Italy Declares War on Turkey Amid Libyan Revolt
Italy, citing Turkish support for the Libyan revolt and blockage of Italian exits from Syria, declares war on Turkey. Rome dispatches circular to diplomats detailing grievances, noting no prior formal war status between Italy and Turkey despite alliance with Austria. Reports say Italian consuls are departing Turkey as officials assume guard duties for Italian interests.
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Londot
Italy
Turkey
Marquis di Garrenl
Potte & Mote
Constantinoply
Amsterdam
Cemtral
Libya
Syria
Italia
Enya
Stalian
Rome
Taaue
Maly
Tiese
Asia Minor
Cémetantinople
Austria
Stage set for battle in central Mexico
Washington reports the Pan American conference drawing responses to a peace appeal while Villa and Carranza forces prepare for a decisive clash in central Mexico. Villa’s agency says the Ayling column has reached Torreon to reinforce the army opposing Carranza’s southward march under Obregon, and Raoul Madero has begun an attack on Monterrey.
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Washington
Aes
Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Half Million Jews Deported From Pale of Settlement
Report from Petrograd states German occupation has driven a large portion of Jews from the pale. Many have been deported or fled to inner provinces seeking refuge. Local authorities are reported to be granting escape relief where possible.
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Petrograd
Abe Rust Granted Parole from San Quentin
Abraham Ruel once a power in San Francisco politics was paroled Saturday after a fourteen year sentence for offering a bribe to a supervisor. He is to reside in Marin County for ninety days under state board of prison directors rules.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruel
San Quentin Penitentiary
State Buard
Huef
Mendocino County
Ranel
Submarine Sinks Steamer Arabic in North Atlantic
The White Star liner Arabic, once a favorite on the Liverpool to Boston route, was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast near Fantnet. The vessel sank after a direct hit on the starboard side. Of 421 on board, 181 passengers and 242 crew were saved. 20 are reported missing. Survivors were taken to Queenstown and housed by the White Star line.
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Theble White Star Line
Boston
New York
Svath
Fantnet
A Sons
Aiz
United States
Queenstown
White Star Line
Liverpool Wednnesday
Inter
Wil Finch
Clase
Lugoale
Wmobaaing
Tragic Travel Misfortune On Western Tour Ends in Death
During a voyage near Gibraltar Hook Mount Halaler a party member named Victor Emmanuel Teurit Masie Tragic Ena Tecoma reportedly fell overboard after slipping on a shipboard area near Boston Beach. Mrs Ordway witnessed the accident from the rail.
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Teurit Masie
Gibraltar Hook
Mount Halaler
Easern
Touriela
F. Ordway
Boston
Dreth Dows
Storm Toll Tops Billions as Gulf Coast Struggles
The Galveston region reels from a massive hurricane with 856 known dead and 65 missing. Southeast Texas losses reach 50 million dollars with rail and water infrastructure heavily damaged and a major causeway washed out. Officials foresee restoration of essential services and rail links within weeks.
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Galveston
Texas
Gulf Coast
Gulf, Colorado , Santa Fe Railroad
Yaqui Raid Reported Near Sonora Town
Wireless messages from Guaymas to the U S cruiser Colorado describe Yaqui Indians raiding Camou Sonora in August. Civilians and burning were reported and Mexican troops allegedly resisted the attack.
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San Diego
Cal
Guaymas
Flowers
United States
Colorado
Camou
Sonora
Spain Files Proteat. The Byanish goversne Reena dae grinnedie-ot a Hemmers
Spain files protest and government stance amid regional tensions. Officials seek reaction from North and regional leaders as protests rise, with measures under consideration and public ask for restraint.
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Hemmers
Gas Bombs Used by Germans Reported in Sea Warfare
A fragmentary report claims German use of gas bombs on boats as a more deadly weapon, citing professional authorities and recent events. The text is garbled, but references a Friday incident and refers toLyath The sriRe OF 1.090 tune tee. Weamerlery and ebeulieure.
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Profescur Merce
sriRe
Weamerlery
Ebeulieure
Cory
Elihu Root Heads Bar Association Banquet Honors Nation and Unity
Elihu Root elected president of the American Bar Association at Salt Lake City banquet. George Whitelock re elected secretary F B Wadhams treasurer and several new executive committee members named. Taft and other leaders attended as the association's meeting stressed patriotism and justice under the constitution. Separately United States Steel confirms Russia orders 65 000 tons of steel rails.
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Salt Lake City
Elihu Root
Fomer United States
New York
Eeprricen Bar Association
Walter George Smith
Pennsylvania
George Whitelock
Maryland
F. B. Wadhams
Charles N. Potter
Wyoming
John Lowell
Massachusetts
Charles Blood Smith
Kansas
William H. Burges
Texas
John H. Voorhees
South Dakota
W. H. Staake
William Howard Art
Peter W. Meldrim
The
American Association
United States
Association
William Howard Taft
Senate
Congress
Supreme Courts
Russia
United States Steel Corporation
Confessed to Ten Murders in Southern Jurisdiction
A man named Mouliyin confessed to killing ten men, stating he acted under the influence of potions and named four southern fates as part of his claim. The statements appeared in court notes and were reported by local sources.
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Mouliyin
Griesergra
Wallowa County Clash Between Local Leaders Reported
In northeast Oregon authorities say a clash occurred Thursday involving notable residents including a former president of the Wallowa County...
German Warships Sunk At Riga In Russian Report
A Petrograd dispatch reports the German fleet lost the Moltke superdreadnought three cruisers and seven torpedo boats in the Riga battle. German forces retreated from Riga bay and a descent near Pernovin was repulsed by Russian troops with barges captured. The loss includes the Moltke, sister ship of Goeben later Turkish Sultan Selim.
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London
Petrograd
The
Duma
Moltke
Riga
Riga Bay
Pernovin
Prenigel
Sultan Selim
London Times
M. Rodzimko
Gulf of Riga
M. Rodxianko
Mitadzianke
Navy
Pernau
Suvia Bay
Gallipoli
Taft urges stronger army and navy in national defense
Former President Taft warned at a Bellevue club luncheon that the United States is ready to be drawn into war and must prepare now. He urged Congress to raise the army and navy, proposing a mobile force of about 1000e men plus coast defenses, to deter aggressors and safeguard U S interests and canals. London reports note cotton shipments contraband controls affecting trade during the crisis.
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East Lake City
William Howard Taft
White House
Bonneville Club
Newhouse Hotel
United States
Tati
United S
Butte
Coast Artillery Corps
Balkan tensions and Belgian unrest in wartime dispatches
Telegrams from the Balkans warn Bulgaria and Turkey have reached a breaking point with Turkey strengthening Thrace defenses. Brussels reports Belgians grieving through demonstrations amid German occupation tensions. observers note strain in Allied and regional alignments.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Frank Lynched by Georgia Mob in Milledgeville
In Milledgeville a mob of about twenty five men overpowered guards, cut wires, and dragged Leo M. Frank from prison. He was transported 140 miles toward Marietta and hanged at dawn in an oak grove near the town, near the Mary Phagan burial site. The body was displayed in Atlanta before burial. Prison officials condemned. Frank was convicted of Mary Phagan murder in 1913. A subsequent attempt to kill him occurred weeks earlier. The article also notes the American Criminology meeting concluding in Salt Lake City with officers elected.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Mil’ledgeville
Frank
Milledgeville
Platola
Marietta
Oak Grove
A. BE. Davidson
Natonal
J. William Creen
Leo M. Frank Taken From Prison Or Hanged In Georgia
Report states Leo M. Frank convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan was taken from a Georgia prison by male guards and hanged. The article also mentions figures on Krupp Works female employment and a separate note about a death sentence for a killer in Salt Lake City with a new trial.
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Krupp Works
Krupp
Basen
Iven & Lease
Salt Lake City
Harry Brewer
Bupange
Care Fark Canyon
Bingham
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