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Clinton Plaindealer in Clinton, Indiana

27 Apr 1906

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Clinton Plaindealer

Location

Clinton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1906

Page

2

Frightful Earthquake Ruins San Francisco and Dampens Pacific Coast

The Great San Francisco earthquake and ensuing fires devastate the business district. Fires spread through Market Street as water mains break and debris blocks streets. Martial law is proclaimed by General Funston as troops battle blazes and looting. Losses run into millions with extensive destruction across Berkeley and surrounding areas.

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Market Howard Streets City Hall Call and Examiner Western Union Market Street 4Th Stevenson Streets Winchester 3D Street Palace Hotel Presidio Iremont Street California Pine Sansome Street Lower Market Street Seventeenth Eighteenth Valencia Street Valencia Davis Street Font Street Battery Street Sansom Montgomery Kearney Spear Main Beale Fremont Streets Funston United States San Francisco
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Epic quake devastates San Francisco and neighboring cities

The article reports immense casualties and damage from the California quake with estimates of 800 dead in Santa Rosa and thousands homeless. It lists destroyed buildings, rail lines sunk west of Reno, and massive property losses while noting martial law and relief efforts by the War Department to shelter and feed victims.

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