Earth shock ruins towns near Etna in Sicily
Earthquake and volcanic eruption near Mount Etna devastate villages around Catania. Official tallies place dead at about 135 with 283 injured. damage is widespread as churches and homes collapse and railways and telegraph lines are cut. Rescue efforts mobilize soldiers and nurses amid harrowing scenes.
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Linera
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March of the Women song and Sicilian quake notes
The article reports the March of the Women song sung by suffrage marchers in Washington D C with its lyrics. It also covers historical Sicilian earthquakes at Catania in 1669 and 1693 and the 1908 Messina Calabria disaster with high death tolls and US relief efforts. Harvard scientists in Cambridge attribute the 1908 quake to volcanic origin.
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Etna
Catania
Sicily
Messina
Calabria
United States
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Once a Shop Girl Rises to Ten Million Fortune
Boston May 9. The romance of Mrs Francis Skinner of Dedham arises from the death of her husband, a nephew of Mrs Jack Gardner, aboard the Caronia, creating a fortune estimated at 10 million dollars. She rose from a Boston department store shop girl to wealth, after meeting Skinner in Marblehead in 1899 and marrying in 1900. Their union faced family opposition before a deathbed reconciliation. Jacob Riis recovers health after a period at a Battle Creek health resort and heads to his summer home near Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Boston
Mass
Francis Skinner
Dedham
Jack Gardner
Hner
Skinner
Sarah E. Carr
Marblehead
Church of the Good Shepherd
Constellation
Bayard Thayer
Mr. Skinner
Jacob Riis
Battle Creek
Mich
Springfield
Suffragists Parade on Pennsylvania to Push Bristow Mendell Plan
Washington May 9 thousands of suffragists from across the country marched along Pennsylvania avenue from Lafayette square to the Capitol. Ten bands led by a mass chorus petitioned Congress to pass the Bristow Mendell federal amendment enfranchising women. The pageant featured a 20 foot banner, flower garlands, and a 1900-strong chorus. Notables and society ushers attended a mass meeting prior to the procession.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Lafayette Square
Capitol
Congress
East Front
Ethel Smyth
England
William Kent
Representative Kent
California
Caroline Lexow
Woman's Political Union of
New York
Donald Hooker
Baltimore
Lucy Burns
Brooklyn
Congressional Union For Woman Suffrage
Tae
O. H. P. Belmont
Florence Bayard Hilles
Wilmington
Del
Cleveland
Julia Lathrop
Federal Children’s Bureau
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Equal Franchise Society of
Philadelphia
Antoinette Funk
Chicago
Pennsylvania Men's League For Suffrage
White House
Bristow-Mendell
Eliphalet Andrews
Apolline M. Blair
Rubinstein Club
Juliet Barrett Rubles
Washington
Evsley Hill
Representative Hill
Connecticut
Denver S. Church
Representative Church
Charles
Charles W Post Takes Own Life In California
Santa Barbara California May 6 Charles W Post millionaire manufacturer of Battle Creek Michigan shot and killed himself after a recent illness He was en route to Rochester Minnesota for an appendicitis operation returned home and used a concealed rifle Post born 1854 in Springfield Illinois He was a national propagandist against union labor No inquest planned family to move body to Battle Creek tonight The article also notes wartime era events and social figures featured in a broader page, including mentions of women writers actresses and a Mothers Day proclamation by President Wilson
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Post
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Battle Creek
Weather Report and Astronomical Events Summary
Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with probable showers Sunday and moderate southerly winds. 7 am temperature 48, yesterday's high 62, last night 44, humidity 85 percent. No precipitation. water stage 6.9, up 0.2 in 24 hours. Evening stars Mars Venus Saturn. morning stars Mercury Jupiter. Constellation Leo the Lion visible southwest around 9 pm.
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Illinois State Historical Society Reelects Officers at Springfield
At a Springfield meeting on May 9 the Illinois State Historical Society reelected officers including Honorary President Clark E. Carr and President Otto L. Schmidt. Benches of directors and vice presidents include state leaders and university faculty, with Governor Dunne among honorary members. John H. Hauberg of Rock Island presented a paper on Black Hawk’s Home, highlighting the warrior’s ideals and vivid historical detail.
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Springfield
Ilinois State Historical Society
Clark E. Carr
Galesburg
Otto L. Schmidt
Chicago
Jessie Palmer Weber
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Richard Yates
W. T. Norton
Alton
George A. Lawrence
E. J. James
Carbondale
William A. Meese
Moline
R. V. Carpenter
Belvidere
E. C. Page
Northern Illinois State Normal School
DeKalb
J. W. Clinton
Polo
J. A. James
Northwestern University
Evanston
Walter Colyer
Albion
Governor Dunne
Honor Mother in the Church Observances Across Town
Tomorrow is observed as Mothers Day with church programs and carnations worn. Memorial Christian, First Methodist, and Edgewood Baptist plan services and special acts, including sermons by Rev. Chatley, Dr. Agnew, and local readings, music, and addresses.
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M. E. Chatley
First Methodist Church
W. D. Agnew
Hedding College
Abingdon
Edgewood Baptist Church
Cora Nelson
J. C. H. Read
Anna Steen
Harry Stoakes
E. T. Miller
G. F. Burns
Ruth Gillespie
Black Hawk Penance Remembered Near Rock Island Turmoil
The account recalls Black Hawk spending 24 moons at a watch tower near Rock Island as penance for losses from his family. The paper notes he is not a murderer but a noble patriot, highlighting the forced removal of the red man from his homeland and the poignancy of the listeners' realization.
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Rock Island
Black Hawk
Pair of Becker Jurors Set Off
New York May 9. Becker jury broken up again this morning prompting further examination of tales men. Jurors Van Eman and Baxter asked to be excused for personal reasons and were dismissed. Jease Velie a silk merchant chosen as the 11th juror. Court adjourned until Monday. Paul Camers juror number nine excused after interview with Justice Seabury reducing panel to 10.
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Becker
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van Eman
Baxter
Jease Velie
Paul Camers
Justice Seabury
Germans To Retain Arms Sold Huerta Amid Mexican Turmoil
Washington reports say General Gonzales arrived at Tampico with artillery reinforcements as tensions rise over arms shipments to Huerta. The State Department says munitions on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie will be returned to Germany after agent advisories, while U.S. officials monitor refugee movements and troop readiness along the Mexican coast.
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