Earthquake Devastates Messina and Reggio Coastline
Rome reports a devastating southern Italy earthquake with Messina and Reggio suffering massive loss. Death tolls run from 12,000 to 50,000 in Messina, 45,000 in Reggio and surrounding towns. Thousands dead in Palmi, Cassano and Casnera. Calabrian towns and nearby isles in ruins. Survivors evacuated to ships turned hospitals. Britain, France and Russia dispatch ships, funds opened, relief trains move. Rome notes altered Strait geography and widespread panic as King Victor Emmanuel and Queen visit Sicily.
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Rome
Messina
Sicily
Reggio
Italy
Palmi
Cassano
Casnera
Gagnara
Monteleone
Riposto
Seminara
San Giovannii
Scilla
Lazzaro
Cannitello
Calabria
Great Britain
France
Russia
Sappho
Victor Emmanuel
Straits of
Charybdis
St. Rose
Gerace Merina
Palm
Bank of
Trinacria
Pope
Giolitti
Messina Earthquake Death Toll Reported Near Sixty Thousand
Consul Cheney and his wife aid in rescue work as Messina is said to be entirely destroyed. Unofficial estimates put deaths around 60 000 while fires spread the disaster. State department notes communications with Messina are nearly impossible.
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Messina
Connecticut
Griscom
State Department
Rome
Personal notices fill LaPorte area with visitors and travelers
Miss Grace McMillan spends the day in Chicago. E. J. Cone returns to Flint after a relatives visit. H. G. Durbin arrives for a three week stay. Miss Jessie Carroll of Chicago visits relatives. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Cole of South Bend visit brother Thomas Anderson. O. W. Rice on a commercial trip after two weeks with family. Mrs. F. W. Carlton of Schoolcraft visits sister Mrs. J D Salsig. Frank Stafford of Toledo visits his parents. Lloyd Burrit returns to New York after visiting uncle W. H. Winship. August Fuller returns to Elkhart after visiting August Smith. Harvey and Joseph Smith of Plymouth visit relatives here, return home. Eft Sharp and J. F. Wainwright of Warsaw visit. Marie Davis of Goshen visits Hallie Thomas. New Carlisle: Mrs. Ben Bulley visits relatives. Arthur Chapman of Elkhart visits family. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Hall entertain son Everett and Lewis Hall in Joliet, with Mrs. M. Baint visiting Bristol. Madison Center: Henry Stauffer hosts Christmas dinner for fourteen with Mrs. Cora Smith present. George and Mrs. Smith of Elkhart visit A. J. Stauffer. Charles Shipman of West Franklin Street travels to Grand Rapids when sister Ed Conrad’s health declines.
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H. G. Durbin
Jessie Carroll
Chicago
Jones
Cole
South Bend
Thomas Anderson
O. W. Rice
F. W. Carlton
Schoolcraft
Mich
J. D. Salsig
Jefferson Street
Frank Stafford
Toledo
KE. Stafford
North Fifth Street
Lloyd Burrit
W. H. Winship
New York
LaPorte Herald
August Fuller
Elkhart
August Smith
Eft Sharp
J. F. Wainwright
Warsaw
City
Marie Davis
Goshen
Hallie Thomas
New Carlisle
Ben Bulley
George Clendenen
Arthur Chapman
OQ. E. Chapman
L. E. Hall
No. 229
Division Street
Everett D
Lewis I. Hall
Joliet High School
Hall
M. BE. Baint
Bristol
Madison Center
St. Joseph County
Henry Stauffer
Cora Smith
George Smith
A. J. Stauffer
Woodland
Charles Shipman
West Franklin Street
Grand Rapids
Ed Conrad
Mr. Shipman
Conrad
George Till
Fort Wayne
R. R. Hayes
Northern Indiana Co
Lima
Ohio
Perry B. Stickles
R. J. Santschi
E.B. Myers
Albert Myers
F. B. Machan
Ruth
Lagrange
Machan
E. G. Machan
Christiana Street
James Walley
Detroit
Charles Walley
Helmuth Riebe
No. 306
Aspenwold Avenue
Lake Shore
Roundhouse
How to Roast Duck and Relieve Choking
How to roast two ducks with a half bread crumb dressing, butter onion salt and pepper inside and out. Use giblets for gravy from the dripping pan after removing fat then thicken with flour. Serve with stewed cranberries or apple sauce. Raising the left arm high helps relieve choking faster than back thumps.
Consul Cheney Killed in Messina Earthquake Disaster
An official dispatch reported American consul Arthur Cheney and his wife believed killed by the Messina earthquake. The message from Stuart Lupton via Malta said the Messina consulate was destroyed and that Gale forwarded Lupton’s claim of the consul’s probable death.
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Washington
Arthur
Cheney
Messina
Sicily
State Department
Stuart Lupton
Malta
Maltese Islands
Mediterranean
William H. Gale
Lupton
Lupton." Consul Gale
Cable
Dll
Roosevelt Cables Sympathy for Italy after Calamity
President Roosevelt sent a cable to the King of Italy expressing shared shock and sympathy. American Red Cross appealed for contributions and coordinated with the Italian Red Cross. Messina reports describe widespread destruction, many deaths, and dramatic rescue efforts. Enrico Caruso plans to donate one week’s salary to Italian earthquake victims.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
American National Red Cross
Italian Red Cross
Remedy for choking children taught in old manual
An old notice describes methods to relieve choking in children during meals. It advises slapping hard on the back and raising the child's left arm above the head to dislodge the blockage, claiming faster relief. The excerpt appears in The Daily Review priced at ten cents weekly.
The List of the Sick and Confined
A crowded roster of ill residents and travel to relatives. E Moore and Miss Ernestine Sidway suffer grip and typhoid risk. Several others report sickness or recent hospital stays, with many visiting relatives or relatives traveling to Chicago Detroit and Fort Wayne.
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E. Moore
Ernestine Sidway
CG. W. Baker
Fremont Street
Christmas Program at McFarren School Highlighted by Gift Lamp
Osolo news reports a fine Christmas program by McFarren school pupils last Wednesday, followed by a Christmas tree and presents. Miss Bertha Wolchester received a lamp as a gift from the school. Local residents visiting relatives in South Bend and Goshen populated the social notes, including the Rex, Kinney, Baird, Cast, Holtz, Mesnard, Rackstroh and Rockstroh families and friends.
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Goshen
M. H. Kinney
Will Baird
Middlebury
Thomas Baird
Watseka
Mirs
F. M. Cast
J. A. Long
South Bend
Samuel Holtz
Brewer
Elkhart
D. Mesnard
Samuel Rockstroh
Markets and livestock prices from Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago markets show winter and spring wheat by sample with varied prices and mixed corn and oats readings. Live stock quotes cover hogs, cattle, and sheep across Chicago and East Buffalo, with price ranges for prime to heavy butchers and other classes. Elgin butter data listed, and a New Year flower order prompt from Van Aken Bros.
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Chicago
Chicago Livatock
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elgin
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E. A. Baker
Wilson Roose
C. H. Winchester
W. H. Knickerbocker
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Piteman Emmett
LaPorte Hospital
Miss Rose Curtis
Frank Curtis
LaPorte
Trinity M. EB. Church
George Dewey
South Fifth Street
Cash Grain Market
van Aken Bros
Ellis’ Club
Stag
Keene Bros
Reo
Elkhart County
Noel Bros
North Main
Ind
Houseworth Bros. Prescription Druggists
Coal Koal Cole
D. L. & W. Scranton
J.p.sanders
So. Main St
Woman’s Home Companion Cosmopolitan
World Today
NcClare
County Life In America
McClure’s
Everybody’s
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Shafer & Schult
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