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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1906
Page
2
Mr. Carter announces a new photography school offering free lessons on how to take and finish quality kodak pictures for amateurs. He will supply Eastman Kodaks and related materials to support the venture.
Los Angeles residents contributed 5000 dollars in cash for earthquake relief in San Francisco. Actor Joseph Murphy and Oliver Morosco collected about 3000 dollars among the city’s theatrical community.
The national board of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners donated 10000 dollars for relief to union members affected by the California disaster. In Tulare Cal the earthquake district saw two travelers depart San Francisco for the east, J L Breckett and Mrs M Conners. The War Department ordered 200000 rations in Los Angeles and 300000 in Seattle to be rushed to San Francisco.
Nineteen killed in San Jose setting, with the business section leveled and damage estimated at 5 million dollars. At Agnew asylum 110 deaths and seventy injured. Stanford memorial church and downtown buildings sustain about 3 million in losses. One student, Hanna, and another man die at the university. Hollister reports one fatality and 100 thousand dollars in damage.
After darkness fell Friday a major fire from Nob Hill to North Beach endangered the Central and Southern Pacific terminals. National Guard units arrived as authorities swore in extra police and refugees faced hunger and thirst. Wells and cisterns were damaged, worsening water scarcity for thousands.
From the ruins of a three story lodging house at Fifth and Minna streets seven five corpses have been taken out. At least fifty other dead bodies are exposed. The Metropolis on Fourth street reports at least 100 lost. The San Pablo hotel remains standing between Mission, Howard, East and Stewart streets. The Shot Tower on First and Howard is gone. Major local plants escaped damage, while Folger Bros. and several firms are donating bread and food. Over 150 persons are reported lost in the Brunswick hotel on Seventh and Mission streets.
Mexican President Porfirio Diaz telegraphs his profound regret and Mexico's sympathy to the United States after the San Francisco catastrophe. The message was relayed through Francisco Mallen, Mexican consul in El Paso, from the City of Mexico.
San Francisco reports estimated 1800 dead with fires burning in three directions many cremated. In New York bankers W K Vanderbilt and Kuhn Loeb & Co contribute $25000 each to the San Francisco sufferers relief fund. an unknown donor handed $25000 to Mayor McClellan at city hall for relief efforts.
James Surrock of New Mexico filed a complaint with federal authorities claiming he was defrauded by John Alexander Dowie of about $10,000. He says letters from Dowie induced investment in Zion City and that repayment is not forthcoming. The case was referred to Post Office Inspector Stuart for investigation.
Ardmore April 21 Master in Chancery Hinkle reports Mrs Laura McKasson For shee who recently wed Jonas For shee is under fourteen years old The girl's father sought to annul the marriage after learning of the union Miss McKasson ran away from home and resides at Cornish She is the daughter of T F Mc Kasson an intermarried citizen The case drew much attention
Fire sweeps Mariquina in Risal province destroying two thousand dwellings and leaving thousands homeless and starving. Government aid rushed to sufferers. Concurrent blaze at Pasil near Cebu burns two hundred houses and renders many homeless.
Simon Spencer, a negro, was executed here Friday afternoon for the murder of Isaiah Mayfield, another negro. He appealed to his race to never gamble. Back vaults in San Francisco are not injured. Santa Fe roundhouse at Conroe, Tex., was fire destroyed. A. J. Foster, a merchant at Berwyn, J. T., suicided by cutting his throat. Strawberries around Tyler, Tex. have been damaged by rain $25,000. Clothing store of I. Schwartz at Tex arkana was robbed of $3,000 worth of goods. Paul Havenhill, a boy, was badly bitten by a water moccasin near Cres son, Tex. Walter Earles, charged at Corsicana with the murder of Policeman Maddox, was given fifteen years. Rusk, Tex., is shipping strawberries. Business Men's league at Longview, Tex., has been organized.
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