Train Crash Kills Five as Messina Quake Unfolds
Reports from Messina Syria show a freight train collided with a relief train near Nivza, killing five. Soundings aboard the British battleship Exmouth reveal sea depth changes from 243 to 58 fathoms south of Regio, indicating subsidence and fault activity linked to a Sicily Vesuvius Etna fault line.
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Messina
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Exmouth
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J. F. Reynolds Landis
Rome
Cutting
Winthrop Chandler
Arthur S. Cheney
Duke of Genoa
Helena
Girl Found Unconscious After Break-In on Board
Bystanders reported attackers broke into an adjoining room and found a girl lying senseless. The girl and a parrot were taken on board the battleship Regina Elena.
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Ito
Parrot
Predicts heavier shocks after quake flaw in crust
Frank Perret of Brooklyn, assistant to Professor Mattucci of the Royal Observatory on Mount Vesuvius, says the quake left a flaw in the crust and foresees more shocks. He warns a potentially serious event may occur January 7 and 8 as sun and moon align to produce maximum strain in Calabria and Messina.
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Messina
Frank Perret
Brooklyn
Matteucci
Royal Observatory
Mount Vesuvius
Calabria
Roosevelt seeks 800000 for Italy earthquake relief
President Roosevelt sent a congress message proposing an initial 500000 but urging an increase to 800000 for relief in the Italy earthquake zone. He ordered the Celtic and Culgoa to deliver food and clothing valued around 300000 and requested naval aid if useful, with funds at executive discretion pending Italian government consent.
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Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Port Said
Italy
Ualy
Celtic
Culgoa
Senate and House Pass 800000 Italian Earthquake Aid
In Washington on January 5 the Senate and House swiftly approved a bill granting 800000 to aid Italian earthquake victims. Senator Ruailey of Texas opposed on constitutional grounds but did not block the action. The House adjourned after a brief session in memory of Representative Davey of Louisiana.
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Washington
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Texas
House of Representatives
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Louisiana
Two Die In Auto Leap In Fairmount Park
Dr Edward R Snader and his chauffeur John A Bailey died when their car plunged forty feet over an embankment in Fairmount park. The vehicle struck a stone wall, masonry collapsed, and the car landed in a creek after the impact at high speed.
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Philadelphia
Edward R. Snader
John A. Bailey
Fairmount Park
Riders Argument Begins in Night Rider Case
Union City Tenn Jan 5 testimony in the night rider cases has ended and the arguments start today. With five attorneys on each side the duration to reach a jury remains uncertain. Juror Rosson's illness worries the court and lawyers. if he cannot finish, a mistrial would result. Judge Jones says he will conclude the trial at the juror's bedside if needed.
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Union City
Tenn
Rosson
Jones
Dynamite Wrecks Police Boat in Missouri City
In St. Joseph Missouri on January 5 a police motor boat on the Mississippi River was wrecked by a dynamite blast. Authorities believe criminals carried out the act, causing a citywide震震 disturbance.
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St. Joseph
Mississippi River
Havings Testifies In Own Defense In Bayside Shooting Case
Thornton Jenkins Havings describes accompanying Army Officer Captain Hains to Bayside to look at real estate. He says he did not know his brother was armed and denied intent to shoot. Witness recounts shouts of Get a Rope Lynch Him and that he drew his gun only to protect his brother from potential harm.
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N. Y
Thornton Jenkins Havng
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Hains
Annis
Thornton Films
Bayside
John Tanning
Roberts
Schooner Myra W Speers Capsizes Four Drown
Mystic Conn Jan 5 The schooner Myra W Speers capsized off Cape Cod after striking a submerged wreck four crewmen are reported drowned and missing in the incident
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Mystic
Conn
Myra W. Speers
Cape Cod
Speers
Riots Follow Cow Sacrifice Prohibition Near Calcutta
Calcutta January 4 riots erupted after police banned Mohammedan cow sacrifices amid Hindu tensions. Troops from Barrackpur opened fire on rioters, several killed and sixty seriously wounded. About two hundred arrests reported.
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Calcutta
Titteghan
Rockefeller lines added to The Battle stage debate
At a Savoy theater debate on socialism based on Cleveland Moffett’s play The Battle, John D Rockefeller reportedly wrote future spoken lines for the show. The note states the era’s men will enter a heritage that outshines their fathers, focusing on character and ability behind wealth.
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New York
Savoy Theater
Cleveland Moffett
Stockyards Proposed for Hackensack Meadows
An immense stockyards complex with modern slaughterhouses is planned for the Hackensack meadows between Secaucus and West New York. It aims to supply cheaper fresher meat to the metropolitan area and conduct global trade via rail and steamship links on the Hackensack river with about 10 million dollars in capital backing.
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New York
Hackensack Meadows
Secaucus
West New York
Hackensack River
Big Warehouse in Chicago to Store Northwest Wool
Billings Montana January 4 A Logan prominent Montana livestock dealer says a national storage warehouse will be established in Chicago to launch a large wool clip from the northwest. Wool from several states will be pledged and representatives will travel to Chicago for a meeting to elect a board of directors.
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Billings
Mont
A. (. Logan
Montana
Chicago
Lilley Wins in Court as Corrupt Practices Case Dismissed
Connecticut Governor-Elect George Lilley defeats a challenge by George L. Fox under the corrupt practices act. The election court votes to dismiss citing the act as unconstitutional. New Haven court decision narrows contest ahead of Lilley’s start in office.
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New Haven, Conn
George L. Lilley
George L. Fox
Eighty Cent Gas Is Legal in New York
The Supreme Court of the United States, via Justice Peckham, upheld New York City’s 80-cent gas rate in a dispute with Consolidated Gas. The decision leaves open the possibility of revisiting the case if the rate proves unremunerative after practical testing, and many rate payers may receive rebates on historic charges.
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New York
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Peckham
Public Service Commission of New York
City of
Rise in Civil Service Applicants Surges in 1908
Washington reports the twenty fifth annual civil service commission review noting a dramatic rise in applicants. About 167 000 sought civil service examinations in 1908 versus 129 000 in 1907 with spring departmental exams up 82 percent.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Wanted President's Aid in the White House Case
Mrs. Mary Randa an elderly resident of Niobrara Nebraska was arrested at Union Station for entering a carriage and asking to be driven to the White House. She produced deeds to Nebraska property and claimed others sought to seize them and said her late husband knew the president and sought his guidance. Monsignor Dennis O'Connell named auxiliary bishop of San Francisco.
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Washington
Mary Randa
Niobrara, Neb
Union Station
White House
Nebraska
Mgr. O'Connell
Rome
Dennis O'Connell
Catholic University At
San Francisco
Market Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Chicago 1909
Chicago markets show mixed movement with hog receipts estimated at 37 000 and cattle and sheep activity varying by grade. Officials note steady hog prices for light and mixed packers while beef and sheep prices range from modest to strong, reflecting regional demand.
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Texas
John A. Babcock in Chicago Area Ad Request
Classified note from John A. Babcock advertising services with North American Commission Company in Chicago ILL asking for business. Mentions availability and a promise of a square deal. No dates or concrete actions provided.
Local residents make short trips and departures from Fairfield
Dozens of residents and visitors pass through Fairfield aboard trains and buses, visiting Keota Sigourney Rubio and other nearby towns. People depart for Crawfordsville Winfield Libertyville Oskaloosa and neighboring cities for holidays study and hospital plans.
Terrorists Arrested in Moscow Plot Against the Czar
In St. Petersburg police report several persons arrested at Tsarskoi Selo after an accidental cafe bomb explosion on Nevsky Street killed a waiter, revealing a supposed terrorist plot against the imperial family.
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Czar
Russia
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoi Selo
Nevsky Street
Pittsburg Councilmen Indicted Over Bribes
Pittsburg officials face indictment as seven councilmen are charged with accepting bribes and conspiring to secure them, along with two former bankers accused of providing bribes.
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