Plot To Kill Europeans.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 31, 1912:
Massacre of Leading Foreign Residents at Beirut Planned.
    LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 31.— According to trustworthy information, a plot has been discovered at Beirut, Syria, to massacre, the leading European residents.
    In response to the appeal of the French Consul there, a French warship is now cruising in Syrian waters.