Klopsch conducted various charitable fundraising drives through the '' Herald '' , raising over $ 4,000,000 for relief efforts worldwide . Major campaigns were run for relief of Russian famine victims in 1892 , the Indian famine of 1896 – 97 , and again for India in 1900 , when he travelled to India to distribute relief funds . His relief efforts for victims of the 1908 Messina earthquake were recognized by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy . Klopsch received international awards for his efforts , including a gold Kaisar-i-Hind Medal from Edward VII for his work in India and the Order of the Rising Sun from Emperor Meiji of Japan
1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake
Louis Klopsch