APRIL 19, 1906 / / THURSDAY / / ISSUE 3

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BOSTON TIMES EARTHQUAKE HITS SAN FRANCISCO!

A large crack in the ground opening during the great earthquake, and a car is falling inside the crack.

Earth swallows town

LAILA PATT

4/19/1906

A large crack opens up in the ground during the

earthquake. Cars, buildings, houses, and maybe

a few people fell into the crack.

In some of the cars and houses there were many

animals and people who were still stuck inside

of the houses and cars.

The fire was burning because when the

earthquake shook the ground so much, it

damaged the powerlines and the gas lines. There

was no way the fire could be put out.

An eleven-year-old boy named Leo Ross

looking at San Francisco burning.

Houses and buildings burning during the great earthquake, and some people running and some

people are trying to stop the fire.

San Francisco earthquake

LAILA PATT

4/19/1906

Leo Ross is an eleven-year-old boy who lives

in California in the city of San Francisco. Leo

sells the daily newspaper each morning to earn

money. Leo had a special golden nugget that

he always kept in his pocket, that was used by

his grandfather, and then passed on to his

father and now passed to Leo.

On 18th of April after Leo was selling the daily

newspaper,2 boys who were brutal thieves

who lived on Rincon street named Fletch Sikes

and Wilkie Barens. asked to have Leo’s golden

nugget. But when Leo tried to protect his

golden nugget, Fletch punched Leo in his jaw

and toke Leo’s golden nugget and ran away

with the golden nugget. At night Leo tried to

get back by dressing himself as the ghost that

haunted Ricon street, and went inside the

broken house where Wilkie and Fletch slept.

Suddenly a brainy, annoying boy named

Morris came into the house.

And when Morris came in the house, Fletch

and Wilkie knew it was only Leo playing a

trick on him to get his gold back.

Before Fletch could beat Leo and Morris, the

ground began to shake violently, and the house

started to crumble. Only Leo, Morris and

Fletch got out of the house alive. And then

Fletch ran away, and when Fletch was gone,

Wilkie who was under the pile of bricks got

up. And then Leo, Morris and Wilkie started to

look for Fletch and go somewhere else because

of the earthquake. The ground began to crack

open and houses and buildings got on fire and

fall. And then the 3 boys ran even faster to find

Fletch. And when they got to a burning house

which was where Fletch might be hiding,

Morris just randomly went inside the burning

house. But Leo and Wilkie got themselves wet,

and went inside the burning house. And found

Morris stuck inside a crack of the house, so

Wilkie and Leo helped him out. And then Leo,

Morris and Wilkie found Fletch, and got him

out of the house.

And then Leo, Morris, Wilkie and Fletch and

lot of other people got on a train to Sacramento

California for a better place to live.

IN THIS ISSUE:

THE BEST COMIC

STRIP EVER!

LETTER TO THE

EDITOR

WEATHER OF

DOOM

APRIL 19, 1906 / / THURSDAY / / ISSUE 3 BOSTON

TIMES

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LETTERS

Letter to the Editor

Better care for children.

WEATHER

Weather warning in

West Roxbury.

LAILA PATT

4/19/1906

For the first time in the history in April there

is a huge blizzard coming to Boston. There

could be up to 20 feet of snow, and it could

cut the power for four months.

People say that you should get lots of food and

extra batteries and keep medicine with you.

FRIDAY

Forecast

High of 14°F and low

of 9°F

We expect snow all day

from 3 a.m. to four

months on.

SATURDAY

Forecast

High of -1°F and low of -20°F

There will be crazy wind of 149 mph that

might knock down the electric poles and

maybe a few buildings. School may be closed,

but students will have to do lots of work from

home.

LAILA PATT

APRIL 19, 2019

It is my opinion that the real tragedy jn the

story is that children are by themselves at a

very young age.

Today, on April 18th when I was walking in

the street, I saw an eleven-year- old boy in the

street this morning. He was just selling

newspapers, and I was following him just to

make sure he was okay. And by the time he

was finished selling the newspaper, and had

his finally sold all of his newspapers. There

were these two young men, who were about

eleven or twelve-years old who the most

brutal thieves in town.

And then the young men beat up the 11-year

old boy, and the stole his golden nugget and

the money he earned. And I think the little boy

boy had no parents at all, and I don’t think he

went to school much.

I think children should finish school or be out

on their own by the age of 18 or 19 or maybe

even 20. I also think children should always

have their parents with them. Or if the child’s

parent is dead or gone far away for a very long

time or they don’t have any part of his/her

family with them, they should at least have an

adult living with them and watching them.

Orphan kid on their own in 1906

Happy kid standing next to a teepee. He is moving out of the teepee to a bigger tent.

Cartoon of the day