Indiana Supreme Court to hear Sherrick case precedence ruling
Panorama of world affairs notes the Indiana Supreme Court will decide if an appealed criminal case may take priority over others when the defendant is not charged with murder. It discusses David Be Sherrick, former state auditor, convicted of embezzlement, and Addison C. Parrish preparing for possible Supreme Court intervention. The piece also mentions an earthquake in Michigan and pension fraud arrests in Clyde Ohio.
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Sherrick
Sna Prame Court
Indiana
Quade
David Be Sherrie
Shite
Criminal Court
Marion
Addison C. Parris
Supreme Courts
United States
A. 8. Owens
C. J. Wager
Toledo
Clyde
Ohio
John T. Aldrich
Emily Crane
Eugene A. Aldrich
Aldrich
HH. G. Gibbons
Be P. Rogers
Be P. Rogers, Justice of the Peace
Jesse Hy Lang
Oberlin
Glue
Normal School Barned and Other Early 20th Century News
The New Paltz Normal School in New Paltz New York was destroyed by a fire causing about 200000 in damage with about 500 in insurance. no deaths but several firemen injured. Other items report soldiers clashing with miners in Letts France, nine passengers injured in a Pennsylvania Railroad derailment near New Florence, and a Sheridan Indiana factory fire causing roughly 2000 in losses. A Naples dispatch notes volcanic ash forcing residents from Santa Anastasia Somma Gerecola. A London report states the British destroyer Ardent was sunk in a collision off Malta with one death.
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New Paltz Normal School
New Paltz
N.Y
New York Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Florence
London
Eng
Ardent
Malta
San Francisco Devastated by Terrible Earthquake
A massive quake struck early Wednesday in San Francisco causing widespread ruin across the business district and waterfront. Fire followed the shaking with water mains broken and extensive property loss noted from Market Street to the southern districts, while Berkeley Nevada and Sacramento reported damage and railway tracks sank or twisted.
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San Francisco
Easwilles
Market
Howard Streets
City Hall
Call and Examiner
Western Union
Market Street
4Th
Stevenson Streets
Winchester
3D Street
Palace Hotel
Presidio
Fremont Street
California
Pine
Sangome Street
Dustress
Lower Market Street
Valencia
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Streets
Valencia Street
Eighteenth
Cty
Davis Street
Font Street
Battery Street
Sansom
Montgomery
Kearney
Spent
Main
Beale
Fremont Streets
Berkeley
Pacific
State University
Nevada
Leno
Sacramento
Sulsun
Benecia
Postal Telegraph Company
Discovery of Gold Shapes San Francisco's Early City
Fragmentary notes describe a discovery of gold influencing San Francisco's growth, referencing the Pacific coast settlements and a 1776 monastic reestablishment. The text hints at a Native village by Franciscan monks and a slow rise of the city through early settler activity.
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San Francisco
Comsat
Pacific Coast
D. Not
Toade
San Francisco Seismic History and Major Fires
The article reviews San Francisco’s early deadly fires totaling about 16 million dollars in losses across December 1850, May 1850, June 1850, and May and June 1851. It notes repeated quakes with the 1868 event as the most damaging, though few brick or stone structures existed, and cites a January 1900 tremor that rattled the city and the St. Nicholas hotel. It also mentions a severe 1904 Los Angeles quake felt in the region but causing no damage.
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San Francisco
Sanrancisco
St. Nicholas Hotel
Loos Angeles
California
San Francisco's Growth From Run to Gold Rush Era
The early settlement began in 1830 with Jacob P. Leese acquiring Yerba Buena lands from Gov. Chico. By 1849 gold discovery drew hundreds of ships. harbor once housed over 400 vessels. Population rose from 36,802 in 1860 to 342,782 in 1900. Market Street divided the city. Golden Gate Park spans 1,050 acres. San Francisco now has the largest Chinese population in America.
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Bay of
San Francisco
Market Street
Golden Gate
Pacific Coast
United States
Custom House
Mint
Stock Exchange
Palace Hotel
Jacob P. Leese
Los Angeles
Gov. Chico
Yerba Buena
Clay Street
Phaipont
California
Isto
Kearney
Golden Gate Park
America
Sacramento Shaken by Telegraph Wires Collapse
Sacramento suffered severe shaking as telegraph and telephone lines failed between Sacramento and San Francisco. Chimneys and water tanks fell at Suisun and Tracy, with Sacramento buildings rocking and clocks stopping. Minor brick damage noted. no serious injuries or widespread destruction reported.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Suisun
Solano County
Tracy
San Joaquin
Congress Splits Focus as Hundreds of Bills Pass
Senate and House bustle with activity. over 800 measures approved, many private pension bills. Key actions include veterans pensions, bank campaign finances inquiry set to run, and across-the-board public works and tax provisions. San Francisco disaster touches floor as irrigation and coastwise trade reforms move forward.
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Senate
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Nouse
Hopkins
Bennett
Williams
Dalzell
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Treyburn
House
United States
Philippines
Senate Committee On Finance
Walsh
Chicago
Foster
Bureau
The
Reclamation Service
Interior Department
State of
Texas
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Binck Pone
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Father Martin
Order of Jesuits
Burgos
Lets
France
Sheridan
Ind
Higbee Buggy Company
Dnd
Christian Church
Vesuvius
Naples
Santa Anastasia
Somma
Gerecola
Hobart
Associated Press
Baz Montgomery Street
WAS
Congress
House of Representatives
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Sperry
Conn
Southern Railway
Edward Everett Hale
War and Navy Departments
Kearsarge
Humphrey
Cannon
John N.williamson
Oregon
Malcolm R. Patterson
Tenn
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