Monday, July 2, 1900. Measles.

A quarantine was declared in Nome, Alaska, due to a measles outbreak in the Native American community.  Mortality rates in some communities reached 100%.

Let that sink in.  100%.  Up to 2,000 people died.

And now, you have this:

Wyoming reports first measles case since 2010

Wyoming reports first measles case since 2010: Infected child may have exposed people in Casper hospital’s ER waiting room to highly contagious virus.

Of course, you can vaccinate for measles, but with the current anti scientific atmosphere, and somebody like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in charge of HHS, well. . . 

The LZ1 Zeppelin, the first rigid airship, flew from the Manzell district of Friedrichshafen, Germany, near Lake Constance for 3.75 miles (6.04 km) in 18 minutes before being forced to land due to a broken part.

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Sunday, July 1, 1900. A battle in Peking and a royal wedding.

Labels: 1900, 1900s, Army, Austro Hungaria, Boxer Rebellion, China (Beijing), Chinese Army, German Army, Marriage, Monarchy, Qing Dynasty

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