Bulgarians and Greeks Capture Kirk Kalisseh in War Start
London reports Bulgarian and Greek forces have captured Kirk Kalisseh and a Turkish base at Ipeka. Montenegro and Serbia push at Scutari and Kumanova to sever lines to Adrianople, while Turkish defenses at Adrianople and the Constantinople route pose a difficult task for the victors.
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London
Turkey
Kirk Kilisseh
Ipeka
Montenegro
Servia
Scutari
Kumanova
Kirk Kalisseh
Adrianople
Constantinople
Kirk Kilesseh
Manchuria
Montenegrins Victorious In Attack On Scutari
Montenegrin forces surrounded Scutari and bombarded the citadel as Crown Prince Danilo and staff faced danger. After prolonged fighting the Turks evacuated the upper fort while Montenegrin troops moved to advance toward Ipeka and join Servian forces nearby.
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Rika
Montenegro
Scutari
Mohammedan
Crown Prince
Danilo
Tarakesch
Ing
Martinovitch
Vukostich
Mohammedan Arnauts
Plava
Ipeka
Sienitza
Novipazar
Greek Army Seizes Servia as War Moves to Macedonia
Athens reports the occupation of Servia by Greek forces marking the end of the first war stage. The Greek army gains access to Macedonia with fast infantry advances, daring cavalry, and precise long range artillery cited as key factors.
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Athens
Servia
Macedonia
Montenegrin Army Pushes Turks Near Kouik
In Montenegro near Kouik twelve miles north of Scutari General Lazovitch commands Montenegrin forces as they attack Turkish positions. Reports say Montenegrins have broken the Turkish defense and compelled a retreat toward Scutari.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Lazovitch
Kouik
Scutari
Pleaded Guilty to Gambling Charge in Court
Harry Resier pleaded guilty to gambling and was fined 5 dollars by Recorder Edington. He also paid 14 dollars for permitting gambling on his premises and 15 dollars for contempt of court after disputing the charges.
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Harry Resier
Edington
Resier
Revenue cutter chases filibuster schooner Dantzler from Mobile
The U S revenue cutter Winona pursues the schooner L N Dantzler which left Mobile harbor around 9 am without clearance papers. Dantzler, owned by Captain Emile Fremont, sails with two 100 horsepower engines and a yachting license, while Winona watches from nearby Daphne and Pascagoula seeking munition movements for Mexico or Central America.
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United States Revenue
Winona
L. N. Danztler
L. N. Dantzler
Emile Fremont
Mexican Gulf
Mobile
George David
Alert
Custom House
Guar
United States Revenue Cutter
Daphne
Mexico
Fremont
Dantzier
Pascagoula
Dantzler Lumber Company
Emile Fre
Dantzler
New Orleans
Mont
Tag Day Parade Entries Grow Ahead of Event
A surge of entries for the Tag Day automobile parade arrives as chairman Mrs. J. St. George Tucker reports growing interest. The current list includes Weinacker Ice and Fuel, Mobile Mattress Company, Imperial Laundry, Partin Broom, A. D. Davis & Co., Mobile Trunk, Smith's Bakery, Hess Cigar, Grapevine Baking Powder, Mobile Item, Gulf City Creamery, Mobile Register, Southern Creamery, Kahn Manufacturing, Mobile Spring Bed, Nack Carriage, Van Antwerp, Kelly-Brady Hardware.
Despondency Ties Atlanta Man to Death in Birmingham
The body of D. T. White of Atlanta was found in a Birmingham hotel room with a pistol nearby and a bullet wound to the head. A note to the public and another to his wife state self-inflicted death due to despondency over his inability to support his family.
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Birmingham
Ala
D. T. White
Atlanta
Pauper Bankruptcies Filed in U S Court
Two pauper bankruptcies were filed today in the United States court as W L Roberts admitted debts of 300 dollars with no assets and Scott Jones reported liabilities of 130 dollars with no assets. Both were adjudged bankrupt and referred to Ref eree Ervin.
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United States
W. L. Roberts
Scott Jones
Ervin
City to replace helmets with dressy caps for mobile cops
City officials and Police Chief Crenshaw announced a winter uniform change to dressy caps matching a metropolitan pattern adopted last fall by Mayor Laz Schwarz. Officers with last winter uniforms in good condition may keep them. a full department inspection Sunday will determine who needs new gear.
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Laz Schwarz
Frank W. Crenshaw
Schwarz
St. Louis
Crenshaw
Polic
Missouri
Supreme Board of Knights of Honor
Feud operations in Breathitt County emerge in court
In Winchester Kentucky on October 25 sensational testimony was given in the murder case of former Breathitt County Sheriff Edward Callahan. Wives Callahan testified about feud operations and a $1000 fund raised to kill Callahan, with most witnesses still to be examined as the hearing on bail for fifteen defendants continues.
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Winchester
Edward Callahan
Clifton Gross
Ruth Callahan
Breathitt County
Callahan
Felix Diaz to be executed under military code
Felix Diaz the rebel leader faces execution if orders are carried out under the military code. A temporary writ removed Diaz from military court jurisdiction in Vera Cruz. He was captured after being nearly lynched by the furious crowd.
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Vera Cruz
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Mexico
Fate of Diaz in the Balance
Mexico City reports a federal judge granted a writ removing rebel Felix Diaz from military court jurisdiction. The full court will decide if Diaz returns to military or is tried by a civil tribunal. Officials maintain Diaz is subject to military jurisdiction under the constitution for civilians who incite revolt.
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Mexico City
Felix Diaz
Diaz
Decisions From Diamond Arbitrators Issued in Auburn
The national board of arbitration of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues handed down decisions. Claims allowed include George Hargrove versus Nashville and Evans against Chattanooga. Schrauder against Morristown Tenn. Disallowed: Heedy Ware against Valencia.
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Auburn
N. Y
National Board of Arbitration
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
George Hargrove
Nashville
Evans
Chattanooga
Schrauder
Morristown
Tenn
Heedy Ware
Vaallanoass
Mabry Testimony Supports Violence Conspiracy Claim
In the Gratton labor riot case Mabry testified that the Timber Workers conspiracy led to the Grabow riot. The judge ruled that premeditated violence evidence is admissible and will be limited to conspiracy proof if the prosecution shows a strike and violence. Cross examination may continue with Mabry and other detectives to follow in the case against Emerson and others.
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Lake Charles
Tal
Mabry
Brotherhoodf
Mabray
Texas
Louisiana
Dore
Wiliino
Industrial Workers of
Edwards
Overton
Brotherhood of
Timber Workers
W. D. Haywood
Alexandria
Brotherho
Justices Have No Jurisdiction Says Sheriff
Sheriff T T Palmer acting on counsel advice will not in the future serve writs of restitution issued by county justices on tenants in Mobile. Writs already issued against Mobile residents were delivered under the view that the justices had jurisdiction only in their appointed precinct.
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T. T. Palmer
Justices of the Peace
Mobile
Lane Retires as Secretary of State Agriculture Board
Special to Item Montgomery Ass November 25 Hector D Lane served his last day yesterday as secretary of the state board of agriculture He retires from the State agricultural department November 15 and will sever his connection with the board A new secretary not yet named The board met briefly to ratify the appointment of several county farm demonstrators Members present were R F Kolb J J Robinson of La Fayette and H L Duncan of Auburn
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Montgomery
Hector D. Lane
State Board of Agriculture
State Agricultural Department
Commissions of Agriculture
R. F. Kolb
J.J. Robinson
la Fayette
Ll. N. Duncan
Anburn
Weather map forecast for Mobile and Alabama coast
Weather report notes fair conditions for Mobile, Alabama, and nearby towns with light north and northeast winds. General forecast calls for fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change and cool to mild temperatures across Alabama and Mississippi.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Gunmen slated for November trial in New York
District Attorney Whitman announced that the four gunmen Rose Wallon Webber and Schepps will face trial in early November. He noted their lawyers may seek bond but the informers prefer confinement to freedom, wanting heavier doors on the prison west side.
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New York
Whitman
Rose
Wallon
Webber
Schepps
Geff
West
Anniston City Jail Condemned by State Inspector Oates
State Prison Inspector Oates reports Anniston City Jail unsanitary and condemned. He notes Calhoun County jail is unsatisfactory and condemned, while Cherokee Center and Cleburne jails are in good condition but too small. Tullahoma county jail praised except for separation facilities. county almshouses deemed satisfactory.
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Montgomery
Ala
Anniston
Oates
Heowill
Calhoun County
Jie
Clhierokee County
Cleburne County
Hef- Hin
Tulladera County
Four Men Wounded in Fight With Strikers at Utah Mine
On October 25 in Bingham Utah a clash between deputies and Greek strike pickets left Deputy L J Tidwell with a chest wound, foreman Fred Harmon shot in the arms, and two Greek miners wounded as U S mine tramway operations resumed.
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Bingham
Utah
L. J. Tidwell
Perham
Itally
Fred Harmon
Iran
United States
Taft Ends Summer Vacation With Polish College Visit
President Taft concludes his summer trip today at Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania where he will attend the dedication of a Polish college tomorrow before continuing to Washington.
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Poland Springs
Taft
Cambridge Sprngs
Washington
Meridian and Memphis rail line reaches settlement on crossing dispute
Meridian and Memphis Railway Company and competing lines reach a satisfactory adjustment of the crossing and yards dispute. An overhead bridge will be built to span the tracks of older firms as the new line proceeds toward operation from Meridian to Mobile by January 1. The settlement credits the Meridian Board of Trade for pushing the agreement. Vice President S A Neville signed the bridge clause with the company engineer, and copies arrive in Mobile.
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Mobile
Meridian
Miss
Meridian and Memphis Railway Company
Naw Lnd
Alabama and Vicksburg Railway Company
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Meridian and Memphis Railway
New
Meridian Board of Trade
Meridian and
Memphis
S. A. Neville
Taven Meridian
Union
Mins
Transportation rates remain unchanged across lines
Washington Oct 25 The interstate commerce commission suspended proposed increases in railroad charges. About 39 percent hike on western lines for excelsior shipments from St Paul to Kansas City and other western and southwestern destinations held until February 12. General increases on cypress lumber lathes and shingles by Southern Pacific and Atlantic steamship lines from Gulf coast points to Albany New York and other northeastern destinations held until April 30.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Lines
Excelsior
St. Paul
Minn
Kansas City
Southern Pacific
Atlantic Steamship Lines
Gulf Coast
Albany
N. Y
Inmate Mary Viego Dies After Mercury Tablet Ingestion
Mary Viego of 600 St. Louis Street died at the city hospital after swallowing seven bichloride of mercury tablets in a personal crisis. Police say the act was intended as self harm.
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Mary Viego
St. Louis Street
City Hospital
Theospital
Havana Park Clash Leaves Dozens Wounded in Political Riot
A violent clash between conservatives and liberals erupted after a mass meeting for Vice President Alfredo Zayas in Havana Central Park. Police armed with machetes charged as gunfire echoed, injuring about forty with several fatalities, before reinforcements dispersed the mob.
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Havana
Central Park
Alfredo Zayas
Albert Club
Anna Gould Saved From Seinsmen Threats in Berlin Trial
In Leipsic Germany on October 25 the imperial supreme court ruled that an attempt to extort 106 500 dollars from Anna Gould the Duc de Talleyrand and the duchesse was unfounded. A real estate firm claimed against the duke prompted the sign in a Berlin hotel in 1911 but the court found the note invalid.
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Leilpsic
Germany
Se ¢ Talleyrand
Anna Gould
Imperial Supreme Court
Duc de Talleyrand
Duc and Duchesse
Berlin
Many Teachers Pass Crucial Alabama Exam
About 3 907 applicants took the July Alabama teachers exam with 1 810 passing for a 16 percent success rate. Life certificates went to 146 whites and five negroes, first grade to 158 whites and two negroes, second grade to 424 whites and 67 negroes, third grade to 625 whites and 383 negroes. N W Hodges cites summer school prep as key.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
N. W. Hodges
State Board of Examiners
Pulp and Paper Case Postponed by U S Court
Washington October 25 The customs court grants an indefinite postponement of the wood pulp and paper case under the most favored nation clause. The case, involving European countries and duty-free pulp and paper, is stayed for several months.
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Washington
Cusoms
United States
Large Indemnity Bond Filed By Alabama Fidelity Co
Alabama Fidelity and Casualty Company of Montgomery filed a 720000 bond with the state to secure taxes for the Tennessee Coal Iron and Bath Company. The bond is among the largest for such purpose in Alabama as the T C I Company contests assessments by the state tax commission amid activities around Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Alaabama Fidelity and Casualty Company
Alabama
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Bath Company
T. Co. I. Company
State Tax Commission
Birmingham
Williams and Eliot Back Wilson at Boston Rally
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and Harvard’s Charles W. Eliot spoke at a Boston rally in support of Governor Woodrow Wilson. The meeting drew a largely attended turnout.
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Boston
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Woodrow Wilson
Man Held Without Bond After Alleged Robbery
Nathan Daniels was arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Lynch and Delchamps and jailed on robbery charges. Henry Thomas of Orchard County alleges Daniels, by threats, robbed him of seven dollars.
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Nathan Daniels
Lynch
Delchamps
Henry Thomas
Orchard
Daniels
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Schr. Dantzler
Breathitt
Hec
Lane
Wilson
Flora Wilson
Anniston City
M. & M. Railway
Havana Park
Seinsmen
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