corpus Christi Quartet Society
Traffic to Resume as Bridges Repaired in Northwest Frontier
El Paso reports five bridges on the Mexico Northwestern railroad repaired by forces guarding Juarez and traffic to resume. First train to bring 1500 head of cattle from Mormon colonies expected Sunday amid rebel threats and relocations of Americans.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mexico
Juarez
Tracy Aubert
Mexico Northwestern Railroad
Casas Grandes
Grandes
Colonia Morelos
Douglas
Arizona
Huerta
Victoriano Huerta
Chihuahua
Torreon
Mexico City
Madero
Diaz Declared Rebel Leader in Mexico City Uprising
Mexican capital papers declare Felix Diaz has openly revolted and gone to Oaxaca to command the principal rebel army. He is described as the choice of all rebel factions to replace President Madero if overthrow succeeds.
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Felix Diaz
Mexico City
Oaxaca
Diaz
Madero
Relatives Hand Suspect to San Antonio Police
Relatives of Almaquio Montalvo who was stabbed in an altercation at Leon Springs brought Leopoldo Colunga to San Antonio and handed him to police. Colunga faces an assault to murder charge. Montalvo is in critical condition with two abdominal wounds. Colunga was overpowered after the dispute and kept prisoner overnight before being jailed in default of bond.
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Almaquio Montalvo
Leon Springs
Leopoldo Colunga
San Antonio
Montalvo
Ben Fisk
Colunga
Child burned as nightgown catches fire near open grate
In Tulsa a 6-year-old girl Marcella Reuter was badly burned when her nightgown caught fire while playing near a grate. Her mother Laura Reuter and sister Stelle Mackenzie suffered burns while trying to extinguish the flames. The family is connected to the murder case of Charles T. Reuter. trial updates were unclear as legal proceedings stalled.
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Tulsa
Okla
Marcella Reuter
Laura M. Reuter
Charles T. Reuter
Joe Baker
Guygie
Sary
Columban
Oklahoma
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Kansas
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Sulzer
M’graw
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Mrs. Vandergripft
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