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Show MISSOURI AND KANSAS ARE SEVERELY SHAKEN Highli t Earthquake Shock K perieaeed iu lac Two states Suaa Kenin. KANSAS CITT, Mo. Jan 7 A distinct earthquake shock, a Ith a distinct motion mo-tion from north to south, lasting from twenty-three seconds DM minute. a f.-lt In western Missouri, eastern Kansas and southern Nebraska at 6 17 o'clock this evening. The territory affected e-tendfl e-tendfl from N braxka. on the north, nearly near-ly to the Oklahoma and the Indian Territory Ter-ritory lln.i on the so. ith and from Sallna. Kan . on the west, to Kansas City. St. Joseph and Joplin. M . on the east. Little Damage Done. With the exception of the knocking off of piaster from walls at some points in Kansas, no damage was reported, although al-though persons ran to the streets at some places In fear that their houses would tumble in. St. Joseph Is Shaken. At St Jieih dishes and tluware rattle, rat-tle, arid small children .-re frightened The shock se.ini-d to come from the south and lasted atsiut ten seconds. Thought It a Mine Explosion. Joplin reports a slight earthquake shock felt there about i o'clock this evening No damage waa done. At first the shock was sup.se. .. ,it. r. suited from ;t mine explosion Throughout Kansas. Telephone messages from Sillna. Minneapolis, Min-neapolis, Clav Center and Wamego. Kan . say the shock was v.-r preemptible at those points At Wamego buildings .r-shaken .r-shaken so that It wan feared th- would collapse. Vibrations Last Half-Minute. KB) porta reiorts an earthquake shock there at about C:10 o'clock this evening. It was too slight to .). d image, hut aas distinctly fell all DVOI that nart of the county The lbratluns lasl.d for about sixty seconds. Nebraska, Too, Is Jnrred. Adlc. from Lincoln. Neb . say that at C 3u o'clock tonight residents of I. Inc. .In f.-lt an earthquake shock that In several Instances shook globes and fastenings on chandeliers Nonanwse is reported. The earthquake shock was Clstlnctly felt at Nebraska City and Syracuse. In south eastern Nebraska. It was slight In each Instance. |