Devastating Italian Quake Kills Thousands Across Lazio
Historic Rome and Avizzano bear the brunt as a massive earthquake devastates central and southern Italy. Reports say 621 bodies recovered in Sara, with towns wiped out, 8,000 feared dead, and millions in panic. King Victor directs rescue as casualties rise and chaos spreads across 16 cities and hundreds of villages.
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Sera
Naples
Sara
Victor
Aes
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Voertara
Penintere
Adriatic
Ancient gems seized worn by Queen of Sheba in New York
Treasury agents seized two egg shaped diamonds weighing over 18 karats each from Constantinople resident A Anpikadiman now in New York. Claimed to have been worn by the Queen of Sheba and sold by an Egyptian princess. He says the jewels were artistic antiques and duty free. Authorities investigated foreign dealers after European war disruptions.
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New York
Treasury
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Constantinople
Sheba
Dudley Field Malone
Anpikadjian
United States
Treasury Department
Matone
Europe
Anpihadjian
Maiden Lane
Wireless plant found and destroyed in Panama City
In Panama City a wireless telegraph plant was discovered on a tall building and destroyed by authorities. It was claimed to belong to a Danish West Indian student of wireless telegraphy after a complaint by the British Minister Sir Claude Mallet that a wireless station existed in Panama. Police located the plant after several days of search.
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Fan
Canal Zone
Partor
Claude Mallet
Darren
Ambassador Page Sends Staff to Avezzano Disaster Scene
Rome Jan. 14 The American Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page has sent staff to Avezzano to learn exact disaster details, as Abruzzi province furnishes a large share of American emigration.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Avezzano
Abruzzi
America
Prohibition Amendment Tactics Cloud Senate Debate
Senate action centers on Senator Sheppard’s prohibition amendment to the district appropriation. Rules suspension failed with a two thirds vote, delaying the move. Discussion shifts to germane forms via taxing provisions, while critics press for adherence to constitutional practice amid broader talks on milk amendments and district site disputes.
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Friends of Prohibition
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Atenti
Warship Kansas damaged in fierce gale near Cape Hatteras
Special to The Washington Post Newport News Va Jan 14 The battleship Kansas battling a fierce gale limped into Hampton Roads after a bow deck and bridge damage from breakers. Estimated damage 20000 to 30000 dollars. No loss of life. In Norfolk the battleship Louisiana ran aground to avoid a ferry collision, was freed with tug aid and towed to the navy yard.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Cape Hatteras
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
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Herkley Flats
Norfolk Harbor
Louisiana
Navy Yard
Morgan Grenfell to Become British Government Financial Agent
London reports that Morgan Grenfell & Co. are about to be appointed financial agents to the British government. The London branch of J. P. Morgan & Co. is linked to the move, with J. P. Morgan as a principal in both firms. Edward Charles Grenfell sits as a director of the Bank of England.
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Washington Post
London
Daily Express
Morgan Grenfell & Co
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan
Edward Charles Grenfell
Bank For England
Pope Visits quake victims in Rome hospital tour
London dispatch reports the Pope with Cardinal Gasparri and other Vatican officials visiting the Santa Marta hospital near the Vatican to meet quake injured. He spoke with patients, distributed gifts, and reportedly exited via an interior passage from the Vatican to Santa Marta. If confirmed, it would mark the first papal departure since 1870.
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Senator Root Honored at Union League Club Election
In New York on January 14 United States Senator EHhu Root was elected president of the Union League Club at its annual meeting. Myron T. Herrick, former Ambassador to France, was named one of the vice presidents.
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United States
Ehhu Root
Union League Club
Myron T. Herrick
France
Protests Over Death Sentence for Americans in Mexico
Gov Colquitt telegraphed Mexican commander at Nuevo Laredo seeking delay in any execution order after Judge Thomas said four Americans Headley White Will Whites Wil Burris and Terriff Bobo were to be shot for crossing 450 cattle into Texas without paying duty. Secretary Bryan protested Tampico oil plant threats amid Carranza disputes.
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French Losses Admit Paris Says Foe Is Checked at Soissons
Teutons with heavy mud seize trench after trench along the Aisne clearing heights of Vregny and taking many prisoners. Russians report successes along the Lower Vistula while Berlin says Muscovites have been driven back in East Prussia.
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Soissons
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Lower Vistula
Berlin
East Prussia
French Impeded by Flooding of Aisne
London reports a French setback along the Aisne near Soissons. German forces under Kluck capture several thousand French prisoners as floods destroy bridges, forcing withdrawal of troops and limiting reinforcements on the right bank. Near Perthes fighting continues with skirmishes and artillery duels. The report notes evacuation of certain Russian positions and no major action elsewhere. The Rev Richard Meux Benson founder of the Cowley Fathers dies at Oxford.
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Soissons
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von Kluck
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Azerbaijan
Paris
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Roye
Somme
Saissons
Richard Meux Benson
Society of St. John the Evangelist
Cowley Futherg
Oxford
French Force Falls Into German Hands In Galicia
Berlin reports Austrian troops in Galicia launched a surprise offensive against Russians. The German agency cites the Hamburg Fremden Blatt noting 18 Russian generals dismissed. In Soissons area, German forces claim to have cleared the Vregny plain, capturing 34 French officers and 1,110 men, plus four cannons and four machine guns. Northeastern Soissons battles yielded 3,150 prisoners. Russian actions in East Prussia and near Gumbinnen were repelled with hundreds of prisoners taken. The eastern front sees continued activity around Vistula with no major changes.
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Haat
Prussia
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Gumbinnen
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Putiuca
Explains Betrothal's End in Religious Rift
Special to cine Washington reports Mrs Patrick Francis Murphy explains the cause of the broken engagement between Miss Gladys Ingalls of Washington and Frederick Murphy son of Mrs Melvin Ingalls The barrier cited is religious difficulties. Frederick Murphy reportedly went West after a prolonged illness. Also: Baltimore fire devastates Ellicott City business district threatening entire town and still raging.
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Misa Gladys Ingalls
Washington
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