Messina Looters Slay Six Russian Sailors
In Messina and Reggio troops struggle to guard survivors and loot‑scarred ruins. Six Russian sailors were shot by looters, sixteen criminals killed in the same area, and 600 arrested in fights with police. Earthquakes and a Stromboli eruption cause panics. Vatican hospital plans 390 beds. Queen Helena aids wounded. relief efforts spread to Caserta and Naples.
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Rome
Jen
Messina
Reggio
Feggle
Pellario
Tromboli
Stromboli Island
Strombeli
Lipari
Naples
Vatican
Press Club
Borghese
Sso
Helena
First Shock Strains Messina Rescue Efforts Rise
In Messina the rescue system swells with troops patrolling in squads of twenty or thirty. The city’s devastation from the first quake is blamed for the high casualties as sudden shaking toppled buildings and debris blocked escapes. A subsequent tidal surge flooded streets drowning and injuring residents amid collapsing walls and wreckage.
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Catania
Messina
Ambassador Attends Requiem Mass for Earthquake Victims
A requiem Mass for earthquake victims was held in Washington this morning led by Rev. Father Lyons of St. Aloysius Church and was attended by the Italian ambassador and members of the Italian embassy.
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Washington
Father Lyons
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Fleet Ready 19 Sail for Italy
The United States battleship fleet arrives at Suez from Colombo two days early on the world cruise. Connecticut Vermont Kansas and Minnesota will enter the canal and proceed to Port Said, ready to move to Italy if ordered. Rear Admiral Sperry reports emergency relief supplies for Italian quake victims.
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Suez
United States
Colombo
Cats
Connecticut
Vermont
Kansas
Minnesota
Port Said
Italy
Navy Department
Sperry
Taps for 34333 Veterans in Year
Secretary Garfield reports improved administration has cut costs without sacrificing accuracy. Civil war veterans dominate pension roll reductions, with 34533 soldiers and sailors removed this year. Total pensioners reach 1006053 as the department emphasizes resource conservation and simplified procedures.
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Washington
Garfield
Department of the Interior
Centenary Celebrations Proposed in London for Great Minds
A proposal for a unique series of centenary celebrations of birth dates of about a score of renowned figures. Names include Gladstone Lincoln Darwin Mendelssohn Tennyson Poe Chopin Holmes Fitzgerald and others. A letter to President Ker of Harvard asks his opinion and whether American societies would support the idea.
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London
Jin
Gladstone
Lincoln
Darwin
Mendelssohn
Tennyson
Poe
Chopin
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Edward Fitzgerald
Mingslake
Ker
Trarvard
Pee
Funeral Tomorrow for Mrs Augelus Nddy in Chicago Ties to Field Family
The body of Mrs Augelus Nddy of Chicago, who died in Washington, D C, has been shipped to Chicago for burial. Her sister, Mrs Marshall Field, accompanied the body, and the funeral is expected to be held tomorrow.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
Washington
Augelus Nddy
Castro’s Illness Forces Hospitalizing Return
Berlin January 4 Senor Castro former president of Venezuela has worsened and returned to Dr Israel’s hospital for a kidney disease operation planned in a few days.
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Castro
Berlin
Senor Castro
Venezuela
Dr. Israel's Hospital
Dorando's Excuse for Losing in American Race
Dorando Pietri claims he raced too much since arriving in America. He cites exhaustion after the long twenty six mile race with Tom Kong boat, explaining his performance in Buffalo New York.
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Dorando
Buffalo
No Y
Woods Liver Medicine Tonic for Liver and Digestive Relief
An advertisement for Woods Liver Medicine in liquid form claims to regulate the liver relieve sick headaches constipation stomach kidney disorders and act as a gentle laxative. It also mentions use for chills fever and malaria with tonic effects from a flat dose. A $1 bottle contains twice as much as the 50c size sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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Woods
H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher Ad
Harriet M. Burbank offers piano lessons at Studio 86 Grove Street Suit pressed 0c at Malle's Galena and Van Buren addresses in local notice format a compact ad noting service location and contact cues.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Malle’s
Galena
van Bulan
Message on Secret Service Reaches Congress Today
Washington Jan 4 Congress reconvened and received a special message from the president on the use of the secret service. The message covers the ground thoroughly and will likely be taken up this afternoon.
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Congress
Washington
Salaries for Examiners Aimed at Reform of Bank Visits
National bank examiners may switch to a salary or per diem plan, replacing the current fee system. Treasury officials argue per diem will foil banks that anticipate examiner visits, thus preserving examination effectiveness.
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Washington
Tan
Cortelyou
Murray
Kane
Treasury Department
Mrr. Kane
Lodge seeks senate committee plan and Meyer retention
Augusta GA Jan 4 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge left for Washington. Taft said Lodge urged keeping Postmaster General Meyer in the cabinet. Meyer’s future portfolio was not named but could be secretary of the navy or treasury, navy likely.
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Augusta
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Hains On Stand Today In Annis Murder Case
Thornton Hains and his brother Captain Peter C. Hains face test at the trial in Flushing New York with Hains expected to testify for himself He plans to claim he twice saved Annis life and that his revolver was meant to shield his brother after the shooting rather than to kill.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton Hains
Peter C. Hains
William B. Annis
Hains
Annis
Mrs Erb on Stand Again in Mur der Trial
Media Pa January 4 The trial of Mrs M Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine M Beisel for the murder of Mrs Erbs husband Captain J Clayton Erb resumes today Mrs Erb will go on the stand this afternoon and Mrs Beisel will follow
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Media
M. Florence Erb
Catherine M. Beisel
J. Clayton Erb
May halt riders case in Union City
Juror J J Rosson in Union City Tenn reports possible measles delaying the eight night riders murder trial of Captain Quentin Ranken. Officers have yet to arrest the man who attempted to assassinate Prosecutor Caldwell Saturday night potentially postponing proceedings.
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Union City
Tenn
J. J. Rosson
Quentin Ranken
Rosson
Caldwell
Calcutta Riots After Cow Sacrifice Prohibition
Riots erupted near Calcutta after police banned Mohammedan cow sacrifices to heed Hindu sentiment. Troops from Barrackpur fired on rioters, several dead and fifty seriously wounded. about two hundred arrests reported.
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Calcutta
Titteshiun
Grief for Father John Draws Crowds to Kronstadt Funeral
The body of Father John of Kronstadt was moved to Saint Andrews Cathedral as thousands mourned. Followers, many unable to afford carriages, walked over ice for miles and waited in freezing cold for hours to attend the funeral services.
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Kronstadt
John of
Saint Andrews’ Cathedral
Ten Inch Gun Cracks During Practice at Grande Island
One of Grande Island coast defense ten inch rifled guns developed a crack in the interior tube during initial firing. The defective weapon had been recently placed in service and its fault became evident as shots were fired.
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Manila
Dan
Grande Island
Awkward For the Aeronaut
An anecdote from Mr. Spencer’s Indian experiences describes a parachute descent by balloon that drifted to a fishing village. Fisher folk cut up the balloon to use the net for fishing and fashioned waterproof clothing from the material. London Captain.
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Mr. Spencer
London
A Pill in Time That Will Save Nine
An advertisement for Rives Little Liver Pill claims to ease biliousness headaches and constipation without gripe. Priced at 35 cents, the pills are sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Quake Relief In Congress Today
President Roosevelt announces two supply ships with 300000 dollars of food and medical stores to Italy and asks Congress for 500000 dollars more. He offers use of the battleship fleet and says ships Celtic and Culgoa head for Sicily and Calabria. The Scorpion gunboat aids Messina as relief plans move forward.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Italy
Congress
Speaker Cannon
House
Senator Hale
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Celtic
New York
Culgoa
Suez
Sicily
Calabria
Mediterranean
Uncle Sam
Scorpion
Messina
Patrick F. McGowan
Ships Needed an Once Relief Effort Cabled From Rome
Washington dispatches report Ambassador Grisconi’s message to American Red Cross detailing Italian Red Cross relief needs after the earthquake. It urges chartering a ship from Genoa or Marseilles with blankets clothing linen preserved meats condensed milk and medical supplies to deliver aid along the coast. The American National Red Cross wired $100000 to fund fitting out a relief vessel per the plan.
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Washington
America
Marseilles
Genoa
Red Cross
Italian Red Cross Society
American National Red Cross
SOME GIVE THEIR CLOTHES
New York January 4 one of the most remarkable demonstrations occurred when AL Progresso the Italian newspaper organized a collection for earthquake sufferers a dozen prominent Italian colony members led a street procession with open wagon a band played as ten express carts followed loaded with clothing bottles of wine bundles memories and more none was refused as crowds wept and contributed what they could
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New York
AL Progresso
Unmarried Men Only for Future Constabulary Officers
Philippine report states Manila January 4 says only unmarried men may be accepted to serve as officers in the constabulary. Current officers cannot marry without government consent until reaching captaincy.
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Manila
Terrible Child Pressures Mr Jones to Play Violin
A child asks Mr Jones to play the violin, insisting he can due to hearing that he played second fiddle to Mrs Jones. The exchange centers on a family scene with implied musical skill and parental influence.
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Mr. Jones
Bobby
Mrs. Jones
Pineules for the Kidneys Offer Quick Relief Trial
A claim lists Pineules as golden globules acting on kidneys to relieve backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue. A 30 days trial costs $1.00 with promises of blood purification. Sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
Dubuque Awakening Inspires Civic Park Movement
A feature on Dubuque’s civic awakening notes how a women’s club backed by the Commercial club and Trades and Labor assembly sparked a city revival. Through fundraising and public support, residents bought bluffs for a public park, expanding from Eagle Point to 120 acres with a two mile river view drive, showcasing community unity and collective effort.
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Dubuque
Charles Mulford Robinson
New York
the Commons
Woman's Club
Commercial Club
Trades and Labor Assembly
Robinson
Mississippi
Eagle Point
Putsie
Middle West
New England
Nny
Eagie Point
Lord
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength and Warmth for Children
A vintage advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a tonic for children, claiming it makes them rugged and hardy, fearless of cold, and filled with warmth and energy. It notes thin children may gain weight rapidly while taking it.
Civic Spirit Uplifts Dubuque Parks and Town Beauty
A town learns its civic spirit as residents donate funds and labor to improve Bluffs Being Improved. Donors contribute money and goods, with mothers and daughters offering support, while landscape plans unfold. City leaders promote parks, non saleable billboards reduced, and public spaces enhanced through collective pride.
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New York
Woman’s Club
Dubuque
John S Kennedy 79th Birthday Noted Banker and Philanthropist
John S. Kennedy, a retired New York banker and philanthropist born in Lanarkshire Scotland on January 4 1889, helped finance major railroad deals from Wall Street to his own firm. He formed a Wall Street bank with Morris K Jesup, later built a leading firm, retired from active banking at 14, and devoted years to philanthropy with millions donated to various institutions and missions.
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John S. Kennedy
New York
Lanarkshire
Scotland
Glasgow
America
United States
Morris K. Jesup
Kennedy
Wall Street
River of God In Halsted Street Poem of City Slums
A poetic monologue travels through Chicago's Halsted Street and river imagery to find the river of God. The narrator roams city slums seeking spiritual refreshment, teaching children, and finding cleansing and joy in the struggle of poverty, while wrestling with faith and place.
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Halsted Street
Chicago
Pile Remedy Promises Immediate Relief from Piles
Personal experience asserts Man Zan Pile Remedy gives instant relief for all forms of piles. Guaranteed 50 cents per package by H J Moogk and O P GueneF.
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H. J. Moogk
O. P. Guenef
Mystic Flour Consignment Arrives at Bert & Haight
Another consignment of Mystic Flour arrives at Bert and Haight at a per-use rate. The notice notes steady supply for customers and ongoing availability at the store.
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Bert & Haight
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