Earthquake and Flood Devastate Southern Italy Messina Trembles
Descriptions from the disaster zone recount 100000 dead across Sicily and Calabria. Messina bears brutal losses with 12000 to 40000 fatalities. Reggio and nearby towns suffer near total ruin. The Vatican and monarchs contribute to relief as Allied ships aid rescues and danger of pestilence looms.
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Sicily
Reggio
Italy
Rome
Messina
Regebs
Palms
Cassano
Costene
Bkagnara
Monetone
Bipisto
Seminara
San Galovanni
Sellia
Lazzaro
Connitello
Naples
Great Britain
Ti Ja
Bodlek
Charyhills
Strait of
Fara Baccon
Red Cross Appeals for Italy Earthquake Relief Funds
The American Red Cross in Washington issued telegraphic appeals to its chapters to raise money for earthquake victims in southern Italy. With only about $2,000 in treasury, clothing donations are discouraged and cash contributions are urged. Mabel T. Boardman stated relief should come as funds rather than clothing or supplies.
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Ted Cross
Washington, D.C
Italy
Red Cross
Treasury
United States
American Red Cross
Mabel T. Boardman
Society
American Med Cross
Not the One He Signed Johnson Seeks Reconsideration
President Johnson of the American Baseball League announced on Tuesday his effort to have the national commission reconsider the decision on alleged ticket scalping in Chicago during the world championship series. He said the released decision was not the one he had agreed to have his name attached to.
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Johnson
American Baseball League
National Commission
Chicago
Driscoll Wins Narrow Decision Over Haldwin in Boston
English featherweight Agm Briscoll outboxed Matty Haldwin of Boston at the Armory Athletic Club in Boston Tuesday night and secured the decision without facing serious danger at any time.
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Driscoll
Agm Briscoll
Matty Haldwin
Boston
Armory Athletic Club
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices
Tuesday quotations from the Sioux City live stock market show top beeves at 6.25 and yielders at 5.75. Prices reflect current trading and market demand for cattle categories.
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Sioux City
Sioux Ciy Live
Louis to Halse Fun Leighton Shields Leads Red Cross Aid
Leighton Shields, secretary of the Missouri branch of the National Red Cross, moved quickly Tuesday to organize fund collections for quake victims in Italy.
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Louis
Halse Fun
Leighton Shields
St. Louis
Missouri
National Red Cross Society
Governor Floyd Urges Aid for Italy Earthquake Sufferers
New Hampshire Governor Floyd issued a proclamation Tuesday night calling Aldermen and residents to contribute to relief efforts for those affected by the Italy earthquake. The appeal emphasizes rapid support and coordinated charitable drive through local channels.
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Floyd
Ald
New Hampshire
Reller
Italy
Italy Trembles as Calabria Earthquake Devastates Coast
Reports from Messina and Reggio describe widespread destruction across Calabria and Sicily after a Monday earthquake. Telecommunication lines failed, blocking details, while flood and tsunami effects near Catania caused further chaos and losses.
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Italy
Cosenza
I Catana
Vesetsci
Calabria
Calaabria
Mereina
Sicily
Catania
Mesalua
Rome
Pompeii
Hercoulaneum
Messina
Reggio
Reggia
Nicotera
Madeline Marshall Weds Real Estate Man in Hoboken
Madeline Marshall a New York actress known for seven marriages appears as a blushing bride in Hoboken at Justice Ivins home. Bridegroom Michael Coakley of Paterson has wed twice before. ceremony marked by social chatter and stagefield ties.
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Madeline Marshall
Paterson
Madeline, Marshall
New York
Hoboken
N. J
Justice of the Peace
Ivins
Michael Coakley
Starry Kelley
Marshall
Cookley
Devinn Tara Oleson
Prohibition Wave Sweeps South Yet Faces Resistance
A wide a rea becomes dry as prohibition spreads across the south with many states enacting laws limiting liquor sales in cities while enforcement difficulties, tax losses, and illicit sales threaten the system. Reports show fewer arrests for drunkenness and some social benefits, but enforcement remains a major obstacle.
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South
Wyner
Spectacular Ascot crash as car somersaults and burns
At Ascot Park Los Angeles California a racer’s tire blew sending Guise Seyfried of San Francisco into a triple somersault blaze. He was thrown clear suffering only minor cuts. The day’s highlight was G Soules winning a 25 mile stock car event in 25 minutes 36 2 1 seconds setting a world record.
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Ascot Park
Los Angeles
Cal
Gua Seyfried
San Francisco
Seyfried
G. Soules
Order Jews From Finland Thirty Families ordered to leave
Finland again expels Jews in Pinkand as thirty families are told to emigrate at once. The senate restricts residence with six month licenses subject to renewal while Jews face property, citizenship, and residency limits under Finlands statutes. An 1850 exception favored 200 families, while the diet rejected ending Jewish disabilities.
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Pinkand
Senate
Kwrma
Finland
Austria-Hungary Prepares 165000 Army for Servia Invasion
A Vienna dispatch reports 165000 Austrian troops in Bosnia ready to invade Serbia at a moment. Another correspondent notes typhus among Austrian forces and severe cold exposure. A Celttinje dispatch announces the war minister and general star departing on a frontier inspection tour.
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Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Austria-H Hungary
Bognn
Herzegovinn
Servia
Bosnia
Celttinje
Montenegron
Star
Herzegogita
Boy Catches Fire During Firelight Attempt in Washington
A four year old boy, Charles Cullahan of Washington DC, on watch duty near a box, was severely burned when attempting to start a smoldering fire with kerosene. He died from burns in agony as his clothes caught fire.
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Charles Cullahan
Washington, D. C
Tmal
Poor Crowd Dines Free Christmas Dinner in Chicago
About 8,000 needy residents enjoyed a free Christmas meal in Chicago as Volunteers of America hosted guests at Pattersall Hall. Men women and children filled the hall while baskets of food were delivered to elderly and infirm neighbors nearby.
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Chicago
Volunteers of America
Pattersall Hall
Fire Devastates Arlington Hotel and Eight Buildings
Fire destroyed the Arlington hotel and seven other buildings at Oneonta New York, causing losses around 100000 dollars. Many occupants escaped narrowly. The Arlington building was owned by BH Huntington of Los Angeles. Separately, Lawrence L. Peters aged 25 killed his sweetheart Jenute W Beaudette and died by self-inflicted gunshot in a boarding house at Alexandria Virginia.
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Arlington Hotel
Oneonta
N. Y
BH. H. Huntington
Los Angeles
Hills
Lawrence L. Peters
Alexandria
Jenute W. Beaudette
Most Productive Farm Areas in United States Revealed
Statistics from the department of agriculture show Iowa and the Dakotas as the most prosperous area farmers in the nation. North Dakota leads with per worker income, large farm sizes, and high building values, while Town farms boast the highest productive acres and value of improvements among states. Nebraskans follow with strong per worker income and machinery values.
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Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Dakotas
North Dakota
Tawa
South Dakota
Nebraska
United States
Ambush attack ends in flesh wounds near Waterloo
Mrs. Will Kelly, a police figure, fired four shots at her son in law Wred Cordell who had separated from her. Three bullets hit, wounding him as he sought to move their child to New Hartford. Kelly claimed vengeance for Patrolman Fred Widmann’s death and alleged Cordell’s guilt.
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Will Kelly
Wred Cordell
Waterloo
Coerdell
New Hartford
Kelly
Fred Widmann
Cordell
Iowa Traveling Men Meet Protest Over Railroad Rule
At the Commercial Travelers congress of Iowa held in Waterloo on Saturday former Senator O B Courtwright received a complimentary dinner. He drafted a bill for state hotel inspections to be presented to the next general assembly while the congress protested railroad rules requiring passengers to show tickets before boarding, saying it burdens travelers with grips and women with bundles.
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Association
Son Shoots Father then Drinks Carbolic Acid in Grafton
In Grafton near Mason City, Ed McNamara shot his father Martin McNamara, a prominent retired farmer, at close range. Two bullets struck chest and abdomen. Ed then swallowed carbolic acid. Both remain alive, though the father is believed to be fatally hurt.
LeMars Man M A Moore Plans Australia Trip
M A Moore of LeMars leads a party for a pleasure voyage to Australia and New Zealand. They expect a fifty day sea crossing and plan to return to LeMars around May 18. Moore, a Plymouth county landmark, arrived in LeMars in 1876 and served as mayor from 1884 to 1889.
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M. A. Moore
LeMars
Plymouth County
Australia
New Zealand
LaMars
Mr. Moore
Grinnell College Endowment Receives $1000 Gift
Mrs. W F McClelland of Rockwell City donated 1000 to Grinnell College in memory of her father G B Rockwell founder of Rockwell. The gift comes from the Rockwell scholarship fund and provides a Christmas boost to the school endowment.
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Grinnell College
Rockwell City
W. F. McClelland
G. B. Rockwell
McClelland
Rockwell
Rockwell Scholarship Fund
Hartley Mourns Dr David T Stewart Death
Dr David T Stewart longtime Hartley resident dies suddenly after returning from patient care in the country born Fairfield Iowa November 23 1849 he lived in Hartley for 21 years city records note his passing follows a local celebration. One 18 inch pipe from St Johns Catholic church organ injures one woman and many narrowly escape injury during Christmas mass.
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Stewart
David T. Stewart
Hartley
Fairfield
St. John's Catholic Church
Meets Death While Hunting
Sherman Wiley a 20 year old hunter from Malcolm disappeared after a hunt. A search was launched and his body was found. Authorities presume the shooting was accidental.
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Sherman Wiley
Malcom
Lows
Woman fatally struck by Northwestern train near Webster City
Mrs. R. A. Carrington died Saturday afternoon after being struck by a Northwestern train at Webster City. She was walking and did not hear the approaching locomotive.
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R. A. Carrington
Northwestern
Webster City
Ames That’s Go On Record In Five Judging Contests
Ames State College fared well in fall judging contests winning top honors at Kansas City and Chicago. Kansas led in dairy and corn shows while Iowa earned a 1100 trophy for oats and tops in the national corn show with 3100 points. F D Hawk of Iowa led individual judging and a future position offer followed for W F P Schpfatat.
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Tate College
Kansas City
Kansas
Amés
Chicago
Kanaas
Nebraska
Minnesota
F. D. Hawk
Iowa
Towigi
W. F P. Schpfatat
Omaha
Fem
Towa
Court Orders New Jury Lists in Pottawattamie County
Judge W R Green rules the 1999 jury lists invalid for grand and petit juries, ordering the county supervisors to prepare new lists as in the prior year. Beginning January 4 the board must compile the required juror and talesman lists for 1909 drawing.
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Pottawattamie County
W. R. Green
Board of Supervisors
Martyred Man Left Family in Sad Plight
George Hamilton and Lulu Miller aged seventeen are under arrest in Milwaukee on charges related to deserting a wife and two children in Danbury. County Attorney A G Whitney, Woodbury County, said no officer would be sent after Hamilton. Danbury citizens are aroused by the desertion as police in Milwaukee notified Sheriff Diley, who referred the case to the county attorney.
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George Hamilton
Lulu Miller
Milwaukee
Hamilton
Danbury
A. G. Whitney
Woodbury County
Diley
Council Bluffs Bond Issue Begun in Friendly Suit
In Council Bluffs a district court action was filed to test the validity of a proposed 600000 bond issue for waterworks construction. Plaintiff T. W. Jenson, brother of Alderman Jenson, seeks an injunction to stop bond sale and delivery, signaling questions of good faith and opposition likely to emerge.
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Council Bluffs
City Council of
District Court
T. W. Jenson
Jenson
Drunk Is Put to Sleep by Hypnotic Cell Treatment
Rev Thomas Cassady, a Des Moines pastor, visits Polk County Jail to hypnotize inmate William Lav ean for drunkenness. Lav ean resists, spills whisky on the floor, then falls into a deep sleep within minutes. The incident portrays a controversial use of hypnotic therapy in a county jail setting.
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Des Moines
Thomas Cassady
Polk County
Willam Lavean
Lavean
Mr. Cassady
Polk County Book Records Report Reveals Missing Funds
Grand jury reports thirty thousand dollars scattered through Polk county officials books over twenty five years. No graft found. bookkeeping flaws noted. Also notes theater fire prompts new inspection ordinance and a man burned at Barber Asphalt plant fears amputation.
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Polk County
Grand Jury
Mrs Hallam Heads to Chicago for Doctor of Philosophy Course
Mrs Hallam of Sioux City renowned in state women’s clubs will depart early next year for a three year program at the University of Chicago to pursue a doctor of philosophy degree.
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Hallam
Chicago
Julia Clark Hallam
Sioux City
University of Chicago
Slick Man Kills Self In Marshallstown Tragedy
Frank Waters, 40, feared tuberculosis and shot himself in the head Tuesday afternoon at Marshallstown, dying almost instantly. The death ends a troubled illness report and shocks local residents.
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Slick Man
Frank Waters
Marshallstown
New Co-Education Swim Drill Draws Crowds
A dramatic drowning drill in a co-educational class captures public attention as students practice lifesaving steps. Instructors guide rescuers to shore using methods like artificial respiration and rapid retrieval stories from the swimming tank. A fully dressed girl is carried to safety while peers at the far end perform rescue actions, showcasing the program’s growing appeal.
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Hely
Canarhe tAte
Kidney Pills Restore Vigour After Railroad Injury
Virginia manuscript ad details William White of 201 Cone Anthony Street reporting severe kidney injury after a railroad collision. He describes bloody urine, weakness, and months of hospital care before Donn's Kidney Pills, four boxes, delivering marked improvement. Sold by all dealers. Oc a box. For ter Milburh Co. Buffalo, N Y.
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Henle
William White
Cone
Atantine St
Donn
Forter-Milburh Co
Buffalo
Brind Winner Challenges Alvira in Wheat Gambles
The dialogue shows Point Overruted joking with his wife Alpheus about gambling in wheat. A note mentions Mia Winston’s Soothing Byrup for teething and a claim of reducing inflammation. A separate line reports twenty Chinere bandits raiding a Pekin tobacco shop and escaping with the safe contents.
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Alpheus
Alvira
Mia
Winston
Pekin
Pazo Ointment Claims Quick Cure for Piles
An advertisement asserts Pazo ointment cures itching bleeding prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. It promises relief from symptoms and a full refund if the condition does not improve within the stated period.
Monarchs and Bombs Shielded Carriages Through History
The article notes King Edward's four ton state coach built with steel shutters to mask windows during potential bomb threats. It compares Alfonso's armor plated carriages after an assassination attempt in Paris, recounting the Morral wedding bombing that killed bystanders. It also recalls Alexander II’s bomb attack in Saint Petersburg and his subsequent death from a second blast.
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Alfonse
Edward
Alfonso
Parlanm
Morral
Madela
Alexander
Russia
St. Petersburg
Fashion gossip prompts wardrobe warnings for next year
A fragmentary conversational note cites fashion diaries warning gowns won’t be worn long next year. Two speakers, Mrs Highinus and Mrs Pneuritech, express alarm and surprise about changing styles and repeated wearing patterns.
Then and Now Recovery from Coffee Vila in Louisville
A Louisville mother recalls her daughter nearly ruined by coffee and tea nine years ago. After stopping coffee, drinking Postum, and eating Grape-Nuts, the daughter regained perfect health, helps charities, and holds office in three groups with five children in tow. The letter, attributed to Postum Co, touts Postum and Grape-Nuts as the cure, urging readers to try The Road to Whyville.
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Louis Ville
Postum
Ba Creek
Mich
Whyville
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