San Francisco Readies for Exodus and Open City
San Francisco faces a mass departure as residents flee after a major disaster. The city opens to the public amid relief efforts while relic hunters invade Chinatown. Banks reopen in Oakland and officials emphasize no epidemic, urging calm and controlled relief.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Broad Way
Howerd
Water Front
Chinatown
Oakland
Pardee
California
United States
President withdraws Red Cross reliance for San Francisco relief
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims that the Red Cross no longer should receive public contributions for San Francisco relief. He credits Mayor James D. Phelan as finance chair for organizing funds and directing distribution, with 800000 homeless cared for in five days and local committees supported by the army.
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Greely
Red Cross
James D. Phelan
San Francisco
Devine
Phelan
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
National Guards Urged to Aid San Francisco Relief Effort
Gen Greely urges forty five discreet army officers to San Francisco to supervise relief work and cut costs. He supports California National Guard but notes civilian and military strains. He proposes reducing troops to one cavalry and one infantry regiment to lower expenses while aiding recovery after the earthquake and fire.
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War Department
California
Greely
National Guard of
Gen Greely
Devine
Schmitz
Citizens’ Committee
San Francisco
Bell
Congress
Oliver
Baltimore and Ohio Ends Coal Control Through Disposition
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad transferred its controlling stake in the Big Consolidated Coal Company, disposing of 53,000 shares and ending railroad domination of the coal traffic. The deal involves a capital stock of 10,250,000 dollars and follows congressional scrutiny and a Supreme Court decision.
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Baltimore
United States Supreme Court
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Big Consolidated Coal Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Theater Fire Experiments Stir Fearful Findings In Vienna
A Grand Magazine summary reports Vienna experiments where a theater with stage and auditorium, many lamps, and curtains lowered showed that without protection the fire quickly enveloped the building. Lowering the iron curtain offered little protection as flames and deadly carbon monoxide filled the theater. The study notes stage ventilation and audience survival depend on actor sacrifice.
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Grand Magazine
Vienna
How He Saw It in Tales from Strekoza
Conversation reveals a wife buried with her husband in India as a custom. The husband laments the fate, noting that even death cannot bring relief. Translation excerpt discusses a brutal cultural practice and its emotional impact.
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India
Strekoza
Fury of cyclone devastates Bellevue Texas killing 13
A cyclone struck Bellevue Texas on Thursday evening, killing 13 people and injuring 10. Property worth 200000 to 500000 was destroyed as every building collapsed to debris. Relief trains arrived delivering food clothing and money while survivors were cared for in a makeshift tent near the burned depot.
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Huntington
Stanford
Crocker
Nob Hill
Food Committee
Schmitz
United States
Committee On Finance
Bellevue
Tex
Henrietta
Stanley named Democratic nominee for Congress
Henderson Kentucky Democratic Committee of the Second District met Saturday and declared A O Stanley, present representative, as nominee for congress.
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Henderson
A. O Stanley
Pinckney Eulogized at Washington Services
Memory services for the late Congressman Pinckney were held in the house at 11 o clock yesterday. Eulogies were given by Judge Field and several congressmen including Beall Burgess Henry Moore Sheppard Gregg Garner of Texas and Padgitt of Tennessee.
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Washington
House
Judge Field
Beall
Burgess
Henry
Moore
Sheppard
Gregg
Garner
Texas
Padgitt
Tennessee
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Odessa
Japan
M. Bashinoff
Novce Vremya
Portsmouth
Matsyama
Russia
Success Magazine
FP. T. Fehrenkamd
Devoe and
Masury Paints
Moulton, Texas
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