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106.	Golden Bear II had a full and varied career / Bowen, Jerry [642] [WAYITWAS-2006-642] A few months ago as I was driving along the Vallejo waterfront I noticed a rusting ship tied up along the Mare Island waterfront. I pondered what ship it was; what I discovered has led to this article. Detailed record - Similar records
107.	Efforts bore fruit in helping quake victims / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [641] [WAYITWAS-2006-641] After the devastation of the great earthquake and fire in San Francisco in April 1906, Solano County residents gathered to prepare food, donate clothing and medical supplies, welcome refugees from the devastated city, and collect monetary funds for initial relief. Detailed record - Similar records
108.	Vallejo's holdings dwindled as his life faded / Bowen, Jerry [640] [WAYITWAS-2006-640] During his life, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo had been rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams. Misfortune also followed this great man as many of his children died and his imprisonment during the Bear Flag invasion of his home in Sonoma left him in declining health. Detailed record - Similar records
109.	Solano County jumps to help after quake / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [639] [WAYITWAS-2006-639] On Wednesday, April 18, 1906, at 5:15 a.m., the earthquake that devastated San Francisco also shook up local residents. Detailed record - Similar records
110.	Mid-1800s were a roller coaster for Vallejo / Bowen, Jerry [638] [WAYITWAS-2006-638] Life for Mariano Vallejo and his family after the Bear Flag Revolt was to be filled with many ups and downs and in the final days of his life not exactly a fitting end for such a loyal American patriot. Detailed record - Similar records
111.	No heavy damage in Solano from 1906 quake / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [635] [WAYITWAS-2006-635] One hundred years ago, on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, local people awoke at 5:15 a.m., shaken out of their beds by the earthquake that devastated San Francisco. Detailed record - Similar records
112.	Gen. Vallejo's travails in prison, upon release / Bowen, Jerry [634] [WAYITWAS-2006-634] In my last column in this series, Gen. Vallejo had narrowly escaped an execution that Lt. Fremont favored. Vallejo and his fellow prisoners were then unceremoniously thrown into their "cell" together at Fort Sutter and their future remained very uncertain. Detailed record - Similar records
113.	Daily 1855 life detailed in traveler's journey / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [633] [WAYITWAS-2006-633] This is the second part of the story originally published in the Solano Herald on Dec. 1, 1855. In it, an unnamed gentleman talked about his journey from Sacramento to Benicia via the mining towns and camps of Amador and Calaveras counties. Detailed record - Similar records
114.	Vallejo, others taken prisoner by rebellions / Bowen, Jerry [632] [WAYITWAS-2006-632] In my last column, members of the Bear Flag Rebellion had invaded Gen. Mariano Vallejo's home June 14, 1846. In spite of the tense situation, Vallejo acted as a welcoming host to the changing leadership and assisted with the writing of the articles of capitulation. Many of the members of the rebellion were feeling the effects of the liquor they were consuming both inside and outside Vallejo's home. Detailed record - Similar records
115.	Writer had mother of all trips to Mother Lode / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [630] [WAYITWAS-2006-630] The early editions of the Solano Herald, which started publication as Solano County's first newspaper late in 1855, were filled with eye-witness accounts of pioneer experiences. Detailed record - Similar records

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