The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-01
MONEY POURS in.
Mass Meeting in kansas CITY
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MISS MceClnS IN Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 1.-The $500
will hold a mass meeting here next
| Sunday to organize a systematic
| movement for the relief of the victims
Of the italian earthquake. Various in
dividual contributions have already
been forwarded to the Red Cross So
ciety in New York.
Red Cross Sends $4,000.
| Washington, Jan. 1.-The government
and private citizens are cooperating tc
| relieve the italian earthquake sufferer
ers. Altogether $4,000 has been made
| available in this country through the
Red Cross, which today dispatched
practically $4,000 to Italy. Congress viii
be asked for liberal appropriation.
Contributions of New Workers.
New York, Jan. 1-Contributions OF
New Workers for the earthquake suf-
ferers already amount to nearly $50, Oo0
The Red Cross has received the largest
amount, about $4,000 The stock ex-
change following with $21, 900. Numer-
Gus italian funds aggregate about $37,-
000 Moreover, provisions for $4,000 per-
sons for one month and clothing Cor
about 10000 went from here yesterday
on the supply ship Celtic.
Chicago to Raise 100000
Chicago, Jan. lone dollar now Will
do the work of SO a week from now
Thus urging immediate help the Chi
cago board Of trade. also a society of
prominent women and half a dozen 9Th
er organizations today. started in de-
termined to raise $1,000 or mora for
the sufferers in Italy before Sunday
night.
Missing Americans.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The state de-
partment has made public a complete
list of Americans supposed to have
been in the earthquake zone in Italy
and regarding whom inquiry has been
made. The list is as follows:
Miss Frances M. Brockeus and sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth G. .Brockeus of
Philadelphia.
Miss Emily Crowsdale of Philadel-
phia.
Miss Dehart of Elizabeth. N. j.
Miss Katherine Davis of Mount Kis-
co, n. Y.
Miss Estella Pagan of Philadelphia.
and son, Julian of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. P. Hapgood of
New York.
Mrs. Alfred Harris and daughter
Rosa1ie, of New York, left Naples De-
cember % for Sicily.
j. A. Kahn of Ashtabula, o., left Ma
pies about December 10 for Sicily.
Miss Blanche Kane of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Martha c. Kittredge and
daughters Ethel and C1arissa, of Brook
lyn.
The Misses Lansing CD of Water
town n. Y
Miss Anne Lee of Boston.
Miss Margaret MendeH of Brook
line.
DR.. and Mrs. Herbert Norris of
Miss Mary Moss of Philadelphia
Miss Elizabeth Pitsfeld of Philadel-
phia.
Thomas Robinson of Ashtabula Har-
Dor, Ohio.
Miss May Sherman, Elizabeth, N ].
William Elliott Smith, wife and two
daughters, Alton, Ill, supposed to be
in Taormina December %.
Miss Henrietta L. Stadelman. New
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E Stokes and
Miss Stokes of Germantown, Pa.
Misses Lillian and Elizabeth NJ.
Wiggin, Bloomfield, n. ].
Miss Eleanor Wood. Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Wright, Phil
adelphia.
Pittsburg Subscribes
Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. LIN response to
an appeal for earthquake sufferers 1927
was subscribed in Pittsburg yesterday.
Collections will be taken in Italian
Catholic churches Sunday; a car of
oranges donated by the California
Fruit Growers association to be sold
at auction Monday morning is expected
to yield a large sum-
Busch Gives $4,000.
ST Louis. Mo-, Jan. 1.-The Red Cross
society in st. Louis has collected $4,000
for the relief of the Italian earthquake
sufferers. AQOlpnuS BUSCH ndS 6AFStA
s25, 600. The italian Catholic church
has forwarded 81 900 to the pope.
Good News for Americans.
washington, Jan. Good news for
many Americans was received at the
state department today in a cablegram
from Ambassador Griscom at Rome,
who reported that the Italian foreign
Office had assured him the Taormina,
Sicily, has escaped uninjured. This Mr.
Griscom says, answers many inquiries
received from this country. regarding
relatives and friends there. The italian
foreign office. Mr.. Griscom adds. has re-
ceived a dispatch saying there Is no Of
fetal news in regard to the American
consulate at Messina.
Canada Grants 500 600.
ottawa, Jan. Substantial aid for
sufferers from the earthquake in Italy
will be given by Canada. The govern
ment has granted 100000, which will
be supplemented by generous con-
tributions from unofficial sources.
Relief Agencies Busy.
philadelphia, Jan. 1.-Several agen-
cies are at work in this city raising
funds for the relief of the earthquake
sufferers. The citizens permanent re-