Amalf Rock Slide Destroys Hotels Monastery Villas
Report from Rome dated December 23 describes a massive rock avalanche at Amalf on the Gulf of Salerno. The Cappuccini hotel and Capuchin monastery were carried into the sea by a 50 000 cubic yard slip, crushing four ships and their crews. Troops rushed to the scene as officials fear heavy loss of life among monks and hotel occupants. Amalfi, a town of about 7000, lies at a ravine entrance amid steep mountains. the Capuchin monastery dates to 1212 with Capuchins in charge since 1583.
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Rome
Amalf
Gulf of Salerno
Cappuccini
Amalti
Churchill Escape from Boers Reported From Lourenzo Marques
London dispatch details Winston Churchill's safe escape through Boer territory and a favorable exchange with General Joubert. Reports note a Ladysmith sortie with British casualties and Methuen's cautious Modder river crossing. German press shifts toward anglophile lines while Boers gain local reinforcement and pro Boer demonstrations occur in Paris.
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London
South Africa
Randolph Churchill
Winston
Lorenzo Marquez
Lourenzo Marques
Churchill
Joubert
Mr. Churchill
Pretoria
Ladysmith
Cape Town
Methuen
Modder River
Jimberley
Wimberley
Royalist Jeunesse meeting ends in riot at Tivoli Vaux hall
The Jeunesse Royaliste executive committee held a meeting at Tivoli Vaux hall last evening that was broken up by socialist demonstrators. The confrontation erupted in uproar with chants supporting social revolution and Deroulede while counter cries of Vive Deroulede and Vive Varmec echoed through the venue.
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Stration
Tivoli-Vaux Hall
Jeunesse Royaliste
Christmas Offering for Lawton Widow and Monument Fund
A nationwide appeal raises funds for the widow of Major General Henry W. Lawton and a monument in Indiana. Contributions reach 950 in Indianapolis with 525 toward a Lawton monument. Kansas City and Washington replies push totals toward 25 thousand dollars and wider memorials. The Riggs National Bank serves as fund depository. donors are urged to send remittances to the listed committee.
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Washington
Henry W. Lawton
Lawton
Riggs National Bank
Kansas City
Thomas T. Crittenden
Indianapolis
Indiana
Arlington
General Lawton
Christmas Tragedy at St. Francis School in Quincy
At St Francis school in Quincy Illinois a Christmas rehearsal turned deadly when a gas jet ignited flames around fourteen young girls. Six died instantly and four more are expected to die. sisters and rescuers were badly burned. Names of the dead and injured are listed among the fourteen participants.
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Quincy, Ills
St. Francis School
Mary Wavering
Alma Middendorf
Bertha Freund
Josie Roszeweg
Miss Hickey
Irene Freiburg
Josephine Bohne
Wilhelmina Kettendorf
Lena Zeiger
Laura Menke
Miss Loebbing
Aleva Timpe
Josie Werner
Falher Andrew Butzkueben
Ludwigus
Rodolphia
Heodet
Ophia
Lisbon Port Delays Boer War Supplies Says London Desk
The Lisbon correspondent of The Daily Mail reports Portugal is trying to block Boer war material via Lourenzo Marques and Delagoa Bay amid fears of Boer raids. Britain should push for stricter vigilance as Portugal fears incursions into its African possessions. The piece notes ongoing concerns over supply routes and regional tensions.
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Lisbon
The
Daily Mail
Lourenzo Marques
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Great Britain
Transvaal
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Janesville, Wis
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Midlake
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Richmond
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Panhandle
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Queen Mine
Duke of Westminster
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Sherwin-Williams CO
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C. A. McNamara & CO
People's Column
Mra. A. O. Best
North A Ave
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Singer Mfg. Co
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Freeport
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Seth Thom
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American Tourist Association
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