Turkish Expulsion Threat Delayed in East War Crisis
Constantinople reports state Italy will be expelled unless it halts aggression in Tripoli with Turkish officials debating terms for peace. Germany protests Italy’s war acts as Japan and Russia shift troops near Transcaucasia, while Turkey seeks to maintain suzerainty in Tripoli and avoid broader conflict.
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Italy
Tripoli
Baron Marschell von Bieberstein
London
Turkey
Constantinople
Enver Bey J
Berlin
Salonikt
Russia
Karas
Tiflis
Transcaucasia
John
Wood
the Chronicle
Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange
Great Britain
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Odessa
Home
Tife
Pearls and diamonds vanish from steamer stateroom
Gems valued at $4,000 disappear from the stateroom of Miss Helen Wood, a St Louis heiress, while aboard the Hiner Amerika docking in New York. Detectives have been at work since Saturday seeking trace of the missing jewels. crew interviews have yielded no results.
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Hewess
Misang
Washington Post
New York
Helen Wood
St Louis
Baron de Charette Dead at 79 in Paris
Special cable reports Baron de Charette, once a lieutenant of the Papal Zouaves, died in Paris at age 79. He was the father of Marquis Antoine de Charette, whose wife was American Susan Henning.
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Washington Post
Paris
Baron de Charette
Marquis Antoine de Charette
Susanne Henning
Cornelius Bliss Dies at 78 in New York
Cornelius N Bliss a longtime Republican leader and former Secretary of the Interior died in New York at 78 after a year of illness. A merchant and former NY Republican chairman he served as national committee treasurer from 1892 to 1908 and helped shape McKinley era politics. He had declined New York governor and mayoral runs but remained active in civic groups and tariff advocacy.
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Interior
National Committee
New York
Cornelins Newton Bliss
Bliss, Fabyan & Co
Mr. Bliss
Fall River
Mase
Bliss
Cornelius Bliss, Sr
L. P. Bilas
Cornélius N. Bliss
Republican National Committee
New York State
Platt
Depew
Levi P. Morton
McKinley
William McKinley
Bilsa
New York City
Union League Club
Chamber of Commerce
American Protective League
Beattie Vows To Die Like A Man In Electric Chair Showdown
Richmond Oct reports Henry Clay Beattie Jr sentenced to the electric chair on November 24 for the murder of his wife. Beattie, calm and in good health, tells visitors he will "show them how a man should die" if the switch is near. A friend recounts Beattie’s defiant stance while the Supreme Court reviews the case. another ally says he will not confess. Papers note details of the case, meal routine, and travel plans for a train from Union Station at 8:00 a.m.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Henry Clay Beattis, Jr
William Sampson
Beattie
Supreme Court
Gang Leader Taken: Albert Leon Captured in New York
Albert Leon, a Russian refugee alleged as head of a major counterfeiting gang, was arrested by Secret Service agents as he boarded a vessel in New York. Accomplices Rudolph Swanson and Fred Marnock were held in Chicago. The gang produced $10 notes using a photoengraving process and etched backs, circulating across the Pacific coast and major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, and New York. Swanson confessed, leading to raids on Nootka Island in British Columbia. Leon, described as highly skilled and dangerous, faced federal charges and imminent appearances before United States commissioners.
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Secret Service
New York
Wilkie
Chicago
British Columbia
Albert Leon
South America
Leon
Pacific Coast
Ru“dolph Swanson
Fred Marnock
Beaumont
Los Angeles
Cal
Nootka Island
Riverside
National
First Naional
Yuma
Ariz
First National
Orange
Pasadena
National Bank
wWithiamaport
Center
Portland
Oreg
National Bank of Commerce
Wichita
Kans
Anglo
London-Falls National
San Francisco
Illinois National
Springfield
Ill
Blair County National
Tyrone
Crocker National
Seattle
Wash
Salt Lake City
Denver
Treasury
Porter
Rudolph Swanson
Capt. Porter
Swanson
California
Lonely Island
Nootka
Vancouver
William J. Flynn
Fred Marmeck
United States
Ince
Russian Empire
Russia
Germany
Flynn
Kansas City
Demerara
Dutch Guinea
Shields
Airplane drops shell in first ever U S test at College Park
Army aviators Mil ling and Scott guided a 25 pound steel shell from a flying aeroplane at 41 miles an hour to land within 16 feet of a ground mark. They plan larger loads up to 250 pounds and foresee strategic use in warfare. Capt. Beck and Lieut. Ellyson observed the demonstration at College Park along with Navy officials.
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College Park
Thomas de Witte Milling
Lieut
Scott
United States
Young
Washington
Lieut. Milling
Laerge
Beck
Aleft
Ieut Ellyson
Navy
Miling
Paul Peck
Arnold
Army
Richard Tarbox
Glacera
Mount Rainier National Park
Forest Rangers
Sisters Die For Love In Indianapolis Home Tragedy
Special to The Washington Post Indianapolis Oct 9 two sisters Florence 15 and Anna 17 died in the same home within a fortnight both linked to the same man. Florence self inflicted poison after leaving a note to her mother she feared losing her. Anna had killed herself two weeks earlier when the beloved shifted affections to Florence the mother had forbidden the match.
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Washington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Florence Wood
Florence
Anna Wood
Anna
Troops Protect Train From Strike Breakers
A long distance message says four militia companies were sent from McComb City to Summit along the Illinois Central to guard a special train carrying two coaches of strike breakers. Strikers are said to be hiding near McComb. Governor Noel will ask other state governors to meet railroad and strike leaders to seek an end to the dispute.
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Natchez
Miss
McComb City
Ilinois Central
Summit
McComb
Jackson
Noel
Mississippi
Nicaraguan Congress Approves 15 Million Dollar Loan
In Managua on October 9, Nicaraguan Congress voted 26 to 6 to approve a 15 million dollar loan from American bankers at nine and one half percent. The loan was arranged by Ernest H. Wands with Brown Brothers and J. and W. Seligman & Co of New York. A temporary 1.5 million dollar loan at par was also approved.
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Mariagua
Nicaragua
Ernest H. Wands
Brown Brothers
J. and W. Seligman
Mrs Burke Roche Treats Servants to Farm Outing and Clam Bake
Mrs Burke Roche gave her household staff an outing today from Newport to her Middletown farm where a clam bake was served. The event featured the butler Gerard and the household staff enjoying the day as a notable local indulgence.
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Washington Post
Newport
R. T
Burke Roche
Dozen Men Sink With Barkentine Near Georges Bank
Unidentified barkentine, likely British, foundered about 140 miles northeast of Cape Cod during a northwest gale. All hands, probably twelve to fourteen men, lost. Good Luck stood by to assist but could not save the crew as the vessel sank within sight of the rescuers.
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Washington Post
Boston
Georges Bank
Goodwin
Bridgeton
Nova Scotia
Cape Cod
Barkentine
Capt. Goodwin
Poate
Lea&e
Barkeniime
Taft promises Panama Canal by July 1 1914 if no mishap
President Taft on a sea to Seattle tour spoke at Bellingham and Everett predicting canal opening by July 1 1914 pending no unforeseen mishaps. He warned Canada on reciprocity, urged water route profitability, and thanked Japanese society for flowers during a tense Mount Rainier descent.
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Mount Rainier
Seattle
Wash
Taft
Beverly
Erie
Marquette
Mich
Omaha
Pellingham
Burlington
Mount Vernon
Everett
Bellingham
Panama Canal
Canada
Panama
Sone Takeyama
Bennett sets world long distance piano playing record
In Bethlehem on October 9 Harry A Bennett played a piano for 27 hours 1 minute 3 seconds without lifting a hand from the keys and set a new world record. He surpassed Charles Wright of Battle Creek Michigan by one minute three seconds before collapsing from exhaustion.
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Washington Row
Bethlehem
Harry A Bennett
Bennett
Charles Wright
Battle Creek
Mich
Peel
Turks Threaten Massacre and Other Early Items
Turkiye threat cited alongside notes on Cornelius N Bills death and canal readiness projected for 1918. Reports include arrests for alleged counterfeiting, Mrs von Claussen’s sanity questioned, Army wedding tragedy, and a shell dropped from an aeroplane.
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Cornelius N. Bills
Canal
von Claussen
Dennis
Coatesville
McNamara
Stephenson
Supreme Court
Navy Yard
T-Society
Woman Who Beat Bank Officials Seeks Justice From Judge
Ida von Claussen, known for past exploits including assault on mortgage officers and a bid to have Theodore Roosevelt arrested, was sent to the Tombs for sanity examination after a telegram to Justice Greenbaum. The judge questioned her, but ordered further evidence before any commitment.
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New York
Roosevelt
Mennage
Washington Post
Ida von Claussen
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Matthew Byrnes
Col. Roosevelt
Court of
Sweden
Temps
Y Supreme Court
Greenbaum
Herbert
Tomorro
von Claussen Haa
Honan
South Dakota
Dr Honan
Ida Honan
Supreme Court
Mrs. von Claussen
Killed Stealing Beauty at Constantinople
Report from Vienna dated October notes General Rize Pasha attempting to abduct a beauty from the imperial harem in Constantinople. He was challenged by a guard and killed after failing to respond. A separate entry mentions Levey, Va. and Baltimore and Ohio signing day October 15 with a dive in Calen Station at 6:15 a.m.
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Vienna
Rize Pasha
Constantinople
Levey
Baltimore & Ohio
Eaves Calen
Quit Bride 10 Die Married 1 Year Old Girl at Fort Sam
Second Lieut John R. Lynch a 26 year old Third Cavalry officer shot himself in his Fort Sam Houston quarters after a rapid, secret marriage to 17 year old Gladys Caruthers. Lynch had just faced a court martial for drunkenness and left no note. He enlisted as a private in Missouri in 1907 and became a lieutenant in 1916 before transferring to Troop M. His family believed he had ties in Los Angeles.
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John R. Lynch
Fort Sam Houston
Ami
Washington Post
San Antonio
Tex
Third Cavalry
U.S. A
Gladys Caruthers
Estee Caruthrs
Lynch
Los Angeles
W. C. Lynch
Perry
Third Field Artillery
Lieut
Missouri
Field Artillery
Cal
Court Gives Her Jackpot in Poker Case
Special to The Washington from Indianapolis Oct 9. Mrs John Foust and baby John Jr were the only apparent winners as John Louden and eight others faced trial after a raid. Judge Coilina declared roughly 265 dollars as the couple’s prize, while the judge noted the wife’s tearful face and baby’s smile, with a remark about replevin if challenged. The wife said her husband should have brought home 25 dollars.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Ind
Washington Street
John Foust
John, Jr
Foust
John Lou
Den
Coillina
Senator Davis to wed Miss Carter in Ozark ceremony
An Arkansas U.S. senator Jeff Davis will marry Miss Lela Carter of Ouark Ark on Thursday afternoon in Ozark. The bride is the daughter of Dr W A Carter a prominent western Arkansas citizen. After the ceremony the couple plans a Pacific coast honeymoon.
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Epeches
Little Rock
Ark
Thin City
Jeff Davie
United States
Arkansas
Lela Carter
Ouark
Ozark
W A. Carter
Davis
Pacific Coast
Benator Davis
Butter Prices Seen At Forty Cents This Winter
A Washington Post report notes butter dealers predict prices may rise to forty cents due to storage levels and seasonal demand. Warehousemen’s Association figures show butter stocks on October 1, 1911, at 8,027,008 pounds versus 60,549,000 a year earlier, signaling a sharp decline and expectations of tighter supply. The week’s arrivals surpassed those of any prior nine months.
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Frecigl
Washington Post
Chicago
Warehouse Men's Association
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