Magnitude Quake Devastates Catania and Surrounding Villages
Catania Sicily reports a violent earthquake similar to 1908 Messina with about a dozen nearby villages destroyed. At least 135 dead and 283 injured, with Linera Passopino and Ammilati among the worst hit. Rescue efforts underway as rails and telegraph lines are disrupted.
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Catania
Sicily
Messina
Linera
Passopino
Bongiardo
Ammilati
Seaffrana
Santa Venerina
Consentini
Carico
Guardia
Margano
Etna
Minervini
Marines Return Home Aboard Wyoming and Montana
The battleship Wyoming carries the bodies of marines and sailors killed at Vera Cruz while meeting the armored cruiser Montana. Secretary Daniels aboard the yacht Mayflower accompanies the Montana as both ships head toward harbor.
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New York
Wyoming
Montana
Vera Cruz
Secretary Daniels
Higher wages paid last year in major cities
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that the average weekly wages in forty large U S cities rose from May 15, 1912 to May 25, 1913 across over sixty industries. The only exception noted is mill work carpenters.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
United States
Fall of Mazatlan Looms as U S Ships Ready
The fall of Mazatlan seems imminent as city officials sail on the gunboat Guerrero and the steamer Limantour to Salina Cruz. Huerta orders abandonment of west coast lighthouse service leaving the coast dark at night.
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Mazatlan
California
Mexico
San Diego
Guerrero
Limantour
Salina Cruz
Huerta
Honors of War to Sickles Memory Buried at Arlington
Washington May 9 All honors of war were paid to Major General Daniel B Sickles who was buried today in Arlington national cemetery. A marching procession through Fort Meyer grounds featured a major general’s salute and at the grave three salutes of rifle fire and another artillery salute as the body was laid to rest Reverend Father J D Houlihan Fort Meyer chaplain read the funeral service.
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Washington
Daniel B. Sickles
Arlington National
Fort Meyer Grounds
J. D. Houlihan
Fort Meyer
Post shot himself known as enemy to union labor
A prominent industrial figure described as a bitter foe of organized labor killed himself. He built wealth manufacturing Grapenuts and other products, gaining national notoriety for his anti union stance and vast fortunes. The event ends a controversial career noted across the country.
Millionaire Charles Post Ends Life in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara reports Charles Post of Battle Creek Michigan, famed manufacturer, killed himself with a rifle in his hotel room. After a recent illness and cross country trip for surgery, he apparently recovered before the fatal act, evading a nurse and triggering the weapon with his toe.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Charles Post
Battle Creek
Michigan
Post
Post rifle death shocks Santa Barbara followers of open shop
Had a rifle incident involving William S Post who returned from Minnesota after appendicitis surgery. He became nervous and died amid questions of how the rifle was obtained. no inquest is expected. Family intends to move Post’s body to Battle Creek.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Minnesota
Post
Battle Creek
Springfield
Tils
Tyhee approves schoolhouse contract amid bidding
Tyhee school patrons vote 13,000 for a modern schoolhouse. Leo Hurst awarded the construction at 9,576 not including plumbing and heating. Other bids listed include Carl Sandstrom 13,271 and Newton & Son 9,988 with 2,500 for plumbing and heating.
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Tyhee
Leo Hurst
Carl Sandstrom
North Pacific Construction Company
Chandler & Dye
G. C. Tway
Johns
River & Angell
J. Hurst
J. A. Standley
Retzman
Bert Rubin
Newton & Son
Weather Forecast for Washington May Weekend
Fair tonight and Sunday across Washington. The outlook calls for light winds and comfortable temperatures with no precipitation expected.
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Washington
Young Man Killed By Train Near Pocatello
Antho Crosby, 19, was killed instantly when he woke to find No. 2 freight rolling into Pocatello at 2 30 AM. Crosby and a companion had camped near the brick plant, started a fire, and slept. The motive remains unknown. Crosby’s mother is in Beaverly Utah. the body lies at Walker Undertaking pending instructions.
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Antho Crosby
No. 2
Pocatello
Crosby
Beaverly
Utah
Idaho Falls
Walker Undertaking Company
Fugitive forger Hing finally captured after Chinese net
A. H. Hing, known as a clever Chinese forger, escapes from Canyon County jail and evades officers for days. Sheriff Lowry deputizes Richard Soule to shadow Chinese suspects, leading to Hing’s cornering in a Pocatello restaurant and arrest alongside another Chinaman. Hing is jailed to await district court action.
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A. H. Hing
Tule
Hing
Boise House
American Falls
Taylor
Lish
Foster
Price
Lowry
Power City
Chinatown
Richard Soule
Soule
Pocatello Chinamans
Pocatello Chinaman
Pocatello
Bankers Refuse to Extend Missouri Pacific Notes
New York May 8 Kuhn, Loeb & Co bankers refuse to extend the $25 000 000 Missouri Pacific three year notes maturing May 1 They cite unfavorable conditions and promise a detailed report next week Directors of Missouri Pacific hold a special session and plan possible solutions such as higher rates or a longer extension with a cash bonus Speyer & Co expects note holders demands to be met Missouri Pacific and other Gould issues were weak in today s stock market
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kuhn, Leah & Co
Missouri Pacific
Gould
Speyer & Co
Frm
Run off for the Alabama governorship
Montgomery delays set to next Monday with a busy Alabama vote. The governor race pits B. B. Comer against Charles Henderson after a non decisive primary. Voters also choose a US senator to fill the Johnston term and a congressman for the Eighth district.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
B. B. Comer
Charles Henderson
Comer
Henderson
United States
Joseph F. Johnston
Congress
Richardson
Eighth
Frank
Troops Ready at Moment's Notice in Mexico Crisis
Reports confirm American consular officials say John Billiman is safe in Saltillo and that a U S private, Parks, riding into Mexican lines on May 6, may have gone insane. an unknown American civilian was reportedly executed. No new U S troops ordered. Texas City ships may be ready to embark. Roosevelt announced arms consignment issues settled.
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Washington, D. C
John Billiman
Saltillo
Mexico City
Funston
Parks
Ben
Taggart
Garrison
Samuel Parks
8Th Infantry
Tejera
Mexican National Railway
Mexico
Texas City
Roosevelt
State Department
Huerta
Puerto
Suffragists Demonstrate at the Capitol in Washington
May 9 in Washington saw thousands of suffragists parade with banners and ten bands marching to the capitol. Immense crowds viewed the procession as the band played the March of Women and a chorus of a thousand women sang in white and green. A theatre meeting followed.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Pocatello Indians Set For Second Game In Series
Pocatello Indians travel to American Falls for a B League clash with strong lineup. Brezee to pitch under light crowd, with Clark behind the plate. Lineup includes Bowers Barthold Monson Albritton Mauek Bistline Brezee Clark Moore Alexander Houton and substitutes as Idaho Falls meets Blackfoot in a nearby afternoon contest.
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Brezee
American Falls
Pocatello Indians
Clark
Ump
Pocatello
Bowers
Barthold
Monson
Albritton
Mauek
Bistline
Moore
Alexander
Houton
Idaho Falls
Blackfoot
German flyers killed during landing attempt at Stettin
Lieutenants Fabian and Kurtz, German army aviators, were killed today at Stettin while attempting a landing. They were on a flight from Schuerin to Pease.
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Stettin
Germany
Fabian and
Kurtz
Schuerin
Pease
Army moves urged for equipment and recruits from recruiting depots
Funston asked that brigade equipment left at Galveston due to transport limits be sent forward and that recruits assembled in the United States be shipped. The gear includes most regimental wagons and horses for the signal corps, and without it the signal corps and quartermasters hinder work in the city and outposts.
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Vera Cruz
Rebel paymaster released after U.S. arrest on Texas side
Major Manuel Caballero the rebel paymaster was arrested by a United States force on the Texas side of the Rio Grande and released today in Laredo Texas after questioning.
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Laredo
Texas
Manuel Caballero
United States
Rio Grande
Huerta Delegates Travel as British Warns Mex City Exit
Mexico City dispatch notes Huerta's mediation delegates left via Vera Cruz while the British minister urged British subjects to leave Mexico City. Six hundred Americans remain in the capital. In Washington reports that munitions shipped to Huerta on German vessels would be returned to Germany, quelling fears of arms shipments.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Canada
Vera Cruz
Washington
Rogers
Havana
Germany
Bryan
Defiance to be Launched as America Cup Challenger
Bath Maine May 9 The racing sloop Defiance a candidate for the defense of the America cup is to be launched at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from the builders yards in this city Three yachts are slated for elimination trials to select the cup defender Defiance will be the second to take water The first was launched two weeks ago at Bristol Rhode Island The Defiance is built by a syndicate of prominent yachtsmen from Boston Philadelphia and New York Members from the three cities are expected to witness the launch The plan is to have Defiance ready for her first trial spin by mid month
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Bath
Defiance
Bristol
R. I
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Becker Trial Delayed to Next Week in New York
Two jurors were excused and the panel increased as the Charles Becker case resumed in New York. The trial was adjourned and will continue on Mendlay, with remaining jurors and proceedings to be scheduled.
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New York
Charles Becker
Exhra
Mendlay
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