Alice Mann was photographed driving her car on this day in 1921. Mann was a silent movie actress with thirty films to her credit. She married this year and, unusual for her occupation, remained married to her husband Stanley Ash for the rest of his life. She dropped out of film in 1925 and died in 1986 at age 86. Only seven of her films remain. (Note, after posting this, it appears that this is actually Alice Wright Mann, who was the daughter of a West Virginia millionaire. I saw a post of the photo elsewhere that noted that, and the monogram on the car's door).
Hara Takashi was assassinated by a railway worker who was upset with his leadership, including a perception that he was going to act to grant women the franchise and that he'd involved businessmen in the government. His assassin was sentenced to death, which was commuted, and he was ultimately released after serving a thirteen-year sentence.
Hara left an enormous diary which he was aware was valuable. It is a primary source for much Japanese history of the era, which would otherwise have gone completely unrecorded.
Italy interred its unknown soldier of the Great War in a tomb in Rome.
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