Preparations Underway to Rebuild San Francisco
Financiers of East Avenue and city business leaders pledge necessary funds to rebuild after the fire. San Francisco rapid recovery begins as shelters are set, homeless cared for, and order restored. Builders inspect damaged walls for potential reoccupation and ground is cleared for immediate construction. Confidence returns with insurance backing and coordinated relief efforts.
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East
San Francisco
California
San Francisco Resumes Orderly Food Distribution After Crisis
Chronicle notes rebuilding effort as eastern banks reassure businessmen. Food from the waterfront moves through sub stations to parks with bread meat milk and limited coffee. About 1500 tons of provisions processed daily. Blankets tents and shelters rise at supply points and barracks offer relief as congestion eases.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
E Bay
Man Pleads For Family Shelter At Relief Headquarters
A distressed husband travels two miles in heavy rain to the general committee, seeking aid for his wife and children who have only a sheeting cover and a quilt as shelter. He tearfully recounts their exposure and his inability to relieve their suffering.
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San Francisco
Legion
General Committee
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge Opens Annual Session in Galveston
Texas grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias held its opening session at the Galveston opera house. J H Hawley welcomed the crowd, W L Lemly spoke for Rathbone Sisters, and Grand Chancellor Thomas addressed attendees. Mrs Frank J Bell of Dallas wore the past grand chancellor’s jewel as she appeared on the stage during the morning meeting.
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Yekas Grand Lodge
Galveston
Texas Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Opera House
J. H. Hawley
Citzens
J. B. Stubbs
Frank J. Bell
Dallas
Bell
Three Constitutional Amendments Invalidated by State Supreme Court
Little Rock April 24 The state supreme court invalidates three constitutional amendments. The governor may no longer fill official vacancies by appointment. elections must fill vacancies under the old law. The poll tax and road tax amendments are struck, stopping road levy and poll tax receipts requirements.
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Kansas
Little Rock
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Do Good Business Profits, Says Commissioner
State Insurance Commissioner Clay, also Texas state banks superintendent, issued a report on bank conditions as of April 1. Sixty five banks and fourteen trust companies report total resources over 10 million dollars with many showing large profits.
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Austin
Tex
Clay
Texas
Quail Trappers Prosecution Moves Forward in Texas
Austin April 24 Colonel Oscar Guessar from San Antonio at the state school engaged State Commissioner Clay and presented key information aiding the pursuit of quail trapper cases. Several pleas of guilty have occurred and about 150 still await action by the state.
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Bome
Commis
Austin
Oscar Guessar
San Antonio
Texas
Clay
Father Gapon reportedly hanged by revolutionists
A Manchester Guardian dispatch from Russia claims Father Gapon was secretly hanged on April 10 by four revolutionists who believed he spied for the police. The report is not credited in St Petersburg and his whereabouts remain unknown though rumors place him in Valdi.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Russia
Father Gapon
St. Petersburg
Vlew
Valdi
Theft of Time Nine Watches Stolen From New Hope Store
A New Hope store in Dallas County, owned by Frank Ellis, was burglarized Monday night with seven gold and two silver watches taken along with other articles. Also reported, Kentucky’s racing commission declined to grant dates for the Western Jockey Club at Douglass Park in Louisville to avoid overlapping meets with another track.
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New Hope
Dallas County
Dallas
This County
Frank Ellis
Lexington
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Western Jockey Club
Douglass Park
Louisville
Jack Chinn
Kentucky
University of California suspends sessions for rest of year
Berkeley reports the University of California will suspend sessions for the remainder of the academic year. In Elgin Illinois butter sales for the past week reached 434000 pounds. In Oswego New York Central laid off 100 employees in car shops.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Elgin
Elgin, Ill
Oswego
N. Y
New York Central
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