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    100 YEARS AGO

    New York Times
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17 iht-oldapril17.html?_r=1
    April 16 2009

    >From the International Herald Tribune 100, 75, 50 Years Ago

    1909 Threat of Civil War in Turkey

    Constantinople In the last twenty-four hours, the situation in
    Turkey has taken a character which threatens civil war. The troops
    of the Second Army Corps, which have remained faithful to the Young
    Turk Committee, are marching on Constantinople. The troops of the
    Third Army Corps at Adrianople are, however, preparing to bar their
    route. Matters are complicated by reported massacres in Armenia,
    in which American missionaries have perished, and by the evident
    intention of Bulgaria to profit by the situation and force Turkey
    to recognize her independence within four days' time. The Herald
    learned from a well-informed source that the garrison of Salonica,
    which remained faithful to the Young Turk Committee, intends to take
    action to an end to the present situation, which it considers a menace
    for the Constitution.
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