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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
6
A garbled paste from the Grand Rapids Tribune mixes geopolitical fragments, wartime nerves, labor notes, and social curiosities. It references Germany, Austria, and Norway. mentions Roterer Brown and Roxlund. cites a St. Louis priest. notes employment schemes in Orlando Lewis plans. and glances at Wright and a controversial preacher Aked. The disjointed prose weaves place names, numbers, and names with no clear narrative.
A massive earthquake devastates Sicily and southern Italy. Estimates of deaths range around 200000 with Naples, Messina, Reggio and surrounding towns heavily struck. Shiploads of refugees arrive at Naples as rescue efforts rush, while King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena oversee aid and survival in the hardest hit areas.
Washington reports indicate many Americans missing or dead after the Messina earthquake. Ambassadors and officials in Rome confirm casualties include J. Trowbrute, Mrs Key, the Pumpelly family, Capt Fenger, Gen Hart, and others among Boston, Newport, Portland, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Philadelphia connections. Relief work continues with ships distributing provisions and water to coastal villages.
Refugees flood into Catante by train and vehicle, many half naked and terrorized. Survivors roam ruined streets as officials report thousands injured or missing. Witnesses compare the devastation to Dante's Inferno, describing indescribable horror from the Monday quake before sunrise.
Turkish diplomatic representative Taris.-Husséin Kingim Bey met Ambarsager White for a luncheon here before proceeding to New York. Severe snowslide in the Rocky Mountains west of Leg gin paralyses the Canadian Pacific route near the Winnipes area impacting rail traffic.
A labor petition from 29,000 union workers in Wilkesbarre seeks clemency for three men, presented to President Roosevelt. The obscure dispatch notes an execution or death and a frayed reference to local fraternal groups, with unclear details about names and actions.
William J. Mathues, former state treasurer, died at 46 after a prison sentence tied to a capital fraud case. Official cause is pneumonia but widely believed to be exacerbated by his exposure to penitentiary stress and corruption trials. Earlier, Mathues and peers were convicted in a $119,308 fraud on a wooden turnstile contract affecting the state treasury.
Five armed robbers dynamited a Wellston bank early Wednesday, exchanging gunfire with residents. They barricaded the bank, spent two hours into the vault, and escaped with 3006 dollars. no one was hurt. The raid followed a midnight entry with a Yarsed Wire barrier around the building.
In Ennis West Virginia a mine explosion at the Lick Branch mine x42 district reportedly left about fifty miners dead or missing. Foremen estimate about 20 men were inside the mine yesterday with little chance of survival. State mine inspectors Phillips Warner Henry and Grady arrived and directed rescue operations through the night. Families remained at home with silent bearing as bodies were recovered.
Ray Reese shot his former sweetheart Edna Meenm now Mrs Clyde Setzer in her Kansas home after a quarrel over their broken engagement. He then killed himself in the adjoining room. The wounded woman, 19, is not expected to live.
A 16 ton fish tug named Rhyme of Frankfort wrecked against a harbor pier during a strong southwest gale. The four crewmen died: Captain Henry Hanrath, Julius Dorry, Charles Kibby, and Gus Straubel. The tug's name and fate were confirmed when the boat cabin washed ashore Sunday.
New York reporting that eight six prominent athletes were suspended by the registration committees of the Amateur Athletic Union. Names include Melvin W. Sheppard Charles Bacon Harry F. Porter and George W. Bonhog of Irish American Ath leecubs FG Bellars New York Athletic Club J J Lee formerly of Boston Athletic Association now unattached. Charges claim professionalism by accepting or asking for excessive expenses.
A Norwegian freighter on its maiden voyage from Steambly to Havana caught fire off Tybee Island near Savannah. The 6500 ton vessel reported extensive damage after eight hours of fighting with chemical engines and fire apparatus. Passengers included five women and three children transferred to a U S timber carrier. The ship belonged to Norway and Mexico Gulf Steamship Co. No fatalities are confirmed.
Mrs PL Ginbin of Shaldon Indiana recounts a six month old baby plagued by an intolerable eczema that baffled doctors. After months of costly treatments with little relief, she reports cleansing with Cutleura brought a dramatic improvement, turning the red face white and erasing the eruption the following morning. The ad frames Cutleura as a tested remedy in a personal testimonial from 1908.
The damaged text discusses rug trade prices and labor issues, referencing exports and market conditions. It mentions individuals and places in a fragmented nineteenth century style, with unclear names and dates, conveying economic concerns without fully coherent details.
Brief obituary reports Herman Justi a Chicago labor writer and former head of the Miners and Operators association dies at his Highland Park home. Born December 18 1862 in Toledo Ky he built a career as a labor problems authority and wrote on worker issues.
The text notes meteors adding weight to Earth annually, so the planet grows infinitesimally heavier over vast times. It also promotes a patent remedy for infants and children, praised for over 130 years with a signature product id.
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