Quake Shakes Catania District Causing Panic
Minted Press reports two earthquakes near Catania early today. Shocks were mild near Mount Aetna but coastal areas saw heavy tremors that sparked panic among residents.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1925
Page
1
Minted Press reports two earthquakes near Catania early today. Shocks were mild near Mount Aetna but coastal areas saw heavy tremors that sparked panic among residents.
In Corsicana near Dallas A man named W C Story 20 was killed when the truck he drove collided with another vehicle and overturned on the highway during the night. Story's home is listed as Dallas.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear words. The readable parts reference a place or names but lack coherent event or context for a definite news item.
Bonham authorities announce improvements at the pumping station including a new settling basin and artesian water system. J. H. Phillips explains the upgraded flow to city clerk Charles Mrwin while Lawrence Goodman and Joe Ben Blewett inspect the site and gauge readings show the standpipe nearing full.
A large Bonham crowd watched the fire department contest on the public square at 7:15 Tuesday afternoon. Teams and equipment competed in heat trials with times around 33 seconds, highlighting proud volunteer firefighters led by Chief Stevenson and captains Loftin and Moore.
United Press report from Dayton Ohio July 8 states organized fundamentalism seeks a constitutional amendment to ban evolution from schools. William Jennings Bryan, famed Scopes prosecutor, warned that if the anti evolution law fails it would be appealed to the Supreme Court with supporters ready for the fight.
Two heat prostrations occurred before 9 a.m. as Kansas City sweltered under rising temperatures. The mercury was expected to top 100 degrees later today, weather officials predicted.
Baroness Helen Zur Muehlen, formerly Helen Car ruthers of San Antonio, died today in New York after a fall on a concrete pavement during a disturbance at an old monastery. Three companions were in the room.
Washington reports no relief in sight as the U S Weather Bureau warns of continuing extreme heat. Thursday's forecast calls for even warmer temperatures across the Eastern states with heat likely to persist.
Rome July 8 Finance Minister Alberto Deserrant and National Economy Minister Ceasar Nava resign from Premier Mussolini's cabinet per an official announcement.
A Rutland Herald note suggests the letter two is regarded as a meaningful symbol in an alphabetical scheme. The quirky observation highlights a playful view of letters and values in writing.
Vienna reports a violent confrontation around the Kaschau Franciscan Monastery as peasants clash with police after guarding the site for three days. Several killed and many injured, with about twenty arrested, amid charges that a priest denounced President Masaryk of Czecho-Slovakia as a heretic.
At the El Trope hotel in Buenos Aires a three story building collapsed during dinner hour burying several patrons. Six people were seriously injured as rescue crews pulled them from the rubble.
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