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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1913

Page

8

Record of 1912 JWO Attacks on Turkey

Brief overview of 1912 events abroad and at home including miscellaneous happenings accidents storms and ship disasters with sports notes.

JWO Turkey

Year of Turbulent World Events and Athletic Feats

A chronological roundup notes political shifts in Cuba and China, U S presidential nominating battles, and major athletic records. Highlights include Yuan Shih Kai's rise in China, Taft and Wilson campaigns, Olympic track and field marks, Thorpe’s decathlon, and America's baseball pennant clinch as sports and diplomacy collide.

Balkan War October 13 1912 Frontiers Clash Near Adrianople

Clash on the frontier north of Adrianople marks start of Balkan War. Montenegro declares war on Turkey as Bulgarian troops advance. Greek and Bulgarian forces take Saloniki and Monastir. Serbian forces defeat Turks at Kumanova and Durazzo. talks near Constantinople seek peace. December armistice signed by Balkan powers except Greece.

Alexis Carrel Rockefeller Institute Italy Turkey Tripoli Balkan States Adrianople Montenegro Detchitch Mountain Scutari Bulgaria Servia Greece Ferdinand Kirk Kilise Kumanova

Storms and Disasters Sweep Wide Regions Across America

A sweeping listing of storms and disasters from Kansas to Mexico includes blizzards in the Mississippi Valley and the west, hurricanes on the Atlantic coast, tornadoes across Texas Missouri and Illinois, floods across the Mississippi basin, cyclones in Saskatchewan and Jamaica, earthquakes in Turkey and Mexico, and typhoons in China and Japan with heavy loss of life and property damage. Numerous death tolls and multi‑million dollar damages are cited, with cities like Guanajuato Denver Niles and Green Bay appearing amid the calamities.

Preenvatky Louisiana Mississippi Middle West Atlantic Texas Kansas Missouri Ohio Guanajuato Mexico Regina Wheat City Saskatchewan Panhandle Pennsylvania West Virginia Green Bay Wis Japan Jamaica Pacific Lake States Mississippi Valley

Notable 1911-12 Headlines Span Aviation to Global Affairs

A survey of dramatic 1911 events includes aviation firsts with Miss Harriet Quimby crossing the English Channel and a Boston fatal flight. Maritime tragedies and recoveries greet the Titanic dead in Halifax. Turbulent politics span Taft era, Morocco sultanate changes, and Vera Cruz upheavals.

Atlantic Pacific Long Beach Cal Confederation Southampton New York Harriet Quimby English Channel Mackay Bennett Halifax Boston Akron Atlantic City N. J Melvin Vaniman Champlain Crown Point N. Y Herman Rosenthal Uncle Sam Kansas City Manassas

Death roll of notable figures across nations and ages

A list of prominent deaths notes Alfred Tennyson and many others in 19th century society. Entries include Rear Admiral Robley Evans in Washington aged 66 and Clara Barton in Glen Echo aged 90, among poets, artists, politicians, and military leaders across cities like New York, Paris, London, and Berlin.

Alfred Tennyson Dickens New York Robley D. Evans Washington William Lochren Minneapolis Minn L K. Funk Montclair N. J Emily Soldene America London Frederick Dent Grant Isidor Straus Francis D. Miller Col. J. J. Astor Jacques Futrelle Justin McCarthy Folkestone England

Sinking disasters at sea claim dozens of lives worldwide

A compilation lists maritime losses: the Russian steamer Russ with 172 dead in the Black Sea, the British Wiston Hall off Aberdeen shire with 68 drowned, the A-3 submarine torpedo boat off Isle of Wight with 14 drowned, the American schooner Patrician near Cape Sable with 10 dead, Oriental Inner Oceana after a collision in the English Channel, the Titanic victims including Isidor Straus and Col J J Astor, the steamer Texas near Smyrna with 6 drowned, and the Vende Marie French submarine sunk off Cherbourg with 8 drowned.

Russ Black Sea Wiston Hall Aberdeenshire Hazard Isle of Wight Cape Sable English Channel Titanic Jongitude Isidor Straus Col. J. J. Astor Texas Gulf of Smyrna Vendemarié Saint Louis Cherbourg

Associations Hold Meetings Across States in Late Year

A scanned list shows multiple groups holding annual or biennial meetings from October to December across cities like Indianapolis Philadelphia Washington Boston Chicago Cleveland Atlantic City Detroit Los Angeles Portland and Richmond. Notable groups include United Mine Workers American Federation of Labor and Daughters of the Confederacy with varied locales.

Woodrow Wiiln Imore Thomas R. Marshall Baltimore Atlantic City United States Senate William Lori Association Illinois Taft Congress Woodrow Wilson Blaunton Russia United States Jerome Travers Charles Evans, Jr Wheaton Chicago Americans Philadelphia Chicago Boston Red Sox New York National Baseball League Boston Matt McGrath Verrard Princeton Cambridge Wisconsin Madison Carlisle Indians Army West Point Pennsylvania Michigan Yale Minnesota Minneapolis Cornell Ann Arbor Harvard New Haven Ad Wolgast Willie Ritchie Daly City Cal Los Angeles Indianapolis Theodore Roosevelt Milwaukee John Schrank Vera Cruz Mexico Madero Felix Diaz Diaz Charlies Becker Herman Rosenthal New York City James Gordon Bennett Stuttgart Germany Moscow United Mine Workers of America N. J American Bankers’ Association Detroit G. A R American Road Congress November American Federation of Labor Rochester Daughters of the Confederacy Washington National Woman Suffrage Association Richmond American Association For Labor Legislation American Association For the Advancement of Science Cleve

Major fires devastate cities in 19th century report

A historical fire ledger lists numerous blazes across the world with multi‑million losses and several deaths or dozens injured. From New York to Osaka to Philadelphia and Houston, buildings including theaters, hotels, arsenals, and resorts burned, totaling extensive damage and displacements.

Equitable Life Assurance New York Osaka Japan Academy of Music Pittsfield Mass

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