Devastation in Calabrian Earthquake in Italy
Rome reports a vast earthquake strike across Messina Reggio and surrounding Calabrian towns. Thousands dead with whole populations wiped out. Foreign hospitals and naval relief arriving as survivors seek refuge amid ruins and looming pestilence concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Messina
Sicily
Reggio
Italy
Palmi
Cassano
Casenza
Bagnara
Monteleone
Tiposte
Seminara
San Giovanni
Scilla
Lazzaro
Cannitello
Charybdis
Strait of
Messinia
Faro Beason
Dozen Dead in West Virginia Mine Explosion at Lick Branch
Twelve men confirmed dead and about twenty five believed entombed after the Lick Branch colliery blast owned by Pocahontas Consolidated Coal. Rescue teams have recovered five more bodies and eighteen survivors, all stifled by smoke but not seriously hurt. State mine inspectors oversee the search operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
Lick Branch
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Johnson Wins Hard-Fought Heavyweight Title
Arthur Johnson of Galveston Texas defeats Tommy Burns of Canada in fourteen rounds to become the world heavyweight champion. The fight ends when Johnson overwhelms Burns and police stop the bout after the thirteenth round and again in the fourteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
N.S. W
Arthur
Jack) Johnson
Galveston
Tex
Tommy Burns
Johnson
Burns
Hugh BD. MclIntosh
Presidential interference in AFL cases affirmed
The White House states that cases of President Gompers Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morrison still lie before the courts. It cautions that the president cannot pardon or express opinions on the merits while the judicial process continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Red Cross Appeals for Italian Earthquake Relief Funds
The American Red Cross has telegrammed all branches requesting relief funds for Southern Italy earthquake victims. Since the Italian Red Cross is well organized, the American society will primarily send monetary contributions as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
Italy
Italian Red Cross Society
American Society
Wheat and flax market updates from Duluth
Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.1154, No 1 Northern 1.105, No 2 Northern 1.08, Dec 1.094, May 1.10, July 1.165. Flax to arrive and on track with Dec 1.47, May 1.48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Northern
Market Summary St Paul December 29 Cattle Hogs Sheep
Cattle Good to choice steers 5.50 to 6.50 fair to good 4.50 to 5.25. cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.50. veals 5.00 to 5.50. Hogs 5.00 to 5.80. Sheep wethers 4.25 to 4.50. yearlings 4.50 to 4.86. spring lambs 6.25 to 6.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Former Firsth Boss Ruef Sentenced to Fourteen Years
Abraham Ruef, longtime adviser to San Francisco mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, is sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary for bribery. The judgment ends a day of legal motions while Ruef, unmoved, awaited the sentence. The case included the shooting of Assistant District Attorney Heney by Morris Haas, an ex convict, who later died in custody.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Eugene E. Schmitz
Lawlor
Ruef
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Haas
Lyman Disappears as South Dakota Town Is Abandoned
Lyman, founded in spring 1890 as a hoped trade center, has been wiped from the map. Buildings were moved to Kennebec and the last resident, L. I. Armstrong, left recently, leaving only prairie at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Lyman
Old Lyman
Kennebec
L. I. Armstrong
South Dakota Farm Land Values Rise Seen in Plumb Purchase
James Plumb of Kingsbury county shows land price surge by turning down an $8,000 higher offer on a full section bought within the last year. The sale highlights rapid farm land appreciation in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
James Plumb
Kingsbury County
Plumb
Hayes woman badly burned in kerosene incident
Mrs. Dr. F. Petty of Hayes was severely burned while hurrying a fre with kerosene and her clothing caught fire. She ran to a neighbor for aid, and a child also sustained serious burns in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Petty
Hayes
Seismic Upheaval Strikes Virginia City Montana
A week long sequence of earthquakes rattled Virginia City Montana. The power and light plant ten miles away failed. Over thirty tremors this past week split plastered walls and toppled dishes as buildings cracked from the strong ground movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Mont
Judge rules Egan ineligible for Minnehaha state’s attorney post
South Dakota weekly overview notes Judge Jones of Sioux Falls disqualifies George W. Egan from serving as state’s attorney of Minnehaha County after disbarment for unprofessional conduct in the Tulia Ann O’Grady case. A vacancy will exist Jan 1 and be filled by the county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Sioux Falls
George W. Egan
Minnehaha County
State Supreme Court
Tulia Ann O'Grady
Ezan
Board of
County Commissioners
Important land decision reaches Mitchell from Washington
The Mitchell land office reports a Washington decision on Gilbert Satrang of Canton North Dakota. Satrang proved up then planned to return to Canton and had his entry cancelled with the land reverting to the government. Inspectors note many settlers rushed to prove up after selling shanties and belongings. Kadoka Philip Cottonwood and Lyman county cases show numerous proofs recommended for rejection and orders to return within sixty days to demonstrate residence.
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Mitchell
Washington
North Dakota
Gilbert Satrang
Canton
Satrang
Chamberlain
Kadoka
Philip
Cottonwood
Lyman County
Evidence in Hains trial adds defense witnesses
In Flushing New York December 30 the Hains defense for Thornton J Hains and Captain Peter C Hains Jr charged with William E Annis's murder called witnesses claiming Mrs Claudia Hains affected the captain’s sanity. Samuel Reid testified of the captain’s irrational signs and Minnie the servant spoke of incidents involving Mrs Hains and Annis at home during the Philippines deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter ¢. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Claudia Hains
Captain Hains
Samuel Chester Reid
Chicago
Hains
Notes From Gavour Brightens Cavour Page Holiday Roundup
Local notes detail Miss Sadie Alvey setting type for the Clarion and numerous aunts, cousins, and neighbors visiting in Cavour and Esmond during Christmas week. Travel and sales mix with family updates, arrivals from Wolsey and Yale, and a public sale of George Edelman’s Campbell ranch plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Nolan
Mrs. Nolan
Mrs. Miller
DeSmet
Rudy
Costello
Roerig
Annie Roerig
Esmond
Katie
Mary Fernan
Willie
Yale
Local Notes From LaDelle and Nearby
No school vacation this year. Oyster supper at A. R. Fryer’s on New Year’s Eve. E. F. and J. E. Paddock were Do land visitors Monday. Nels Anderson’s cheerful presence noted one night this week. Ross Hoy from Gary in Harrison township on business. John Ehlers listed among new patrons on the western telephone line extension. Irving youths surprised the Churtons one evening last week. Wanted a competent girl to clerk in a general store. Address P. J. McCann LaDelle S D. Conductor McCann visited from Aberdeen for Christmas. Edith Churton home from Britton where she teaches in the city high school. Literary society Fridays at the Russian college. English program every other meeting. Maud and Julia Hogan home from college at Huron for the holidays. Nineteen hundred eight ends soon. A good blacksmith is needed here. ample year‑round work for the right man. Patrick Tucker under the weather after visiting a brother in Wessington. Christmas night dance at the hall drawn smaller crowd, perhaps because of events the night before. Another dance set for January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ehlers
Irving
Churton
P. J. McCann
LaDelle
S. D
McCann
Aberdeen
Edith Churton
Brit?ton
Maud
Julia Hogan
Huron
Christmas Week Social and Health NOTES FROM HITCHCOCK
J E McGill arrived from Brookings Monday evening as typhoid cases progress, with Christmas services held at both churches and a tree as the highlight. Several local visits and family gatherings mark the holiday period, and Verne D Marshall died December 24 with funeral at the Presbyterian church.
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J. E. McGill
Brookings
Rev. Clayton
W. D. Johnson
Broadland
Verne D. Marshall
Presbyterian Church
Bates
Methodist Friends
Clayton
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PC Perms
Catania
Jack Johnson
Roosevelt
RED Cross
Firsth
UF Lyman
Montana
Gavour
Stork
Sadie Alvey
Clarion
Jessie Rudy
Nelson
Madison
Anna Christianson
L. P. Christianson
W. P.medbery
Cavour
Messrs. Goodrich
Giles
Teets
Minneapolis
Lon Alvey
Wolsey
Will Duesler
Harry B. Peck
Kenneth
Tennis
S. C
Peck
Joe Davis
Windhurst
L. W. Werhan
Bert Werhan
Ridgeway
Pasek
Platte
George Edelman
Ighis
Campbell Ranch
Davenport
John H. Haigh
Illinois
P. P
Seneca
American Express Company
F. J. Greiner
Mark Twain
Frank Martin
Mrs. M
Eli Martin
Gus Martin
James Dunlevy
Will Walsh
Edmund McDermotte
Ed Schneller
Cecile
Josie
Alice Martin
A. F. Forbes
Hart
Harry Peek
Faulk County
LA Delle Logals
A. R. Fryer’s
E. F. and
J. E. Paddock
Nels Anderson
Ross Hoy
Gary
Harrison Township
Patrick Tucker
Wessington
Hitchcock News
S. J. Wilson
Ethan
Jane Adkinson
John Kingdon
Town
S. S. Oviatt
Robert Taylor
Hecla
E. E. Potter
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