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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
1
Reports paint Calabria and Sicily devastated by the quake and tsunami as 125000 survivors are moved by ships trains and boats to Naples Catanzaro and other coastal cities. Messina and Reggio suffer, while looting and disease threaten relief efforts amid mounting death tolls and urgent medical needs.
Neighbors report tensions at Red Gables before the death of Captain J Clayton Erb. Mrs Florence Erb and her sister Catherine Beisel deny murder charges and claim the pistol was seized to save Mrs Erb. Prosecution relies on circumstantial evidence of domestic trouble and neighborhood observations.
Rescue teams for southern Italy and the Sicily coast have turned the region into a vast hospital after three days of effort. Naples expects about 60 000 survivors to arrive tonight, as public buildings and hotels swiftly house the injured. Hospitals fill to the doors and towns along the coast open shelters and churches to care for victims amid mounting strain.
King Victor Emmanuel and ministers arrived by cruiser Coatit to Reggio Calabria. The lower city lay under 25 feet of water and the upper town was a vast heap of ruins with hundreds dead and bodies washed to sea. Survivors screamed and prayed as the royal party surveyed the disaster.
Trades assembly denounces the sentence on Samuel Gompers John Mitch ell and Frank Morrison by Judge Wright in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. They pledge continued support and expect pardons before jail, with New Castle labor groups sending telegrams to sustain the defense and offering financial backing.
A death notice lists Mrs. Annie E. Stickle age 47 of Cas cade Street Mrs. Bella Lawrence age 50 of New Wilmington and William Bollard age 51 of 122 Oak along with Charles M. Foster age 12 of Boston Avenue and Infant Johns of Electric Street.
New Castle tinworkers plan to maintain the tariff on tin plate. They will write to Senators Knox and Penrose and Congressman Ernest F. Acheson, with letters from the John F. Ward lodge. Walter Larkin will address the lodges Saturday to explain Payne tariff changes and the 1 percent drawback.
Judge Porter said term prisoners will be sentenced next week possibly Monday. Mrs. Fannie Swadener seeks a new trial after conviction for maintaining a bawdy house and has been mostly bedbound in jail. Maximum penalty could be a $1000 fine and two years. Motions for new trials in gambling cases to be disposed before sentencing. The court has sat nearly three weeks with Fred Rosena and gambling trials occupying much of the time.
Lathers World of Youngstown faced a grand jury on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The defendant allegedly struck Earl Howell over the head with a flat iron in a reported attack.
Columbus news reports Charles P Taft formally withdrew from the Ohio senatorial contest and Senator Foraker followed hours later. The moves clear the way for Burton’s election as the Hamilton County delegation pledges to support Burton and Thorne Baker will second the nomination. Taft cites party harmony as the reason for withdrawal.
Six girls were struck by a wagon on Haro Hill and badly hurt. Bystanders and responders attended to the injured as authorities investigated the incident.
A fast turning wagon driven by Frank Hannon, Sr. struck six employees of the McCrory 5 and 10 store on Washington and Mercer streets about 7 pm Wednesday. Miss Mary Grine and Miss Elizabeth Houston were seriously hurt. several others escaped serious injury as bystanders rushed to aid.
A wild fire rumor claimed the Greer mill would soon resume operations spreading through the Fifth ward this afternoon. A Pittsburg man said he came to assist in improvements to ready the mill. The town eagerly circulated the clue amid mill revival hopes.
Washington reports President Roosevelt will send an urgent message to Congress when it convenes asking for a liberal appropriation to aid Italian earthquake victims. The move aims to provide substantial relief to those affected by the disaster.
Maybury West Virginia December 31 Twelve bodies recovered from the Lick Branch mine today raising total to 36. Officials say twenty one more victims may be trapped and still missing.
R. S. Kissinger of Cascade street, a machinist at the steel mill, asks for explanation as to a prisoner at the county jail with a name similar to his. A day or two ago, Bob Kissinger was jailed for drinking. He states it is not the Kissinger from the steel mill who is held.
New York faces a grand New Year’s revel as hotels cafes and restaurants gear for the finale of 1908 and welcome 1909. Police Commissioner Bingham pledges leniency toward revelers while promising to crack down on rowdy conduct during the midnight festivities and parade chaos.
St. Paul reports one death as blizzard blankets the region. Trains from the city toward Idaho are stalled while Great Northern Pacific and Soo lines run one to two hours late. The Dakotas Minnesota and Montana endure paralyzed traffic and feared livestock losses as snow continues along the Canadian border.
John J. Clark of Hanna street is the latest candidate for the common council in the new Eighth ward. He is a single man who works as a stenographer for the American Tin Can company and has many supporters in the ward who expect him to be a strong factor in the race.
Sheriff Waddington has seized the personal property of Carl E. Bratz and Lewis L. Higgins at the Hotel Higgins, corner of South Croton avenue and Mill street, on executions totaling over $1,200. One execution for $880 plus costs. A second for about $355. A scire facias for a $10,000 mortgage tied to Bratz and Higgins, with default claimed since February 21, 1906. Efforts to raise funds ongoing. stay possible.
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