Relief funds pour in as coast cities rush supplies
Los Angeles reports a vast relief effort for San Francisco earthquake victims. Railroads pledge express delivery and five cooking trains, donors offer shelter, 26 carloads of food and clothing leave for San Francisco, and the Chinese community contributes $50,000 plus a cargo of rice and meat.
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Los Angeles
Coast
San Francisco
Joseph Desmond
Desmond
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Congress Appropriates Million for San Francisco Relief
The House approved 1 million dollars for the suffering and homeless in San Francisco and other California towns. Secretaries of war treasury navy and commerce may assist mayors to maximize relief efforts. Roosevelt signed the measure after Senate passage.
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Washington
House
San Francisco
California
War, Treasury
Navy and Commerce
Senate
Roosevelt
Send Supplies but Remain at Home
Tacoma reports a Ledger correspondent note from Oakland urging readers not to travel to San Francisco during the refugee crisis. Urgency to send supplies is emphasized while staying home to avoid clogging rail yards and hindering aid efforts.
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Tacoma
the Ledger
Oakland
San Francisco
Sacramento
Portland
Need for Additional Million Tightens San Francisco Relief
Secretary Taft testified before the canal committee receiving a War Department message requesting another million dollars for San Francisco relief supplies. He noted existing contracts for 1.5 million dollars in stores and related expenses and said the message should be sent to the House for action.
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Washington
Taft
Canal Committee
War Department
San Francisco
Iam
Seattle Relief Drive Gathers Fortunes After Disaster
April 21 report says Seattle contributions to the San Francisco relief fund total about $100,000 with expectations of a large rise. Seventy five tons of provisions were mailed yesterday via the Northern Pacific express. more shipments follow and a ship cargo is planned within a day or two.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Northern Pacific
Dr Edward T Devine to Lead Red Cross California Work
New York April 21 Dr Edward T Devine secretary of the New York Red Cross and Columbia sociology professor left the city yesterday to assume command of Red Cross operations in California. He was nominated by the New York state executive committee and appointed by Secretary Taft.
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New York
Edward T. Devine
New York Red Cross Society
Columbia
Red Cross
California
New York State
Taft
Navy reports ships at Union Iron Works safe after disaster
Admiral McCalla telegram to the navy department says warships at Mare Island yard are not injured and life loss is greatly exaggerated. In New York more than half a million dollars was pledged for California disaster relief, raised without organized effort and likely to double by night.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral McCalla
Mare Island Navy Yard
Union Iron Works
New York
California
Chicago raised 169000 for San Francisco relief in two meetings
Chicago yesterday raised 169000 dollars for San Francisco relief, the amount from only two meetings. Authorities believe by tonight the total will exceed 1,000,000 dollars as donations continue.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Destruction of Chinatown Complete
Los Angeles reports describe the sudden end of San Francisco Chinatown after a vast fire. Refugees recount how wooden structures burned to bare ground, revealing deep subterranean passages and hidden dwellings. Survivors say opium dens and joss houses were consumed, leaving only smoking holes and ash.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chinatown
W. W. Overton
Mr. Overton
Corporations Must Pay Annual License Fee, Olympia
Attorney General Atkinson rules that all corporations doing business in the state owe the annual license fee of 10, regardless of incorporation date. Some firms had refused payment claiming they were formed before the law. Secretary of State Nichols submitted the question to the attorney general for ruling.
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Olympia
Atkinson
Nichols
California Delegation Debates Protest Over Chinese Minister Letter
In a Washington caucus the California delegation weighed protesting to the state department alleging improper interference with legislative affairs by the Chinese minister who wrote a letter to Congressman Denby of Michigan.
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Washington
California
State Department
Denby
Michigan
World News in Brief Highlights Curie Death and Global Events
Prof Pierre Curie is killed in Paris after being run over by a wagon. Gen Leonard Wood reports restored order in Mindanao. Amalgamated Copper declares regular 114 percent dividend plus 4 percent extra. Mr and Mrs Nicholas Longworth sail for England June 2 and return August 28 via France. SacramentO River irrigation bill passes without opposition. In Greensboro North Carolina federal court Judge Goff orders acquittal verdict for Congressman Blackburn for practicing as attorney before Washington departments.
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Greensboro
N. C
Goff
Blackburn
Washington
Vancouver league organized for municipal affairs
Seattle and Washington items note the formation of a municipal league in Vancouver. Other snippets report heavy steers shipped from Pomeroy to Alaska, a nomination to a Puget Sound customs post, the first Society of Friends conference in Washington at Seattle, a Seattle labor leader's suicide, a commuted murder sentence in Spokane, a Monroe logging camp celebration date with road completions and an excursion planned.
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Pomeroy
Alaska
Society of Friends
Washington
the Tabernacle
Seattle
Monroe Commercial Club
Monroe
Moore Confirmed as U S District Judge for Alaska
The senate has confirmed Alfred S. Moore of Pennsylvania to be United States district judge in Division No. 2, district of Alaska, on April 19.
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Washington
Senate
Alfred S. Moore
Pennsylvania
United States
District of Alaska
Openings Announced for Several Locations in World
The dispatch from Tokyo notes semi official announcements list openings at An Tung and Tung Kau on May 1 Muk den on June 1 and additional sites to follow soon after with tentative dates.
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Tokyo
An Tung
Tung Kau
Mukden
Seattle Market Report Prices From Local Dealers
The Seattle market report lists producer prices for delivery in round lots f o b Seattle. Grain oats 29 81 per ton barley 2424.50 per ton wheat chicken feed 21 22 bran 18 shorts 19 corn 24 hay eastern Washington 17 18 per ton Puget Sound 10 11 alfalfa 10 50 11 eggs strictly fresh ranch 180 poultry live hens 1544 16c per lb ducks 14 160 geese 10 18c wool eastern Washington 18 20c western Washington 24 25c dirty or timber stained 20c live stock sheep wethers 66 per lb ewes 5 5 kc hogs 614 ic steers 4144c cows 80 calves 5 7c lambs 3 per head
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Washinon
Washinon Creamery
Eastern Creamery
Washington Ranch
Local Market Prices for Grains Meats Poultry and Butter
Wheat and bluestem priced around 69c and 67c with oats at 28.50 and 29.50 per hundredweight. Hay and alfalfa modules list various per ton prices while feed staples include corn at 25 and bran at 19. Fresh meats show cow and steer beef around 7c and 11c for different cuts. Poultry prices cover dressed turkeys 28c and chickens 17c, plus live hens ducks geese and spring chickens with assorted per-pound figures. Butter quotes from several creameries range up to 24c per pound with regional variations.
Witty Quips and Captions Across Brooklyn and Beyond
A collage of comic bits from various papers features pithy exchanges between children and adults, humorous asides about life, money, and manners. Snappy one liners touch on weather, love, politics, and daily struggles, reflecting early 20th century urban humor and social quirks.
Transit Schedule Fragments From Various Points
Timings show departures and arrivals from Oocosta Portland Tacoma Seattle and nearby points with listed fares and times including 7 15 a m 3 48 p m 130 p m and 9 00 a m indicating a scattered schedule snippet from a transit page. The fragment hints at multiple routes and times without a full timetable.
Smits M D Physician and Surgeon Office Hours
Dr Smits lists offices at Aberdeen General Hospital Crowther Wooding block and Hayes Hayes Bank with varied hours and phone numbers. Gynecology and Skin Genitourinary Surgery are listed with address 954 Pacific Ave Teoma Wash. R 4 Fox
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Hayes & Hayes Bank
Pacific Ave
Teoma, Wash
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Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
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Aberdeen, Wash
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Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
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Roslyn Coal
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Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
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Canadian Pacific
F. C. Collins, T.P.A
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Phil
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Grays Harbor
The
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Kenilworth
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C. C. Sargent
Prop
Samson’s Hotel
Wash
Swan Samson
Westport, Wash
Mary Smith
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jeff
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