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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
1
A massive earthquake devastated eastern Sicily and Messina, with wave action and fires causing widespread destruction. Reports say thousands dead and missing, Calabrian towns heavily damaged as Italian authorities rush warships and troops for relief.
Reports from Hopkinsville describe a late Sunday night earthquake felt across western Kentucky. A ball of fire was seen in Hopkinsville, followed by seismic shocks in adjacent counties.
Seismographic expert Prof Marvin reports a prolonged tremor Sunday night with a primary shock at 11:12 and a second at 11:40. The quake, strongest far from its origin, was estimated at 4800 miles distance, likely from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, with magnet observatory readings in Cheltenham noting tremors lasting about an hour and a peak near midnight.
Justice Crane weighs Captain Peter Hains sanity as Thornton Hains defense unfolds. Weaver testifies he urged the Bayside trip to view property and that Mrs Hains, tearful, supported by Gen Hains, arrives in court. Witnesses recount the dramatic courtroom scenes and the emotional impact on the family amid murder trial proceedings.
President elect Taft denounces Maryland's proposed constitution amendment as unjust and unequal threatening to disfranchise Black voters. He asserts the measure violates the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments and opposes any plan that curtails civil rights. The remarks were linked to a North Carolina Society dinner in New York and drew swift responses from supporters and critics alike.
President Taft will spend substantial time at Gatun dam site in Panama to review natural foundations with engineers. He departs Charleston to New Orleans then Cincinnati for a February 19 banquet, followed by Philadelphia on February 2, with reported cabinet talks and a lieutenant governor nomination for Frank Hitchcock imminent.
Mrs Anne Silsby former wife of the late Howard W Silsby a druggist who after a divorce and his suicide in a downtown hotel was in court yesterday seeking custody of her two sons Charles Forbes Silsby and Howard W Silsby jr. The hearing named Fred Beall as guardian and executors were appointed. The court discussed restricting custody to guardianship and visitation conditions while probate proceedings proceed.
California chemists to study the health impact of sulphured dried fruit. Dr Atkins leads a group of twelve men who will eat sulphured fruit at luncheon daily, with daily reports on varieties and quantities. The trial aims to settle disputes with Washington pure food authorities and the Dr Wiley bureau by clinical testing rather than short experiments.
Washington coverage describes Miss Rithel Roosevelt and guests at a White House debut ball marking the first ball of the young Roosevelt daughter. Notables include Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs Longworth, and numerous envoys, officials, and social leaders attending the gala whose decorations, gowns, and arrangements mirror a grand historic debut in the capital.
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