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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
2
Washington announcement by John P. Adams shows the Republican National Committee will meet in Washington in late December to select the site for the 1924 national convention. The item notes other world events and U.S. relief and political actions of the era.
Reports from New York Calcutta and Tokyo recount a series of fatalities and emergencies including Allen H. Whiting’s suicide in New York, E. P. Dutton’s death at ninety two, earthquakes in Calcutta, and mass casualties from Tokyo ruins. Also noted are political unrest in Ireland and Greece, prison hangings in Cairo, and relief efforts in Osaka and Vladivostok.
A government and Red Cross briefing cites Japan's death toll ranging 200 000 to 300 000 with 800 000 to 500 000 injured. Yokohama reports about 80 000 dead as relief ships and aid reach Osaka Tokyo Kobe amid aftershocks and looming famine.
Dresden explodes in communist unrest after a clash before city hall. Police fired on unemployed demonstrators, killing six and wounding nine. militants boarded shops and newspapers, with editors attacked. Reinforcements and machine guns later dispersed the mob. Paris envoy warns only official action can end Ruhr resistance.
Between 1 000 and 1 500 Black residents reportedly left South Bend Indiana in the last 24 hours after an anonymous letter signed RK K K warned of danger. One reported incident caused fear and mass departure from the city’s Black belt area centered on Clare Elliott’s soft drink shop.
Greece plans a counterclaim against Italy for fifteen refugees dead and thirty five wounded from the Corfu bombardment. Athens will not press the matter until a settlement basis is found in the ongoing dispute.
Dublin reports large numbers of emigrants seeking U S visas despite wartime difficulties. For Britain and Ireland the quota ends the year at 56,000 visas granted, with 5,000 issued at the American consulate in Dublin. A great majority of recipients are women.
The coal commission reported to President Coolidge that the cost of a ton of bituminous coal to a mine operator ranged from 1.20 to 2.80 dollars. The study used statistics from 266 mines in four states and covered 1918 operations.
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