Bulgarian Bombardment Reaches Turkish Capital
In Chicago on November 9 federal court proceedings tied to Jack Johnson's bond faced disruption as Tony May, a signer, was expelled by Judge Landis for testifying as a professional bondsman. Johnson sought bond reduction but Judge Landis denied the request after Day indicated he would not seek a lower bail. Indictments tied to the Mann Act were anticipated as authorities pursue additional charges.
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Chicago
Tony May
Jack” Johnson
Landis
May
Bulding
Johnson
Southside
Belle Schreiber
Pittsburg
Schreiber
Judge Landis
Greek Army Seizes Salonika Amid Balkan Turmoil
Reports from multiple cities describe Greek forces under Crown Prince Constantine occupying Salonika, with rumors of Constantinople surrender talks and Turkish lines near Tchatalja broken. U S warships head to Constantinople as observers note shifting policy. A telegram from Spirita details widespread Turkish atrocities against Christians, prompting pleas for British action.
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Athens
Crown Prince
Constantine
Salonika
Turkey
Europe
London
Spirita
Great Britain
Kamazadis
Arta
Wisconsin Witness Describes Wisconsin Bomb Explosions in Trial
Thomas Burke of Milwaukee hoisting engineer testifies at the dynamite conspiracy trial detailing two Wisconsin blasts. He recalls a November 1909 Green Bay incident and a May 1911 Milwaukee shipyard explosion with $50,000 loss. Government reads a Hockin report to McNamara and introduces letters linking nationwide violence to the nonunion labor dispute.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Wisconsin
Thomas Burke
Milwaukee
Burke
Green Bay
Wis
Herbert S. Hockin
John J. McNamara
Hockin
William B. Reddin
Ironworkers
McNamara
Frank M. Ryan
Philip A. Cooley
New Orleans
The
Ironworkers’ Union
Cooley
South
McNamaras
Planning Enormous Hotel in New York
Plans for what would be the largest New York hotel are under preparation by McKim, Mead and White for the Pennsylvania Terminal Realty Company. The proposed hotel would include more than 1,500 rooms and aims to be a major city landmark.
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New York
McKim, Mead and White
Pennsylvania Terminal Realty Company
Ila
Roosevelt Wins California and Leads in Wisconsin
Comprehensive returns show Roosevelt leading in California by a narrow margin with 281,369 to Wilson 280,617 from 4,293 precincts counted. Illinois and Wisconsin also show Roosevelt or McGovern leading as final canvass looms and totals project shifts in several states.
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McGovern
Wisconsin
Kansas
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Wilson
Ilinois
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Polk
Burnett
Sawyer
George E. Scott
Republican Committee
Karel
Scott
Mob lynches slayer in North Dakota jail hanging
George Baker, jailed in Kidder County for the murder of his wife and Thomas Glass, was taken by a mob from the Dawson jail and hanged within the city. The killings followed Baker returning from California and opening fire at Glass’s home amid family trouble. No arrests reported.
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Baker
Dawson
Cupid Childe, Noted 19th Century Baseball Player, Dies
Clarence Cupid Childe, a well known old time baseball figure, died in Baltimore after a long illness at age forty five. He joined the Cleveland National League team in 1889 and was regarded for years as a steady ball player and fielder in that league.
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Baltimore
Clarence
Cupid") Childe
Cleveland
U S Is Vulnerable Says Army Chief to Harvard Audience
Major General Leonard Wood warned Harvard students that the United States is unprepared for a sudden military attack and faces a demanding mobilization challenge. He urged preparation as the best prevention and cited Turkey as an example of being defeated without readiness.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Wood
Turkey
Detectives Unearth Prison Conspiracy Plot
Three Burns agency detectives stationed at Jackson prison have uncovered a plot to dynamite the institution. Seven convicts were brought before the warden and charged with burning the twine warehouse and conspiracy to dynamite the prison, and were sent to Detroit for further examination.
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Burns
Michigan State Prison
Jackson, Mich
Burns Agency
Jackson Prison
Detroit
Chicago men accused in $20,000 butter and egg swindle
Three Chicago men are held at Central station in Pittsburg after allegedly swindling Chicago merchants out of about $20,000. They bought large quantities of butter and eggs and shipped the goods to Pittsburg as part of the scheme.
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Admiral Knight
Constantinople
Beirut
Montana
Tennessee
Malta
Mediterranean
Pittsburg
Chicago
Central Station
Battle in Mexico City area crushes Zapatistas. 100 dead
Reports say Zapatista rebels suffered heavy losses around Cuernavaca with more than 100 killed as General de la O’s forces pursued them into the mountains. Separately, U S navy wireless messages linked Point Loma and Arlington 3500 miles apart with unusually clear signals.
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Mexico City
Zapatista
Cuernavaca
General de la O
San Diego
Cal
Navy
Point Loma
Arlington
Daylight train robbery north of Birmingham and New York cash heist
Bandits boarded a southbound Louisville & Nashville express near Blount Springs and stole mail pouches worth about 40 000 dollars before an engineer stop. In New York City Miss Barbara Graumann, cashier for C H Reeds Sons, was assaulted and robbed of 1973 dollars on Eleventh street and First avenue while depositing funds.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louisville & Nashville
Blount Springs
Montgomery
Post Office
Brannon
James M. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
New York
Barbara Graumann
C. H. Reed
Eleventh Street
First Avenue
Germania Savings Bank
Warrant Issued for Marquard in Atlantic City
New York pitcher Rube Marquard is sought by authorities after Joseph Kane and two detectives affidavit that Marquard and Kane’s wife Blossom Seeley were found together in a hotel during a vaudeville sketch in which Marquard’s pitching is spotlighted.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph Kane
New York
Jagmetty
Rube” Marquard
Kane
Marquard
Mr. Kane
Seven to Die in Oregon Executions Set for Dec 13
Salem report says Oregon will hang seven condemned men in one day at the state penitentiary on Friday December 13 unless appeals for stays are decided. Two brothers have filed stays.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Campaigns On His Car Leads Brooklyn Democrat State Winner
New York reports Joseph Monahan Democrat won a Brooklyn district seat in the state legislature. He campaigned from the rear platform of the car he works on, defeating Edward Karutz Republican and Jacob Kornfeld Progressive by about 3000 votes. 500 more passengers were rescued from the stranded liner Royal George in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec.
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St. Paul
Minn
Roosevelt
Wilson
Reno
Nev
Massey
Pittman
Senate
Philadelphia
Seattle
Wash
Ernest Lister
Marion BE
Hay
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Bryan
Taft
Boise
Idaho
Topeka
Kan
Capper
Hodges
New York
Illinois
Brooklyn
Joseph Monahan
Edward Karutz
Jacob Kornfeld
Quebec
Royal George
St. Lawrence River
Montreal
Noted Divine Drops Dead at Freeport Arrival
Rev. W. Gardner Thrall a prominent Lutheran Chautauqua lecturer and minister in Freeport died suddenly in Cornell. The report notes his stature in religious circles and his planned engagements in the Chautauqua circuit.
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Freeport
Ill
W. Gardner Thrall
Cornell
Governor Marshall Votes Straight
Indianapolis voters saw Gov. Thomas R. Marshall cast his ballot at 9 30 in the morning and confirm he voted the straight ticket.
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Marshall
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas R. Marshall
Roosevelt Silent as Election Results Become Final
Governor Wilson plans a long undisclosed vacation leaving Princeton, and will avoid contact with political leaders. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill also declines to discuss politics, awaiting final returns while Roosevelt works in New York editorial office.
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Princeton
N. J
Navy
Wilson
Éveli
Madero
Eugene Chafin
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. 5
Sagamore Hill
New York
Net
Union Officials Sued Over Coal Mine Strike Damages
Lawsuits totaling 750000 dollars filed against United Mine Workers officers in Charleston involve officials P. White Frank Hayes Edward Venetta and others from Ohio Missouri and Indiana. The Kanawha coal field strike led to mine closures as coal companies seek redress.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers America
Kanawha
P. White
United Mine of America
Frank Hayes
Edward Charles Venetta
D. Davis Hols
A. R. Watkins
Mareea0
Ohio
Charles Bartley
Transton
Missouri
Robert and
William Diamond
Frank Ramage
George Indiana
Hydroaeroplane Defeats Automobile in Missouri Race
In a Missouri to New Orleans event Hydroaeroplane piloted by Jannus outdistanced Young in an automobile from Omaha to New Orleans. Young withdrew from the race and the hydroaeroplane continued down the Missouri toward New Orleans.
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Forest City
Jannus
Young
Gage
Omaha
New Orleans
Missouri
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Arshag D. Mahdesian
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Michigan
Col. Roosevelt
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John Ward
Whitelaw Reid
King George
Chilton
Daisy Benson
Robert Benson
Buckhurst
Sussex
Hereward Wake
James M. Cox
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Steele, N. D
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Gen. Wood
Beat Zapatists
Mexico
Alabama
New York Street
Blossom Seeley Aske
United Mine Workers of America
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