Messina Earthquakes Continue as Royal Aid arrives
Shocks hit Messina through the night with fires, collapsed streets, and scarce water. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena arrived aboard Vittoria Emmanuele and joined rescue, aiding wounded and children. Red Cross teams and warships from Russia and Britain assist as hospitals overflow and survivors flood toward Catania and Palermo.
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Stania
Messina
Felice
First
September
Reina Margherita
89Th Regiment of Infantry
Roberto
Catania
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Vittoria Emmanuele
Signor Orlando
Colli
Palazzati
Palermo
Signor Bertolini
Carrara
Rai
Supplies Most Needed in Calabrian Province
Palermo reports from Italian Red Cross representatives in Calabrian Province indicate survivors face critical shortages of food and essential relief items. Government and aid groups rush to coordinate shipments amid ongoing evacuation and shelter efforts.
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Catania
Messina
Italian Red Cross
Palermo
Calabrian
J P Morgan Leads Italy Earthquake Relief Drive
Funds from diverse lenders and religious groups pour in as J P Morgan and organizations like the American Red Cross, Il Progresso, The Christian Herald, and the Italian Red Cross mobilize. Mayor McClellan issues a citywide appeal for subscriptions to aid Sicily and southern Italy, with Episcopal Church leaders loud in urging support as families suffer and seek word of missing relatives.
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J. P. Morgan
American Red Cross
Il Progresso
The
Christian Herald
Italian Red Cross
Italian Savings Bank
New York
Italy
Greer
Episcopal Church
Sicily
George W. Davis
Central Committee of the
Red Cross Foreign Office
Count Taverna
Louis Klopsch
State Department
National Red Cross
Connecticut
Red Cross
Sarah J. Kinney
Hartford
Signor Bonci
Phelys. Dolze
Emperor Francis Joseph Donates To Italian Earthquake Relief
A broad international relief effort unfolds after the Calabria and Sicily earthquake. Amid global sympathy, Emperor Francis Joseph contributes 16 thousand dollars, New York and other cities organize funds, Red Cross channels mobilize 50 thousand dollars planned, and major financiers including J Pierpont Morgan pledge substantial aid. Italian and Anglo relief committees form across New York to channel funds.
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Russia
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Orange Italians Prepare to Aid
Italians in Orange New Jersey form a committee to organize an entertainment. Proceeds will fund relief for fellow countrymen in Italy.
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Orange, N. J
Italy
Elizabeth to Swell Fund For Italian Sufferers
Prominent Elizabeth residents form a relief movement with a town meeting planned to discuss fundraising for Italy’s catastrophe victims. Requiem masses may be held New Year’s Day at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua. Many Elizabeth Italians lost relatives.
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National Italian Club
16Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Ferrero
General Relief Fund
Italian Chamber of Commerce
I T
New York Chamber of Commerce
Italy
Colony Club
Madison Avenue
Archibald S. Alexander
J. Borden Harriman
John Jacot ® Astor
H. Garfield Osborn
Archibald Alexander
Walter Damrosch
Anne Morgan
Florence M. Rhett
Kate Brice
Elizabeth
N. J
Archbishop Farley Urges Aid For Italian Earthquake Victims
Archbishop Farley asks New York Diocese clergy to conduct a special collection on January 3 for Sicily and Calabria earthquake survivors. He notes massive loss of life and destitution, urges timely reports to the Chancery, and invites parishioners to pray for the living and dead while supporting the appeal.
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Farley
Sicily
Calabria
New York
Chancery
Pius X
Madison Ete
Relief efforts under way for Italian disaster survivors
Across the United States governors, mayors, and Red Cross chapters urged immediate monetary aid for Southern Italy and Sicily. New York's Governor Hughes urged funds through the state Red Cross, with $60,000 allocated from California relief to be sent to Rome. Boston quickly raised nearly $10,000, Chicago bankers and merchants gathered over $8,000, including a $5,000 Chicago Clearing House check.
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Case
New York
American Red Cross
Italian Red Cross
Red Cross
New York Red Cross
Jacob H. Schiff
Fifth Avenue
Italy
United States
Hughes
Albany
Commonwealth
Sicily
New York State
American National Red Cross
Washington
California
State Department
Rome
American Red Cross Organization
State House
Boston
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
Taylor
San Francisco
Chicago
Orson Smith
Illinois
Chicago Clearing House Association
Italian Ambassador Urges Aid for Earthquake Victims
Baron Edmondo Mayor des Planches, Italian Ambassador in Washington, issued a proclamation to Italians in the U S appealing for aid for Calabria and Sicily quake victims. He urged concrete help, solidarity, and support from the Italian community and the American people, warning of harsh conditions and the need for disinfection and relief efforts.
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Washington
Baron Edmondo Mayor Des Planches
United States
America
Calabria
Sicily
Italy
Messina
Reggio
Italians Abroad Called to Support Their Country
Rome dispatch reports Battista Pellegrini, former secretary to ex-Premier Zanardelli and editor of Italy Avold, issuing a emotional appeal to Italians overseas. He urges charity loyalty and immediate offerings to consuls, describing the sorrow, resilience, and unity of the Italian people as the year closes.
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Rome
Battista Pellegrini
Zanardelli
Review
Italy
Avold
Benefit Concert At Manhattan Opera House For Southern Italy
Oscar Hammerstein arranged an elaborate concert program at the Manhattan Opera House for Sunday evening January 17. Proceeds will aid earthquake victims in Southern Italy. Tenor Alessandro Bonet donated 10,000 francs for relief. Passages note Pasquale Amato as son‑in‑law of Teatro Bellini’s director and Catania’s Bellini link. Jane Norià delays Palermo trip on Toscanini’s advice.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Philadelphia
Cleofonte Campanini
Manhattan Opera House
Italy
Alessandro Bonet
Metropolitan Opera Company
Metropolitan
Manhattan
Pasquale Amato
Teatro Bellini
Catania
Bellini
Mme
Jane Noria
New York
Palermo
Toscanini
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Broad Street
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Toulon
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Wilson Line
Hull
Melbourne
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Sydney
Lima
Peru
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Italian Savings Bank of the
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Lafayette Streets
Joseph N. Francolini
Count Massiglia
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Rubano & Sons
115Th Street
First Avenue
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Hamburg
Illyria
Germany
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No. 11
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Cabrie
Greater New York
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Canal and
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Bernardino Polizzo
the Tribune
Elizabeth TO Swell Fund
Tion
Remington
Remington Typewriter Company
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Des Planches
Regia Ambascanta D'Italia
Italiani di
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Sicilia
Devono Accomunare
Solidarieta
Vasta Famiglia
L’'Italia
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Merce
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Corso
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India
Japan
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France
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