Spirit of San Francisco Newsmen Survive Earthquake Day
In a San Francisco Chronicle correspondence from Ernest Simpson city editor recounts the failed effort to publish extras on quake morning and the bold push to run papers without break. Report details crews rowing through fire and blackout to deliver Chronicle Call Examiner and Bulletin while Oakland papers aid supply.
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Ernest
Simpson
San Francisco Chronicle
New York
San Francisca
New York Sun
San Francisco
Cal
City Desk
Examiner
Oakland Tribune
Chronicle- Call-Examiner
Michelson
Sjc Naordt
Bulletin Office
Bulletin
Chronicle
Call
Thad
Market Street
Freeast
French
Oakland
Clarke
Tate
Luy
Iim
Noe Valley
Prestidia
Jimmy Slopper
Flusky
Mr de Young
The
San Rafael
de Young
Herald
California
Mr. de Young
Whitcomb
Fred Bennett
Emeryville
Be Young
General Committee
Fillmore Street
Newsboy
Herald Press
Tom
Argonaut
San Jose
Alameda
Market
Kearnney
Los Angeles
Times
Bill
Emigration from Italy and its record numbers
Figures soon to be published by the ministry of the interior show 470062 emigrants left Italy and 7163418 abroad, the highest total ever. The editor notes emigration has been providential for Italy, but warns excessive levels could become a burden on the economy.
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Italy
Ministry of the Interior
How They Do It In the Douma and the Czar’s Fear
A garbled excerpt suggests a scene in the douma with the czar Nicholas and Witte debating reforms. The text references the vodka trust, regulation rules, and a mock dialogue about a cannonade and dynamite. It appears to be a fragmentary historical column from an era of imperial politics.
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Dounta
Nicholas
Witte
Douma
Debe
Uncle Abrahams Legacy Ends In A Soldier’s Box
Silas Bragg and family shelter elderly veteran Abe Bragg after his Civil War service. When Abe dies, the Braggs find a hidden squire box containing Confederate money and a note admitting the funds are worth much less than Abe believed. The tale unfolds with village tensions and a sting of irony.
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Silas Brags
Lee
Appomattox
Uncle Abe
Bragg
Abe
Silas Bragg
Braggs
Mrs. Bragg
Gilas Bragg
Mr. Bragg
Mrs. Tiragy
Nancy
Silas
Mrs. Brags
Brigg
Rod Nancy Bragg
Martha Ann Brags
Letters From the Insane Reveal Crank Mail Habits
A New York Press excerpt describes crank letters arriving at journals and publishing houses. Some include a postscript claiming the writer is an asylum inmate and warning against attention. Others request subscriptions or plead for dangerous items, reflecting varied, often unstable mental states.
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Junto Publishing Houses
New York Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in 19th Century Tone
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces, claiming internal action and expert prescription. It promotes two ingredients, promises blood purification, and offers free testimonials. The notice also mentions Take Bill's Family Pills for constipation and lists Cheney & Co as proprietors in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Props
Poledo
Ail Uroggiste
Bill
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