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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
Reports detail a devastating earthquake destroying Messina and Calabria with vast casualties. Hospitals, banks, stations wrecked. bodies recovered in public gardens. relief ships and troops from Italy France Russia aiding, while Reggio and nearby areas face massive devastation and looting risks.
Claus Spreckels will, executed in New York May U 18, has been filed for probate in San Francisco. Widow Anna Christina Spreckels receives a life interest, then the estate goes to Claus A. Spreckels, Rudolph Spreckels, and Mrs John Ferris of Kingswood England. The two other sons John D. and Adath were provided for. Estimated estate value placed at 50 million dollars.
An 19th century style ad proclaims little soldiers in the blood defend the body from disease. It touts Floog’s Rarsaparilla as a remedy to strengthen blood quality and quantity, claiming it cures eczema eruptions rheumatism anemia nervous debility and builds up the entire system.
The Naples dispatch describes mass refugee arrivals from Messina as hospitals overflow and relief fails. A German steamer Serapin carried 300 refugees to Naples while many are wounded and lacking medical care. Reports tell of desperate scenes, families separated aboard ships, and townsbattered by the quake and tidal wave as rescue efforts struggle to cope.
King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helen personally join rescue teams in Messina after the quake. They aid injured children, guide survivors to hospital ships, and inspire volunteers as fires rage and water and food run short. Dozens die, looting is resisted, and the city mourns amid massive destruction with aid slowly arriving from Catania and Palermo.
A garbled 19th century style roster lists numerous officials and figures including BURSET, GOOK, PORTER, OL ABBOND, and others from states such as Vermont Colorado New York and Pennsylvania. The fragment mentions Mayor DIMMICK and individuals like BARNES and WINTHROL amid a chaotic transcription of names and titles.
Count J Henry von Bernstein, newly named German ambassador to the United States, was formally presented at the White House by Secretary Root. Both spoke warmly of friendship, and Roosevelt pledged cordial relations and cooperation to strengthen ties between Germany and the United States.
A scrambled list of names and ages from a marriage or wedding notice appears in a damaged OCR fragment. Names include Eavard Spaulding, Olive Sumeden, Jones, P. Balog, Rev. J. B Mevan, George B. Plohett, Tony Dele, and others with ages ranging from the mid teens to the nineties. Locations include Bowling Green Virginia and Selmore Maryland with religious ministers indicated.
Reports from Rome and Italian cities detail American casualties and near misses in the Messina Taormina earthquake. Consul Cheney and his wife perished. several American travelers and residents are feared or confirmed missing or affected, with names and hometowns listed by various papers.
New York reports widespread fundraising efforts for the Italian earthquake. Bond the tenor donates 1000 dollars to the Italian Red Cross, with singers and civic leaders organizing benefit concerts and subscriptions. The Red Cross networks, including the New York and national branches, coordinate funds via the Italian Red Cross Society for distribution to victims.
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