Evidence Grows Strong Against the Dynamiters
Los Angeles Times testimony links J B McNamara to a Bay Area lodging with two grips and a later call at the Argonaut Hotel. Witnesses recount dynamite purchases and explosive plans tied to the Times disaster as part of the McNamara trial.
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Cholera adds to war misery as Balkan front rages
Dispatches report renewed battles near Constantinople as Bulgarian forces press the Turkish lines and cholera claims thousands in the Turkish ranks. Reports say Sultan Abdul Hamid balks at full autonomy for Macedonia while retaining nominal suzerainty as allied forces push toward Monastir and Scutari.
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Macedonia
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Monastir
Scutari
Wilson Party News From Bermuda Vacation
President elect Wilson enjoys the Bermuda trip with family on deck. The governor says political purpose seekers will face the opposite of what they seek. An extra session plan irks extreme protectionists hoping tariff revision. Warc lasa operator Quigley sends dispatches from the ship.
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Bermudian
Sea Gate
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Lie
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Warclesa
Quigley
Hoppe and Slosson Win at Billiards
New York November 16 Willie Hoppe showed steady form in the 18-2 belk-line 4 championship at the Hotel Astor defeating Calvin Demarest 500 to 841. Hoppe's high run reached 96 and Demarest had a top run of 105. At another table Slosson beat Sutton 500 to 248 with a high run of 79 and average 155.87. Sutton underperformed with an average around 7.12.
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King Ferdinand Heads for the Porte in War
Constantinople Nov 16 A Special Cable reports that Bulgaria has made a night attack on Turkish forces at Biyuk Chekmedje near the Marmora sea. Turkish warships shell Bulgarian positions for hours as forces clash on the Marmora front.
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Biyuk Chekmedje
Sea of Marmiora
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Sea of Marmora
London
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Dardanelles
Marmora
Nana
Bulgarian Army Near Constantinople in World War I Push
Dispatches from the front report the Bulgarian army within about 20 miles of Constantinople as it advances along a roughly straight line. The Second Army captures Rodosto and moves west toward the Dardanelles gateway while Turkish warships shell the path ahead.
Johnson seeks court deferral over Mann Act case in Chicago
Chicago November 16 Johnson the negro pugilist met with United States district attorney Wilkerson in a bid to avoid a penitentiary sentence by pleading guilty to Mann Act violations. He sought to leave the country claiming business in France and Russia but was told he must remain for trial. On a separate assault case he attacked Edwin Wergie, a newspaper photographer, and was released on bond. A jury trial was demanded and the case proceeded.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
James H. Wilkerson
United States
Wilkerson
Johnson
France
Russia
Mr. Wilkerson
Cholera Fatal for Turkish Commander Near Tchatalja Line
Nov 16 news from Constantinople reports Tiz Pasha, a Turkish heavy artillery commander at the Tchatalja forts, stricken with cholera and rushed to Ejub for treatment. On the same train, over 1,500 soldiers suffer from the outbreak, which spreads rapidly and causes graveside delays as dying soldiers are placed on car roofs until arrival.
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Constantinople
Tiz Pasha
Tchatalja
Germans Fight Tobacco Trust in Germany
Cigar dealers association considers measures to curb the American Tobacco Trust as German manufacturers sell out or depend on it. Members vow to resist the English American trusts, per a society resolution.
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American Tobacco Trust
Germany
Manufac
Fate of Gunmen Soon to Be in Jury Hands
In New York on November 16 the Rosenthal murder trial nears its end as summations approach. Judge Goff sets Monday morning for defense and prosecutor closings, with a verdict likely by Tuesday if jurors accept testimony. Central figure Shapiro’s testimony is pivotal amid conflicting accounts from the gunmen and their accusers.
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Jack Rose
Rose
William Shantz
Metropole
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Becker
Jack Zelig
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Whitman
Rosenthal
Wahle
Moss
No Kisses for Jurors in Fort Worth Trial
Fort Worth Texas November 16 Jurors in the second Snead murder trial of Captain Boyce Sr will not receive visits or endearments from wives or children Judge Swayne announced that juror visitors will not be allowed The jurors are all farmers and married and the trial is expected to last over a month New witnesses are planned Snead killed Captain Boyce in the lobby of a Fort Worth hotel on January 13 after his wife eloped with Al G Boyce Jr
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Democratic Senator Named for Idaho by Hawley
Boise Idaho November 16 Governor James H Hawley appointed Judge K J Perry Democrat United States senator Hawley chose not to resign and fill the unexpired term himself the decision came at the last moment
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K. J. Perry
United States
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Wilson family sails to Bermuda amid crowd and congratulations
President-elect Wilson and family depart New York on the Bermudian for a month’s vacation in Bermuda. He greets crowds, accepts handshakes, and is briefly mistaken for a bridegroom as he kisses a baby. The party plans golf and tennis, with daughter Margaret staying in New York for lessons.
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Galt Kettle
Hamilton
Austria moves troops to border amid Dalmatia transfer
Berlin dispatch reports Austria rapidly entrains twenty thousand troops from Trieste to Dalmatia near Montenegro. Riots by Czechs and Slavs accompany the departure as crowds cry against the move, with police controlling the demonstrations.
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Turk Princess in Crisis Ends Life at Palace Gardens
Constantinople dispatch reports Princess Zekie, eldest daughter of Abdul Hamid, committed suicide in the gardens of her palace two days ago amid a personal crisis and ongoing military setbacks. Her death is confirmed by a St. Petersburg correspondent.
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Zekie
Abdul Hamid
Noted Politician Not In Danger
New York reports deny that Big Tim Sullivan is dying and will not occupy the congress seat he has just been elected to. Friends note his cheerful gifts to the poor and his influence over voters, claiming his shoe and clothes drives secure immense Tammany clout.
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Tammany
Multimurderer Confession Connects to Boston Cards
Police link a series of postcards from 1912 to a Buffalo murder suspect who claimed guilt in several killings. The notes describe abductions and strangulations of children including Joey Josephs of Lackawanna and Michael Kruck in New York, with threats and indications of more crimes. Authorities in Boston and New York collaborate to locate the writer identified as R. Dennison.
Cholera Devastates Constantinople as 2000 Die in One Day
A war office dispatch from Constantinople reports the cholera outbreak in the city worsening sanitary conditions. Deaths from Friday reached about two thousand as frontline troops struggle to hold the Tchatalla lines.
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The
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War Office
Tchatalla
Alabama Reports Big Gains in Public School System
Alabama's public schools made notable progress in efficiency and usefulness, with $3,703,711 spent on maintenance in the past year. The report by H J Willingham notes increases in white and negro teachers, stable enrollments, and a push for compulsory attendance to curb dropouts.
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H. J. Whe Ham
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