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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1912

Page

7

Turkey Rejects Peace Teams Amid Cholera Atrocities

Porte denounces peace teams as Bulgarian conditions deemed unacceptable and commands Nazim Pasha to resume military operations. Surrender of principal cities is demanded. An eye witness at a cholera camp describes grisly, heartrending scenes in stark terms.

Porte Nazim Pasha Cholera Camp Constantinople Bulgaria London Daily Mail Kiamil Pasha Turkey Adrianople Scutari Janina Hehatalja Adda Tehatalja Edward Grey House of Commons Tchatalja Tota Hamidieh Black Sea Berlin Osman Nizami Pasha Germany Sofia Varna

Bulgarian Losses and War Fallout from Constantinople

Ottoman rejection of allied terms prolongs war. Bulgarian losses at Tcha talja reported near 8,000 with heavy casualties from shelling. Descriptions of brutal camp conditions near San Stefano reveal thousands of sick and dead, limited rations, and inadequate care for soldiers amid ongoing bombardment.

Cholera Camp Described in Constantinople

Heart rending scenes unfold daily at the San Stefano cholera camp in Constantinople. An Associated Press correspondent, with a foreign embassy secretary and Major Clyde S. Ford, visited the camp amid skepticism in the foreign quarter about official figures and claimed tolls.

Constantinople San Stefano Associated Preas Clyde S. Ford Tera

Hydroaeroplane burns flyer jumps to safety

St Louis November 21 Tony Dannun lost his hydroaeroplane while preparing to fly down the Mississippi from St Louis to New Orleans The flyer and his companion W H Trafta a photographer leaped clear escaping injury in the blaze

St. Louis Tony Dannun Jannin Mississippi River New Orleans Jannun W. H. Trafta

Actors' Union 18 Center of Struggle

Recheater New York November 21 reports ongoing jurisdiction disputes with the White Rats union taking precedence while the American Federation of Labor convention nears. Delegates will attend a large pig roast tonight in convention hall as part of events.

Actors’ Union 18 Center OF Struggle Recheater N. Y White Rats Actara Union American Federation of Labor Committee On Adjustment

500000 Babies Said To Be Murdered Annually

Chicago reports a federal raid led to twelve arrests of doctors and drug firm owners accused of mail fraud and criminal medical practice. Chicago Medical Society members claim criminal operations kill about 500000 babies annually, with many women dying from these procedures. The crime is said to be concentrated in large cities, based on the national birth rate.

Chicago Chicago Medical Society

Bishop Percy Silver Denied Divorced Record

Omaha officials say reports that Dr. Percy Silver of Topeka was divorced by an Omaha court are unfounded. Records in Douglas County show no such decree. Opposition to his consecration as bishop coadjutor for Kansas cites alleged divorce during his army chaplaincy in Omaha.

Omaha Hey Percy Silver Toseka Kansas Douglas County Omegha Silver

Salem Trial Near Completion In Wepizzo Murder Case

Three quarters of a million words make up testimony in the Ettor Giovannitti and Caruso trial over the Wepizzo murder tied to last winter’s Lawrence textile strike. The case, ongoing since September 30, nears jurors after Attwill’s Commonwealth closing and Judge Quinn’s charge. Mahoney concluded for Ettor and Peters followed for Giovannitti.

Salem Mass Ettor Giovannitti Caruso Wepizzo Lawrence Attwill Commonwealth Quinn Mahoney W. Scott Peters

Manager Rung Burglar Gang Links in Kansas City Case

A Kansas City Kansas burglary ring operates on a commission basis with a manager directing three thieves. William Thomas, 28, confessed the crew included a woman who identified targets and an advance agent who planned each night’s work. Thomas led police to the Freeman Avenue home of Dr. C. H. Davis, and described the route from break-in to sale through a business manager and Omaha pawnbroker.

Kansas City Kan William Thomas C. H. Davis Freeman Avenue Davis Thomas Omaha

Johnson Granted Three Weeks to File Demurrers

Chicago date November 21 Jack Johnson a Black boxer was granted three weeks by United States District Judge Carpenter to file demurrers to five Mann White Slavery Act charges for transporting Belle Schreiber a white woman across state lines for immoral purposes He pleaded not guilty to smuggling a diamond necklace from Europe Johnson was represented by four attorneys

Chicago Jack Johnson United States Carpenter Belle Schreiber Johnson Europe

Police Scour Nation for Woman's Slayer Koetters Hunted

Chicago reports John B. Koetters, 26, sought as slayer of Emma Kraft, a Cincinnati widow who came to marry him. She was beaten with a hammer in a downtown hotel, robbed of 1000 dollars, and died days later. Identification was made by her niece Mrs. Anna Kloker and her daughter Florence in the county morgue.

Chicago America John B. Koetters Emma Kraft Cincinnati Koetters Elhin Anna Kloker Florence

Vinton prisoners arraigned after shellburg robbery

Paul Prior and Tienry Hahn pleaded guilty to robbing Sheinler general store at Shellsburg and asked for immediate sentence but Judge Nichols delayed. Prior claims 17. Rahn aged 21. Armstrong released on bonds. Police traced loot back to Cedar Rapids. Catholic church fire in Lowell, Massachusetts destroys interior. estimated loss $100,000.

Vinton Sheinler Shellsburg Paul Prior Tienry Hahn Nichols Claire Armstrong Atkine Cedar Rapids Nichola Prior Rahn Armstrong Atkin Lowell Mask Joan thenRaptiate

Effort to Pardon Millionaire Land Swindler Hyde

Washington Nov 1 a major political clash arises over efforts by South Dakota and other state Republicans to secure a presidential pardon for Charles B. Hyde the millionaire land swindler sentenced in Leavenworth. Hyde with powerful friends seeks commutation and potential pardon while the post office department opposes any leniency citing his frauds across Dakota Minnesota and Canada.

Washington Treddribe Afta Ghrarles B Ulsterhut Doane Rabinsert South Trakota South Dakota Llyde Post Office Department Hyde Mets Ald Harr King Hart Wade Ellis Slyde Ellis Sistan Hyde Deyo Hare Hank Dakotas Althaneh Enal Oll Tle Pirrre Federal Sioux Falls

Girl Admits Love Not Pure In Murder Trial

Miss Ce willa Farley state house stenographer on trial for first degree murder admits intimate relations with her fiancé Jerome Quigley. Defense claimed pure love led to shooting to protect Quigley, as Farley’s mother sits distraught in court.

Columbus Cewilla Farley State House Alvin &. Zollager Jerome Quigley Quigley Miss Farley Zollinger

Testimony on Alleged Railroad Rate Discrimination

Government witnesses presented testimony in a dissolution suit against United States Steel before Examiner Henry P. Brown. Jean Muller, formerly with the Interstate Commerce Commission, offered tables as the first witness of the day. The hearing focused on alleged railroad rate discrimination in favor of United States Steel.

Washington United States Steel Corporation Exraminer Henry P. Brown Jean Muller Interstate Commerce Commission Hne

China Prepares War Over Mongolia Says Cable Dispatch

San Francisco dispatch reports from the Chinatown area indicate China plans to go to war with Russia over Mongolia. Secret societies linked to the revolution exchange messages with President Yuan Shikai as tensions rise.

San Francisco China Glinese Russia Mongolia Yuan Shi Kai

Begin Trial of Murder Caused by Chickens

Forest City Iowa November 21 quarrels and personal encounters between Oscar Bower and Carl Brokke led to a June shooting that killed Brokke. State witnesses detailed the events as the trial of Bower opens in district court. Mrs Brokke testified that after a yard dispute over trespassing chickens, her husband went to fetch a gun and Bower appeared with his own weapon, with she claiming Bower was the aggressor.

Forest City Oscar Bower Carl Brokke Brokke Bower Urokke

Miners Rescued From Plato Mine Fire In Centerville

A fire at the Scandinavian coal mine in Plato, near Centerville, Iowa, broke out this morning while 40 miners were at work underground. All workers were saved through the air shaft as flames raged at the top works.

Centerville Plato

Drought Prompts Brother to Visit Dry Waterloo After Twenty Years

Kin of local hotel owner near Cedar Falls plans a belated Waterloo visit now that saloons are closed. Frank H. Carpenter cites his brother Fla Carpenter, a Civil War veteran who vowed never to come to Waterloo while the town was not dry. The brother, ill but determined, may travel to the farm to bring him here when possible.

Cedar Falls Waterloo Towk Booster Town Frank H. Carpenter Carpenter's Hotel Fla Carpenter Cedar Malla Hocatigo Onenemonns

German bomb maker Riedelbach seeks asylum after dynamite incident

Carl Riedelbach, the German bomb maker who last Tuesday emptied a municipal police building with dynamite, told alienists he is the greatest man in the world next to Lincoln. Authorities may commit him to an asylum. only carrying concealed weapons files may apply. In Salt Lake City, Carl Warr’s mother blames a head injury from a stepfather kick for his eccentricities. she notes Carl’s Mormon conversion and past accidents related to dynamite.

Los Angeles Carl Riedseibach Alfeniste Lincoln Rindelbach Riedelbach Saltlake City Carl Warr

Parts of infernal machine shown in dynamite trial

Indianapolis reports parts of an infernal machine from wrecks in several cities were displayed at the dynamite conspiracy trial. Kansas City Chief of Police W. E. Griffith identified an infernal machine lost by Ortie E. McManigal in a swamp after a bridge explosion on August 23, 1910 that led to the arrest of local union officials W Bert Brown and Wm. J. McCain, who refused to sign a government-recorded statement.

Indianapolis W. E. Griffith Kansas City Ortie E. McManigal Missouri River McManigal Griffith W. Bert Brown Wm. J. McCain

Temperature record summary from Buchanan Optical Co data

Daily temperature report notes a high of 63 and a low around 44 with readings from midnight to 3 PM. It compares with the previous year's maximum 35 and minimum 18, reflecting a warmer day than last year.

Buchanan Optical Co Syndicate Book

Altenists to report on Schrank tomorrow

Milwaukee Nov. 21 The trial of John Schrank charged with attempting to kill Col. Theodore Roosevelt will proceed tomorrow. The commission of alienists examining Schrank's mental condition is expected to be ready to report at that time in municipal court.

Milwaukee John Schrank Col Theodore Roosevelt Baris Schrank

Iowa Boy Elopes With His Two Cousin Partners

In Council Bluffs Iowa a 17 year old girl Evelyn and a 14 year old Venus are named as brides in a bold elopement. George Marvin reportedly left New Hampton with both cousins and was arrested by Bridgewater town marshal in Adair County yesterday and held in jail.

Council Bluffs Tia Evelyn Venus George Marvin New Hampton Bridgewater Adair County

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