Tokyo Earthquake Devastates Capital Destroys Homes
Final counts show 350 000 houses destroyed in Tokyo and up to 200 000 dead or missing across the region. Fires from broken gas mains raged through the city as thousands fled, with mass casualties reported at Ueno station. Yokohama barely survived, with only about 40 000 residents left.
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Capital
Associated Press
Nagasaki
Peking
Yokohama
Osaka
Ueno
Ueno Park
Sumida
Iau
Sagami
Hondo
Japan
Tokaido
Kobe
American who won a place in Japan's heart
A reflective tribute to Lafcadio Hearn, the American writer who fostered close ties between Japan and the West. The piece recalls his life, heritage, and influence on Japanese culture, highlighting his literary scope, sympathy for Shinto life, and enduring role as a bridge between nations.
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Japan
Hearn
Flaubert
Gautier
Maupassant
Zola
Loti
Poe
Lark Anodeshntch Even as Season Closes
Fans in Butte gather as the city hopes for a win in the second crucial game to keep its race alive. The matchup marks a decisive moment in the season’s closing stretch with local support high.
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Butte
End of Mines league schedule sets pennant race
Anodes beat A M 5 1 and Clark s defeat Cole Pitts 5 to 1 while Black Specs toppled Montana Powers 10 to 6. With Anodes and Clarks tied, a three game series will decide the pennant. Mines league officials meet in Butte to set dates, with potential Sunday games and first game location to be decided by coin toss.
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Cole- Pitts
Anodes
Mines League
Butte
Anaconda
Clark
Rhgdes
Pitt Club
Angdes
A. C. Wa
Montana Powers
Clark Park
Cole-Pitts
Black Specs
Anodes and
The
League Commission
Cole-Pitty
Mullan
Idaho
T Is
Best Ever Is Verdict On Big Show At Wisdom
The Big Hole Stock Men's association harvest festival closed with a strong verdict from organizers that it was among the most successful ever. Thousands watched the rodeo, with Norman Mason first in riding, Brandy second, Dale Case third, and Bill Clark injured yet showcasing horsemanship. A closing dance capped the event. Spectators traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles, and Arlo Charlo won the wild cow milking contest with impressive antics.
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Wisdom
Big Hole Stock Men's Association
Big Hole
Chicago
Los Angeles
Norman Mason
Fmer Brandy
Dale Case
Bill Clark
Clark
Arlo Charlo
Big Hole Country
Kelley challenges Walsh on copper wage share figures
President C F Kelley of Anaconda disputes Senator Walsh's claim on the wage to copper price ratio. Kelley travels to Reno for a federal inquiry hearing, asserts Montana workers historically receive over seventy percent of copper value while producers claim about twenty four percent. He says Walsh lacks basic industry facts and warns against misleading inferences.
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C. F. Kelley
Anaconda Company
Senator Walsh
Kelley
Reno
Federal Commission of Inquiry
Walsh
Montana
Italy 13 Ready to Quit League in Greco Italian Clash
Rome reports Premier Musso lini may withdraw Italian delegates from the Geneva conference if the Rome viewpoint on the Greco Italian conflict differs from the League of Nations. London notes Britain will back the covenant and let the league decide, with Curzon returning to push a united stance.
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League
Rome
Associated Press
Mussolini
League of Nations
London
Great Britain
Violent Athens Protest After Corfu Bombardment Funeral
A violent demonstration erupted in Athens today after solemn Catholic cathedral services for Corfu bombardment victims. The crowd burned an Italian flag and attacked the Italian legation amid heightened tensions.
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Associated Press
Athens
Italy
Corfu
Legation
Italian bombardment kills twenty in Corfu report
Col Stephen F Lowe of St Louis with the Red Cross reports that twenty people were killed by the Italian bombardment prior to the occupation of Corfu. among the dead are sixteen children who were mostly slain by shrapnel.
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Associated Press
Athens
Stephen F. Lowe
St. Louis
Red Cross
Corfu
Japan Holds Quake Record With 27562
New York reports that Japan has recorded 27,562 earthquakes, ranking second globally behind Italy’s 27,672. Greece follows with 10,304. South America 8,018. Mexico 5,586. The Pacific coast of the United States shows 4,867 shocks and the Atlantic coast 937. Asia Minor records 4,451, with Syria at 4,331.
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Associated Press
New York
Japan
Italy
Greece
South America
Mexico
Pacific
United States
Atlantic Coast
Asia Minor
Sielly
Wreck After Blinding Lights Forces Car Off Road
Charles R. Collins, of 403 West Granite Street, was severely injured when his car rolled off the road a mile east of Gregson Springs after being blinded by the glare from a speeder. Ervin Endicott and two women escaped unharmed, but Endicott helped lift the trapped driver from beneath the overturned vehicle, which slid 10 feet down a bridge embankment near the railroad tracks. rescue workers brought Collins and companions to Murray’s hospital in Butte as others searched for the speeder responsible.
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Hercule
Charles R. Collins
West
Granite Street
Gregson Springs
Ervin Endicott
Woodrow Hotel
Florence Conley
Main Street
Collins
Murray’s Hospital
Endicott
Butte
Collings
Gregson
Ex Premier of Japan Dies After Earthquake
Prince Masayoshi Matsukata, former prime minister and lord keeper of the privy seal, has died from injuries suffered in the earthquake, a report received by the Nagoya railway bureau states.
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Associated Press
Nagasaki
Japan
Prince Masayoshi Matsukata
Privy Seal
Nagoya Railway Bureau
Butte Labor Day Parade Sees Strong Turnout After Nine Years
Labor day observances in Butte featured a parade through main streets, a Columbia gardens program with a Meaderville versus all-stars ball game, rides for children, and thousands enjoying picnics as miners and families marked the holiday. Senator Walsh, Bill Dunn, and Charles Taylor addressed crowds, noting labor’s role in government and foreign affairs. athletic events accompanied the day’s events with winners listed in various age and gender categories.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
Meaderville
Independent League
Allstars
United States
T. J. Walsh
Bill Dunn
Charles Taylor
Sheridan County
Walsh
Europe
Department of Commerce
Death threat prompts guards at Longmont merchants
Col., Sept. 3. Mysterious letters signed K K K threaten death or worse if the Frank family does not leave Longmont. William Frank, 60, and his son Carl, 35, merchants, report warnings urging them to quit and blaming delays. Guards were placed at the Frank home after the letter arrived.
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Associated Press
Boulder. Col
Longmont
William Frank
Carl
Frank
U S to Be Sole Dictator of Immigration Policy
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis spoke at Birmingham's Labor Day rally addressing immigration policy. He argued the United States should determine who may come, after noting classifications of immigrants and praising Harding's legacy. He asserted wage needs and the purpose of labor protections amid national prosperity.
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Birmingham
Europe
Associated Press
Ala
James J. Davis
Labor
Marding
Labor Day
Warren G. Harding
Davis Beca
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