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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
10
A Patoka Register snippet highlights diverse items from mention of Ido language and airship journals to local crime soap thefts. It notes public interest in cable trust probes, Taft's prison-ship dedication remarks, and broader observations on spelling reform and insular political fashion amid Midwest life.
President Theodore Roosevelt attacks members Tawney Smith Sherley and Fitzgerald over limits on the Secret Service in a special message to Congress. He defends his interpretation of the service clause, cites past investigations, and urges restoring the 1908 provision while proposing a $6000 salary for the Service and its placement as a bureau in the Department of Justice.
The house backed an $800000 relief appropriation for Sicily and Italy after Roosevelt urged aid. A further $500000 cash plus $300000 in supplies on Celtic and Culgoa were approved, with the ships already dispatched to the scene. The White House urged swift action and the Red Cross has raised $320000 locally.
The catastrophe in Messina and Reggio devastates southern Italy and Sicily with vast loss of life. Officials estimate up to 115000 dead as refugees flood Naples and Rome. Relief appeals draw global aid. Mt Etna eruptions heighten fear.
Reports from Rome say Messina and Reggio will be rebuilt despite vast destruction. Cardinal Nava, returning from Messina, notes many smaller towns may not be rebuilt though the islands Lipari group and Stromboli report eruptions. Officials estimate 80,000 bodies in Messina ruins and plan to bury them in the straits. The pope pledges Jubilee funds for relief.
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