Relief Ship From United States Aids Messina Typhus Crisis
In Rome on January 6 authorities report typhoid fear in Messina as dysentery risk looms in ruins. Ambassador Griscom hands King Victor Emmanuel the Bayern steamer loaded with provisions and medical supplies from the American relief committee. Thirteen thousand refugees have arrived in Naples, with 6,000 wounded and many dead or driven mad. The US gunboat Scorpion sails from Naples with sterilized milk for Messina under consular direction.
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Messina
Reggio
Victor Emmanuel
Griscom
Bayern
American Relief Committee
Straits of
Naples
United States
Scorpion
Red Cross Italian relief subscriptions top $400000
Miss Mabel Boardman announced that American Red Cross records show over 400000 in subscriptions for Italian relief with rapid contributions continuing. Notable gifts include 1000 from Postmaster General and Mrs Meyer and 50000 from the Christian Herald as state totals are listed from New York to South Dakota.
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Washington
Red Cross Society
Mabel Boardman
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
The
Christian Herald
American Red Cross
New York
California
Ilinois
Missouri
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Maryland
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Nebraska
New Jersey
Indiana
Virginia
Montana
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Iowa
West Virginia
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Burying the Dead in Messina After Earthquakes
Messina reports suggest 14,000 bodies buried across four cemeteries while 9,000 refugees have left and 9,000 remain. Fires dwindle as aftershocks persist and a plan proposes sealing suspected houses with quick lime rather than continued excavation.
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Messina
Teneriffe Earthquake Shakes Canary Islands Town
An earthquake in Teneriffe Canary Islands on January 6 lasted about 12 seconds. It overturned furniture rang bells and sent residents rushing into the streets in alarm. no damage reported.
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Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Rescued Alive Two Aged Men Survive Burial in Rome of Italian City
Rescuers report progress in Reggio after a collapse disaster. Evacuation is near complete with troops and sailors destined to be reduced as the rescue operation continues and more survivors are expected tomorrow.
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Rome
Reggio
Survivors Found From Ruins Include Elderly In Dive
In the aftermath 8,002 soldiers and 1,000 sailors remain on site. Two 70 year old men were recovered alive after days buried, highlighting a curious pattern of older people surviving longer in catastrophe.
Miners Donate 1000 Dollars to Italian Earthquake Relief
Indianapolis Jan 6 United Mine Workers of America leaders Thomas L. Lewis and W D Ryan sent a 1000 dollar check to J W Lilley president of the Indiana Red Cross Association for relief of Italian earthquake sufferers.
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Indianapolis
Thomas L. Lewis
W. D. Ryan
United Mine Workers of America
J. W. Lilley
Indiana Red Cross Association
Miner Thomas O Hara Died at 52 in Carbondale Ohio
Thomas O Hara a 52 year old miner died at his home in Carbondale Ohio Tuesday from heart trouble. He leaves a widow and several children. Funeral services will be Thursday at 9 30 am from the Carbon dale M E church conducted by Rev J G Tedrick. Interment will be in Pedigo cemetery.
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Carbondale, O
Thomas O'Hara
Carbondale M. EE
J. G. Tedrick
Pedigo
Senator Cox Issue Sparks Senate Committee Fight in Ohio
Columbus, Jan 6. Senate and house committee lists will be set next week by the senate committee on committees and Speaker Mooney. A key clash centers on finance chairmanship with Senator Rathburn of Meigs favored, while Hamilton County delegates press for Senator Thorne Baker. Advocates push a short session to protect reform laws, aiming to curb changes to the Paine, Bronson, and Rose county laws.
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Columbus
Senate
House
Senate Committee On Committees
Mooney
Finance
Rathburn
Meigs County
Paine
Bronson
Rose County
National Guard Measure Lost in Ohio Senate
Columbus Ohio January 6 adjourned until Monday without considering the Lawler bill to appropriate $20 000 to defray the expenses of the Ohio national guard at Governor Harmon inauguration. The senate blasted the hopes of local guard officers who argued the measure would boost state military spirit and interest.
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Columbus
Lawler
Ohio National Guard
Harmon
Senate
Explosion Burns Five in Springfield Home
Gas explosion wrecked the house injuring Clay McIntyre and his wife, his mother Mrs Marietta McIntyre, and Frank McElhenie and his wife in Springfield on January 6.
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Springfield
Clay McIntyre
Marietta McIntyre
Frank Mc&Elhenie
Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Local Court Rulings
Clara Reynolds seeks reversal of lower court actions levying on her chattels after a speakeasy conviction. The piece notes temperance laws may need revision while delays in local option cases trigger venue and jurisdiction disputes in Perry and Putnam counties.
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Clara Reynolds
The
Supreme
E. C. Woodworth
General Assembly
Perry County
J. V. Hynus
Common Pleas
J. M. Wood
Wood
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of
Putnam County
A. M. Heidelbaugh
Circuit Court
Common Pleas Court
Probate Court
Reappointments at Athens State Hospital Office
Frank Rochester, former steward at the Athens state hospital, was reappointed Tuesday by Auditor of State Furlington as inspector of state institutions. R. D. Williams of Athena was reappointed as an excise clerk.
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Frank Rochester
Athens State Hospital
Furlington
R. D. Williams
Athena
Coal Boat Stage Reached On Ohio River Front
Pittsburg Pa Jan 6 a coal boat stage has been reached along the Ohio River with activity tonight. Crews were sent to about forty tow boats and eleven lighter boats will depart for the South carrying about 6,000,000 bushels of coal. No coal shipments have gone South since last June. If the rise continues coal movement may reach 25,000,000 bushels and preparations are underway to resume mining in several mines.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Auditor appoints new deputy in Columbus Ohio
Deputy Auditor A W Beatty of Belmont county remains in place as Edward M Fullington the Auditor elect fills the staff. Three seasoned aides retire A C Corman S R Clark and E H Archer and are replaced by Joseph L Feck J C Howard and A B Dawson with Beatty retaining key duties.
Panama Canal Progress December Excavations and Rainfall
December total excavations on the Isthmian Canal work reached 3,261,673 cubic yards, up from 2,920,404 in November and 2,201,734 in December 1907. There were 26 working days in December, rainfall measured at 6.893 inches, with January 1 estimated excavations at 82,102,168 cubic yards.
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Panama Canal
Washington, D. C
Fire destroys barn on Robert A. Hunter farm in Belpre township
Fire of unknown origin destroys a large barn on the Robert A. Hunter farm in Belpre township near Little Hocking. The building housed grain hay wheat and livestock including horses and cattle, but the owner saved the surviving animals after the fire was spotted shortly before 6 pm.
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Hockingport
Robert A. Hunter
Belpre Township
Little Hocking
Opening convocation reports record university enrollment
This morning at the College Auditorium Dean Henry A. Williams presided over opening exercises announcing class schedules and team tryouts. Enrollment reached 491 at top clock, the largest number ever entered at this point in a winter term, with many new students observed across college halls.
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College
Henry A. Williams
Jones
Coal Leases Soon Taken Up by Parkersburg Firm near Coalville
The Carpenter-Gartlin Coal Company of Parkersburg finished a test hole on the Del Morrison farm and another on the Johnson farm at Indian Run Meigs County. The firm holds about ten thousand acres across Athens and Meigs counties and plans to take up leases at 15 dollars per acre.
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Coalville, O
Carpenter-Gartlin Coal Company of
Parkersburg
Coolville town marshal resigns leaving vacant post
Byron Parker resigned as Coolville marshal after a council meeting. L. R. Sanderson moved to Angleton Texas. W. C. Aiken was chosen to fill Parker’s role. Mayor J. M. Tidd presides as council considers A B White Jr and other members. Campbell addition owners seek council action on ten acres in southwest Coolville.
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Coolville, O
Byron Parker
L. R
C. Be, White
M. B. Taylor
A. B. White, Jr
Coolville F A M Lodge Installs Officers for Year
Coolville F A M Lodge No 337 held its regular meeting Tuesday evening and installed W M W Oakes F B Tidd S W Thomas Gardner J W W D Creasey treasurer A M Frame secretary F P Dinamore S D J Lorents J D J M Tidd Tyler The lodge reports only one death in the year and membership over 70 There will be Master’s degree work at the February meeting on February 20.
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Coolvile F
A. M. Lodge No
W. Oakes
W. M
F. B. Tidd
W. Thomas Gardner
Foreman George Crump Returns to Work After Christmas Shooting
George Crump of Coolville Station a section foreman was shot on Christmas day by Leslie Johnson. He recovered enough to discharge a section hand on Monday and resume duties for the New Year. Bullets remain in his cheek and shoulder with doctors not removing them. Friends fear blood poisoning and urge removal.
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George Crump
Coolville Station
Leslie Johnson
Crump
Foreman Crump
Belmont County Man Opens Oil and Gas Leases
W FPF Okey of Belmont county is making his headquarters here leasing land for oil and gas. Several hundred acres have been leased and many more will be taken up. The leases cover Carthage and Troy townships. Mr F B Tidd, notary, accompanied Mr Okey on his trips to acknowledge the leases.
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W. Fpf. Okey
Belmont County
Carthage
Troy
F. B. Tidd
Mr. Okey
Attorney Headley to Establish Wyoming Practice
A. S. Headley, longtime member of Watson Stouffer Davia Headley in Columbus, has severed ties and moved to Wheatland Wyoming to practice law. He was active with the Columbus Association of Credit Men and studied at Ohio University in Athens County, with home in Trimble township.
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A. Headley
Wyoming
S A. Headley
Watson, Stouffer, Davia & Headley
Columbus
First National Bank
Wheatland
Wyo
Headley
B. G. Watson
Columbus Association of Credit Men
Trimble Township
Athens County
Ohio University
Appointment of Night Officer Delayed Amid Council Scramble
Night duty remains with Officer L. L. Mercer who was on duty last night. No appointment has been made to fill the night officer post after Mercer. Council factions clash over ex-Officer William Mills potential appointment, with delays expected during Mills’s tenure.
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Mercer
L. L. Mercer
Hedges
William Milla
Mills
Counting Miners Votes in Indianapolis Election
In Indianapolis 150000 ballots from the December coal miners election are being counted at United Mine Workers national headquarters. Tellers will report the result to the miners' national convention on January 19.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Miners
Ohio University to honor Dr Gordy with memory tablet
J A Shott of the class of 92 proposes placing a tablet in memory of Dr J P Gordy at Ohio University. Alumni, faculty and President Ellie endorse the idea and plan to organize fundraising for the inscription in a university building. Memorial exercises may accompany tablet unveiling.
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J. A. Shott
Westminster College
New Wilmington
Martsolf
Ohiio University
J. P. Gordy
Ohio Universibe
Ohio University
Gordy
Northwest Territory
Truay
Dr. Gordy
Ellie
Ohio
Flood Control Project Aims to Straighten Hocking River Curve
State moves to acquire bottom land near the asylum to straighten a horse shoe bend that floods Richland avenue and nearby property. Attorney FE D Sayre in Columbus handles legal abstracts for state ownership. 1907 flood showed the danger with six deaths and extensive property loss.
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Hocking
Asylum Grounds
FE. D. Sayre
Columbus
Bishop
D. H. Moore
Mr. Sayre
Ohio
Asylum
Richland Avenue
Ohio Wheat Harvest Below Average and Corn in Crib Excellent
A January report from Ohio crop officials shows wheat harvest well below average while corn in crib and in shock is rated excellent. Hog, sheep, cattle, and horse conditions range near or above average, but drought has shortened yields. Some hog cholera reported in a few areas.
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Ohio
Top-Notch Cattle Sale Nets Big Cash Returns
George Tedrow delivered 45 head of fine fat cattle to O. M. Lovell at Guysville stock yards. Three carloads with average weight 1320 pounds yielded a top price of 5.50 per pound and total cash on board of 8291.75.
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Guysville
George Tedrow
O. M. Lovell
Expert Corn Judge to Judge Awards at Coming Show
The Farmers Institute executive board arranged with poultry show management to secure an expert corn judge from Ohio Wooster to attend Tuesday January 19. If judging finishes in time he may give an afternoon talk in the show room for corn raisers and county growers.
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Farmers’ Institute
Ohio
Wooster
Obituary Note on Bellefontaine Man at 92 and 60th Anniversary
Thomas Flack aged 92 of West Mansfield, Bellefontaine area, is critically ill with whooping cough. Sunday his wife Mrs Flack marked their 60th wedding anniversary in the county town.
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Whooping Coough
Bellefontaine, O
Thomas Flack
West Mansfield
Whooping
Flack
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