San Francisco Inferno Claims Countless Lives and Vast Loss
A devastating quake and ensuing fire devastate San Francisco. Loss estimates range from 200 to 500 million dollars with at least 500 dead and countless unidentified bodies. Relief flows in from across the nation as the city braces for rebuilding under martial law.
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Correas
Rolla V. Watt
Royal & Queen Insurance Company
Powst Bie
Alster
James D. Phelan
Isaac Herman Obreich
W. R. Hearst
Not a Utahn injured in San Francisco quake relief
Thousands of Utah visitors in San Francisco during the earthquake and fire reported safe. Salt Lake City relays telegrams and letters saying no injuries or fatalities among Utahns, with only miraculous escapes and reassuring tidings from friends and relatives in the devastated city.
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Utah
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Refugees in Zion arrives in Salt Lake City from Ogden
The Rio Grande brought 246 San Francisco refugees to Salt Lake City on Monday from Ogden. A five car special train carried 102 passengers at 2 PM and a second train with 144 destitute passengers reached Ogden Sunday evening on the Southern Pacific No. 4 and arrived shortly after 8 PM. California relief committee met both trains. About fifty refugees stayed to reunite with relatives while others seek work.
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George R. Armstrong
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Homer S. King
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Sehmits
Salt Lake City
Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Ogden
Southern Pacific
California
ROPES FOR DESPERADOES Vigilance Committee Forms in San Francisco
San Francisco forms a vigilance committee the first since the 1850s. Dr Donald McCullough edge leads as chief with ex Auditor Harry Bachr as chief of staff. Headquarters at 2924 Stainer Street. One hundred and thirty members joined, with rapid applications. The group controls the Golden Gate valley district near the Presidio.
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San Francisco
Donald McCullouckedge
Harry Bachr
Stainer Street
Golden Gate Valley
Presidio
Relief Fund Enlarged For California Earthquake Sufferers
Washington reports the senate increased the second appropriation to 1 500 000 for San Francisco quake sufferers and the house concurred without debate. In St Petersburg a group of twenty five Russian authors led by Cherekov and Kuprin condemned American treatment of Maxim Gorky and Mme Andrieva as cited by Mark Twain.
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Senate
California
House
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
M. Cherekot
M. Kuprin
Maxim Gorky
Mark Twain
Mme. Andrieva
Soldiers Fire On Car In Salt Lake City Shooting
Four soldiers fired about six shots at an East Second South streetcar bound for Fort Douglas around 11 p m tilting panic among passengers. They leaped from the car at Tenth East and Second South streets as police were alerted. The conductor provided a description of the assailants for arrest.
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Vanness
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Bay
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Market
Vanness Avenue
Greenwich
Hyde Street
Bay Street
Montgomery Avenue
Pacific Mall
Guerrero Street
Dolores
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Salt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Tenth East
Second South
Deluge of Rain Hits Desolate San Francisco
San Francisco endured a Sunday night downpour of rain and wind, worsening misery for tens of thousands living in camps on hills and in parks. Water seeped through improvised shelters threatening health as pneumonia fears grow, while officials assure that ongoing demolition reduces danger in the burned district.
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San Francisco
Building Committee
San Francisco Rises From Ashes With Early Rebuilding
San Francisco began rapid reconstruction after five days of upheaval as citizens organized to shelter feed and aid the homeless. In the burned business district walls are being razed and intact structures inspected for occupancy while ground is cleared for swift commercial reoccupation.
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San Francisco
California
Roosevelt Decrees Equal Help From Red Cross for Chinese
The White House states President Roosevelt wants Red Cross aid in San Francisco to reach Chinese as fully as any group. He directs Secretary Taft and General Funston to ensure no person is excluded and to arrange immediate action with Dr Devine. Buenos Aires notes a protest over Roosevelt's speech publication and promises investigation.
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Red Cross
San Francisco
Taft
White House
Chinege
Devine
General Funston
Daily Press
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Herald
Buenos Ayres
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