Milwaukee Earthquakes Collapse Tunnel Blocking Rail Line
A Milwaukee tunnel near Lombard collapsed after an earthquake, blocking traffic on the Milwaukee and Lombard line. Train 235 of the Northern Pacific is trapped by two landslides with over 20 boulders delaying clearing efforts. a further slide seven miles west halts progress to the west. Logan Mont reports quake damage with a school building destroyed and widespread chimney collapses.
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Western states shaken by sequence of earthquakes
The Associated Press reports a three hour quake shock across four western states causing panic in western Montana cities. In Three Forks three landslides trapped passenger trains. buildings cracked and at least a dozen demolished. trains stalled near Three Forks and in Jackson Wyoming. no fatalities reported though widespread disruption across Seattle Spokane Thermopolis Casper and northern Idaho.
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Spokane
Thermopolis
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Idaho
Wyoming Mountain Slides Again in Gros Ventre Valley
A new massive slip from Sheep mountain dammed the Gros Ventre river three miles above the lake created by the first slide. Earthquake shocks accompanied the mountain’s movement and halted communications between Victor Idaho and Jackson Hole Wyoming.
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Wyo
Associated Press
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Sheep Mountain
Idaho
Jackson Hole
Victor
Elder Coolidge Reported in Serious Condition
Plymouth, June 27. Colonel Coolidge 82 father of the president was said to be worse today by his personal physician Dr E L Cram of Bridgewater. The doctor said there was no immediate danger of a fatal termination of the illness.
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Associated Press
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Dancer Burrows Fontaine Sues Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Evan Burrows Fontaine files breach of promise suit in Westchester against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. A motion seeks to move venue to New York City, arguing both residents, claiming lack of local jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
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New York City
Trains Disrupted by Montana Quakes On Two Major Roads
Seismic tremors in Montana disrupted schedules for the Northern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul. NP train 4 was redirected via Butte to Garrison and then east, with Helena passengers affected. arrival to Billings expected later. NP train 3 westbound and train 235 from Billings to Helena were held by slides near Lombard. No. 1 remained on time at Livingston.
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Butte
Princess Ellen Lose O Shea Crowned Princess of Lewis and Clark County
East Helena native Miss Ellen Lose O Shea won the annual contest to be named Princess Ellen of Lewis and Clark County. Introduced by Col Charles L Sheridan at the Shrine temple under American Legion auspices, she will reign for 12 months and represent Montana at the regional fair and national encampments. The 1923 Helena High School graduate and state house stenographer has broad support from local friends and the Woman's division of the Commercial club, with tributes from the Smelter Band at her East Helena home.
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Independent
Panic in the Park as Earth Trembles in Park County
Five earthquakes rattled Livingston and surrounding towns from 6 23 p m to 10 39 p m causing mass evacuations in Jardine Gardimer Manunoth Livingston Clyde Park and Wilsall. Panic also hit Yellowstone National Park with ranger inspections ordered. minor property tremors reported but no major damage.
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Associated Press
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Jardine
Gardimer
Manunoth
Clyde Park
Wilsall
Jardine Mining Company
H. C Racorn
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Yellowstone
Weather Outlook for Week in Rocky Mountain Regions
Washington June 27 Mostly fair weather expected in the Rocky Mountain and plateau regions for the coming week with widely scattered thundershowers. Temperatures likely above normal early in the week and near normal later.
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Associated Press
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Plateau
Quakes Hit Three Forks Straining Buildings and Roads
Bozeman dispatch reports a series of quakes striking Three Forks with widespread damage. Brick fronts collapsed blocking streets. the brick school and Methodist church were severely damaged. hospital patients moved outdoors. a Montana bridge over the Jefferson river and abutments on the Yellowstone trail are reported dangerous.
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Helena Road
Yellowstone Trail
Quake Delays Missoula Jurors Turn Guilty Verdict
In Missoula a second earthquake shook the courthouse as the jury in a liquor case demanded release. After tremors subsided they were dismissed briefly and then returned to deliver a guilty verdict. Reports from Bitter Root Valley noted plaster shaken and merchandise toppled in Darby Hamilton and Polson, with no major damage observed.
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Darby
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Polson
Flathead Lake
Earthquake Felt From Havre to Culbertson
Reports from Havre indicate the quake was felt at that point and across all points east to Culbertson. The shock was similar to that at Trela na with no damage or injuries reported.
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Culbertson
Trelena
Butte Mines Escape All Damage as Earthquakes Hit Big Town
The June 27 quake sequence in Butte produced four shocks totaling over a minute with a 45 second second quake and a later mild fourth jolt. Chimneys toppled and brickwork loosened while mines reported no injuries or rock falls. Felt in Dillon and Twin Bridges with local reports confirming its reach.
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Butte
Big Town
Bath
Mining Company
What Caused the Earthquake Origins and Fault Changes
A historic note explains earthquakes stem from crustal fault shifts and underground activity. It cites a 190 event revealing horizontal strata movement seven to twenty one feet and vertical shift one to three feet along a three mile fault, with origins ten to twenty miles deep.
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California
State Hospital 5 Shaken Up at Warm Springs
Six shocks rocked the Warm Springs state hospital causing structural damage. A veneered building lost substantial wall sections and inmates were moved. Women in a cottage were relocated due to cracks while towers on the new male hospital were torn down as a precaution. The first quake struck at 623 p.m. local time.
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Warm Springs
Helena Quake Shakes City in 1923 Night Tremor
Helena experienced a major earthquake last evening with four shocks described as violent and perceptible across the city. Residents rushed outdoors as chimneys toppled and bricks loosened while a Navy‑tied time clock stopped during the event.
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Mother Nature
Gabriel
Helena
Great Falls Earthquake Sparks Panic Across Streets
Severe tremor rattled windows and caused minor damage to storefronts and chimneys in Great Falls. Residents rushed outdoors fearing collapse as buildings groaned and shelves toppled. no major structural harm was confirmed.
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Great Falls
Major quake rocks Manhattan and Three Forks area
Reports from Manhattan, Three Forks describe widespread damage. Chimneys toppled, bank buildings shaken, many structures with cracked walls and several deemed unsafe. Mountain States Telephone building in Manhattan labeled unsafe, cutting telephonic service. Logan and Three Forks areas cut off from postsquake communications.
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Exchange of the Mountain States Telephone and Telgraph Company
Logan
Old Faithful Spouts Normally After Yellowstone Quake
Associated Press reports from Yellowstone National Park that Superintendent Horace Albright said Old Faithful geyser erupted 16 minutes after the first quake shock. The Upper Geyser Basin tremor caused oil-like intensity changes and the area remained barely frilled at the near border.
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Yellowstone National Park
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Meagher County Courthouse Destroyed in Quake
Livingston reports the Meagher County courthouse is wrecked by an earthquake. Sulphur Springs will be forced to erect a new courthouse, with the school house pool hall and county jail also out of commission. Repair cost nears the hundred thousand dollar mark.
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Livingston
Jats
Associated
Montana Shaken by Major Downtown Earthquakes
A series of powerful earthquakes struck Montana with the worst at 6.23 and 7.07, shaking Billings and major cities including Butte Anaconda Great Falls Missoula Livingston and Helena. Fire sparked by quakes damaged the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line between Harlowton and Three Forks. a hotel in Great Falls had its walls crack but stood. An avalanche was reported at Lombard and a severe quake hit Jardin.
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Three Forks
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