21 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1906
Page
1
Fragmentary copy notes a claim that Newbro's Herplelde halted hair loss and stopped brittleness. Mentions a person named Bee and references to earlier baldness. The readable text is garbled and lacks clear dates or locations.
April 21 dispatch reports all government branches mobilizing to relieve San Francisco distress. Secretary Metcalf to travel as federal representative to consult with local authorities on needed relief. Every available vessel ordered to carry supplies and assist stricken city.
Reports indicate the Ideal authorities join San Francisco and state officials in directing aid with a focus on cheerfulness and safety. The president believes the United States should handle the San Francisco situation, and foreign contributions may be declined.
Joan C. Lyme, former Dauphin County official, died by suicide in Harrisburg after allegedly health troubles. The report mentions Read Allway shops in Read PA and a referenced Chicago incident with 340 650. The fragment notes a six hour workweek and a mysterious aeolia gion Unizexy b xuiltr in Chicago.
Apr 21 dispatch reports improving fire danger in San Francisco after a devastating quake and blazes. Waterfront still burning while ferries, ships, and guards push to prevent further spread. 330,000 homeless amid shifting winds and widespread ruin.
The Oakland Relief Committee coordinates aid as Minneapolis sends flour and the nation mobilizes for San Francisco’s relief. Harriman leads a $200,000 pledge from Union Pacific and affiliated lines to fund work in the stricken city with free transport of supplies and priority for passenger trains.
San Francisco faces a feeding crisis as supplies arrive by train but distribution lags. About 50,000 camp at the Presidio with water available. Golden Gate Park hosts a large station. In Oakland, at least 200,000 refugees are housed with aid efforts expanding amid looming distress and potential starvation. Seizures of flour and butter to aid relief are reported, with officials emphasizing urgent support. Bank vaults and records in the city are reported intact, easing concerns over financial disruption.
Describes widespread damage from an earthquake and fires in San Francisco and Oakland. Notes relief efforts, shelter needs for women and children, and aid from the Young Men's Hebrew Association Hall. Mentions post office operations resuming and casualty reports as of April 20 with references to Union streets and locations near the ferry building.
Reported Thursday night soldiers guarding the Mint clashed with robbers. fourteen men died and two shot early Friday. A policeman died returning home and a special officer was killed in the chaos. The Market Street Bank survived the blaze, with grounds floor saved by firemen. Thousands of families separated, unable to locate loved ones.
Washington reports a Western Union telegram from San Francisco stating no renewal of the fire west of Ottavia Street or south of. The terse update suggests limited spread with little alarm amid the waterfront incident.
In April 1906 the city left in ashes shows mass destitution with camps across districts spared from flames. Families lost wealth and homes, cooking gear scarce, food scarce, clothing items few, meters of brick and stone camps used for shelter, even cemeteries crowded, a young socialite sleeping on a grave.
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