Warm and sunny - melting
Auditorium today and heard Casey Jones spiel about the 1915 Hesperian. I subscribed today - 60 cents. Yesterday the president of Dartmouth college spoke to us and he talked very well.
Rode down and walked over with Katherine today. Walked downtown - bought a toothbrush - came home found out Quist wanted me so went up at 4:30. Read paper "etc" in eve and to bed.
Mother and Pa to meeting tonight. They went to Bainbridge last night and saw a very good play.
Jan. 14, 1915
Sunny, but a little cool.
Came home - went skating. Played hockey till about 5pm. Smashed my ... stick. Home, read, and to bed early.
About yesterday there was a terrible earthquake in Italy about 20,000 killed.
Author note from Wiki: The 1915 Avezzano earthquake occurred on 13 January in central Italy at 07:52:42 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicenter was located in the town of Avezzano (which was destroyed) in the Province of L'Aquila. Around 30,000 direct fatalities and $60 million in damage resulted from the earthquake.
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