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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
11
Reports from Salt Lake City say thousands of Utah residents visiting San Francisco remain unharmed after the quake and fire. Telegrams and telegrams note relatives in San Francisco confirm no injuries among the Utah party, despite rumors of fatalities and escapes.
Refugees from Ogden travel to Lake Cry rue Grande and arrive in Salt Lake City aboard two trains. The first car carries 102 passengers at 2 PM, a second train brings 14 destitute travelers after 4 PM. California relief committee workers greet them. nearly fifty refugees relocate to Salt Lake in one day, others seek work locally.
San Francisco forms a vigilance committee led by ex chief of staff Harry Baehr at 2924 Hiener Street. About 130 members have joined. The group operates in the Golden Gate valley dotnet near the Presidio and seeks applications for membership.
The Senate on Monday advanced a relief appropriation to 1 600 000 for California earthquake victims, matching an earlier sum without debate. A second measure requests 1 000 000 for additional Fraser relief, with a joint resolution amending the prior act. Author notes reference drama figures and public figures reacting to privacy issues amid unrest.
An unclear report describes soldiers and a car incident at Port Dang with gunfire and a fire. The text mentions a guard, a 1000 unit claim, and a theatre description but details are fragmented and difficult to parse.
A heavy Sunday rain drenched San Francisco from midnight to 9 am with 14 mph winds adding gloom. Thousands camped on hills and parks face renewed misery as tents leak and ground floods threaten health from pneumonia and unsanitary conditions. Building walls are being torn down to reduce danger as the city braces for more after the fire.
San Francisco begins first rebuilding phase after five days of chaos as citizens provide shelter and care for the homeless. In the burned business district walls rise and structures are inspected for reoccupation while land is cleared for immediate construction to resume commerce.
A White House letter to Taft stresses that Red Cross aid is to aid Chinese and all others without discrimination. The missive, cited in the press, notes distress among Chinese residents and directs war department and general Millston to ensure equal effort.
A diplomatic exchange reports a note from the American legation about President Roosevelt's speech and a government inquiry. Officials say the ministry denied the report and ordered an investigation to determine accountability for the publication.
Reported at the Presidio, a family welcomed three babies with the six already on base. The two newborns were taken to a local hospital as mothers rested. The incident drew attention from military and civilian leaders, with limited details released regarding the emergency birth.
Oakland refugees crowded city centers as employment bureaus swing into action. Survivors seek relief for minds strained by four days of upheaval, with former fortunes among the hopeful. Workers are promised transportation and regional assignments to build the Western Pacific railway route in Utah Nevada and California.
The 5 15 am quake on April 18 set fires across a dozen facilities while water mains failed. Firemen fought heroically as the city faced a devastating blaze, with many killed by collapsing structures and others burned trapped in wreckage. Electric power and transit halted. Modern steel buildings largely withstood the quake, while older wooden and brick structures suffered.
Oakland readers glimpse a brightening press scene as surviving San Francisco papers merge efforts calling themselves Call Chronicle Examiner. The joint edition offers disaster notes and an hopeful forecast that in short order the original papers will restore their former appearance and supply.
President Keavanvelt sent to Congress a message with wartime papers urging immediate appropriation of 1.9 million dollars for San Francisco disaster sufferers. Secretary Taft Senator Aliteon chair the appropriations committee discussed further aid and a 1 million dollar request was anticipated with assurances from lawmakers.
A four story building at 119 Fifth Street collapsed in the earthquake. Rescue workers pulled forty bodies from the wreckage while firemen battled flames. several occupants were rescued earlier, but most inmates perished as the structure burned.
The city tally reaches 500 bodies recovered and buried amid chaotic record keeping. Coroners, the board of health, and searchers faced widespread burial without permits, scattered graves, and delayed reporting. Officials warn that many deaths are unconfirmed and casualty estimates remain unreliable.
Describes Chinatown after a devastating blaze with underground passages and tunnels beneath street level. Survivors flee as flames consume wooden structures while hidden rooms reveal frightened inhabitants and ruined city beneath the hills.
A chaotic scene at Central Avenue ends with a man in distress needing care after a reported fall near a gathering. Police and bystanders assist and secure the area as medical help arrives. No identities or further details are disclosed in the readable text.
Carl Brunke, a young clerk, is sentenced to eight years penal servitude for murdering two sisters Martha and Alma Haars 22 and 21 at their own request. The trio, melancholy from Wagner study, planned deaths with a revolver and champagne.
An OCR damaged passage references a person named Tinwan Baby Sieter and a sequence of unclear events and names. The text includes garbled phrases, stray names, and possible mentions of a station, laughter, and a backer noted as HORRY. It is not possible to extract a coherent news event or clear entities beyond these fragments.
A young Riordan was fatally shot near a small town after a soldier ordered him to surrender whiskey. Gan Pranclice, a younger real estate broker, observed the incident as Riordan was walking home with Whinkey when the soldier fired instantly upon an argument over liquor.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a public welfare court order issued by a state governor under a writ of mercy. It mentions a date around April and an upcoming session at a public hall, with unclear legal terms and attendees.
Fragmentary note reports a disorderly situation at Golden Gate Parks with references to authorities and possible public safety concerns. The text is garbled but mentions the National Guard and a warning to remain alert for any serious changes.
A garbled passage mentions an event or assembly with names resembling places or people, suggesting a historical note about a local gathering or decision. The text is incomplete, obscuring exact identities and purpose, but indicates coordination or testimony among participants.
George Binge endured a nightlong pursuit by a large pack of timber wolves while transporting provisions from Onton to Nile home in Carplake township. He used a lantern to scare the animals, burned hay and cans, and finally reached an old mine building where wolves damaged the sleigh and left prints in the snow.
A reader describes a funeral scene in which Mrs. Thuptle Onine points to the deceased as her husband James Dengherty. Eyewitnesses recall a crowd gathering at a local church service while neighbors described the family’s grief and the tense moment of recognition.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a convoluted wedding context with names and places blurred. It references individuals, vows, and social events in a disjointed sequence, lacking clear dates or outcomes and presenting multiple unreadable terms.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a death and a related dispute among residents. Names are obscured, but references to a local area, a month, and an ongoing investigation appear. The text hints at a possible homicide or accident and a party labeled MONK Ned.0 APO Mn hin. lacks clear details.
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