02 Nov 1912
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1912
Page
1
Greek divisions clashed with Turkish forces at Kailar and forced a retreat to a stronger position at Nail hanky. Greeks shelled and captured the fort after six hours of fighting with 2,000 Turks killed and 400 taken prisoner. Seven machine guns were seized.
Berlin reports the balloon Duesseldorf with American aviators John Watts and A T Aberholt has not reported since Sunday departure from Stuttgart in the race for the international balloon trophy. News from the Baltic Sea crossing is awaited as inquiries prove fruitless amid disquiet over its fate.
The New Jersey state bureau of vital statistics reports losses of 1 966 000 dollars from strikes last year. A total of 1 044 000 working days were lost and 32 000 people were affected across 97 strikes in the state.
Buckeye Powder of Peoria sues Dupont DeNemours and Hazard Powder of Hazardsville alleging conspiracy to destroy Buckeye by piracy of manufacturing secrets. Hartford action seeks 3 859 873.46 dollars plus trebled damages under Sherman act, with punitive claim.
Wireless reports say Acapulco suffered near total destruction from a hurricane sweeping Wednesday night. No deaths but many injured as walls fell and records at the U S consulate were damaged. U S cruisers Mary land and Cleveland unharmed. Acapulco had prior quake and tidal wave damage in 1909.
George Redding Jr of New Haven, 21, was executed at the state prison for the February 24 murder of Morris Greenberg a fruit peddler in Wethersfield Connecticut. Redding faced death. Annette.
Gen Homer P Lea famed as Sun Yat Sen adviser and author of The Valor of Ignorance died at Ocean Park home after illness since returning from China last May. Survived by widow and two sisters, body to be cremated. funeral plans not yet set. Chicago reports first snow of season downtown with light flakes around 8 am.
The gasoline schooner Osprey wrecked on the Coos Bay bar near Marshfield. All aboard were lost, including Captain Gus Johnson and engineer Chester Johnson. Aviator Silas Christofferson attempted rescue in an airship, making two flights to the wreck area but found no survivors.
Dr Hofstede DeGroot declared the painting The Accused Woman Before Christ owned by T S Walker a genuine Rembrandt after a day in Minneapolis. He traveled from The Hague via New York and back to Holland, noting the work as one of the finest Rembrandt pictures. The piece had previously sold for 50,000 dollars before doubts arose.
Chicago witnesses a tense exchange as Mrs Conway makes a formal confession that her husband Charles N Conway killed Miss Sophia Singer during a robbery. Police engineer a display of ignorance for Conway, while Warthen seeks forgiveness and the couple are questioned by Captain Nootbaar and Lieutenant Crotty.
At 11 oclock in the morning an entire Kansas and Texas passenger train derailed north of Fort Worth. Three passenger cars left the track and rolled into a ditch while the engine stayed on the bank. All cars were damaged but there were no deaths or serious injuries.
Labor leaders Samuel Pers Jon a Mitches and Fr ri son appeal a Supreme Court of the Columbia decision that adjudged them guilty of contempt and ordered imprisonment in the district. An appellate hearing is预计 for January 1913. A separate item reports Mrs Plumbe of Chicago killed herself in Joliet, shot herself in the head, body found on a bed. age about thirty.
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