Italian offensives escalate in Tripoli bombardment
British dispatches describe Italian bombardment of Tripoli and coast defenses with Turkish forces and officials captured then released. Italian gunboats and cruisers report sinking Turkish vessels near Hodeidah and Albanian coast losses. Bombardment speeds up as vast stores of ammunition at Hamidie Fort are destroyed and thousands of sailors land.
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Hamidie
Tripoli
Derna
Bombah Gulf
Arim Bey
Hodeidah
Wace
Marco Polo
London
Malta
Tamoa
Paris
Methi Bey
Temps
Verosa
Miss Lena Binckey Rewarded for Braving Austin Flood
Miss Lena Binckey a telephone operator at Austin Pennsylvania is to receive a reward for her courage during the recent flood. She aided residents and kept lines open despite danger and rising water. Her actions were praised by local authorities.
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Austin
Lena Binckey
Kathleen Lyon
Bayliss Dam
Miss Lyon
Turkish plan to delay Italian landings at Tripoli
Fethi Bey, en route to Tripoli, tells Temps on board the Tafna that he will avoid real combat and retreat to Djado to buy time. He outlines concentrating troops along the Tunisian frontier and Ghadames Fezzuan to form a 19,000 regulars and a larger Arab force, aiming for serious trouble ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fethi Bey
Tripoli
Temps
Tafna
Djado
Ghadames
Fezzuan
Frown On Columbus Day In New York City
New York officials oppose a $10,000 public celebration for Columbus Day arguing the city should not fund the anniversary and that supporters should pay privately. If the plan proceeds it may fade as a public holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christopher Columbus
Champaign Faces Financial Crisis Amid Debt and Job Cuts
Champaign HL reports the city suffers a $35,000 floating debt and an empty treasury. Revenue is tight and services are trimmed as police and fire personnel have been reduced to cope with the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Keene Offers 900000 Settlement in Hocking Pool Suits
James R. Keene has offered 900000 to settle lawsuits arising from the Hocking pool collapse of January 19 1910. The suits seek 1500000 and were set for November trials in New York. Keene’s health and recent London operation are given as reasons for accepting a compromise. The Hocking pool had driven Hocking Coal and Iron stock from 20 to 538 in a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
James R. Keene
Hocking Coal and Tron
Keene
London
Hocking Pool
Hocking
Italian Troops Land in Derna and Occupy City
Sunday dispatch notes Italian troops land and occupy Derna. War coverage mentions Turkish empire partition predictions by Sir William Ramsay and new peace terms exchanging Tripoli for Somaliland. Chicago wall collapse kills two children and injures nine workers. Black River Falls reports one hundred percent safe, home losses reach one million dollars. Edison asserts American men lead Europe in progress.
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Derna
Sir William Ramsay
United States
Circuit Court
Joseph Very Quarles
Milwaukee
Black River Falls
Wis
Prince Rnpert
Chicago
Orient
Stephenson
Turkey
Tripoli
Somaliland
Studebaker Sr. In Serious Condition In South Bend Home
J M Studebaker Sr heir to the Studebaker vehicle fortunes is seriously ill at his South Bend home after several days confinement. The surviving member of the original Studebaker family faces a grave health period as local reports note his fragile condition.
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J. M. Studebaker
South, Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Lorimer Probe Opens Tuesday in Key Senate Hearings
More than 200 witnesses will be summoned as the U S Senate Lorimer investigation opens in Chicago Tuesday. The hearings may extend six weeks with sessions possible in Springfield and Chicago. Attys John J Healy and John H Marble prepared the program for the committee led by Senator William P Dillingham with members Gamble Jones Kenyon Johnston Fletcher Lea.
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Chicago
Lorimer Investigation Committee
United State Senate
Senate
Illinois
Lorimer
John J. Healy
John H. Marble
Bers
William P. Dillingham
Vermont
Dillingham
Robert J. Gamble
South Dakota
Wesley I. Jones
Washington
William S Kenyon
Iowa
Joseph F. Johnston
Alabama
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Luke Lea
Tennes
Gamble
Jones
Kenyon
Johnston
Fletcher
Nern
Lea
Springfield
Gericke Wins Balloon Race in Wisconsin Landing
Lieutenant Hans Gericke of the Berlin airsack won the international balloon race reaching Holcomb Wisconsin after covering about 750 kilometers private estimates put him near 490 miles with his rival Lieutenant F P Lahm ending 395 miles from Kansas City in Milestone Wisconsin. The Aero Club of America received the telegram confirming the German victory and congratulated Gericke.
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New York
Aero Club of America
Hans Gericke
Berlin
Holcomb
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
Alan A. Isaney
Augustus Post
F. P. Lahm
Iilstone
Wis
Kansas City
Lahm
Paris
Gericke
Doll Crushed Hoax Draws Ambulances in Anderson
Mischievous boys rolled a large doll under a street car in Anderson Indiana. The car crushed a sawdust limb of the doll. A man thought it was a baby and called for ambulances. Two ambulances arrived before the hoax was exposed and the doll was hauled away. The street filled with bystanders during the mock accident.
Woman Arrested for Murder in Mason City Case
Mason City Iowa October 9 Mrs Alethia Rush jailed at Mampton on a first degree murder charge. Her husband was slain.
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Mason City
Alethia Rush
Mampton
Explorer Dr Isaac J Hayes Reaches Halifax After Polar Quest
Fifty years ago today Dr Isaac J Hayes an American explorer arrived in Halifax Nova Scotia after reaching Smiths Straits where ice blocked his ship United States He had joined the Grinnell expedition of 1853 55 and later advocated an open polar sea driving subscriptions for his voyage.
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Isaac J. Hayes
Halifax
Smith's Straits
United States
Hayes
Diet and Health Hints on Milk Quality During Drought
During a recent drought in the southwest butter milk from fresh sweet milk caused diarrhoea. Cows fed weeds and tree leaves rather than grass were blamed. Infants' milk sources demand careful care, milk from northern pastures or evaporated milk heated above 160 degrees may be superior to local fresh milk.
Presidential Possibility in Municipal Jam Noted in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin the municipal jam litters the scene as officials weigh a presidential possibility amid local governance turmoil. Residents debate leadership, budgets, and future policy directions affecting city operations and community services.
Taft's Mount Rainier motor tour through Cascade scenery
President Taft motored eighty five miles through Washington forest to the snow line on Mount Rainier. Twelve automobiles carried the party as clouds veiled the peak and autumn colors highlighted maples and cedars. The itinerary included Chop Valley and Reece's camp seven miles up, with a snowball fight before Ashford where the train waited.
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Mount Rainer
Wash
Taft
Washington Forest
Chop Valley
Caseade
Reece
Ashford, Wash
Heirs Plan Claim to 180 Million Dutch General Wertz Fortune
Heirs of Paul Wertz, a Dutch general who died in Amsterdam, gather in Rock Island to pursue a $180 million estate in the Netherlands government. About 200 descendants in the U S attend a three day meeting led by Mrs Astele Ryan Snyder with remarks by City Commissioner Jonas Bear and a paper on the Wertz family history. A Bible of Jacob Wertz, who settled in Pennsylvania, is displayed during the sessions.
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Rock Island
Paul Werts
Amsterdam
United States
Netherlands
Astele Ryan Snyder
Chicago
Jonas Bear
Snyder
Wertz
Jacob Wertz
Pennsylvania
Western League Pennant to Denver
The Western league closed its season with Denver winning the pennant. St Jagech finished second and Pueblo took third place in the final standings.
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Denver
Omaha
Neb
St Jagech
Pueblo
Flood Devastation Leaves Black River Falls Homeless
Fifteen families are homeless after a flood in Black River Falls with $1 200 000 in property loss. The disaster followed a defective power plant and misaligned dam dike causing the flood to strike the business district. Supplies are scarce as only one grocery remains and shipments from outside are needed.
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LaCrose
Wis
Black River Palla
Black River Falls
Black River Wails
Hatfeld
Plack
LaCrosse
Army Officers Start Four Groups on Annual Horseback Tests
War department orders annual test rides for army officers. The first group of 33, mainly from the army war college, began a three day ride. Four groups will alternate rides with second group scheduled for Oct 16 to 18 and dates for the final groups not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army War College
Wind toppled four story building in Chicago killing children
A four story brick building under construction on the Chicago north side collapsed in a windstorm. Firemen recovered the bodies of a girl about twelve and a boy around six from the ruins. Six men were pulled from the wreckage, two of whom, Paul Lasso and Henry Creenwood, are dying.
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Chicago
Oct
Paul Lasso
Henry Creenwood
Railway Strike Quiet in Chicago as First Week Ends
Chicago reports show railway shop employees on the Herriman lines and the Illinois Central near normal operation after the first week of strikes. Rioting diminished though some strikers still threaten to stone merchants and factories seeking aid to ease the dispute.
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Chicago
Herriman
Illinois Central
Ufac
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Thorndike
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Evansville
International Association of Machinists
Illinois Central Railroad
Alan R. Hawley
Berlin Hi
Milestone
DR. T. 3. Allen
Joseph B. Bowles
Wiouinsin
Cascade Mountain
Holland
Anderson
George Logan
Indiana Steel Company of
Muncie
Madison Elpcuit
Logan
Roosevelt
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