Standard Oil probe report cited by President in May remarks
President Roosevelt on May 4 forwarded the investigation of transportation and freight rates in the oil industry. The report claims Standard Oil profited greatly from secret and open rates, disadvantages railroads and independents, and urges stronger Interstate Commerce Commission powers and possible prosecutions. The president notes evidence of rate evasion and calls for reform of government control over rates and competition.
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Congress
Garfield
Roosevelt
Congram
Jamies H. Garfield
Standard Oil
Rensity
New York Central
Standard Oil Company
Alcohel
San Francisco quake tests resolve amid graft claims and quick marriages
The piece notes a San Francisco earthquake shaking confidence as the Government spends £23,000 to oust Senator Smoot from a $5000 job, yet he remains. It mentions millions lost in Liverpool and Hartford, and District Attorney Jerome’s roped stance on the Roosevelt-Morton doctrine. It hints that hurried San Francisco marriages may face later regrets.
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Smoot
Jerome
San Francisco
Senator Stewart Defies Bullfrog Mob in Nevada Camp
In Rhyolite Nevada on May 9 a clash erupted as a Citizens Committee warned ex Senator William M Stewart to stop advising claim jumping by miners Gray had hired Stewart as attorney and Stewart replied he would follow the law not mobs The crowd ended with heated exchanges and threats of later action Stewart stood firm against mob pressure as camp residents pledged no more claim jumping
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Citizens Committee of
Rhyolite
Nev
Citizens’ Committee
J. Gray
Camp Becance
William M. Stewart
Gray
Stewart
Controller Davis Defends Officials Over Nevada Disturbances
State Controller Davie says Democratic state officials did not neglect duties amid attacks over their absence in Nevada and the Capitol after the San Francisco fire. He cites exigencies requiring prompt action as a one week public holiday proclamation from Reno signed by Acting Governor Allen and carried to Carson for formal attestation.
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Sam Dayix
Sacramento Bee
Carson
Nevada
San Francisco
Davie
Reno
Allen
Davis
Bia
California Disaster Notes and San Francisco Relief Funds
Notes report an appropriation of 100000 by the Canadian Parliament for San Francisco relief, Roosevelt declining initial tender, and its transfer to a Finance Committee chaired by James D. Phelan. Harriman praises a rebuilt San Francisco as earthquake and fire proof after East travels. Fireman’s Fund loses San Francisco vault records in a steel girder collapse. Dutton states steps to meet new conditions. January Jones loses a grubstake suit in Carson City, judgment for defendants.
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San Francisco
Roosevelt
Finance Committee
James D. Phelan
E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Omaha
Chicago
Baltimore
Harriman
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Dutton
January Jones
Carson City
Jones
L. & Patrick Et al
Hawley
United States Court
The San Francisco Mint Holds Firefront Against Inferno
A heroic defense kept the United States mint from ruin during a massive city fire. Soldiers and workers fought for seven hours, pumping water from the building’s well to douse flames. Roof materials were discarded, and walls across the block fell, yet the mint survived the blaze.
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United States
Mint
White Pine District Court to Convene at Ely June First
Osrson society ladies pursue diet care for beautifying aims while Ely town residents face a new street tax of 50 cents per 100 dollars assessment. White Pine News passes to Hodder Hudgins with Allen O Bragg remaining as associate editor. State Board exam records show nineteen physician certificate applications in Carsom as post San Francisco disaster spurs new filings. Subscribe for the Sewrixet.
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Osrson Society
White Pine District Court
Ely
White Pine News
Hodder Hudgins
News Company
Allen O. Bragg
State Board of Medical Examiners
Carsom
Nevada
San Francisco
Roosevelt on Railway Rates and Hepburn Bill Endorsement
President Roosevelt reiterates support for railroad rate legislation in a May telegram to the Pennsylvania State Grange executive committee. He confirms backing the Hepburn bill with the Allison amendment, noting it would mark the longest step toward solving the railroad rate problem.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
State Grange
Washington, D. C
W. F Holl
Pennsylvania State Grange
Congress
Governor Pardee of California Fighter Governor and Native Californian
The piece profiles George G. Pardee governor of California born in San Francisco in 1857. It notes his rise from Oakland board of health to mayor of Oakland and his 1902 election as a Republican who battled corporations. It recalls a meeting with a veteran noting his early arrival to California.
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San Francisco
California
United Btites
Golden State
Ph. Wabeter
George Ist
C. Bardee
University of California
University of Leipsis
Spn
Dr. Pardee
Dr. Papedee
Ploneer
Board of Health of
Oakland
Time City
Destruction of San Francisco Chinatown Reveals Hidden City
A postquake fire razed San Francisco Chinatown, exposing underground tunnels fifty to a hundred feet deep. Reportedly home to opium dens and vice, the quarter housed up to 80,000 Chinese residents in both above and below ground dwellings, with many victims and fugitive possessions found among the ruins.
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AN Francisco
Bath
San Francisco
Chinatown
Old City Hall
Underground Chinatown Tour Reveals Hidden Prison Tunnels
The narrative recalls a secret underground network seen by tourists in Chinatown. Secretary Tsing guided two White men to a rear stage door and a hidden tunnel system. They passed gloomy rooms and dungeons where prisoners, including women and children, pressed to the bars, while ordinary visitors remained unaware.
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Chinatown
Tsing
Legation
Peru
Nell
Chinatown’s hidden tunnels and the old underworld long gone
A historical article describes a shadowed Chinatown plagued by slave traffic and tong battles beneath the city. It recalls hidden underground passages, roofs linked by planks, and fugitives slipping between blocks to evade police from past crimes. The piece laments the end of those grim tunnels and envisions a safer future.
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Chinatown
Tongs
San Francisco
Alte
Comstock shown by interview with William E. Sharon
William E. Sharon told Virginia Chronicle of the Comstock future noting San Francisco losses would hit Nevada hardest since mine assessments rely on San Francisco investors. He expressed faith in the old lode and said stockholders must act to sustain operations as banks reopen in about ten days. Resumption depends on stockholders paying assessments. Tabor Strike in Lincoln County.
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William E. Sharon
W. E. Sharon
Virginia Chronicle
Comstock
San Francisco
Nevada
Southern Pacific Vault Losses Shock San Francisco
Fire era disaster at Merchants' Exchange in San Francisco reveals vault contents destroyed with only steel doors remaining. Southern Pacific treasurer N T Smith kept payrolls and crucial papers in eighth-floor safes. State Mineral Collection at Furry building largely intact despite tremors. repairs and record losses threaten decades of data across Central Pacific and Union Pacific histories.
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Southern Pacific
Merchants’ Exchange
San Francisco
Fed Allied
Otway
N. T. Smith
San Francisco Bulletin
California State Mining Bureau
Betel Sancisco
Anbury
Dobria
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Giange
George G. Pardee
Aoene
Tabor
Lincoln County
Western Federation of Miners
Crescent
Sentinel
Lofa
Eureka
Monroe Street
Mana. M
People’s Meat Market
Finis Wagon
Ruby Hill
William Zadow
Main Street
Marysville
Flora Morris & Son
West Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
Messrs. W. B. Sumner & Co
Front Street
Scott Street
G. 8. Garcia
Elko, Mayer & McCall
Deeth
Hylton & Williams
Leo
Hylton & Hanna
Skelton
Union Pacific
Hood
Central Pacific
United States Dry Dock
Dewey
Willcutt
Suez Canal
Rieger & Lindley
Salt Lake
Ernest H. Mau
MAU Bros
William F. Mau
COODS
J. B. Stetson
Grizzly and Perfection
Brown Hotel
Fletcher Bros
Pacific Coast
Wate
Vinal
Hull
Council Mutts
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Trinidad A
St Louie
New Orleans
Houston
D. S. Taggart
Southern Pacific Company
Reno, Ni
James A. Rattazzi
North Main Street
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