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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
1
April 4 reports from Oakland quote former Brattle mayor Jide Wood arriving in San Francisco to receive earthquake reports. The piece praises San Franciscans for resilience, predicts 6000 workers in thirty days, and foresees massive investment and a bustling reimagined city.
The message from Theodore Roosevelt and leading figures in San Francisco urges that relief efforts for the homeless be conducted without regard to race. Officials assure there is food for all and praise the distribution method, while stressing health and sanitary conditions amid ongoing relief work.
An investigation shows sewers less damaged than feared with breaks repaired and no contagious disease outbreak. Shelter efforts for 40 029 people around Golden Gate Park have eased, while there is ongoing work to secure funds, tents, and labor. Officials expect gradual stabilization as relief measures continue. Dr Edward De Vine of the National Red Cross pledged cooperation, and the French committee will be restructured to include the Red Cross fund under the relief and Red Cross finance committee.
Oregon City April 24. Patrolman Hunion was shot and killed early today by a man he had just arrested. The assailant escaped. A hat with a feather leads detectives toward Frank Finitz, who escaped from the Portland jail yesterday. Police and county officers scour the area for clues.
On April 24 in San Francisco a strong earthquake spared Alcatraz Island and its brick structures. No damage to chimneys or piers was observed while the mainland city suffered wreckage and scattered confusion. Scientists will study the anomaly to explain why Alcatraz showed no physical evidence of the event.
Four cargo ships depart Tacoma carrying 3100 tons of supplies gathered by local relief committees from Philadelphia and other cities. The Blurdside sails for San Francisco as part of Tacoma’s ongoing aid effort.
Coroner Wiltam Waterhelinates that fatalities exceed 130 with 20 buried at Polk and Bay, 28 at Portsmouth Square, 12 at Washington Square, 200 at the Six Mile House, 23 at Laurel Mill, and 10 elsewhere. Officials warn many lives lost in the collapsed districts south of Markel and Chinese quarter with no thorough south search. Emergency committees report undisclosed expenses and ongoing relief efforts as truth about the tragedy emerges.
In San Francisco on April 4 the scene is marked by an unusual spectacle with many side remarks. The focus centers on a notable confrontation about equality at a gathering where participants appear divided yet the core issue remains clear.
A fragmentary report describes a poverty struck laborer amid a blaze. The text mentions doors, a brewing spense, and a fire, but details are incomplete and names or places are not clear.
New York April 24 Vice President Crivin defined the boundaries of the buried district at San Francisco in a diagram received at the focal of cess Oakland Pier April 24 Burned debris traceable to San Francisco includes the Jerey Building and streets from Market to Jackson and Division to First with sections along Ninth and other avenues damaged by the earthquake.
The commissioner notes that nearly all insurance firms will likely post losses from the San Francisco fire totaling about 26,090 dollars. He hopes authorities approve an auxiliary sale to fund a Walter system on Twin Peaks, a high city district, to aid rebuilding efforts.
A flood of relief trains and shipments from Oakland and other areas head toward San Francisco to aid victims. Governors officials and various states coordinate money and supplies, including clothing and provisions, with fear of continuing disaster after the quake.
A healer identified as Pope Schrarer, famed as a divine healer across the West, arrived this afternoon from San Francisco. He claimed his family was lost and spoke of fears regarding the disaster, while a reporter noted the unfolding horrors.
A letter dated April 1 warns that strict military regulation remains but sharp edges are taken off by police actions. It notes impressment concerns and necessity of work, with officials signaling ongoing enforcement and adjustments to the policy.
In San Francisco dated April 2, supervisor Freq Warner returned from Oakland where reports claim inmates were killed and others terrorized officials. Structures suffered wind damage and collapse left several buildings ruined with many believed missing or dead.
The mayor expressed strong stance against the policy of impressment, stating it cannot be tolerated any longer. He showed willingness to criticize those behind the policy while promising a response acceptable to citizens.
Hundreds of refugees travel eastward under relief committee care. Those arriving today are in better condition, having saved belongings or being fitted for Oakland. Authorities estimate about 1,000 refugees will pass through Meoursh in the coming week.
General notes from post quake San Francisco describe unturned goods at wholesale houses, reopening of meat markets and bakeries, and efforts to restore groceries and provisions. Refugees are sheltered, relief funds reported, and health officials warn against disease while city authorities plan debris removal and sanitation.
Eyewitness accounts from April recount soldiers firing on looters and rioters to quell the unrest after a devastating city crisis. Descriptions note corpses, bodies burned, and civilians scrambling amid rubble as improvised authorities battle to maintain order.
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