Dangers Grow for Messina Earthquake Survivors
Describes new threats from dogs attacking refugees in Messina, with gruesome injuries to a wounded man buried in debris, and residents shooting stray dogs as rescue work continues. A recovered churchwoman recalls burial and the moonlit desolation as architecture such as the cathedral lies ruined.
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Messina
Jan
Palermo
Church of San Francisco
Inez
Hhalt
Italy
Tula
Todny
Anxiety Over W. C. Onahan Safety After Cable
A cable report from Taormina Sicily states W. J. Onahan former Chicago banker last heard there. The note raises anxiety for his safety as he was a close friend of Bishop Ireland and had ties to the city eatery.
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Chicago
W. J. Onahan
Onahan
Taormina
Sicily
Mesaine
Ireland
Bailey Sentenced Over Fraud In Seaport Shipping Case
Albert W. Bailey former secretary treasurer of the defunct Seaport Shipping company was sentenced in New York to not less than four years and six months nor more than six years and eight months for obtaining TAO,000 worth of goods under false pretenses tied to the Gold shore steamer dispatch to Honduras.
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New York
Goldshore
Honduras
Albert W. Bailey
Seaport Shipping Company
States
Treaty settlement reached among United States Colombia and Panama
Washington January 5 reports indicate negotiations have concluded between the United States government Colombia and Panama to settle all controversies. Secretaries of State, and ministers Cortez for Colombia and Aroremena for Panama, reportedly signed the treaty documents.
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Whaehington
United States
Colombo
Panama
Cortez
Aroremena
Civil Service Report Highlights Merit System Growth
Washington reports the twenty fifth annual Civil Service Commission review outlining the first quarter century of merit system development since 1888. It notes bipartisan support for competitive civil service, adoption by six states and nearly one hundred cities, and emphasizes shifts from patronage to merit-based appointments.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Ince Ite
Commission
Robbers' Clever Trick Hits Chicago Jeweler
Police hunt a man and woman after a $1,500 gems theft at George St. Kucharik Jewelers. A well-dressed woman lured attention by asking to see figs while the man snatched two trays of jewelry and fled as the woman staged a faint to block the exit.
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Chicago
George St. Kucharik
Kueharik
Husband seeks help finding missing wife in New York car incident
R P Harrison appeals to police to locate his young wife Elizabeth who vanished last Saturday from a Columbus street car. He says she had been despondent since undergoing a serious operation and left the car door when he stepped off, then disappeared.
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Harrison
New York
R. P. Harrison
Elizabeth
Columbus
Baldwin Theatre Fire Destroys Buildings in Springfield
Fire at the Baldwin theater and office building started in the basement around 12 15 am and gutted the five story structure. The blaze damaged the Colonial hotel and adjoining Nixon office building with total losses estimated at 260000 dollars. Fire Chief Kanada sustained minor injuries. Opie Reid among more than 200 guests evacuated safely.
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Springfield
Baldwin Theater
Colonial
Kanada
Gag
Nixon
Colonial Hotel
Opie Reid
Trial Testimony Recounts Threats in Hains Case
Thornton J. Hains testified on cross examination in the murder case of William E. Annis. He denied threatening to shoot Annis or to cheat him, and rejected claims of intimate remarks about Claudia Hains. The district attorney proposed calling Mrs. Claudia Hains for additional line of testimony.
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Flushing
Thornton J. Hains
Wiliam E. Annis
Thornton Hains
Annis
Thornton Haine
Witness Attacks and Denials in Port Hamilton Case
Testimony shows Thornton Hains denouncing claims as unfounded while the witness contests attempted close relations with Mrs Hains. A tense exchange follows as questions about alleged threats and prior statements are overruled, with illness cited by Hains and denial of seeing a revolver during a yacht club ride.
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Fendant
Weaver
New York
Witmese
Long Island
Hains
Captain Hains
Yacht Club
Blizzard Grips Chicago As Wires Fail And Guests Flee
The first winter blizzard hits Chicago from the north driving 25 Humboldt Park hotel guests into the street in cold weather. Telegraph lines crumble and a South Chicago Electric car collision injures several, with two in serious condition as temperatures plunge from 44 above to 9 below.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Oneis Central
Humboldt Park
Severe Cold Grips St Paul and NorthWest Cities
St Paul endures an intense cold wave with 25 degrees below zero reported by the weather bureau and streets showing thirty below. Regina Canada is the coldest northwest spot at forty below, with Winnipeg at 32 Devils Lake 30 Williston 24 Moorhead 22 and Fargo 22 as trains run several hours late.
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St. Paul
Weather Bureau
Regina
Canada
Winnipeg
Devils Lake
N. D
Williston
Moorehead
Minn
Fargo
Kansas Faces Coldest Winter Day Across Region
Kansas City and St. Joseph Missouri and Topeka recorded the coldest winter day with temperatures well below zero. Dodge City hit six below, Oklahoma City six above, and the Texas Panhandle four above zero as the arctic air drifts through the southwest.
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Kansas City
St. Joseph
Topeka
Dodge City
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Texus
Panhandle Country
Wintry Temperatures Freeze Lincoln Transit
Lincoln officials report nine degrees below zero at 8 a m with streets and rails heavily affected. Streetcar and railway traffic slowed as trains faced delays due to the extreme cold.
Wisconsin Cold Snap Hits Milwaukee And La Crosse
Milwaukee endures the coldest day of the year with official readings at minus fifteen degrees, while La Crosse records minus twenty two. The frigid conditions span the state as residents cope with freezing temperatures.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
LaCroske
Dissolving of the Harriman Railroads Merger Hearing Begins
Edwin Hawley of New York and Minneapolis & St Louis Railway Co. but also director in several lines testifies in a government hearing on dissolving the Harriman merger. He describes pre merger competition and the role of Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and other routes in transcontinental traffic.
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Edwin Hawley
Union Pacific
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
New York
Town Central Railway Company
Minneapolis & St Louis Railway Co
Hawley
Trans-Continental
Union
Mr. Hawley
Walon Pacific
Union Pavilie
Linton Pacific
Ogden
Denver & Rio Grands
San Francisco
New Orleans
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacifc
Boston
Philadelphia
Oregon
Vladivostok Chief of Secret Police Sentenced
In Petersburg on January 6 Colonel Zavarnitsky, head of Vladivostok secret police, received four years penal servitude and loss of military rights for giving fake evidence in political cases. Two subordinates drew shorter terms as trial details emerge.
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J. Petersburg
Avacniteky
Vladivostok
Zavarnitsky
Record Cold Snap Hits St Joseph With Suffering
St Joseph Missouri reports a low of eight degrees below zero last night the coldest of the winter with many unprepared people suffering from the severe weather conditions.
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ST. Joseph
St. Joseph, Mo
Coldest Weather in Two Years Sweeps Omaha
The weather bureau reports record cold in Omaha with the morning reading at 13 below zero at 6 o clock. The chilly conditions mark the coldest spell in two years as residents endure frigid temperatures.
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Omaha
Omaha, Jan
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Available supplies shift across Wheat Corn and Oats
Bradstreets reports changes in supplies from New York on January 5. Wheat in the US east of the Rockies fell by 753000 bushels while Canada rose 945000, for a US-Canada total up 182000. Europe and world totals dropped 2315000 bushels, corn US and Canada up 3121000, oats US and Canada up 19000 bushels.
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New York
Bradstreets
United States
Rockies
Canada
Europe
Russian Vessel Sviatoslav Sinks After Collision
The Russian steamship Sviatoslav with 68 crew collided near Novorossiuk with the Greek steamer Posedion. The Sviatoslav sank in minutes. four sailors aboard Posedion were saved while 34 crew members were lost.
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Odessa
Novorossiuk
Carnegie's Great Gift to Koch Institute for Tuberculosis
Berlin dispatch reports Andrew Carnegie delivering a $125,000 gift to the Koch Institute for Tuberculosis research via American Ambassador David Jayne Hill. Carnegie also notes his gratification upon being elected an honorary member of the institute.
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Berlin
Jan
David Jayne Hill
Seshandlung Bank
Andrew Carnegie
Koch Institute For
Carnégle
Senator Gore Observes Lincoln Birthday
Senator Gore would observe Lincoln's birthday with planned remarks and an Inaugural address event at Wesavision on January 5. The program focuses on honoring Lincoln's legacy and discussing national leadership.
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Senator Gore
Lincoln
Wesavision
World Markets Close Higher After Opening Gains
Opening dealings in New York stocks showed moderate activity with general gains. Consolidated Gas fell early on shorts covering, then recovered to lead a broad rally as American Smelting and several rail and utility shares advanced.
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New York
Consolidated Gas
Canadian Pacific
American Smelting
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Saulie Ste Marie
Toledo
St. Louis
Western
Brooklyn
Tranalt
Atchison, Missouri Pacific
Wabash
New York Central
Amalgamated Copper
Shorts
Read
Union Pacife
Tractions
American
Colorado & Southern First
Minneapolis St. Paul
Sainte Ste Marie
Texas & Pacific
National
Southern Pacific
Miswouri Pacific
the Hillatocks
Rock Island
Colorado & Southern
Kaneis City
New York Stocks Rise and Fall Across Rail and Steel Firms
A market roundup lists stock prices for major industrials including Amalgamated Copper Am erican Car and Foundry Am erican Smelting Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Chicago North Western Denver and Rio Grande Erie G N Ore Chfs Union Pacific United States Steel and more with varied quotes across rail and steel sectors reflecting trading activity.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry
Ampertenn
American Smelting
Prd
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Atchisan Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Isend Co
Rock Island Co
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United Staten Steel
United States Steel
Wabneh Railway
Relief Measures for Destitute New York Italians
Relief efforts likely needed for Italian residents in New York City who lost parents or relatives in the earthquake. Neighbors have already aided several families. Mass for victims will be held at St Patrick's Cathedral with Archbishop Farley presiding and the Thalian consul general Count Massiglis attending. Invitations extended to Mayor McClellan and city officials.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Mer. Lavelle
Farley
Count Massiglis
Thalian
McClellan
Reinstatement for Suspended Members in Cincinnati
The national commission reinstated James B. Sebring after four years of ineligibility due to Tri-state League ties. He must pay $200 to the national commission and about $750 to the Cincinnati National Club if he leaves the Tri-state League. Joseph Ward was also reinstated with a $200 fine. Ward previously violated his contract with a Philadelphia National League club.
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Cincinnati
National Commission Today
James B. Sebring
National Commission
Cincinnati National Club
Joseph Ward
Ward
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