San Jose Earthquake Toll and Wide Devastation Report
Nineteen people died in San Jose with massive damage in the business district totaling about six million dollars. At Agnews asylum eleven staff and many patients were killed, with fifty five patients dead and one hundred twenty injured. Major destruction hit Stanford memorial church Pacific Milling Santa Clara Salinas Spreckles refinery and other communities along the coast.
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San Jose
Cal
Agmen Asylum
Stanford University
Memorial Church
Hanna
Pacific Milling Company
Santa Clara
Golroy
Salinas
Spreckles
del Monte
Hollister
Watsonville
Monterey
Pacific Grove
Santa Cruz
Wrights
Benson
Ariz
Router
Moreland Academy
Pajaro
San Quentin
Edgar
Lile Yard
Loma Pricsta Mountain
Hinckley Creek
Loma
Deer Creek Mill
Boulder Creek
John Hannah
James Franklin
Santa Rosa Death Toll and Ruin from Earthquake
The disaster of April 18 has left an estimated 100 dead. Only one brick building remains standing aside from the California Northwestern depot. The business district and many residences were wrecked or burned as residents sleep outdoors awaiting repairs while supplies are brought in from surrounding areas.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Court House
Hall of Records
Occidental
Athenaeum Theatre
New Masonic Temple
Odd Fellows
Banks
California Northwestern Depot
Dead at Agnews Victim in Asylum 66
In Oakland California a fatality is reported at Agnews Insane Asylum with Dr. Clark superintendent of the San Francisco County hospital notifying Oakland authorities of the incident. Several others are said to be injured as authorities investigate the cause and circumstances surrounding the death.
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Oakland
Cal
Clark
San Francisco County Hospital
Agnews
Fort Bragg Destroyed After Earthquake Fire
Berkeley advices say Fort Bragg Mendocino county was almost totally destroyed by a quake followed by fire. Bank and brick buildings leveled with the tremors and hours later the fire finished the devastation. One of 6000 inhabitants was killed and scores injured.
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Berkeley
Cal
Fort Bragg
Mendocino County
San Diego Quake Rumors Denied After Light Shock
Reports of a tidal wave or disaster in San Diego were false. A 4:20 p m Wednesday earthquake caused no damage and many people did not feel it while officials condemn the circulating rumor as an attempt to harm the city.
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San Diego
Cal
Alameda Stands Firm After Bay Earthquake
Alameda California reported light damage with chimneys falling and some buildings wrecked including the Citizen's Bank building. No lives were lost and residents aided San Francisco neighbors amid relief efforts across the town.
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Alameda
Cal
San Francisco
Bay
Citizen's Bank
City Denies East Earthquake Rumors After Minor LA Shake
Municipal officials and business leaders united to deny circulating stories of a major quake. The Los Angeles tremor was slight with no damage, yet inquiries poured in from across the country showing erroneous impressions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tomales Devastated by Ruin After Earthquake
Dispatch from San Rafael reports Tomales California in ruins with destroyed stores and the Catholic church. Two children, Anita and Petey Courza, died when a house collapsed about a mile from town.
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Oakland
Cal
San Rafael
Tomales
Anita
Petey Courza
Sacramento Not Damaged Despite Widespread Inquiries
East inquiries spread belief of partial or complete demolition of Sacramento though no damage occurred. No building cracks and no injuries were reported.
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Sacramento
Los Angeles Doctor Killed by Revolver Accident in San Francisco
Dr Charles F Taggart of Los Angeles, heading a relief corps at Hearst hospital near Crocker Grammar School, was instantly killed when an automatic revolver dropped from his pocket and fired into his heart. Taggart was among California's leading physicians.
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San Francisco
Charles F. Taggart
Los Angeles
Hearst
Crocker Grammar School
Page Street
Baker
Tagwart
California
Were Once Rich Now Seeking Work
Oakland relief stations bustle with employment bureaus as refugees seek jobs for both money and stability. Prominent men and women, including former fortunes, queue for work to ease minds strained by four days of disaster. Officials say enough jobs exist. many are being transported to Utah Nevada and California to build the Western Pacific railway route.
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Oakland
Cal
Mer Ich
Anuy Fortuner
San Francisco
Utah
Nevada
California
Western Pacific Railway
San Francisco Earthquake Sparks Citywide Fires
The 6:15 am April 18 quake set fires in dozen locales as water mains failed and firesrmen fought a doomed city. Many killed by collapsing structures. flames and smoke overwhelmed improvised hospitals and disrupted power, transit, and rail/ferry services.
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San Francisco
San Francisco papers rebuild after blaze in Oakland
Oakland fire devastates city but San Francisco daily papers prepare to resume full publication. A makeshift Call-Chronicle-Examiner sheet appears in the Oakland Tribune office with a brief disaster report and hopeful notes on restoring the former head identities and printing plants.
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Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Call-Chronicle-Examiner
Oakland Tribune
Roosevelt asks Congress for $1.5 million relief aid for San Francisco
President Roosevelt sent a message with War Department documents urging immediate appropriation of an additional 1.5 million dollars to aid San Francisco calamity victims. He met with Secretary Taft Senator Allison and other lawmakers, who pledged to approve the funds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
San Francisco
Taft
Allison
Senate Committee of Appropriations
Riordan Son Shot by Soldier Near Home in San Francisco
A young Riordan, son of real estate dealer T P Riordan, was killed near his San Francisco home after refusing to discard a whiskey bottle when a on duty soldier ordered him to stop. The incident occurred shortly before noon on Saturday.
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San Francisco
T. P. Riordan
Riordan
Lafitte's brigantine battles English frigate in Caribbean chase
In the mêlée off the Barra de Hierro Lafitte and Lopez defend the Black Petrel against an English pursuer. Lara dies from wounds after a fierce exchange. Ehewah the Indian retrieves Lopez’s body. charts and papers are stolen from Lara’s chest. Lafitte returns inland to report to Extrah and to attend Lazallo while Lara’s death reshapes allegiances on the island.
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Lafitte
Black Petrel
Lopez
Lara
Jean
Lazalle
New Orleana
Ehewah
Wan Lopes
Khewah
Khe
Garonne
Lato
Bhewah
Laro
Géronne
Ribelore
Barra de Mierro
Senorita la Salle
Barra de Hierro
Min
Extrah
Ezrah
Lazalie
Seville
Lavalle
Wanderer Keeps Safe In Texas Rumor
A Coffee county native who married and moved to Texas sent a brief note that he arrived safe and well. He never wrote again, and decades passed with friends awaiting news. An old kinwoman kept the faith, saying he was safe and all were well, thank God. Nashville Banner.
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Coffee County
Texas
Nashville
Novel Cross-Channel Cup Promoted For Five-Man Relay
The Belgian Swimming federation promotes a new cross-channel relay from Calais to Dover for a world open event. Teams of five amateurs swim in sequence to cover as much distance as possible with the first reaching the farthest claim the cup. The race is planned for July or August.
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Calais
Dover
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Kelley
Gell
Tenta
Agnew
Alameda Was
Afitte
Louisiana
Lopes
Salle
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