2nd February 1924
Casper Daily Tribune: Life Lingers With Wilson But End Is Near.
Alexei Rykov became Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union, equivalent to Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, filling the vacancy left by the death of Lenin.
Ship Losses:
Maid of Scotland (United Kingdom) The schooner collided with
Perene ( Peru) in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) south of Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank with the loss of four crew.
Perene also lost four crew.