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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
3
A look at the quake and fire aftermath shows society flattened to basics. Rich and poor mingle amid ruins as old divisions vanish and leaders from rival factions join to aid relief and rebuilding.
A prominent Oakland engineer estimates that the San Francisco fire destroyed about 10 000 acres or 15 square miles. The area housed nearly 100 banks and many of the world’s finest buildings along with thousands of merchants and over 260 000 people including 40 000 transients.
Herbert Law of San Francisco proposes Congress approve a $100,000,000 loan for 25 years at 2 percent to rebuild the Pacific coast metropolis on the devastated city site. The plan, backed by leading San Francisco businessmen, will be presented to the president and congressional leaders.
In a March note from Villa Bianca on the Italian Riviera, a London correspondent recounts lean finances after gambling losses in Monte Carlo. He enjoys olive terraces and flowers, visits the convent daughter of the hostess, and hints at a troubling attraction while insisting on his virtue and friendship with the recipient.
San Stefano Italy on Afardh 15 letters addressed to P express thanks for prior correspondence and note an inability to consider a certain request. The tone is formal and personal with a brief update on the writer's stance and future hopes.
A B writes from Genoa to Philip about leaving San Stefano for his brother Arthur in Ceylon to help with a tea plantation. He discusses love for a woman, moral struggle, and resolve to do the straight thing despite tears and farewell. He hopes never to see her again and signs with blessing.
Mexican officials report plans to open negotiations for the sale of Lower California to the United States. Interests in the peninsula include mining companies and foreign landowners, with some support but little Washington action or congressional approval expected. The article notes geography, population, and climate details.
Pattern No 5597 shows a modish waist with fronts turning back to form reverses and narrow velvet frilled sleeves adaptable to elbow length. It requires 2 3/4 yards of 44 inch material in medium size and sizes 32 through 42 inches. Orders: pattern department at this paper. include size and pattern number.
Paris reports M Vina a Russian inventor plans a flight in a hybrid aeroplane automobile. The three wheeled craft combines wings with a liquid gas motor, propeller, and rudder. Wings rise with speed and wind, then propulsion and sails are geared from the motor. No results from M Vinas experiments have been released.
Gen Paron Kodama chosen to succeed Field Marshal Oyama as head of the Japanese army. He studied at Rutgers College in York Pennsylvania and is hailed as the genius of the Japanese army. He led planning of strategy behind victories in Manchuria as Oyama’s chief of staff.
Charles Young, the only Negro army officer who is a West Point graduate, serves as military attache at Port au Prince Hayti. He entered the military academy in 1884 and graduated in 1889.
Pink and white french flannel wrapper with under-arm and shoulder seams shaping. A pink silk feather stitch decorates the collar and hem edge. Options include lawn, gingham and outing flannel. medium size uses two yards of 36 inch material. sizes for 1/2 to 4 years.
A New York Press quote recalls a playful exchange where a girl objects to describing cheese as lovely. The salesman persists, citing the dignity of language learned at boarding school.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a jail reporter notes the sheriff escorted a murderer to the penitentiary this morning. The only troublesome inmate now is a thief who stole a bulldog, while a young woman with expensive flowers departs in indignation.
A judge notes Grace is deeply in love, calling it her first affair and hinting at the intensity of the relationship. The remark frames a cautious view of romantic entanglement as a defining moment in Grace's life.
A salesman touts a new automobile design as exceptionally humane and tender-hearted. A prospective buyer asks how, and the salesman claims it can be transformed into an ambulance in ten seconds, per the New York Times style quote.
A brief Milwaukee Sentinel note records a casual exchange about borrowing five dollars. The owner declines loan repayment due to having just repaid a prior loan, illustrating a minor domestic financial moment.
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