Calabrian Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy
A massive quake hit Cosensa Catansaro and Reggio di Calabria with Messina and Catania heavily damaged. Telecommunication was severed, making exact losses unclear though reports said the catastrophe affected a vast area and fatalities could exceed prior disasters. The piece also contemplates agricultural market issues tied to orange shipments and proposes organized timing to avoid price slumps.
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Rome
Cosensa
Catansaro
Reggio di Calabria
Calabria
Italy
Messina
Silicy
Catania
Notable Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions List
A catalog of major seismic and volcanic disasters arranged by year and location. Entries include dates such as 1851 Melfi Italy and 1906 San Francisco California with casualty figures and regions across Italy Spain Peru Jamaica Japan and more.
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Melfi
Italy
Kingdom of
Naples
Quito
Ecuador
Mendez
South America
Manila
Peru
Krakatoa
Andalusia
Granada
Spain
Kingston
Jamaica
Karatagh
Asia Minor
Riviera
Southern
Japan
Persia
Sean
Florence
Tiflis
Transcaucasia
St. Pierre
Martinique
Eis
Ceabiatirembucle
Andijan
India
Tiojo
Colombia
Abruzzi
North India
Calabria
Scutari
Albania
California Oranges Bring Good Prices
Florida fruit trade notes show prices for Chapman's Old Mission Brand Valencia oranges from New York sales. Valencias labeled Fancy bring $8.75 to $0.50 per box, Choice $7.60, Standard $5.75, while Florida fruit struggles to move at about $2.50 per box.
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Florida
Florida Fruit and Produce
New York
Chapman
California
Claus Spreckels Dies of Pneumonia at Eighty in San Francisco
Claus Spreckels the famed sugar refiner and Pacific coast magnate died in San Francisco from pneumonia at 4:30 on Sunday in his eightieth year. He built the Bay sugar refinery and expanded refineries, Hawaii trade interests, Oceanic Steamship, and California railroads. His family, including Rudolph John D. Spreckels and Emma Watson, were noted figures in business and graft prosecutions.
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San Francisco
Claus Spreckels
Pacific Coast
Spreckles
New York
Rudolph Spreckles
Honolulu
John D. Spreckles
Morning Call
Oceanic Steamship Company
C .A. Spreckles
Emma Watson
Claus Spreckles
Lamstadt
Germany
United States
Charleston
D. C
Bay
Hawaii
Philadelphia
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Rudolph
Islands
California
Hawaiian Islands
John J. Spreckels
Boen
Jindalph
First National Bank
Corona Thrives as Growth Boosts Tourism and Homes
Corona, Southern California, markets its climate and soil to attract visitors and settlers. W L Brown, local Santa Fe agent, reports shipments by his company totaling 2608 cars for ten months and 2412 cars for the recent period, highlighting economic expansion and street improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
California
W. L. Brown
The
Santa Fe
Old Corona Pioneer Samuel Byler Dies at 56
Friends mourn the death of Samuel H Byler at his foothill home south of town after a battle with cancer and pneumonia. He lived in Corona for twenty years, survived by his widow and five children Josie Charles Mae Anna and Ruby. Funeral held at James L Davis parlors with burial in Sunny Slope Cemetery.
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Samuel H. Byler
Mr. Byler
Corona
Josie
Charles
Mae
Anna
Ruby
James L. Davis
Sunny Slope
Haste leads to runaway horse and broken harness
This morning W H Jameson and his son Henry attempted to catch an early train. In haste the harness broke and the buggy tipped over. The horse bolted and was not yet found. Jameson also made a second attempt to catch the train, likely in too short a time.
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W. H. Jameson
Arely
Henry
Jameson
Prizes Awarded In Davis Store Holiday Contest
James L. Davis furniture store honored top shoppers before Christmas with prizes awarded on Christmas Eve. First prize went to Miss Viola Ashcroft with 2063 votes for a $40 gold watch. second to Miss Van Kirk with 1964 votes for a $25 gold watch. third to Mrs MacGillivray with 1265 votes for a cut glass dish. Additional gifts went to Mrs Brus Baker and Miss Lucy Corghall as tokens of appreciation.
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James L. Davis
Viola Ashcroft
van Kirk
Mra. MacGillivray
Mra
A. A. Brusbaker
Lucy Corghall
Davis
City Council Sets Conditions For Public Works Bond Plan
The City Trustees met in adjourned session with all members present except Chairman Holmes. They granted Brown permission to place a sign over a bakery sidewalk and discussed sewer and storm ditch work under the Vrooman act. Santa Ana style sewers were cited as a model with alley mains preferred for cost and traffic reasons. Kellogg outlined estimates and plans, with a January 5, 1909 adjournment date.
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Holmes
Collier
A. B. Tuthill
Brown
Gillett
F. Geith
H. Clay Kellogg
Santa Ana
Kellogg
Kelloge
Neck Broken Lives 134 Days
Walter Canning a 15 year old from Brooklyn died after 134 days with a broken neck from a diving accident at Sheepshead Bay on August 13. He struck bottom and the spine drove into the skull base. He briefly recovered after surgery and regained movement before relapsing and dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter Canning
Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay
Canning
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Wells, Fargo & Co
North Main Street
Joel Kloss
Geo. L. Ferguson
Harding & Misenheimer’s
Barbee Sho Luther Pattonco, MacGillivray
Corona Lumber Company
Brown & Pierce
Riverside
Leighton Building
Riverside, Cal
SuNarr Main
Home
Ninth Street
J. A. Sinma
W. A. Punixgren
D. W. Lewre
J. W. Covert Ture
D. Hewrr
L. B. Scranton
E. Warren
Denver
Eben Eee
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