Diaz Diaz Surrenders as Diaz Rebels Face Small Losses
Vera Cruz Mexico October 23 Associated Press reports Felix Diaz and staff captured. Government troops occupy the city with light opposition. Gen Luis Valdez and Col Jimenez Castro lead federal columns meeting only slight resistance. Col Jose Diaz Oradaz remains at Diaz with Diaz forces.
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Vera Cruz
Mex
Felix Diaz
Luis Valdez
Jimenez Castro
Jose Diaz Oradaz
Diaz
Greeks Force Turks to Abandon Position at Elassona
Athens dispatches report Greek forces defeated the Turkish army beyond Elassona and Turks retreat toward Servia. Crown Prince Constantine, commander in chief, says twenty two battalions and six batteries were driven to abandon the position. General pursuit ordered as Khan Ladjigogo hosts the Greek headquarters.
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Athens
Elassona
Servia
Constantine
Khanladjigogo
P. Danglis
War Office
Desanitza
Balkan Warfare Escalates as Nations Clash Across Fronts
London dispatch reports heavy fighting across the Balkan peninsula with both sides claiming gains. Bulgarians and Turks contend near Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh while Serbians press toward Prisha and Novi Pazar, capturing towns and repelling Turkish counterattacks. An expected naval engagement is hinted as the conflict widens.
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London
Balkan
Basnia
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Nople
Howev
Mustapha Pasha-Adrianie
Djumbala-Kirk Kileh
Med
Adrianople
Kirk Kilisseh
Prisha
Uskup
naval forces set to clash with Greek fleet in Mediterranean
Reports indicate an imminent naval engagement as unidentified forces prepare to move into the Mediterranean and confront the Greek fleet. Tensions rise as ships maneuver into position for battle.
How the War Began. Sultan Sends Millet Seed Message
Cable dispatches from Paris recount a Balkan war origin tale. The sultan of Turkey mobilizes and sends a sack of millet to the czar of Bulgaria with a note urging mobilization or war. The czar replies with a smaller sack of red pepper and a rebuke about foreign meddling and sharp consequences.
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New York
Paris
Turkey
Bulgaria
Ferdinand Effendi
Asia
Bulgarians claim 100 Turkish dead at Adrianople front
Terrific fighting rages along the Bulgarian frontier with Adrianople. Bulgarian forces reach Arda west of the Turkish stronghold after a sharp engagement. Turkish troops flee with heavy fatalities, while Bulgarians gain several captured positions north of Adrianople. Servians seize Novipazar after clashes, reporting heavy losses.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Adrianople
Arda
Novipazar
London
Nish
Servia
Explosion at Energetic Explosives Factory Devastates Haileyburg
An explosion at the Energetic Explosive company's Haileyburg factory leveled the plant. Several people are reported killed and the property chief is seriously injured. Early details indicate extensive damage and a large blast. Local authorities cordon off the site as investigators assess casualties.
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North Bay
Ont
Energetic Explosive Company
Haileyburg
Weather Local Forecast For Several U S Cities
Local forecasts show fair and warmer conditions tonight and Thursday for San Antonio and vicinity. Other cities report varying conditions with clear or cloudy skies, winds from the northwest to southeast, and mixed chances of rain or continued warmth.
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San Antonio and Vicinity
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Berlin Housewives Riot Over Imported Meat in City Markets
Hundreds of Berlin housewives rioted at municipal markets in the Wedding district after butchers refused to handle meat imported to reduce living costs. Police closed markets as butchers’ boycott halted sales of imported meat amid 80 price pressures.
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Berlin
Beck Succeeds Henry as Fort Worth Chamber Official
Fort Worth Texas October 23 W H Beck has been elected assistant secretary of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce to replace Ed R Henry who resigned to run the Texas Feeders and Breeders show.
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Beck
Henry
Fort Worth
Tex
W. H. Beck
The Light Ads Draw Twice Inquiries Over Five Texas Papers
The letters show The Light using Female Help Wanted ads to attract inquiries, claiming twice as many responses as five Texas papers combined. George H. Baton of Pallas Texas writes from October 1912 asking for ad copies and noting strong inquiry results and a missed paper copy.
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The
Light
Texas
George H. Baton
Linz Building
Becker Trial Ends Near With Jury Soon to Decide
New York October 23. After summations and adjournment Justice Goff will charge the jury tomorrow in the murder trial of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker for the Rosenthal case. Defense attorney John F. McIntyre urged jurors to seek microscopic truth and pressed that Becker is innocent, accusing prosecutors of a frame up by crooks led by four confessed assassins.
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New York
Justice Goff
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
John F. McIntyre
Frank Moss
Becker
McIintyre
Mr. MciIntyre
Yonder
Rose
Webber
Walton
Schepps
Rosenthal
McIntyre
Mrs Duncan Dies Widow of Brigadier General Duncan
Mrs. Duncan widow of Brigadier General Joseph W. Duncan died this morning in Harrisburg Pennsylvania where she had lived since her husband died at Fort Sam Houston on May 14. Funeral is set for Friday at 2 pm in Arlington Cemetery Washington DC with burial beside her husband. She leaves a son Captain Thomas Duncan of the coast artillery at Fortress Monroe and a daughter Mrs Potter Palmer wife of Lieutenant Palmer formerly aide to General Duncan.
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Duncan
Joseph W. Duncan
Harrisburg
Fort Sam Houston
Arlington’ Cemetery
Washington,d. C
Three Ships Booked for Port Aransas This November
The Port Aransas Steamship Company announces three sailings in November. The Cayo Romano will reach Aransas Pass on November 5 and depart for Liverpool with 10,500 bales. A second steamer is slated for mid November to Bremen, and a third voyage to Liverpool is planned for late November.
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Port Aransas Company
Goodes
Novemer
Aransas Pass
Tex
Port Aransas Steamship Company
Cayo Romano
Liverpool
Bremen
Mutinous forces bound for surrender in Mexican unrest
In a government dispatch at 9:30 a.m. reports say the custom house municipal palace and graph office were captured and most of the fourteenth regiment surrendered. Fighting continues near the dispatch barracks where Felix Diaz’s forces are surrounded. A consular message notes heavy actions at Vers and Aguilar leads a strong federal force along the Mexican railway.
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City OF
Mexico
Battle Near Mexican Capital Reported at Dawn
Washington reports that fighting between forces of Gen Felix Diaz and the Mexican government under Gen Beltran intensified at dawn as the cruiser Des Moines wires the navy department with brief confirmation and no further details.
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Washington
Felix Diaz
Gove
Beltran
Cruz
United States
Des Moines
Navy Department
Interventions Rumor Circles as Taft Return Discuss Mexican Situation
Washington speculates Taft may face a decision on possible intervention in Mexico. Officials deny plans for a special session, reaffirming current policy. Secretary Stimson heads to Washington, while Captain Hughes enforces safety measures at Vera Cruz and restrains Mexican gunboats from bombardment.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Taft
Hot Springs
Mexico
Congress
Stimson
New York
Hughes
Vera Cruz
Navy
Madero
Trevino for President Hero of Monterey Proposed as Mexico Leader
An alleged address promotes Trevino as president of Mexico with claims of support from Vera Cruz revolutionary figures including Pascual Orozco and Emiliano Zapata. It asserts he would rule until peace and elections are possible, urging congress and state legislatures to back his leadership.
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Geronimo ” Trevino
Monterey
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mexicy Pela
Pascual
Congress
Vino
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Third Cavalry Band
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
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J. T. Conrad
Third Cavalry
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San Antonio Light
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San Antonio Express
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