07 Sep 1923
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
1
An Osaka dispatch reports M. E Kdatani, a prince household steward, in Asakusa park when the quake struck Tokyo. He escaped a collapsing 12 story amusement tower and saw fires, refugees, and widespread panic as Akasaki ward burned.
Oklahoma City AP report says Governor Walton tentatively assigns responsibility for mob floggings in Tulsa County to the Ku Klux Klan. Aldrich Blake says testimony from over 500 witnesses shows no other group implicated. martial law had been used to quell the violence.
Des Moines Iowa September 7 AP Senator Smith W Brookhart argues recognition of the Soviet government does not imply official royal status by the United States. He says recognition could influence prosperity and quell unrest while criticizing the Legion stance urging recognition. He notes three possible Russia outcomes: the present government czarism or chaos.
Osakans noted a gradual decline in earthquake tremors after a week of shaking. The Tokio Central Observatory reported 1,029 distinct shocks since September 1, with 356 on Saturday, 289 Monday, 173 Tuesday, and 63 through 6 p.m. yesterday, with no expectation of renewed violent quakes.
The Jewett Family of America, claimed as the world’s only incorporated family, held its annual reunion in San Francisco with members from across California attending a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee Jewett and greeting President George A. Jewett of Des Moines. The family incorporation grew from 2,000 in 1918 to over 4,000 members.
In Grady County Georgia J W Minter and his sons and sons in law face death penalty trials for the death of Millard Trouton. Trouton was weighted and dumped in a creek after being abducted to settle a marital dispute. Minter confessed to police that the family planned and carried out the killing.
Philadelphia report shows How ard Ehmke of the Boston Americans pitched a second no hit no run game against the Athletics in a week, securing a 4 to 0 win. Sam Jones of the New York Americans also blanked the locals 2 to 0 in a separate game.
Athens refugees from Corfu say Italian authorities forbid memorial services for those killed in the bombardment. The prohibition suppresses public mourning as the crisis unfolds.
Washington September 7 AP The United States and Mexico will sign two conventions at the State Department. One creates a commission to handle American claims arising from Mexican revolutions. the other forms a mixed commission for all other claims between the nations. Umpires will come from the Hague permanent court. each side will have one representative on each commission. Warren and Payne acted as plenipotentiaries for the United States.
Reports from Shanghai say losses may be exaggerated but two thirds of Tokyo and many coastal towns were destroyed by the quake tidal wave and fires. U S destroyers reached Yokohama taking about 100 Americans aboard while cholera rumors swirl. Red Cross aims to exceed five million as missionaries are reported safe.
A forest fire along Buckhorn creek and Lacumbre peak threatens Santa Barbara water supply. Gibraltar dam structures and cottages near the lake are destroyed as flames advance, with over 100 rescuers and volunteers fighting the blaze near the city. The fire shifts westward from the Santa Ynez range, endangering water tunnels and the Aapy fate remains uncertain.
Minneapolis plans for next year include a possible third party and the participation of A. C. Townley in tomorrow's meeting. F. A. Pike denounced the gathering as unauthorized while Henry Teigen and Wm. Mahone led organizing efforts amid wide speculation.
Stockholders in Boston today approved the merger of Calumet and Heela Mining Company with its subsidiaries Ahmeek Allouez Centennial and Osceola. The consolidation follows plans announced by directors last month.
Osaka Sept 7 The Japanese government imposes a thirty day moratorium on payments due from September 1 to September 30, limited to disaster zone. Profiteering in essential goods carries up to three years in prison or a 3000 yen fine, while rumor spread encouraging rioting or property damage may result in up to ten years imprisonment or 3000 yen fine.
Miners Union leaders convened in Harrisburg to decide whether to end the anthracite strike. John Lewis refused to reveal likely conclusions as Governor Pinchot’s peace proposals, accepted by operators, faced union objections. Delegates pressed for higher day-worker pay and a chec k-off system, with final decisions due after 8 p.m.
Fragmentary OCR yields mixed details about a Brooklyn infant allegedly stolen with police abandonment claims and a separate despatch noting a submerged fortress Bonin with no traces found in Harbin.
Otto Knight an undertaker's assistant from San Francisco was awarded 2145 dollars by the state industrial accident commission after scars from a disease prevented his public duties as a hearse driver and attendant at funerals. The decision cites his contracted illness while performing his duties.
In Tokio heat worsens during a great fire with temperatures reaching 150 degrees fahrenheit, causing numerous deaths. Reports from AP and Reuters describe stifling conditions killing civilians. At Manila, observers doubt Bonin Islands sank or altered by earthquakes, citing crust thickness and long timescales.
Sept 7 report says Tokyo remains practically isolated with severe communication problems to Osaka. Order holds in Kobe Kyoto Nagoya and Nagasaki, all outside the disaster area. Continued on Page Ten.
The will of the late President Harding filed in Marion Ohio on September 7 leaves Mrs Harding a life estate of 100600 in government bonds and the Mount Vernon avenue home plus a half interest in the Marion Star building. After her death the life estate reverts to Dr George T Harding Jr and his sisters. other legacies include 50 000 to Dr George T Harding Sr and a modest monument, 2000 to Jean and George Dewolfe, 25 000 to Marion City Walk Board, 2000 to Trinity M E Church, 1000 to St Pauls Episcopal Church, and equal remainder to his brothers and sisters with Charles D Schaffner executor.
Major Ivens Jones of Minneapolis, executive officer of the 347th Red artillery, 88th division, died at Fort Snelling hospital from injuries suffered in a polo match. He substituted for a Des Moines player when his pony was tripped by an opponent's mallet, fracturing his skull. He had been unconscious most of the time since the Sunday accident. a widow survives.
Washington reports from the state department indicate two enlisted men from Yokohama naval hospital were identified in records as PacI Raymond Cannon and Antonio Ingoglia. Cannon’s next of kin is his father John B. Cannon of Ardmore Oklahoma. Ingoglia’s next of kin is listed as his father, named Middle Via Long Island. A third pharmacist, Czeuz Zembsch, was reported killed with radio conducted at Cor.
In Rome Premier Mussolini asserts Italy acted within international law and resents Western criticism over the Corfu incident. He argues Greece bears greater responsibility for frontier violence and says reparations should be limited while occupation serves as a precaution rather than conquest.
German marks plummet toward collapse in New York trading as the currency dived to 144,000 marks per dollar. The prewar value would have required $13.60 million to buy one dollar, starkly illustrating the currency’s collapse.
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