Earthquake Tremors Felt Across Northeast and Canada
The tremors were reported from New Jersey to New Brunswick and Ontario with shocks felt in Brockton Worcester and Syracuse. Observers described rattling dishes swaying trees and moving furniture as residents reported a rolling ground and echoes of a strong quake. No injuries reported but many residents observed household items shaking and windows rattling across multiple cities.
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Brockton
Mass
Brockton Enterprise
New Jersey
Todas R
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White Plains
New York
Weymouth
Newport
R. A
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R. 1
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N. H
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Athol
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New Haven
Fredericton
Saint John
New Brunswick
Owen Sound
Ont
Sherbrooke
Montreal
Ottawa
Ottawa, Ont
Syracuse
The
Herald-Journal
Alexander Malikow
Oakwood Avenue
Salt Springs Road
George Fredenburg
816
South Avenue
Observance of Chanukah Festival Starts Tonight in City Judaism
Syracuse Jewish community begins eight days of Chanukah with candle lightings at synagogues and homes. Junior Congregation of Temple Adath Yeshrun to lead services Friday. children to hold party Sunday with gift exchange. Temple Society of Concord to host Chanukah service and candle lighting Friday evening. Rabbi Samuel Yalow to conduct daily rituals at Congregation Ahavath Achim throughout the festival.
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Antiochus Epiphanes
Syria
B.C
Jerusalem
Temple Adath Yeshukrun
Temple Society of Concord
The
Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Samuel Yalow
Congregation Ahavath Achim
Weather Bureau Sees Earth Tremor Not Felt At Syracuse Airport
Senior meteorologist William H. Tracy said the quake went unnoticed at the Syracuse airport due to its extra strong one story buildings. The Herald-Journal fielded dozens of calls as residents across the city described tremors shaking chandeliers, walls, and furniture in homes from 18:45 to near evening.
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Weather Bureau
City
Wiliam H. Tracy
United States Weather Bureau
Syracuse
Kenmore Avenue
McKinley Park
George Matthews
Genesee Street
Fred T. Martin
Forest Avenue
The
Herald-Journal
William P. Sharkey
Cannon Street
Leslie A. Ambrose
Otisco Street
Patrick Ryan
Hudson Street
Ryan
Nellie Allen
Holland Street
Charles M. Spencer
Brattie Road
Spencer Folding Box Company
Earthquake Tremors Hit Upstate New York and NYC Area
A New York City regional quake rattled homes and offices at 8 45 AM shaking elevators, furniture, and Christmas trees from Albany to Rochester. Dozens reported dishes, lamps, and doorways tremoring while residents described beds and tables vibrating and lights swaying in several neighborhoods.
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Special Dispatch Gouverneur
Cressy Sees No Peril Here From Quakes
Syracuse University geologist Dr.George B.Cressy says New York State is one of the safest regions for earthquakes and the tremors felt last Friday and today are not dangerous. Harvard’s Dr.Kirtley F.Mather predicts possible New England quake within eight months. Local engineer notes no damage to city infrastructure from the tremors.
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New York State
Seaboard
George B. Cressy
Syracuse University
Herald- Journal
Kirtley F. Mather
Harvard University
Associated Press
New England
Cressy
Herald-Journal Today
United States
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Maine
Illinois
North
South Carolina
Charleston
Canada
Adirondacks
Nelson F. Pitts
Justice Cregg Clock Stopped By Earthquake
The clock in the chambers of Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Cregg stopped at 8 45 AM after an earthquake. Some believed it could prove the tremor time, but Miss Elizabeth Cregg said the clock could not take it.
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Supreme Court
Frank J. Cregg
Elizabeth Cregg
Merchants Bank Names New Chief of Realty Division
J. Clinton Loucks has been named real estate manager of Merchants National Bank and Trust Company. A Oneida native and Syracuse University graduate in finance and real estate, Loucks has worked in real estate since graduation. Local earthquakes reported across Watertown Gouverneur Cortland Auburn McGraw on December 24 rattled dishes, windows, and clocks with tremors lasting up to two minutes.
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J. Clinton Loucks
Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Loucks
Oneida
Syracuse University
Special Dispatch
Watertown
Flowers Avenue East
Hamilton Street
George D. Docteur
Hunt Street
Auburn
Chedhell Place
West Lake Avenue
A. J. Lauer
Garage Fire Destroys Car. Threatens Homes on Beatty Street
A garage and a luxury coupe owned by grocer Frank L. Shult at 300 Beatty Street burned shortly after 3 AM. Flames spread to the Shult home and nearby 302 Beatty Street, but firemen saved the houses. The car exploded its gasoline tank as crews battled the blaze.
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Frank L. Shult
Beatty Street
Shult
Erie Boulevard
Lawrence Murray
Police Club Delivers 430 Food Bags for Christmas Aid
Syracuse Police Club volunteers packed and distributed over 430 large bags of food to needy families for Christmas. Patrolmen Edward Lynch Arthur Hook Francis Guilfoyle Leo Kraft Michael Corbett Louis Snow and Harold Kelly coordinated bag contents including pork loin potatoes peas tomatoes sugar coffee milk celery crackers cookies oranges nuts candy and cocoa funded by local donations.
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Police Club
Syracuse Police Club
Edward Lynch
Arthur Hook
Francis Guilfoyle
Leo Kraft
Michael Corbett
Louis Snow
Harold Kelly
Postal Rush Sees Record Peak Then Slump Cited
Postoffice reports the holiday rush peaked with high mail volumes but then fell into sub normal levels after the peak. Cancellations rose 403,809 pieces versus last year in the first 23 days, with 6,931,859 total mail censuses. About 650 extra workers were hired, at an estimated cost of $30,000, and deliveries ran on schedule with minimal delays.
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Ice
Edmund L. Weston
Weston
Tas Iis
Expressmen of City Have Busy Christmas Season
Expressmen in Syracuse face a peak Christmas rush as shipments run 12 percent ahead of last year. Railway Express Agency general agent Ire A. Chamberlain says workers are on a rush basis, with many staying late into the night to finish deliveries. Air express shipments are up 70 percent in the period.
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Santa Claus
Syracuse
Ire A. Chamberlain
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Mrr. Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Air Express
Farmer Receives Suspended Sentence For Public Intoxication
Michael Schope a 22 year old dairy farmer of Tully pleaded guilty in Police Court to public intoxication after a disturbance at a West Fayette Street theater where he claimed to be Superman. Judge Homer C. Walsh suspended the sentence and warned him to stay away from liquor.
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Michael Schope
Tully
Schope
West Fayette Street
Superman
Homer C. Walsh
Walsh
Women Given Suspended Sentences in Shoplifting Case
Two Utica women faced Police Court today over shoplifting in Syracuse. Mrs. Mabel Weber aged 39 and Miss Maude Bridgemen 35 received suspended sentences on the condition they refrain from Syracuse stores after arrest in the shopping district Saturday afternoon.
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Syracuse
Mabel Weber
Maude Bridgemen
Utica
Garbage and Ash Collections Delayed to Thursday
Public Works Commissioner George H. Ballantyne announced that no garbage ashes or rubbish will be collected tomorrow. Regular collections will resume Thursday. Department staff will have Christmas Day off but will work New Year’s Day a week from tomorrow.
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Public Works
George H. Ballantyne
Department of Public Works
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