San Francisco Quiet After Militia Withdrawals
San Francisco reports militiamen withdrawn from streets as recovery proceeds after the earthquake and fire. Telegraph links to Oakland restored. Belt railroad serves waterfront relief efforts while electric lights expand to wharves. Surgeons inspect for sanitary needs. Crocker Grammar School housed sick due to the disaster.
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Sackful of sorrow from San Francisco quake comes to Chicago post
A post office sack received Tuesday night carried several thousand letters from fire sufferers to Chicago relatives. The messages were written on scraps of wrapping paper and box coverings, had no postage stamps but carried a red ink stamp. Some letters carried the word Saved, others told of death and terrible hardship in two words.
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San Francisco
Graves Georgian First Issue Quietly Signals Withdrawal
In Atlanta the first issue of the Georgian announces Join Temple Graves withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race against Senator Bacon. In Pherbrum Greece C M Daniels of the New York Athletic Club wins the 100 meter final in 1 minute 18 seconds with Hal May Healy and Derbyshire placing. Paine passes away in Cambridge Harvard professor John Knowles Paine dies of pneumonia. In Corsicana fruit is abundant and in Chicago corn receipts total 245 cars.
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Coroner Predicts 1000 Dead in City Earthquake Toll
Coroner Walsh estimates the total dead will be at least 1000 after the quake. He cites 300 bodies found and buried at locations including Polk and Bay streets, Portsmouth square, Washington square, Six Mile House, and Laurel Hill plus scattered remains elsewhere. He notes south of Market and Chinatown likely contain many more victims and that soldiers and police buried many along the waterfront.
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Dogs Eat Bodies In Ruins Of San Francisco Fire
Grim scenes from the citys ruin show hungry dogs gnawing at exposed corpses among the remnants on Telegraph and Russian hills and North Beach. Naval authorities ordered dogs killed and crews to bury or dispose of carcasses as rifle fire echoed along the shore.
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Telegraph
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Alcatrase Island Unharmed After San Francisco Quake
San Francisco reports one place within pistol shot of ruined areas escaped untouched Alcatrase Island with brick dwellings forts and chimneys unmoved No cracks or quivers observed Dr Devine arrives to oversee Red Cross work Mayor Schmitz to confer Supplies for refugees ample food and little sickness noted with no epidemic danger claim by Dr Ward
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President declines foreign aid for San Francisco relief
The Staats Zeittung reports editor Ridder asking the president to correct a false impression about foreign contributions. Acting Secretary Bacon says spontaneous American aid suffices and no outside help will be accepted to avoid discrimination. Roosevelt signs a 1.5 million dollar relief bill. telegraphic transfers reach about two million dollars. temporary structures in Golden Gate Park housing 40,000 people are erected.
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San Francisco
Germany
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Golden Gate Park
Garber Confirmed as Oklahoma Associate Justice
Washington April 25 The senate confirmed the nomination of Milton Garber to be associate justice of the supreme court of Oklahoma.
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Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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