Survivors in Messina Desolate Demand Food and Rescue
Reports from Messina describe survivors clamoring for rations including beet, praid and coffee lent from Britain, while native supplies are used. An elderly woman revived from San Francisco church ruins marvels at being buried in a church. A family in Naples pleads for escape as rain drenches them in a square, yet refuses to walk to harbor due to lack shoes. The American gunboat Scorpion departs Messina after provisioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Scorpion
George W. Lagan
Messina
Gov Higgins Widow Safe Confirmed by Cable
A cablegram received here reports Mrs. Higgins widow of Gov Higgins is safe at Pater Chiragh. Another message notes Edsard K Rogers of Chicago and his wife and two daughters are at Palermo Los Angeles. Relatives of Mrs Pierce, who left for Europe last March, are uneasy. last Rome letter said they would go to southern Italy after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ean
Exchange Nathooat Bank
Hkrins
Gov
Higgins
Pater
Europe
Ron Rome
Maly
Boston
A. Benaconter
Washington, D. C
Louise 8
Broughton
John ‘Brown
Mies Annie Block
Baltimore
James M. Cocking
Los Angeles
Inabella
Peter Bidney Carrier
New York
James
Chamberlain
Cleveland
Olio
Anns Lee
Moss
Emma D. Locke
Minnie Minke
Will &. Monroe
Maria Puglisa
Mill
Italy
Rheinhart
Jane FP. Ricenhard
K. Rogers
Chicago
A. M. Sea
Edward Richard Sill
Frank Spadaro
George
Town
Lillian
Elizabeth M. Wiggin
Henri
Cite L. Stadelman
John B. Wright
Herbert Norris
Mary H. Dehart
May Sherman
Margaret Mendell
Martha Kittridge
Ethel
Clariss
Alfred Hartig
Rosalie
J. A. Kalin
Thomas Rolinson
Katherine Davis
Edmund H. Garrett
Julian Garrett
Charles H. Hapgood
Mary Moss
Francis M
Elizabeth G. Hockins
Emily Croasdile
Estelle Fagan
Eleanore M. Wood
University Girl a Bride in Virginia Social Event
Miss Holly Walker of the University of Virginia married Samuel Watts Zimmer a Petersburg attorney in a ceremony not yet learned. Rev Dr Snyder officiated in Washington. Walker family ties extend to Judge Roger A. Peyer and former C&O official rank Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlottesville
Holly Walker
University of Wirgina
Samuel Watts Zimmer
Petersburg
Walker
Snyder
Rank Walker
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Roger A. Peyer
New York
New Fair Washington
Richmond
Gibson
Mi Prideseoom
University of Virginia
Hee
Zhamers
Frances Pryor Walker
Rivermen Enter Protest Over Tugboat Smokestack Rule
A Georgetown committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce discussed a congressional proposal by Representative Wanger to allow tugboats with hinged smokestacks to pass under highway and railroad bridges without wearing away girders. Tug company representatives warned Kentuckians would need extra crews, noting tugs pass the bridge eight to ten times daily and delays extend seventeen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wanger
Georgetown
Briaes
Chamber of Commerce
Enim Manies Nia
Hs Kentucks
Chester
Falls Church
Industrial accidents kill tens of thousands in the United States
A dated study from the Bureau of Labor estimates 30 000 to 35 000 annual U S adult deaths from accidents with as many as three million nonfatal injuries. It urges intelligent and rational safety measures and stricter legislation to reduce industrial casualties, aiming to adopt European methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Buceca
Army Transport Thomas Sails With Record Pacific Load
The Army transport Thomas departed San Francisco for Honolulu and Manila with the largest number of officers yet shipped across the Pacific since the Spanish War. Col Walter Schuyler would join 63 Fifth Cavalry men to Honolulu, while Lee would take 90 sailors and 80 recruits to Manila. The Virginia freighter also sailed with 588 horses for the Fifth Cavalry to Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jan
Thomas
Honolulu
Manila
Pacific
Walter
Schuylee
Fifth Cavalry
Lee
Virginia
Relief ships carry aid to Gravely struck Italy
New York sent Hamburg with two tons of clothing and over thirteen tons of provisions for earthquake survivors. Nathan Straus funded most donations, with Italian Red Cross in Naples receiving goods for free. New York relief totals near 350000. Chicago contributions reach 108460. Other cities also report givings to aid Italy, including Denmark and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jan
Ghibria
Bidtly
Hamburg
Genoa
Naples
Nathan Straus
Progresso Italo-Americano
Ood
Red Cross
Noa
Celtic
Barbarossa
Lloyd
New York City
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fargo
N. Dak
Trallah
John Shanley
North Dakota
National Red Cross
Wilwaukee
Wis
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas J. Lewis
W. D. Ryan
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana Red Cross
Indianapolis Board of Trade
Chicago
Til
Fierre
Tadax
Vessés
Spnda
Providence
House of Representatives
Monument for Union Station Plaza to award $20000 design prize
The Columbus Memorial Commission will review model designs for a Union Station Plaza monument. A $20000 prize covers design and supervision of erection. the cost is $10000 already appropriated. Models from noted sculptors now sit in the War Department as Col Bromwell leads the review with three expert advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Memorial Commission
Columbus Memorial
Union Stallion
War Department
Memorial Commission
Congress
Columbus
Herologize
F. W. Macdfonites
Daniel C. French
Lorado Tutt
Philp Martiny
Augustin Queril
Spain
Augustus Revolta
Sesare Zacchi
Maly
Martiny
Col. Bremwel
Italian Benefit Concert Planned For Washington Relief
Funds totaling 408000 are allocated for aiding southern Italy. Prominent Washington women and diplomats join patrons Baroness Hengenmuller Mme Jusserand and others. State Department lists inquiries and safeties for Americans abroad. National Theater benefit concert for Italians in Washington set for Sunday with tickets 6 cents to 1 and 50 musicians offering free services under Prof Culfo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wew National Theater
ItaHans
Washington
Italy
Mayor de Planches
Baronet Hengelmuler
Mme
Jusserand
Nabuco
Bryce
Baroness Moncheur
Senora de Portela
Senora M. de Quesada
London
Countess Moltke
Lenore Godey
G. von L. Meyer
Mra
W. Murray Crane
Draper
Oliver
Thomas Nelson Page
Herbert
Wadsworth
Warder
Austin Stickney
Lawrence Townsend
National Theater
Musicians' Union
Antonio Culfo
Xander
Washington Sangerbund
H. Pier Giavani
Eagles’ Hall
McKinnon Edges Sullivan In Ten Round Draw
Boston January 5 Jack Sullivan fights Bill McKinnon at the Arlington A A and is held to a 12 round draw. McKinnon in his first major bout belts a nose blood spurt in round three and dominates early but Sullivan rallies, with the final five rounds tight with neither man holding a clear edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sperial
Boston
Mass
Jack
Sullivan
Bill McKinnon
A. A
McKinnon
Everybour
Mekimet
Demarest Triumphs in Billiards Debut in New York
Calvin Demarest formerly Chicago amateur turned pro, posted high scores 32 45 38 to tally 250 against J Neaman in nine innings, averaging 37 7 9. He then defeated veteran Tom Gallagher 20 to 409 in nineteen innings, finishing with a 132 19 average while Gallagher recorded 7 13 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neaman
Gallagher
New York
Jan
Calvin Demarest
Chicago
Bilardist
J. Neaman
Tom Gallagher
Demarest
Ivories
Sporting Letter Box and Marriages Listed
A column notes a Sporting Letter Box entry for Kid Sullivan and lists numerous marriage licenses including Frank Williams and Annie Lloyd in Orange Virginia and others in Maryland and Virginia. The notices mention several Rev. ministers and varied spouses with ages and hometowns. Post Want Ads are free in the classified columns for fast, secure results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Inaugural Ball Aids Planned From State Representatives
National character of the inauguration ball prompts selection of aides from private life rather than federal officers or Congress members. Walter Denegre of Louisiana and Henry Clarkson Scott of Missouri named as floor committee aides, with 60 members to join the general committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gret Blair
Thomas F. ‘Alsh
Washington
Blair
Mr. Walsh
United States
Congress
Union
Chessman Blair
Walter Denegre
Loulsiana
Henry Clarkson Scott
Missouri
DettagTe
Walsh
West
William F. Richardson
Pennsylvania National Guard
Stewart
Keystone
Tha
W. P. van Wiekis
Willam V. Cox
Macus Benjamin
Frederick D. Ore
Henry W. Bameon
John C
Mareue Benjamin
T. Z. Balote
Pilin
W. Bishop
George W. Bowerman
Bony Wr Hendley
H. J. McAlileter
William B.turpin
Frank W. Wheater
W. D. Wirt
Mark Tites
Henry W. Baran
Chitrman
Allen C. Clark
Harold D. Doyle
A. P.fardon
Lewis
Hayden
Joseph J. Keefer
Benjamin MiNer
John McEiroy
Gaborn H. Oldroyd
Benjamin W. Rabe
Thomas P. Woodward
John C. Proctor
Victor J. Becker
Marcus Benjamin
Revert W. Cox
Lukene R. Kerrey
Stephen K. Kramer
Grant Leet
Albert C. Powle
Francis J. Young
THREE WARSHIPS FOR ITALY INDICTS ROUTE CHANGES OF FLEET
The American battleship fleet under Admiral Sperry shifts its Mediterranean itinerary after the Italian earthquake. Connecticut Vermont and Minnesota head for Naples then to conclude with stops at Marseilles Smyrna Beirut and Malta before rendezvousing at Gibraltar and returning to Hampton Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Sal
Hear Admire
Monsina
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Marseilles
Louisiana
Virginia
Coaline
Beirut
Syria
Missouri
Ohio
Smyrna
Athens
Greece
Salanid
European
Turkey
Wisconsin
Malta
Algiers
Kentucky
Tripoli
Illinois
Negro Bay
Morocca
Gibraltar
Hampton Roads
W. B. Potter
Vermont
Cairo
London
Constantinople
Board of ‘Trade
Lewis Wins Six Round Decision Over Mansfield in Washington
Harry Lewis of Philadelphia dominated Harry Mansfield of England in a six-round bout at the Douglas Athletic Club. Lewis used speed and power to outpoint Mansfield every round, delivering repeated rights and body shots that kept the English challenger on the defensive until the final bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karry Mansfield
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Jan
Jake
Harry Lewis
Harry Mansfield
England
Douglas Athletic Club
Lewis
Roiund Lewis
Manafield
Mansfield
First Lobbyist Registers Under New Missouri Law
Austin W. Bimma of St Louis registered today as a lobbyist for the State Federation of Labor. He said the aim is to push labor-friendly measures and oppose actions harming labor as the legislature opens tomorrow. The act makes professional lobbying a felony without registration, and more registrants are expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Austin W. Bimma
St. Louia
State Federation of Labor
Bimma
Missing priest a warrant issued in Newark for abduction
Special to The Washington Poet News from New York reports a warrant for the arrest of a missing priest from Bl Rocco's Stallatt Catholic Church in Jersey City. Pascale Testa filed the charge claiming the priest abducted his seven year old daughter Juliette. The girl and priest vanished last Thursday. A letter postmarked two days later supposedly signed by Nicholay Slanna and Tublotte asks for forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
York
Newark
Rocco
Stallatt Catholic Church
Elty
Pascale Testa
Juliette
Testa
Nicholay Slanna
Tublotte
Lawmaker Moore Robbed In Dismal Swamp Overcoat Stolen
Pennsylvania House member J Hampton Moore reports his overcoat and gloves were taken while paddling a canoe during a Dismal Swamp exploration with Representative Small and two army engineers. The incident occurred on New Year’s Day as they traveled through Albemarle Sound toward Roanoke Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Virginia
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Washington
Atlantic Deep Waterways Association
Small
Norfolk
Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal
Albemarle Sound
Pamlico Sound
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia Dare
Army
Representative Moore
Day of little noses in history sparks nose size debate
In a New York Times response to Edith Wharton, the author contends that history is shaped by both big and little noses. While Wharton links democratic decline to smaller noses, the piece argues many great figures with small noses left enduring legacies, including Caesar, Washington, Shakespeare, and Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Wharton
New York Times
Wharton
Mrs. Wharton
Amptise
Heauen
France
Conrad Paloteta
Cardinal Nephew
Caesar
Hannibal
Wellington
Marlborough
Washington
Turenne
Conde
Shakespeare
Milton
Wordsworth
Alexander
Julius Caesar
Marshal Ney
Napoleon
Marshal MacDonald
Wagram
Gen
Grant
Buon
Goldsmith
Moore
Byron
Walter Scott
Mirabeau
Burke
Talleyrand
Henry Claprove
Plans For Southern Ball At New Willard
Vital arrangements for a ball to be hosted by the Southern Relief Society at the New Willard on the 18th were finalized in a meeting in the Willard red room. Mrs Ludlow presided. officers announced include Nannie Randolph Heth as president and Albert Le Staverly as ball chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subcommittee On Historic Sites
New Willard
Washington
Maj. Gilbert Thompson
Frederick W. Owen
Dr. W. DB. Wirt
Madison Davis
Z. Mores
Benjamin W. Relies
Joseph J. Keeley
Benjamin Millar
Henry W. Hendley
J .M. Geddes
James Croggon
A. B. Hagner
Harry
Willard
Southern Relief Society
Drury C Ludlow Wice
Society
Nannie Randolph Heth
Drury
Lawrence WH. Quirelle
Hugene Rawlings
Albert le Staverly
George Covington
Archibald Young
Murray A. Cobb
Hannis Taylor
Norman Bester
Red
Unidentified Foreign Traveler Brought to Grave Hospital
Letters from many cities and persons across the country seek help identifying a 34 year old man at Grave Hospital New Haven. He spoke French and German fluently, appears refined, traveled widely, but cannot recall his name or past. He is about 3 feet tall and weighs 13 pounds with brown eyes, hair, and a short mustache. Found by a policeman on Meadow Street near the railroad station on December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Roar
New Haven
Conn
Grave Hospital
Meadow Street
Duel With Brother In Law Ends in Street Shooting
In Columbus Georgia January 8 a family quarrel led to a pistols duel between Dr J Wylie and his brother in law Thomas Dudley. Dudley attended a rendezvous but was shot when they met in the business district. Dudley says they agreed to settle matters by duel but Dudley arrived late and the pistol snapped twice before firing. Dudley not fatally wounded, bullet near hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. Wylie
Thomas Dudley
Dudley
Doc
Dr. Wyle
Dudlay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gov. Higgins
California
Mass Walker
S. W. Zimmet
Fight
Gdons
Berlin
Will Pige
Memorial
Union Station Plaza
Sisters of
Cnarny
Tittle
St. Ann's Infan
Asylum
K Street
Order of Elks
Greay Station
M’kinnon
Sporting
Kid Sullivan
M. Halls Station
Alfred Harding
Tasker A. Marstettar
Nextsville
Leasis A. Weaver
Bristow
J. B. McLaughlin
Alexander Kearney
Roarnoke
Elizabeth & Peirce
Harlin
Wile C. Worsham
S. Miller
Edwant Digger
Edith Frooter
Willian A. Ray
Blair and
Co. Richardson
Gen. Stewart
Weller
Committee On Public Comfort
Stuart
Plana
New Willard Hotel
Larner
Ne Committee
Lafayette Square
Tnarters
W. W. Wilson
Morgas
Committee On Civic Organizations
Hamilton Club
Marcus Eaton
St. Paula
Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church
Simon P. W. Drew
Thirkield
Howard University
List Historic Sites
Congressional Library
Braddock Rock
Observatory
van Wickle
Sperry
Mediterranean
Labor
Warhant
Maj, B. Dowglas Simms
New Haven Hospital
American Security and Trust Commpany
Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania Ave
Charles J. Bell
White Goods Sale
Lansburgh & Bro
7Th St
Sanders & Stayman Co
F Street
Percy S. Foster
John H. Magruder
Connecticut Avenue
K St
DR. White
Ave
Steinway
Fedroop
PA. Ave
N. W
Belmont Dairy
Schwartz & Peltman
7Th Streat N. Ww
Christian Anders
7Th ST. R
Washington Post Building
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!