Tokyo Death Toll From Earthquake Rises to 150000
Reports from Tokyo area place the fatalities at 150000 with widespread destruction in Tokyo and Yokohama. Officials struggle to deliver food as fires burn, martial law is imposed, and refugees crowd Tokyo streets amid collapsing buildings and looting.
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Qoseka
Tokyo
Long
Viscount Takaashi
Seiyukai Or
Osaka Jiji Shimpo
Hakone
Yokohama
Pond Wibiya
Ieutenant Ishida
Kyo
Nagoya
Imperial Palace
Dayvo
Ushirome
O&higawa
Yetsua Hrard
Asymnaderi
Fukagara Ward
Yorelen
Hat Specie Bank
Wahit
Empire
Yamamoto
Cabiet
Yokohamas
Japan
Shanalpu
Yamiaishina
Kaa
Kamahura, Te
Matkatate
Aoyama
Phasaha
Azabu
San Francisco
Shanghai
Kanto District
Tokio Bay
Yokosuka
Chojamachi
Kawaguchi
Mirawaguch
Lomdon Miu
Picture Island Emoshima Submerged in Muddy Sea
Nagoya Sasuke Osaka Ito Hakone Kamakum Emonshima Oshi ma Odawari regions report fires and Emoshima submerged under a muddy sea. The famous resort island sinks as one of the empire's scenic spots disappears under waves and debris.
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Nagoya
Sasuke
Osaka
Ito
Hakone
Kamakum
Emonshima
Oshima
Odawari
Emoshima
One Man News Link From Japan Reports Devastation
Yonemura, a Tomioka radio operator 144 miles north of Tokyo, sent the first post quake news through San Francisco. His station survived the disaster as Tokyo and Yokohama faced collapse, and refugees brought details of the catastrophe to the world via radio.
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San Francisco
Tomemura
Japan
Yonemura
Tomioka
Tokyo
Yokohama
Radio Corporation
Shooting kills man in Reading boarding house quarrel
Elmore Mack, a Philadelphia contractor employee, was shot dead in his Reading boarding house on September 4. King Fisher, 23, from South Carolina, a boarder and the dead man’s wife are under arrest after a quarrel led to the fatal shooting.
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Quarrel
Reading
Elmore Mack
Philadelphia
King Fisher
South Carolina
Noise reduction boosts productivity and lowers costs
President Charles Rosa Richards of Lehigh University argues that eliminating industrial noise through scientific study and new appliances will cut living costs. He says quieter plants improve workmen’s efficiency and that improved production reduces the impact of expensive materials and labor.
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Charles Rosa Richards
Lehigh University
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Frederick Woman’s Aches
A Frederick resident Mrs. James H. Davis of 14 E Fourth street reports dull nagging backaches and tiredness relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad claims kidney trouble symptoms include back pain headaches dizziness and nervousness, urging neighbors to try the remedy.
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Doan
Frederick Case
James H. Davis
E. Fourth Street
Co-Operative Ding Co
Rural Mail Carriers Convene: 150 Delegates at Lewistown
The twenty first annual Pennsylvania Rural Letter Carriers Association convention opened in Lewistown with 150 delegates from across the state. Attendees included members with one to twenty five years in service. Cornell president Go Burkett welcomed delegates in Mayor Montgomery’s absence. Speakers covered rural service topics.
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Lewistown
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sam
Go Burkett
Cornell
R. &. Montgomery
William F. Beichert, Jr
Wilbur Keener
East Waterford
Ned H Goodell
Edinboro
W. D. Drown
Washington
de. Cos J. M. Yeager
Hon
BE. M. Reers
Mount Union
Renewal of Mexican Relations Signed with Credential Talks
Vanuel Tellez, chargé d affaires of the Mexican embassy, presented credentials to Acting Secretary Phillips, restoring full international relations. George T Summerlin, chargé of the American embassy in Mexico City, presented credentials to the Mexican foreign office.
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Washington
Vanuel Tellez
Phillips
Ceorgze T Summerlin
Mexico
City
Yilexicin
Mourning for Harding Ends Social Activities Resume
Washington flags had been at half staff for thirty days after President Harding's death in San Francisco on August 2. The official mourning period ended at midnight, and President and Mrs Corliaze announced no immediate resumption of social activities.
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Washington
Mwulding
Pennsylvania to Aid Japan Plans Considered by Governor
Harrisburg Sept. 4 Governor Pinchot considers state plans to aid Japan after the disaster. Reading latest reports, the death toll is given as 100000, prompting him to say the matter of Pennsylvania's help is being taken up.
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Pennsylvania
Japan
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Aia
Chicago to Get G. 6. PL New York
Frederick W. Upham treasurer of the national Republican committee returned from abroad saying Chicago would host the 1924 Republican convention. A majority of committee members favored Chicago though some supported Chicago was the preferred site.
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Chicago
New York
Frederick W.W. Upham
National Tepublican Committee
Chtengo
Buffalo Physician Dr Pierce Earns Noted Humanitarian Role
A Buffalo physician, Dr Pierce, gained wide reputation for his Golden Medical Discovery. The tonic claims to improve blood health, aid digestion, purify the blood, and revitalize the body without alcohol. The plan includes confidential advice from the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo and trial packets for ten cents.
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Pierce
Buffalo
Peres
Pennsylvania
Prores
Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup Ad Promises Quick Vigor
An old advertisement claims fatigue and nervous strain signal collapse and promises Dr Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup will restore energy. It pledges guaranteed results with money back if not satisfied and notes Frederick purchase at Williamsons Drug Store.
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WM. Moore
Patrick St
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East Fourth Street
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