100 Years Ago Today

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27th October 1922

Following a KKK attack on a local citizen, the Chief of Police of Lancaster, Pennsylvania declares war on the local Ku Klux Klan and promises a score of arrests. Pictured is a KKK meeting in Lancaster.


Ship Losses:

Genesta (United Kingdom) The Thames barge collided with Corea ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, London and sank.
Viking (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was destroyed by fire at Port of Spain, Trinidad.

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28th October 1922

With the march on Rome by thousands of fascist “black shirts” their leader, Benito Mussolini, forces the Italian government to resign. Two days later, Mussolini receives from King Victor Emmanuel III. the task of forming a government.


Ship Losses:

Canteleu (France) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Brest, Finistère and was wrecked.
Moneyspinner (United Kingdom) The coaster was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay (45°00′N 3°57′W) after her cargo shifted. Her crew were rescued by La Fontaine ( France). Moneyspinner was towed into La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, arriving on 6 November.

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29th October 1922

Ship Losses:

Duckland (United States) The 10-gross register ton, 42-foot (12.8 m) fishing vessel dragged her anchor and was wrecked at the mouth of Anita Bay (56°14′N 132°23′W) on the northeast coast of Etolin Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska, becoming a total loss. Her crew of two survived.
Guillem Sorolla (Spain) The cargo ship issued an SOS in the Atlantic Ocean (48°33′N 8°00′W). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Pioneer (United Kingdom) The cargo ship caught fire off Poole, Dorset and was a total loss.

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30th October 1922

Benito Mussolini arrives in Rome at 10:50 AM, speaks with King Victor Emmanuel for an hour, then makes a speech from a hotel balcony, exclaiming, "The Fascisti are completely victorious. I have come to Rome to give Italy a true government.”


The crowd awaiting the car with the future head of the Fascist government Benito Mussolini headed to the Quirinale Palace for a meeting with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy a few days after the March on Rome. Rome, 30th October 1922.


Benito Mussolini arrives in Rome from Milan. He becomes Prime Minister of Italy, the youngest (39) in the history of the country, replacing Luigi Facta.


Ship Losses:

Gromoboi (Soviet Navy) The decommissioned Gromoboi-class armoured cruiser ran aground in a storm near Liepāja while under tow to Germany in October 1922 for scrapping. Scrapped in place.
St. Jacques (flag unknown) The sailing ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean (4°12′N 8°15′W). Her crew were rescued by Else Hugo Stinnes ( Germany).

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31st October 1922

[October 31st, 1922] Vladimir Lenin, Grigory Zinoviev, Lev Kamenev and Andrey Vyshinsky during the session of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee.


[October 31st, 1922] Fascist leader Benito Mussolini took the oath of office as Prime Minister of Italy along with his cabinet, as he was sworn in by King Victor Emmanuel III following the resignation of Luigi Facta.


Ship Losses:

Teti (Italy) The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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1st November 1922

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, declares the abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate, an entity which had existed since 1299.

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3rd November 1922

Australia: "First Qantas Aerial Mail Service departs Charleville", yesterday.


"Post '14- '18 Pacification of the Middle East, Allied forces in the Dardanelles area. American, British, and French, and Italian officers in Silivry."


Ship Losses:

Herman Sauber (Germany) The cargo ship foundered in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by the trawler Riveira ( United Kingdom).

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5th November 1922

"British forces in the Dardanelles, British forces preparing machine guns, Dardanelles."


British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings near the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor.

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6th November 1922

"The Majestic in dry dock in Boston"


Ship Losses:

Elswick Manor (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground at Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated on 15 November.
Helen White (United Kingdom) The cargo ship collided with a lighter and sank at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

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7th November 1922

Red Army troops parade past the Kremlin on Red Square to mark the fifth anniversary of the Bolshevik seizure of power.


Ship Losses:

Rattler (United States) After an explosion that resulted from the lighting of a match in her hold, the 17-gross register ton, 45-foot (13.7 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire without loss of life while moored at a cannery dock at Cordova, Territory of Alaska.

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8th November 1922

Lord and Lady Mountbatten.

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9th November 1922

"March On Rome. Fascist troops burn Socialist literature following entry into Rome."


Ship Losses:

Oran (Spain) The cargo ship ran aground at Málaga. She was refloated on 13 November.

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10th November 1922

Ship Losses:

Beckenham (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground off Cape St. Michel, Quebec, Canada. She was refloated on 23 November.
Nola (United States) The cargo ship caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico off New Orleans, Louisiana and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Missouri ( United States).
Oregon City (United States) During a voyage from Evans Bay, Territory of Alaska, to Tacoma, Washington, with a crew of seven and a cargo of four tons of herring on board, the 23-gross register ton motor sloop was destroyed in Warm Springs Bay on the coast of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska by a fire that began when her engine backfired. Her crew survived and was rescued by the motorboat Monitor ( United States).

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11th November 1922

"Lord Home unveils a war memorial in Southwark, London."


Armistace Day, 1922.


Ship Losses:

Arenas (Spain) The cargo ship was driven ashore at Garfanta ny Noja, Cantabria and was wrecked.
Valorous (United States) The fishing vessel foundered in a violent storm in the North Pacific Ocean off the Territory of Alaska or British Columbia.
Washington (United States) With 25,000 pounds (11,000 kg) of fresh halibut aboard, the 36-gross register ton, 54-foot (16 m) fishing schooner was stranded near Cape Suckling (59°59′30″N 143°53′00″W) in the Territory of Alaska during a gale, becoming a total loss. He entire cargo also was lost, but everyone on board survived.

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12th November 1922

Italy: Fascists burn Communist and anti-Nationalist literature seized from a Socialist newspaper.


Ship Losses:

Grizzly (United States) During a voyage from Kodiak to Kanatak, Territory of Alaska, with a crew of four and a cargo of 29 tons of lumber, the 28-gross register ton motor vessel was beached in Jute Bay (57°32′30″N 155°51′00″W) in the Shelikof Strait to avoid loss of life after she became heavily iced and sprang a leak. She was declared a total loss.