Turks Driven Back at Adrianople in Balkan Fronts
Reports from Sofia and Constantinople detail Turkish efforts around Adrianople and Kavah Fort repulsed by Bulgarian batteries. Battles widen along the Marmora coast with Turkish landings disrupted and Bulgarians inflicting heavy losses. Montenegrin forces defend Scutari as night bombardments persist.
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Bardajoh
Kavah
Adrianople
Black Sea
London
Balkan
Sea of
Marmara
Lucka
Enver Bey
Charkewmn
Rodosto
Constantinople
Tchatalla Limes
Democrats Doubt System For Distributing House Responsibility
Democrats question the new distribution of House responsibility as appropriations loom higher than prior highs. Underwood defends the shift from Speaker led control, noting fourteen Ways and Means members lack a single head to steer spending. The caucus remarks raise debate over whether old or new methods better control fiscal policy.
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House of Representatives
Committee On
Isaac R. Sherwood
Toledo
Ohio
House
Ozscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Waya and Means
Underwood
Cannon
Ways and Means
The
Treasury
Turks Claim Victory And Gallipoli Moves Reported
The Turkish embassy dispatch from Constantinople claims minor encounters near Tehataldja line with skirmishes at Xemila Gallipoli and says Adrianople repels attacks. Turkish forces report naval bombardment on Silivrie positions and cavalry advances toward Coun Bourgas with infantry landings at Atuch Bouroun. Separately, Charles Major author of When Knighthood Was in Flower is near death from liver trouble at his Shelbyville home. doctors say he may not survive 48 hours.
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Foreign Office
Constantinople
Tehataldja Hne
Xemila
Gallipoli
Adrianople
Idjalie
Mousoul
Silivrie
Coun Bourgas
Atuch Bouroun
Higados
Washington Post
Shelbyville
Ind
Charles Major
Government inquiry urged into reclamation service misuses
A House committee report accuses Interior Department officials of maladmini stration and discrimination against farmers in Salt River Project. It calls for removal of Samuel Adams and F H Newell, and L C Hill, plus a $25 000 inquiry appropriation. The document cites a $6 747 396 government loss and alleges dummy entries by W H Code linked to 180 000 acres.
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Hensley
House
Interior Department
Reclamation Service
Committee On Interior Department
Interor Department
Newell
Prmted
Musouri
Callaway
Texas
Hanna
North Dakota
Salt River
Secretary of the Interior
U. S
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Roosevelt Dam
Pima
Maricopa Indiana
Arizona
Arizona Canal Company
Gila River
Code
W. H. Code
Indian Bureau
H Code
Chandler
Girl Determined To Wed Three Times In One Month
Mary Keyalasuk of Mount Union and Wesyl Stackt obtained a marriage license January 20 in Huntingdon. She later appeared with Paul Henreka claiming Slacki ran away, and again with Wesyl Wukikow seeking a license after discovering a wrong age. A third license was issued and the groom urged to bring the bride to the rectory promptly.
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Mary Keyalasuk
Washington Post
Huntingdon
Mary Keylasuk
Mount Union
Wesyl Stackt
Koppenbeck
Paul Henreka
Slacki
Henreka
Man in Baltimore Fires Twice in Pneumonia Tragedy
Arthur Bradley of North Gillmor Street attempted suicide during a pneumonia crisis. His first shot grazed his wife, Mrs Hadley, while a second bullet missed. Mrs Laura Shepherd, Mrs Hadley’s sister, and Achilles Maris, Mrs Hadley’s father, also faced pneumonia risk as doctors treated shock and illness in the crowded room.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Lke
Arthur Bradley
North Gillmor Street
Hadley
Laura Shepherd
Achilles Maris
Edison Will Not Stop Work Birthday Observed at Home
New York February 9 Thomas A Edison celebrated his upcoming 66th birthday at his Llewellyn Park New Jersey home. He plans to work twenty hours on Tuesday a weekday and four hours sleep. He discussed many topics including supporting woman suffrage, and his views on President Wilson and his administration.
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Washington Post
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Llewellyn Park
Edison
Wilson
Irving
Washington
Fear of race outbreak as youths kill three negroes in Evansville
Special to The Washington Post from Evansville Indiana reports hundreds of whites and negroes gathered at the morgue to view the bodies of three negro victims shot yesterday by Allen von Behren two years old son of B F von Hehren. Police chief Covey warns no signs of disorder yet fears a funeral demonstration. Von Behrens arrange guards at their factory and a police guard was posted at the plant. The child remains in county jail unable to speak with newsmen except through lawyers and his father. The case raises questions over self defense and possible insanity as a defense.
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Washington Post
Evansville
Ind
Allen von Behren
B. F. von Hehren
Covey
von Behrens
Young von Behren
Tyson
Arrath
President Araujo Dead in El Salvador After Attack
San Salvador president Felix Manuel Araujo died today from wounds inflicted by an assassin on February 4. Don Carlos Melendez to succeed him as chief executive amid official concern over possible unrest as warships head to ports and Central American nations brace for potential upheaval.
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San Salvador
Felix Manuel B. Araujo
Republic of Salvador
Don Carlos Melendox
Araujo
Virgilio Mulatilo
Mulatillo
Guatemala City
Wington
Coiitead
U. S. Declines to Intervene in Mexican Revolt
Officials in Washington say the United States will not intervene in Mexico as long as Americans remain safe and the revolt targets Madero’s government. Cabinet discussions planned with President Taft as Senor de la Cueva asserts no danger to U.S. citizens and predicts orderly handling if Diaz leads.
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U. S
State Department
Wilson
Taft
Senor Cueva
Mexico
Mexico City
Madero
United States
Henry Lane Wilson
Diaz
Bernardo Reyes
Department
Felix Diaz
Vera Cruz
Don Arturo de la Cueva
Senor de la Cueva
Porfirio Diaz
Paxen 1 Bulgarians Repulse Turks
Brief item notes a clash where Bulgarians repel Turkish forces with emphasis on military actions and regional tensions during the period. The report hints at broader wartime dynamics without detailing specific engagements or outcomes.
Felix Diaz Reported Taken to Face Execution
New York dispatches claimed in private cables that rebel leader Gen Felix Diaz has been captured and will likely be executed. The reports from Mexico City offered few specifics on the capture and circumstances surrounding the alleged event.
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New York
Washington Post
New York Tribune
Felix Diaz
American Loss Heavy in Mexico Downturn Threatens Bankruptcy
Reports from Mexico City estimate American property losses in Mexico since Madero’s rise to power exceed 400 million dollars, with total claims against the Madero government possibly double that, and Mexican business operations virtually halted as banks close. Financiers warn a foreign loan and higher taxes may be needed to meet indebtedness, risking broader economic collapse and possible conflict with Europe if remedial steps are not taken.
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Republic
Madero
Torreon
Amercan
Frederick Upham Adama
United States
Europe
Germany
Mexico
Congress
Family of Four Die in Twelve Days Tragedy
Special to The Washington bet Bluefield West Virginia reports a family of four wiped out in twelve days. Miss Maude Lilly the daughter died today. Andrew Lilly the brother ended his life in despair. Six days earlier the father with heart trouble died of shock and two days later the mother died and they were buried together last Friday. Maude was too ill to attend the funeral and died today attributed to grief.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Glover Denies Dropping Contest of Mother's Will
George W. Glover, son of Mrs Mary Baker Eddy, asserts he has not withdrawn his suit to contest his mother’s will and will press the action. He says he never authorized any attorney to abandon the contest and is investigating reports from Heston about possible steps. The case is being pursued in Lead, South Dakota, in February.
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George W. Glover
S. Dak
Mary Baker
Glover Eddy
Christian Science Leader
Glover
Ima
Heston
General Reyes Killed in Battle Amid Rising Conflicts
The report states General Reyes was killed in battle as hundreds more die in a series of encounters. Diplomats fail to secure a pledge of protection for foreigners from the president and appeal to rebels. Madero expresses confidence in the situation.
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Madero
Mexico Civil War Siege as Diaz Rebels Seize Capital
President Madero and loyalists hold the national palace while Gen. Felix Diaz with most regulars gains practical control of Mexico City. Diaz releases Diaz and Reyes from prison, vows forceful rule, and war spreads with Zapata and Orozco poised to join. The U.S. State Department maintains nonintervention policies as foreign diplomats seek protection for residents.
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Mexico
White House
State Department
Mexico City
Felix Diaz
Knox
Unahie
Taft
Madero
National Palace
Chapultepec
Huerta Hag
Atigalon
Cuernavaca
Vol. Vasconcelos
Gialco
Blanquet
Francisco Madero
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Podgoritza
Montenegro
Scutar
Bardanjou Tll
Hing
Sine
Shell
Marmora
Dardanelles
Charke
Silivri
Kavah Fort
Teherkesskeul
Society For the Elevation of Women
Red Cross
Rype
Stamboul
Southern Railway
15Th St
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Whattacre
Clark
Ture
Ferdinand
Dadengarch
Turkey
Indian Committee
Samuel Adams
F. H. Newell, and
L. C. Hill
Salvador
Liorente
Medical College
Thompson
Latin America
Tella of Bare
Juarez
Americana
Mexic
Chihuahue
Juares
Eddy Estate
Gen. Reyes
Legation
Reyes
Pascual Orozco
el Paso
Zapata
Huerta
Villar
Lascurain
Ernest Madero
Arsenal Diaz
Ion
Gen Diaz
Protective Association
E. L. Ramsey
Galveston
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