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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1909

Page

34

Rome mayor visits wounded in papal hospice amid Messina crisis

In Rome, Mayor Nathan, once anti clerical, met Prefect Misciatetti and Cardinal Merry del Vai during a visit to the Santa Marta hospice where 1000 wounded from Messina and Reggio were being received by the Vatican. The Pope offered solace as hospitals prepared, while firefighting and relief efforts continued in Messina.

Rome Santa Marta Papal Nathan Vatican Ha Wan Misciatetti Merry del Vai Universal Brotherhood Ireland St Paul Messina Regxlo Red Cross Vathean

France Elects Senators Amid Turbulent Vote

Fragmented OCR text reports France electing senators amid political turmoil. Names and details are unclear, but mentions Clemenceau era figures, campaigns, and parliamentary tension influencing the outcome.

Beef Trust Losing in Mexico Article Fragment

An OCR fragment describes a beef trust situation in Mexico with references to plants, markets, and refreshment in the United States. The text is garbled, but suggests economic tension and production shifts affecting regional meat houses and supply chains.

Beef Trust Mexico

Gompers Talks Back for Free Speech in New York Letter

Samuel Gompers addresses the case of John Mitchell Frank Morrison and himself in a New York letter praising justice and free speech. The Central Labor Union in Scranton protests the prison sentences and appeals to President Roosevelt to uphold labor rights and the Sherman act interpretations. San Francisco labor leaders express broad sympathy and pledge support for Gompers Morrison and Mitchell.

New York Union Jas Scranton Roosevelt New York Central Federated Union Bamuel Gampers John Mitchell Frank Morrison Ike Cp Bey John Mitchel Central Labor Unio Justice Wright Morrison Mitchell Great Britain Congress San Francisco Samuel Gompers District of Columbia American Federation of Labor

Man Offers Skin for Baby Burns at Hospital

John H W France a Cincinnati business man offered to donate skin from his body to heal a baby Burns after a tub of hot water scalding. He told doctors he would give two square inches now and more later if needed, asking others to follow his humanitarian act.

Ote Lal Washington John France Uotors

Cupid Ad Goes Astray In East Word of Surprise Romance

Special to The Washington from New Haven Conn January 4 Charles in the insurance business advertised his wife following a correspondence with four young women in the West named Rose Brown. She came East and met Mr Murray intending to marry him. After meeting Mr Minras she changed her mind and refused the marriage. She awaits a remittance to return West.

Washington New Haven Charles Oof Ashford Rose Brown Murray Minras Bsid West

Indigestion Cure Ad Promises Fast Relief

An old advertisement touts Papea Diapepsin as a quick fix for indigestion and stomach distress. It claims five minute relief from sour stomach, gas, belching, and related symptoms, urging readers to ask a pharmacist to show a case and to buy 80 cent packets for immediate use with meals.

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Relief for Italy Earthquake Sufferers Moves in Congress

House leaders push a relief bill after a prayer for Italy follows a President urged bipartisan support. A resolution of sympathy to Italy is adopted, with a request to communicate the aid to Italians. Precedents show past acts using naval ships and subsistence supplies to assist quake victims in Ireland, France, Cuba, and Jamaica.

Latta Bingham Pennsylvania Harrison New York Italy House of Representative Ily United States House Cannon Senate Roosevelt Congress Senate Committee On Appropriations Venezuela Ireland Scotland Macedonia Jamestown France Germany Boston Philadilphia Secretary of the Navy India Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco Cuba French West, Indies

Funeral of D. D Carothers Special 1 The Washington Post

The Baltimore bodys of Dunet Dawson Carothers site chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio arrived at Wanton Place Spring Grove Cemetery. Services were in the cemetery chapel by Rev John A Storey. Interment followed with widow Ann and many relatives and dignitaries present as honorary pallbearers.

Washington Post Cineinati Clio Nata Baltimore Dunet Dawson Crusineers Oh Milburn MA Long Architet W Haysett CW Galloway Walter Ancher William McGowan JG Pangborn William M Green Bent Luward Barton T McLenghin

Policeman Tidward Sweeney Ends Life With Self Harm

Philadelphia policeman Tidward Sweeney aged 42 killed himself at home in the southern city section. Authorities say he believed he faced persecution after recent discipline including a fine for assaulting a superior officer. He was to face trial Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a man he had arrested for an alleged attack on his wife. He leaves a widow and four children.

Philadelphia Tidward Sweeney Leutenant Carliers Renlcue Naples Messina

Only Captains May Wed in Philippine Constabulary

Manila Jan 4 government announces that only unmarried men may be accepted to serve as officers in the Philippine constabulary. Existing officers must obtain government consent to marry until they reach the tap taboes level, due to post isolation and transport and shelter difficulties for women.

Manila Philipping Constabulary

Marion Crawford Relates Earthquake Horrors at Messina

The New York American recounts Marion Crawford presenting his son in law’s escape from Messina after the great earthquake. He describes the sea voyage, the devastated city, choking streets, dying and starving crowds, and rescue efforts by Italian troops and foreign sailors, especially English and Russian, amid fires, ruins, and harrowing sights.

Marion Crawford New York American Coryight American-Journal-Ex- Jacrims Villa Craword Sant' Angel’o di Sorrento Italy Messing Massina Turaday Mersipa Faro Terthauske Eruth

Steamboat Mate Elopes With Pastor’s Wife in Choir Scandal

Special to The Washington Port Pearla Ul reports William D Ashmond, once a heavy steamboat mate turned choir assistant leader, eloped with Christiana Barr, wife of Rev Himer C Barr, Peoria Mission head. Masks a dramatic conversion story, leaving the couple’s destination unknown.

Washington Port Pearla Ul Wiliam Ashmond Christiana Himer Barrig Peoria Mission

President's appeal for Italians relief to Congress

Theodore Roosevelt urges Senate and House to approve immediate relief for Italy after a massive disaster. He requests $500,000 and dispatch of supply ships Celtic and Culgoa, with food clothing and other aid valued at about $300,000, to be coordinated with the Italian government.

Senate Italy Thei Red Grass Society Celtic Culgoa Calgoa Ie Port Said Congress Mont Petee Theodore Roosevelt White House

Earthquake Prophesy Links Sicily Disaster to Strata Fault

Naples dispatch details Perret from Genoa delaying Sicily quake analysis. It notes fault under Messina, seabed changes, and Etna Vesuvius activity as key factors. Mass for July earthquake victims held at St Aloysius with Falconio leading, attended by diplomats and clergy.

Falconio Sicily Italy Washington Post Naples Frank A Perrett New York Mount Vesuvius Observatory Genoa United States Caladrig Messina Mount Etna Mount Vesuvius Pome Reggio Perret Messie Strait of Messina St Aloysius’ Church Diomede Falconio Father Ferdinand Sriar Mount St Sepulchre A P Doyle C S Pus D J Ctonnell Catholic Lasersky Frederick L Devereux Charles William Lyon Gonzaga College Ernest Winchester Patrick O Parre W Byrnes T H Manwell A Fenwick Joseph Kennelly John Connell Frank Triara Holy Cross Fathers Edward Everet Hale Senate St Aloysius Church Washington Mat Cenett Apostolic Tegation

Washington Mole Killer Takes On Department Chairs

A satire set in Washington depicts a Secretary of the Treasury scolding lazy staff. An Assistant Secretary resigns by forging a signature, prompting a dramatic revelation, discipline, and a reform-minded end note about human moles in big business.

Forrest Crlesey Chicago Tribune Washington Africa Secretary of the Treasury Bureau Offcay Treasurs Department Jook Ke

Births and Marriages Record Fragment From Varying Names

A long OCR fragment lists numerous birth notices with names of parents and newborns, followed by a list of marriage licenses and officiants. Entries mention James and Nettie Greenwell yielding a girl, and many other pairs with various child and spouse names, locales, and minister credits. The text includes scattered references to Baltimore and Richmond clergy and multiple couples ready to marry.

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