Irreparable Loss to World As Messina Is Isolated
Messina proceeds to clear the city rather than burn ruins to curb an epidemic. American officials led by Major Landis work with sixty soldiers to salvage bodies, artifacts, and records from the American consulate amid wreckage as searchlights illuminate a devastated landscape. Reports describe cave-ins and harrowing scenes as salvage crews attempt to recover remains and precious items while surrounding the city with troops to prevent disease.
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Messina
Major Landis
Rome
Cheney
Veacude
Meseina
Oor
Mnetier
Foyter
Amd
Aed
Gautharitye
Peries
Pittsburg Councilmen and Bankers Indicted in Bribery Case
Seven Pittsburg councilmen accused of accepting bribes and conspiring to secure payoffs, along with two former bankers charged with giving bribes, were indicted by the grand jury after arrest following a Voters' League complaint. Bonds posted will stand until hearings.
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Pittsburg
Jan Vie
Voters’ League
Tribesmen Seize Ispahan in Central Quarters Fight
Bakhtiari tribesmen press into Teheran center as fighting continues at Ispahan on January 5. Reports say tribesmen gained access to central quarters amid ongoing clashes in the capital.
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Teheran
Tepehan
Congress Passes Italy Earthquake Aid and Paris Embassy Bill
The Senate quickly approves an $800,000 Italy earthquake relief package and a separate $400,000 Paris embassy building project after President messages on aid and secret service. House actions include adjournment for Rep. Davey and omnibus claims bill consideration.
Bids Opened For Navy Wireless Plant Upgrade
Washington May 5 The Navy department sets today as bid expiration for equipment of vessels and shore stations with new wireless telegraphy apparatus. The contract covers building high powered wireless stations aboard ships and shore facilities including a San Francisco installation. Bids may use any system of wireless telegraphy and aim to enable rapid ship to shore and ship to ship communication.
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Washington
Tan
Navy Department
United States Navy
San Francisco
Aoradias
Seco
Big Suit Reopened Today Over Pacific Railroad
Hearings in New York before Examiner Sadvester Gi. Whinaias resume regarding government suits against the Union Pacific. The case covers the Southern Pacific half ownership of the San Pedro Los Angeles and Santa Fe line and a traffic pact to raise rates without mutual consent for ninety nine years. Stock and bond issues linked to Northern Pacific stock purchases and related Chicago and Alton matters are noted. In Mesa Grande a cattle rustler raid left two Mexicans, an Indian, and a white man dead, and a vigilante wounded.
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New York
Pacific
Usue
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
San
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago & Alton Railway Company
Obituary Note on Harriet Mathews Daughter of Revolutionary Era Family
The fragment notes Harriet Mathews said to be the surviving daughter of a Revolutionary era figure. It mentions her birth in Ireland and her father James Donbata of the Fifth Connecticut regiment, with references to family ties and lineage. The text is incomplete and preserves limited biographical detail.
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Ithaca Noy
Dian
Larriet Mates
Daushter
Okstes
Ei Bodes
James Donbata
Connecticut Reginett
Dan Patch owner buys Minor Heir in pacing world
Minnesepolis Jan 5 M J Savace owner of Dan Patch champion pacer becomes owner of Minor Heir. The $45,000 payment was made to PLC Isaacs of Johnstown Pa Pittsburg Jan 5 J F Rinehart former bank officer stands trial in U S district court for Farmers and Drovers National Bank failure totaling about $2 000 000.
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Minnesepolis
Minn
M. J. Savace
Dan Patch
Fof Minor
PLC. Isaacs
Johnstown
Pittsburg
F. Rinehart
Farmers and Drovers National Bank
Waynesburg
United States District Court
Congress Votes 800000 for Italy Earthquake Relief
In Washington on January 5 Congress unanimously approved a relief appropriation of $800,000 for Italy after the earthquake. The bill passed as President's message urged aid and the scene sparked vigorous handclapping in the House. The Red Cross has raised over $340,000 to fund relief, with further contributions expected.
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Washington
Italy
Congress
Griscom
Rome
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Christian Herald
Mary
Indiana Governor appeals for Sicily earthquake relief fund
Governor Hanly issues a formal proclamation urging Indiana residents to donate to a relief fund for earthquake victims in Italy. He asks contributions be sent to the Indiana Red Cross Society in Indianapolis, care of treasurer James W. Lilly, for swift forwarding to the stricken island.
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Indianapolis
Hanly
Italy
Ihereby
Indiana
Indiana Hed Cross Society
Indianapolia
Ind
James W. Lilly
Pyramids Cure Claim Promises Home Relief
The ad promotes Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, private home treatment for piles. It offers a free trial package by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. and notes a 50 cent box from druggists, claiming instant relief and permanent results without doctors or surgery. It warns against substitutions and urges writing for the free sample.
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Pyramid Drag Co
Pyramid
Indiana Industrial and Breeders Congress Opens in Indianapolis
The 1909 annual meeting of the Congress of Indiana Industrial and Breeders Associations convened in the state house. Indiana Hereford Jersey and swine breeder groups join the congress alongside the State Board of Agriculture. E S Tuell presides. officers include Clem Graves Charles Downing J W LaGrange and E H Peec. Mayor Hookwalter Governor Hanly and David M Parry attend.
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Indianapolis
Congress of Indiana Industrial and Breeders’ Associations
Indiana Hereford Breeders’ Association
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Indiana Short Horm Breeders’ Association
Indiana Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
Indians Wool Growers’ Association
Indiana Poland China
Indiana Chester White
National
Mule Foot Hog Record Association
Indiana Swine Breeders’ Association
Mutual Insurance Companies’ Union of Indiana
Indiana Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Indiana Corn Growers Association
Indiana
State Board of Agriculture
E. S. Tuell
Corydon
Clem Graves
Bunker Hill
Charles Downing
J. W. LaGrange
Franklin
E. H. Peec
Newcastle
Hookwalter
E. 8. Tuell
Hanly
David M. Parry
State House
Congress
Murder admission tied to man on way to trial
John Harry Dale Smith confessed to police that Wally Mann was murdered, claiming the crime was done by Mrs Smith. Smith, en route from Los Animas, Colorado to Ogallala, Nebraska for trial, says his wife is held there as a witness. He says they met Mann in Nebraska during a cross country trip. The report mixes several unrelated items including medical ad copy and canal scenes.
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Denver
Col
Wally Mann
John Harry Dale Smith
Smith
Los Animas
Ogalaila
Indiana Solons Get Busy Today at the Capital
Indianapolis dispatch notes Indiana lawmakers arrive as the general assembly nears opening. Democratic and Republican headquarters at Denison and Claypool host hopefuls for speakership, clerkship, and senate positions. Candidates include B F Shively James Garrard Thomas Honan P L Cobb M J Carroll Charles Crawley with talks on minority committee appointments and fair senate leadership.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly of Indiana
Indiana
Denison
Claypool
House
B. F. Shively
United States
Harry R. Wair
South Bend
James Garrard
Vincennes
Thomas Honan
Seymour
P. L
M. J. Carroll
Crawfordsville
Charles E Crawley
Sullivan
Harry St
Lafayette
Senate
W. W. Huffman
Anderson
Huffman
Styner
Otto Dea
Elkhart
Tor Bland
Republican Committee On Committees
Leutenant
Bland
Various 1930s Notices on Politics Weather and Law
A compilation of brief items notes a general in session and a Florida visit, reports on Central American movements, a New York gas law ruling, and a Standard Oil fee case rehearing. It warns of a severe cold wave, a Baltic-storm level wheat market shift, a schooner sinking with four drowned, and a rail line modernization by phone. Additional items include a Supreme Court rebate case, baseball league class actions, a Swiss cave bones find, and a testimonial for Dr. King’s New Discovery with a humorous fiction exchange.
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Switzerland
A. W. Brown
Alexander
Dr. King
Kopefel
Perjury Charge in Rockefeller Case
New York January 5 The action for criminal libel against S. J. Carvalho Bradford Merrill and E. Clark of Star Publishing was heard in Center Street police court. Rockefeller testified the Dec 17 article accusing him of peonage was false and that his knowledge was based on belief. The defense argued a retraction negated malice and raised perjury claims. Governor Hughes nominated George W. Schurman for state insurance superintendent.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
S. 3
Carvalho
Bradford Merrill
E. Clark
Star Publishing Company
New York American
Center Street
Moss
Rockefeller
The
American
Chicago
Clarence J. Shearn
Shearn
Garvan
Minister Questions Boy About Punishment and Mercy
A minister consults a distressed boy who explains his father punishes him for misbehavior and gives money to buy things. The boy notes his mother is harsher in punishment, while his father’s gentler approach is cheaper. The Royal Society of England, founded in 1645, is highlighted as the world's oldest scientific body beside the French Academy, with Benjamin Franklin as the first American member.
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Qinaye
Harper’s Weekly
Royal Society of England
French Academy of Sciences
Ods
Jamin Franklin
Church debt relief celebration costs revealed
Deacon outlines 2100 in outstanding bills for the church including tavern fees, decorations, and music paid for last month’s entertainment to celebrate finally being debt free, prompting Vestryman’s shock.
Holding the Cello A Napoleonic Anecdote
The New York Sun recounts how Napoleon loved singing and once frightened cellist Duport by attempting to grasp the cello during a Tuileries concert. The incident ended with Josephine's whispered intervention and the instrument finally being shown proper hold by the musician.
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Tuileries
Duport
Dupert
Duppet
Josephine
New York Sun
Market quotations show mixed farm and livestock prices
The report lists grain and livestock quotes from Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, and Toledo. Prices include Wheat No 2 red at 1.06 and Corn No 2 at 61 2 3 cents, Hog and Sheep values, cattle ranges, and feeder statistics with receipts noted for hogs and sheep. An ad for Foley's Orino Laxative appears at the end.
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Cincinnati
Supreme Nest of Owls elects South Bend officers
The Supreme Nest Order of Owls in South Bend Indiana on January 5 elected officers for the group led by President John W Talbot and including Vice President Dr C B Crumpacker Secretary George D Bieroth and Treasurer J L Losey all of South Bend.
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Supreme Nest
Order of Owls
South Bend
Ind
John W Talbot
CB. Crumpacker
George D. Bieroth
J. L. Losey
Mrs Eddy’s Body Arrives in Chicago With Family Escort
The body of Mrs Augustus N. Eddy who died in Washington last Saturday arrived in Chicago accompanied by her husband Mr Eddy and Mrs A J Beveridge wife of Senator Beverage and daughter of the duceduat.
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Chicago
Augustus N. Eddy
Washington
Eddy
A J. Beveridge
Senator Beverage
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