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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
12
The earthquake and accompanying tidal wave struck eastern Sicily hitting Messina and Catania, with Calabria's Monteleone area heavily damaged. Reports say thousands killed, ships and villages wrecked, fires and gas explosions worsened the disaster, and authorities dispatched warships, troops, Red Cross relief, and railway and sea transport for aid.
Reports indicate western Kentucky experienced earthquake shocks late Sunday night with Hopkinsville dispatches describing a ball of fire seen in the town and seismic shocks felt across neighboring counties, signaling a notable geological event in the region.
Seismic readings from Sunday night show a prolonged tremor first at 11 812, then at 14 00 hours, lasting about an hour. Prof Marvin ties the quake to a force felt roughly 4800 miles away near the Washington to Gale bra line, likely from the Aleutian Islands with tremors observed at Cheltenham Maryland observatory.
In New York the trial of Captain Peter C Hains and Thornton Hains features dramatic testimony about sanity and motive. Family scenes unfold as General Hains family and associates confront questions of provocation, influence, and responsibility in the Bayside killing case.
President-elect Taft denounces Maryland Democratic effort to disfranchise black voters as not in line with justice and the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments. He clarifies his North Carolina Society remarks do not support restricting rights. The note includes witnesses’ recollections from a long court case and Taft's forthcoming Atlanta visit and Panama Isthmus plans.
President Taft will study Gatun dam foundations with engineers and push the overall isthmian program while on his trip. He departs from Charleston, lands in New Orleans, then goes to Cincinnati for a February 19 banquet hosted by Taft Citizens' Clubs promoters. His next stop is Philadelphia on February 2. Frank H Hitchcock is due tomorrow. Taft said ex Land Commissioner Baiinger of Seattle was mentioned for a cabinet post but a decision has been reached.
Mrs Anne Silsby, former wife of the late Howard W Silsby, figures in a custody hearing in Judge Barnard’s court over her sons Charles Forbes Silsby and Howard W Silsby. Attorneys seek guardianship and probate actions allege the estate is worth about $15,000 with executors named. The hearing includes witnesses about care arrangements and the mother’s fears of arrest if she returns to her own home.
California chemists launch a clinical trial to determine if sulphur treatment in dried fruits harms the human system. A dozen men will eat sulphured fruit at noon daily under Dr Atkins supervision, with daily reports on food quantity and variety, continuing within normal household preparation methods. The effort targets evidence beyond laboratory work by Dr Wiley and aligns with ongoing food safety disputes.
The White House hosted a gala debut for Miss Rithel Roosevelt with President and Mrs Roosevelt in attendance. Delegations, flowers, and a long celebration followed in the East Room as debutantes danced and honored the young honoree amid a sea of guests, including notable officials and social elites.
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