Revolt in Portugal Sets Up Republic and War Fears
Chaos in Lisbon as republican forces seize control amid hard fighting. Gen Gorgas reportedly commits suicide after royalists fall, while insurgents hoist new red and green flag. Royal family seeks refuge. English treaty obligations to protect them stir tension. Provisional government formed with Braga as president, Costa and other ministers named. Citizens parade streets singing the new anthem as battles rage and ships bombard key districts.
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Gorgas
England
Alinister
Gustie
Alfonso Costa Alinister
Bernadine
Machavo
Bazilio Telles
Antonio Luiz
Gomes
Col Barreto
Amaro
Aanveds
Gomes Suinistic
Interier
Antonio Alinda
Liston
Eusebio Lono
Theophile Braga
Hernardino Machado
Republican Party
New Republic
Costa
Liw. Rs
Stalis
Carlos Relg
Red Cross
Warsips
Dom Pedro
The
Republic
Portugal Proclaimed Republic Amid Lisbon Fighting and Refugees
Portugal proclaims a republic and forms a provisional government as fierce fighting rages in Lisbon. Loyal troops quell disorders at Oporto while King Manuel and royal family seek refuge at Mafra. Britain vows protection if requested. British and American ships position near the scene. Civil war potential looms with loyal garrisons in major towns.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Oporto
Manuel
Mafra
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Petrel
Wheeling
Genoa
Fearful Madrid Watches Lisbon Unrest Amid Portuguese Crisis
Madrid officials report Portuguese troops loyal to King Manuel moving toward Lisbon as revolutionaries destroy bridges and block highways. Spanish measures include dispatching automobiles and warships to Portugal while Premier Canalejas cites uncertainty of Manuel’s whereabouts.
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Manuel
Quinet
Lisbon
Elvas
Oporto
Canalejas
Emanuel
Seville
Carlos V
Civil War Fears Tie to Manuel’s whereabouts in Portugal
Reports from Lisbon to Paris describe King Manuel possibly at Mafra or aboard royal vessels as Portugal braces for a potential civil war. Loyal garrisons hold Porto and other towns while the king survives a raid on the Necessidades palace and escapes to Cascaes and then a British cruiser.
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London
Manrid
Oporto
Portugal
Manuel
Repub
Mafra
Lisbon
Paris
Hendaye
Ongeca
Cascaes
Newcastle
Gijon
Gaby Delays
Paria
Pretender Duke Michael of Braganza Watches Lisbon Developments
Michael of Braganza, pretender to Portugal’s throne, is in Bavaria with Prince von Lohenstein. An intimates says he had no part in the Lisbon revolution but expects a republic to fail and then see the nation rally to him as the legitimate dynastic heir.
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Michael of
Braganza
Lisbon
Vienna
Slump in G. O. P. vote in Connecticut towns
Special to The Washington Port New Haven reports Monday’s Connecticut town elections show Republican losses and Democratic gains. Of 93 towns reporting, Republicans tally 25,823 this year vs 30,649 last year, down 4,827, while Democrats total 18,261, down 1,800. Several towns flipped to Democratic control and leaders predict a statewide Republican slump near 10,000 votes. Democratic Chairman Corstock notes country towns lean toward change and may presage a broader victory.
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Connecticut
Washington
New Haven
Corstock
Democratic State Central Committee
Laurel
Independence League votes straight ticket in New York
New York Oct 6 The Independence League convention backed a straight ticket for governor Hopper and Hearst for lieutenant governor by 212 to 34, rejecting a Republican endorsement. The platform calls for direct nominations, state wide primaries, recall, and direct election of US senators. Gilchrist declines Senate bid. Baltimore and Ohio offers a popular excursion for Oct 9 with fares to Harpers Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and Cumberland.
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Clarence J. Shearn
W R. Hearst
Shearn
Independence League
Ivan Merlin Jones
Syracuse
Brooklyn
James A Allen
E T O'Loughlin
Kings County
John J. Hopper
League
Hearst
Hopper
Bernard Nolan
Mr Hearst
Murphys
Gilchrist
Tampa
Fla
Albert W Gilchrist
United States
N P Broward
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Harpers Ferry
Martinsburg
Berkley Springs
Cumberland
Retuin
Divorce Sought by John D Black From Noted Author
John D Black of Chicago files for divorce from Margaret Horton Potter Black known as an internationally famous author of sensational society fiction. The 39 year old wife is charged with habitual drunkenness and was judged mentally incompetent last March with a conservator set to manage her estate. She has written nine novels and is currently confined in a sanitarium.
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Chicago
Margaret Horton Potter Black
Margaret Horton Potter
John D. Black
Black
John C. Black
Baroness Hengelmuller III Stricken in New York Hotel
Baroness von Hengelmuller wife of the Austrian ambassador to the United States is seriously ill at the Hotel St. Regis in New York where she and her family have stayed for a week. Once the widow of a territorial magnate in Austrian Poland she is the daughter of Count Alfred Dunin-Borkowski and a prominent Washington social figure who planned to host a busy season.
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Hotel St. Regis
New York
Washington Post
Baroness von Hengermuller
Poland
Alfred Dunin-Borkowski
Dresden
Washington
District in darkness as streetcars run out of power
A turbine failure at the Benning power station cut electric service for about an hour and a quarter, halting all Washington Railway and Electric Company street cars on the Washington Baltimore and Alex and Mount Vernon lines. Passengers split between walkers and stragglers while theaters and restaurants faced delays and refunds. Repair crews work to install a new turbine, with five to six weeks expected for full restoration.
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Benning
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Washington and Baltimore
Alexandria and
Mount Vernon
Girl Strangles Bulldog After Attack in Brooklyn Home
Mary Hampton an 18 year old girl in East New York Brooklyn used a silk belt to strangle a brindle bulldog that attacked her home at 44 Van Sichten Avenue. She was bitten on the right hand while her sister Anna 14 was bitten on both legs and neighbour boy Thomas McNutt was bitten on one leg. The dog was subdued by Dr. Graham who treated wounds and cauterized them. Pasteur treatment was advised for all bitten. In a separate item four starters for the Chicago to New York air race Willard McCurdy W.T. and Post completed trial flights at Hawthorne Aerodrome ahead of next Saturday’s race start time.
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Mary Hampton
van’ Sichten Avenue
Brooklyn
Miss Hampton
Anna
Thomas McNutt
Mary
Dr. Graham
Bradford Steel Hospital
McNulty Boy
Anna Hampton
Pasteur
Chicago
Willard
MclCurdy
Wty
Post
Hawthorne
Righ Farmer Gone Disappears In This City
Montgomery County farmer missing after visiting the city on business. Police say the man known as Righ Farmer left a local hotel and was not seen again. Investigators seek public tips to locate him and determine his whereabouts.
Missing Montgomery farmer prompts police search in Washington
Sylvester J. Hutchins a wealthy Montgomery county Md farmer 45 vanished after staying overnight at Mrs Joseph Travis 1149 New Hampshire avenue Washington. His wife and friends fear foul play as circulars bearing his photo circulate among elites. Hutchins left August 31 to handle business with merchants and bank. he promised to return but did not. Mrs Hutchins arrived from the farm to search. relatives recall him as sober and devoted to family of five children. Mrs Cook says Hutchins may be dead. Montgomery authorities join in the hunt.
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Sylvester J. Hutchins
Montgomery County
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Rockville Pike
Papa
Portuguese Revolt Far Reaching German Day Celebrated
A multi nation page notes a broad Portuguese revolt impact and Germany observing a day of significance. Mentions political and industrial ramifications across regions with brief summaries of actions taken and public sentiment reported.
La Follette Past Crisis Reported as Stable After Operation
In Rochester Minnesota Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, who underwent surgery yesterday, was described by his physicians as safely past the critical stage tonight. They cautioned that danger of complications remained, but voiced confidence in his recovery. Post Want Ads Are Free as Classified Columns. No charge for the advertising.
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Robert M. la Follette
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Post
Two Washington Banks Target Merger Plans in City Deal
The National Bank of Washington and the National Metropolitan Bank, both long established in the district, reportedly agree in principle to merge. The combined resources would exceed 12 300 000, creating the district’s second largest national bank, with the Metropolitan building to host the new entity and a savings bank to occupy the Washington building.
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Louisiana Avenue
Washington
National Bank of Washington
National Metropolitan Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Savings Bank
National Metropolitan
Fire destroys touring car after banquet theft motive unclear
E W Wheeler of 1035 Seventh Street NW reported his red touring car stolen during a Freunds banquet last night. At 11:35 PM firemen found the charred remains at Eighteenth and D Streets NW, leaving only the running gear. A man and a woman were seen entering the vehicle during the banquet, but the motive and culprits remain unknown.
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E W Wheeler
Seventh Street
Freunds
Wheeler
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Eighteenth
Kentucky Town Imposes Fine for Underage Smoking
Special to The Washington Post reports Elizabethtown Kentucky will fine any person under 18 who smokes cigarettes. The penalty ranges from 1 to 100 dollars, with a maximum 5100 fee cited. The ordinance was approved at a recent city meeting amid promotional notes for The Sunday Post.
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Washington Post
Frankfort
Elizabethtown
Russia His Target: Facts Denied, Excuses for Empire
Spirited congressional debate centers on juvenile delinquency and parole policy. Lawmakers accept conditional parole as indispensable while advocating workhouses for tramps and focusing on agriculture as a leading industry.
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Congress
Russian prison chief joins talk on death penalty debate
Today includes meetings at the Bureau of American Republics and a public lecture by Prof W Kirchwey at the New Willard. The International Prison Congress heard Dr Frederick Haines of Philadelphia condemn Russia’s use of capital punishment, noting over 2,000 executions in two years and martial law allowing military tribunals to sentence.
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W. Kirchwey
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M Kohrenleff
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Sweden
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M Victor Almhuist
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