Italy Declares War on Turkey Over Tripoli Ultimatum
Italian government announces a state of war with Turkey after an evasive reply to an ultimatum. An Italian destroyer delivered a surrender summons in Tripoli while Italy mobilizes 20 000 troops under General Caneva. Fleets and transports ready to block Beirut and Turkish ports and patrol the Red Sea.
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Turkey
Italy
Tripoli
Rome
Ialian
Benghazi
Beirut
Red Sea
Taranto
FIRST CAUSE OF TROUBLE BETWEEN TURKEY AND ITALY
New York Sept. 30 The dispute dates to 1878 with the Russo Turkish War treaty granting Italy a pacific penetration of Tripoli. Turkey says the right has been respected. Italy claims its subjects faced mistreatment by Ottoman authority and discrimination. Prolonged negotiations have failed to resolve the tensions.
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New York
Turkey
Italy
Tripoli
Italian foothold shown tentative blockade near Tripoli
Tripoli reports indicate Italian forces have withdrawn from the port leaving a tentative blockade. The steamships Adria and Ercole departed with the Italian colony, while Tripoli is now deserted except for Turkish soldiers and Arabs.
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Tripoli
Adria
Ercole
Thore
Constantinople reshuffles top Ottoman leadership
Said Pasha resigns as cali ret. appointed grand vizier. Wiamil Pasha named foreign minister. Shevket Pasha remains minister of war. Constantinople political changes reported.
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Sejt
Caliret
Said Pasha
Senate
Wiamil Pasha
Shevket Pasha
Gun Explosion Fatal at Sparta Camp
A field blast at the United States military camp in Sparta Wisconsin killed Private Gam of battery A Cleveland Ohio and Sergeant Tromley of Fort Sheridan New Jersey. Several others were injured. Corporal Rowland Beverly of Cleveland, initially reported dead, is alive. Morristown New Jersey September 30 William Roscoe Lyon a retired oil merchant of western Pennsylvania was found dead at his home cause heart disease.
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Wis
United States
Gam
Battery A
Cleveland, O
Tromley
Fort Sheridan
Rowland Beverly
Cleveland
Morristown
N. J
William Roscoe Lyon
Pennsylvania
South Street
Monterey Street Car System Struck by Employee Walkout
Monterey Mexico September 30 The Monterey street car system is completely tied up by a strike of employees.
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Monterey, Mex
Monterey
Young Woman Arrested in New Orleans for Sister Murder
Miss Annie Crawford remains under arrest in New Orleans charged with murdering her sister Elsie. Authorities will not press charges in the deaths of her father mother and sister Agnes from June and July 1910. City chemist reports morphine found in Elsie’s stomach. DA plans to prove poisoning with intent and will appoint counsel for Crawford who lacks funds.
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New Orleans
Annie Crawford
Elsie
Agnes
Miss Crawford
Sessian
Cannon Leads Terre Haute Fish Fry Politicians
More than ten Republican leaders from Indiana and Illinois meet in Terre Haute to discuss the 1908 national campaign. Joseph G Cannon, former speaker, is the principal guest and signals a bid for Congress in his old district. The group urges firm support for traditional GOP policies and opposition to Bryan-leaning tactics.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Joseph G Cannon
Congress
Bryan
Joe Cannem
Storm Deluges Burlington City Streets and Bridges Fail
A cloudburst in Burlington Iowa dropped about two inches of rain in two hours flooding lower floors and turning streets into rivers. Landslides blocked traffic and some bridges were washed away. In Washington Indiana Emma Ragsdale died from severe burns after a gasoline stove explosion at her home.
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Burlington
Washington, Ind
Emma Ragsdale
Great Railroad Strikes Begin Across United States
Railroads mobilize 235000 workers from Illinois Central and Harriman lines as mass walkout starts. Illinois Central reports 14000 already engaged, with fears of nationwide shutdowns and major disruption to Chicago operations. Leaders cite objections to physical exams and vow broader action, anticipating 75000 on strike within a week.
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J. W. Kline
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Telpers
Monon
Ce Carmen
United States
James W Kline
Blacksmiths' Union
Kline
Harriman
Chicago
Atlanta
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Relatives Disown Kimmel Mystery Man In Niles
Negotiations between the man claiming to be George A. Kimmel and his relatives in Niles Michigan ended without proof of identity. The man could not recall boyhood incidents and neither side could reconcile memories. Two stenographers documented hours of dialogue as the rift with Charles A. Johnson was aired.
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Niles, Mich
George A. Kimmel
Estella Kimmel
Ednha Bonslett
Chicago
George Kimmel
Kimmel
Charles A. Johnson
Niles
Johnson
Victor Emmanuel King of Italy embroiled in war with Turkey
The article notes King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy involved in hostilities with Turkey. Details on dates, actions, and scope are limited in the readable text. The piece frames the monarch's role within broader wartime events and national policy.
Fire at White City Destroys Wooden Amusements in Chicago
Fire at the White City park on East Sixty-Third Street near South Park Avenue destroyed wooden structures including the scenic railway and part of the water chutes. No casualties reported as firefighters extended the blaze from a Southeast section to the southeast corner, using a 4 alarm response before control was achieved after more than an hour of effort.
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Chicago
White City
East Sixty-Third Street
South Park Avenue
National Pacchuriatic congress opens with pontifical mass
The Cincinnati session of the National Pacchuriatic congress features pontifical mass by Rt. Rev. Henry J. Riel ter of Grand Rapids and a sermon by Rt. Rev. J. J Hiartley of Columbia. Auxiliary bishops D D Kelly Detroit and J J Lawler St Paul participate in papers and discussions.
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Cincinnati
Henry J. Rielter
Grand Rapids
J. J Hiartley
Columbia
D. D. Kelly
Detroit
J. J. Lawler
St. Paul
Joseph Ranier
Milwaukee
Joseph Meckel
Alton
Boosters Bury Hammer in Elgin After Growth Campaign
One thousand Boosters marched in rain to bury a hammer symbolizing the Knocker in Fox river. The victory marked the end of a ten day campaign that netted 826,000 for an industrial fund, with Charles L Abbott presiding as preacher. Ottawa eyes action over Algonquin park beaver dams threatening power plants.
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Tousand “Lein Boosters
Fox River
Elgin
Charles L. Abbott
United States District Attorney
Ottawa
Indiana and Wisconsin Weather Forecast Summary
Indiana and Wisconsin forecast shows fair today with unsettled conditions and probable showers tomorrow. Winds are light and variable in Indiana, moderate and turning southeast in Wisconsin with warmer northern portions.
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Indiana
Northwestern to bring $1,000,000 in gold from Nome
Seattle report notes the Northwestern will depart Nome next month carrying one million dollars in gold dust and passengers not wintering in the north. It adds most rich placer land is exhausted with remaining work by dredges. In New York, Theodore Douglas Robinson, Roosevelt’s nephew, won the Republican nomination for the New York assembly.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwestern
Nome
Roosevelt
Little Falls
N. Y
Theodore Douglas Robinson
The
Assembly
Taft Promises Tariff Revision Tied to Iowa Platform
President Taft spoke to about 6000 Iowans at Ottumwa and pledged to seek a tariff revision next winter in line with the state Republican platform. He defended press and political criticism and urged continued Republican support as he tours four towns and the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri.
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Ottumwa
Towa
Taft
Iowa
Cummins
Des Moines
Safe
Kenyon
Kansas
Sedalia
Scout Lake Says Scarcity Of Good Players For Prospects
Boston scout Fred Lake reports scarce elite talent this year after reviewing candidates for the St. Louis American League team. He says he has seen far fewer than twenty promising players, with only a handful truly ready and others with strings attached preventing access.
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Lake
Boston
Fred Lake
St. Louis
Death by own action of lovelorn girl in Indianapolis
Miss Mary Beaver aged sixteen killed herself after writing two letters to her mother and her lover. She forgave her mother for opposing her romance with a young man who boarded at the Beaver home. In a chilling note she said she loved him and wished to meet him in her oven.
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Indianapolis
Mary Beaver
Beaver
Police Issued Drastic Orders After Stabbing Incident
Following the stabbing of Patrolman Joseph Bidwell during a arrest attempt on David Johnson, Chief Holte ordered guards to protect themselves. Night patrols will be increased and officers urged to be extra cautious.
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Wabash
Joseph Bidwell
David Johnson
Holte
eBy
Boke
Sai
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