110000 Dead in Messina and Reggio Alone
A disaster report details 110000 dead or missing in Messina and Reggio Calabria with survivors fleeing to forested mountains subsisting on roots. In Wheeling West Virginia Albert M. Shenk and his wife, connected to F Shenk & Sons Co, are among the missing from the Italian earthquake zone. A separate Palermo quake caused panic as residents rushed to open spaces and churches.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Albert M. Shenk
F. Shenk & Sons Co
Italy
California mass meetings oppose rail freight increases
Simultaneous gatherings across the state target transcontinental railroads and the U S to reject the proposed freight rate hikes starting January 1 1909. The meeting call stresses California residents won’t pay the higher charges. A drug ad for ManZan Pile Remedy follows, claiming immediate relief for piles.
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Pacific
Santa Fe
United States
California
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Compromise in Cho Senatorial Contest Reported
In Columbus on December 30, a long late night conference between Theodore Burton and William Howard Taft discussed a settlement in the Cho senatorial contest. The talks, urged by Taft, aimed at a amicable settlement with Burton supporters hopeful of Taft backing. A final decision was expected to be announced tomorrow as implications point to Taft seeking the seat in two years.
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Columbus
Theodore &. Burton
P. Taft
Burton
W. H. Taft
Messrs Taft
Messrs. Taft
Taft
Charles Dick
Sixteen Year Old Bride Witness in Rankin Murder Case
In Union City Tennessee on December 30 the murder trial of eight indicted night riders continued with alibi evidence. The first witness, 16 year old Della Frog a three week bride who married a soldier named Frog from Nashville said she picked cotton with Herschell Hogg the day of the Rankin murder and denied Tid Burton’s visit to Hogg to reveal plans to kill Colonel Taylor and Captain Rankin.
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Union City
Tenn
Captain Rankin
Della Frog
Frog
Nashville
Herschell Hogg
Rankin
Tid Burton
Hogg
Colonel Taylor
Former State Treasurer Wm L Mathues Dies at 46
Media Pennsylvania reports the death of William L Mathues former state treasurer aged 46 at his home. Doctors cite pneumonia but public belief ties his illness to tribulations from Harrisburg graft cases and his two year penitentiary sentence for involvement in the alleged conspiracy against the state.
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Media
Wm. L. Mathues
Pennsylvania
Mathues
Harrisburg Capitol
California Merchants Oppose Higher Freight Rates
In San Francisco on December 30, California merchants and shippers voiced strong opposition to the increased freight rates announced by the Southern Railway, urging regulators to reconsider the pricing changes and protect local commerce.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Southern
Vatican Denies O Connell for Coadjutor in San Francisco
The Vatican rejected Bishop Dennis O Connell of Catholic University Washington as coadjutor bishop of San Francisco. He may instead become auxiliary bishop of San Francisco. Two well dressed men suspected as escorts are sought by police after a disorderly incident.
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Dennis O’connell
Catholic University At
Washington
San Francisco
Vatican
O'Connell
Confession Alleged in Hains Trial Recalled by Witnesses
Minnie Rohne testified she overheard Mrs Hains confessing to her husband two days after Captain Hains returned from the West. Emma Lavelle described Mrs Hains away from home and quarrels with Annis. Major John Hains testified on Captain Hains mental changes a year prior to the Seitz case.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Minnie Rohne
Captain Hains
Captain Hain
New York
Emma Lavelle
John Hains
Thornton Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Hains
Annis
Fire at Homestead clothing store leads to arrests
Pittsburg December 30 Nathan Schwartz proprietor of a Homestead clothing store on Eighth avenue and his clerk Thomas Ducox are under arrest connected with a fire found early today that menaced eight families living in apartments above the store. Fire Chief C G Bryce reports lights flickering behind box screens and a candle burning between burlap sacks of excelsior in each corner.
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Pittsburg
Nathan Schwartz
Eighth Avenue
Homestead
Thomas Ducox
C.G. Bryce
Mysterious Shooting in Sem Tuckhorn Case Stuns Chicago
A well dressed woman who claims to be Carmero Canderlezz and linked to the Turkish embassy in Washington lies dying at St. Luke's hospital from a bullet over the heart after a mysterious shooting in Sem Tuckhorn's case. A companion named Mrs. Pullman from Minneapolis is in custody as a witness.
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Chicago
Carmero Canderlezz
Washington
St. Luke's Hospital
Sem” Tuckhorn
Pullman
Minneapolis
Minn
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Fedigo’s
E. S. Pedigo
Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
West Virginia
Flat Top Book and Stationery Company
Chicago Examiner
Burlington
Iowa
Baraatic Digmond C
Girard
Chicafo
Btreet
P. O. Box
Messina
Reggio
Vivors
Palermo
White Pharmacy
CHO
Rome
Albert Davis
Elks Opera House
E. & W. Shirts
Perrin Gloves
Silk
Men’s Furnishing Co., Elks Bldg
Bland St
Bluefieid Mercantile
Mercer Street
Merry Christmas
Samuel
Turk, West Va
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