Reggio Calabrias quake relief as king aids victims
In Reggio Calabria on December 31 King Victor Emanuel and ministers visited wrecked areas after a tsunami and earthquake left most buildings ruined. Only 5,000 to 6,000 survivors amid 25 feet of water, with food scarce and looting by desperate crowds. Naval officers at Messina later estimated deaths rising to about 175,000 across the region.
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Reggio
Calabria
Victor Emanuel
Orlando
Bertolina
Victorio Emanuel IV
Rome
Messina
Burton Clears Path for Ohio Senatorial Triumph
Columbus reports Theodore Burton becomes unopposed after withdrawal of Taft Foraker and Keifer from the race. Taft calls off personal ambition to avoid party split, favoring unity and Burton’s likely election, with a Columbus caucus possible.
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Columbus
Senate
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Taft
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Burton
Foraker
Ohio
Tait
Keifer
Theodore F. Burton
Charles P. Taft
Sutton
Wade H. Ellis
Augusta
W. H. Taft
Local Brews, Boots and Ailing Hearts: Pittsburg Scams
A Pittsburg area report details Mrs. Sallie McGrew's loss of $100 to a suave young man George Middleton alias Starr who promised cigar trade profits after mortgaging her home. Middleton vanished, leaving a suitcase. McGrew seeks recovery after notifying Mayor Porter. Also notes a Toronto bootlegging case, and West Virginia Pennsylvania licensing issues. John Buehler denies distributing original packages while planning cross river storage for beer orders. other locals, including Ole Olson, John Webster, and Malcolm, face or dodge charges in bootlegging-related actions with varied outcomes.
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Sallie Bolan McGrew
North Street
Fifth Street
George Middleton
Starr
Middleton
Pittsburg
John Buehler
Upper
Adams Street
Buehler
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pittsbore
Schmulbach
Reymann
Focal Men
Toronto
Yester Fey
Herostate Gang
Ole Olson
Law and Order League
John Webster
John Matcalm
Casey
Malcolm
Plans discussed ordering fleet to the quake scene
Washington Dec 31 The American battleship fleet is passing the Red Sea and will likely be sent to the earthquake scene. Plans to this effect were discussed today between the heads of the navy and State departments. An American gunboat and supply ship are en route to Italy.
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Washington
Red Sea
Navy
Italy
Barry Kaufman Heavyweight Bout Ends in Thirty-Ninth Round
In Los Angeles on December 31 the heavyweight clash between Jim Barry and Al Kaufman concluded in the thirty-ninth round as Barry’s seconds threw in the sponge. Barry delivered a stubborn display, fighting the final nineteen rounds with two broken hands and winning a tough exhibition. He grimaced with every exchange yet persisted, though neither fighter showed enough class to challenge Johnson.
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Los Angles
Jim Barry
al Kaufman
Barry
Fie
Kaufman
Johnson
Northwest Blizzard Drags Trains and Cold Sharply
A great blizzard rages in the Northwest delaying trains for hours due to snow drifts. Extreme cold threatens livestock with possible deaths as temperature falls to 20 below zero. Local reports note deteriorating conditions and accumulating snow.
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St. Paul
Americans Among Messina Earthquake Victims
Cable from Canton manufacturer Alvin Hurford reports safe arrival in Naples. Ambassadord Griscom says ninety Americans in Messina hotel were destroyed or missing. consular teams sent to verify. Multiple U.S. and Philadelphia residents feared lost or in quake zone. others unaccounted in Sicily.
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Canton
Alvin Hurford
Naples
Washington
Messina
State Department
Griscom
Rome
Palermo
Foreign Office
Trinacria
Cleveland
F.G. Bates
Catania
Sicily
Biego Sancetta
Gaetano Liottay
St. Agata
Thomas Robinson
Robinson
John Brown
Archier Kain
Kain
Philadelphia
Herbert Norris
Taomina
Mary Moss
Florence Kane
Louise Wood
Lillian
Elizabeth M. Wiggin
Bloomfield
N. J
John B. Wright
Mary H. DeHart
May Sherman
Elizabeth
Henrietta L. Stadelman
New Castle
Del
Frances
Bessie G. Bockius
Emily Croasdale
Estelle Fagan
Alton
Ill
William Eliot Smith
Eunice
Ellen
Smith
Illinois Glass Company
W. A. Haskell
John Haskell
Italy
John E. Haynor
Six Barrels Seized in Dry Belmont County Case
The Maynard seizure marked Belmont counties first Maynard dry territory seizure under the Seizure Act. Six barrels of empty beer and filled bottles were taken from John McMillen’s home, with a warrant directed by Prosecuting Attorney W W Cohen. McMillen was arrested and released on bond as the case heads to trial.
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Belmont County
Maynard
John McMillen
W. W. Cohen
St. Clairsville
Barton
Cowen
McMillen
Impostor in Clerical Garb Cashes Forged Check
A sharply dressed impostor posing as Rev J B Habliston pastor of Mt Pleasant church used a forged 25 check on Franklin National bank of Newark Ohio to buy goods in Wheeling. The check claimed to be drawn by William F Rogers & Son Co and was endorsed by Anne M Habliston and Rev P S Garner. The merchant cashed it, it later protested, and inquiry shows a pattern of similar forgeries on the same bank in recent months.
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J. B. Habliston
Mt. Pleasant
Wheeling
Franklin National Bank
Newark
Ohio
William F. Rogers & Son Co
Anne M. Habliston
Aunice M Habliston
Rescue Work At Lick Branch Mine Announces 12 Bodies Recovered
Maybury West Virginia December 31 rescue crews recovered twelve bodies from the Lick branch mine this morning officials say no additional victims have been located yet the situation remains tense as teams continue to search for any signs of life
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Lick Branch Mine
Maybury
W. Va
Lick Branch
Death of Edward Barr in Cleveland crossing accident
Edward Barr a former Steubenville resident was killed in Cleveland when struck by a railroad engine at a crossing. His remains were identified at a local morgue and his mother Mrs Matilda Barr of 513 Ross street was notified. He was about 40 years old, a pressman by trade, married to a Miss Moore of Akron, and survived by his mother. He had worked in Cleveland Akron and for Sprague Carter in this city.
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Edward Barr
Steubenville
Cleveland
Barr
Matilda Barr
Ross Street
Wm. W. Barr
Akron
Sprague & Carnahan
Miss Moore
Ohio river pollution commission formed in Columbus
The commission appointed by Governor Harris to curb Ohio river pollution elected Judge E F Corn as president and Dr C O Probst as secretary. Members include Dr Samuel Swartzel and D J Sinclair. They will seek inter state cooperation, request Virginia to legislate, obtain maps from the war department, employ experts to study sewage from river municipalities.
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Columbus
Harris
Ohio River
E F. Corn
Trenton
C. O. Probst
State Board of Health
Samuel Swartzel
Cincinnati
D. J. Sinclair
Steubenville
Morris
West Virginia
General Assembly
War Department
Scott Gives 25000 to Ohio State University
Cadiz inventor and former congressional candidate R P Scott presented a 25000 check as the first installment of a 100000 gift to Ohio State University to aid poor students. Trustees will distribute funds with student need proven and selection by the legislature. The fund will cover expenses for about seven students annually. income from the 20000 portion will be used for now. Scott, in Columbus to campaign for Senate, is praised as an inventor and millionaire with a notable pea husker invention.
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R. P. Scott
Cadiz
Fogker
Ohio State University
Columbus
R. P Scott
Ohio
Scott
United States
National Telephone Company expands in Belmont county
The National Telephone Company yesterday completed a deal to acquire the Enterprise Telephone Company in the Geld south of Bellaire. The purchase extends National service extensively in Belmont county, adding about 200 telephones and 35 miles of toll wires to a modern system.
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National Telephone Company
Enterprise Telephone Company
Geld
Bellaire
The
National
Belmont County
Enterprise Company
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United States Senate
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