Peace Congress disrupted by Italy Morocco Tripoli uproar
At the Geneva Peace Congress session on September 26, turmoil erupted over Morocco and Tripoli. Dr Gobat defended Europe’s chauvinism amid German protests, and French peace advocates blamed France for intervention. Debate led to a committee to craft a nonoffensive formula, and an Italian adventure in Tripoli caused further uproar forcing a speaker from the platform.
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Morocco
Tripoli
Gobat
International Peace Bureau
Germany
Gohat
Europe
French Christian Society of Peace
France
Study Plans for Irrigation Congress in Salt Lake
Salt Lake hosts the 1912 irrigation congress starting Sept. 30 for four days. It marks the 21st birthday of the congress and the 65th anniversary of Anglo-Saxon irrigation, both originated in Salt Lake City where irrigation began. The sessions will cover major quotations and proposals for irrigation development.
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Salt Lake
The
Irrigation Congress
National Irrigation Congress
Congress
Railroad Strike Paralyzes Catalonia Stations Burned
In Catalonia the railroad strike halted traffic as workers walked out at midnight and authorities report stations under military control. Trains from France cannot pass the frontier, with one employee joining the movement and damage noted at several stations.
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Perpignan
Catalonia
Celona
France
Tragedy in Wellington: McKnelly Family Found Shot Dead
In Wellington Kansas on September 26 Theo dore McKnelly a car repairer and his daughter Gretta were found dead in a tent on the outskirts. Mia McKnelly gravely injured. all three had skulls crushed and shot. Police suspect robbery as motive.
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Wellington
Kan
Theodore McKnelly
Gretta
Mia McKnelly
Mt Wrangell Erupts With Lava and Smoke in Alaska
Advices from Valdez Alaska report Mount Wrangell, the best known smoking volcano there, erupting again with large volumes of lava and smoke as Lieutenant Prosser of the signal corps returned to Valdez with the news.
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Valdez
Alaska
Mt. Wrangell
Prosser
Signal Corps
Ten Men Buried As Wall Collapse Hits Kansas City Hotel
Kansas City September 26 ten men were buried when a sixty foot wall of a new hotel under construction collapsed. Firemen removed four bodies within a half hour, all believed fatally injured. Six others were believed dead in the disaster.
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Kansas City
Mona Lisa Stolen Masterpiece Allegedly Heads to St Petersburg
A Russian paper reports Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, taken from the Louvre in August last year, now hangs in a private gallery in St. Petersburg according to the publication.
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London
Leonardi da Vinci
Louvre Museum
Paris
St. Petersburg
School Notes Highlight Fair Wins and Campus Work
The Board of Education granted two and a half days vacation for county fair attendance. Sidney won first and Lodgepole second in the town school class. Playground soil from Harper building excavation is being added with seeding planned. State university students prune and treat campus trees for worms. Sixteen in Normal Training, fourteen intend to teach. Five from last year's class teach now. Basketball practice starts next week. Parks Oberfelder Willis and Grabill form core. East trip planned. City Government form debated in State Debating League with preliminaries to end before Christmas.
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Better Highways Drive Midwest Road Improvement Effort
National interest grows in improving public highways with focus on linking Chicago and Milwaukee. Charles T. Jeffery of the Thomas B. Jeffery company donates 1000 dollars toward a 4000 dollar Kenosha county road fund, supporting broader Midwest road reforms. Jeffery cites demand from road users and hopes for a wide, cooperative push for better highways.
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Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kenosha County
Wis
Charles T. Jeffery
Thomas B. Jeffery
Wisconsin
Dinois
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Jeffery
Kenosha
Rosalia Chamber Drives Macadam Road Project
Rosalia Washington chamber of commerce has begun macadamizing roads into town. The state road through Rosalia is completed southward for several miles but only extends to the city northward. A committee led by F J Witner B E Flood and M Meuli will seek farmer cooperation and land access for adjoining stretches.
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Rosalia
Wash
Rebels seize San Jorge amid Mexican recall turmoil
News briefs report Nicweaguan rebels capturing San Jorge while global dispatches note robberies recovered by Chicago police, legal cases, a comedian paralyzed on stage, jail escapes by Vasquez and Rodriguez, and varied political and social events from Chicago, Missouri, Guatemala, and beyond.
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San Jorge
Montreal
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Boc
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