100 Years Ago Today
Today, a century ago · Wednesday, October 20, 1926Edition: Bismarck, The Bismarck Tribune

100 years ago today: Wednesday, October 20, 1926

The Bismarck Tribune was printed in Bismarck, North Dakota. This is its front page from today's date in 1926.

The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck, North Dakota

“Chief of Police H. ESS Qaifg «fc”

Scan of the original clipping: Chief of Police H. ESS Qaifg «fc

OCR text: noon ordered' every policeman in Miami on duty to Await storm de velopments and stationed reliaf men at strategic points to render aid it, necessary. The doors of the Jail were thrown open to prisoners who are heads of families to protect their homo in the event the hurricane strikes hers. The men wore nfflsil on their honor to return alter the emergency had passed. Shortly before aeon a driving tain swept serosa the hey then ever tato city.

OCR text from The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, page 1. See the original page. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.

Front page of The Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, October 20, 1926
The full front page as printed. Public domain scan, Library of Congress.

Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, October 20, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “Chief of Police H. ESS Qaifg «fc”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

Is this the real newspaper?

Yes. Every headline and story is taken from the scanned page and its OCR text at the Library of Congress. OCR can misread letters, so the scan is shown next to the text.