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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
1
Premier Gioletti cites Mesina telegram confirming vast destruction from the quake in Calabria and Sicily. Deaths estimated 60,000 to 70,000 with fires, looting, and martial law. troops and relief efforts struggle to control the disaster and restore order amid mass casualties.
A Cantora dispatch reports that only a few thousand people remain after a raid, with looters and robbers shot during incidents in London on December 29. No further details available in the fragment.
Washington dispatch reports the Red Cross has requested relief funds for victims of the Italian earthquakes. The appeal emphasizes overseas humanitarian aid and rapid response needs.
Mount Etna exhibits strong activity with loud detonations and a large plume seen from Catania. The episode heightens public alarm amid rumors linking the upheaval to recent disturbances in Calabria/Sicily yesterday.
Rome reports Queen Helena refused to let the king go alone to the disaster scene and accompanied him. Religious communities of Messina and Reggio were wiped out by quake and fire. A 25 foot tidal wave at Riposto lasted 42 seconds. The Vatican plans an international Catholic relief committee with Pope leading a $200,000 fund, while the king pledges $400,000.
Described as a vast sepulcher, Palermo reports railroad communication with Messina restored and a trainload of refugees arriving. Refugees are terrified and cannot provide coherent accounts of the catastrophe. All agree Messina is destroyed with victims numbering tens of thousands. The surrounding country is left in ruins.
A Utah delegation will attend the National Woolgrowers' Association meeting in Pocatello Idaho January 14 to 16 with aims including protesting railroad rates on wool urging storage and transport reforms and debating the Curtis public land leasing bill. Delegates from Salt Lake Mount Pleasant Draper Vernal and others will press for uniform action and higher stock movement speeds.
A Palermo dispatch reports Messina death toll estimates from 12,000 to 50,000 with hundreds of English and German travelers found dead in ruined hotels. Some sources mention 75,000 as an unconfirmed figure while rescue teams struggle to reach survivors buried under debris.
In Monteleone Calabria on December 29 a massive tidal wave wiped out Palmi with about 1000 dead and many injured. Bagniara also suffered heavy casualties and numerous wounded. A villa at San Giovanno was inundated 2500 feet inland. Palmi houses about 10,000 residents and Bagniara about 7500.
Naples reports the Prefect of Tiggio, a governor's liaison in an American state, was killed by the quake. The incident underscores the disaster's severity and regional impact.
News from Cashano and Cozenza in Calabria detail thousands killed and injured after a disaster. Cashano, with 7000 residents, reportedly has 1000 dead and 500 injured. Cozenza, home to 21000, reports 500 dead from the ruins.
President Roosevelt telegraphs King Victor Emmanuel III expressing deep American horror at the catastrophe in southern Italy and extending heartfelt sympathy from the American people.
The British battleship Exmouth and the cruisers Euraylus and Minerva have moved to assist Malta as part of naval support efforts following recent military developments on the island.
Refugees in Messina report about 100 foreigners killed in the Hotel Trinaeria fire. The hotel was destroyed, its patrons described as mostly tourists.
Suez reports the American battleship fleet passed the Red sea entrance at noon and is due to arrive here January 3. All is well with the squadron as it proceeds on its voyage back from the region.
Thomas Carey travels to Idaho Falls to wed Nellie Galli gan a Sunnyland schoolteacher and return by No 10 to Pocatello. Julia Carey will marry W H Christy at her parents home, then the couple plans a honeymoon in Omaha and the east before settling in the Gate City.
Fighting at Macuro on the Venezuelan coast between Castro loyalists and a gunboat crew of the Gomez government leaves twenty dead and fifty wounded. Gomez forces withdraw briefly then return to resume the engagement.
Several arrests over the past two nights include J. E. Browning fined five dollars for disturbing the peace. An Indian man fined five dollars for drunkenness. A coal-theft arrest resulted in a five dollar fine. Earle Whittier paid ten dollars for disturbing the peace. Two men charged with vagrancy were discharged pending good behavior. Jerry Williams was discharged after a lack of evidence in a separate case.
Members of the local Railway Conductors lodge with ladies and friends held their fifth annual reunion and banquet at the Masonic lodge quarters. Conductor E J Dolbeer installed officers including J T Bourne C C H W Doty Asst C C C T Hughart Secretary J P Hartman Senior C A S Morrison Junior C Ira Wood Inner Sentinel Tom McCabe Tim Farrell and John Quinn Trustees. Prizes were awarded after the installation with C D Smith of Lima winning the men’s cup and Mrs J J Burns winning the ladies vase. The banquet was praised as one of the choicest in the city and toastmaster Tim Farrell led short toasts.
The Oregon Short Line offers a two cents per mile two way fare to Pocatello for the National Woolgrowers’ Convention January 14 to 16. Valid from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming stations with Jan 13 to 15 selling in Idaho and Jan 13 to 14 elsewhere. Tickets valid for continuous passage with return by Jan 19. children 5 to under 12 pay half price.
In San Francisco on December 29 authorities continued to file affidavits from both prosecution and defense in the Abraham Ruef case. The long day was consumed by reading the documents, making a night sentence unlikely.
Washington reports Beekman Winthrop of Massachusetts has accepted Taft's offer to serve as assistant secretary of state. The appointment solidifies the administration's diplomatic staff as of December 29.
The Anaconda Copper company board today declared a quarterly dividend of fifty cents per share.
Helena Mont December 29 Cleveland Hilson manager of the Montana Coke and Coal Company Eldridge believes a large coal deposit lies beneath Yellowstone Park He traced coal outcrops over thousands of feet and says millions in coal and minerals may be opened for development within twenty to forty years.
The Pocatello Pressed Brick and Manufacturing plant advances toward opening this spring with a 50 000 brick daily capacity. Improvements include side track grading, kilns and force blast equipment, tramway delivery from Leschen Sons, and expanded buildings. All 50 000 shares sold, signaling strong regional growth.
Charles Cuvier Dury, son of Cincinnati professor and noted ornithologist Charles Dury, was shot and killed in Denver yesterday in a fatal incident.
National events unfold with new administrations, Cuba evacuation, and major scientific society meetings in Atlantic City. Financial and monetary discussions in New York, Panama trip by House commerce committee, and Roosevelt’s conservation inquiry due this week. Court actions resume including Union City night rider cases and Fidelity Funding bankruptcy hearing in New York. Automobile shows in New York and a women led two day drive to Philadelphia also planned.
J. Hasbrouck of Idaho Falls is checked in at the Bannock hotel for today indicating his lodging arrangement during a brief stay or visit in the locality.
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