San Francisco Urges Funds Supplies For Relief Effort
Mayor Schmitz urged immediate donations of funds clothing and provisions for San Francisco relief. Direct air supplies to Major G A Devol Presidio Wharf and funds to Hon James D Phelan finance chair. Red Cross wired 300000 to James D Phelan in San Francisco with a further 1 million available. Secretary Bonaparte remains confined at home with acute indigestion but not serious.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
James D. Phelan
G. A. Devol
U. S. A. Presidio Wharf
Washington
American Red Cross Today
James D. Paelan
Red Cross Committee
Baltimore
Bonaparte
Buried Goods Save Homes In San Francisco Fire
In Russian Hill backyards residents buried household effects under a foot of earth to shield furniture, vases, and silverware during the big fire. The Vallejo and Leavenworth corner house reportedly saved much of its two floors of belongings, illustrating burial as a protective measure in disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Russian Hill
Erie
Vallejo
Leavenworth
Risks in California and major foreign fire insurers listed
On April 30 in San Francisco the estimated risks for California fire insurers total 16,193,800 with California, Firemen's Fund, Home Fire and Marine, and Pacific Underwriters among the largest. Other prominent risks include London Assurance, Royal of Liverpool, Trans-Atlantic of Hamburg, New York Underwriters, Hartford, and many European and United States firms with values ranging from about 2.6 million to over 7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
San Francisco
Home Fire and Marine
Pacific
London Assurance
Royal of Liverpool
Trans-Atlantic
Hamburg
New York
Hartford
London
Lancashire
Phoenix
Brooklyn
Rhine and Mozelle
Strasburg
Liverpool
Globe
Royal Exchange
Bremen
Pennsylvania
Northern
German
Freeport
Aschen
Munich
Commercial Union of London
Insurance Company of North America
Caledonian of Sealland
Germania of
Aetna of
North British and Mercantile
German American
Aliance of London
Union of London
Sun of London
Atlas of London
Home of
Palatine of London
Milwaukee Mechanics
Connecticut
Continental
Nia- Bara
Mother of four in 11 months twins birth in Indiana
Terre Haute reports Mrs. Joan Disston of Grand View has given birth to a second pair of twins within eleven months. All four children survive. the father is described as a young farmer. The item notes local interest in a prolific birth sequence and mentions nearby Paris and San Francisco items in brief dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute, Td
Joan Disston
Grand View
Rockefeller Hit From Pulpit Denounces Wealthy Menace
In South Bend Indiana on April 30 Rev Dr Henry Webb Johnson of the First Presbyterian Church publicly denounced John D Rockefeller as a menace to American institutions. The sermon declared the Roman spirit of Caesar revived in a billionaire and questioned the honesty of vast fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
John D. Rockefeller
First Presbyterian Church
Studebaker
Oliver
Henry Webb Johnson
Johnson
Julius Caesar
Major L B Baker Dies in Chicago After Illness
Waterloo native Major L B Baker, about 40, died at the Turner hotel in Chicago at 1:00 PM after a lingering illness dating to January 16 1906. He had been blind since mid January and leaves a wife a mother and a brother. He had lived in Waterlaw before moving to Chicago four years ago where he built a successful insurance business as general agent for the Aetna Indemnity Insurance. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. EB. Baker
Turner
Chicago
Major Baker
Kansas City
Baker
Waterlaw
Aetna’ Indemnity Insurance Association
Fire destroys Parkersburg city jail on Sunday
Special from Parkersburg reports the city jail burned at about 3:00 am Sunday. Firefighters fought the blaze but the wooden structure was a total wreck. A two gallon coal oil can was found near the building hinting at arson. The jail housed no inmates at the time, though a drunken man had been released hours earlier by the night marshal.
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Parkersburg
H. Breck
Golden Gate Park
Bay
San Francisco
Santa Rosa
Here
Lown
Waterloo to gain glucose factory on Locke farm site
Surveyors have begun marking plots on the Locke farm southwest of Waterloo as M B Locke negotiates bringing a large Kansas City glucose factory to the city. He offers to split a portion of his 580 acre farm into $300 plots and to hand the factory $26,000 to $30,000 of proceeds. The plan anticipates two buildings and 400 to 500 workers, with continued growth for Waterloo’s industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Locke
M. B. Locke
Kansas City
Kieffer and
Slippy
Locke i
J. R. Allen
New Hartford Republicans Nominate Township Ticket In Primary
In Beaver township the Republican primary named a township slate and chose delegates to state and county conventions. About 200 votes were cast as residents backed Stanley Conn for Representative, J W Thompson for Clerk of Court, H F Wilt for Treasurer, T M Early for Auditor, W R Stanley for Recorder, H T Hill for Sheriff, Mary Faint for County Superintendent, and Robert Camp for County Attorney. Delegates to the county convention favored Cummins’ candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hartford
Beaver Township
W. R. Stanley
T. H. Hill
Mary Faint
Robert Camp
Wm. Dawson
C. R. Harmon
E.S. Harmon
A. T. Perrin
L. L. Smith
N. H. Whipple
Constables
H. A. Hoffman
W. C. Murray
Cummins
F. W. Paulger
J. A. Cousins
D. L. Hyriout
J.C. Strantze
J. L. Hesse
G. M. Bronson
D. L
Ghickasaw Corn Experiment Demonstration For Poor Farm
In Chickasaw county at New Hampton plans are set to establish an eight acre seed corn demonstration at the county poor farm. Ames authorities join the board of supervisors to show durable seed vitality, with rows planted from varied farmer-supplied seed to compare growth side by side under Holden’s assistants supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
State College
Amas
Holden
Ames
Board of Supervisors
Chickasaw
Messrs
M. L. Wilson
O. A. Cohagen
Prof. Holden
Unknown man shot dead while attempting fraud in Ottumwa
An unknown man was shot and killed in Ottumwa on Sunday morning after taking refuge in an old building during an attempted defrauding incident. Authorities did not release the assailant's identity. The motive and full circumstances remain under investigation.
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Ottumwa
Running gun battle at Pullman cafe ends with fatal shot
A man armed with a revolver engaged in a running gun fight with officers after drawing on a waiter at the Pullman cafe. Despite orders to surrender, he fled through several blocks, took refuge in a two story building, and was fatally shot by Constable Blunk as he approached the second floor. No identification was found on the slain man.
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Pullman
Bradley
Downey and
Simons
Blank
Hlunk
Blunk
Diggett
Quake Refugees Describe San Francisco Aftermath
Bert Griswold reports from Alameda describing the San Francisco quake's devastation. He describes looted stores, thousands displaced, camps at Golden Gate Park, and people sharing scarce food while sheltering from damaged homes and blocked utilities. He notes personal hardship, including job loss and delayed returns from Santa Rosa.
Race for Place Contract Closed with Land
In Plymouth County primaries Cummins leads with 299 delegates to Perkins 116. Delegates selected in Bremer, Clay, Taylor, and Sioux City areas show Cummins gains while Perkins claims some influence with Democrats in LeMars. County caucuses and conventions set the path to the state political scene.
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Ling
Innes
Chautauqua Park Auditorium
Theodora
Des Mebres
Cummins
Perkins
Plymouth County
LeMara
Sioux City
Clay County
W. W. Cornwall
Supreme Court
Taylor County
Bremer County
Clunimina
Porkina
Cerro Gorda
Ayton
Floyd Staenee Mitchell
Marshall
Madison
Ringgold
Waylor
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Dickinson
Ida
Woodbury
Plymouth
Bremec
Dayne
Lass
Gummine
Tuller County
Met
Cumming Coluin
Cerro Gordo
Ringgol
Butler
Palk County
Assessments and Stock Valuation in Union Township
Union Township reports a total actual valuation of 101 044 and taxable value of 25 261 for the year. The county examines stock assessments across townships noting fractional ownership and potential double taxation, and recommends stock be assessed where kept with ownership adjusted among parties. The Union township list includes detailed valuations for horses, cattle, sheep, geats, vehicles, money and credits, and merchandise. A mention of a painful accident and commercial tonics appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steparts
Couwner
Union Township
Union Townehly
Wndilay
Manhole accident injures West Fourth Street passer
Falls Through Manhole On West Fourth Street injures Falls Through Manhole On West Fourth Street narrowly missing severe injury Monday morning. George S Yenney's grocery stands nearby as the victim, Hallori, steps on an unpositioned iron cover and falls through. The three inch gap left the top unsecured, tearing skin from the left leg and badly injuring both knees. He is taken to a Jefferson Street residence for treatment and may recover in about two weeks. (Note: OCR fragments also mention dray line ownership changes)
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George Hallori
George S. Yenney
West Fourth Street
Alsles
Noteen
Hallock
Jefferson Street
Young Archie Stewart saves others in runaway incident
Fifteen year old Archie Stewart, son of J H Stewart, sprang to control a fleeing livery team after Hazel and her brother Eicher boarded the front seat. He grabbed the horse bits, was dragged several rods, and saved the riders from injury. The buggy was stopped with no serious harm to anyone.
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Archie Stewart
J. H. Stewart
Hazel Eieher
Eicher
Franklin Street
Hazel
Mr. Eicher
Horne
Misa Hagel Richer
Fire on Sixth Street Destroys Peverill Store and Sheds
A Sunday blaze at the W. J. Peverill feed store on Sixth and LaFayette leveled part of a two story frame building and shed. Firemen, led by Captain Frank Durfey, were nearly buried but rescued with minor injuries. The fire caused about 256 dollars in loss and the owner reports no insurance. The origin remains unknown.
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Frank Durfey
East Side
W. J. Peverill
LaFayette
Eyenmore
Sixth Streets
Waleo
Joss
Live Stock Market Report for Chicago April 30
The hog market opened steady to lower with mixed lots and butchers around 6.86 to 6.95. Cattle and sheep receipts show light to moderate demand with prices listed for prime steers at 4.90 to 4.59 and butchers cows at 2.10 to 3.0. Include figures for hogs, corn at 35c, and assorted livestock prices along with estimated tomorrow’s receipts.
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Chicago
Callla
Sheen
C. Burley
Timothy
Pioneer
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Phelan
Pressidio Wharf
Red Crose
Secretary Bonaparte Ul
Paris
Frises
Intervala
Rockefeller
South Bend, Ind
Galle Money
King
Waterlooan
Ternoon
Bastile
Foolliater
Rocky Mountain
Wanagler Bros. & Told
Ghickasaw Corn Experiment
Bert Griswold
Frisco
Supplice Gaming
Courier
Cedar Rapids
Terre Haute
Alameda
Califortis
J. F. Ball
Gallette
Market Street
Foley
Hearn
Bright
C. W. Ritter
Wangler Dros. & Todd
WII
Gast
Egates
Union
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Waneler Brow
Fourth Street
Allen Tush
Mey Hag
Witt Bros
Wit Bros
Frank Dourfey
Apel
Eure
Minneapolis
Bop
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