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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
Reports describe immense destruction in Sicily and the adjacent islands with vast loss of life. Debris confirms the death of American Consul Cheney and his wife. Rome notes J Pierpont Morgan sent 10000 dollars for relief as aftershocks and infrastructure collapse worsen conditions.
Rome reports a catastrophic earthquake in Calabria and eastern Sicily with an estimated 50 000 to 100 000 dead. Queen Alexandra fainted in Messina as survivors describe ruined cathedrals, fires, and a sea filled with debris. Sixty towns destroyed, property damage in the hundreds of millions.
A powerful tidal wave swept into Reggio, flooding the city to 30 feet above sea level. Many waterfront houses were torn from foundations and dragged to sea. Twelve miles of railway near Reggio were destroyed, intensifying the terror of the disaster.
Violent earthquake shocks were felt in Syracuse Sicily early this morning causing people to flee into open country. The bishop urged calm. Two strong shocks were reported on the island of Astica last night with inhabitants shivering in the fields.
Dec 30 dispatch reports Bagnara on the Regio coast wiped out by a quake and fire. The town of about 10,000 inhabitants is believed all dead, with lime already scattered over the ruins in the coming days.
A survivor from Messina says only a small portion of the lion escaped as thousands of imprisoned people remain unable to flee. Fires burn captives, many die from injuries or starvation, and streets brim with a confused crowd.
Dispatch from Messina reports the destruction of the Messina consulate and that American consul Arthur B. Cheney and his wife are believed dead. Vice Consul Stuart Lupton is said to have escaped. A British warship is en route to aid rescue efforts in the quake damage.
Rome reports 100000 dead across Messina Reggio and surrounding towns as southern Calabria lies waste. Messina’s death toll ranges widely from 12000 to 50000 with ongoing devastation in Catania Cosenza and Palmi. Rescue teams and ships from France Great Britain and Russia rush to aid the stricken zone.
Rome reports cable communication with the Aeolian islands interrupted and fear of devastation. Lipari, the largest island with a 12,000 resident capital, is highlighted in early dispatches.
The court denied Count Boni de Castellane’s petition to give custody of his three children to his mother. The children remain with their mother Princess de Sagan, formerly Anna Gould, and may not travel without an escort. In October the children will enter a Paris-area college within a hundred miles.
Portland reports two of three train robbers pleading guilty to the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Chicago express heist near Clarence. William Burke received four years after confessing. leader Jack Hayes drew twelve years. Judge Ganteinbein presided as Burke and Hayes were taken from the county jail.
Beekman Winthrop of Massachusetts, assistant secretary of the treasury, yesterday accepted the post of assistant secretary of state under the incoming Taft administration. He will succeed Robert Bacon of New York, who is expected to temporarily follow Elihu Root upon retirement in January. The offer came with President-elect Taft's consent via Senator Knox who was named secretary of state earlier.
Chicago wheat markets show May futures ending at 1.085 per bushel on December 30 as trading concluded.
The Supreme Court grants a commission to depose Harry Orchard regarding the November 17 1904 explosion at W H Linforth home in San Francisco. Orchard admits blowing up the house to kill Captain Bradley. gas company sought damages and to reopen the case after Orchard’s confession.
In San Francisco on December 30 Abraham Ruef received fourteen years in the state penitentiary, the maximum for bribery. Ruef, for four years, directed city politics as adviser to Eugene E. Lehmitz, former mayor, as the day ended with a lengthy trial and fight for a new trial.
Wilkesbarre Pa December 30 representatives of 20 000 unionized workers urge President Roosevelt to grant pardons to Samuel Gompers William Mitchell and Morris Morrison who were sentenced to prison by the District of Columbia Supreme Court for contempt in the Buck Stove case.
Bremen December 30 report says the North German Lloyd line denies establishing a San Francisco to East Asia steamer service. The denial clarifies no such trans Pacific route has been set up by the company.
In Boise at the third annual Idaho Scholastic league contest Scott Brainard of Payette high school won first in oratorical, Lena Neth of the College of Idaho won dramatic, and Lulu Curtis of Blackfoot high school won humorous. The event drew students and teachers to Pinney theater for the holiday meeting, amid controversy over Blackfoot’s stage-property rights and possible withdrawal from the league.
An explosion in a mine leaves fifty dead with many workers trapped inside. Rescue teams say few prospects remain for recovering those still entombed as investigators seek the cause of the blast.
Ennis West Virginia December 30 fatalities from the Lick branch mine explosion may reach fifty. Thirty eight men remain inside with slim odds of survival twelve bodies have been recovered so far.
From Roanoke Virginia, December 30, reports describe a coal mine disaster at Lick Branch on the Pocahontas division of the Norfolk and Western railway. About fifty miners were at work when the explosion occurred, with 14 recovered and four dead. Rescue efforts were hampered by fire and smoke as 36 miners remained unaccounted, and the mine damage was extensive with no cause yet determined.
Eight main street storefronts in Silver City were destroyed by a early morning fire originating in a Chinese restaurant opposite the courthouse. Firefighters from Dewey and DeLamar helped, two buildings were dynamited to halt the flames, and mining camp business and mines were shut down with low insurance coverage noted.
John Jl Dalton aged 65 of North Buchanan avenue died about midnight from strangulation after a smothering fit. Once with Studebaker Brothers Wagon Co, he worked at Idaho Falls sugar factory. Survived by wife, a daughter of Joseph Edgley, three daughters and one son. funeral arrangements pending.
Portneuf Marsh Irrigation directors meet at company offices to finalize agreements with Portneuf Irrigation users over ditch use for 20000 acres opened under Carey net between McCammon and Downey. Present are officers, directors, water users, and County Commissioner-elect Myers Cohn.
Edwin E. Sparks of Pennsylvania State College argues geography crucial to understanding history during the American Historical Association session in Richmond. He cites conquest, drainage, farming, mineral discovery and water power as essential acts in civilizing continents and notes physiology now aids economic and industrial history.
Next Wednesday a special excursion train will run from Wallace on the Idaho Northern railroad to Murray, with brass band and celebration upon arrival. The 33 mile line connects with the O R N at Enaville and ends near Raven, boosting metal output in Wardner district.
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