Frisco Faces Food Shortage Amid Earthquake Chaos
San Francisco officials warn of a looming food shortage with only fifteen days of supplies left at current consumption rates. General Greely notes already distributed food and en route shipments total far less than needed while Oakland relief distribution shifts under military direction. Builders await new city building laws as plans for over thirty large structures are prepared.
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San Itancisco
General Municipal Committee
Schmitt
San Francisco
Schmitz
General Committee
Southern Pacific
Santan Fe
General Greely
Grace Church
Greely
Oakland
Pardee
Kahn
Mott
Dirmed
Board of Supervisors
San Laréisco
Additional List Of Victims From General Greely Report
Washington May 1 The following additional list of dead and seriously injured has been received from General Greely at San Francisco. Dead Jack Bowers Harry Brady Annie Gerald 7 L Griswolf Emily H Howard John Iynes Edward Lam ROYNS OF secaom UNIVERSITY St erdin Landers Henry Meyer N Rosenfeld James A Sims Dr J C Stinson Mrs Blaney Kee Kim Frank Hogan William Johnson McDonald Patrick McElroy Seriously injured Charles Armand Julio Andrade Ernest Barsoell Hierro Battaboro J Brady Frank Broecker Mrs A Caodemartin Mrs Bresa Mrs Cheek Mrs Vesta Chilaton John Conway Mrs Cottler Lindsay Crook Colonel I Cradis John Day Mrs J Devoti Mrs Downing Miss Julia Dryan Mia Ann Mether Mrs Frost Mrs Goslin Mrs Goddard Mrs Gougalos Mary Wook Miss Gertrude S S ecogan Alexander J ascoff Everett Wiegnan Caroline Ludwig Thomas Mahar Mrs D J McCart Mr McDonald Thomas Mather Kullman Frank May Julia Morden Annin Myling Michael O'Brien Mr O Burk Set Ong Ed Peterson Julia Picot Mrs Pontio Louis Pontio Charles Robinson Kitty Robinson Mrs Rose Christian Schoeder Mrs William Shade John Shaughnessy A H Shinn Join Spiler Mrs Stool Mrs Wilby J Tolka Mrs Velmoni Mrs Vent Mrs M A Whaley G Woods Maybelle Woost Armisp y A Burns Sophy Blumenthal J R Cahill W H Cooms Arthur Christian Thomas Edmiston Mrs L Gibson Francis Grist Hilderbrant Adolph Kornfield Mr Krachel John Lakas James Lawlson Linsey A M McCurry George Mumun Mrs I Peck J
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edmiston
L.gibson
Francis Grist
H. Hilderbrant
Adolph Kornfield
Mr. Krachel
John Lakas
James Lawlson
Linsey
A. M. McCurry
George Mumun
I’. Peck
Eee
V. W. Rice
Mabel Steel
Li. BE. Starr
H. Solomon
Aftermath of Great Fire Hits San Francisco Health and City
Physicians and dentists faced widespread ruin with losses of libraries accounts instruments diplomas and practices. An estimated 500 doctors were left destitute as relief efforts began. Nineteen school buildings were destroyed or damaged and a lengthy vacation followed. Transit projects and blasting incidents marked rapid post fire rebuilding.
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San Francisco
Department of Education
United Railways
van Ness Avenue
Concordia Club
Post Street
Bettling Title Relates Odd Courtship Between Soldier Chaplain
A world weary man and a former army chaplain engage in a curbstone exchange when a nervous man joins. The chaplain presents him as Captain Tank in a toast of manners and mischief, ending with a garbled greeting about salvation and a canal boat reference.
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My. Smith
Tank
Salvation Army
Washington Star
Tornado damages Furnas county homes in Nebraska
Oxford Nebraska May 1 A tornado did heavy damage in Furnas county uprooting telegraph and telephone lines and wrecking several residences. Injuries reported include Bertha Hartman 12 with internal injuries and critical condition Mrs Annie Hartman bruised Rosa Drews arm broken Fred Drews bruised and an unknown man crushed No fatalities reported. Houses of John Reynolds Fred Hartman and Fred Drews demolished plus ruined schools in Buffalo and Morningview districts and numerous barns. Senate and House in Brief Washington May 1 voting on railroad rate amendments to begin May 4. San Francisco work bill passed. Horace Torrs honored. agricultural bill debated with free seeds contentious.
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Oxford
Neb
Furnas
Bertha Hartman
Annie Hartman
Rosa Drews
Fred Drews
John Reynolds
Fred Hartman
Fred Looss
S T. J. Cook
Buffalo
Morningview
Senate
House
Washington
Clark
Arkansas
San Francisco
Mio House
Horace Torter
John Paul Jones
Fhenngt
California
Reckless molybdenum disaster at Alhels Steel plant claims workers
Fifty tons of molten metal burst from a converter at the Alhels Steel plant in Chicago causing deaths and severe injuries. John Kozinick and Joe Connch are identified among the dead as workers buried by flowing metal. others burned or injured, with one foreman Sullivan likely to lose sight.
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Chicago
Alhels Steel Companty
John Wkozinick
Joe Connch
Sullivan
John Sullivan
Foreman
Louis Anderson
Harry Thompson
Lews Faga
Tohn Logi
Frank Yartan
Baseball Scores from May Day League and Association
Baseball scores list results from the day across leagues. Highlights include Cincinnati 6 over Wittburg 3, New York 13 over Boston 4, Cleveland 8 over St Louis 4, and Chicago 1 over Detroit in ten innings. Association games note Milwaukee 8 at Louisville 4 in eleven innings.
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Chicago
Maay
Cincinnati
Wittsburg
Brooklyn
Vphiladelphia
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelphi
Cleveland St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago -Detroit
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo St. Veal
Toledo
Cohumbus
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolog
Darkness
London Fruit Wrapper Collector Records 22 Year Hobby
A London fruit importer amassed over 1286 lite squares of tissue paper used to wrap oranges and lemons. Each wrapper bears a quaint inscription or device and is stored in an album labeled with the origin and date. The collection has taken more than twenty two years to accumulate.
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London
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Stomach and Blood Health
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for nervousness sleeplessness and general breakdown caused by poor digestion and thin blood. It claims non alcoholic formula with native roots, promises free literature, and touts Pleasant Pellets as liver regulating pills.
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N.Y
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Markets Report Chicago Grain Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago and East Buffalo markets show May wheat at about 70 cents, corn around 46 cents, oats near 31 cents, and live stock values across hogs cattle and sheep. King Edward decrees Princess Ena of Battenberg will be styled her royal highness as future queen of Spain.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Chalce Prairie
East Buffalo
N. C
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Hutchers
SL Omen. CO
Edward
Ena of Battenberg
Spain
New Sport Snake Shooting Attracts Travelers In Illinois
In Calhoun County residents report a new diversion for travelers as flooded lowlands drive snakes into trees. A man in a skiff shoots the reptiles from the boat near Kampsville and Eldred, with Charles B. Johnson claiming fifteen snakes in four miles. A separate dispatch from Mackinaw, Illinois warns of a dement ed man roaming rural woods near New Castle demanding food and threatening violence, with multiple posses pursuing him.
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Alton
Ill
Calhound County
Illnds
Kampsville
Eldred
Charles B. Johnson
Mackinaw, TL
New Castle
Death by Own Action Found in Quincy
Walter W. Somers missing custodian of the international bank of Hulls TL was found dead in a residence cellar. He vanished April 14 leaving a 2200 dollar deficit. his father John W. Somers a St. Joseph banker covered the loss. Somers shot himself in the temple.
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Quincy
Walter W. Somers
International Bank of Hulls
John W. Somers
St. Joseph, Hb
Somers
Two Fatalities In Fishing Accident In TL Area
Elmer Keppner accidentally shot his friend Thmner Simmons and killed himself while fishing. Keppner drew a revolver to shoot a fish when it discharged hitting Simmons and then Keppner in the head. A separate fire at Rteger & Sons piano factory endangered Steger town, controlled by 2 am with losses estimated between 25 000 and 40 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Keppner
Thmner Simmons
Keppner
Simmons
Stexer
Rteger & Sons
Steger
Springfield and Northwestern Traction Receives License
A license has been issued to the Springfield and Northwestern Traction Company to construct a trolley line from Springfield Alabama to Bloomington HL. The project plans include capital stock of 1,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfield and Northwestern Traction Company Electric
Bloomington
Housewife Exchange Leads To Humorous Market Moment
A shop scene features a housewife responding to a salesman’s stain removing soap offer. The vendor praises the product for paint and carpet stains, while the housewife retorts with humor and requests for half a dozen cakes, turning the moment into light banter.
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Peddier
Nervous Debility and Prostration Remedy Ad
Humpreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 touted as a long standing cure for nervous weakness from overwork. Claimed price is $1 per vial or $5 for special cases. Sold by druggists or prepaid by mail from Harpareva Mad Co at Witham and Jonas Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
Prica Harpareva’ Mad, Co
Witham & Jona Sts
Tie-Up on the Lakes Dock Workmen Strike
Longshoremen and marine transport workers on the Great Lakes obeyed a midnight strike order led by President Keefe. About 6 000 men in Buffalo halted work, with similar idle scenes reported at Sandusky and Chicago as mates, pilots, and dock crews quit vessels or joined the action.
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Cleveland
Keefe
Ines Union
Mena
Sandusky
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Pilots’ Association
Detroit
Wm. Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Theicr
Chicago
Armed Deputies Guard Cheswick Coal Mine Opens
Three cars carrying armed deputies arrived at the Harwick mines of the Allegheny Coal company in Cheswick as the non-union operation begins. About 325 workers, mostly foreign born, demand the 1908 wage scale and concessions. Forty native workers split from the union to stay on. Deputies guard access roads and mine property while officials say they will pay the 1908 scale to all employees except cutters and laborers.
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Pittsburg
Harwick
Allegheny Coal Company
Cheswick
Union
French Government Qu Vivre on May Day Amid Troop Deployments
Paris civilians faced a tense May Day as cavalry and infantry moved to city outskirts by 4 30 am and complete by 5 45 am amid no city center unrest. A Lens dispatch reported repeated dynamite blasts since midnight with damages not yet tallied. Lieutenant Tisserand de Lange drew crowds at the Warbor exchange urging calm and denying a confrontation. he was arrested and will face court martial.
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Paris
Lens
Tisserand de Lange
Warbor Exchange
Tie
de Tang
No Bail for Henry Gol in Bank Fraud Case
Henry G. Goll ex assistant cashier of the First National Bank was denied bail on a cash bond while a new trial hearing is set before United States District Judges Quarles on the upcoming Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gol
Milwaukee
Henry G. Goll
First National Bank
United States District
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Purported Benefits
An advertisement claims a torpid liver harms health and promotes regular cleansing. It touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as reliable effective pleasant pills that never gripe and are sold by all druggists for liver relief and general fitness.
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DeWitt
Piano in Best Class Condition Seeks Buyer
High grade square stock piano in fine action and rich tone offered as a bargain. Enquire at this office for details.
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Frisco
Builiders
Jack Bowers
Harry Brady
Annie Gerald
7. L. Griswolf
Emily BE. Howard
John. Iynes
Edward Lam
Nebraska
Staal
Coook
Seventh Judicial District
Seventh Regiment
Supreme Court
Orrin N. Carter
M. F. Tuley
George A. Carpenter
Bernard Fr. Clittenberg
John A. Linn
Christina Erickson
Wentworth Avenue
Wiliam Hall
Emerald Avenue
Charles Rice
Swift & Co
Robey Street
Patrick O'Grady
Ajax Forge Company
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Wilen Eee ‘O
Wilam and
Joba
Ayer
Korman Military Journal
Loatie Og
Freeport
Taylor & Friok
Darty Journal
Call
Patent Colt
Vici Kid
Color Canvas Oxfords
Schmidt, Waghlin & Pfeiffer
The
Galena Street
Oxfords
Ohio
Wall
Schulz
St. Paul
Minneapolis Kansas City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Enea Aes
Great Wesstern
J.B Elmer
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