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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1897
Page
1
Reports from Epirus and Arta describe heavy fighting near Milot and Reveni as Greek troops pressure Turkish detachments. Turkish positions at Arta suffer severe losses while Greek forces under General Smolentis and Demopoulos advance toward Milwana and Critovoli amid shifting strategic plans.
Greek reports claim Turkish forces attacking Reveni numbered more than ten thousand. The Turks allegedly looted the area causing heavy casualties, with 7,000 killed or wounded cited but likely exaggerated. A note mentions Griftovall taking his own life to avoid capture.
Elassona April 10. Turkish forces continue to hold Milouna as Greeks reportedly prepare to advance. Two blockhouses are fortified. Edhem Pasha entrenched on heights from Papalyrade to Mackehe with troops in defiles. Fine rona inhabitants flee Masse north toward Bolonica amid Turkish caution and alertness.
Turkish authorities at Prevexm proclaim the Gulf of Arta closed to all but Turkish ships. Greeks defeat Turks at Reven and advance with two brigades into Turkish territory near Dumas, while another division presses to halt retreating Turkish forces. Heavy fighting continues at Crise rou as Athens reports troops en route from Ariasoya amid tough coastal firing.
Ex Minister to Greece Rhowden cites a reply to a message to King George praising Greek stance. He argues that Roumanian Bulgarian and Serb loyalties lean toward Germany Russia, making anti Turkish coalition unlikely. Greece is outmatched, financially strained, and may be unable to sustain a long war, yet the powers won’t let Greece fall or Athens be seized.
Harrison, Coates, and Young visited a Caloon in Williameport Maryland. They drank whiskey poured by volunteers, consuming excessive amounts. Harrison died after collapsing from the last drink. Coates and Young recovered.
Akron firm Miller & Co ships over 1.08 Buckeye mowers and reapers to New York for transport to Europe and South America. Preparations are under way for shipments to Australia and South America, but departures delayed until fall.
The Secret Consistory met largely in Rome on April 1. The Pope elevated the archbishops of Lyons Rennes Rouen and Bartholomew de Compostella to cardinalate and formally proclaimed bishops of Cheyenne Wilmington and Moler.
An alleged arson case near Lyons NS led to two young men being pursued. Early yesterday a barn belonging to Sarah B Rogers near here was set ablaze and two farmhands were seen fleeing.
In Chicago and New York on April 1 war news from Turkey and Greece sparked a wild wheat opening with May and July prices up sharply before reversing amid heavy selling. Cudahy Linn and Bar rett led losses while Gates and Baker also profited. Transfers and clearances at major ports tracked the global upheaval with substantial daily gains and losses across Hubs like Minneapolis and Duluth.
The Senate moved the Indian appropriation bill forward, largely unchanged from the House version. Debate centered on the Uncompahgre Indian reservation and reciprocity treaty questions under the McKinley act, with notices of further tariff discussion and a Senate inquiry into Treasury import orders after April 1. The chamber adjourned after paying respects to the late Representative Million.
Mindletown reports a local paper claims Susan C. Evans widow of Edward Evans died in New York last Sunday and confessed before death to causing three crises involving her husband another man and her daughter in a repentant mood.
In Lagrange Indiana April reports say Hev. A J Cusu of Tokonein vanished after a meeting with Tudxdlaw in a case that has friends fearing foul play. The disappearance prompts interest and speculation about possible foul play or murder.
In Celine on April 19 Daniel McLahon was putting his horse in the barn when two men grabbed him one held a revolver at his head and the other robbed him of 75. No injuries reported. Police seeking suspects.
Adrian Mich and Lefayette Tat, two prominent city figures, were victims in a burglary. Mich died from his wounds after the intruder opened fire. The robber escaped and authorities have not identified the assailant.
Adelaide April 10 reports the federal convention narrowly approved an amendment to allow women to vote for members of the house of representatives by a 4 to 32 vote.
Montreal detectives capture Joseph FE Kelly the Bummersworth New Jersey murder suspect after a standup pursuit. The case centers on the alleged Dallas Street murder and Kelly’s flight from authorities.
American dancer Lole Fuller makes her first appearance in Cebu at Haovona on April 18. The performance draws succeda audience as she showcases her signature style and modern dance technique.
United States notes from Secretary Terrell reveal Greece must evacuate 40,000 subjects from Constantinople within fifteen days after tensions with Turkey and declarations of war. The Turkish note denies territorial aims while Americans brace for possible unrest. Admiral Selfridges oversees protection with the cruiser Minneapolis nearby as a base of action.
A Bolivar farmer found a watch chain crafted from human bones, eight links over ten inches long, polished to ivory-like sheen. The chain came from Petersburg Virginia where Cyrus Thornton, a member of Company KK Fifty New York Engineers, served in the Civil War era.
Thornton recalls a Confederate prisoner of war who, in Libby prison, made a chain from amputated arms and legs. The maker sold one link for $60 in greenbacks after meeting Thornton. Thornton, who forgets the maker's name, kept the chain for years and wore it daily until just before Memorial Day and Grand Army reunions.
Two Italians selling cheap jewelry were murdered near Kingstrees Williamsburg county last night. They were shot and their throats cut. Pirgo Virgineo had naturalization papers taken out in New York last month. Three negro teams are suspected and bloodhounds are following them.
The legislative committee in Pittsburg heard from W O P Dearmit of the New York and Cleveland Gas Company about miner wages and profits. He claimed miners earned six cents per ton with a share of coal profits, while the company posted at least one percent profit on a 31 million investment. Dearmit stirred controversy by urging UMW officials be investigated for miner conditions.
Joseph Philips aged 80 attacked Albert F Wilcox a deaf man at the Wilcox farm in Exeter. He then wounded himself with a jackknife sustaining likely fatal injuries. The incident is described as a murder attempt and self-inflicted wounds in a troubled scene near Exeter.
Sherri Nelson of Gage county is arrested in Crank Jelend Neb for involvement in the murder of David Jones of Wemore. The victim, an elderly misere, was killed during a failed attempt to conceal $16,000 in gold hidden at the house.
New York April H-William Jas Keer ner formerly of Pittsburgh was to have been executed at Sing Sing yesterday for the murder of Boren Kedgaly last January. He appealed and the stay of execution was granted.
Fire Chief Balewury of the Troy Fire Department collapsed at his home in Troy in the early morning hours. He had reported for duty yesterday and was about to respond to calls when he suddenly died.
Fair weather with light winds outlines a morning briefing. Reports cover Turkish and Greek military rests after days of billeting, American forces in the east prepared to protect, wheat market movements, and local civic notes including a tragic death and courtroom trials.
Flood fears drive citizen meetings and fundraising to raise levees two feet higher along the Mississippi. Work crews bolster the upper levee and commercial sections with sandbags as reports describe men in boats fired upon and a feared cross-river attack. Regions from Natchea to Vicksburg endure embankment breaches, refugee crowds, and agricultural losses while authorities attempt to stabilize the river’s rising waters.
Wheeling West Virginia April 1 Early this morning William Steward aged year, married with seven children, jumped into the river and died. Domestic trouble and despondency over law of work were cited as motives.
An elderly Cumberland, Maine man named Wile Kine was killed at the Buffalo Lumber Company sawmill in Bayard, Wisconsin where he had labored for years. He was struck by a board and fatally injured, dying within hours.
The report notes the death of the Marquis of Balboa with details from a April 14 dispatch. Tinvans is referenced as part of the brief item.
April forecast notes colder weather in northern western and mountain districts with fresh northwest winds. By Wednesday clear and warmer conditions expected in both sections, preceded by southeasterly winds and followed by cloudiness in the western districts.
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