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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
1
The article chronicles a devastating urban fire with over 1,000 dead and massive property losses, engulfing streets and public structures. Temporary shelters and streetcar service are deployed, while relief efforts pour in from California and neighboring states to sustain refugees.
Coroner William Walsh says the total dead will not be less than 1,000 and could reach 2,000, with 200 bodies found buried in districts such as Polk and Bey streets and Ports mouth Square. He notes many victims remain unaccounted in areas south of Market and Chinatown, and that numbers may rise beyond 1,000.
San Francisco reacts to President Roosevelt's request to divert relief funds to Dr Edward Devine of the Red Cross. Officials insist aid remains non-discriminatory though concerns arise over Chinese charity versus White assistance. A formal rebuttal from city authorities and relief committees affirms equal relief and humanity across races.
President and supporters seek to tighten the rate bill with a limited court review and to merge House and Senate amendments. Senator Overman and Senator Long inch toward a pact to replace Bailey's no-suspension stand with a White House court review and an injunction amendment, while Senator Tillman and Tilman press for a timely final vote as party stalemates loosen.
Benjamin Hess, refugee arriving in Los Angeles, reports Willie Britt brother of boxer Jimmy Britt was shot and killed in Golden Gate Park. Britt allegedly resisted soldiers attempting to seize his car to transport aid to the wounded, leading to his fatal shooting.
San Francisco scene recalls three improvised heroes Captain MacBride and two gunners who deployed ton of gun cotton on Van Ness avenue in a brutal fire siege. Their explosions halted the blaze, saved thousands, and left a scarred but standing city as firefighters tended ruins.
Paris April 2 The strike movement sweeps France with May 1 set as a supreme eight hour demonstration. Clemenceau mobilizes civil and military forces as 40,000 miners and other workers walk out. Authorities tighten security, rail and street patrols, and preparations to prevent violence while unions warn of broad suspensions across mining, metal, and service sectors.
A long column discusses political tension in Paris with fears of a new commune amid scrutiny of labor unrest and elections. It mentions progress of relief work and notes tensions between socialist elements and authorities, as well as pressure from workers and strikes influencing public sentiment ahead of elections.
A struggle between a gamecock owned by William Johnson of Linden Avenue and an Italian organ grinder’s pet monkey in Elmwood Place ended with the monkey dead. The fight began when the monkey chased teasing boys, and the bird, during a furious encounter, blinded and then struck the monkey with its spurs, killing it quickly.
Spectal to the Wancington ros says on April 4 Pendleton Ores three soldiers and three Indians died in a gun battle on the Armetilla Reservation between cowboys, Indians, and troops. A cattle drive purportedly provoked the protest, troops moved to aid the Indians, with Adams cited as the nearest scene. The report cannot be verified and is based on rumors fully credited by locals.
The Royal Observatory's Director in Naples reached Vesuvius crater on April 24 and described a grand scene. The crater now spans about 5000 feet in diameter, with ash ejected and no incandescent stones as in the eruption, while the cone’s height has fallen from 6000 feet to roughly 800 feet. efforts continue to restore the railway to the observatory.
A Paris dispatch reports authorities found two bombs attached to a burning fuse at the window of the library of former President Louvet’s villa in Montelmar. The fuse was extinguished and the bombs appeared extremely deadly.
The article describes John Paul Jones buried at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis with grand honors. President Roosevelt, French and American dignitaries, and naval officers attend as the Star Spangled Banner plays. A large crowd of cadets, marines, and sailors observe a solemn tribute to Jones’s daring and to the unity of Franco American naval efforts.
San Juan Porto Rico April 4 United States Attorney Pettingil Frank Dexter and Henry Hord travel to Washington to confer with President Roosevelt about the resignation of United States Judge Charles I McKenna. Judge McKenna plans to sail to New York and says he will inform the President. The bar association remains active on appointing McKenna’s successor.
In Havana and Annapolis, references to John Paul Jones and naval valor frame Freyre Andrade’s election as speaker of the house. The speech lauds naval courage, recalling Perry Macdonough Parragut and Dewey, noting defeats as honorable as victories, while pledging continuation of naval traditions for future midshipmen.
Federal judge today issued an injunction against the Massillon Badge Company prohibiting removal of property from Ohio in the moving packing storage and shipping matter. The notice invites use of the Victor Trust Co storage department for service and references travel routes and rates associated with the conveyance plus a contact at 51 Pa Ave 705 15th St.
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