Massive Calabria Italy quake devastates Messina Catania
The Calabria region was shattered by a powerful earthquake with Messina destroyed and Catania inundated by a tidal wave. Thousands killed, towns isolated, telegraph lines down, and relief efforts organized as Italian authorities, Red Cross, and ships rush to aid survivors.
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Messina
Sicily
Catania
Rome
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Reggio di Calabria
Calabria
Italy
Pempeliami Herculaneum
Ethel Roosevelt Debuts at White House Ball
In the East Room of the White House on December 29, Ethel Roosevelt, President Roosevelt’s youngest daughter, made a formal society bow at a brilliant ball. About 400 invited guests attended the debut with her mother in a blue satin gown. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. joined the festivities after returning from Connecticut. A pre ball dinner hosted by Assistant Secretary Bacon preceded the event.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Ethel
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Marine Band Orchestra
Uni
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Connecticut
Bacon
C. A. Munn
Augusta
Atlanta
Taft
Judge Taft
Asa G. Candless
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
David Woodward
Walter G. Cooper
Charles E. Caverly
Panama
Col. Goethals
Culebra
Taft Citizens’ Clubs
Philadelphia
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Promise
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees to cure any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. The product priced at 60 cents offers a refund if symptoms persist.
Rockefeller Sees Co operation As Tool For Benevolence
Rockefeller argues that cooperative business methods can improve philanthropy. He commends Catholic organizational efficiency and notes most appeal letters seek money for personal use. He praises William Harper's non solicitous approach and says criticism, if fair, fuels progress without embittering him.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Church of Rome
Harper
William R. Harper
University of Chicago
Good Points For Tain Defense Highlighted
A court record notes defense points in the Tain case and cites an incident where a garbage collector swore the defendant did not run to the float until after the captain had ceased firing.
Hains Trial Highlights Defense Claims In Bayside Killing Case
In Flushing the defense scored two points as Thornton J. Hains and his brother Capt. Peter C. Hains Jr faced the Bayside Yacht Club killing of William E. Annis. Witness Charles Weaver testified the brothers came to inspect real estate and that Hains acted irrationally before the shooting. John Tierney, a garbage collector, testified Capt. Hains ceased firing before his brother ran to the float and that Thornton did not aim at anyone. The trial adjourned with Thornton asserting his innocence.
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Flushing
N. Y
Thornton J. Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Wiliam E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Little Neck Bay
Thornton Hains
Long Island
Bayside
Annis
Charles R. Weaver
Hains Concrete Mixer Company
Hains Brothers
Sandy Hook
Rayside
Weaver
Hains
John Tierney
Tierney
Capt. Hains
Charles Roberts
No Man's Land Declared In Fort Smith Arkansas
A circuit court ruling designates a 12 mile by 2 mile strip near Fort Smith as no man’s land. The area, once Choctaw allotment ceded to Arkansas for policing, remains Oklahoma despite Arkansas constitutional issues. It fronts the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, valued at 2 million dollars, affecting factories a 1 million dollar bridge a water plant and several homes.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Circuit Court
No Man's Land
Congress
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Poteau
Elephant Hunt Causes Panic at Luna Park
An African elephant named Puncha belonging to Luna Park Amusement Company created a two hour panic at Coney Island after nearly injuring a man during a hunt. The 12 year old animal is now chained to the floor of the dance hall and may be killed.
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Coney Island
New York
Luna Park Amusement Company
Puncha
Luna Park
Daring Safe Robbery Baffles Police
A jewelers shop at 66 Third Avenue was burglarized Sunday night with $5,000 in cash and $20,600 in jewelry stolen. The thieves entered through the cellar, torn from the window, crawled into the store, pried the safe dial from the lock, released the bolts, rifled the safe, and left no exterior clues.
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New York
Oscar C. Jackle
Third Avenue
Illness Delays Night Rider Trial in Union City
In Union City Tennessee on December 29 the night rider trial halted briefly as defendant Arthur Clear suffered a sudden illness. The state had finished its testimony and rested, while the defense presented two witnesses Bud Morris and Sam Applewhite who denied any connection with the night riders.
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Union City
Tenn
Arthur Clear
Bud Morris
Sam Applewhite
Nine Die In Freight Work-Train Collision
Great Falls Montana December 29 nine men died and several injured in a collision between a freight train and a dredge work train at Mid Canyon about forty miles south of Great Falls. Most victims were carpenters among the crew.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Mid-Canyon
Women on trial for murder in Delaware County
Mrs. M. Florence Erb and her sister Mrs. Catharine Beisel faced murder charges in Delaware county for the October 6 shooting death of Capt. J. Clayton Erb, a National Guardsman, at Red Gables near Village Green. The sisters were brought before the bar as the sensational trial began.
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Delaware County
M. Florence Erb
J. Clayton Erb
Catherine Beisel
Western Kentucky Hit by Earthquake Shocks
Reports from Hopkinsville say a ball of fire was seen in the town late Sunday night and seismic shocks were felt across Hopkins and nearby counties in western Kentucky.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Ten Men Die in Enslay Blast Furnace Cave-In
Two bodies have been recovered and eight men are believed buried after a massive cave-in at the Ensley blast furnace plant in Birmingham Alabama. Several workers were injured along with two foremen supervising the trench when the accident occurred late last night. Most of the dead are foreigners.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ensley
Tom Longboat Marries Loretta Maracle in Toronto
Toronto and Deseronto linked by marriage as Tom Longboat the Indian long distance runner wed Loretta Maracle at St. John the Evangelist Church. Rev. Cregan of the Deseronto Indian mission officiated the ceremony.
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Tom Longboat
Toronto
Ont
Loretta Maracle
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Mr. Cregan
Deseronto
Girl's Body Found in Lake Michigan Near Diversey
Miss Mamie R. Dunn, a telephone operator from Fond du Lac and Milwaukee, Wis., was found submerged in Lake Michigan near Diversey Boulevard twelve to fourteen hours after returning from a visit. Police suspect drowning with possible poisoning and consider murder as a theory.
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Chicago
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Wis
Mamie R. Dunn
Lake Michigan
Diversey Boulevard
Lip Infection Fatal to Lafayette Woman
Blood poisoning developed from a small fever blister on the lip, causing the death of Mrs. Anna Anderson of Lafayette.
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Anna Anderson
Lafayette
Editor Robert E. Fisk, Helena Herald Founder, Dies in Berkeley
Robert Emmett Fisk, longtime editor of the Helena Herald and confidant of President Garfield and James G. Blaine, died yesterday at his Berkeley home aged 71. A Civil War veteran, Fisk founded the Helena Herald in 1867 after serving as a major.
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Berkeley
Cal
Robert Emmett Fisk
Helena
Mont
Garfield
James G. Blaine
Helena Herald
Building permits show 1.5 million in property erected
In Fort Wayne records, permits for the past year total 1,500,000 in property value. The figure highlights significant construction activity and reflects the scale of development in the area.
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Ft. Wayne
Night Riders Burn a Barn in Oklahoma City
Night riders destroyed the barn of W. A. Buck in Pottawattomie county after repeated notices to stop selling cotton below ten cents. Buck had recently moved to Oklahoma City from Iowa.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
W. A. Buck
Pottawattomie County
Buck
Iowa
Oklahoma Murderer Surrenders in Madill Killing
N. J. Donnell surrendered in Tulsa after a several months old murder of James Bennett at Madill Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
Okla
N. J. Donnell
James Bennett
Madill
Temperance Drive Opens in Wabash County Sunday
The Anti saloon league launched its campaign in Wabash county with all ministers delivering temperance sermons on Sunday.
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Anti-saloon League
Wabash County
Shuffields confess to ten year old Arkadelphia murder
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 29 1916 William Shuffield admits to aiding in the disposal of Mrs. N J Horn whose body was found after a disappearance ten years earlier near Arkadelphia. He claims Hardy Shuffield killed her and himself died in the intervening years. the brothers were acquitted in earlier trials barring further action.
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Hot Springs
Ark
N. J. Horn
Arkadelphia
William Shuffield
Hardy Shuffield
Would-Be Train Wrecker Confesses in Roanoke Case
West Grubb, a man wanted for attempting to wreck passenger trains on the Norfolk & Western railroad on three occasions in three weeks, was arrested near Wytheville. He confessed to four attempts to wreck the Chattanooga & Washington limited.
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Roanoke
West Grubb
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Wytheville
Chattanooga & Washington Limited
Commanding Officer Operates Ship Watertight Doors
By pulling a signal rod, the commanding officer of a liner can close every watertight compartment in his ship in twenty seconds.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Enters Moscow Nunnery After Tragedy
The widowed Grand Duchess Elizabeth once married to Grand Duke Sergius retreats to a Moscow convent after her husband's assassination. Once Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse she remained devoted to Sergius though his rule bred hatred. Elizabeth, motherly to Marie and recently widowed, seeks peace at forty four.
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Elizabeth
Sergius
Moscow
Elizabeth Alexandra Louise Alice of Hesse
Grand Duke
Hesse-Darmstadt
Alice
Victoria
Marie
Prince William of
Sweden
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Rugkefeller
King
Tlarta
Isthmus
NO Man’s Land
Fort Smith, Ark
Montana
Media, Pa
Lake
Dean
Ineed A
Feriets
Grand Duchess Elizabeth of
Russia
Chas. F. Rauch
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