3 days of original coverage, October 23, 1926 to October 26, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.
As printed: Hundreds Reported Dead in Armenian Earthquakes
ContextLeninakan and Erivan are cities in Russian Armenia, part of the Soviet Union. Near East Relief is an American charitable organization founded during the World War that runs orphanages for Armenian children.
As printed: MANY BURIED ALIVE; NEAR EAST RELIEF SENDS QUICK HELP
ContextLeninakan, formerly Alexandropol, is a city in Soviet Armenia. Near East Relief is an American charity founded during the World War that runs orphanages and hospitals for Armenian refugees.
As printed: Brave American Nurses Minister to Injured While Earth Trembles
ContextLeninakan, formerly Alexandropol, is a city in Soviet Armenia; Tiflis, in Georgia, is the seat of the Transcaucasian Soviet government, and dispatches out of the quake zone must travel there by wire. Near East Relief is an American charity founded during the World War that runs orphanages and hospitals for Armenian children.