16 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1922
Page
1
The Senate stagnates as tariff, soldier bonus and ship subsidy fuse into a knot of policy woes. Harding faces partisan strain while election day nears and leaders show mounting frustration.
Washington July 15 1922 President Harding presses for action on tariff and ship subsidy while Congress stalls amid two strikes and partisan wrangling Democrats push to keep Congress in session as Republicans fear a fall wave. House members return from vacation to face tariff subsidy tests and a looming adjournment deadline.
In New York on July 15 a Boston Express engineer arrived at the New Haven Railroad terminal at 6:00 am, two minutes before schedule, declaring he would show the delay. He was due at 6:02 am and the incident follows several days of late arrivals by the same train.
Lieutenant Frank Treinen of Fire Company 52 rushed into a smoke filled stable behind Bauer Brothers Manufactur ing Company at 1035 87 Richmond Street to rescue horses. He collapsed outside and later died from severe burns. no horses were found in the stable. The fire caused about 300 dollars in stock damage. origin unknown.
Dr. Robert Herood of Switzerland, head of the International Temperance Bureau, on a U S tour found only two drunks during his visit. One was in New York and the other in Butte Montana. He said American social life was far cleaner than Europe and praised U S prohibition leadership.
New York report notes Benno Loewy who died in 1919 could not leave more than half his estate to charity. Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ruled his own will invalid despite hundreds of valid wills drawn for others. Executor sought sale of bonds valued at about $3,081 due to depreciation.
A amnesiac woman identified as Helen Greiner of St Louis recovered her memory and blamed a taxi driver for beating her after she refused an excessive fare and a wrong destination. She arrived in New York with her brother, a cattle buyer, and reported being beaten unconscious.
Maximilian Harden, recovering after a July 3 assassination attempt, writes a stark dispatch from his sickbed. He pleads for help for Germany as he reflects on the nation’s peril and his own fragile condition.
Special cable dispatch from Berlin recounts Walter Rathenau and the narrator’s split in 1919, Rathenau’s murder, and the speaker’s own wounding. The note condemns political repression, anti German plots, and warns of continued murder as Germany’s republic nears Doorn Castle.
Harry W. Mager former Chicago Internal Revenue collector and Benjamin Mitchell former state legislator were jailed on charges of extortion and conspiracy amid a two year probe into a liquor graft ring. Investigators allege forged Prohibition Directors stamps and illegal permits across New York Philadelphia Chicago and Omaha a case involving bribes and dummy shipments.
In Newport News on July 15 striking C and O Railway shopmen opened a rally with prayer as Rev. W. T. Green led a religious service. It was the second such meeting and union members said all future gatherings would include religious services.
The General Policy Committee of the United Mineworkers unanimously rejected President Harding's arbitration offer in the coal strike. John L. Lewis led the move and a letter with the response was prepared for White House delivery. The union planned to accompany Lewis to the White House when the reply was ready.
Baltimore police say they are certain the murdered woman found near the Rolling Road Golf course in Cantonville is Bella Leman of Fairmont. A man under surveillance is believed to be the killer, tied to a previous Mann Act case. investigators await positive morgue confirmation.
The emergency fund drive for the American Colleges in the Near East including Robert College and the American University of Beirut closed at $1,100,000. Albert W. Staub, executive secretary, said the campaign met its goal.
More than one million workers reportedly strike nationwide amid wage-cut resistance. Rail shopmen number 350000 to 400000, mineworkers 550000 to 600000, New England textiles about 80000 idle, with total listed workers around 15 million. This marks 1922 as a historic peak.
Miss Anna Guerrea of Newport Ky 20 confessed shooting Ralph Acito 27 in the front yard of his girlfriend’s home saying she acted to prevent him from killing her He had threatened to kill her unless she married him within two weeks Acito died at Speers Hospital Dayton from a bullet wound to the left lung The case was witnessed only by the principals and detectives later found the revolver used among others in the home
Los Angeles July 15 The life of Clara Phillips former movie bathing girl and oil promoter A L Phillips is being examined as detectives trace motives behind the hammer killing of Mrs Alberta Meadows. Grand jury testimony by Peggy Caffee linked Phillips to the crime and she faces indictment. Phillips remains under surveillance while awaiting potential statements.
Peace negotiations stall as Western carriers demand adherence to Labor Board rulings. E F Grable after meeting with President Harding says no immediate walkout by maintenance workers. Hearings eyed to revise the transportation act while troops are deployed in San Bernardino and other incidents flare in Scranton and Ennis.
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