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back to Newspaper Menu Historical Newspapers chronological, with keywords San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, CA. AUGUST 1901 fragments Bicycle health outside-Tot SF-1 Aug l9, 1901 Oakland, August 18. --While riding in a tandem motor bicycle on Webster street today E. F. Rose, a machinist residing at 36 Telegraph avenue, caught his shoe in the wheel chain and before the machine could be caught his foot was drawn between the cog wheels and the ankle bone was crushed. Rose was out riding with Charles Magee. They were going swiftly down Webster street and when at the corner of Fourteenth street Rose's shoe caught in the chain. Both men were thrown violently to the ground but Magee escaped uninjured. Rose was taken to the Receiving Hospital for treatment and later was removed to his home. He will probably lose his foot. + Misc-cosmic outside-locale ooutside-mining-indir outside-Srh-indir SF-1 Aug 19, 1901 An immense meteor fell in western part of Harqua Hala [as typed] desert near Colorado river last night, lighting up country for 100's miles, explode w/crash heard south to Yuma and e. to Wickenberg. [dateline is Phoenix] Scattered fragments over wide area. At Phoenix many persons saw the meteor as for a moment it threw great light after a long fall and when apparently still several miles from the earth it exploded like a rocket with a shower of fire. Passengers on a stmr bound down Colorado river fm Castle Dome say meteor exploded at point almost opp tt place and some pieces fell in a mining camp 10 mi away.; followed imm by a heavy storm over wide territory, most unusual and rapid drop in temp, mercury going down nearly 40 0 near Castle Dome; [even in Phoenix, temp lower than has been known in 2 mo.] outside-mining/Tot SF-1 Aug 19, 1901 a prospector found anthracite coal in the Cascades. [Wash. state; dateline, N.Yakima] [cp] Srh disaster health SF-1 Aug 20, 1901 lengthy on wreck of the Islander, many could have been saved if lifeboats properly managed. struck iceberg. fatal mistake drove Capt Foote to suicide. Transport condit SF-1 Aug 20, 1901 draymen strike; teams wait for drivers tt did not come. strike pressing hard on retailer. [lengthy] racism outside-Tot SF-1 Aug 20, 1901 2 important annual Chinese feasts in Chinatown yesterday, the Sho Yee or Feeding the Dead and By Tit Dak, Worship of the Seven Sisters. Health prices govt outside-tot SF-1 Aug 20, 1901 Gave their lives for $15 mo. govt experiments w/fever infected mosquitos bring death to 2; [dateline havana cuba.] Antonio Carro and Cumersindo Campo, were intimate friends. US Govt experiments. Bicycle outside-Tot interest SF-1 Aug 20, 1901 [head:] THEY ELOPED ON THEIR BICYCLES Special Dispatch to "The Examiner." SAN JOSE, August 19. --County Clerk Pfister [sic] received word from Santa Cruz today that Lemuel Wyman and Miss Bertha Sweet had applied to the Clerk of that county for a license to wed. As Miss Sweet, according to the notice received here, is too young to marry without the consent of her parents, the Santa Cruz officials refused to issue the license. The young people had then started toward San Jose on their wheels. It was thought there they intended to attempt to get a license in San Jose or Oakland. The clerk here was notified not to issue them a license under any circumstances. SANTA CRUZ, August 19. --Lemuel Wyman applied to County Clerk Miller today for a license to marry Bertha Sweet of San Jose. Mr. Miller, struck by the applicant's youthful appearance, refused to issue the license without the permission of parent or guardian. Woman pleaded with the County Clerk, stating he [as typed] was absolutely all alone in the world. When he found his plea was in vain he left, saying the girl and he could elope to Oakland on their wheels and get married. Miss Sweet's father has become alarmed over the absence of his daughter and reported the elopement to the Sheriff. No trace has been found of the runaways. Sweet knows nothing about Wyman. He thinks his daughter must have met him while spending the summer here. = Condit transport SF-2 Aug 21, 1901 retail grocers trying to arrange mtg of teamsters and draymen [cp] condit outside-Tot/Enterprise SF-2 Aug 21, 1901 Paterson,NJ 180000 weavers consider strike. Bicycle interest outside-Tot SF-2 Aug 21, 1901 [head:] ELOPES WITH ONE, WEDS ANOTHER. [sub-head] Father of Bertha Sweet Says Boy Hypnotized Her. Oakland, August 20. --Seventeen-year-old Bertha Swett [sic]eloped Saturday from Santa Cruz with nineteen-year-old Lemuel Wyman. They wanted to marry, but the "Cupid" in the Courthouse of their native town would not grant a license because both were under age. They came to Oakland. They were met this morning by the Chief of Police with a telegraphic order from the girl's father to hold her until his arrival. Taken to jail, the pretty prisoner vowed she would be true to Lemuel whatever might betide. "I love him," she exclaimed through her tears. "I shall stick to Lemuel. Father will be here soon to get me out of this horrid place." Now for the sequel. To-night in the office of Police Captain Peterson Bertha Swett [sic] was married to Louis G. Collins, because she loves him. Collins and the father of the bride believe that Wyman hypnotized her. "I do not care for Mr. Wyman," said the girl after the ceremony. "He induced me to leave my home Saturday afternoon, and we rode on our wheels to Santa Cruz. When we reached that place he said I would have to marry him, as my reputation would be ruined if I did not. I then came with him to Oakland on our wheels, and he took me at once to his mother's house, at 365 Orchard street. I never cared for him, but I do love Louis Collins." Collins is an employee at the Mare Island Navy Yard, and resides at 311 Virginia street, Vallejo. Collins, who had been engaged to the girl for a year, and the elder Swett [sic] girl arrived during the afternoon and saw the girl in jail. As soon as she had agreed to an immediate marriage with Collins, Captain Petersen [as typed] telephoned for Police Judge Smith and Deputy County Clerk Ray Baker. A license was issued and Judge Smith performed the ceremony. Petersen and T. A. Swett [sic], the girl's father, acted as witnesses. The father shares Collins' belief that the girl was hypnotized. [M note, spelling is Sweet throughout 1st article, and Swett throughout the 2nd.] Govt war agric utility misc SF-2 Aug 21, 1901 Govt leads with wireless telegraphy, War and agric. dept have advanced practical systems further than any other experts [lengthy article] nq at all Govt condit transport SF-2 Aug 22, 1901 Army has to do its own draying Transport? Condit school SF-2 Aug 22, 1901 Students finish stevedoring job; will decorate fraternity houses and have a good time on their pay. [cp] Condit RR SF-2 Aug 23, 1901 strike affects the RR, laden cars beginning to block cars on both sides of the bay nfq [cp] War SF-2 Aug 23, 1901 France Afire to Avenge the Armenian Massacres [M. doesn't mean literally afire.] 20 Russian torpedo boats and several dispatch boats arr. at Dneister [as typed] Delta, Russian troops commencing to mobilize along the Turkish frontier. = condit coal Chandler SF?-3 Thur. Aug. 1, 1901. 10 days will put coal end to coal supply of SF; 6 importing bunkers compelled to shut down bunkers under stress of situation [strike]. Only one firm, tt of R. D. Chandler, which employs non-union labor, is delivering fuel, and tt only after a fashion, with a big squad of policemen to protect the workers and accompany the drivers. Condit Srh SF?-3 Aug 1, 1901. Strike may tie up Pacific Coast Steamship Company, as cannot guarantee future sailing dates because of labor troubles. home to Coos Bay News 1901 fragments back to Newspaper Menu |