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April 18, 1906

An earthquake and fire wreck San Francisco. Same news, three newsrooms. How did each one tell it?

Gray marks wire copy, the same story sent to many papers. Red marks what each paper wrote for itself. Switch to “Only what changed” to see just the red.

Front page of the Deseret Evening News, Apr 18 — Deseret Evening NewsSalt Lake City, Utah · Apr 18

Front page of the The Daily Telegram, Apr 18 — The Daily TelegramClarksburg, West Virginia · Apr 18

Front page of the Indiana Tribüne, Apr 18 — Indiana TribüneIndianapolis, Indiana · Apr 18 · in German

What each paper printed on its own

Deseret Evening News

The story took 58% of the front page · 7 pieces of its own · 4 from the wire

FOURTH EDITION—LATEST NEWS OF GREATEST EARTHQUAKE DISASTER ON PAGE 2 — Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, UT) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83045555/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

EARTHQUAKE PANIC DEATH FLOOD FIRE — Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, UT) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83045555/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

SCENES IN THE VERY HEART OF THE EARTHQUAKESHAKEN AND FIRE VISITED SECTIONS — Deseret Evening News. (Salt Lake City, UT) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83045555/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

The Daily Telegram

The story took 33% of the front page · 10 pieces of its own · 5 from the wire

Volume VI, No. 94, Whole No. 1,701. CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1906. Price 2 Cents. EARTHQUAKE WRECKS SAN FRANCISCO — The Daily Telegram. (Clarksburg, WV) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn85059715/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

this morning. The shock was felt at 5:13, San Francisco ollowing the wrecking of buildings, numerous fires broke out. al Telegraph office was wrecked and communication was lost 'clock New York time — The Daily Telegram. (Clarksburg, WV) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn85059715/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

Very Heavy Earthquake is Felt in West — The Daily Telegram. (Clarksburg, WV) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn85059715/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

Indiana Tribüne

The story took 15% of the front page · 2 pieces of its own · 0 from the wire

Feuer bedroht die Stadt San Francisco. — Indiana Tribüne. (Indianapolis, IN) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83045241/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page

Unermeßlicher Schaden an Gebäuden. San Francisco, 18. April. Heute Morgen um 5:13 Uhr wurde San Francisco von einem schrecklichen Erdbeben heimgesucht. Der Geschäftstheil der Stadt zwischen Market und Mission Straße wurde innerhalb 3 Minuten durch einen Erdstoß vollständig zerstö — Indiana Tribüne. (Indianapolis, IN) 18 Apr. 1906, p. 1. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83045241/1906-04-18/ed-1/. See the full page