President Seeks Additional Half Million for San Francisco Aid
President Roosevelt transmits Secretary Taft's letter to Congress urging a further 500000 appropriation. Taft notes 2405333 of 2500000已 spent on army relief, with costs split among Quartermaster Subsistence Medical Signal and Mileage. He recommends authorizing payments for labor distribution of supplies tents and sanitation in the camps.
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Congress
Taft
San Francisco
Senate
House
Secretary of War
Theodore Roosevelt
Quartermaster’s Department
Subsistence Department
Signal Corps
California
General Greeley
Rose Re elected Mayor in Kansas City Special Election
William E. Rose was re elected mayor of Kansas City Kansas in a May 8 special election by about 1600 votes over E. E. Venard and David Harris. The race centered on enforcing prohibition and anti gambling laws with Rose backed by those favoring licensing of joints while Venard drew temperance support. The outcome tests Rose's eligibility following a supreme court ouster ruling.
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William E. Rose
Kansas City
Kas
Supreme Court
E. E. Venard
David Harris
Rose
Venard
Weather Summary From University Of Nebraska Bulletin May Week
University of Nebraska weekly weather report for the week ending May 7 notes a slightly below normal temperature with ample sunshine and brisk northerly winds. Cloudy wet start with rain and occasional hail in the northeast and southwest, followed by warmer midweek days around 80 degrees, then a cooler finale with scattered showers. Frosts occurred Sunday morning with subfreezing minima in northern counties. rainfall exceeded normal statewide, with Butler and Dodge counties recording over 4 inches.
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University of Nebraska
Butler
Dodge
Plan for a labor life insurance company voiced by telegraphers
A movement emerged at the Cincinnati convention of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America to form a new life insurance company for union labor. The plan would pool labor funds into one large fund, withdrawing from old companies as confidence wanes. The telegraphers will investigate and report to President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor.
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Hfé
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America
Cincinnati
Gompers
American Federation of Tabor
America
Dawes Declares Sherman Law Dead Letter at Cincinnati Speech
Charles G. Dawes former comptroller of the currency told the Bankers' club in Cincinnati that the Sherman anti trust law is a dead letter and discourages business. He argued trade agreements may be beneficial and the law lacks clear definitions of legal and criminal agreements, hindering business cooperation with competitors.
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Charles G. Dawes
Isa
Bankers’ Club
Cincinnati
Lumber trade upset by California disaster report
Secretary Smith outlines at the May 8 session of the National Lumber Manufacturers association that the San Francisco destruction will disrupt coast trade. He notes abnormal conditions on the California coast will redirect lumber flows and trigger a west of the Mississippi readjustment.
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Smith
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
San Francisco
California
Mississippi River
Good Wages for Expert Painters in Omaha Drawn
Owing to a scarcity of first class workmen the master painters of Omaha are paying up to 50 cents per hour for skilled labor. Open shops and plenty of work for expert painters and paper hangers in Omaha.
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Omaha
Crossing of Earthquake Tremors and Historic Place Transfer
Washington gossip highlights Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston noted for San Francisco relief and order during the 1906 quake era. The piece also recalls Dr. Fell's westward early life, Quaker roots in Lancaster County, and the founding of the Minneapolis Journal amid anti slavery sentiment.
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Old Dominion
Ashington
Roosevelt
Funston
Frederick Funston
Department of California
San Francisco
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Cuba
St. Louis
Fell
West
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
St. Anthony's Falls
Minn
Minneapolis
Bee
Minneapolis Journal
Seismograph Records San Francisco Earthquake Transmission
Scientists study the 1906 San Francisco quake using seismographs and magnetic instruments at Cheltenham. The Cheltenham observatory recorded continent crossing waves in seven minutes forty four seconds, about 5 miles per second, far above sound speed.
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San Francisco
Washington
Weather Bureau
Magnetic Observatory
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Cheltenham
Eldest Original Group Member Remains in Washington
Dr. Vickers Fell, near eighty seven, is named as one of the pioneering abolitionists group in Washington and recalls the early days. He is described as a pioneer of the west and starter of the first Republican news.
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Greely
Wendell — Phillips
William. Lloyd Garrison
Washington
Vickers Fell
West
Gunston Hall Transfers to Gen. Smith for 50000
Historical estate Gunston Hall in Fairfax County on the Potomac River near Mount Vernon sold for 50000 to Gen. Robert Gibson Smith of New Jersey. The brick mansion built in 1755 by George Mason features a 80 by 40 foot structure with two porches and 615 acres of pastures and orchards. Former buyer Thomas E. Watson, Georgia populist, explored purchase but negotiations stalled.
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Washington
Old Dominion
Gunston Hall
Robert Gibson Smith
New Jersey
Virginia
Fairfax County
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
George Mason
George Washington
Mason
Scotland
Potomac
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Farmers’ Alliance
Watson
The Washington Starman's Odd Suitor Seeks Rich Wife
Henry Stark, a self styled prospector now in Washington, stirs society with tales of wealth and a plan to marry the right woman for a 300000 settlement. Reports say he claims to be worth 500000 in cash and mining interests and has drawn letters from women nationwide.
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Young
Henry Stark
Washington
Stark
Brazil
Hero of Vesuvius Matteucci Saves Naples from Panic
The Royal Observatory director Matteucci braved Vesuvius during its most violent eruption to warn and reassure Naples. His messages helped avert panic as prisoners mutinied and fears grew that the city would be destroyed. His earlier feat camping near the crater and timing a massive stone's flight showcased extraordinary bravery.
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Matteucci
Vesuvius
Naples
Matteuce
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Observatory
Royal Observatory
Money exchange chat in Cleveland Leader
A brief note from the Cleveland Leader quotes a conversation where one man asks for a loan and the other declines saying he has plenty of money. The exchange highlights a cautious civic tone and humor about finances.
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Cleveland Leader
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