Choate Speaks at S A Crowds Raise 8116 in Hat
Ex ambassador Joseph H. Choate chairs a large Salvation Army benefit at Union Square for San Franciscoquake sufferers. Speakers include Bishop Greer Rev Dr MacArthur and Evangeline Booth. The crowd, from wealth to labor, filled the plaza as contributions pour in and moral support grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Square
Salvation Army
San Francisco
Joseph H. Choate
England
Greer
Robert S. MacArthur
Evangeline Booth
United States
Frederick D. Grant
William Evans
Boston
Choate
Relief fund soars past thirteen million for San Francisco aid
Massive national drive channels funds and supplies to disaster zones. Cities from Melbourne to San Francisco push large gifts while railways and ships mobilize food, clothing, and medical stores. The Carnegie Hero Fund adds further support as shipments expand continent wide.
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Tacoma
Philadelphia
United States
Burnside
New York City
Merchants Association
Omaha
Union Pacific
Santa Barbara
Carnegie Hero Fund
Washington
Burlington
Iowa
Victoria
Red Cross
St. Paul
Minn
Waterloo
Indianapolis
Pews Turned to Beds for Refugees in Oakland
Oakland faces a mass displacement from the San Francisco disaster with about 75,000 refugees. The city shelters them at churches and public spaces, feeds thousands, and turns pews into beds while work and transport passes are distributed. Rockefeller funds aid a new Emeryville camp as Chinatown refugees endure hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Bureau
First Presbyterian Church
Emeryville
John D. Rockefeller
Los Angeles
Oakland
Relief Bureau
Broadway
Bell Theatre
San Francisco
Lighthouse Wrecked by Earthquake Near Point Arena
Astoria April 22 The steamer Alliance reports the Point Arena lighthouse destroyed by the earthquake. The vessel, off Eureka on Wednesday, was severely shaken, and the captain thought she struck bottom until soundings showed twelve fathoms. He altered course to the west.
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Astoria
Ove
Alliance
Eureka
Point Arena
St. Thomas's Plans Offer Half Million Gift to San Francisco
Rev Dr Stires of St Thomas's Church proposes that if donors consent, one half of the 500000 contributed for a new St Thomas's church after last summer's fire be given to a San Francisco parish left without worship space. He cautions that adoption is not certain yet, but believes the gift would aid both spiritual and material needs.
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Dr. Stires
St. Thomas's
Fifth Avenue
53D Street
San Francisco
No Epidemic Rumors Denied by War Dept Announcement
The War Department Pacific Division in San Francisco states there is no epidemic in the city and no prospect of one. Telegrams claiming outbreaks are false and harmful. The message is endorsed by Funston and city officials urging nationwide publication to reassure the public.
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War Department
Pacific Division
San Francisco
Funston
F. F. Schmitz
W. Dunning
New York Survivors Reach East After Escape
Report from April detailing New Yorkers and other Eastern residents arriving in Los Angeles and Chicago on trains from San Francisco and Point Richmond after a disaster. Names include J. P. Owen, B. F. Swan, Mrs. M. Statler, H. A. Hogan, Lyla Lamb, F. W. Kuhnz, and others from New York, Utica, Rochester, Boston, Hartford, and Buffalo.
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Tribune
Los Angeles
San Francisco
J. P. Owen
B. F. Swan
M. Statler
Brooklyn
H. A. Hogan
Lyla Lamb
Utica
F. W. Kuhnz
S. Norton
Rochester
Frank K. Quin
New York
D. B. Chandler
B. Forbes
Hartford
Conn
C. T. Silsby
Oscar Double
J. F. Dengler
Weehawken
N. J
Chicago
Richmond
Cal
John J. Cunningham
East 100Th Street
H. Hi. Ayuzuk
East 21St Street
F. F Seeulear
Broadway
A Case, Jr
President Roosevelt Urges Red Cross Relief Plan for San Francisco
The White House issued President Roosevelt s guidance on relief for San Francisco after the quake. He endorses centralized handling through the American National Red Cross with Dr Edward T Devine coordinating with Judge Morrow and California officials. Donations should be sent to Red Cross and directed to Dr Devine in San Francisco or to Treasury officials Mr Keep or Mr Schiff for telegraphic allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
American National Red Cross Association
Congress
San Francisco
Edward T. Devine
Charity Organization Society of New York
California Red Cross Association
Funston
Dr. Devine
Secretary of War
Metcalf
Pacific Slope
Judge Morrow
California
New York Red Cross Association
New York
Charles H. Keep
the Treasury
Washington, D. C
Devine
Physician Dies in Relief Hospital Shooting Fatality in Crocker Grammar School
Dr Charles F Taggart a leading California physician who joined the relief corps nurses in San Francisco was killed when a revolver fell from his pocket and fired hitting his heart at a relief hospital inside the Crocker Grammar School authorities report the incident as an accidental discharge.
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Tribune
San Francisco
Charles F. Taggart
California
Los Angeles
Relief Corps of
Crocker Grammar School
Dust explosion kills miners at Colorado mine near Trinidad
Forty miles west of Trinidad Colorado a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company mine blast leaves at least twenty two dead and one missing among forty miners work. Seventeen escape through a secondary opening and rescue efforts continue with Robert ONeill directing. The dead include fire boss James E Reed. Most victims are Italians and Japanese. Meanwhile in London American women form a relief committee for San Francisco sufferers and consider a hospital as a possible aid.
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Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Trinidad
London
England
San Francisco
Mmes. Adair
Joseph Chamberlain
Craigie
Arthur Paget
Lady Craven
Whitelaw Reid
New York Central Line Ad for Detroit and Midwest Routes
An advertisement promotes a fine train service from New York leaving daily at 4 30 p m reaching Detroit the next morning and the Midwest stops Grand Rapids Saginaw or Chicago the following afternoon via New York Central Lines.
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Detroit
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Chicago
New York
New York Central
City Rises Above Horrors in Famine and Fire
In San Francisco on April 22, relief efforts surge as fire devastates the city. Insurance losses top 300 million with 175 million insured, 500 bodies recovered, and relief stations expanding. Federal troops under General Funston take charge as volunteers, hospitals, and temporary housing surge to shelter the homeless and restore services.
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Eva Booth
S. A
Pacific
Lisbon
Tribute TO Salvation Army
Atlantic
Cheete
Dr. MacArthur
America
MacArthur
Mammoth Relief Fund
Melbourne
Australia
Providence
R. I
Springfield
Mass
Pittsburg
Wilmington
Atlanta
Portland
Ore
Carnegie Hero
San Pedro
Nashville
Tenn
Colorado Springs
Cheyenne
Chicago Commercial Association
Seattle
J. D. Rockefeller
ST. Thomas's Plans
Associated
Survivors
White House
Score
Col
Robert
Women IN England Plan Hospital
THE
Wolverine
Cor
Oner
Board of Health
Associated Press
Fillmore Street
Sutter Street
Pacific Avenue
Benson
14Th Cavalry
Fort Mason
Deer Lodge
Golden Gate Park
Crispcare
Tor
Dr. Hassler
K. A. S. Mackenzie
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
W. E. Carl
Oregon State National Guard
3D Hospital Corps of
Oregon
Board of Public Works
Market Street
Maestretti
Tion
Army
Navy
Frank Keessing
Goldes Gate Park
Day
Ter
Ritory
Park
Engineering Department
United States Army
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