San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Devastate City
Oakland reports a severe earthquake and raging fires in San Francisco on April 1. Officials note martial law, massive destruction, and about 200,000 homeless as water runs scarce and vital buildings burn or collapse. The disaster toll and total damage are still unfolding.
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Earthquake Devastates San Francisco and Northern Counties
Reports from San Francisco and nearby cities describe massive destruction after a major quake. San Jose reports 150 killed as martial law enforces streets. Manta Rosa and Santa Rosa area suffer widespread ruin with thousands homeless. San Jose and Stanford university report heavy damage and casualties including students.
Destruction Grows as Fire Devastates San Francisco
Firemen blow up buildings as frantic residents flee. By April 19, San Francisco endures mounting devastation with hundreds feared dead. Police report about 60 bodies recovered and looting foiled as bread supplies vanish and bakery looting prompts municipal control.
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Blaze Lights Midnight Sky Over San Francisco
Oakland reports a huge fire in San Francisco with flames three miles west of the waterfront. The sky is lit by the blaze, no wind, and limited telegraph capacity as the city endures near disaster.
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Money Pours In to Aid San Francisco Urgency
Cities across the United States respond with large gifts for San Francisco including Los Angeles two hundred thousand dollars Salt Lake one hundred thousand Sacramento fifty thousand Portland one hundred thousand Indianapolis ten thousand Spokane eighty five dollars Stockton twenty thousand Seattle forty thousand Pittsburg fifty thousand Omaha ten thousand Goldfield Nevada ten thousand Tacoma ten thousand Eugene two thousand. Prominent benefactors John D Rockefeller Clarence H Mackay and the Andrew Carnegie hero fund contribute substantial sums. Thousands of telegrams arrive pledging funds from all regions lifting the relief effort.
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Shelter Arrives in Berkeley for SF Fire Refugees
Berkeley faces a night of shelter for over 1000 San Francisco refugees, housed at the station with meals from citizen relief committees. Women students and professors from the State university aid fundraisers, while volunteers ensure shelter for all.
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Treasure at Mint Is Safe After Quake Blaze
Washington reports the United States mint in San Francisco escaped serious damage after the earthquake and blaze. The bullion and coin stock, including gold and silver, remains intact at about 39 million dollars.
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San Francisco Fire Ravages City in Massive Conflagration
April 20 report shows Nob Hill to North Beach blaze sweeping seaward to warehouses and Ferry building. Over 75 bodies recovered from Fifth and Minna lodging house. 50 more feared. Cosmopolitan hotel crowd counted. many missing at Brunswick hotel. Firefighting efforts hindered by darkness and wind.
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Nation to the relief as American response pours in
AP dispatches from major cities report 12 million dollars already pledged for San Francisco fire and earthquake relief with total aid likely to reach 20 million. The United States will lead relief efforts with foreign help limited though offers have come. Canada votes 1000000 in relief funds as British Columbia ports mobilize funds and supplies.
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Ruins Small Companies in San Francisco Losses
Chicago insurance men warned last night that many small accident and fire firms may suspend operations due to huge San Francisco losses. Total liabilities exceed 180 million dollars in San Francisco alone, with over 50 million in other cities.
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Plans for using reserve timber to tie Western railroads
Washington April 18. The demand for lodgepole pine ties raises market value of Rocky Mountain forests in Northern Colorado Wyoming Eastern Idaho and Eastern Montana. A working plan covers 46 000 acres in the Medicine Bow reserve with fire protection, premarking logs, full instruction for loggers and use of merchantable timber. Similar plans will follow for other reserves to enable scientific management and watershed protection.
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Congress approves funds for Columbia River jetty
In Washington on April 18 the Senate and House advanced a $400,000 appropriation to continue construction of the Columbia River jetty. The bill, identical to Fulton’s earlier measure, passed quickly with final enactment and awaits the president’s signature. Senators Fulton Burton and Jones are praised for pushing the project.
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Evocative miners board opens special session at Claypool
The executive board of the United Mine Workers at America begins a special session at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis to consider ongoing labor issues.
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