Chilean quake leaves Valparaiso in ruins
Thousand dead in Chile as Valparaiso is terrorized and inhabitants flee. Property loss estimated at two million dollars amid widespread damage and fear.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1906
Page
1
Flames Sweep Doomed City in Chile Earthquake Disaster
Descriptions from Santiago and Valparaiso detail widespread destruction and heavy casualties. Martial law imposed as fires, tremors, and panic sweep Pacific Chile. thousands flee, many towns reported destroyed, refugees stream toward Santiago.
Flames Complete Work of Destruction in Valparaiso
Galveston reports Valparaiso wrecked by earthquake and fire with most buildings destroyed. Martial law proclaimed as aftershocks continue, refugees shelter in harbor vessels, lighting banned, and rescue work delayed by ongoing tremors. Officials estimate dead and injured between 1,000 and 5,000 though figures are uncertain.
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Galveston
Valparaiso
Rev
Earthquake Ravages Santiago and Valparaiso in Historic Chilean Night
Widespread tremor strikes Santiago de Chile with houses toppled and alarms ringing as telegraph lines fail and lights go out. Valparaiso reports partial destruction and fires. provinces suffer damaged towns and disrupted communications. Many residents spend the night in streets. seismographs unusable amid intense shaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Chile
Angio
Chile
Quake hits Valparaiso area. towns left in ruins
Heavy earthquake shocks near Valparaiso, Peru area Thursday night damage many buildings and cause casualties. Troops were called out to stop pillaging as survivors fled to open spaces, with refugees seeking shelter on harbor vessels. Towns Villa del Mar Quiloqe and Limache reported in ruins with populations cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Valparaloo
Valparaiso
Villa del Mar
Quiloqe
Limache
Shocks Rock Valparaiso in Chile Earthquake Series
Aug 18 dispatches report Valparaiso heavily hit with buildings destroyed and possible fatalities. Seismographs in Baldwin City Kansas timed the tremors at 1 0 oclock Friday morning as telegraph and insurance reports describe widespread disruption and fires. Officials caution communications are limited with no firm casualty figures yet and relief efforts uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Valparaiso
Chile
Associated Press
Galveston
Tei
Govermment Observatory
Baldwin City
Kans
Seth R. Abrams
West Coast
The
American Trading Company
Uty
Robertson
Central and South American Telegraph Company
Yal- Paraiso
Homecoming of W. J. Bryan fair travel offer
Announcement promotes W. J. Bryan homecoming with round trip fare 8.50 to New York and return via Baltimore and Ohio. Valid August 29 to September 3, trains every other hour on the odd hour for 1.00. Tickets good August 1 to 74 including fair admission. Also notes lumber sale at Libbey & Co. in Jersey City with prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Rocksade
Wontgomery Co
Fatr
R. R
Runaway Wife Ends Tragedy at Pennsylvania Convention
Special to The Washington Fest reports a sensational Washington County death. Mrs John Anderson left her husband for an oil driller to attend the Western Pennsylvania Firemen Association convention in McDonald. After a three day stay she rode to her home with her escort and, at the gate, shot herself in the head then died from a second bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association
Washington County
John Anderson
Charlie
Iis
Mrs Anderson
Policy Holders Urged to Attend Raleigh Meeting
State Insurance Commissioner Young issues a second notice to North Carolina policy holders of Mutual Life and New York Life. He cites the September 12 meeting in Raleigh as crucial and advises holders not to send proxies to New York. Instead they should await the Raleigh meeting to vote as a unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raleigh
N.C
Young
North Carolina
Mutual Life and
New York Life Insurance
Noth Carolina
New York
Rumors of uprisings in Cuba confirmed near Rio Hondo
Reports state a Royal Guards detachment clashed with a band of about thirty near Rio Hondo in Pinar del Rio, led by Col Pozo. A separate Rural Guard encounter in Santiago province wounded one guard and captured two outlaws led by Enrique Mesa. Authorities deny broader bands and note general discontent fueling the revolt habit.
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Havana
Cuba
Royal Guards
Rio Hondo
Pinar del Rio
Col Pozo
Santiago
Enrique Mesa
Rio Hando
Pozo
Nervous Chicago banker fugitive sighted in Canada
Shadowed by detectives a middle aged man, calling himself Montgomery, travels from Boundary, British Columbia toward mining camps via Midway. Officials believe he is Paul O Stensland, president of Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, Chicago, the Chicago fugitive. Investigators seek confirmation from Chicago authorities.
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Los Angeles
Midway
B. C
Spokane
Wash
Boundary
British Columbia
Mr Montgomery
Paul O Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Stensland
Montgomery
Cal
Columbia
Shippy
Stensland’s network blamed for bank collapse details emerge
The probe reveals Stensland linked firms owing millions. Notes forged or questionable and coupon misuse appear to hide real losses. The Steel Ball Company and Milwaukee Avenue Co operative Store debts loom large as Demario reportedly flees to Italy. The Milwaukee Avenue Bank faces 450000 deficit after a 250000 capital, with 300000 in unpaid notes. Theodora Stenstand fails to appear in court, case set for August 28 as depositors rally to confront the asset dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stensland
Healy
Demario
Italy
Idnes
Steel Ball Company
Stensiland
P. O. Stensland
Jones
Milwaukee Avenue Co-operative
Chicago
Theodora Stenstand
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Severson
Noperch
American auto party arrested in France incident ends
An American automobile party, including E G Foreman of Chicago and Julius Strauss, was detained in Rheims on an alleged theft of a umbrella handle worth 12 francs. The scene involved a struggle, loss of pearls, and confusion over police identity, with the group later continuing their journey after consular intervention.
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Julius Strauss
Chicago
United States
Milter
Washinston
Paris
Rheims
Durance
E G. Foreman
Foreman Brothers’ Bank
Michigan Avenue
Mirguss
Germany
Luxemburg
Mrs Shaw Not Immune to Rigorous Baggage Checks
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M Shaw accompanied his wife on a New York arrival aboard the New York liner and demanded meticulous customs inspection of her baggage The pier authorities opened every piece and prepared a full list of her abroad purchases to ensure no report of leniency for the wife of the head of the customs department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Treasury
New York
Leslie M. Shaw
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Customs Department
Stensland Defalcation Claims Roiling Bank History
Springfield reports examiner Jones estimates bank defalcations at Milwaukee Avenue State Bank total around 1 million dollars, with possible additions. He cites forged notes, unrevealed losses by directors, and alleges various bank staff knew of irregularities. The report accuses involvement by Cashier Hering and mentions an Italian Demario with an implicated link.
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Stensland
Springfield
Bank Examiner
Jones
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Eixaminer Jones
Ausberg
Frank Kowalski
John Gutlnskin
Esuohr
Hering
Drowned in Ocean Near Loch Arbour
Howard B Bell a 30 year old wealthy Californian drowned while canoeing off Loch Arbour Asbury Park New Jersey He and two companions struggled to right a capsized canoe Bell exhausted his grip fell overboard and drowned His body was recovered after doctors failed to revive him Other items mention advertising rates and a Virginia port prize in unrelated text
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Asbury Park
Howard B. Bell
Loch Arbour
Bell
Mexico
Rockefeller confined to bed amid illness in Forest By
John D. Rockefeller III of Cleveland is bedridden at Forest Bend, his suburban home, following a tor notm condition. Doctors say condition not serious and he expects to be out within a day or two. Also notices travel rates via B and C for Jersey Seashore Adirondack Mountain Nor New York New England Can provinces Nova Scotia Allegheny Mountain resorts and Western points. Agents in Jersey City offer advice. California round trip $107.50 on sale daily via Baltimore and Ohio with return by Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ines
Santiago
Buenos Ayres
Mabuger Keere
Western Union
Valparaiso
San Francisco
Adolfo Orzugar
Civle
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockfeller
Forest By
Rockefeller
Wammer
Jersey Seashore
Adirondack
New York
New England
Canadien
Nova Scot
Allegheny Mountain
Wit
California
Baltimore & Oh
Boys IV Fatal Duel In Chicago Affection Quest
In Chicago a duel over Miss Katherine Cannon ends with eight year old Charles Mertin fatally wounded and his seconds injured. Wiliam Sweeney escapes unharmed while Lucky Hanson and others are sought. Police report several gang members arrested, with two captured after a raid on a stable and additional arrests at a nearby saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Katherine Cannon
Charles Mertin
Hanson
Cyelist
Wiliam Sweeney
Peers
Hubert Hicke
Explosion at Hat Factory Reduces Frederick Cummings Sons Co
A violent explosion today leveled the hat factory of Frederick Cummings Sons & Co, causing about 300000 dollars in losses and leaving around 600 workers unemployed. Earlier a 7000 dollar fire damaged the stone room, followed by a small blaze elsewhere in the building. A prior October fire caused 380000 dollars in damage, with rubbish burnings noted nearby. The firm reported no threats or motives known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crarger Ni
Frederick , Cummings, Sons & Co
President brands Mendoza a traitor in exile decree
Bogota Aug. 18 President Reyes issued a decree declaring Diego Mendoza ex-Minister of Colombo a traitor for publishing a letter to political friends alleging disclosure of diplomatic secrets. The decree commands Mendoza to appear in Bogota within two months to face trial or risk extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombo
Reyes
Diego Mendoza
United States
Mendoza
High Court of Justice
Passengers Get Rebates in Brooklyn Transit Dispute
New York August 18 rebates were issued to Coney Island riders as part of a temporary agreement between the public and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company over a double fare. Conductors handed rebates only to those who asked, many passengers did not. A police guard remained at fare points. Deputy Police Commissioner O Keefe said extra officers would stay on duty despite the rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Ravié Transit Company
Coney Teland
Comey Jeland
Pew
O’keefe
Divorce Records Refused Over Sealed Adultery Case Clash
New York August 18 officials of the State Supreme Court and Census Bureau inspector William H Jarvis argued over opening sealed records in a divorce case where adultery was alleged. The court refused to unseal envelopes of papers from Flack v Flack, dated July 1889, as threats of state action arose. The incident stalls access to details in decrees, with further guidance expected from Washington on Monday. The Dodson Hotel announces the Lorraine opening in Norfolk, Virginia, and Winter Tours to California list dates and routes via the Washington Sunset route with tours leaving in February and March 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Supreme Court
Wilam H. Jarvis
United States Census Bureau
Jarvis
Supreme Court
James,a. Flack
Flack
United States
Taited Statesman
Washington “Ag
Court of Appeals
Tragic Allaire Crossing Crash Kills Four
A party of four in a car was struck by a Pennsylvanian Railroad train at Allaire near Freehold New Jersey. Two women and one man died instantly and the remaining man died later in hospital. The victims were J George Laffargue and his wife and Mrs George Lurch. The Laffargues had been staying at Asbury Park and Avon, while the Lurches resided nearby. Divers versions describe whether the auto rode onto the tracks or the train struck it side on. The accident occurred as the Philadelphia express neared Allaire around 4 pm. The train dragged the wrecked auto several blocks, killing or severely injuring all aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordileras
Andes
Valparaiso
Chile
Argentina
House of W Or
Grace & Co
Lima
Peru
Aspallatay
Mendoza
J. Martin Miller
Strauss
Lond
Allaire
Strick
Washington Post
Freehold
N. J
Allatre
Spring Lake
J. George Laffargue
George Lurch
Laffargue
Lurch
New York City
Viola
Mr. Laffargue
Avon
al- Tare
Asbury Park
Philadelphia Express
Long Branch
Iens
Forage
Memorial Hospital
Race Riot In Delaware Leaves Beaten Men In Insensibility
Special to The Washington Poo from Seaford Delaware reports a race riot in which John Walker and Joseph Selby both negroes were beaten into unconsciousness by white citizens. The town hall crowd filled with blacks required securing a temporary prison for other colored offenders. Two white men William Trussell of Cumberland and Linden Short of Seaford were badly beaten. Authorities fear further trouble. Firemen Fatally Scalded in Ohio as Empire City steamship boiler bursts injuring Henry Olde and Olaf Olson. Olson expected to survive. Also listed are travel and money lending notices from classified ads with routes to California and Baltimore and real estate loan offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seaford
Del
John Walker
Joseph Selby
Jair
Willam Trussell
Cumberland
Linden Short
Ashtabula
Ohio
Henry Oide
Buffalos NY
Olaf Olson
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Gide
Olson
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Pacific
Vina Pel Mar
Quilogue
Limachea
Quillota
Illepel
Vallenar
Quilletta
Je Vivleme
Libbey & Ca
Gin St
Husband
Secretary of the Interior
Hicago
American Auto Party
France
Mrs. Shaw
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic City
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Shaffer
Kander
Virginia Port
John D. Rockefeller III
Federal Statistician
Dodson Hotel Corp
Norfolk
Orelock
Granby
Tazewell
Berry Dodson
Washington-Sunset
Dan. li
Inquire
Ith St
Jersey Hospital
Delaware
AL J. Poston
Baltimore
Return
Obie R
Evers
F. T. Rawlings
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