Earthquake Hits Southern California Towns and Utah
A powerful earthquake at 3 33 pm rocked Southern California and parts of Utah and Arizona causing widespread damage. Hemet and San Jacinto suffered heavy destruction with reports of 20 brick buildings demolished. minimal fatalities reported but injuries rose. One man died at Santa Monica pier. two chimneys collapsed at Loma Linda sanitarium injuring a patient. Refugees described extensive damage and communications outages. Santa Fe railroad officials said the quake reached Milford Utah and Seligman Arizona.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Utah
Arizona
Hemet
San Jacinto
Riverside County
Jacinto
Winchester
Santa Monica
Loma Linda Sanitarium
Redlands
San Bernardino
Santa Fe Railroad
Milford
Seligtian
Earthquake Destroys Hemet and San Jacinto, Two Dead
A severe quake at 3 20 p m damaged Hemet and San Jacinto, with all business houses leveled. Two lives lost, property damage about 280 000 dollars in Hemet and a similar sum in San Jacinto. Telegraph lines down and twenty brick buildings destroyed in Hemet. Weather forecast notes rain in South New England and warmer conditions later.
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Hemet
Cal
San Jacinto
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
San Bernardino
Calif
J. O. Ridenour
Washington
South New England
North Atlantic
Hazelwood teen shoots finger playing with revolver
William Hendren, 17, of Hazelwood avenue, accidentally shot his left index finger while handling a .82 caliber revolver. He claimed he did not know the gun was loaded as he pulled the trigger. The bullet tore flesh and he was treated at the emergency hospital.
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William Hendren
Hazelwood Avenue
Einergency Hospital
Germans' Long-Range Bombardment of Paris Reported
Paris dispatch notes analysis of a German siege gun barrage on Paris with shells landing on 17 days since March 3. It records 118 killed and 220 injured, with two days data missing, from January through January 2%, 1871, amid nine German batteries.
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Paris
Farmers Dairy Co elects Sherwood to replace Coburn
J Arthur Sherwood of aston has been elected president, succeeding Henry C. Coburn who resigned. W C Johnson of Newtown named treasurer and manager. Amos T Camp of Hawleyville elected to the board to fill the vacancy. Directors met in Newtown with 167 stockholders present, the largest attendance yet. Weager promoted to assistant manager and familiar with North avenue plant. Johnson's figures show the dairy in solvent condition but lacking working capital, threatening timely milk payments with more funds.
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J. Arthur Sherwood
Aston
Farmers, Dairy Company
Henry C. Coburn
W. C. Johnson
Newtown
Coburn
Amos T. Camp
Hawleyville
Charles Weager
Weager
North Avenue
Johnson
Machinists Seek Minimum Wage Rate at Joint Meeting
Machinists and toolmakers employed in Dridgenaoré plants working on government sub contracts will demand a minimum wage rate at a joint meeting of the Machinists' club tonight. Presenters hail from Bradley Machine Tool, Trumbull machine shop, International Tool, Modern Tool, W. Smith Manufacturing, FG Israel, H. G. Carpenter Manufacturing, Precision Tool and Gauge, Feeney Tool, Ptridgeport Gun Tool, Plectric Cable, Rudgenort Tool and Pie, Tarr engineering, and Peterson machine shop.
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Dridgenaoré
Machinists’ Club
Bradley Machine Tool Company
Trumbull Machine Shop
International Tool Company
Modern Ool Company
W. Smith Mahufacturing Company
FG. Israel Compins
H. G. Carpenter Manufacturing Company
Precision Tool and Gaage Company
Feeney Tool Company
Ptridgeport Gun Tool Company
Plectric Cable Company
Rudgenort Tool and Pie Compins
Tarris Eingineering Ecompany
Peterson Machine Shop
Pope Mediation Seizes Harsh Weapons Amid Talks
A Cologne despatch reports that Pope mediated talks leading to the seizure of certain bells and halted plans for an attack involving Wanpernr Wilhenmt a, with the action tied to the peace effort and Manshode locale.
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Haisehe
Amstertia
Cologne
War Department Expects Stronger German Drive
The weekly War Department review warns of a potentially more powerful German thrust if the current drive at channel ports fails. It also endorses General Foch as commander in chief, notes increased Allied activity and an escaped American prisoner returning to U.S. lines, and states there has been no important change in the Amiens salient area.
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Wasitington
War Department
Department
Foch
Arras
Oise Canal
Amiens
Close Deal to Bolster U S Merchant Marine with Japan
Tokyo reports negotiations between Ambassador Morris and Japan and shipbuilders concluded. Sixty six steamers totaling about 514000 tons will be turned over to the United States for war use, deliveries to begin in April and run to June 1919. Ships allocated to three categories with varied terms and prices.
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Tokio
Roland $. Morris
Japan
United States
United States Shipping Board
Mies
America
Non
Novond—Trifteen
Janumy
Serr Tha Uwitred Ste
Redouble Efforts To Put City Over Top
Campaign leaders of Bringepore predict the city will meet its quota this week amid a massive Liberty Loan drive. A vast drive to mobilize factory workers continues as aviators from Mineola will launch a sound crossing mission to boost subscriptions. Bridgeport totals reach about 8.7 million with a 4.2 million minimum, and two weeks remain to lift contributions.
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Bringepore
Liberty
Lexington
General Committee
Mineoli
Pridgeport
Liberty Loan
Liberty Iwan
Numbit
Fretory Theports Pacomplesde
Remington Arms
12. M. C
Isocomohile Phat
Dolhris
Military Honors for Funeral of Private Hickey
Private James WW Hickey of 864 Cregory Street died at Camp Devens. His funeral begins at 8:30 AM with a high mass at Sacred Pearl bureau and ends at St. Michael's cemetery. An escort from Company A and two firing squads will honor him, affiliates from Camp Devens pallbearers.
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James WW Hickey
Cregory Street
Camp Devens
Solemon
Sacred Pearl Burely
Hickey
Dennis J. Kelley
804Th Infantry
Waltersey
I Bridgeport
John Kiely
Jeremiah Lavin
Jotai
Jelly
Frederick Richey
Jaawrence Mollos
James Connors
Alexander Indah
St. Michael's Cemetery
British Tide Drives German Vessels Back From Helgoland Bight
British light forces exchange shots with German ships east of Helgoland. German admiralty says one enemy destroyer hit, no British casualties. Berlin reports 188 American prisoners and 25 machine guns captured, plus deep advance near Leide prey with high American losses.
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London
Helgoland
British
Admiralty
Helgoland Bight
French Lines Reestablished After German Attack North of Leicheprey
Paris April 21 The war office says French and American lines north of Leicheprey have been completely re established after a heavy German attack. Artillery actions occurred on the Somme Avre Oise and Meuse sectors as well as on the Struma and Vardar fronts. Eastern theatre reports note bombardment of Rheims and Greek-British activity nearby with Bulgarian reinforcements taking losses. In France American forces fought back near Toul at dawn using machine gun and rifle fire to slow the German advance.
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Berlin
London
Leidheprey
la Bagsee
Lens
Albert
Avre
Oise
Moselle
Leideprey
Morville
Pont-a-Mousson
Toul
Paris
Leicheprey
War Office
Somme
Avge
Meuse
Rheims
Struma
Vardar
Sborsko
Trnck
America
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Count Czernin
Austria
N. A
Tpataa
Rome
Mori
Sano
Wsingo
Scichepeey Rhetiken
Francis
Suturing
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