Appalling death toll from Messina disaster grows
Rome reports 100000 dead across Messina Reggio and nearby towns with tens of thousands injured. Refugees flood Naples and Catania as cities burn and looting rises. Officials describe a cataclysmic loss of life and massive destruction across Sicily and Calabria.
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Messina
Regelo
Italy
Naples
Messians
Reggio
Victor Emanuel
Helena
Catania
Cardina Francia Nava di Bontife
Makharoff
Arthur
Cheney
Taorimina
Campani
Genoa
Strait of Messina
Réggio Ia
United States
Taormina
Discarded Lover Kills Former Sweetheart Then Marries
Kapess City reports a man shot his former sweetheart, now married a week, after a farewell. The assailant fired through a door with a .45 pistol, wounding the bride. The event occurred minutes after the couple exchanged wishes for a long life and happiness. Police began investigations with unclear motives and no immediate arrests.
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Mills Himbely
Kapess City
Rease
What Caused Big Quake
Prof. W H Brewer of Yale linked the Sicily earthquake to the same fault of the earth's surface that caused the San Francisco quake. Baron Des Plancheés issued an appeal to Italians in the United States to aid their countrymen.
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New Haven
W. H. Brewer
Yale
Sicily
San Francisco
Washington
Baron Edmondo Mayer Des Plancheés
United States
Earthquake toll and damage across cities and ships
The brief notes massive casualties with 100 000 to 160 000 killed and 800 000 to 500 000 injured. One million homeless is estimated as cities over 10 000 population are destroyed. Twelve torpedo boats and 600 ships sunk by the tidal wave. Historic straits altered by volcanic activity and many American tourists among the dead.
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Straits of Messina
Scyla and
Charybdis Des Etna
Stromboi
Morgan Donates 610000 to Earthquake Sufferers
Rome reports J P Morgan the American financier contributed ten thousand dollars to the relief fund for earthquake sufferers. The donation underscores international aid effort as relief work continues across affected areas.
American consul and wife die under consulate fire
Naples dispatch reports Major Maroff, commander of a battleship, arriving with refugees from Messina. He brings word that Arthur and Cheney, the American consul and his wife, perished under the debris of the consulate in the disaster.
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Naples
Maroff
Maeusina
Arthur & Cheney
Coney of
Messina
Government and State Clash Over Forest Reserves
Legal battle unfolds in Denver as Ward challenges federal forest reserves. The case questions whether Congress or Colorado holds power to create and maintain forest lands, with potential sweeping impact on Pinchot's policy. Judges in line to rule as arguments proceed.
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Denve Dee
Hon
I .Ford Pinchot
Congress
Colorado
Lew
United States
bin Weal
Ethelbert Ward
Fred Light
Aspen
Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Mr. Ward
Ward
Ormiy
Lewis
Pinchot's Rangers Slaving the Binds
Denver reports large numbers of song and other birds killed by poison wheat spread by forest bureau agents in extermination efforts against prairie dogs. The bureau publicized poison wheat and offered a recipe upon request. Farmers and hunters find twice as many dead birds as prairie dogs. A Colorado law imposes a 25 fine for killing song birds, while some advise destroying prairie dogs by directing heavy gases into their burrows to avoid harming birds.
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Pinchot’s
Denver
Forest Bureau
Colorado
Hastings mine reopening ordered by State Mine Inspector
State Mine Inspector Jones authorized an immediate reopening of the Hastings mine operated by Victor Fuel company in Trinidad Colorado. The fire has burned for several days and six hundred workers are affected by the decision.
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Trinidad
Colo
Jones
Hastings
Victor Fuel Company
Two Women Stand Trial for Murder of Captain J Clayton Erb
Media Pennsylvania December 30 defense for Mrs M Florence Erb and Mrs Catherine Belsel introduced evidence to support the claim that Mrs Betwel fired the fatal shot killing Captain J Clayton Erb.
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Capt. Erb
Media
Mra
M. Florence Erb
Catherine Belsel
J. Clayton Erb
New German Minister Presented to the President
Washington reports Count eerie met President Roosevelt who received the newly appointed German ambassador and exchanged courtesies in a formal presentation today.
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Phsident
Washington
Count Eerie
Ampalla
United States
Roosevelt
Farmers Earn 1.5 Million From Sugar Beet Operation
In Greely Colorado during three months of beet processing 202000 tons were bought for three plants at Eaton Windsor and Greely. Farmers received 1500000 dollars as the factory produced 760000 sacks of sugar at 4 60 per sack. After operating costs a profit of about 1000000 dollars is left. Factories to close in early January.
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Greely
Colo
ArcCampalen
Threeby
Eaton and
Windsor
Despondent Man Found Dead in Greeley Hotel
H. W. McLean, despondent over unemployment, was found dead in a Greeley hotel room on December 30 after an unsuccessful Christmas-Eve attempt at self harm. An empty chloroform bottle was found under the pillow, indicating suicide.
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Greeley
Colo
H. W. McLean
Roosevelt seeks Colorado boundary contention in boundary bill
President Roosevelt has asked Representative Geek of Colorado to file a brief recording contention regarding the boundary bill among Colorado New Mexico and Oklahoma. The request concerns the boundary issue as it appears in the thirty seventh Joint Committee.
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Colanado
Washington
Roaldent ‘Oosevelt
Geek
Colorado
New Mexico
Okla
Rumor Says Parker Will Remain C S Manager
In New York on December 30 reports spread among railroad circles that A D Parker vice president of the Colorado and Southern would stay as manager with no department changes for the near term. Burlington officials plan year end reviews and a January inspection trip to Colorado Wyoming New Mexico and Texas to assess lines and terminals.
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New York
Wall Street
A. D. Parker
Colorado & Southern Railway
George B. Harris
Burlington Road
Colorado & Southern
Frank Trumbull
Parker
Trumbull
West
Chicago
Burlington
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Texas
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Colorado & Southern Road
Northwest railroad race foresees record 1909 expansion
Denver observers predict a major buildup in Northwest railroad construction led by Harriman’s surveyors in Oregon and adjacent states. Extensions by J J Hi systems in Idaho Oregon and Washington total about 480 miles for 1900, with St Paul lines nearing Puget Sound terminals. Denver L&N expands toward Carbon County Wyoming and western lumber regions as efforts converge to connect Colorado Southern Burlington and Great Northern, signaling a landmark year for Denver.
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Denver
Northwest
Pacife
Seventeenth Street
BE. H. Harriman
Oregon
Harriman System
J. J. Hi
Idaho
Washington
St. Paul
Montana
Puget Sound
Seattle
Tacoma
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railway
Carbon County
Wyoming
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
Great Northern
I Northern
Mitchell sentenced for act he did not commit
Indianapolis report on Mitchell 8 M Sexton editor of the Mine Workers Journal saying he did not write the implicated editorial and did not know of the case before service. He argues the offense was tried in Washington rather than the location of the act and cites Supreme Court guidance for proper jurisdiction. He condemns the assessment of contempt and defends respect for courts.
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Mitchell
Indianapolis
Ind
Core
M. Sexton
The
Mine Workers Journal
Today
Jlinoy
Washington
Supreme Court
Charle
S A. Dana
New York Sun
Convicted Pennsylvania Treasurer W. L. Mathews Dies
Wm L Mathews former state treasurer of Pennsylvania who was convicted in state capitol frauds and sentenced to a $600 fine and two years imprisonment died today at age 46 in Media Pennsylvania Cause of death pneumonia believed to be aggravated by the tribulations of graft cases
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Media
Wm. L. Mathews
Pennsylvania
Pneumonuia
lMnews
Estate of Matilda Walden Appoints Administrator
In Los Angeles on December 30 Judge Rives granted letters of administration to Frank Bryeon for the estate of Matilda Walden who died in August. The estate is valued at about $100,000 with no claimant found to date.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Aire
Matilda Walden
Rives
Frank Bryeon
Uie
Walden
Wyoming Forecast Partly Cloudy With Snow Likely
Weather report from Washington dated December 20 1908 notes partly cloudy conditions in Wyoming for Thursday and Friday with probable snow in the north portion. Local data through December 30 shows a maximum of 15 degrees, minimum 10 degrees, no precipitation.
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Washington
Wyoming
Palmer
Five Robbers Dynamite Bank in Wellston Heist
Five robbers dynamited the bank at Wellston Ola and escaped with five thousand five dollars after a chaotic scene. Police pursued suspects with limited details available from the report.
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Hebbers Dynamice
Hank Muskogee
Dov
Bank of
Wellston
Ola
Ett. Scene
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