Frisco Relief Focus Amid City Fire Containment
Reports say parts of San Francisco are under control with a quarter of the city deemed safe. Supplies pour in as refugees suffer without bread or water, while fires near Telegraph Hill and Van Ness Avenue are described as contained in some sections.
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San Francisco
Vanness Avenue
Mission Street
Russian Hill
Bay
Oakland
Swift & CO
New York
Western Union
Octavia Street
Telegraph Hill
Washington
War Department
Vanness
Golden Gate Avenue
Gilmore
Market
Valencia
Twenty-sixth
Union
Montgomery Avenue
ELKS
Louisville
Brownwell
Order of Elks
Fred C. Roblinson
Dubuque
Sacramento
Volcano near Trinidad emits smoke after earthquakes
Mount Capulin, an extinct volcano about 60 miles from Trinidad Colorado, is reported to be emitting smoke and heat from a fissure opened by two earthquake shocks this morning. The report notes the fissure on the mountain’s side shows activity.
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Trinidad
Col
Mount Capulin
Churches Called Upon To Pray For Afflicted
New York April 20 The executive committee of the National Federation of Churches asks all churches to set next Sunday as a day of special prayer for the Pacific coast sufferers.
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New York
Pacific Coast
National Federation of Churches
Distinct Earthquake Shocks Rattle LA Civilians
An afternoon quake in Los Angeles caused no damage but frightened thousands, especially in tall office blocks. People rushed into streets, stores emptied, then returned as the tremor ended. Weather officials called it minor and not unusual. Separate report from Salinas notes two shocks near 2 pm with lingering fear after a prior disaster.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
G. E. Franklin
United States Weather Bureau
Santa Barbara
Cal
Salinas
Rock Island Road Offers Free Relief Freight
Local agents of the Rock Island road announced immediate free transport of provisions for fire and earthquake sufferers when sent to properly constituted relief authorities in cooperation with Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Santa Fe. Milwaukee millionaire William Beckers dies by his own hand in Mobile Alabama on April 20.
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Rock Island Road
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Milwaukee
Mobile
Ala
William Beckers
Wis
Governor Pardee Urges San Francisco Relief to Rock Island
The Argus reports Governor Pardee of California telegraphs San Francisco’s shelterless need, prompting Rock Island banks to act as relief fund depositories. Local subscriptions rise with Tri-City Labor Congress forming a five member committee to raise funds, while theater plans and merchant canvassing coordinate aid.
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San Francisco
Tri-City Labor Congress
Oakland
Cal
Argus
Rock Island
Ill
George C. Pardee
Pardee
California
The
State Bank OF
Rock Island National Bank
People’s National Bank
Labor Cong
F. W. Herges
C. E. Streeter
Louis Eckhart, Jr
J. F Lincoln
W. F. Ford
Relief Fund For
Tri
Davenport
Taylor
Illinois Theater and Orchestra
Rocksland
Retail Merchants’ Association
Destruction on Pacific Coast After Quake and Fire
Summary of earthquake and fire damage across San Francisco and California coastal cities. San Francisco reports massive fire spread with water supply ruined and food scarce. death toll estimated between 500 and 1,000, with property losses soaring to hundreds of millions and many fleeing. Santa Rosa suffers heavy damage and fires. Monterey, San Jose, San Luis Obispo area show fatalities and extensive destruction. Salinas losses include a $1.5 million refinery. Santa Clara’s asylum alleged mass fatalities. other towns report collapsed structures and missing persons.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Octavia Street
Golden Gate Avenue
Broadway
Byono
Los Angeles
California
Santa Rosa
San Jose
Court House
Monterey
Monte
Santa Clara
St. Agnew
Salinas
Spreckels
Masonic Temple
Elks
Odd Fellows
Proclamation of President Calls for Prompt National Relief
San Francisco disaster prompts quick federal response with Metcalfe heading to California. Army orders 800,000 rations from Los Angeles Seattle and Presidio stockpiles, while Carnegie and others donate funds. Daily supply trains and refugee relief expand across Berkeley Sacramento and Portland.
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Metcalfe
San Francisco
California
San
Red Cross
Illinois
Orson Smith
Chicago
Indiana
George T. Porter
Indianapolis
Michigan
Roy W. Clark
Detroit
War Department
Army
Los Angeles
Seattle
Department
Presidio
United States
City of Chicago
Portland
Ore
Clarence Mackay
John D. Riackefeller
Sacramento
Tacoma
Carnegie Hero Fund Association
Drexel & Co
Brown Brothers & Philadelphia
Robert Lebaudy
New York Stock Exchange
City of Indianapolis
Goldfield
Nev
Penmanelief Association
M. Guggenheim
N. Y
Detroit Board of Commerce
Proclamation Calls for Relief for San Francisco Calamity
President issued a proclamation urging national aid for San Francisco after a severe disaster. The Red Cross will coordinate relief, with Dr Edward Divine departing from New York to California. Citizens and organizations are asked to contribute through designated Red Cross treasurers and telegraphic transfer via Washington. Theodore Roosevelt.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
San Francisco
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
Washington
Keep
National Red Cross Association
Roosevelt
Knox
Pennsylvania
Portland
Ore
Berkeley
Cal
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Storer
Western Union
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Edward Divine
California
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
American National Red Cross
Charles Hallam Keep
Washington, D. C
Jacob H. Schiff
Theodore Roosevelt
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Associated Press
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Agnews State
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Western Union Today
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Stanford University
J. A. Hanna
Bradford
Loma Prieta
Watsonville
Cliff House
Treasury Department
Colorado Shock
Gratis
Pardee Wires
Em- LL. A. Schmeesvee
Girardntey & Raley Cory
Sta Bennet of
Rock “Isle
Rock Island National Connelly & Connelly Central
Savings Bank
R. B. Williams Peoples
Curtis Rock Island Savings Bank
Metcalf
Marin
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