Friday, January 30, 1925. Antitoxin runs out in Nome.

Diphtheria antitoxin ran out in Nome. The serum run had reached Kaltag.

Turkey exiled Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Constantine VI to Greece

The Khost Rebellion in Afghanistan ended with the reign of King Amanullah Khan intact.

A national news media frenzy started when Cave explorer Floyd Collins became trapped in Sand Cave, Kentucky.  The story went on for days, but did not conclude happily.

High winds blew a train off of a viaduct in County Donegal, Ireland, killing four people.

Last edition:

Thursday, January 29, 1925. 裁軍 and Flapper Fanny.

Labels: 1920s, 1925, 1930s, 1940s, Cartoons, China, Chinese Warlord Era, Shanghai, The Roaring Twenties, Women

Sunday, May 24, 1914. Trying to put in at Nome.

Robert Bartlett arrived in Nome on the whaler Herman in his epic effort to provide relief to the Canadian Arctic Expedition.  Ice prevented the ship from putting in, however.  It turned towards St. Michael, where three days later Bartlett was able to radio the dire news to Ottawa.

The Belgian Catholic Party won 41 out of 88 seats of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.

Last prior edition:

Sunday, May 17, 1914. Trouble on Wrangel.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Albania, Canada, Canadian Arctic Expedition, Catholic, Christianity, Railroads, religion, Washington DC, Wrangel Island