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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
4
A promotional note urges using Royal Baking Powder in any recipe calling for cream of tartar soda or baking powder. It claims Royal yields purer, stronger leavening, lighter sweeter food, and digestible wholesome results, contrasting with alum and phosphate alternatives sold at similar or lower prices.
New York April 171 Sutton dazzled in a world chess championship game in Madison Square Garden. He defeated Willy Hoppe 78 to ? with a record 509 points in five days averaging 100. The match lasted over an hour and a half with bold carom plays and swift exchanges. Sutton’s aggressive style and flawless endgame secured a decisive victory and new world record pace in the tournament.
A historical advertisement explains Mrs. Pinkham’s Female Health Institute in Boston offering guidance to women on gynecological symptoms. It stresses confidentiality, female readers, and the promise of experienced advice from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
The document outlines a chaotic arbitration among church leaders over a proposed transfer of property tied to Zion City. Dowie and board members faced rejection on key procedural points as they argued over the legitimacy of votes and the selection of a mediator, amid calls for a new election and further legal action.
Governor Folk condemns mob violence and asserts government by law in a Springfield address. He cites a recent lynching and argues that justice must be administered by courts, not mobs, noting the murder of a man protecting a woman’s honor as a factor in upholding law. He urges restraint and adherence to due process.
In a Brooklyn Botanic Company notice Orrine is marketed as an absolute cure for drunkenness with two forms offered, No 1 accret remedy and a second unknown form. The ad claims worldwide support, lists prices at $1, and promises a guaranteed return if not effective. Aimed at heavy drinkers, it urges readers to write for testimonials and order details.
An old ad claims California prune wafers cure constipation and biliousness by addressing what you don’t eat. It touts 100 wafers for 26 cents from Wallace Drug Co. Ogden Utah, promising relief for stomach and liver functions.
Early accounts report a major quake at 5 10 this morning causing widespread damage across San Francisco. Buildings collapse, fires rage with water mains burst, and power and communication fail as thousands flee into the streets. Rescue efforts are hampered by debris and blocked lines, while the worst destruction centers south of Market Street and around the Palace and St Francis hotels.
Carey WRECKED reports a 6.0 earthquake hit San Francisco at 6:10 in the morning. The tremor lasted about three minutes, causing widespread destruction with fires, collapsed buildings, and severe water loss. City hall, valued at $7 million, lies in ruins while utilities and lines were damaged or destroyed.
Reports from San Francisco describe widespread damage across the area between Mackel and Coward Arects extending to the city hill. Hotels near Third and Market streets shaken, major buildings like Callani Examiner and Western Cylon badly damaged. Large department stores affected. no lives reported as loss due to the time of the quake, and ferry slips near Market exposed to the disaster.
Sacramento felt its strongest quake in years at 5:43 this morning. Buildings swayed like tipsy trees, clocks stopped, and minor damage appeared in the post office and brick structures. Telegraph and telephone lines fell between Ravvementa and San Frisco, with limited contact to nearby cities.
A new earthquake tremor struck San Francisco at 8 15 on April 18 causing people to rush into the streets briefly before the alarm subsided. The city records no further damage reported at this time.
San Francisco April 18 reports indicate a widening disaster with fires and collapsed buildings. The Valencia hotel on Valencia Street buried 75 in debris, two killed in a Fourteenth Street wreck, Kingsley lodging house collapsed with 75 to 80 believed buried, Lipman dry goods store on fire, and streets torn with six foot crevices. Firehouses damaged hinder firefighting as hospitals receive injured survivors.
An April quake floods San Francisco with fires and collapse. The Postal Telegraph and Western Union report severed links and widespread damage across the city. Berkeley and Pleasanton suffer fires and train disruptions as networks fail and rescue efforts proceed.
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