NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 26 September 1923
26 SEPTEMBER 1923
It was formally announced in Berlin that the heads of Federal States of Germany have unanimously agreed to end passive resistance, but at the same time safeguard the unity of the Reich.
The Redding coal mine at Polmont flooded with 73 people caught up in the tragedy and with only 21 having been rescued alive at the time of reporting.
William Cosgrave, the President of Ireland, said that the industrial disputes in the Irish Free State were causing major financial harm to the country. He said that the days of “wonderful prosperity” during the war were over and the population would have to get used to fewer luxuries.
