Cremating Earthquake Victims as Search Continues
In San Francisco the coroner and state health inspectors report 23 bodies found across the city after the quake and fire. Cremations were ordered for health reasons at the Six Mile House, with many identifications impossible due to mutilation.
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San Francisco
Potrero District
Shannon Street
Union Ironworks
Six Mile House
Walsh
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Union Street
Dupont
Harrison Street
National Relief Totals Reach 11.87 Million for San Francisco
Boston dispatch reports contributions from across the United States totaling 11,869,684 dollars for San Francisco victims. Additional supplies including food clothing and medicines are being rushed by rail and sea. Trains carry 3,480 tons of provisions enough to feed 300,000 people for eight days. Congress added 1,000,000 dollars in response to the president's appeal.
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New York
United States
San Francisco
Congress
Shonts Praises Canal Zone Work and Health
Theodore P. Shonts arrives in Washington after a canal zone tour. He commends Chief Engineer Stevens and cites a workforce of 17,681, a sick rate of 20 per 1,000, and 450 vacant hospital beds in March.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmus
Colon
Washington
Shonts
Canal Zone
Stevens
Illinois Veteran Mourns San Francisco Earthquake Loss
Danville Illinois and Portland Oregon dispatches report death of Capt. B. Wicks wife and family in the San Francisco quake. The flat at 45 Sharon Street is named. Portland relief subscriptions total 160000 with expected 250000. Judge Chas F. McKenna of Porto Rico resigns, reportedly due to bar association pressure.
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Danville
BE. B. Wicks
Soldiers’ Home
Charles F. Wicks
Inlaw
Clarence B. Allen
Paul B. Allen
San Francisco
Sharon Street
McKenna
San Juan
P. R
Chas, F. McKenna
Pittsburg
Federal Court of
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
The
Bar Association
MacKenna
The Choice of Paint in Modern Home Care
Fifty years ago painted houses were rare and costly to maintain. Today ready to use prepared paints dominate, offering lower cost, easier application, and better consistency than hand-mixed lead and oil. brands, dealers, and neighbor experiences guide trusted choices.
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Rome
Clarence H Mackey Pledges 100000 for UC Berkeley Building
Clarence H Mackey president of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co telegraphed President Wheeler of the University of California at Berkeley that he will contribute 100000 dollars toward a new university building.
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Clarence H. Mackey
New York
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Wheeler
University of California At Berkeley
Train Load of Supplies En Route to Relief
A government train of 13 cars carrying tents and relief supplies for earthquake victims passed through Pittsburg en route to San Francisco.
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Pittsburg
San Francisco
Riveters Feign Theft Then Find Landlady Mashed Potatoes
A short time ago a gang of riveters working on a bridge rented lodgings. Suspecting the landlady of stealing their food they bought raw potatoes from a grocer and planned to count portions. When the dish was uncovered they discovered the landlady had mashed the potatoes.
Taking Their Dust in Air Carriage Chase
Dialog shows Mrs Stockbonds-John debating a new air carriage after a rival, the Van der Billion, rises 100 feet higher during a flight, leaving their current craft behind as observers chase spectacle and brag.
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John
van der Billion
Carnegie pledges 40000 for Denison library upgrade
Dr. W. E. Hunt Denison university president received a letter from Andrew Carnegie offering 40000 toward a new library if an equal endowment is raised. The gift follows Judge Harvey Keeler's solicitation and requires Denison friends to meet the condition, with a library planned soon.
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Newark
W. E. Hunt
Denison University
Andrew Carnegie
Ville College
Harvey Keeler
Cleveland
Keeler
Denison
Friends of Denison
Cliff Hotel Owner Feared Lost in San Francisco Earthquake
Mt. Vernon Ohio April 21 The Cliff hotel once thought submerged is now said to be safe its owner Lee Irvine a former Mt. Vernon resident is missing officials fear he perished relatives in Mt. Vernon report many Knox county natives live in San Francisco and await word a relief fund has raised several thousand dollars.
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Mt. Vernon
Cliff Hotel
San Francisco
Lee Irvine
Clarke Irvine
Kenyon College
Knox County
Indictment Over Ice Firm in Valentine Anti Trust Case
The grand jury in Ashtabula Ohio indicted City Ice Delivery Co and four individuals William Downs W W Kunkle J H Lieb man and Willis E Good for violations of the Valentine anti trust law. The company formed two years ago amid free competition when ice sold for 20 cents per hundred pounds or 3 dollars per ton now prices have risen to 40 cents per hundred or 5 dollars per ton.
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Ashtabula, O
City Ice Delivery Co
Ashtabula
William Downs
W. W. Kunkle
J. H. Liebman
Willis E. Good
First arrests in Ohio pension fraud conspiracy
Deputy United States Marshals Wagner and Evans arrested John T. Aldrich and his son Eugene Aldrich, Henry Gibbons, and B F Rogers in Clyde on charges of conspiring to defraud the government. A warrant was issued for Emma Mook of Oberlin, former Sandusky county resident.
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Toledo
Ohio
United States
Wagner
Evans
Clyde
John T. Aldrich
Eugene Aldrich
Henry Gibbons
B. F. Rogers
Sandusky County
Emma Mook
Oberlin
Royal Arcanum in Ohio ousts officers at Lima meeting
At the Ohio state Royal Arcanum session in Lima on April 20 the faction opposing rate increases swept control, removing all existing officers except the longtime treasurer who has served 20 years. M. J. Sanford of Lima was elected grand regent.
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Lima
Royal Arcanum of
Ohio
M. J. Sanford
Ohio Attorney General rules out bridge trust compromise
Columbus April 21 Attorney General Ellis says there are no negotiations for a compromise in the bridge trust matter and that deposition delays are at the instruction of the office, with a clear and sufficient reason given.
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Columbus, O
Bridge Trust
Ellis
Hamiltonians Safe After Grand Hotel Telegrams
Hamilton residents Mrs. F. X. Black Miss Louise Black George Bud Black and Miss Mamie Shuler were reported safe in telegrams received from San Francisco where they were staying at the Grand hotel April 21.
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Hamilton, O
F. X. Black
Louise Black
George
Bud) Black
Mamie Shuler
Grand Hotel
San Francisco
Ohio Post Offices Discontinued in Rural Free Delivery
Washington April 21. The following Ohio post offices now served by rural free delivery will be discontinued Upshur Preble county West Florence Preble county Greenbush Preble county Swazey Monroe county Kyle's Corners Mahoning county The action reflects standard rural delivery consolidation.
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Washington
Ohio
Upshur
Preble County
West Florence
Greenbush
Swazey
Monroe County
Kyle's Corners
Mahoning County
Dr. E. B. Rorick Resigns From State Institute
Dr. E B Rorick superintendent of the state institution for feeble minded youths tendered his resignation to Gov Pattison. He will return to his home at 18 Fulton county where he pursues agricultural interests.
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Columbus
EB. H. Rorick
State Institution
Pattison
Rorick
Fulton County
Bridge must rise two feet over Maplewood canal
Charles B. Perkins chief engineer for the state board of public works informed the Big Four railroad that the new bridge over the canal at Maplewood near Cincinnati will have to be raised two feet.
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Columbus
Charles B. Perkins
State Board of Public Works
Big Four Railroad
Maplewood
Cincinnati
Democratic Circuit Judicial Committee Sets Lima Convention Date
The democratic circuit judicial committee chose Lima for the convention of 10 counties on May 22 with W. B. Riepie named temporary chairman.
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Lima
Democratic Circuit Judicial Committee
W. B. Riepie
Prosperity Seen in Record Eight-Month Trade Gain
A Commerce Department bulletin notes eight months ending February exports rose by 190 million dollars over 1905. Agricultural products led the gain with 133 million, crafts 45 million, while foodstuffs and materials show mixed trends. The report highlights rising imports, growing manufactures exports, and luxury imports as signs of broad national prosperity.
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Department of Commerce
Chicago
Tariff rates and political barbs from early 20th century press
The snippet surveys opinions on tariff policy and political shifts, noting the 1905 ad valorem duty average of 45.24 percent under the Dingley tariff, and comments from the American Economist Milwaukee News Chicago Inter Ocean Buffalo Commercial Atlantic Journal Bowton Transcript on figures like David B Hill William Jennings Bryan and Hearst, with mixed reactions across papers.
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Congress
Milwaukee News
David B. Hill
N. Y. Tribune
William Jennings Bryan
Democracy
June Parker
Chicago
Atlantic Journal
Hearst
Bowton Transcript
Nothing Like a Bargain in German Trade Talks
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that Germany appears ready to accept impartial trade with the United States. The piece argues no hidden bargains exist, warns against fake reciprocity, and says the nations will keep separate tariff administration while pursuing most favored nation treatment and possible treaty abrogation to ensure it.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Germany
Algeciras
France
Treasury
United States
The Shoe Pinches Therein A Duty Debate
The American Economist argues repeal of duties on hides and boots would flood the market with foreign footwear. To compete domestic production would need lower wages, halving purchasing power for over 200,000 boot and shoe workers and harming local trade nationwide.
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Guild
Douglas
Tariff politics in 1906 campaign clouded by German danger
The 1906 congressional race faced tariff conflict as free traders and the American Reciprocal Tariff league prepared to win doubtful districts in the Midwest for wide open reciprocity and a revised Dingley schedule. Germany’s stance shifts leverage, undermining revisionists and prompting praise for standpatters amid mixed editorials.
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American Reciprocal Tariff League
Middle West
Germany
Peruna Gives Relief From Severe Headaches Says Brooklyn Woman
Miss Lucy V. McGivney of 452 3rd Ave Brooklyn reports months of severe headaches and side and back pain eased by Peruna. She notes improved health and renewed daily activity, calling the remedy marvelous.
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Lucy V. McGivney
3Rd Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
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