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San Francisco earthquake, 1906

The April 18 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco. Newspaper pages from 1906 on a map and timeline.

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12811 matching newspaper pages in total. San Francisco, CA has the most hits (799 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-18, page 9

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    … at JF14,000,000. Articles of- incorporation of the Municipal Street Railways of San Fran cisco- were filed yesterday, the Incor porators and directors being Claus …

    … Is stated that the company purposed installing' 200 miles of street railroads in San Francisco, the cars to be propelled by electricity or other lawful motive power, the lim …

    … wife. W. H. Avery, agent of the Toyo Kisen Kalsha Steamship Company, returned to San Francisco yesterday, after a business trip through the East. J. Gladden, a prominent mining …

  2. The Call-Chronicle-Examiner — 1906-04-19, page 1

    The Call Chronicle Examiner. EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE: SAN FRANCISCO IN RUINS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION HAVE BEEN THE FATE OF SAN FRANCISCO. SHAKEN BY (A TEMBLOR AT 5:13 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING/ THE SHOCK LASTING 48 SECONDS …

    … SOUTH ACROSS THE CHANNEL CANNOT BE TOLD AS THIS PART OF THE CITY IS SHUT OFF FROM SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS. . j AFTER DARKNESS,THOUSANDS OF THE HOMELESS WERE MAKING THEIR WAY WITH …

    … AUTOMOBILES WERE HAULING THE THINGS AWAY TO THE SPARSELY SETTLED REGIONS. EVERYBODY IN SAN FRANCISCO IS PREPARED TO LEAVE THE CITY, FOR THE BELIEF IS FIRM THAT SAN FRANCISCO WILL BE TOTALLY DESTROYED. ; DOWNTOWN EVERYTHING IS RUIN. NCT A BUSINESS HOUSE …

  3. The Call-Chronicle-Examiner — 1906-04-19, page 3

    ENTIRE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN DANGER OF BEING ANNIHILATED Big Business Buildings Already Consumed by Fire and Dynamite--30,000 Smaller Structures Swppt Out and Re mainder Are Doomed PANIC …

    … -STRICKEN PEOPLE FLEE SAN FRANCISCO. April 18.— This city lies la smouldering ruins and to tal annihilation seems* …

    … houses were either partially or wholly destroyed by -earth' - and the subsequent fire which started In 100 different places simul taneously has swept the city from one …

  4. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 2

    … wooden j building containing ..hree fiats of ten rooms each, collapsed during the earthquake. At the time several per sons were taken alive from the upper stories, but it was …

    … thought that all the ; inmates had escaped. , The ruins took fire shortly after, and although efforts ; "were made to extinguish the flames the entire …

    … curred south of Market street on the first day. A Call reporter vrYio saw the great fire that was to sweep- thru, part of the city for the first - two days start on Third …

  5. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    4 THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL JOHN D. SPRECKELS -.-• — - Proprietor JOHN McNAUGHT ~ Manager TEMPORARY OFFICE …

    … FILLMORE STREET. WpAy7. \u25a0 APR 11.22. 1906 WHAT IS DOING. WTien the situation in San Francisco was made known by the wires that carried it to the world the spirit of brotherly …

    … more than a half-million of people to be cared for, counting those unsheltered in San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa. For weeks the attention to their needs must continue. What …

  6. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 5

    … Franklin Hall., corner" of Bush and Fillmore streets. All able-bodied persons in San Fran cisco are requested to report to any of These committees. They are needed …

    … the relief committee it was sCgreed thpt all" supplies intended for the relief of San Francisco should be directed and consigned directly to Gen eral Funston, to be divided among …

    … presenting proper passes to the Southern Pacific office at .Oakland will be taken to San Francisco. All persons in' San Fran cisco will be taken across the bay without charge. •The regulations covering …

  7. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 6

    $2,000,000 IN GOLD APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS FOR THE RELIEF OF STRICKEN SAN FRANCISCO REPRESENTATIVE KNQWLAND SENDS CHEERING NEWS LIST OF REFUGEES. Continued from Page …

    … family .left April 16, en route to Europe. Miss 1 Mary Very went the day before the. earthquake to visit Mrs. Charles T. Blake in Berkeley. Dr. F. Kemp Van Ec .and wife are at …

    … Philip Epstein, who was injured at 313 Sixth ' street, are at Connells, Hotel, San Bru r.6. road. The family of Otto Grey are at the terminus of Turk street. Harry …

  8. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 7

    … Pardee Crosses Bay to Inspect •'. the City Ruins and Refuge ..;;. . Camps,' : Says San Francisco Will Rise -Again to Her Position of Supremacy, Entire State in Sympathy With Municipality …

    … in Hour of Grief. " wf vernor Pardee made his first a^- Pv^nince since the earthquake in San Francisco yesterday, although he had been in. Oakland since Thursday even ing. During that …

    … three hours' sleep, he crossed -the bay and vent back late in the afternoon. " "San Francisco has been visited by a great disaster," he said. "So man c&n- tell the extent of …

  9. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-22, page 8

    … give free transportation to any place in California to those •wishing to leave San Francisco. Be sides the regular ferry boats, launches end tugs will be at the wharves near …

    … Workmen and skilled mechanics are .tirged by the General Committee to remain in San Francisco, as there will foe ; plenty of work. The rebuilding of" -the city will begin immediately …

    … is being rapidly \u25a0increased. Lake Merced is supplying 7.000,000 gallons to San Francisco and 1,000,000 to Mountain View. Six mil lion- gallons are coming in from Col lege …

  10. The San Francisco Call — 1906-04-23, page 3

    … of carloads of assorted provisions that are being sent out from Los Angeles for San Francisco suf ferers are several carlots of lemons and oranges. Manager Woodford of the California …

    … both lemons and oranges at once. The lemons, (•specially, are desired for use in San Francisco with the drinking water to purify it and lessen the danger of any possible epidemic …

    … , from here. This huge restaurant, destined to cater to the hungry refu gees of San Francisco, is the Shattuck and Dpsmond "mess" train outfit en larged to a guaranteed capacity …

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