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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
1
A man named Theodore Adams sustained fatal injuries in a local incident. Police investigated the scene and identified Adams as the sole victim. No further details on cause or suspects were released pending official reports.
Theodore Adams alias Kid Adams was shot during an attempted streetcar robbery on Cannon Hill in Anaconda. He died at Spokane emergency hospital with a bullet through the head. CU Smith shot him as Adams and a partner attempted the holdup. Authorities seek Adams for grand larceny and pursue his partner.
A chaotic dispatch reports Calabria's earthquake and subsidence of Lipartor Avolan Islands with thousands feared dead. Royal figures Duchess of Aosta and Queen Helene aid the injured in Naples, while sailors and locals rush to transport survivors and supply food and care amid widespread devastation.
A desolate Messina scene details Americans surviving the earthquake and tsunami. Ambassador Griscom and officials coordinated aid from the United States, including a $20,906 contribution from the Christian Herald. Joseph Herrice, former American vice consul, and his family perished. A Price family member recounts the shock, rescue attempts, and widespread devastation while Florence Observatory predicts three more years of seismic activity and urges strict building laws.
Theodore Adams, once known to Butte police, is linked to recent Spokane shooting and streetcar holdups. Detectives Murphy Williams and Bates say Adams, described as tall and familiar to the force, was seen in town within a month and may have fled toward Oregon, with warrants from Anaconda still active.
Reports from Messina and Catania describe harrowing earthquake aftermath with wrecked streets, stalled rescue work, and a massive need for bread and water. Soldiers and volunteers distribute aid as hospitals fill and survivors, many exhausted, search for relatives amid rubble and fires.
After the initial tremor, Messina experienced additional aftershocks as residents assessed damage. Officials urged calm while reporting minor injuries and scattered structural concerns across the city. Local crews worked through the night to secure unstable buildings and restore emergency services.
Reported in Messina and across southern Italy, troops and relief services rush to aid survivors after a devastating earthquake. King Vietor oversees operations as ships transport victims, clothing, bedding, and medical supplies to Naples and nearby ports. refugees continue arriving on large steamers.
A priest in Reggio led refugees from Messina as they fled by sea and land, moving through rain and despair. Thousands endured hardship while kin and strangers prayed for deliverance, the priest blessing the desolated city and urging peace for the dying and dead.
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