Provisions Pour Into Oakland As San Francisco Struggles
Special to Express describes mass relief after a vast San Francisco fire. Food arrives by carload from California and beyond. volunteers seek skilled handlers for distribution. Bodies, fires, and devastation stretch across three quarters of the city while soldiers and firefighters combat the blazes and organize camps.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Oakland
Potrero
Union Iron Works
Six Mile House
Walsh
Fund for San Francisco Relief Reaches 10 Million
The relief fund for San Francisco sufferers now totals 10,000,900 dollars. Ex Mayor Phelar of the city contributed 1,000,000 dollars to the relief effort.
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San Francisco
Phelar
Pattison Improves Daily as Physicians Report
The physicians' bulletins continue to show Governor Pattison is improving daily. Everyone hopes the improvement will continue and prove permanent.
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Pattison
Judge Smith Rules Lexow Committee Lacks Authority
Cincinnati judge declares the Lexow committee has no power to arrest Cashier Davie and argues the legislature overstepped by creating the committee.
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Smith
Cincinnati
Lexow Committee
Cashier
Davie
Job Hunters in Columbus Face Uncertain Prospects
Governor's private secretary Houck warned Columbus job seekers that recovery of Jov Pattison is crucial. He stated none will land a job unless Pattison improves, and even then many will be disappointed. The remark aired last week as hunters awaited political fate.
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Columbus
Houck
Jov. Pattison
Tim Ausberry Seen as Likely Nominee by Paulding Republicans
In a Paulding district discussion Republicans signal Tim Ausberry as the preferred nominee by general consent. The exchange hints at party unity and support for Ausberry as the candidate to unite the district.
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Congressional
Tim Ausberry
Tim
Paulding
Ex Mayor D D Black Arrested on Embezzlement Indictment
D D Black former mayor of Con vey was arrested last week and taken to Paulding on an indictment for embezzlement. The United States Fidelity Co. Baltimore presented the case. It is alleged he shorted the village and failed to collect or settle estates totaling about $1400.
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D. D. Black
Convey
Paulding
United States Fidelity Co
D. Baltimore
Black
Democrats Of Circuit Judicial District Nominate Judge Donnelly
The Democrats of the circuit district including Allen through Wyandot counties plan a convention at Sims on May 22 to nominate a candidate for the Circuit Judgeship. A total of 618 delegates will represent the various counties, with Judge Donnelly as the sole nomination candidate.
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Allen
Auglaize
Crawford
Defiance
Hancock
Hardin
Henry
Logan
Marion
Mercer
Paulling
Putnam
Seneca
Union
van Wert
Wyandot
Sims
Donnelly
Judge Cuff’s Candidacy Sparks Local Democratic Debate
The Signal weighs Judge Cuff’s bid for Congress in Henry County noting a past clash with local Democrats and predicting Billy Campbell’s likely reelection. It suggests the party prefers Timothy Ansberry as a recurring sacrificial candidate.
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Judge Cuff
Henry County
Billy Campbell
Timothy Ansberry
Nation raises large aid for San Francisco disaster relief
Americans donate generously after the recent San Francisco horror with Congress at $1,000,000 and major gifts from Roosevelt Fairbanks Rockefeller Morgan Mackey and Carnegie others bringing the total above $2,000,000 as Chicago and New York plan $1,000,000 each.
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San Francisco
Congress
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
John DP. Rockefeller
Guggenheimer Sons
J. Pierpont Morgan
Clarence H. Mackey
Carnegie Hero Furd Association
Robt. Lebaudy
Drexel & Co
Brown Bros., & Co
W. W. Astor
A. Carnegie
US. Steel Co
Standard Oi! Co
Citiezs
Chicago
New York
Doctor Huffman Determines If You Need Glasses
Dr. Huffman will assess vision to decide if glasses are required. The evaluation aims to identify refractive errors and determine appropriate corrective lenses. Tests may include refraction and eye health checks to guide prescription.
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Dr. Huffman
Pattison Plums in Cincinnati Conference for Appointments
Secretary Houck met Governor Pattison in Cincinnati for talks on state appointments. Reported choices include W. L. Finley as oil inspector and John Wood as fire marshal, with successors named for librarian, printing supervisor, labor commissioner, workshop inspector, and two penitentiary board members. Democrats would gain control and prompt Warden Gould’s retirement, though a contest over gubernatorial incapac ity may emerge.
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Commercial Tribune
Pattison
W. L. Finley
John Wood
Georgetown
Penitentiary Board
Gould
Squeeze Out By Lima Gazette Critique Of Primary Fees
The Lima Gazette reports that the Democratic committee in the Fourth district allegedly imposed a 3000 dollar entry fee for primaries after candidates announced. Dr Costello and Mr Robeson could not raise the funds and were kept off the ticket, with critics calling the move a boodle trap aimed at freezing out rivals.
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Lima Gaztte
Democratic congressional_ committee
Fourth District
Costello
Robeson
Gasoline coaches eyed for C L M line and others
The Schoepf Syndicate may run gasoline passenger cars on the C L M railroad instead of converting to a trolley system. Gasoline service could cut operating costs by about 50 percent with speeds around 50 mph. A meeting called by J M Welker invites Bryan residents to learn details at the county court house next Tuesday evening.
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Cincinnati
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Defiance
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Bryan Democrat
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Court House
Bryan
Montpelier
Boxwell Patterson Examination Held at Central School
About fifty to sixty county pupils sat the Boxwell Patterson exam at the Central school building. Passing students may attend any county high school with tuition paid by their home township. Those not having eight grades may gain admission by showing satisfactory exam results. Few local pupils take the test since the city operates a first class high school. This is the first Boxwell Patterson exam of the school year.
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119 Fifth Street
Red Cross Service
Boxwell-Patterson
Local Figures Move and Work on Historic Property
Mark Center Elmer Haver moved into the Wm. Raehmere house on Monday. James Herzer and his brother Henry felled an old log barn built in 1865 by James Pops and plan to fence the property. Wilson Hill of Hicksville visited over Easter with the family of W. A. Lovejoy.
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James Herzer
Henry
James Pops
Wilson Hill
Hicksville
W. A. Lovejoy
Bank Statement Authored by E. Carter in Defiance 1906
The Stat Bank of Defiance Company presents a dated bank statement sworn by cashier E. Carter. It lists loans on real estate, overdrafts, due from other banks, furniture and fixtures, current expenses, cash items, and coin holdings along with national bank notes and United States notes. The document is sworn before Notary Public Ansbbery on February 21, 1906.
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United States
SPI
E. E. Carter
Stat Bank of Defiance Company
E.arter
State OF Ohio
Defiance
Ansberbry
Portable houses for sugar workers to be built in field sites
Portable Houses Contractor Baker constructs fifteen portable houses for the Continental Sugar company to house workers in the sugar fields this summer. Twenty five additional houses are being built at Antwerp to shelter field workers in that area.
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Baker
Continental Sugar Company
Antwerp
Displaced San Francisco Disaster Contact List Grows
Among those awaiting news of safety are Dr Bickmore and a Bickmore family member in San Jose once of Chicago. Mrs Bickmore, daughter of pioneer Thomas Warren, is a San Francisco sister of Mrs E Rider of Washington township. Elizabeth Wheaton, prison evangelist and sister of E Rider, was last heard ten days ago in San Francisco. No further word.
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San Francisco
Bickmore
San Jose
Chicago
Thomas Warren
E. Rider
Washington Township
Elizabeth Wheaton
Cure for a Shiny Nose Handkerchiefs with powder puffs
The Washington Star notes a new remedy for shiny noses via handkerchiefs with a tiny powder puff pocket. The linen pocket holds a lambs wool puff and is sewn into the center. Women find them convenient at theaters receptions and dances. The inventor reportedly profited from her idea.
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Washington Star
The Imaginative Piper and the Lost Snuff-Box
A duke in full kilt dress at a highland dinner loses a guest snuff-box. The box vanishes until the next year's event when the duke, dressing for the anniversary, finds it in his sporran. The piper admits he kept quiet to respect the duke's privacy.
No Place for Strangers
J Edward Addicks condemns a politician as inexperienced. He recalls a barber shop incident where a barber says he only shaves strangers, not regular customers, illustrating a claim about unfamiliarity and caution.
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J. Edward Addicks
Enoug
Wisdom of the Empireist in St Louis Globe-Democrat
A Globe-Democrat column reflects on proverbs and economic ideas. It contrasts personal opinion with reasoned argument and notes the necessity of employing others to earn wealth. It asks whether one values rightness over prosperity.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Cat Conundrum Over Red Ribbon Fashion
In a playful dialogue the two cats debate a mistress tying a red ribbon on the tabby. The first cat questions the rule while the second cites personal style and complexion as a reason for the accessory.
Fortune teller predicts fame through a wife
A woman resists becoming the wife of a famous man yet the fortune teller hints she will gain fame by association. She smiles politely and pays the teller twice his usual fee as the exchange ends with a sly remark on beauty and notoriety.
Parson Uses Race Car Image To Mock Satanic Majesty
An old colored preacher tore a racing automobile picture from a newspaper and showed it to his congregation saying the head figure makes as much noise and damage as old Nick, with a horn sticking out in front.
Naval cadets clash sparks on street says reader
An elderly woman exclaims surprise as two larger youths in green sweaters threaten a younger boy. The boy retorts that they are not playing soldier but naval cadets, highlighting a tense street confrontation reported by Chicago News.
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Naval
Chicago News
Car of Love and Alphabet Lessons Amid Whimsical Chats
A fragment from Tit-Bits portrays a couple in a cottage parlor whispering about love while a mother teaches her child the alphabet. The playful exchange contrasts romance with a child’s lesson as Whizz and Judge provide quips.
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Dearie
The Marriage Flight and the Wedding Trip Tradition
Sociologist Lester F. Ward notes the wedding tour as a remnant of the marriage flight begun to flee wife's kin. The Chicago News questions the ritual, suggesting newlyweds delay travel until they are more adjusted and aware of each other’s habits.
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Lester F. Ward
Chicago News
Niagara Falls
Washington
Atlantic City
Tubular cream separator demo promises simple maintenance
A sales pitch invites readers to view the Tupular cream separator. It promises the cleanest, lightest running, most durable model and offers to dismantle it to demonstrate the ease of handling and operation.
The Enthusiasm of Fools Exposed in Wall Street Schemes
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt mocks amateur sociologists and follows a Dowie Zion City appeal where followers drained assets to self sacrifice. The piece suggests religious instinct is exploited to separate fools from money, noting widespread manipulative movements and psychology behind such schemes.
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Wall Street
Brooklyn Eagle
Dowie
Zion
Free Institutions in Russia Summary of State Actions
The Ros tog Post reports aggressive measures in Russia including 78 newspapers suspended and 58 editors arrested. A state of siege was proclaimed in 62 places and a minor state of siege in 34. Political arrests in St. Petersburg reached 1,716 and across Russia 10,000. Temporary prisons opened in 17 towns and 2,000 postal and telegraph workers dismissed. Dozens of workers’ cheap restaurants closed to curb relief. Agrarian outrages from misgovernment caused $30,000,000 in property damage, heavily in Kursk Orel and Saratoff provinces.
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Rostog Post
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Russia
Kursk
Orel
Saratoff
Delirium over glut from modern life and electric flood
A humorous lament notes doctors warning of future widespread blindness from electricity and noise, light, and wear. The writer dismisses the alarm, recalling past upheavals like comets and the French revolution and insists some survive town life to carry on.
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New York
St. Louis Moves Against Street Profanity
The Boston Advertiser notes St. Louis fines a police officer $90 for profanity and estimates a stricter policy could curb street swearing. Officials hope success here will prompt wider trial in other cities, as shoppers and passersby suffer from the nuisance. Boston is cited as another city facing the issue.
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St. Louis
Boston
Conditions in the Family and Royal Loans Gossip
Paris papers gossip about King Edward lending Emperor William a sizable sum. The item notes a possible natural borrowing from his “uncle,” highlighted by Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Paris
Edward
William
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lectures on Hygiene At Leipzig Restaurant
A Leipzig restaurant owner lectures guests on hygiene after the rush. The Brooklyn Eagle notes that American caterers might skip the topic to avoid prompting guests to inspect food and kitchen practices.
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Leipzig
Brooklyn Eagle
Ornament Trend Sees Gold Anklets for Evening Wear
The latest in ornaments allows bracelets but favors gold anklets for evening wear. Women may have anklets engraved with their husbands' monograms and wear them in the safe deposit vault, though only the anklets, not the husbands.
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Chicago News
Unmistakable Symptom and Dialect Mockery
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune quotes a dispute about borrowing money with a joke labeling Tyte Phist-Jagway as drunk while a second speaker calls Ardfax convinced the other man was crazy. The exchange reflects wartime or urban humor in clipped dialogue.
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Tyte Phist
Jagway
Ardfax
Chicago Tribune
Where's Willie tonight Parental guidance vs youth crime
A Chicago Tribune cartoon by Cutcheon depicts a father and mother by an evening lamp with a child’s whereabouts in question. The piece is used to argue that parental neglect and lack of discipline fuel juvenile crime and depravity, urging firm guidance to steer youths toward virtuous choices.
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Chicago
the Tribune
America's Busy Bookman and Global Book Production
A Publishers' Weekly look at 1905 book output shows France leading with 9,416 books, including 3,000 pamphlets, followed by the United States with 8,112 and England with 7,663 after adjustments. The U S produced 543 fewer new books than 1904, while France rose slightly.
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Publishers’ Weekly
United States
France
England
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