Italian King and Queen Return to Rome Amid Earthquake Relief
The king and queen of Italy return to Rome after four days aiding rescue work in Sicily and Calabria. The American ambassador Griscom forms a committee to manage US relief funds. Looting and violence disrupts Messina and Reggio as authorities arrest about six hundred looters. police casualties are reported and aftershocks continue. Military zones are set across Calabria to coordinate aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Sicily
Calabria
Lloyd C. Griscom
United States
Messina
Reggio
Pellaro
101 Ranch Robbery On Train Near Fort Worth
E J Berk arrested in Fort Worth as a 101 Ranch train robbery near Fort Worth is uncovered. A safe aboard the circus train was blown and about 15000 dollars stolen. Berk carried 750 dollars in silver and said a professional safe blower acted as his employer's tool, with further arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. J. Berk
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Tex
Burk
Chinese merchants accuse Puget Sound soldiers of brutality
Chinese merchants and prominent Port Townsend residents petition the Chinese consul general in San Francisco seeking relief from alleged unprovoked assaults by soldiers in the Puget Sound artillery forts. They warn that a serious situation exists and that murder may result, noting four recent attacks and a seriously injured victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget Sound
Celestial Colony
Port Townsend
Wash
San Francisco
War Department
Finch Sentenced to Hang by Oregon Court
Judge Bronaugh of the state circuit court in Portland Oregon sentences Jas A Finch, convicted of murdering Ralph B Fisher the late prosecutor for the Oregon Bar Association, to be hanged February 5. Finch shows little emotion as sentence is pronounced.
Milwaukee Coast Extension Capitalization Plans Reported
Preliminary steps in New York for the capitalization of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail Road coast extension. The project contemplates a total bonded debt of 200 million dollars if the extension requires it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee’s Coast
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company
Los Angeles Iron Worker Kills Messenger Cecil Thayer
William Mitchell of Los Angeles shot and killed Cecil Thayer a 19 year old messenger. Accuses Thayer’s sister of betraying his sister and abducting her from the Door of Hope. Police report investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Door of Hope
William Mitchell
Los Angeles
Cal
Cecil Thayer
Sioux City Live Stock Market Quotations
Saturday quotations show top beeves at 6.50 and top hogs at 5.85 in the Sioux City live stock market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Devastation Scenes From Calabria to Messina
A Paris Mafin special correspondent reports from Messina after a trek through Calabria detailing shattered towns and missing people. He describes 67 kilometers on foot, a funeral silence over the landscape, burned torches, collapsed tunnels, and families amid wreckage. The toll ranges from 150 to 2,000 victims as fires and waves devastate the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Paris
Mafin
Messina
Calabria
Naples
Palmi
Tropead
Reggio
Bagnara
Bagnaria
Seylia
Fireman Praised for Halting Erie Theater Panic
Fire broke out at the Park opera house in Erie Pennsylvania during a Friday night performance. Fireman Abraham Louch acted calmly to alert actors and manage the audience, saving many as smoke filled the gallery and ladders were used to prevent falls. The nearly full 1500 seat theater saw several fainting women but no serious injuries and limited damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Opera House
Erie
Abraham Louch
Louch
Burning crater seen near Greenbank West Virginia
Residents report a steadily growing burning crater on a nearby mountain side in Greenbank. Flames appear at intervals with rumbling sounds and sulfurous fumes fill the air as the molten mass now covers about fifty square yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbank
W. Va
Prof. Hough Dies at 72 in Evanston
George Washington Hough professor of astronomy at Northwestern University and director of Dearborn Observatory died suddenly at his Evanston home. He was 72 and regarded as a leading American astronomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Hough
Northwestern University
Dearborn Observatory
Evanston
Chicago
Hough
Gov Magoon to Convoke Cuban Congress on January 13
A conference between Governor Masood and vice president-elect Alfredo Zayas led to a decision that Governor Magoon will issue a decree convening the Cuban congress for January 13. The move follows the agreement reached during the talks.
Canada Grants $100,000 for Earthquake Sufferers
The Canadian government announces a donation of 100000 dollars to aid victims of the earthquake. The sum will be supplemented by generous contributions from unofficial sources.
Governor Hoch Appeals for Earthquake Relief Funds
Kansas Governor Hoch in his Red Cross role appeals for state relief funds to aid earthquake sufferers. He calls on residents and the organization to contribute promptly. The appeal underscores humanitarian duty and the need for swift assistance.
Italian King and Queen in Messina Aid After Disaster
Reports estimate 110000 dead in Messina and Reggio with devastation in other towns. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena visited ruined areas, praising rescue work by Italian, Russian, and English sailors. Refugees flood Catania, shelter scarce, fear and sorrow spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Sicily
Messina
Reggio
Victor Emanaguel
Elena
Reggie
Catania
Fraud Order Targets Theo Kharas Movable Sign Schemes
Postmaster general issues fraud order against Theo Kharas and related movable street car sign firms including Omaha and Sioux City outfits. Inspectors say Kharas likely netted at least 50000 dollars from syndicates, but devices were rarely deployed aside from Alton Illinois. He allegedly lied about patents and foreign rights to entice investments. signs claimed in Davenport Muscatine Clinton Sioux City prove false. Kharas now linked to Central Mobile Sign of Omaha, a firm said to have millions in capital and staffed by women clerks. Since Omaha indictment, Kharas admits no backing and once worked as a magnetic dealer. his companies barred from mail use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Theo. Kharas
Omaha
Sioux City
Kharas
Alton
Davenport
Muscatine
Clinton
Central Mobile Sign Company
Mine Tragedy in West Virginia Claims Dozens
Gas explosion at the Lick branch mine in Ennis Virginia resulted in numerous deaths. Twelve bodies recovered with about thirty eight workers still inside the mine. Foreman says chances of rescue are slim and cause of blast remains unknown. Local families endure quiet grief at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Branch
Ennis
W. Va
International Paper Adopts Permanent Spruce Forest Policy
The board of directors of International Paper pledges timber land management to ensure a permanent growth of spruce timber. The forest department, guided by a practical forestry plan, drives the initiative forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Company
South Dakota Guard to Seek $30,000 Two-Year State Appropriation
A Huron officers meeting of the South Dakota National Guard elected Col J E McDougal as president and officers for key posts. The incoming legislature is expected to be asked to revise the state military code and appropriate $30,000 for two years to cover guard expenses. General Englesby praised the guard’s finances and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota National Guard
Huron
Association
J. E. McDougal
Britton
G. E B. Kelsey
Twin Brooks
George Hoskie
Crookings
Maj
Hazel
Aberdeen
Coler Campbell
Engleeby
Watertown
Beckwith
Pierre
Wooley
Highmore
United States
Engleshby
Englesby
State Elks organize new South Dakota group in Sioux Falls
Representatives from eight South Dakota Elks lodges convened in Sioux Falls and formed the State Organization of Elks in South Dakota for social purposes. Officers include President R. J. Woods and Secretary E. L. Richards. Deadwood chosen as next meeting site, to be held August 17 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Lodges of Elks
South Dakota
Elks
Organization of Elks
R. J. Woods
E. G. Edgerton
Yankton
E. L. Richards
Deadwood
C. M. C. Johnson
Aberdeen
P. W. Schoenberger
Watertown
Jerry Carlton
C. N. McIllvaine
Huron
George B. Porter
John L. Neary
Lead
M. Hockman
William M. Powers
Parkston Men Seek Nye For Kaufman Trial
Information from Parkston indicates a business group plans to enlist Frank M. Nye of Minneapolis to aid the state at the new trial of Mrs. Emma Kaufmann for the murder of her young servant Agnes Poireis. Negotiations are not concluded but progress is hopeful for Nye to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Nye
Aidttorney
Parkston
Emma Kaufmann
Agnes Poireis
Minneapolis
Harry Hayward
Kaufmann
Flandrea
Woonsocket Robbers Take Over $5,000 From Treasurer
Sanborn county treasurer Mike Meier was robbed late Monday night by two masked men at the Woonsocket courthouse. They forced him to surrender about five thousand dollars from the vault before leaving. one robber was tall and the other short. Meier has served as county treasurer for four years and faces a year-end term expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Mike Meier
Sanborn County
Meier
Court House
Bridgewater Opens New Public School Building
Bridgewater completes a handsome brick and stone school with eight bright rooms a large assembly hall recitation rooms a library and principal’s office. The complete cost is about $25 000 with dedication planned around January 15 led by Hon. E L Abel of Huron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater
E. L. Abel
Huron
Gas Plant Destroyed By Explosion At Chamberlain Indian School
An explosion at the United States Indian school in Chamberlain obliterated the gas plant. Gasoline flood fed the fire and ignited, destroying the building. Four men were inside. one was blown through the roof but suffered only facial burns. Losses: $700-$800 for building and plant plus about $300 for window glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Indian School
United States Indian School
Chamberlain
A. M. Young
Unique Bonfire Fed by Hog Carcasses in Lincoln County
Alfred Berg a farmer from Eden township burned 250 hog carcasses killed by hog cholera to ashes in a bonfire, a cost of 3000 dollars. The carcasses were fat and marketable before death, and the blaze aimed to prevent disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Berg
Eden Township
Lincoln County
Prison Sentences Reported for Forgery and Rape
George Wilson, convicted of forgery in the circuit court at Huron last week, was taken to the penitentiary for six months by Sheriff Young. William Rasch, convicted of rape and sentenced to seven years and seven months, obtained a sixty day stay of judgment and will remain in jail at Huron pending the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilson
Huron
Sioux Falls
Young
William Rasch
Parole System Celebrated by Inspector Archibald
Inspector Archibald announced that over nine years the parole system freed 2,000 prisoners serving long terms and only 39 returned to crime, underscoring its success in Canadian prisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald
Count Boni Loses Custody Battle in Paris Court
The petition of Count Boni de Castelloane to award custody of his three sons to his mother was rejected in Paris on Wednesday. The court kept the children with their mother Princess de Sagan and barred their leaving the continent without the count's consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Boni
Count Boni de Castellane
Paris
Princess de Sagan
Continent
Robbers Hold Up Twenty Five Men Near Tulsa
Two masked men stopped twenty five laborers on the outskirts of Tulsa Oklahoma and took about 200 dollars plus several watches from the group. Most victims were returning from oil field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Supply Ship at Suez Arrives Ahead of Battleship Fleet
The American supply ship Culgoa entered Suez ahead of the battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry and is expected to anchor in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez
Culgoa
Sperry
Two South Dakota Newspapers Change Hands
Burke and Orient papers transfer editors and owners. L. E. Howard sells the Argus in Orient to C. P. Forrest who will run it. F. L. Bollen sells the Gazette in Burke to A. M. Church from Spencer Nebraska who will take control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Orient
South Dakota
L. E. Howard
The
Argus
C. P. Forrest
F. L. Bollen
Gazette
Furke
Rosebud
Gregory County
A. M. Church
Spencer, Neb
Plans to Drain Lake Sinai in Brookings County
A large drainage project in the southwest Brookings county area aims to drain Lake Sinai, a 200 acre body of water. If successful, the land could be worth from fifty to sixty dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings County
Lake Sinai
Mitchell Divine Accepts Call From Frisco Church
Dr Wilkinson of Mitchell accepted a call from Howard Street Methodist Episcopal Church in San Francisco California. Wilkinson is a leading preacher in the Methodist Episcopal conference and has filled the Mitchell pulpit at the October church conference for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Frisco
Wilkinson
Howard Street
Mrs Petty Dies After Kerosene Fire Near Hays
Mrs D F Petty died from severe burns suffered while trying to hurry a fire with kerosene near Hays. Her remains were taken to Sac City Iowa for burial. Her child, badly burned at the time, remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Petty
Hays
Sac City
Westby Estate Sues Railway For 15000 Death Damages
Marie M. Westby administratrix of Martin Westby dies dies case transferred to U S court in Sioux Falls. Plaintiff seeks 15000 damages for her husband’s death in the Madison yards of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway on December 17 of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie M. Westby
Martin Westby
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
United States
Sioux Falls
Madison
Dallas Orders School Closure Over Diphtheria Epidemic
Dallas city authorities close public schools for a week due to a diphtheria outbreak. The son of John Rogers of the City bakery has died from the disease, with fears that others may have been exposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
John Rogers
Tile Factory Planned for Mitchell by Archie Hillyard
Mitchell to host a new cement tile factory by Archie Hillyard of Spencer Indiana. Initial investment about 15000 dollars before opening. After production begins the plant will employ about 30 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Archie Hillyard
Spencer, In
Odd Fellow Leader Dead in Madison Depot Accident
Peter Marquardt former grand master of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of South Dakota was killed in Madison Tuesday forenoon when struck by a switch engine in the depot yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Marquardt
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
South Dakota
Madison
Equity Society to Meet in Mitchell Convention
The South Dakota State union American Society of Equity held its fourth annual convention in Mitchell with a large delegation. The organization is flourishing and much for the benefit of the farmer is being accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equity Society
South Dakota State Union
American Society of Equity
Mitchell
Law Firm Gamble Tripp Holman Dissolved in Yankton
The firm of Gamble Tripp and Holman in Yankton dissolved on the first of the year after seven years as a leading state legal practice. Senator R J Gamble was the senior member of the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamble, Tripp & Holman
Yankton
R. J. Gamble
Rasch Sentenced to Seven Years for Rape of Stepdaughter
Judge Taylor sentences William Rasch of Huron to seven years and seven months in the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls for the rape of his 14 year old stepdaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
William Rasch
Huron
Sioux Falls
Rasch
Young man loses arm in corn sheller accident
Henry Berger of Colton area suffered a severe injury when his right arm was caught in a corn sheller. Doctors amputated the arm just below the elbow to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Berger
Colton
Unusual Amending Proposal on Psychology in State
Secretary of state receives two proposed US constitutional amendments by Samuel W. Rood urging a board of interstate arbitration and government officials elected by oracular research instead of popular vote. The piece notes political maneuvering around North Carolina bond issues, state treasurer defalcation, and a forthcoming biennial report by O C Dokken. It also cites tax receipts and current state appointments ahead of the January election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
United States
Samuel W. Rood
Washington
Jefferson
J. Q. Adams
W. H. H. Harrison
Pierce
Taylor
Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes Sleveland
W. J. Bryan
United States of America
Congress
Residence and Court Actions Cited in New York Sun
The New York Sun notes Becker and Located with residences linked to voting in New York, divorce in Dakota, and a decision for good in rope. The phrase reflects a historical terse record of where actions or statuses are anchored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knicker
Becker
New York
Dakota
New York Sun
Fairy Tales Start with Whimsical Rules
A Glasgow News quip notes fairy tales rarely begin with Once upon a time and jokes that some begin with a grown up confession about being detained at the office, revealing a playful contrast between fairy tale form and adult life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mamma
Glasgow News
Mandrill Baboon Displays Brilliant Blue Red and Purple Colors
A mandrill baboon shows vivid blue red and purple tints across its fur and facial features. The striking coloration marks one of the most brilliant color patterns among quadruped animals observed.
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Ency
West Virginia
Prof. Hough
Canada
Virginia
Milatiamen
State Lodge OF Elks
New Kaufman
Arthur Trotter
Ann Trotter
West Nineteenth Street
North Carolina
Crawford
Supreme Court of the United States
Schaffer Bros
Dillon
O. C. Dokken
School and Public Lands
Dokken
State Examiner’s Department
State Insurance Department
Israel
McIntosh
McLains School House
Perkins County
Treasury
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