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...premonitory earth tremors preceded the shock; politicians, the press, the public were equally surprised. It was known that Mr. Hughes desired to retire to repair his private fortunes, which had suffered from long public service. A lucrative law practice in Manhattan has awaited him, even sought him out. He will be 63 when he leaves office, still young enough to enjoy a profitable career...
...modernist? But no, I am not a modernist. That is a debauched term (mot compromisé). The modernists set out to shock the bourgeoisie, and they only succeed in pleasing the Bolsheviki. My music is neither 'futurist' nor 'passéist,' but the music of today...
...earthquake 36 hours after Dr. R. A. Daly of the Geology Department delivered a lecture at Lowell Institute on earthquakes and the effect a quake would have in Boston. Dr. Daly stated in his speech that owing to the solid formation of the earth here that a shock would cause little destruction...
According to Professor K. F. Mather of the Geology Department, the University seismograph showed that the shock occurred at 8.07 o'clock yesterday and lasted for 45 seconds. He believes that yesterday's quake was due to a shifting, either vertically or horizontally, of the great Fundian fault in the earth's crust which is submerged under the Bay of Fundy. He bases his opinions on the fact that the two waves of the shock came in quick succession. A quake always divides into two waves which separate as the earthquake travels. Since the two shocks were simultaneous, the origin...
Professor Mather pointed out that a shock of the kind that occurred here is a monthly happening in California and is considered inconsequential...