Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy Killing Thousands
Rome reports a catastrophic quake in Messina Reggio and surrounding towns causing tens of thousands of deaths and widespread destruction. Fire and a tsunami-like surge added to the horror as troops rush aid and international ships head to the zone. The quake lasted about twenty three seconds with startling atmospheric phenomena.
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Electric gas electric car Irene tests on Clover Leaf line
The Strang Gas Electric company car Irene passed through Marion on a demonstration trip from St. Louis to Toledo. Clover Leaf officials including George A. Charlton witnessed. The trip explored potential use on Kokomo to Bluffton route to rival local lines. The Irene reached sixty mph on parts of the track before arriving Frankfort at 10 30. W B Strang and E E Wilson joined the Clover Leaf delegation.
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Domestic troubles spill into Hains murder trial
Flushing New York December report outlines defense and prosecution tactics in the Thornton J. Hains murder case. Witnesses include alienists and figures linked to Capt Peter C. Hains Jr the defense aims to prove his mental distress at the time. Court actions and testimony mention Mrs Hains and others connected to the Fort Hamilton household.
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Wabash County Votes Dry in Special Election
Wabash County wide vote bans saloons with 897 majority. Only Noble Township stayed wet. Liberty and Chester townships voted dry by margins of 100 and 368 respectively. Twenty one saloons exist, concentrated in Wabash and Lafountaine. Saloons plan to exit as licenses lapse amid legal challenges and voter turnout. Wabash schoolchildren and WCTU paraded in support of the dry result.
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Hartford City Keeps Wet Status as Court Sides With Remonstrances
In Hartford City Indiana Judge C E Sturgis upholds county remonstrances on saloon closure, signaling retention of a wet status despite potential county option. Republicans lost the county by over 600 votes amid anti saloon activity in Hartford City Montpelier and nearby townships. A separate Noblesville petition seeks a local option election with over 3000 signatures filed for a ballot in two townships and balance.
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Texans Must Be Good
Special to The Tribune. Austin Texas December 29. Governor Campbell urges strict enforcement or repeal of Texas blue laws by the next legislature. He stresses Sunday baseball as a focus, noting the existing prohibition yet noting that baseball is played on Sundays in every city of the Texas baseball league.
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Consul Cheney Lost His Life in Sicily Earthquake
Washington reports Arthur St. Cheney the American consul at Messina and his wife Idster ir lives are among the disaster victims after the Messina earthquake. The State Department cites a despatch from Stuart Lupton, the American vice consul at Messina, confirming the loss. Cheney, a native of Tin is, was appointed consul to Messina from Connecticut in 1907. Lupton, from Tennessee, had just arrived at his post.
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Agar Leaves Home for Texas Affairs
H E Aest, held on a forgery charge and bond, left Princeton unexpectedly for Texas. He reportedly settled affairs, avoided any demand for his return, and departed to Evansville then St. Louis where his son Asa joined him. His family plans to follow later.
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Police crackdown on theater decency in Terre Haute
Chief Jones orders cleaner performances after incidents at local theaters. He vows to stop indecent practices including early calls to see girls behind the scenes. Burglary gang members tied to theater crowds confess. Reformers' Sunday theater closure efforts were hindered by officials.
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Fragmentary OCR Note From South Italy Entry
An unreadable snippet mentions December 29 and a place in South Italy. The text is incomplete, offering few clear facts or names to anchor a fuller summary.
Graphic earthquake tale from Catala Italy survivor
A woman arriving from Messina recounts the catastrophic earthquake in Catala Italy. She describes waking to a rocking house, streets filled with panicked crowds in night clothes, collapsing walls, cries for help, and injuries from falling furniture as families scramble to safety.
Refugees pour into Catania as Mesinna horror unfolds
Refugees flood Catania half naked and stunned by terror and suffering. Survivors describe Mesinna devastation as indescribable with thousands of demented people wandering among ruined city streets and public buildings.
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American Historical Association Convention Moves to Richmond
The American Historical Association transferred the second half of its convention from Washington to Richmond arriving by special train. The session opened with President Adams delivering the annual address on History and Philosophy of History.
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Night Rider Trials Resume In Union City
Arthur Clear returns as the night rider trials resume in Union City Tennessee on December 29. Witnesses Bob Hoffman Roy Ransom and Garrett Johnson deny ever belonging to or knowing the night riders and explain their movements the night of the Rankin murder. Johnson asserts sheriff approval for a protection gathering at Marsh's store and denies masking or night rider activity.
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Bridge City Lodge N 305 Elects Officers for Year
Bridge City Lodge No 305 elected its officers at the regular meeting last night. Fred McCullough was chosen as Worshipful Commander.
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