Naval Pact and Sub Treaty Pass In Senate Vote
The Senate ratified the naval limitation pact by 74 to 1 and the submarine and chemical warfare treaty by 71 to 0. France opposed naval reductions, while Senator Wadsworth criticized gas provisions. Debate followed on the Far Eastern treaty and China's interests, with expected ratification for the remaining covenants.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Maryland
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Wadsworth
New York
China
Lodge
Massachusetts
American Senate
Regulations to Limit Use of Rum Prescriptions
Treasury prepares new rules aligned with the Willis Campbell bill to curb physicians herbal use. The regulation would prohibit beer as medicine and cap alcohol prescribed to a half pint in ten days.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate votes to modify Volstead act after heated debate
Maryland's senate approved a modification of the Volstead act by a 15 to 12 vote after a two hour debate. The Frick resolution urging liberalization was favored by the temperance committee. Caustic personalities marked the proceedings.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
Frick
Congress
Temperance Committee
Ulster and Free State Sign Peage Treaty
London reports Ireland at peace after agreement between Michael Collins and Sir James Craig. The pact schedules Irish Republican Army disarmament in Ulster and reform of the police to a balanced Catholic Protestant force. Churchill announces the signing amid cheers. officials hail the settlement as eminently satisfactory.
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London
Ireland
Michael Collins
James Craig
North
Irish Republican Army
Northern Counties
Ulster
Winston Churchill
Joseph Devlin
Belfast
Balls
Humar Greenwood
Federal intervention in coal strike proposed in Congress
In Washington the move for federal action to end the coal strike was launched in Congress while House Leader Mondell says Congress and Harding are not at odds. General Pershing warned against drastic army cutbacks and the necessity of preserving national security. The House approved extending for 25 years the Austrian debt payment to the Grain Corporation amid famine relief. Representative Clarke asked for ten days leave for business and spring plowing plans. John T. Barrett named federal prohibition director for the Panama Canal Zone. A petition to modify the Big Five packers decree will be filed in the DC Supreme Court soon. Senate Republicans edge toward dye import embargo.
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Congress
House
Mondell
Harding
United States Army
House Appropriations Committee
General Pershing
Senate
Grain Corporation
House of Representatives
Clarke
New York
Agriculture Committee
John T. Barrett
Revere
Mass
Panama Canal Zone
Prohibition Headquarters
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee
Coal Miner Strike Paralyzes Nation in 1922 Labor Standstand
The United States faces a massive coal miners strike involving over 525,000 workers across 4,000 mines in 20 states. Some unions, including Indiana and Western Kentucky groups, kept to existing agreements, while leaders like Samuel Gompers urged unity. Government and industry officials warned of extensive supply shortages across railroads and industries, with coal reserves varying by sector.
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Washington
Parsium
Moundsville
W. Va
Pana
Western Kentucky
Indiana
Jackson
Scale Committee
Organized Labor
America
Rock of Gibraltar
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Geological Survey
F. G. Tryon
Tryon
New England
United States
Nationwide coal strike facts shut down 4500 mines in 20 states
Washington reports a nationwide strike affecting 4,500 mines across twenty states with about 325,000 union miners out. Officials expect up to 100,000 non union miners to join. Demands include a five day week six hour day 20 percent wage rise for bituminous miners while anthracite wages stay. Operators refused conference and 63 million tons remain in stock for 50 to 60 days.
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Washington
Siamese twins Josefa and Rosa Blazek die together
Josefa and Rosa Blazek, born joined at the hips, died within two minutes of each other after forty three years of life. Plans to separate them after Josefa’s death were dropped when their brother and Rosa’s eleven year old son refused consent.
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Josefa
Rosa
Chiengo
Rosa Blazek
Demand Work in Vienna as Thousands Threaten General Strike
An organized demonstration of thousands of unemployed haltedVienna business life as they marched to Parliament House. They presented resolutions demanding extensive public works, reinstatement of workers to December 1 levels, and higher unemployment benefits.
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Parliament House
Senate ratifies all arms treaties and Yap pact
The Senate completed action on all Arms Conference treaties and approved the Yap island convention with Japan on March 1. Six treaties were presented February 10 including the four power pact and five power naval accord. The China policy treaty passed quickly, while the customs tariff treaty cleared 9 to 1 with Senator King opposing over sovereignty concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Yap
United States
Japan
Pacific
China
King
Dem
Utah
World News In Condensed Form Snapshot
Paris and Belgium accept the American claim for costs of the U S army on the Rhine. Berlin passes confidence in the Wirth government by a large vote. West Virginia coal fields oppose the five day week. Ihle mill to be started soon in Duquesne. London reports a 600000 engineering workers lockout. New York says Rickard may face trial on remaining indictments. Chicago council defeats an ordinance banning women from smoking in public. Chicago vaudeville singers barred from singing for radio telephones in new contracts. England faces 2,000,000 unemployed after a lockout wave across 47 unions.
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Paris
Rhine
Berlin
Wirth
Reichstag
Wheeling
West Virginia
United Mine
Duquesne
Ihle
London
New York
George L
Téx) Rickard
Pecora
Chicago
Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association
England
Boy Scouts Merit Badges Top Five for Five Years
The National Council reports public health, personal health, firemanship, swimming and first aid as the five most popular merit badges for five years. In 1921 public health led with 7,465 qualifiers, followed by 7,825 in personal health and 7,141 in firemanship. During the same year 147 life saving medals were awarded, three gold to Robinson of Camden, Bate of Vineland, and Skilton of Wilmington, with a new single gold type replacing the old three grades.
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National Court of Honor
Thomas H. Robinson
Camden
N. J
Howard Bate
Vineland
Henry A. Skilton
Wilmington
Del
Scout Robinson
Belmore Browne
German Boy Scouts Seeks Affiliation With World Body
The Der Pfadfinderbund seeks entry into the international scouts federation to join the Paris conference next July. The question is if Germany will adopt genuine scout lines rather than its militaristic origins. Lord Hampton says a sincere German scout could join the next jamboree with British and American scouts.
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der Pfadfinderbund
Paris
British Empire
United States
Lord Hampton
Germamany
West Haven Scouts Boast Two Pairs of Eagle Brothers
Troop 12 of West Haven Connecticut features two sets of Eagle scouts Julius and Henry De Wick and Alfred and William Knaehrle. The De Wick brothers have both served as senior patrol leaders and the elder De Wick attended the International Jamboree in London as one of five Connecticut scouts.
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West Haven
Conn
Julius
Henry de Wick
Alfred
William Knaehrle
de Wick
Connecticut
London
Wilmington Scout Hero Lloyd Alexander Saves Drowning Boy
Lloyd Alexander of Troop 57 Wilmington saved a boy from Brandywine park water when a skating tee collapsed, dropping the lad into freezing depths. The act follows Henry A Skilton of Wilmington earning a National Court of Honor gold medal for courage in a prior rescue.
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Henry Alstone Skilton
Wilmington
Del
National Court of Honor
Lloyd Alexander
Troop 57
Brandywine Park
Glorious Victory Report From Russian General
Glorious, elated Russian general reports to his commander in chief that a victory has been won. The commander replies with congratulations to the troops, only to learn that none remain.
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American Legion Weekly
Vitality and health claims push Gude's Pepto-Mangan ad
An advertisement warns readers to maintain health and avoid run down conditions. It promotes Gude's Pepto-Mangan as restoring strength and vitality with meals for a few weeks. The copy touts thirty years of use and notes availability in liquid and tablet forms.
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Gude
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