Crowds View Frisco Aftercatastrophe Excursion Rush
Crowds estimated at 800000 thronged through ruined San Francisco streets Sunday to see the sight, with processions passing via Mission and Segward streets to reopen the burnt business district. Railroads ran packed excursions as observers bought souvenirs from wrecked shops and churches held open air services in camps around Golden Gate Park and Fort Mason. President Roosevelt sent 1000 dollars to relief, Cliff House slighted damaged, post office reopened, and repairs to the asphalted city noted as urgent after the disaster.
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Mission
Segward Streets
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Golden Gate Avenues
Golden Gate
Park
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Ihio
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Frisco
Klondike
Roosevelt
Cliff House
Western Union
Treasury
United States Mint
San Francisco Burned District Relief and Aftermath
Refugees moved by wagon and boat under guard as relief efforts unfold. A collector faced a soldier’s order to abandon a Chinatown treasure trove. Drugstore relief funds rise to 100000 for 800 San Francisco pharmacists. California Club of Women opposes Roosevelt stance, foreigners donate. Harriman offers switch tracks to haul debris, while H C Tilden is killed in an auto dispute. Mail survives debris. Emporium front wall resists guncotton blasts. Cashed vault safety warned by Alfred H. Castle. Red Cross badges lead to looting. Mrs. Hugh Crom pledges 10000 for relief food after property loss.
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National Association of Retail Druggists
San Francisco
California Club of Women
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Roosevelt
FP I
Emporium
Alfred H. Castle
Chicago
Schmitz
Red Cross
Hugh Crom
Francisco
Comittee- In
Relief Committee
Refugee market soars as evacuees flee by ferry
Desperate prices spike as evacuees from Oakland Berkeley and Alameda are charged up to ten dollars per head for return trips across the bay. Vendors haul away clothing and goods to camps while towns along the coast ship barrels of pipes and rubber gear amid the heavy rains.
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Oakland
Berkeley
Alameda
Sacramento
Bay
San Francisco
Restoring Open Land in Central Nebraska Amid Fraud Probes
Government investigates and prosecutes public land frauds in Central Nebraska, aiming to restore 8 to 10 million acres to entry and occupation. Most lands now used for grazing could yield 2.5 to 3 million acres for high plains farming, with arid portions tied to valley lands. Expect a wave of homesteaders as fences are removed and fraudulent filings canceled, potentially 5,000 families securing profitable homesteads under the Kinkaid law.
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Nebraska
Interior Department
United States
Surgery Cures Incorrigible Boy in Toledo
Harold Hurley a 12 year old boy from Toledo Ohio who had been sent to a reformatory for incorrigibility showed a complete change after a brain pressure removing operation. The swelling of bone after a fall at age five caused the condition.
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Harold Hurley
Toledo
Ohio
Height revisions shrink famed US peaks in new dictionary
The latest Gan nett edition redefines US elevations, lowering Mount Whitney from 14,898 to 14,502 feet Mount Williamson to 14,500 feet Mount Ranier to 14,863 feet and boosting Mount Shasta to 14,380 feet, changing the competitive standings among these giants.
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Onur
Gannett
United States
Mount Witney
Williamson
California
Mount Ranier
Mount Shasta
Oklahoma Surges in Manufacturing and Trade Rise
A Census Bureau report for a congressional committee shows Oklahoma leading five western states in five year gains. Oklahoma's manufacturing capital, output, and employment surged dramatically, with Indian Territory also posting strong gains. National foreign commerce rose in the first seven months of the year, driven by imported materials and exports of breadstuffs and provisions.
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Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Congressional Committee
Oklahioma
Indian Territory
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Delaware
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Janary
Coal Road Officials Quizzed at ICC Probe
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened an inquiry into coal railroad operations in Philadelphia. Railroad officials faced tough questions as William A Glasagow Jr admitted the existence of ten year old coal transport agreements among three railways. The panel showed private car use, delivery timing, and preferential handling for coal, with officials often tied to coal mining interests.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Philadelphia
William A Glasagow, Jr
Combine
Tidewater and Line
Illinois House Debates Primary Law Hearings and Filibusters
In a heated session the Illinois House set a public hearing on the primary law for Wednesday with Mayor Dunne leading a Chicago delegation to present views on direct primaries. Republicans backed a Shortleff compromise, fighting Daugherty and Dailey amendments as party lines held and a postponement granted pending Tuesday action.
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Dunne
House Committee of the Whole
Campbell S. Hearn
Mayor Dunne
Chicago
State Assembly
Trautmann
Rinaker
Shanahan
Phillips
Gaunt
Shortleff
Daugherty
Shurtleff
John Dailey
Peoria
Jolly Nager
Democratic Alliance
Political volleys ripple through party and labor groups
The Democratic Club of New York backs a shift to national party status while Indiana Republicans praise Gov Hanly and railroads. James Sherman is named GOP chairman, Tawney vice chairman, Loudenslager secretary, and McKinley treasurer. President Gompers urges unified voting to back labor-friendly lawmakers and an impartial judiciary. The Central Labor Union proposes a 559-strong labor legislative committee. Frederick Upham Adams questions judicial power and Supreme Court authority in a broad critique of constitutional limits.
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New York
National Democratic Club
Bryan
Indiana
Hanly
Senate
House
James & Sherman
Babcock
Wisconsin
Tawney
Minnesota
Loudenslager
New Jersey
McKinley
Illinois
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Central Labor Union
Labor Legislative Committee
Lodge
Frederick Upham Adams
Congress
Supreme Court
Corporation
Adams
United States
Never Again to Sleep in a Sleeping Car
A lone woman traveler recalls a midnight train experience from Chicago Inter Ocean. She describes unable to sleep or read in a dark Berthed car as berths are filled and the door locks, leaving her confined, awake, and crying with rage as trucks roll by the platform outside.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Mutations of Literature in a byline exchange
An editor and an authoress clash over a story in which the editor dismisses the plot as interesting and the reviewer mocks the hero as handsome. The piece notes shifting tastes from Greek god ideal to struggling genius or pampered plutocrat.
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New Orleans Picayune
Prescription Didn't Fit
A brief Chicago Tribune quip notes a plan to stay optimistic despite a dull headache. The exchange features a witty exchange between Upgardian and Atom about finding the bright side in a minor discomfort.
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Chicago Tribune
Hereditary Resemblance In Indianas News Card
Indians News quotes a local exchange about children and a father as the Indianapolis News reports on a humorous reflection on family likeness. The brief item highlights a rural or small town flavor with the line comparing a child’s growth to the father.
Poem Cost A Week's Work In Mercy Judgment
A poet tells of receiving merciful treatment after a week of hard labor. The speaker notes the judge tempered justice with mercy in a Boston Transcript style exchange.
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Boston Transcript
Secrecy in Senate Sessions and Petitions In Washington
A review of executive sessions in the Senate explains why secrecy aids delicate deliberations on treaties and nominations. It notes that petitions to Congress are often machine driven, while many signers show little personal stake, and reports on naval spending reveal a massive bill for hulls and submarines. Measures urge labor inquiry into eight hour law enforcement and clergy families hold strong faith amid national agnosticism claims.
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United States Senate
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
House Naval Committee
Bureau of Labor
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Oneill
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