Loss of Fairmont heiress’s fortune in San Francisco disaster
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, formerly Theresa Fair, says almost all her property is ruined after the San Francisco fire. She reports losing her Fairmount Hotel holdings, Rialto and Crosby buildings, and declines to join relief subscriptions, stating she cannot help while her own finances are gone.
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New York
Herman Oelrichs
Theresa Alice Fair
California
James G. Fair
Fifth Avenue
San Francisco
Fairmount Hotel
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Many Bostonians in quake city seek news of kin
The report lists Boston residents connected to Ragayoga Academy near the devastated area and their relatives abroad. Families such as the Sorthwicks, Bowlers, and Merrills strive to confirm safety as telegraphs and cables reach uncertainly from Oakland, San Francisco, and Dorchester. Edwin Greer and James Murphy are noted as local youths awaiting word.
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Dean
Sorthwick
Emerson College of Oratory
Ragayoga Academy
la T. Bowler
Batavia Street
Oakland
Winthrop N. Merrill
Gainsboro Street
Colonel Merrill
San Francisco
Edmund S. Ciprico
Pacific Transfer Company
Alto Vista’ Wine Company
Henry M. Black
Edwin L. Greer
John W. Murphy
Mayfield Street
Dorchester
James Shields Murphy
Oak- 2 Herald
Jim
Southern Pacific Reports Trains Moving Toward San Jose
New information from New York dated April 19 states trains run from San Francisco toward San Jose along the peninsula. Refugees are being processed rapidly. The Third and Townsend street station is damaged but usable as a terminus.
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New York
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Peninsula
San Jose
Third and Townsend Streets
Testimony on Grape-Nuts and Postum from Georgia Woman
A Georgia woman writes that after frequent indigestion and heart palpitations she found relief with Grape-Nuts and Postum Coffee. She claims improved health and mental clarity, noting rapid gain in strength and weight, and asserts the products cured her ailments. The endorsement is attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Georgia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Call by Governor and Mayor to Aid Sufferers
Government and city leaders urge Boston residents to gather at City Hall on April 20 to raise funds for California earthquake and fires relief. Curtis Guild Jr. and John F Fitzgerald promise state action as legislators convene.
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City of
Boston
City Hall
California
San Francisco
Curtis Guild, JR
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
John F. Fitzgerald
Los Angeles Earthquake Felt Widely Across Southland
An April 19 quake shook Los Angeles and southern California with alarm but little damage reported initially. In Stockton Mayor Gardner hurried to San Francisco to offer aid after limited local impact. Fresno felt no damage while Los Banos near the county line reported heavy damage to several brick structures with an estimated $75,000 loss and no fatalities.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Stockton
San Francisco
Gardner
Los Banos
Fresno
No Flames in Eruption Says Harvard Geologist
Harvard geologist C. M. Farnham explains that perceived flames during eruptions are reflections. He notes there are no flames at the crater mouth and any glow is from lava reflected in steam clouds. He cites reports of Mt Tacoma and Mt Rainier flames as misinterpretations.
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Harvard
C. M. Farnham
Geology Department of
Mt. Tacoma
Mt. Rainier
Washington
Knights of Columbus Mobilizes for San Francisco Relief
New Haven April 19 The Knights of Columbus national headquarters report contributions arriving to aid distressed members in San Francisco. Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn will issue a call to members to aid the sufferers. The order counts 1500 members in San Francisco.
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New Haven
Conn
San Francisco
Knights of Columbus
Edward IL. Hearn
New Englanders anxious over San Francisco safety reports
Post Office records show many New England residents fearfully awaiting word about relatives. Lynn residents named include Robert L. Beckford, W Lester Beckford, David Whitney and family, Walter Boyden and siblings, John W. White and wife, Harry Adams and bride, and others from Scituate Brockton Malden Fall River Manchester and Springfield. Missing or warned at risk include hotel occupants at the Palace and St Francis, with several families accounted for and awaiting confirmation.
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Office of the Post
San Francisco
Lynn
Robert L. Beckford
Money for Sufferers and Preservation Efforts Highlight 18th Sons of AMR Meet
The Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution awarded $200 to San Francisco disaster victims at its 18th annual celebration in Boston. The gathering at the Old South Meeting House also planned memorials at Kittery, Brookline, Roxbury, and Northampton for Paul Jones era sites and listed officers and guests including Moses Greeley Parker and General Francis H Appleton.
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Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Old South
San Francisco
W. S. Fox
Kittery
Ranger
Paul Jones
Brookline
Roxb
Northampton
Moses Greeley Parker
M. D
Lowell
Charles Kimball Darling
Boston
Edwin Sanford Crandon
Cambridge
Edward Clarence Battis
Salem
Walter Sylvanus Fox
Herbert Wood Kimball
State Street
Charles Montraville Green
Edward Jones Cox
Newtonville
Cannabe
Lewis Wilder Hicks
Wesley
George Dudley Chamberlain
Springfield
John Henry Manning
Pittefield
Edwin Bruce Story
Isaac Newton Nutter
East Bridgewater
George Maury Rice
Worcester
American House
Francis H. Appleton
Eben F. Thompson
Philip Reade
Curtis Guild
Thompson
Old South Meeting House
Old State House
Berkeley Doctors Help City After San Francisco Earthquake
Berkeley doctors treat a large number of earthquake injured as hospitals open. University of California medical staff assist, and student cadets are assigned guard duty on campus to ensure protection.
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San Francisco
Berkeley
University of California
Destructive Earthquake Ravages Santa Rosa California
Reports describe Santa Rosa in Sonoma County as a total wreck after a powerful quake. Ten thousand homeless, thousands feared dead as business districts and county buildings collapse. Fire follows the tremor forcing residents to flee to fields and hills.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Santa Rosa
Sonoma
President Signs $1 Million Relief Fund for San Francisco
The President signed the joint congressional resolution at 6 pm to appropriate $1,000,000 for earthquake relief in San Francisco. The House passed it within ten minutes after reporting, the Senate approved without debate, and Vice President Fairbanks signed at 5:10 pm before sending to the White House. Introduced by Representative Kahn of California.
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Washington
San Francisco
House
Senate
Fairbanks
White House
Representative Kahn
California
Destruction Across Northern Counties Reported
Messengers bear news of extensive destruction in Healdsburg Geiserville Cloverdale Hopland and Ukiah with widespread loss of life and property. The report covers Mendocino and Lake counties and extends to the Pacific coast, noting frontier regions with smaller towns and shocking damage.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Healdsburg
Geiserville
Cloverdale
Hopland
Ukiah
Mendocino
Lake Counties
Pacific Ocean
Frontier
Roosevelt appeals for aid for earthquake victims
President Roosevelt issued an official call for national aid to earthquake sufferers with distribution coordinated by the American Red Cross.
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Roosevelt
Washington
American Red Cross
Prominent Boston Funds Aid San Francisco Mayor
Boston leaders authorize Kidder, Peabody & Co. to place 100000 with Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, with Governor Pardee backing. A 50 to 100 member committee is planned as appeals extend, and a noon meeting today at the Mayor's office will coordinate contributions via the bank or state and city offices.
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Mayor Fitzgerald
Governor Guild
San Francisco
Fitzgerald
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Schmitz
James G. Webster
Pardee
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Postal Telegraph Company
Devonshire Street
State House
City All
Taft rushes food to San Francisco by ship
Secretary Taft presses to deliver relief to San Francisco. The revenue cutter Perry will transport supplies from Vancouver barracks to the stricken city, while orders go to Portland and Seattle to buy rations and move them quickly to the disaster area.
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Washington
Taft
San Francisco
Revenue Cutter Service
War Department
Perry
Vancouver Barracks
Portland
Seattle
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