Devastating South Italy Earthquake and Tsunami Report
A vast earthquake struck Cosenza Cataizaro and Reggio Calabria with Mesaina and Catania damaged and Messina inundated. Telecommunication collapsed hampering damage assessment as thousands feared dead or homeless. Government and Red Cross mobilized troops engineers and ships for relief amid widespread destruction.
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Rome
Cosenza
Cataizaro
Reggio DI Calabria
Calabria
Italy
Mesaina
Sicily
Catania
Messina
Pompei
Herculaneum
Catastro ‘Pha
Caltanisetto
Hyex
Reggio
Nicotera
Passino
Red Cross
Washington
Montebello
Caltanisetta
Venezuela and Holland Agree End of Dispute
The Hague December 28 The Foreign Office states the quarrel between Venezuela and Holland is provisionally over and the Netherlands will hold its hand while Gomez’s Caracas administration progresses and his settlement proposals develop. Also includes a stray ad line about Dr Thomas Electric Oil and a quote from the Chattanooga Times.
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the Hague
Foreign Office Today
Venezela
Holland
Netherlands
Gomez
Caracas
Complex family ties puzzle ends in multiple marriages
Washington Pennsylvania December 28 a tangle of marriages links a father and his two sons and a widow with her two daughters in East Finley township Henry Dillinger a farmer married his housekeeper Maria Richmond and her daughters Lucy and Jennie Lucy and Jennie later wed Dillinger's sons Charles and David then Jennie and Charles married after a spell of illness all three families now reside together at the elder Dillinger home amid apparent happiness
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Washington
East Finley
Henry Dillinger
Maria Richmond
Richmond
Lucy
Jennie
Dillinger
Charles
David
Lucy Richmond
K P Lodge to Install Officers This Friday Night
Phinteas Lodge holds an installation meeting Friday night for new officers. An article mentions a Carnegie heroine medal for Agnes Lockwood, a 9 year old New York girl who tried to rescue a doll from hot water tub.
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Phinteas Lodge
Agnes Lockwood
New York
Traitor Drama At Opera House Recounts Reconstruction Era
A capacity crowd watched Thomas Dixon's The Traitor, a sequel to The Clansman, staged at the Opera House. The play depicts postwar South turmoil, Ku Klux Klan origins, and a love triangle involving Stella Butler, Hoyle, and John Graham with themes of treachery and redemption.
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Thomas Dixon
Cast Review of Graham Play Performance
John Maurice Sullivan as Steve and Frank Patton as John Graham lead a strong ensemble. Catherine Tower portrays Stella with youthful tragedy amid a Southern setting. Adel Barker and Harrison Crafford provide humor as Aunt Julie Ann and Isaac, Memphis native Crafford delivering authentic dialect and stage presence.
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Graham
John Maurice Sullivan
Steve
Frank Patton
John Graham
Catherine Tower
Stella
Adel Barker
Julie Ann
Harrison Crafford
Isaac
Maury National Bank to Hold Stockholders Meeting
Notice to stockholders of Maury National Bank Columbia Tenn informs of the regular annual meeting to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. Meeting set for Tuesday January 12 1909 at 11 o clock A M in the bank’s rooms. C A Parker cashier. 29déewit
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Maury National Bank
Columbia, Tenn
A. Parker
Ruef Sentenced to Fourteen Years in San Quentin
San Francisco dated December 24 reports Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss was sentenced to fourteen years in San Quentin State Prison for bribery connected to the Schmitz Board of Supervisors and the United Railroads trolley franchise. Judge Wa P Lawher delivered the sentence after Ruef's trial concluded December 10, a case famed in the city's history.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
San Quentin Prison
Wa. P. Lawher
Ruef
Schmitz Board of Supervisors
United Railroads
Foley's Orino Laxative touted as a cure for constipation
An advertisement claims Foley's Orino Laxative causes regular bowel movements and cures chronic constipation and sluggish liver. It promises pleasant taste and long-term relief, attributed to GBO and 8. Alcorn, urging subscription to The Herald.
Columbia to Have Wireless Station Starts 1909 Plan
United Wireless Telegraph Company orders 250 complete wireless sets to install in eastern cities by year end. The $500,000 program seeks 1 to 3 kW to 20 kW units, with ranges up to 3,000 miles, linking major centers and distributing press matter across Tennessee cities including Nashville Knoxville Chattanooga Columbia Clarksville Jackson and Memphis.
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Columbia
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Mississippi River
K. W
Tiows
Ward
Communicating Wireless 8
United States
Tennessee
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Bristol
Clarksville
Jackson
Memphis
Night riders' writs denied in Nashville detention
Special to The Herald from Nashville Tennessee December 29 Judge Hart dismissed five of the alleged night riders petitions in jail for safekeeping for Humphreys county officials. The bail hearing date was set by Judge W L Cook and the petitioners offered no objection to the scheduled time.
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The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Hart
Humphreys County
Dlamias
W. L Cook
Fifty Men Trapped in Virginia Mine Blast
Roanoke dispatch reports a coal mine disaster at Lick Branch Virginia. About fifty miners were at work when the explosion occurred and rescue teams could not enter the shaft due to fire and smoke. fourteen men were recovered with four dead, leaving thirty six presumed trapped as damage to the mine was described as extensive.
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Roanoke
Lick Branch
Pocahontas
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Norfolk & Western Railway
Dr Kings New Life Pills Endorsed by Alcorns Drug Store
A vintage promotion from Alcorn's Drug Store touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy to biliousness malaria and jaundice claiming they help keep the body out of trouble. The ad emphasizes health benefits and urges readers to purchase locally.
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Dr. King
Alcorn’s
Agar Will Not Be Prosecuted
Princeton December 29 Henry Agar a former legislator arrested in Texas on forgery and embezzlement charges was brought home and left for Texas last night It is understood he made terms with the accusers and will not be prosecuted A wealthy man in Texas said to have aided Agar during his absence is alleged to have advanced him large sums to settle with creditors locally.
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Princeton
Ni J
Henry
Agar
Texas
Foley's Kidney Remedy Urges Early Use For Kidney Trouble
Do not delay taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder trouble to avoid neglect leading to Bright's disease or diabetes. The advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities and cures kidney and bladder disorders.
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Foley
Bright
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Charleston
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Congress
Ku Klux Klan
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Steve Hoyle
New Klan
Stella Butler
Judge Butler
U. S. Circuit Court
Hoyle
John H. Graham
Exchief
Elf Klan
Lore
B. A. SATTERFIELD @ CO
Boodler
Nebraska
the Herald
Lick Branch Coal Fields
Virginia
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