Earthquake Toll in Italy Rises Amid Calamity’s Reach
Rome reports place dead and missing in Calabria and Sicily between 100,000 and 150,000 with fears of higher totals. The disaster devastates towns, cuts rail lines, and leaves survivors starving and sheltering in hills as relief funds flow from the United States Red Cross.
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Calabria
Sicily
Rome
Washington
National Red Cross Today
State Department
American Red Cross Organization
J. Pierpont Morgan
Court Refuses to Grant Count Boni Custody of Sons
Paris December 30 court denies Count Boni de Castellane custody of his three sons to his mother. Children to remain with their mother Princess de Sagan but may not leave the continent without the count's permission.
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Paris
Earthquake Toll in Messina and Towns Across Sicily
A list of Sicilian towns shows widespread devastation from the Messina quake with populations readouts and estimated deaths. Messina leads casualties as 100000 residents suffer, followed by Catana Patенo Cosenza Seminara and others, with totals nearing 97725 dead.
Ruef Convicted of Bribery in Four Month San Francisco Trial
Abraham Ruef was sentenced to the maximumPenitentiary term of fourteen years for bribing former San Francisco supervisor John J. Furey to award an overhead trolley franchise to United Railroads. The trial, lasting nearly four months, followed a summer 1906 scandal with indictments against Ruef Mayor Schmitz and multiple city and business officials. Ruef showed no emotion as judgment was read and a notice of appeal was filed after the ruling.
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San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Poltica
Eugene E . Schmitz
Lawler
Ruef
John J. Furey
United Railroads
Board of Supervisors
E. E. Schmitz
Gas and Electric Company
Survivors Describe Catastrophe at Messina and Aftermath
Refugees flood into Catania by train and boat as Messina is devasted. Survivors recall the morning earthquake and tidal floods, walls collapsing, and cities burning. Women and men flee in night clothes, some maddened, some injured, while others search ruins for loved ones.
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Messina
Catania
Woman recounts Messina quake in graphic escape tale
A severely injured woman who arrived here from Messina yesterday morning describes the earthquake as infernal and terrifying. She relates the chaotic scene, the collapse of buildings, and her perilous struggle to escape amid flames and dust.
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Messina
Fifty Miners Die in West Virginia Gas Explosion
A gas explosion at Ennis West Virginia traps and kills fifty miners while rescue efforts continue. The incident follows unrelated legal notes including Ruef pleading guilty to extorting from a French restaurant owner and a Parkside Realty bribery case with a hung jury after seven hours of deliberation.
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Ennis
West Virginia
Ruef
Parkside Realty Company
Fatalities in West Virginia mine rise toward fifty
Ennis West Virginia December 30. An explosion in the Lick branch mine yesterday afternoon has likely caused about 50 deaths. Twelve bodies recovered. Foreman says 38 men remain with slim hope for rescue. Cause is unknown. Women and children endure grief at home.
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Ennis
W. Va
Lick Branch
Americans in quake zones feared dead in Italy disaster
Reports from Rome and New York indicate hundreds of Americans abroad amid Calabria and Sicily tremors. Notable figures include Consul Arthur S. Cheney and wife believed dead in Messina, with others from Chicago, Boston, Alton and Fond du Lac awaiting word on relatives and travelers.
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New York
Calabria
Sicily
Charles C. Fenger
Federal Service
Italy
Rome
Reggio
Boston
Mass
John T Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Naples
Alton
William Eliot Smith
Mrs. Jacob Baur
Washington
Arthur S. Cheney
Messina
State Department
Stuart Lupton
Malta
Malees Islands
Mediterranean
Joraeninas
William H. Gale
Lupton
Illinois
Connecticut
Gale
Cheney
Fond du Lac
Wis
Margaret McMillan
Thornton A. Greene
Ontanogon, Mich
C. A. McMillan
Claus Spreckels Will Disposes of Large San Francisco Estate
The late Claus Spreckels left his widow Anna Christiana Spreckels a life interest in his estate, with the remainder to named children Claus A. Spreckels Rudolf Spreckels and Mrs John Ferris of Kinswood England. John D and Adolph are provided for in the will. The estate value is estimated up to 50 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Cal
Claus Spreckels
Anna Christiana Spreckels
Claus A. Spreckels
Rudolph Spreckels
John Ferris
Kinswood
England
Emma Spreckels
John
Weeps On Stand In Defense Of Captain Hains
Major John Hains testified as the defense witness in the William E. Annis murder case in Flushing New York describing changes in Captain Hains mental state over the past year. Mrs Annis the widow remained steadfast in her faith in her husband while the trial adjourned due to the defense counsel’s illness.
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Flushing
N. Y
John Hains
U.S. A
Thornton Hains
Peter
William E. Annis
Hains
Annis
John P. McIntyre
Yaqui Indian War Ends in Peace Treaty at Bacatetea
The Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico, end years of fighting with a peace treaty signed December 23 by three chiefs and 166 followers and Sonora's governor. They demand life guarantees, pardon, and the return of deported relatives, with limited arms for guards. Formal ratification is set for January 4.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
Sonora
Bacatetea
Yucatan
Severe Blizzard Rages Across Western Canada
Winnipeg reports a severe blizzard paralyzing western Canada with traffic halted nationwide. Fergus Falls Minnesota also experiences a fierce snow storm, with temperatures plummeting toward freezing and continuing to drop hourly.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Fergus Falls
Mion
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