Chinese Troops Short of Provisions and Funds
Pekin reports a pessimistic government outlook as Chinese troops lack food and pay while rebels gain strength. Mohammedan Kan 80 factions may join Republicans. Admiral Sa Chen Ping’s fleet location is unknown and consular dispatches note weak imperial resistance at Kiu Kiang. General Ying Chang calls for more artillery and funds to sustain forces.
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Pekin
Sa Chen Ping
Kan- 80
Kiu Kiang
Ying Chang
Sen Yang Chow
Yin Chang
Captain Lorecho Commanded Fieramosca Flagship
Captain Lorecho served as commander of the Duke of the Abruzzi's flagship Fieramosca, a vessel noted for its leadership and maritime role in the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abruzzi
McNamara Murder Trial Sees Two Talesmen Excused
In Los Angeles the McNamara murder case shows two prospective jurors excused in ten minutes. Emil Rambaud was dismissed due to potential language issues, and Charles F Binder was ruled ineligible as he is not listed on the county assessment roll. The trial concerns James B McNamara and co defendant John J McNamara in the Hagerty murder tied to the Times building blast. Edward N Nockels of the Chicago Federation of Labor remains on site as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Talesmen
McNamara
Emil Rambaud
Charles F. Binder
James B McNamara
Charles J. Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
John J. McNamara
Edward N. Nockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Relates Father's Cruelty In Stannard Case At Trial
Alvah Stannard, 17, testifies that his father Charles Sumner Stannard beat his mother Laura Stannard and pulled her earrings until bleeding during a prior quarrel over the mother scolding him for drunkenness. He and sister Flaine say the father used small tablets after spree and threatened to shoot Mrs. Stannard, though they still say he treated them kindly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontonagon
Mich
Alvah
Laura Stannard
Charles Sumner Stannard
W. A. Burritt
Flaine
Stannard
Cook Lectures Amid Hoots in Copenhagen Hall
Dr. Cook faced a hostile crowd of about 1,500 as he attempted a lecture. He was booed and called a swindler and exited through a rear door guarded by police. In Alaska, four volcanoes near Port Wells erupted with black smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Valdez
Alaska
Port Wells
Kenal Denlusula Bial
Turkey Sues for Armistice Amid Peace Efforts
Reports from Washington London and Rome indicate Turkey seeks an immediate armistice with Italy. Italy may agree if Turkey halts anti Italian moves in the Ottoman Empire. German ambassador in Constantinople renews peace efforts. A prolonged campaign could push Italy toward concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
London
Rome
Echo de Paris
Turkey
Berlin
Mareschal von Biberstein
Constantinople
Turks and Arabs Attack Italian Outpost Near Bureli ana
An official statement reports a combined Turkish and Arab assault on Italian outposts near Bureli ana Springs on October 28. The attackers were repulsed by front and rear assaults, with about 100 Arabs killed and many wounded. Italian losses were slight. Arabs found armed hereafter will be shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bureliana Springs
Italian Fleet Sighting in Archipelago Amid Benghazi Casualties
The main Italian fleet reportedly cruises the archipelago and was seen off Messina. Rumors say Italian forces suffered about 2,200 killed and wounded in the Benghazi fighting.
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Constantinople
Messina
Bengazi
Turkey to establish prize courts in three cities
The official Gazette said Turkey told Sir Gerard Augustus Lowther the British ambassador in Constantinople that prize courts would be set up in Constantinople Smyrna and Salonica to handle captured ships and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
London
Girard Augustus Lowther
Constantinople
Smyrna
Salonica
Primaries in Arizona Indicate Likely Democratic Ticket
Arizona first state primary returns show Marcus A. Smith and Eugene Tiven of Tucson likely Democratic U S senators. Governor races between Hunt and Weedin appear close with Windsor as possible congress nominee. Wells appears to lead Republican governor and Cameron and Smith named as senatorial nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
United States Senate
Congress
Marcus A. Smith
Eugene 5
Tven
Tucson
Henry
Ivens
G. W. P. Hunt
Globe
Thomas Wedin
Weedin
Malfrid Windsor
E. W. Wells
Prescott
George W. Young
Wells
Ralph Cameron
Territorial
Hoval A. Smith
Rbiabea
Will Wed Miss LaFollette in Private Washington Ceremony
A marriage license was issued in the District of Columbia for George Middletown of New York to wed Miss Fela L LaFollette of Washington at noon Sunday. Rev. A G B Pierce of All Souls Unitarian will perform the ceremony at the bride’s father Senator Robert M LaFollette’s home on Wyoming Avenue. Middletown, a 31 year old playwright, and LaFollette, 29, plan to live in New York.
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Washington
District of Columbia
George Middletown
New York
Fela L. LaFollette
Washington, D. C
A. G. B. Pierce
All Souls Church
Unitarian
Taft
Robert M. LaFollette
Wyomng Avenue
Middletown
New York City
Miss LaFollette
Funk Charges Plot Against Senate Inquiry
Clarence S. Funk general manager of International Harvester claims in an affidavit filed with Judge Heard that certain persons used John Henning as planted plaintiff to allege alienation of his wife’s affections in a bid to discredit testimony before the committee probing William Lorimer’s senate election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
John Henning
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Boy Makes Homemade Flying Machine. Critical After Rooftop Flight
Hammond Indiana October 25 Robert Burnett aged nine is in critical condition after attempting a roof top flight in a self constructed airplane. He gathered board walk pieces and a clothes line to build the craft using a washing machine knob as a steering wheel. He launched himself from a barn and was found unconscious among the wreckage.
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Hammond
Ind
Robert Burnett
Robert
CALL KIMMEL AN IMPOSTOR
Niles Michigan October 25. A man who posed as George A. Kimmel was identified by two longtime colleagues as A. H. White alias Turkey White former conductor on the St. Louis and San Francisco railway. The decoupled men are Bruce J. Cosner of Enid Oklahoma conductor and John W. Burt an engineer on the Frisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles, Mich
George A. Kimmel
A. H. White
Turkey” White
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Bruce JL. Cosner
Enid
Okla
John W. Burt
Frisco
Land Lottery Begins With $10,000 Prize Drawn First
The Rosebud land lottery in Gregory South Dakota starts drawing for 8,000 prizes. No. 1 winner is Miss Mary J. Kendall of Rapid City. The first 1,000 numbers were drawn by Virginia Foster of Dallas and Dorothy Slaughter of Gregory. The drawing will take three days to complete. unclaimed prizes will go to settlement under squatters' rights.
Robert Mather Dies After Short Illness In New York
Robert Mather, chairman of the board of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, and director of several railroads and banks, died at his residence after a brief illness. He had been confined at home for days, with the gravity of his condition not publicly known until near death.
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New York
Robert Mather
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Mather
Farmington farmer J Madi son Tucker commits suicide
In Pontiac Illinois on October 25 J Madi son Tucker a prominent Farmington township farmer and Fulton county supervisor member hanged himself from a shed rafter near his birthplace and lifelong home.
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Pontiac, Ill
J. Madison Tucker
Farmington Township
Fulton County Board of Supervisors
Minnesota Governor Hosts President Taft Entertainment
Governor Eberhart entertains President Taft in Minnesota with a public event and remarks. The article notes threats surrounding the president and outlines security concerns during the visit.
Athletics Take Fourth Game in World Series Victory
Philadelphia hitters battered Christy Mathewson at Shibe Park to win 4 to 2 and take a 3–1 lead in the World Series. Frank Baker, Pan Murphy, and Harry Dives delivered back to back two baggers in the fourth, producing three runs as the A's overturned an early Giants lead. Mathewson struggled after the fourth, Becker replacing him in the eighth as New York faced decisive defeat.
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Philadelphia
Christy Mathewson
Athletics
Giants
Shibe Park
Philadelphians
New Yorkers
Devore
Doyle
Snodgras
Mathewson
Mack
Frank Baker
Pan Murphy
Harry Dives
Baker
Collins
JceGraw
Becker
New York
Death of Lime Rock Lightkeeper Ma Lewis Wilson
Mrs Ma Lewis Wilson longtime keeper of Lime Rock light at Newport harbor dies at Lime Rock Newport from apoplexy. Her death ends a storied chapter in the harbor service.
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Newport
R.1
Ma Lewis Wilson
Lime Rock
Newport Harber
Taft Tours Minnesota Amid Crowds and Inks Split Opinion
President Taft visited Minneapolis St Paul and Mankato with a large crowd turnout despite rain. He met supporters and insurgent leaders Senator Clapp and Congressman Davis and shook hands with an elderly admirer in Glencoe. Dr. Rhoades monitors Taft for a potential cold after the soggy day in Mankato.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Taft
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Wisconsin
President Taft
Julius Bergerson
Minnesota
Eberhart
Shakopee
Mankato
Clapp
Nelson
Davis, Ny
Mr. Taft
Elks’ Club
Rhoades
Will Defeat Waterways
Springfield Oct. 25 The house waterways committee reports against Governor De Neen's deep waterway bond bill. The plan now authorizes only 500000 for water power site purchases and canal plans from Lockport to Wilta. Defeat is considered certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Deneen
House Waterways Committee
Lockport
Wilta
Plans for Perry Memorial in Put in Bay
Final details for the Perry Memorial in Put in Bay include a lofty monument with a museum at its base. The fourteen acre reservation will house the memorial and related relics, with an estimated cost of 600000 dollars and an architect selected by the Perry Memorial commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Putin-Bay
Perry
Perry Memorial Commission
Diphtheria Epidemic Spreads Across Indiana Counties
Indiana health officials report diphtheria spreading to nearly every county. J P Simonds states the state health laboratory exhausted its test tubes and has brought in extra help to manage cultures. Authorities credit timely action with the era of high death rates previously noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
J. P. Simonds
State Board of Health
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Lorecho
M’namara
Talesman
Nockels
Grandmother
Tripoli
John Q. Wood
State Department
Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
George Middleton
Kendallville
John Miller
Lake Shore
Henning
Darius
Kimmel
Niles
Rapid City
S.D
Gergory, S. D
C. Mathewson
Perry Memorial
Put-in-Bay
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