25 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
1
Earthquake effects near San Francisco disrupt California University of California sessions with suspension of the academic year.
A testimonial from Emma Sawyer of Conyers, Georgia touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as lifesaving after a year of doctor visits failed to halt a serious kidney disorder and nervous prostration. The letter portrays relief and urges other suffering women to seek the remedy and Pinkham's free advice service in Lynn Massachusetts.
Professor Matteucci describes Vesuvius crater as a scene of great grandeur in Naples with an eruption not yet occurring. The report notes vigorous measures to abolish the railway to the observatory and mentions readers Paquet closed and related local labor issues at Locust Spring washery with union opposition to work.
Coroner reports bodies recovered and buried as relief grows for Roosevelt era fears. City pledges action on rebuilding and rescue after disaster. daily rations reach planned totals while authorities assure progress toward return of normal life. Debris, injuries, and public resilience define the long recovery.
The fragment outlines John Alexander Dowie and his estranged family amid church upheaval and backlash. It also reports coroner estimates of quake deaths in San Francisco, detailing areas with casualties and rescue efforts, and notes President Roosevelt's relief coordination and calls for Chinese relief amid a broader rebuilding plan led by local leaders and financier interest.
Reports from San Francisco detail gruesome aftermaths of a city fire on Telegraph and Russian hills and the north beach front. Witnesses describe half-starved figures gnawing at corpses and dogs tearing at bodies while naval officers direct searches and burial of remains. A second item from Colorado Springs describes a San Francisco fugitive woman missing a finger in a hotel theft incident following the quake.
Crowds greet President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt as thousands line Annapolis streets for a mixed ceremony at Beecroft Hall. Naval officers and French dignitaries attend while 4500 sailors and marines form the procession and guard the admiral’s remains laid in the new armory. A bank of ships in the bay fires salutes as speeches mark the tribute to John Paul Jones.
Harrishurz Pa April 23 The capi tol dedication commi m at a meet ing here Oct 4 next as the date the dedication of the REX stair cap Tent Roosevelt and pr rs Roosevelt and the members of the president's capi tet will attend the exercises A grand stand will be erected at the entrance in the cabin for the dedicatory exercises. A frost damaged truck and frost reports from various stations describe heavy damage to strawberries and some vegetables while Irish potatoes beans cucumbers and English peas suffered most. John T Clarke of dersup aged 82 who refused a large sum for his slaves before emancipation is dead.
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