Quake Rips Across Eastern States Figures Reported
The tremor damaged buildings and rattled glass from Missouri to Illinois and Indiana and reached Wisconsin and beyond. Witnesses described furniture moving, walls cracking, and alarms sounding as people sought safety. Residents reported panicked reactions and disrupted routines across multiple cities and campuses.
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Jane Biggers
Greenwood
Miss. Commonwealth
Bobby Aice
WCMA
Corinth
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E. C. Palmer
Atlanta
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Firefighters' Training House Burns Down Before Demonstration
Elaborate plans by the Southern Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and Firemen to stage a training demonstration were foiled when the 214 story wooden frame house used as a training laboratory burned Friday night. About 150 to 200 firemen were expected to attend the event in Jackson, Michigan.
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Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and Firemen
Independent Press Telegram Long Beach Notice
Local notice appears in the Independent Press Telegram dated November 10 1748 for Long Beach likely addressing registration or mailing provisions at Pine Avenue Long Beach with postal class designation included.
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Powceal Ce
Long Beacc
Sithsone “Pine An Ave
Long Beach
Cal Tech Reports April Quake Cracks Stretch 50 Miles
Caltech geologists say the April 8 6.5 quake near Ocotillo Wells triggered miles long surface cracks up to 50 miles away. Cracks up to 19 miles long appeared along the Superstition Hills Imperial and Banning Mission Creek faults as the San Andreas system shows widespread disturbance.
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Pasadena
California
California Institute of Technology
Ocotillo Wells
Los Angeles
Coyote Creek
Superstitution Hills
Imperial
Banning Mission Creek
San Francisco
Mexico
Allen
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