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  2. A Frightful Catastrophe.

    A terrible earthquake is reported to have occurred in San Francisco. Half the city has been demolished, and now lies in ruins. ...

    Article : 73 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,216 words
  4. ACROSS THE BAY.

    Many of the principal building in Oakland, across the bay, suffered from the shock, several of them being badly injured. ...

    Article : 26 words
  5. RAILWAY TRACK DISAPPEARS.

    Portion of the railway track of the Southern Pacific Railway Company has entirely disappeared under water, A crowded passenger train bound for ...

    Article : 34 words
  6. ITEMS OF NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 words
  7. CITIZENS IN THEIR BEDS.

    Most of the inhabitants were in bed and asleep at the time of the first visitation and these rushed from their homes clad in their night attire, only ...

    Article : 52 words
  8. DISSATISFIED COMPETITORS.

    The Gorowa "Chronicle" writes:—The Border Brass Band competed at the Albury Musical Festival on Monday but were not successful. The ...

    Article : 625 words
  9. OTHER LOSSES.

    The magnificent building of St. Ignace Cathedral is ablaze, while the Leland-Stanford University at Palo Alto, 33 miles from the city, is ...

    Article : 38 words
  10. BUILDINGS FALLING IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

    Buildings are tottering and crashing down in showers throughout the city, spreading devastation, death, and injury in every direction. ...

    Article : 77 words
  11. A CONFIRMATORY REPORT.

    The earthquake in San Francisco has proved to ba more serious than was at first anticipated. The Premier of New Zealand, Mr ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. LATEST DETAILS.

    Late telegrams from New York state that after making all allowances for hysterical reports, that it is apparent that the situation in San Francisco is ...

    Article : 49 words
  13. VALUABLES THROWN IN STREETS

    Two regiments of regular troops stand guard over millions of dollars worth of property, which has been thrown promiscously into the streets ...

    Article : 39 words
  14. SKY SCRAPERS WITHSTAND THE SHOCK.

    The modern steel-framed sky-scrapers have withstood the shock much better than the smaller brick and wooden tenements. ...

    Article : 22 words
  15. OUR SERIAL TALE.

    Owing to a rush of very important late cable news, we are compelled to hold over the usual instalment of "The Haighs of Hillcrest." ...

    Article : 28 words
  16. THE CITY IN FLAMES.

    Fires, which are beyond all control, are raging in all directions, and adding further to the dangers and miseres of the hopeless inhabitants of the ...

    Article : 84 words
  17. THE MAYOR TAKES ACTION.

    The Mayor of the city has appointed a committee for purposes of safety and has ordered the bakeries and mill stations to supply those who have ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. A WHOLE DISTRICT WRECKED.

    The whole of the business district between Market and Howard-streets, and from the Bay of San Francisco as far west as the City Hall, has been ...

    Article : 41 words
  19. CROWN STATISTICS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 words
  20. £1,400,000 LOST.

    The roof and Email towers of the City Hall, which cost seven million dollars (£1,400,000) to erect, have collapsed. ...

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  21. ASYLUM INMATES KILLED.

    The asylum at San Jose has all collapsed, burying many of the poor unfortunate inmates in the rains. ...

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  22. PALACE HOTEL DEMOLISHED.

    The huge and palatial building known as the Palace Hotel, which was erected at a cost of 3,000,000 dollars (£600,000) and the ...

    Article : 71 words
  23. SYMPATHY FROM AUSTRALIA.

    Mr T. Bent, Premier of Victoria, and Mr J. H. Carruthers, Premier of New South Wales, to-day forwarded to the President of the United States of ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.

    The San Francisco General Post Office is completely shattered. The Valencia Hotel and Kingsley's lodging house both collapsed, killing ...

    Article : 30 words
  25. BOOTH LICENSE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 words
  26. IN THE MANUFACTURING QUARTERS.

    The fires, fanned by a brisk easterly wind, soon endangered the whole of the manufacturing and wholesale quarters of the city. ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. CHAOS AND CONFUSION.

    Chaos and confusion reign throughout the whole of the city and residents are almost mad with terror. Martial law has been proclaimed by ...

    Article : 53 words
  28. A WORD WITH MR JAMES.

    Mr James was spoken to by our representative for a few minutes prior to his departure for Sydney last night. He expressed himself as ...

    Article : 121 words
  29. GENERAL CABLES.

    A remarkable incident of official perversity is reported from the German province of Alasca. A fire broke out in the village [?] ...

    Article : 119 words
  30. THE FESTIVAL.

    The Albury Musical and Literary Festival has come and gone and although the function has not returned its public-spirited and disinterested ...

    Article : 574 words
  31. POST OFFICE AND GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

    The General Post Office and the Grand Opera House have been completely destroyed. The plant and buildings of the San ...

    Article : 66 words
  32. THE CITY CLOSED.

    No ferries are running, and all entry to the burning and practically demolished city has been stopped by the authorities. ...

    Article : 24 words
  33. THE FLAMES SPREADING.

    Latest telegrams state that the fires are now spreading to the residential section. Many buildings, which had ...

    Article : 44 words
  34. FESTIVAL CONCERT.

    Last evening at the Albury Mechanics' Institute what was termed a "Final Concert," was given, the performers being the successful ...

    Article : 696 words
  35. IN COLLISION.

    A collision occurred at Malta [?] tween the destroyer Ardent attach to the Mediterranean squadron, and torpedo boat No. 84. ...

    Article : 53 words
  36. ENORMOUS DAMAGE.

    It is at present impossible to estimate the loss of life, but the death roll will certainly run into thousands. The loss and damage to property is ...

    Article : 47 words
  37. 8 MILES OF FLAME.

    Up to 8 o'clock last night the fires had extended over an area of eight square miles, involving the complete destruction of several hundred of the ...

    Article : 34 words
  38. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £20,000,000

    The damage is now estimated at at least 100,000,000 dollars (£20,000,000). ...

    Article : 17 words
  39. GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.

    The "Novoc Vremya" a St. Petersburg daily, in an article on Russia affairs, strongly advocates an Angle Russian entente. ...

    Article : 63 words
  40. LILIAN MEYERS CO.

    At the Albury Mechanics' Institute, commencing on April 23, the Lilian Meyers Dramatic Co. will open. The pieces to be mounted include' "When ...

    Article : 115 words
  41. FURTHER DETAILS.

    Owing to the newspaper and telegraph offices in San Francisco having been all either buried or destroyed, only the most fragmentary ...

    Article : 92 words
  42. WHOLE DISTRICTS SWEPT.

    The district embracing almost the whole of the wholesale warehouses and manufactories has been swept clean by fire. ...

    Article : 51 words
  43. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

    The officials of the University [?] Pennsylvania have conferred on [?] Majesty King Edward the decree [?] Doctor of Laws. ...

    Article : 24 words
  44. CREVICES SIX FEET WIDE.

    Crevices six feet wide have been opened in several streets, while the tramcar tracks and rails have been torn up and twisted into all kinds of ...

    Article : 40 words
  45. FURTHER VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.

    News to hand from the Canary lands states that an extinct volca[?] in the Island of Palma is now showing signs of activity. ...

    Article : 30 words
  46. FLAMES STILL UNCHECKED.

    According to latest information which has reached London, the flames continue unchecked and are remorselessly sweeping the city from end to ...

    Article : 67 words
  47. JOCKEY BUTLIN'S DEATH.

    An inquest was held in the hospital this afternoon concerning the death of the Victorian jockey John Butlin, aged 17 years, which occurred last ...

    Article : 80 words
  48. THE NATAL RISING.

    Mr. C. R. Saunders, C.M.G., Commissioner for Native Affairs in Zulland, recommends that the disaffect chief Sigananai be fined a thousand ...

    Article : 93 words
  49. TWO SHIPS SUNK.

    Two ships which were anchored in the bay, were sunk by the earthquake shocks. ...

    Article : 17 words
  50. THOUSANDS FLY THE CITY.

    When the shocks occurred during yesterday afternoon thousands and thousands of people hastily fled from the city, leaving their businesses and ...

    Article : 41 words
  51. GREATEST LOSS OF LIFE.

    The greatest loss of life occurred in the small cheap tenements near the water front, where a dense population resided. ...

    Article : 28 words
  52. PAPER CLOTHING.

    The Japanese are now making underclothing of their finely crisped or grained paper. After the paper has be cut to a pattern, the different ...

    Article : 132 words
  53. PILLAGING AND PLUNDERING.

    Detachments of regulars are guarding the banks, while the cavalry and infantry regiments are patroling the streets. ...

    Article : 46 words
  54. ALLEGED ILLTREATMENT OF CHINESE.

    Mr Pless, who was until lately [?] troller of the Chinese coolies on Nourse Deep Mine, in the Transva[?] gives a total denial to the affida[?] ...

    Article : 81 words
  55. A LODGING HOUSE COLLAPSES.

    Many of the huge buildings in Eddy street collapsed. One lodging house in this thoroughfare when it fell, killed 200 persons. ...

    Article : 29 words
  56. WHERE THE SHOCK OCCURRED.

    It is believed that the originating centre of the disturbance was out at sea. An earth tremor traversed the entire ...

    Article : 49 words
  57. FIRE BRIGADE CHIEF.

    The chief of the San Francisco Fire Brigade, while directing the efforts of the firemen, was struck by the fulling debris, being instantly killed and ...

    Article : 37 words
  58. Advertising

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  60. NEWSPAPER AND OTHER OFFICES DESTROYED.

    The offices of the San Francisco "Call," "Examiner," and "Chronicle" have been destroyed absolutely. The Western Union Postal and ...

    Article : 60 words
  61. A DAY OF TERROR.

    Three distinct severe shocks were felt during the morning, at intervals of some hours. Slighter shocks also occurred during the afternoon and ...

    Article : 33 words
  62. THE PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED.

    Seen last evening after the final concert, the president of the Festival committee, Dr. Cleaver Woods, (to whom much is due for the inauguration and ...

    Article : 575 words
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