Messina Tremors and Aftermath Reported in Ruined Cities
Refugees describe vast destruction in Messina and surrounding towns. Reports say Reggio Calabria, Cambello and Lazzaro were destroyed, a tidal wave wrecked the railway, and thousands of soldiers are buried or missing after the quake and looting. A rock blocks the Strait of Messina, hindering relief efforts.
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Bank of Sicily
Régeto
Catanzaro
Messina
Reggio
Cambello
Lazzaro
Regaio
Charybdia
Strait of Messina
Refugees recount terror in Messina quake tale
A refugee woman in Catania recalls a brutal earthquake and storm in which her house buckled, walls cracked, and doors jammed as fires roared and bombs exploded overhead. She fled with family toward the water front, nearly washed away in a muddy promenade turned lake, later rescued by a soldier and taken to a train.
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Catania
Messina
Siater
Woo
Rex
New Orleans Times-Democrat
U S Consul Among Dead In Messina Earthquake
An official dispatch from Stuart Lupton the U S vice consul at Messina reports that Arthur Chaney and his wife were among the victims of the Messina earthquake. The consulate building was destroyed and Lupton and his wife were believed dead though Lupton later reportedly escaped. The message reached Washington via Malta and was transmitted by Consul William Gale.
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Arthur & Gheeey
Washington
Dey
Arther
Chaney
Messina
Sicily
Bia
Bettaves
State Department
Stuart Lapton
Malta
Maltese Islanda
William Gale
Lupton
Beanton Assistant Accepts State Department Post
Unclear fragment mentions an assistant accepting a position at the State Department. No identifiable names, dates, or locations are readable to frame a full, factual item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan Winnirep
State Department
Dem
Beekman
Meetatant
Easton Hall Collapse in Ellicott City Traps Dozens
A crowded courtroom at Easton hall in Ellicott City, Maryland, collapsed the upper floor during a magistrate hearing for William Batwood, causing about 100 people to fall to a cement floor. Thirty-five were seriously injured, including reporters and local officials, with no fatalities. Panic and a potential lynching mood arose before calm counsel prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Easton Hall
Ellicott City
William Batwood
Mny
William Hall
Baltimore American
Ita
W. 8. Powell
Eilicott City Times
Bernard H. Wallenhorst
Martin F. Burke
John @. Rogers
State Court of Appeals
George A. Howard
James E. Hobbs
Dennia Carr
John Rose
William G Stevens
Thomas Hebpeasy
Johnnie Myers
Harwood
Charion EK
Mill
Harry Harwool
Leeds Estate Split After Paris Death With Large Sums
Mrs Nannie Stewart Leeds widow of William B Leeds and his second wife inherits about 7 million of the estate. William Leeds Jr son of the second wife gets 1,611,059. Ralph Gaer Leeds son of the first wife receives 1,000,000. Secretary James F Elder receives 25,000. Leeds died in Paris on June 25.
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New York
Pac
Nannie Stewart Leeds
William B Leeds
Aled
Mineola
L. J. Willam Leeda, Jr
Leeds
Radiph Gaer Leeds
James F Elder
Paris
Miss Patton Weds Chinese Groom Sparks Intermarriage Law Debate
Meridian Miss December 30 many readers report that Ole Patton granddaughter of Confederate General Why Patton former Confederate officer and past land minister of Mississippi married a Chinese man. The union violates state law forbidding marriages between whites and persons of Negro or Mongolian blood.
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Meridian
Miss
Ole Patton
Why. Patton
Land Minster
Missidtipp
Miss Patton
Armed men blow up chapel in Fefferson town threat to leave
On December 20 in Fefferson New Brunswick armed men attacked the chapel of the Holy Rollers. They ordered Joel D Wright its leader to leave town and dispersed the group after the blast. Some members fled, others interrupted meetings as fear spread.
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Holy Rollers
Fefferson
N. B
Hendred
Axis
Joel D. Wright
Rbet
Httle Louise
Meyers
James Houck
Qeder Nisi
Ctrcutt
Frederick County
Altibe
Une Io Equity
Justee
Alid Dill
Margaret E. Dil
Balen
Real Catate
Joshua J. Dilt
Mme
Thersport
Samuel T. Haffner
Circuit Court
Clayton, Keedy
Digdit Qrder Nisi
Eliza A. Johnson
Adiitilatrairix c. T. A
James Dalloa
Edward H. Dall
Cherk
Frederick Co
Win
P. Mautaby, Jr
New Year's Attraction Promises Lively Musical Comedy
New Year's attraction presents a bold musical comedy set by Joseph Beron Totten with music by Spencer Totten. Dan Dudy stages the production with 25 performers, Donna Seyrouur directing, and elaborate costumes and effects. A corps of comedians and six dancing English Rosebuds are highlighted as key features.
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Spencer and Totten
Dan Dudy
Ion
Donna Seyroour
Labor Petition From Wyoming Valley Seeks Pardon
About 20,000 unskilled workers in the Wyoming valley sent a petition to President Roosevelt urging clemency for Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Morris Morrigan. The plea argues for mercy to avert what they call a cruel unjust penalty of imprisonment for labor advocates.
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Dntens
Wilkes-Barre
Petiton
Wyoming Valley
Roosevelt
Lim
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrigan
Battle in Venezuela Leaves Dozens Dead in Port of Spain
In Mocur, Venezuelan coast, a clash between Castro loyalists and a gunboat crew backing Juan Vicente Gomez left about twenty dead and fifty wounded. General Torres, arriving by small boat from Macuro, stated odds were against him and decided to abandon further resistance. Officials loyal to Gomez will assume control.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Mocurg
Castro
Juan Vicente Gomez
Torres
Macuro
Gomes
Robbery suspect fatally shot after chase near Baltimore
Philadelphia dispatch reports 21 year old Harry Williams was shot in Andalusia by Walter Wagner during a home robbery attempt. Williams fired thrice, Wagner fired back with a shotgun, wounding Williams badly. Foster aided him before being captured amid the confrontation.
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Philadelphia
Harry Willams
Baltimore
Andalusia
Walter Wagner
Wagner
Willams
Joseph Foster
Williams
Struc Williams
Foster
Inventions Sparked by Children Play
A brief tale traces how Argand’s lamp and a Dutch spectacle maker’s telescope arose from children’s play. The lamp’s glass neck and a telescope’s design followed curious observations by youngsters, prompting adults to think and invent, culminating in practical tools and toys.
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Argand
Hhey
Fragile Fashions and Cough Remedies in a Fragmented Page
A jumbled OCR page mixes social critique on feminine influence with household tips. The text shifts from a satirical note on gender roles to a simple cocoa recipe and a weak-pitched children’s cough remedy, reflecting garbled historic column fragments and advertisements.
American Pompeii at Casa Grande Excavation Progress
Smithsonian report notes a prehistoric buried city at Casa Grande near Florence Arizona. Dr J Walter Fewkes leads excavation funded by Congress revealing a 200 foot long, eleven room structure with a plaza enclosure and a seat called the seat of Montcarna.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Charles B. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Florence
J. Walter Fewkes
Montcarna
Frederick Market Prices from Farmers' Exchange 1908
Quotations furnished by Frederick County Farmers' Exchange list prices for red winter oats yellow corn timothy and mixed hay, winter and spring wheat, oats, and other staples. Figures show per bushel per ton or per pound ranges, with several items including No 1 and No 2 Timothy and hay. Diverse goods reflect local farm market rates for December 1908.
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Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
Gompira Decemore
Pte
Webb
Sit Hale
Ben
Tigos
Abel
Pee Basbel
Timothy
Government plans larger battleships with heavier firepower
A historical article notes Navy Department plans to build bigger battleships, carrying eight fourteen inch guns and more armor. Officials anticipate future fleets up to 25,000 tons, with heavier armament and expanded batteries.
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Wilith
Eny Bow T
Board of ‘Consisdetion
Navy Department
Vna
Ferge
Toma
Ares
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