San Francisco Faces Aftermath of Great Fire and Quake
In San Francisco on April 24 the fire destroyed Chinatown and led to plans to relocate Chinese residents to Fort Mason and Hunter Point. Officials report daily relief work, with 8.47 million dollars raised, ongoing street clearance, demolition of unsafe walls, and substantial rebuilding of a new city.
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Chinatown
Schmits
Linan
Fontana
Fort Mason
Hunter's Point
Bay Shore
Golden Gate Park
Presidio
Pacific Coast Company
Golden Gate Avenue
Buchanan Street
O'Farrell
Leavenworth
Market Street
Humbolt Bank
Golden Gate
Lime Point
Old Fort Point
Banks to receive 15 million in San Francisco area distribution
Secretary Kaw ordered 15 million dollars of public funds to be distributed to national banks in San Francisco and immediate vicinity including Oakland once securitiy is satisfactory. John van Laun, vice president of G W Dillingham Publishing, shot himself amid suspected insanity tied to lack of word from his mother in the burned San Francisco district.
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San Franisco
Oakland
Chicago
Treasury
Washington
New York
John van Laun
G. W. Dillingham Publishing Company
San Francisco
House approves Senate relief for San Francisco sufferers
Washington April 24 the house concured in senate amendments on a joint resolution appropriating 1 500 000 for relief of San Francisco sufferers ensuring swift aid to disaster victims and relief agencies.
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Washington
House
Senate
San Francisco
Oklahoma Officials Oppose Senate School Lands Amendment
Governor Franz of Oklahoma and Mr. Garrett of Shawnee pressed their case against a senate amendment that would allow private citizens to take up school lands and deselect lands set aside for school use. A large Oklahoma delegation attended the Washington hearing in opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Franz
Oklahoma
Garrett
Shawnee
Seven Straight Defeats Hit Local Baseball Clubs
Shreveport defeated Little Rock 4 to 1, marking the seventh straight loss. Birmingham won its seventh in a row by beating Nashville 8 to 2. In Montgomery, about 1,000 spectators watched Atlanta win 3 to 1 in eleven innings.
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Little Rock
Shreveport
Birmingham
Nashville
Montgomery
Atlanta
American League Scores Noted: St Louis Beats Detroit 7 Chicago Triumphs 3
In a baseball rundown the St Louis team defeated Detroit 7 to 2 while Chicago secured a 3 to 1 win over Cleveland highlighting AL action for the day.
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St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Odd Fellows Seek 300000 for Destitute Members in San Francisco
Baltimore report notes the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows will endeavor to secure three hundred thousand dollars for destitute members at San Francisco.
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Baltimore
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
San Francisco
National Game Scores: Philadelphia Wins 1 Boston 0
National baseball update shows Philadelphia defeat Boston 1 to 0 and St Louis tops Cincinnati 7 to 5 with late scoring bursts.
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Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Oregon Primary Results Point to Cake Nomination
The Oregonian reports nearly complete returns show H. N. Cake of Portland as the Republican nominee for United States senator. Also named for congress are W. C. Hawley of Salem in the First district and W. R. Ellis of Pendleton in the Second, with J. Withycomb of Corvallis running for governor.
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Portland
Oregonian
H. N. Cake
Congress
W. C. Hawley
Salem
W. R. Ellis
Pendleton
J. Withycomb
Corvallis
Sorrow Brought Death in Oklahoma City Visit
William Laflan died in Oklahoma City after grief over his son who died here a week earlier. S. H. Laflan, visitor from Davenport Iowa, died Monday.
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Oklahoma City
William Laflan
S. H. Laflan
Davenport
Drowned trio after Cumberland River raft mishap
At a point on the Cumberland river above Carthage Tennessee several rafts were torn apart and many logs lost. Three men were drowned in the incident.
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Nashville
Cumberland River
Carthage
Tenn
Postmaster Appointments Named for Texas Towns
Washington reports the president named J. L. Sloan as postmaster at Navasota Texas and R McKinnon at Thurber Texas in the latest federal appointments.
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Washington
J. L. Sloan
Navasota
Tex
R McKinnon
Thurber
Senate committee fails to act on Texas reclamation bill
Washington April 24. The senate committee on irrigation and lands did not consider the Texas reclamation bill due to a lack of quorum.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Irrigation and Lands
Texas
Stabbing At Caney Musical Ends In Fatality
At a Caney music event on April 24 Robert Brewer was stabbed in the heart and died.
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Caney
I. T
Robert Brewer
San Francisco relief funds boosted by legislature and donors
New York lawmakers appropriated 250000 for San Francisco relief. General A W Greely now commands in San Francisco. A Brownsville Texas leader George Moore died suddenly. Tyler Texas sent sixteen carloads of strawberries north. Oklahoma City hosts a five story Eagles building costing 100090. A shooting accident killed Ernest Duke in Roff Oklahoma Territory. Sixth Alabama Democrats nominated R P Hobson for Congress. Lamp explosion kills Mrs L V Denbo near Tulsa. Jane Olmsted married Detroit pianist Edward Thaw in Pittsburg. A Fort Smith youth Louis Friedman decapitated by a train in Tulsa. California cherry auction in Philadelphia raised 24440 for San Francisco. Methodist churches urged to collect for San Francisco next Sunday. Adolphus Busch sent 100000 to Red Cross for San Francisco. Bishop Garrett of Dallas appeals congregations to aid San Francisco. former rector of Trinity church, destroyed there, appeals for funds.
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San Francisco
A. W. Greely
George Moore
Brownsville
Tex
Tyler
Eagles
Oklahoma City
Ernest Duke
I. T
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R. P. Hobson
Merrimac
Congress
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Catoosa
Tulsa
Jane Olmsted
Detroit
Edward Thaw
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South
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Red Cross Society
Garrett
Episcopal Diocese of
Dallas
Trinity Church
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