Rome Earthquake Wrecks Historic Rome Structures
Historic earthquake devastates central Italy with Rome at its center and Potenza suspected as its source. Palazzo Chigi Column of Marcus Aurelius Farnese Palace and St Paul statue twisted. Many churches damaged as tremors topple cornices. King Victor Emmanuel orders details. Pope Benedict directs relief. Telephones overloaded as crowds seek loved ones. Multiple towns report collapsed buildings and casualties.
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Rome
Marcus
Aurea
St. Paul
Church of St. Charles Catinari
St. Ignatius
Basilica of St John
Lateran
Naples
Torre Cajetani
Amara
Benedict
Vatican
Victor Emmanuel
Capitol
Palazzo del Drage
Thomas Neilson Page
Marcus Aurelius
Earthquakes Mark Italy and World Disasters Across Decades
An article catalogs historic quakes, noting Italy's heartland damage centered near Rome and Abruzzi towns such as Avezzane, Tivoli, and Pofi, with broader global events from Messina 1908 to Lisbon 1755 and San Francisco 1906. It records fatalities, injuries, and homelessness, highlighting major shocks in Sicily, Calabria, Ecuador, Chile, Jamaica, and beyond, and remarks on repeated seismic activity through early 20th century.
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Avezzane
Aquila
Abruzzi
Rome
Roma
Adriatic Sea
Monte Rotondo
Gallipalas
Tivoli
Tiberius
Villa d’Este
Pofi
Bagarola
Paliano
Vereli
Peretd
Poggio
Nativa
Italy
Messina
Sicily
Calabria
Santa Teresa
Scalleta
Faro
Reggio
San Giovanni
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Esmeraldas
Ecuador
Esmeéraldas
Colombia
Sanate
Formosa
Kagi
Los Andes
Melioplila
Santiago
Chile
Vinla del Mar
Quirihue
Linacha
Quileta
Porto Rico
German New Guinea
Kingston
Jamaica
Cartago
Costa Rica
Turkey
Sakura
Japan
Earthquake Tremors Felt Across Italy Reports and Reactions
An earthquake centered between Campobasso and Sacno was felt strongly at Perugia and reached Ferrara. Pal suffered heavy damage with fatalities at Guillano and Caserta reported damage near Naples. Observers noted tremors lasted about a minute. many sought safety outdoors. Residents blamed the war for divine punishment as crowds prayed and processed in streets.
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Campobasso
Sacno
Perugia
Ferrara
Pal
Guillano
Meteorological Institute
Nhot
Sicily
Naples
Rome
Caserta
Mount Vesuvius
Germans Grapple With the French Front News
Berlin dispatches report ongoing fighting along the Aisne and near Soissons with heavy artillery, gains claimed by Germans and French repulses at Nieuport and La Bassée. Turkish and Eastern front actions also noted, with Russian advances in East Prussia and Galicia described amid snow and fog.
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St. Marguerite
Missy- ‘-Sur- - Aisne
Belgium
Nieuport
Ypres
Aisne
Soissona
Soissons
Berry-au- Bac
Champagne
Rheims
Argonne
Souain
Beausejour
Ee Vo
Ruassia
Toolkiplace
Palmsburg
Canal of
la Bassee
la Basselle
Touvron
Crony
Gussie
St. Mihiel
Nomuny
Vosges
Seree
Mtr
Petrograd
Caucasua
Osti
Kars
Turka
Olti
Ikara- Urean
East Prussia
Rosog
Miawa
Radzanowa
Kozlow
Biskupe
Zakrzew
Sucha
Borsimow
Gatmine
Wolia
Szidlewska
Germania
Gaimine
Maghely Farm
Austria
Poultry Show Awards Highlight Georgia Event
Crowds attended the Georgia poultry show this week. Judges finished judging chicken exhibits and large pigeon collection, awarding sweepstakes and special silver cups. Notable winners include White Leghorn, White Wyandotte, and White Rock prizes with multiple firsts across breeders from Atlanta, Macon, Columbus, and Decatur.
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Lana
Peeteett
Atlanta
George W.' ‘Grant
Old Owl Poultry
Yar
Macon
G. D. Wright
Columbus
C. O. Harwell
Paul A. Wright
Partridge Plymouth Rocks
W. J." Stod
DeWitt C. Bacon
Guyston
College
View Farm
College Park
C. V. Clark
Louisville
Glenn
Decatur
Pugilet
A. V. Clifton
Hughes
Grantsville
Girtwallett
Clarkston
J. P. Pairo
H. W. Woolf
Ed L. Suteton
College View Farm
Hei Rose
Rhode Island Reds
John
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Stewart Griffin
Whitci
Carneaus
George W. Anderson
Wiliam H. Spratlin
Atgate
Gae
Marie-Stoddard
B. F. Hart
Qollage “Park
Government Allows Free Parcel Transport to Belgium
United States government and express companies will refund postage and transportation on parcels sent for Belgian relief. A telegram from L W Bates to John Silvey & Co cites post office and express cooperation, permitting nonperishable food, blankets, and clothing to be shipped to relief agencies without sender cost, with refunds via designated carriers.
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United States
Post Office Department
Belgium
Atlanti
Iris Ands
John Silvey & Co
L. W. Bates
Commission For the Relief
Commission For
Rele
Belgum
Jwhielk Food
Express
America
Adams Xpress Company
Amerigan Express
Great Northern Express Company
Northern Express Company
Commission For Relief
Talao
Burleson
Commission For Relief In
Broadway
New York City
Mayor James G Woodward Celebrates Seventieth Birthday
Mayor James G Woodward, known as Uncle Jim, marked his 70th birthday with a buoyant office performance at city hall. Friends praised his vitality and dedication, noting he never takes vacations and continues to govern with zeal amid birthday celebrations and numerous calls.
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James G. Woodward
Doc Osler
Jim
Woodward
Atlanta
No Parade Schedule Change For Panama Canal Cruise
Washington January 13 the proposed international naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads is abandoned and the Atlantic fleet will pass through the canal at Cristobal instead. Congress must approve the change though Secretary Daniels expects swift passage. Spain Portugal Argentina and Cuba may send ships. February 26 set for the vanguard to pass. March 10 when President Wilson arrives, the rest to follow.
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Hampton Roads
Daniels
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Cristobal
Congress
United States
Portugal
Argentina
Cuba
Ahipa
Goethals
Wilson
New York
E Pattiesh
Oregon
Hampton
Whison
Berchtold quits Austrian foreign ministry
Vienna reports Count von Berchtold has asked to retire. Emperor grants request. Hungarian Baron Stephan Burian von Rajecz to succeed him. Berchtold pivotal in prewar policy. Hungarian appointment signals Hungary’s larger role. Also notes a large raid on blind tigers in Tifton, Georgia, with eleven captured and case sent to city court.
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Vienna
London
Count von, Berchteld
Vienna Framdemblatt
Count von Berchtold
Stephan Burian von Rajecz
Count ‘von Berchtold
Servia
Sergia
Hungary
Tifton
E. Olver
W. L. Conger
W. M. Sellars
A . Pl
South Carolina Militia to Be Reorganized by New Governor
South Carolina militia, disbanded by Governor Blease, will be reorganized by Governor elect Manning as soon as he takes office. Adjutant General Moore says Manning told him to seek war department guidance on steps to restore the militia, with officials confident the matter will resolve after Elsase’s term ends. Secretary Garrison shares the view.
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Washington
South Carolina
Blease
Manning
Moore
War Department
Elsase
Garrison
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