Amine and intense colon add to suffering of Italian quake survivors
Rescue work proceeds feverishly as food is available at central points but blocked by bad roads. Every hour's delay means death by starvation or exhaustion for buried victims. Reports tell of excavations arriving too late to save lives amid widespread suffering.
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Rome
Sezzano
Sora
Arly
Conquero
Avezzano
Peama
Paterno
Salemino
Fuso Canal
Montecorvinoprella
Earthquake Toll Surges in Italian Disaster
Reports from Rome and London warn the January quake in central Italy may reach 30,000 dead with 40,000 injured as towns like Avezzano Paterno and Sora suffer mass destruction. Famine and cold worsen survivors plight while foreign aid flows and reinforced concrete buildings limit losses in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
United States
Italia
Ros. Nelson Page
United Sates
Rs. Page
Rome
Abruzzi
Haly
Degall
Abassador Page
Avezzano
London
Castelidi
Boccareccio
Observatory i
Great Earthquake Toll Reported in Rome Wires
Rome dispatch reports 35,000 killed and 5,000 injured in the major quake. Excelsior Rome correspondence notes official figures as news of widespread mortality spreads, with ongoing assessments of damage and casualty counts.
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Paris
Excelsior
Rome
Delivery notice for late paper replacement
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3380 for a copy. After 6:30 p.m. call 2089 for service.
French Refute Berlin Figures on Suissons Battle
London reports an official Berlin release claiming 5,200 French troops captured and 4,000 dead after the Suissons engagement. A Paris wireless dispatch copied in London counters with a contrary account, stating French forces were under three brigades and Berlin’s figures are incorrect.
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London
Berlin
Soissons
Paris
Immigration amassing near nominal million yearly
Washington report by Commissioner General Caminetti discusses Far East immigration, Hindu propaganda, and Hawaii and Philippines as entry points. It urges amendments to exclusion laws, better supervision of labor distribution to farming areas, and asserts immigration could reach about a million annually without restraining action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
Commissioner General of Immigration
Caminett
Congress
Far East
Europe
Insular
Continental
Porto Rico
San Francisco
New York
Seattle
Rebels Seize Cape Haitien After Gentle Transfer of Command
Cape Haitien witnesses a peaceful takeover as Hai tien revolutionists enter the city and assume control following an understanding with the local garrison. General Vilbrun Guillaume, a presidential candidate, now commands the surrounding forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Haitien
Vilbrun Guillaume
Earthquake Devastation Across Italian Villages Reported
Jan 16 Avezzano area reports extreme damage with Paterno nearly wiped out and many towns destroyed. Dead counts range from thousands across San Peligna Scurcola Gioja de Maral Callerosso Antelpedia and Pescina with rescue efforts led by the Duke of Abruzzi and Capello Terre Molino scene of a newborn survivor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avezzano
Rome
Paterno
San Pelmna
Scurcola
Villalugo
Rajano
Fratturo
Seanno
Popoli
Pentima
Barrea
Villetta Barrea
Terre Molino
Capello
Avegzano
Vilage Ig
Carahinvers
Eod
Terre Moino
Pescina
Avexuzano
Gioja de Maral
Callerosso
Antelpedia
The
Messagera
Thas
Ayessuna
Porte to Satisfy Italian Demands
Rome reports a semi official Italian note says the Turkish government has ordered the Vali of Yemen to fully meet Italy's demands over the Hodeida incident. It claims the Italian consul Cecchi was not imprisoned or tried by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Giornale D'Italia
Vail
Yemen
Arabia
Irajan
Hodeida
Porte
Vali
Signor Cecchi
Iowa Falls Hotel Keeper's Wife Dies
Mrs Charles B Turner wife of the Hotel Woods manager in Iowa Falls died this morning in Rochester Minnesota where she had gone for treatment. The Turners were well known among traveling men and hotel people.
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Iowa Falls
Charles B. Turner
Woods
Rochester
Minn
Wheat Tumbles as Export Ban Rumors Spread
Chicago January 16 Wheat fell six cents in early trading on reports Congress might bar exports. May wheat dropped from $1.45 to $1.40 as panic selling pressed the pit. A late rally formed as large houses bought, but the close remained unsettled, May around $1.42. Firmness returned with export sales later, including ocean shipments, yet the session ended with a net decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Seaboard
Waterloos merchants present vibrant spring sale notices
In Waterloo a blaze of advertising filled Friday evening with merchant notices reaching an estimated 40 000 readers across the city and suburbs. Stores plan to clear stock at below cost while introducing new spring goods and refreshed displays signaling hopeful prosperity for 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Courier
The
Tradims
Quetude
Germans Retake Trenches French Claim Advances
Paris reports from the French war office detail artillery fighting across Belgium and northern France. They claim repulsed attacks near La Boisselle and Crest of hill north of Clemery, with infantry engagements near Notre Dame de Lorette and Viurey. Artillery exchanges continue from the Lys to the Meuse and Vosges front.
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Paris
French War Office
Belgium
Nieuport
Yprea
Lys
Somma
Notre Dame de Lorette
Noney
Wean
Blangy
Arras
la Boisselle
Bomme
Meuse
Soissony
Reims
Argonne
Fontaine Madameé
Vosges
Flirey
Clemery
Pont-a-Mousson
Viirey
Temperance Men at Armory Tonight
A mass meeting under the Business Men's Temperance association is at the Armory at 8 o’clock with Myers' orchestra. An influential manufacturer and a newcomer speaker will address the crowd along with other talks. The event promises lively, urgent remarks on saloon issues.
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Armory
Business Men's Temperance Association
Myers’ Orchestra
First United Brethren
C. P. Colestove
Teachers’ College At
Cedar Falls
Chicagoan Murdered at Bonanza Alaska
Chicago, Jan 1. Louis Schonburn, a former Chinazoan reputed to have made a fortune in Alaskan gold fields, was murdered in Bonanza Alaska. Police received a letter about the killing and sought relatives.
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Chicago
Jan
Louis Schon ‘Burn
Bonanza
Alaska
Kaiser Wilhelm Quiet Birthday Decree At Home Front
Hamburg styled dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm asking the German nation to omit birthday celebrations to avoid straining telegraph and postal services. He expresses unity with the German people and prays for victories and a peace with honor while funds from festivities will aid charity. La Boisselle, cleared of French forces, is noted alongside broader war updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Hague
London
Rolchanzelger
Willian
Hus
Altho
William
Berlin
War Office
Nieuport
Arras
LA Boisselle
Albert
Soissona
Argonne
Consenvoye
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Vosges
German War Loan Reaches Par On Berlin Bourse
The German war loan of 4.5 billion marks, issued at 71 2, reached par on the Berlin bourse yesterday. The rise had been anticipated but not so soon, with some quotes above 100. The advance boosted foreign stock trading generally, especially Baltimore & Ohio.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Baltimore & Ohio
Five Die When Yacht Explodes Near Pamlico Island
In Heanfort North Carolina an expedition organized after an explosion on the yacht Julik found several of the five presumed perished missing. J W Murray and wife from Burlington GP Dodson of Norfolk Mrs J W Poreh of Beaufort and two sailors were aboard. Mrs Murray was blown overboard and rescued an hour later.
Military Events Dominate Front as Russians Push New Points
London reports a shifting eastern front with Russian offensive toward East Prussia and Posen, fighting near Soissons, and Austrian German plans for renewed assaults on Serbia. German gains near Soissons admitted, with speculation on Kaiser Wilhelm’s front presence and potential spring breakthrough toward Calais.
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East Prussia
Posen
Soizsons
Heypt
Servia
Warsaw
Polian
von Hindenburg
William
Soissons
von Kluck
London
Calais
Belgium
France
Flanders
Calaig
Emperor Willam
Investigation of Wheat Prices Began by U S President
Washington Jan 16 President Wilson directed Attorney General Gregory to probe possible legal violations in rising wheat and flour prices. The White House may seek Commerce Department data on export increases after the European war. Gregory vowed prompt action if evidence shows price-raising combinations. A Chicago inquiry is also under DOJ scrutiny as embargo ideas circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
United States
Vera Cruz
Vera
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Gregory
Department of Commerce
Chicago
Department of Justice
Lord Roberts Leaves Estate Worth 385000 to Widow and Daughter
London date notes Field Marshal Lord Roberts who died in France last year left an estate of 385000, all to his widow and daughter. The report states this amount excludes property already settled on his family by the late commander. A separate item mentions Mrs H O Bernbrook of 709 South Street placed under quarantine for diphtheria today.
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London
Lord Roberts
France
H. O. Bernbrook
South Street
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