Great Japan quake toll and fires from Yokohama to Osaka
The 1923 disaster report lists at least 100000 dead and widespread ruin in Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya Osaka and other places. Shocks tidal waves and fires devastate government docks arsenals and neighborhoods. Communications collapse. many foreigners and ships at risk. evacuations and refugee needs loom.
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Yokohama
Japan
Yokohama Harbor
Osaka
Ito
Hakone
Nu Resort
Greece Italy Crisis Shapes League Backdrop
The Associated Press reports Italy may ignore League decisions and abstain at Geneva while Britain pledges full League support. Greece accepts the Inter Allied Council of Ambassadors alongside the League, and Paris expects Rome to follow ambassadorial decrees if issued. Greek attack on the Italian legation in Athens is followed by calm across Greece.
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Associated Press
Italan
Greece
League of Nations
Italy
Geneva
Great Britain
League
Inter- Aled Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Rome
Athens
County Teachers Meet As Schools Readiness Sets In
Preliminary to the county opening, about 300 white and 30 colored teachers attend two days of meetings in city schools. White sessions at Church Street. colored sessions at South Bentz Street. Officials address the gatherings as plans cover English, history, science, mathematics, and classroom management.
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Church Street
South Bentz Street
Walter Hutington
John W. Brunner
County Teachers’ Association
Meating
Misg Ott
Milas Gardiner
Biser
Kraybill
Milas Castle
Remsberg
W. K Eitnaaman
Frances Pendley
Frederick High School
Roger X. Day
Brunawick High School
Ethel McNutt
W. K. Klingaman
Monroa
Laneware
Judge Urner Urges Grand Jury Action on Burglaries and Bootlegging
The September term grand jury was urged to indict burglars and vigorously enforce the county prohibition law. Foreman Robert E. Delaplaine of Frederick was named, as Judge Hammonds Urner urged jurors to be active, vigilant, and uphold the law.
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Urner
Aaron R. Anders
Robert B. Delaplaine
Foreman
David C. Frey
Walter England
George W. Free
Rudolph T. Ault
Willian Edward Reed
Lewis E. Barrick, Jr
David Q. Griffin
Ernest W. Burch
Charles A. Hemp
Spencer EB. Stup
Edward M. L. flAghter
Aaron Rosenstock
Lingd @ Frushour
Charles W. R. Crum
J. Wiliam
Ernest Mullinix
George S Alnutt
Aquilla A. Harshman
Grayson A. L. Domer
Charles J. Bittle
John M. Lease
William M. Martin
Petit Jury
Jesse Lipscomb
Bernard W.wilson Marshall O Boone
Joseph H. Long
William H. Stup
Earl Eby
Jonas Grimm
Daniel B. Hightman
John P. Angleberger
Cornelius McDevitt
Wiliam H Smith
Romer C. Younkins
Tsarah N. Loy
Williiam
Gaugh
Ira M. Grossnickle
A. Windsor Davis
Grant Dubel
John W. Warrenfeltz
Charles W. Lawson
Calvin L. King
Peter T Dedderar
Elmer J. Bus
Hammond Urner
Robert E. Delaplaine
Frederick
Cour
Grand Jury
Greek Mob Tears Down Italy Flag in Athens Crisis
Violent protests erupt in Athens amid Greco Italian tensions after a Catholic Cathedral funeral for Corfu victims. Demonstrators burn an Italian flag and attack the Italian legation as Italy rejects League of Nations decisions. London signals Britain will back the League covenant to the limit, with Lord Cecil authorized in Geneva.
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Associated Press
Athens
Italy
Corfu
Legation
London
Great Britain
League
Robert Cecil
Geneva
Tirague
New Judge Peter Takes Oath in Frederick Week
Robert B. Peter, appointed by Governor Ritchie to replace the late Judge Edward C. Pater, took the oath of office before the Rockville circuit court clerk. He will serve until the November election as the Democratic nominee for a full fifteen year term, with no anticipated Republican challenger.
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Rockville
Robert B. Peter
Ritchie
Edward C. Pater
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Maryland
Frederick
Montgomery
Peter
Frederick County
Coolidge to Issue Sympathy Proclamation
President Coolidge plans to issue a national sympathy proclamation within hours in response to distress in Japan. The move aims to express collective concern and solidarity with the Japanese people.
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Coolidge
Washington
Pramidant, Coalidsa
Machine Gun Assn Meets Here in 1924
The fifth annual meeting of the 112th Machine Gun Association will be held in this city July 25 and 26 with about 20 delegates and visiting members. The group, about 1,000 strong across 35 states, is led by Col D. John Markey who was elected president at Norfolk last week. Members from the unit largely hail from Maryland and Virginia, many veterans of World War I who took the front line in France beginning July 25. Other local veterans cited include William M. Storm, Adjutant, EL Austin James, sergeant major, Philip R. Winebrenner, ordnance, and Charles P Staley among others. Verses of poetry are often inscribed on manicure sets to enhance their appeal.
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112Th Machine Gun Association
D. John Markey
Norfolk
Maryland
Virginia
Col. Markey
France
112Th
Durin
Philip R. Winebrenner
Charles P Staley
Marion Green
Charles Plankett
Joseph Eyler
Aviator Reports Awful Toll After Tokyo Earthquake Fire
Osaka dispatch cites minister estimates of 150000 dead in Tokyo from the quake and fire. Lieutenant Ishida flies over the stricken area reporting near total devastation with portions of wards and the imperial palace damaged. Tokyo still burning and food shortages persist as relief efforts unfold.
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Clovis
Frederick
Tokio and
Yokah Oma Vna
Italy
Associated Press
Osaka
Ishida
Tokio
Kaguya
Imperial Palace
Ushikome
Koaishigawa
Uetsuia
Asyamadori
Fukagara
Destroy Buildings Amid Tokio Fire as Osaka Telegram Details
The Osaka police telegram reports fires raging across Tokio with survivors fleeing remaining wards at 1 am. Soldiers bombed buildings in the path of flames, and life loss remains unassessed. An earlier quake hit Kanto around Yokosuka near Yokohama, destroying Choja machi telephone lines and killing 40 operators. Thirty nine warships lay loaded with foodstuffs in Osaka and Kobe. A separate Florence quake report notes a distant strong seismic event.
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Tokio
Osaka
Kanto
Yokosuka
Yokohama
Chojamachi
Kobe
Florence
Italy
U S Plans To Rush Relief To Stricken Japan
Washington reports the United States mobilizes ships and medical supplies for Japan relief. Admiral Anderson says all American fleet vessels are available for Japanese use as authorities coordinate aid to Yokohama and nearby ports amid uncertainty over ambassadorial safety.
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U.S
Japan
Anderson
Asiatic
Yokohama
State Department
Wood
Catastrophe Prompted Ad to Reach Tokio for Help
Crippled communications link hampered relief, as officials sought rapid aid from Tokio. Authorities coordinated with Miral Anderson to accelerate restoration efforts after the disaster struck.
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Miral Anderson
Tokio
Duke Heir to Duke Tobacco Drowns in Connecticut
Anjier B. Duke, born 1884 and heir to the Duke tobacco interests, drowned when a small boat upset near Greenwich Connecticut. He was prominent in New York and Newport society and married in 1915 to Cordela Bidel daughter of Maj and Mrs A J Drexel Bidle of Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Greenwich
Conn
Duke
Benjamin Duke
Duke Tobacco
New York
Newport
Cordela Bidel
A J. Drexel Bidle
Philadelphia
Ansler
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England
Lord Robert Cecil
Ish
League Elects
Cosme de la Torriente Teraza
Cuba
Assembly of the
Britain
Machine Gun Assn
Col
Markey
The
Lmier Yamamoto
Aente
Hibiya Nari
Sasaki
Toko
Associated Perons
Takia
America
Relef
Anjier B. Duke
Connecticut
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