Devastating 1908 Italy Earthquake Hits Sicily and Calabria
Reports from Rome describe a massive earthquake affecting Covenza Calanzare and Reggio in Calatria, with Messina and Catania severely damaged. A following tidal wave wrecked ships, forced mass evacuations, and left thousands homeless amid destroyed towns, fires, and disrupted telegraph lines.
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Covenza
Calanzare
Reggio
Calatria
Italy
Messina
Sicily
Catania
Rome
Lfe
Ttalians
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Newa
Nicotera
I T
Passino
Buda
Faro
Gangzirri
Calabia
Monteleone
Stefaconi
Prieto
Cotrone
Santa Severina
Piscopio
Rockefeller on cooperative philanthropy and resilience
John D. Rockefeller defends constructive criticism and persistence in philanthropy. He asserts his criticism has not embittered him and notes that the world is improving steadily, urging optimism amid depression. The piece appears in World's Work under the theme The Value of the Cooperative Principle in Giving.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard of Interests
Carnegie's Vision of Labor and Profit Sharing
Andrew Carnegie argues that joint stock firms will elevate labor by making workers shareholders in every business branch. He claims this direct owner management solves the labor question and envisions labor and capital uniting as society progresses. The remarks appear in the forthcoming World's Work and are drawn from his new book Problems of Today.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Magasine
Funeral of Claus Spreckels in San Francisco
Claus Spreckels, the sugar magnate, died of pneumonia at his San Francisco home. His funeral was held Monday in a simple ceremony with honorary pallbearers D. N. Karl, BE. W. Hopkins, Robert Oxnard, W. G. Irwin, John Scott Wilson, Captain H. I. E. Meyer, Dr. L. L. Dorr, and Charles Holbrook. Interment followed at Cypress Cemetery.
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Claus Spreckels
San Francisco
D. N. Karl
BE. W. Hopkins
Robert Oxnard
W. G. Irwin
John Scott Wilson
H. I. E. Meyer
L. L. Dorr
Charles Holbrook
Cypress Cemetery
Night Rider Case Delayed at Union City Trial
The night rider case in Union City Tennessee paused after the sudden illness of defendant Arthur Clear. The state rested after presenting testimony. Bud Morris and Sam Applewhite testified denying any link to the night riders.
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Arthur Clear
Cive
Union City
Tenn
Bud” Morris
Sam Applewhite
Wheat and grain gains on Argentina weather and world shipments
Chicago market reports stronger wheat after wet Argentine weather and lower weekly world shipments. Closing prices show wheat at 1.03 to 1.0607, corn around 61c, oats near 49.4c to 51.5c, and fats for lard and ribs with firm tone. cash prices list No. 2 hard wheat at 1.03 to 1.05 and No. 4 oats at 49c. South Omaha cattle and hogs advance modestly with higher receipts, ranging from 2.0 to 7.25 for steers and 5.60 to 6.00 for hogs, while sheep rise slightly with yearlings 5.25 to 6.00 and lambs 6.25 to 7.25.
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Chicago
Argentina
Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts
Chicago live stock report shows cattle receipts 19 000 with higher prices. Steers sell 4.40 to 7.00, cows 3.10 to 5.25, heifers 3.50 to 4.60, bulls 2 754 50, calves 3.50 to 9.00, stockers and feeders 2.50 to 5.00. Hog receipts 30 000 with prices around 6.10 to 6.10 for heavy, butchers 6.00 to 6.10, pigs 4.00 to 5.15, bulk 5.75 to 6.09. Sheep receipts 25 000 with sheep 4.00 to 5.00, lambs 5.25 to 7.7, yearlings 4.25 to 6.60.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago
Johnson Wins Title in Fourteen Rounds Over Burns in Sydney
Jack Johnson, the Galveston native, defeats Tommy Burns in fourteen rounds at the Sydney arena to claim the world heavyweight title. The police stopped the fight as Burns faltered, Johnson dominating with reach and skill. The purse totals 35000 with Burns at 0 and Johnson at 五000. crowd of 18000 to 20000 witnessed the match. Johnson becomes the first Negro world heavyweight champion, noted for his graceful form and superior technique.
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Jack Johnson
Galveston
Tex
Sydney
Tommy Burns
Burns
McIntosh
Johnson
Barns
Jack Jeffries
Los Angeles
Bob Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Marvin Hart
Joe Jeanette
James J. Corbett
Fatal clash on railroad excursion train amid racial tensions
In a Fort Smith Ark to Cherokee Junction Ohio trip on the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad a fight on the negro excursion train left one man dead and four others missing after bullets wounded two. Trainmen captured some attackers and jailed them at Sallisaw.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern
Fort Smith
Ark
Cherokee Junction
Ohio
Saliisew
Oklahoma Town Fire Destroys Ragis Businesses
A massive blaze swept Ragis Oklahoma wiping out the business section in Johnston county town of 1200. Losses ran about 55000 with five business houses a lumber yard and three warehouses burned. Merrill-Houston Lumber Co 20000 and L D Comstock store 10000 were the heaviest losses due to a defective fire.
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Oklahoma
Ragis
Okla
Johnston County
Merrill-Houston Lumber Company
L. D. Comstock
Hains Trial Testimony Challenges Murder Charge
Defense argues Thornton Hains did not go to Bayside to kill William Annis but to inspect property. Witnesses say Captain Hains appeared irrational and Thornton did not fire at the float, with calls for an officer to arrest his brother.
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Flushing, N
Thorpton J. Hains
Peer C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Thornton Maine
Bayside
Annis
Charles H. Weaver
Hains Concrete Mixer Company
Hains Brothers
Sandy Hook
Weaver
Captain Hains
Mr. Weaver
Army
John Tierney
Tierney
Halas
Charles Roberts
Hains
Standard Oil faces potential rehearing after state ouster
Alfred D. Eddy of Standard Oil and Frank Hageman discuss the Missouri ouster ruling. Eddy remarks the first global order to remove a Standard Oil company, with possible rehearing in the state supreme court. Outcome could shift oil flow to Kansas City Kansas and Quincy for wholesale distribution.
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Alfred D. Eddy
Standard Oil Company
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
Mr. Eddy
Waters-Pierce Company
Standard Ol
Texas
Tme
State Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court
Kan
Quincy
Missouri
Eight Die In Montana Train Wreck Collision
A head on collision on the Great Northern near Mideanyou siding in Montana leaves eight dead and four seriously injured when a heavy ore freight collides with a work train. Seven bridge carpenters die, other crew members are injured as engines and cars derail and burn. The dead include foreman BH. Headline and carpenters H. C. Masley Charles T. Fuller Charles Peterson M. W. Beal and three unnamed workers.
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Montana
Great Northern
Mideanyou Siding
BH. L. Headline
H. C. Masley
Charles T. Fuller
Charles Peterson
M. W. Beal
Ten Men Die In Ensley Trench Cave-In At Blast Furnace Site
Ten workers were killed and six injured when a trench eight feet deep at an Ensley Alabama blast furnace gas extension project collapsed. A gas main rupture and loose earth trapped laborers as a bear toppled a cement wall, flooding the trench and hampering rescue efforts.
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Ensley
Ala
Finland Orders Expulsion of Thirty Jewish Families
One of Finland periodic expulsions of Hebrews is underway with thirty families ordered to emigrate at once. The action reflects a government policy targeting Jewish residents within the country.
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Finland
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Newberry’s Hardware Co
G. P. Greire
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