01 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
The Daily Californian
Location
Bakersfield, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
1
In a string of avalanches on Smuggler Mountain near Tulluride Colorado the death toll is estimated at twenty to twenty five with four teen miners killed and twelve injured. Rescue efforts followed a three day snowfall hindering visibility and breaking the mine’s telephone line.
Washington March 1 The conference of the two Houses of Congress reached an agreement on the Philippine tariff bill after a single sitting The House accepted all but one Senate amendment The sole unaccepted provision applies tonnage taxes of the United States to foreign vessels operating in inter island traffic in the Philippines
A historic flood along the Schuylkill River drenched Philadelphia and suburbs, uprooting manufacturing stock, inundating yards and rail lines, washing away coal and lumber, flooding Fairmount Park, and leaving districts in darkness as water rose to second-story levels. Lives lost reported, extensive property and railroad damage feared across the river corridor.
Ten people were injured and three missing after the Cleveland Baking Company building at 77 Central avenue collapsed from fourth floor to the first. Names of missing include J. Welker, Margaret Heiser, Mary Riemer. Firemen labored to clear debris as walls shifted and rescue efforts ended with the three presumed dead.
In San Francisco on March 1 the Producers Oil Exchange morning session listed quotes for 1000 Petroleum at 0.7, 5000 Petroleum at 0.6, 600 Aztec at 1.00, and 300 Home Oil at 3.90.
San Francisco reports a forecast for Southern California with cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday, possible light showers, and light easterly winds.
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