News of the Week from Across the World
San Francisco earthquake tolls loom large with insurer losses at 4 335 000 and municipal bonds planned for rebuilding. A New York syndicate offers 100 million dollars in loans while government guarantees seek to back a 200 million bond issue for SF. University of California cites 1 500 000 loss. vast property damage projected near 251 million. India, China, Europe and Americas figure in relief, finance, and geopolitical notes across the globe.
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San Francisco
Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Company
Spanish Club
Manila
New York
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
General Hospital
Presidio
Greeley
War Department
Horton
Santa Rosa
Cal
San Francisco Clearing House
Rebuilding San Francisco Plans Move Ahead in Crisis
A mayor appointed committee led by E. Harriman convened to map San Francisco’s post fire reconstruction. They weigh funding plans, debt limits, and use of money while broad city repair schemes and street widening are drafted. Banks reopened in temporary quarters as relief cuts reduce idlers and spur rail lines recover, with food appeal anticipated.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
E. H. Harriman
W. P. McCarthy
Rufus P. Jennings
Harriman
Reuf
Woodward
General Committee
General and Finance Committee
Presidio
Cra
Relief for Coloradans in San Francisco trip
Denver Mrs Izetta George secretary of the Associated Charities leaves to lead relief work for San Francisco and Colorado as Chamber of Commerce representative. She will be aided by Miss Louise Weich who has spent days coordinating aid for Coloradans. Funds from recent events will finance a fourth trainload of supplies soon as a new appeal arrives.
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Denver
Izetta George
Associated Charities
San Francisco
Colorado
Chamber of Commerce
George
Louise Weich
Orpheum
Spengel
Worst Case of Eczema Cure by Culicura Promoted
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recounts a severe eczema case of her son starting as an infant with near total coverage. After trying doctors with little relief, she used Culicura Remedies and reports dramatic improvement in six months. Dated October 24, 1905.
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Cutiura
R. L. Risley
Piermont
N. H
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
An old time ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet and growing nails. It claims to soothe sweating feet and ease new shoes, calling it the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free trial package offer.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
German Canaries Singers Dash Noted Trill Record
German canaries excel among canaries as singers. One bird reportedly held a single trill for one and a quarter minutes with twenty note changes, marking an extraordinary vocal feat in aviculture records.
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Germany
Reward Offered For Titi Trottare Case
Notice offers a $100 reward for any information leading to the capture of Titi Trottare, with readers urged to report false leads and assist in locating the suspect, referencing Dee and Powers in the plea.
Convict Grifts and Wealth Grow After Prison Term
Griffith J. Griffith, nearing the end of a two year San Quentin sentence for shooting his wife, has seen land investments around Los Angeles rise to above 1 million dollars since imprisonment began. A curious note on plague of cats in London and Paris details police measures to capture stray felines, with market women claiming ownership of many felines now slated for lethal destruction.
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Griffith J. Griffith
San Quentin
California
London
Paris
Halles Centrales
Bus M. Guichard
Vermont Plans Public School Agriculture Study
Massachusetts expands technical education but Vermont prepares to add elementary agriculture to the regular public school curriculum. State superintendent leads a statewide series of meetings to spark interest. The aim is the broad advancement of useful education.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Repairing Brain a Certain Way by Food
An article argues brain work exhausts phosphate of potash and albumen, urging daily natural mineral intake through food. It promotes Grape-Nuts as the ideal source, claiming benefits for brain tissue and memory after ten days, with Postum Co. as the manufacturer.
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Nature
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
McWade Defends Canton Post Before Foreign Affairs Panel
Washington reports that Consul McWade testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in response to charges by H H D Peirce. He disputes the accusations as false, claims conspirators sought his removal, and calls for a thorough investigation to establish the truth after years of hardship.
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Washington
House Committee of Foreign Affairs
Canton
China
McWade
Peirce
H. H. D. Peirce
Missionary Convention to convene in Denver May 22 to 24
The Rocky Mountain Missionary convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church for Colorado Wyoming Utah Arizona and New Mexico will meet at Trinity church Denver May 22 24. Noted leaders including Bishops Hartzell Bashford Thoburn Oldham and others will speak. A 5000 square foot Missionary Museum features lectures. expenses exceed 1000 with delegates paying 1 ticket for eight sessions and exhibit. Delegates can arrange hotel or home hospitality at reasonable rates. request forms due May 16.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Methodist Episcopal Church
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Trinity Church
Hartsell
Africa
Bashford
China
Middle Kingdom
Thoburn
Oldham
India
Stunts
Philippines
Gamewell
Wife
Pekin
Fowles
Porto Rico
Spencer
Jong
Japan
Beebe
Ward
Far Taan Sung
Missionary Museum
Rocky Mountain Missionary Convention
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Not Against the Canal Opposed
E H Harriman, president of the Union Pacific and rival lines, told Seattle businessmen he opposes the canal but warns against anti railroad agitation. He urged water transport while stressing land transport, promised Seattle shipowners the UP would reach the city once franchises are granted, with construction to begin at the west end at the earliest opportunity.
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Seattle
Wash
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific and
Allied Lines
Union Pacific
Zion Institutions Closed Over Zion City Legal Fight
Chicago report states Zion City colleges and a kindergarten will close indefinitely due to ongoing litigation over control. Wilbur Glenn Voliva, leader of the north shore colony, announced the move as court injunctions and bankruptcy proceedings hinder funding.
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Chicago
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
North Shore Colony
Everyday Struggle and Kidney Pills Endorsement
Abilene resident J C Lightner describes years of back pain and kidney trouble. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing the ailment. The ad mentions Garfield Tea and Lewis' Single Binder Cigar as other health and lifestyle products, with typical boilerplate dealer and factory references.
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J. C. Lightner
Cedar St
Abilene
Kansas
Mr. Lightner
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Lewis
Peoria
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised for Female Ailments
An old newspaper blurb touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy for backache irregular cycles and other female health issues. It claims widespread cures, notes testimonials from Lynn Massachusetts, and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham or her daughter in law.
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Lydia K. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mas
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
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