San Francisco Earthquake of 1868 Recalled in Crisis Map
The article recalls a 1868 quake that damaged Market and Mission streets, toppled the city hall dome, and ignited fires as bells and telegraph lines failed. It notes prior tremors and the rising fear of skyscraper construction after repeated shocks, highlighting De Young’s bold ten story building push and notable losses across the waterfront and downtown districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
M. H. de Young
Chronicle
de Young
D. O. Milla
New York
Claus Spreckels
St. Francia
Palace Hotel
Hall of Justice
Mutual Bank
Pacife Mutual Life
Callaguan
Tehement’house
Market
Mission Streets
Market Street
Bay
Lial
Paelfe Coast Mountains
Dante
Ubing
Déeith
Postal Union
Western Union
Associated Press
Entre Voast
Charleston
Golden Gate
Mark Twain
Mark
San Trancisco
Great San Francisco hotel rises on Third Street
Alchemist San Frauciscan owner builds a seventeen storey structure on Third Street at Murat site called the Fairmont. Erected by Mrs Mermay Oelrichs with plans by Mrs Delvidis daughter of late Senator Farr. Hotel blends Greek temple like classic outlines and dominates busy Chinatown wholesale district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mermay Oelrichs
Noh Hit
Delvidis
Farr
Fairmont
Chinatown
Advertising a Book How the Author Used Shop Tricks
A French author describes a clever publicity stunt for Valerie by visiting famed Parisian shops incognito to solicit shawls feathers and ribbons. The stealth campaign created buzz in elite districts and among friends who bought into the novel’s hype, spreading word of Valerie through fashion and fashion houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Indy
Mare
de Krudner
Valerio
Valerie
Faubourg Saint-Germain
Chaussee 'Antio—Loudon Academy
Hunting Violins and Cremona Secrets of Salabue Strad
An 18th century tale traces the ownership of a famed Cremona violin from Stradivari’s workshop to Salabue, then Luigi Tartilo, who amassed about 250 instruments in Milan before dying in 1854 worth around £12,000. The piece contrasts this violin lore with a note on mosquitoes thriving in remote Arctic circles and the mystery of their persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varislo
Desa
Iistramenia
Stendivarius
Hoe
Salabue
la Hot
Luigi Tartilo
Italy
Cremona
Taorle
Milan
Cornhill
Land of Surprises and the Australian Contrast
The article notes New Zealand is not adjacent to Australia, separated by about 1,700 miles. It contrasts Australia’s climate and travel quirks, mentioning Queensland’s heat and the strange phrase about a Christmas dinner in Melbourne and a very hot shade, reflecting traveler reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Australia
Queensland
Australian
Melbourne
Budgey
Unclear fragment hints at personal work and location
The readable lines describe a person named Matt working on something related to forestry and fame in an unclear Brookiyy Lite setting, with garbled phrases suggesting a private or draftsman note rather than a complete report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Golden Gate Metropolis
Call
Hxammer
Postoffice
Mission Street
Oall
Bull
City Hall
Rooseevelt Bros
Arete
London Chronicle
Andrew Rath
Lincoln
John A. Miller
Pleestrou
Hus
Lusch, Martin & Eggert
Bankers
Bickley
Sobn Rath
W. A. Wong, Casinen
Rath
Ass'n
Casarer
Wrath’s Exchange Bank
Estani_is HEen
Trey
Bakker
Bell Phone
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!