Earthquakes Strain Italian Relief Efforts and Fleet Moves
Reports from Messina describe ongoing quakes, fires and a vast death toll with 14 006 bodies buried and 9 040 refugees fled. The US fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry shifted to Naples while Washington approved an 800 000 relief appropriation.
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Kansas
Minnesota
Suez
Naples
Connecticut
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Washington
Congress
Messina
Mesina
Reggio
Musina
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Tel Agice
Villa San Giovenni
Young Rockefeller Called Perjurer In Libel Case
New York January 6 John D Rockefeller Jr was called a perjurer by defense counsel in his criminal libel suit against Star Publishing Company officers Carvalho E H Clark and Bradford Merrill. Rockefeller testified the December 17 American article accusing him of peonage in a Chicago breakfast food firm was false. He claimed he has not been in Chicago for nearly two years and admitted his earlier knowledge was based on information and belief.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Carvalho
E. H. Clark
Bradford Merril
Star Publishing Company
New York American
Hea Ang
Moss
Deaver Street
Rockefeller
The
American
Chicago
Clarence J. Shearn
Mesa
Official shot during arrest in Chicago incident
A Greek merchant and a maniac resisted arrest as a U S government order was shot. Inspector A Seraphhee was wounded and Sergeant William Georgeopolis stabbed while detaining Constantine Parculos at 63 Blue Island Avenue. Parculos fled as the Greek escaped in a tense hour long struggle on a 21 foot tower.
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Chicago
United States
Englewood
A. Seraphiee
William Georgeopolis
Constantine Parculos
Blue Island Avenue
Foole
Seraphic
Ing
Bergt
Georgeopolis
Hains Denies Pointing Gun in Murder Trial
Thornton J. Hains faced cross examination in a high profile case linking him and brother Capt. Peter C. Hains Jr to the killing of William H. Annis. He testified he only pointed at Mr. Roberts and described tensions with his wife and the impact on his family.
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Flushing
Thornton J. Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William HB. Annis
Thornton Hains
Hains
Mr. Roberts
Faanke
Mr. Andrews
Billy
William E. Annis
Hanna
Annis
Apt. Hains
Shrewsbury
Capt
Two Killed in Wreck Near Capettan West Virginia
In a late train accident at Capettan thirty miles west of Hinton fast passenger train No. 1 ran into an open switch killing engineer Thomas Edwards age and veteran ireman Peter Treut both Huntington residents.
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Hinton
W. Va
Capettan
Thomas Edwards
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Ireman Peter Treut
Huntington
British Seamen Drowned in Collision at Sydney
The British cruiser Encounter collided with a collier near Sydney yesterday. Sixteen sailors were drowned in the disaster reported from New South Wales.
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Sydney
Encounter
Cold Wave Grips Midwest With Record Low Temperatures
The Midwest endures a brutal cold wave with record lows. Twelve degrees below zero at St Paul plus widespread zero to 24 below readings across Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Montana. Blizzard conditions lash Butte while Norfolk, Chadron, Deadwood, and Gregory report sharp temperature drops and light snowfall.
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Middle West
Chilcago
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Garriott
Honolulu
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United States Weather Bureau
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Indianapolis
Ind
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Tennessee
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Lake
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Ohio Valley
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Mont
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Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Chadron
Deadwood
Gregory
True Bills Found Against Pittsburg Council Members
Pittsburg January 6 grand jury indicted seven council members and two ex bankers for bribery related crimes. Indicted individuals include William Brand John Klein Joseph Wasson Jacob Soffel W H Melaney Hugh Ferguson W Ramsay and A A Vilsack. Bond posted. hearings expected soon as prosecutors push for prompt trials ahead of re elections.
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Pittsburg
T. O. Ata
William Brand
Common Council
John F. Klein
Joseph C. Wasson
Jacob Soffel
W. H. Melaney
Hugh Ferguson
W. W. Ramsay
German National Bank
A. A. Vilsack
Same Bank
W. A. Blakely
Voters' League
Council
Settlement Draft Presented In Caracas By U S Commissioner
W S Buchanan, the American special commissioner, presented a draft proposition to settle pending questions between the Venezuelan government and the United States during the present administration in Caracas. The document outlines terms for resolving bilateral issues and seeks to advance diplomatic talks.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
W. S. Buchanan
Washington
Four Die in Collision on Green River Steamer Raft
Four men died and several others injured when the steamer Eamnel struck a raft amid heavy fog on Green River near Rockport Kentucky on January 6. The men were crowded in a tent on the raft and were trapped.
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Eamnel
Green River
Rate
Typhoid Rages as Scorpion Sails with Supplies to Messina
Rome reports typhoid outbreak in Messina causing alarm. Bayern loaded with provisions and medical supplies sails to aid the strait under American relief. United States gunboat Scorpion departs Naples with sterilized milk for Messina under consular direction. Reggio reports yesterday’s earthquakes with multiple shocks and collapsed walls.
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Messina
Victor Emmanuel
Griscom
American reHef Committee
Strait of Messina
Naples
Scorpion
Sperry
Connecticut
Vermont
Minnesota
Kansas
Reggio
Drastic Measures Considered by Perkins Committee
Washington January 6. The Perkins special committee may urge expunging from the record the portion of the president's annual message criticizing last year's secret service legislation. Reports on the action circulated after a committee meeting but members would not confirm plans.
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Washington, D. C
Perkins Special Committee
House
Evecutive
Lincoln centennial stamp plan moves forward in Congress
Washington January 6 A resolution introduced by Representative Dawson authorizes the postmaster general to issue a new two cent Lincoln centennial stamp. The stamps are planned for sale by January 12. Senator Cumming supports the Loyal Legion of Washington event to deliver the “intolnadires” at a February 12 banquet. All Iowa lawmakers back reopening of Congress with Pirdsall and three members in Panama.
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Washington, D. C
Dawson
Cumming
Loyal Legion of Wishington
Iowa
Congress
Indicted Thirty Five Times In Grand Jury Probe
Frankfurt Kansas January 6 The county grand jury returned thirty five indictments against Judge Ch7a Be Poos former claim clerk in the state auditor office charging forgery uttering forgery and defrauding the state with false vouchers A bench warrant issued for his arrest The records before the grand jury indicated the total amount of his speculation was over 40000 Counting Miners Ballots Indianapolis January 6 The counting of the 150000 ballots cast in the national election of the United Mine Workers union begun at the national headquarters The result will be announced to the miners convention meeting January 10 Officer slain by prisoner Los Angeles January 6 While arresting Arizona Jack Ellion a mine 2ow boy the deputy constable Charles Demanville was shot and killed Ellion escaped Des Moines Man Named Chicago January 6 With the session of Miles Racine and Wrightman Des Moines Ia secretary the Midwestern Tariff aviation was organized The agitation aims to protect middle western manufacturers in propariff legislation Utah Raises Fund Salt Lake January 6 The cruiser fund in hands of state committee amounts 4500 and is still growing
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Ch7a BE. Poos
State Auditor
Grand
Indianapolis
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Oul
United Mine Workers National
Miners’ National
Stain
Los Angeles
Arizona
Jack” Elion
Inperial Valley
Charles Demanville
Newhall
Des Moines
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W. RB. Miles
Racine
Wrightman
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