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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
8
Wise AneNsi of Campers is urging general caution as typhoid fever threatens San Francisco. Red Cross agents tour camps and poorer quarters, urging boiling water and strict hygiene. Filth surrounds camps and air quality is degraded, with many failing to observe basic sanitary measures.
Authorities fear epidemics as camps spread through public parks and vacant lots. Proposals include concentrating camps in Golden Gate Park and Presidio, with two guards near water supplies to ensure boiled drinking water and cleanliness. The rush has ended, and officials seek a system.
Historic report notes frequent shocks in San Francisco with the 1808 1898 events most severe. Describes 1868 drainage, 1898 damage without deaths, 14 43 March 81 quake damaging Walter front and docks, Mare Island yard damage and height limits on the POVOTAMCHE reservation. Later tremors include 1899 1900 events with the St Nicholas hotel wall collapse and widespread shaking.
Four magazines at Cartridge Company in Deideport Connecticut exploded shaking the city and alarming residents who mistook the blast for an earthquake. Windows shattered and china fell but no main structures were damaged. People fled in night attire, many women becoming hysterical before reassurance arrived.
Relief efforts reorganize for fairer aid distribution with Crocker school as chief hub and plans for a $100,000,000 corporation to rebuild San Francisco. The proposal, not charity, aims for high dividends while ensuring property security and controlled redevelopment zones amid aftershocks of a devastating catastrophe. The text also notes explosive damage, shattered windows, and widespread fear across New Haven and surrounding areas from multiple blasts and resulting shockwaves.
Admiral Kuzmich commander of the St Petersburg port was assassinated by a striking worker as May Day unrest flared at the new admiralty works. The killer, hiding near a shop, stabbed Kuzmich as he emerged, then fled into a forge. Troops and police surrounded the site. motive tied to opposition to a work stoppage and political factions among labor leaders.
Reports from San Francisco describe relief committee members hoarding supplies including tents and bedding, with police and detectives tracing anonymous tips. Coroner Walsh disputes widespread shooting records from the April 18 earthquake fire, noting 358 deaths mostly from injuries, not gunfire. Water contamination fears rise as street stoves persist and city water taps show bacteria. Post office construction report cites over 500000 dollars in losses from fire and dynamite blasts, while 23 thousand children lose school access and 30 large buildings are destroyed.
The Chinese government will open ports and inland cities to world trade only after completing regulations for governing foreign colonies. The opening hinges on foreigners accepting leases rather than land ownership. Tang-Chao-Ye, VP of the Board of Foreign Affairs, leads the anti foreign movement with Yale background. Washington reports discourage anti American boycott and warn of impact next autumn due to unsold U.S. goods.
The piece notes Japan's rail mileage surpassing 4500 miles with a 3 feet 6 inch gauge and reports the Western Pacific inviting bids to build 110 miles of roadbed from Nevada to Deeth. It mentions a New York to Chicago electric airline railway of 742 miles planned for operation in five years, faster travel, plus broader concerns about rail accidents and a large new Leipsic station costing 31 million dollars.
Attorney General Moody orders an action for an injunction in federal court in Indianapolis to break up a alleged drug trust. The suit targets a conspiracy fixing prices across manufacturers wholesalers and retailers with alleged blacklisting of nonconforming druggists. National Wholesale Druggists’ Association officials deny illegal conspiracy charges and claim manufacturers set prices independently.
Chair man Shonts reports in March 240000 cubic yards of material removed with eleven steam shovels, costs 584 cents per cubic yard, main work still preparatory. 22000 to 23000 on payrolls with 17000 effective workers. no yellow fever since December. Culebra cut tracks laid and double track through bottom. News note: Lindsay Denison’s May issue report praises American effort, notes petty graft and a Jamaican police force of 300 under American officers.
The Batavia church court ruled four to one against Rev Dr Algernon S Crapsey of St Andrew's Rochester in a case over his views in Religion and Politics and a December sermon. The 50 year old rector was charged with denying the virgin birth resurrection miracles and divine nature of Christ. Reactions note his philanthropy and simplicity, with Dunham reportedly dissenting from the verdict.
George R. Young of Mount Holly New Jersey, said to be wanted in St Louis for embezzlement, committed suicide at Mount Holly. The report notes the expected pursuit by authorities and the sensational link to a major crime investigation. The item reflects scattered brief mid century news briefs on crime and politics.
A Sioux Falls report notes James G Blaine arrives with a maid at the Cataract Hotel to serve a six month prelude aimed at becoming a South Dakota citizen eligible to seek a divorce from her husband James G Blaine. The arrival follows a prior Blaine marriage seeking the same outcome.
Five Milwaukee construction workers jailed in Aberdeen were left in the lockup. Smoke poured from the roof and flames damaged benches and walls as guards freed the prisoners. Firemen extinguished the blaze with cells filled with smoke.
In Langford near Langford, Mrs Bertha Drew of Niles Michigan and her 11 year old son visited Lambertons two months ago. Kenneth Drew aged 34? The text confuses ages. The boy Kenneth Drew was found shot near a wire fence after he failed to return for dinner while hunting gophers with a 22 caliber rifle. He died an hour later.
Officers of the Masonic Grand Lodge of South Dakota organize the annual gathering in Sioux Falls for June 11 12 and 13. The new Masonic temple, costing about 65000 dollars, will be dedicated during the meeting.
The Wagner board of education has contracted with a Sioux City firm to build a new two story school at Wagner. The structure will include a basement and measure 52 by 76 feet. It will be steam heated and modern in every respect.
Simmongton accidentally shot himself in the ankle while hunting near Faulkton. His companion carried him to town with great difficulty where he received medical attention. The attending physician believes amputation will not be necessary.
A Sunday night blaze at the Minnehaha livery stable in Sioux Falls completely destroyed the building and its stock. Thirty eight horses perished in the fire, valued at about 25000 dollars, including a horse worth 2000 dollars.
Ss S Thompson of Philadelphia, who secured the Edgemont water works franchise, has been in Edgemont several days to arrange for the early start of construction on the plant.
William McCracken a well known miner of Galena was instantly killed in the Hoodoo shaft of the Branch Mint mine. It is believed he entered the shaft from a drift just as the cage began its descent. He was struck on the head and crushed in the fall.
A creamery about five miles west of Canova owned by Geo Freeman was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon around five o'clock. Spontaneous combustion caused the blaze. The only items saved were the separator and a few tubs of butter.
Farmers in Brown County are beginning to take great interest in telephone extension and it is reported that at least 100 farms now have connection with Aberdeen.
Yankton report says Dick Hobson a high school senior was suspended after skipping class to attend a ball game with Hobson and two companions. He said he wanted to try truancy before graduation. Parents demand reinstatement as the principal weighs whether this affects graduation with the class.
Sioux Falls city officers elected by the Municipal League have taken office, replacing Republicans. They pledge to enforce all laws, with emphasis on gambling and liquor traffic, signaling a tougher approach in the city.
In Pierre on Wednesday the state capitol commission won every contention from Sioux Falls residents seeking to halt construction. The case was dismissed with taxable costs awarded. With commission members absent, next steps remain unclear.
A Vermillion university student Lillian Young was accidentally shot during a crowd practice at Nebraska Bluffs. She died after being taken to Sioux City hospital. Her father Senator Warren Young of Fort Pierre mourns the loss.
The secretary of war inquires of Gov. Elrod about the guard strength in the state to appoint a percent of troops for drills. Northwestern troops drill at Fort A. D. Russell, Wyoming. The state could receive about $7,000 if troops are sent to participate.
A two headed colt, fully developed with two heads in perfect condition, was born south of Edmunds County and brought to Ipswich by farmer Even J. Williams. The rare creature was dead at birth, as is common in such cases.
Parkston city council and mayor A F Grimm appoint F D Simmons city auditor A H Davis chief of police J L Quinn city attorney and Jacob Wiedenbach street commissioner. Appointments ratified by the council.
Mrs Anna Skjellum wife of farmer Iver J Skjellum of Minnehaha County was declared insane by the county board Tuesday evening and gave birth to a child in the Sioux Falls county jail that night. W Hildans editor of Syd Dakota Ekko has been named Norway's vice consul with offices in Sioux Falls.
Judge D R Bailey of Sioux Tafts holds the new inheritance tax law constitutional in a court case framed as a test of the act. Lake County seeks artesian water and contracts to sink a test well, first such effort in the county’s history.
The 11 year old son of Assistant Postmaster F E Dunn of Yankton and a Press-Cazette carrier lost his index finger on the right hand while reaching for papers in the folder. The finger was mangled beyond use and had to be amputated.
Gov Elrod appoints W Ss Elm of Alexandria to the state board of agriculture, replacing resigning B H Fletcher of Watertown. Elm’s formal confirmation follows Fletcher’s resignation, marking a personnel shift in the agency.
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