Turkish Army Strength and Albanian Uprising in Balkans
A survey of Turkish military strength in 1910 1911 shows a European and Anatolian force around 290 000 with 30 000 more in Arabia and details on army corps brigades and weaponry. It discusses Albanian resistance to Ottoman rule the Young Turk reform program and the drive to Turkicize Albanians fueling Balkan tensions.
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Turkey
Asia
Europe
Balkan
Roumuania
Whitaker
Anatolia
Arabia
Nizam
Redif
Landwehr
Tripoli
Assur
Hedjaz
von der Golg
Asia Minor
Italy
Albania
Mahmoud Chefket Pasha
Africa
Allah
Mohammed
France
Spain
Balkan States
Montenegro
Austria
Torghut Pasha
Abdulla Pasha
Balkans
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Macedonia
Free Panama Canal proposal cited in Nineteenth Century and After
J Ellis Barker argues for making the canal free to all nations or for an international conference to abolish tolls. He suggests Britain take the initiative and that the United States and British empire share the maintenance costs, noting the canal may never pay as a direct investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
London
J. Ellis Barker
United States
America
Panama
Great Britain
Unmapped Waterfall Found in Labrador by Explorers
Arctic explorer Henry G. Bryant and Russell W. Porter return after a three month Labrador expedition. They navigated a previously uncharted river, faced hostile natives, endured a ten mile portage around a huge unnamed waterfall, carried a wounded guide, and reached the river source on a Labrador plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Bryant
Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Labrador
Mr. Bryant
Russell W. Porter
Halifax
Newfoundland
Belle Isle
St. Augustine
Mr. Porter
Older than government the Treasury seal history revealed
An inquiry shows the seal of the Treasury of North America predates the national government. Congress ordered its design on Sept 26 1778 with a design committee including John Witherspoon Governeur Morris and J I Lee. The original seal circulated until 1849 when Edward Stabler cut a facsimile preserving thirteen stars scales and keys though minor differences exist.
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the Treasury of the
United States
Confederation of the Colonies
Republic
The
Treasury of
North America
Treasury Department
Continental Congress
John Witherspoon
Colonies
Fire safety test theater planned in Berlin
The German steel trust and the National Association of Master Carpenters will build a model theater in Berlin to test fire proofing. Constructed of steel and cement with iron curtains and exits, it will be ignited to study flame progression and venting. A commission of builders fire departments architects and insurers will observe to develop new prevention methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Steel Trust
National Association of Master Carpenters
Berlin
Funeral flowers banned by Connecticut priest
Rev Walter Shanley of St. Peter's Danbury Conn bans funeral flowers after parishioners incur debt. He says money spent on floral tributes should be used for other needs and that flowers will not be brought into church or cemetery.
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Walter Shanley
St. Peter’s
Danbury
Conn
Father Shanley
Warren Concert Lecture season promises strongest lineup yet
The Warren Concert Lecture course unveils a 1912 13 season of top critics praised attractions with special artists. Highlights include The Boston Odette on October 17, Neapolitan Orchestra January 31, Campanari November 28, Lucy Isabelle Marsh March 27, Anna Case May 1913, and more. Season tickets include a 25 cent rebate on extra artist seats. Mary Olive King notes strong support and prompt seating.
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Warren
Boston
Sylvester A. Long
Neapolitan
Signor Taffo
Signor Music
Mlle Trevette
Jean and
Ord Bohannan
Edith Chapman Goould
John Young
Corine Welsh
LaRue R. Boals
Eleanor Stanley
Moskowski
Giuseppe Campanari
Campanari
Lucy Isabelle Marsh
Victor Records
Anna Case
Mary Olive King
Making Eggs From Air Predicted By Chemist
Dr. Paul Walden of Riga predicts at a Chicago congress that chemistry will soon create eggs from atmospheric air. He foresees nitrogenous foods formed from air as a future possibility and compares lab processes to the hen’s egg making. He notes advances in utilizing uncombined atmospheric nitrogen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Walden
Riga
Russia
Chicago
Walden
St. Petersburg
Dr. Walden
Frozen Alive Experiments Spark Interest in Anabiosis
Russian scientists report experiments by Professor Bachmetieff of Moscow University showing animals can be frozen and revived. Butterflies kept at minus 23 degrees C were revived as body temperature rose, with best recovery when warming began near minus 4.5 degrees C. Tests extended to warm-blooded animals and mammals, with about 200 trials and most successes, including bats kept "dead" then revived.
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Russekow
Slovo
Moscow
Kalin
Bachmetieff
Moscow University
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Turkish Statistics
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
James F. J. Archibald
Thein
Abdul Tlamid
Empire
Federal Treasury
Germany
Mary C. King
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