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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1906
Page
4
Amid ruins a city-wide leveling reveals social equality as wealth and status vanish. Stories of heroism surface as officials, business leaders, and residents adapt, rebuild, and share relief efforts while notable figures mingle in improvised workplaces and streets.
An Oakland engineer reports the San Francisco fire scorched about 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. The district contained nearly 100 banks, premier buildings, thousands of mercantile firms, and over 230,000 residents plus 40,000 visitors, highlighting immense loss.
Herbert Law, a San Francisco financier, proposes a $100,000,000 loan to fund a new metropolis on the Pacific coast site of the devastated city. The loan would be secure on real estate and run 26 years at two percent annually. The plan, it is said, will be presented before the president and leaders of both parties after talks with city businessmen. Loss of Life Exaggerated.
A tornado struck Bellevue Texas and nearby towns causing massive destruction with at least fourteen dead and many injured. Fire followed the collapse as homes and structures were destroyed across Dollevue and nearby areas including Stoneburg and Hamilton. Trains are being rushed to the stricken regions to aid relief.
The Moscow congress of monarchists closed with resolutions declaring the new parliament unrepresentative and opposing Polish autonomy. it calls for ending Finnish privileges and barring Jews from land purchase, education, and other rights. Professor Nicholaky urged a counter revolution risking millions of Jewish and Constitutional Democrat lives.
Latest figures report fifty one dead sixty three injured and seven missing as Santa Rosa battles widespread destruction. The business district and many homes were ruined with twenty fires started yet water supply intact and fires under control within three hours. Refugees from San Francisco arrive by train seeking aid as nearby towns provide relief after a period of starvation and suffering.
A band of sixty Greeks in Greek army uniforms fought Turkish troops on the road from Salonika to Monastir near Karwéria. The battle continued from Wednesday evening into Thursday, leaving thirteen Greek soldiers dead, while three Turks were killed and five wounded.
Fourteen men died when a sawmill was buried by a landslide near Loma Preta ten miles from Santa Cruz. Only one man escaped to bring news to the city. The Santa Cruz county courthouse is in danger and may be blown up with dynamite, forcing officials to stay out.
President Roosevelt telegrammed support for the Bernhardt tent event on the lake front to aid San Francisco sufferers. A 500-strong volunteer orchestra opened the program followed by Mme Bernhardt and a lengthy lineup of city theatre performers in a charity concert.
New York report says anthracite operators announce a counter proposition after a telegram from President Mitchell of the miners union. Chairman George F Baer indicates the letter asks for early consideration and a vote by miners at their convention on whether to submit the operators decision to the miners.
Lafitte plans Lazalle and Ma’am Brigida’s future as Lopez escapes treachery. He moves slaves to shore, boards Black Petrel for New Orleans, and warns Lazalle against returning to Barra de Hierro as English forces advance. Lazalle pleads for love. Lafitte denies, offering safe support through Philip La Roche.
Mars Cassidy recalls a rough last race on an outlaw circuit where a desperate ride near a pitched gully won him the purse. The secretary, claiming no cash remained, sent for the money to the bartender, who produced the prize from the bar.
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