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Railroads clash with the Interstate Commerce Commission over abolishing the assigned car rule. May 1922 production: 262,431 passenger cars and 23,788 trucks. May 1923: 350,080 passenger cars and 42,085 trucks. Immigration seizures, treasury actions, and public land openings color a broad snapshot of Washington news and incidents across the nation.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Automobile Industries
Global News Briefs from London to Calcutta 1922
Reports include a 2.98 million to 66 thousand vote at a Say bor party conference in London, U S enforcement of liquor laws on passenger ships, Ruhr miners gaining 23 marks daily, a Royal Air Force officer killed in a London area air race, and a U S squadron visiting Copenhagen led by the Arkansas. Also noted are Moscow famine relief, street fighting in Disleven, Paris printers boycotting Le Action Francaise, weather across Italy and Austria, a Yugoslav loan, a Russian order to buy 10 000 cats, an attack on Premier Pachitch, and Paris funding for air power with De Beers diamond find and a Moscow science expedition slated for three years. The Calcutta orphanage collapse killed 39 Mohammedan orphans, and the Pope condemned French policy in a letter urging German reconciliation.
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France
France Isolates as Lausanne Tensions Rise In Western Talks
Edward W. Pickard reports on French isolation at Lausanne over Turkey bonds and German reparations, with Britain and Greece opposing French terms. Rome and Washington weigh plans on ship seizures, Volstead enforcement, and economic recovery while Harding promotes unity and state rights amid strikes and fuel shortages.
Strike Indictments in 1922 Dismissed in Court
Indictments against operators and miners tied to the 1922 strike were dismissed on a personal petition by Harry M. Daugherty, former US attorney general. Judge B. Anderson presided as the cases, filed February 26, 1922, involved charges of conspiracy to fix prices and restrain trade under the Sherman Act. John L. Lewis and others were named among the defendants in the long-running federal action.
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Sittarkey
Gener
Nelle
Proasedt
Daugherty
John L. Lewis
Untilted Mine Workers of America
Digitished
Hulbert M. Ferguson
Jobo Chesterfield
Walter M. Tally
Giant Liner Leviathan to Carry Medicinal Liquor
New York June 23 The giant liner Leviathan will have a substantial liquor stock in its medical cabinet when it sails July 4 on Itamaden Voyage of a United States passenger vessel The permit was resumed by Dr H K Sprague of the United States public health service but the amount was not disclosed Other American flag vessels have sought permits to maintain liquor stores for medicinal purposes
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New York
Itamaden
United States
H. K. Sprague
United States Public Health Service
Secretary Weeks Opposes Army Used for Prohibition Enforcement
Secretary Weeks spoke at the Army War College graduation exercises and voiced flat opposition to any project using the army to enforce prohibition. He said he cannot believe proponents have considered the consequences of such a practice.
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Army
War College
Weeks
James Cousens
Michigan
Canada
Congress
Army War College
South Bend Car Employees Get Pay Boost
Three hundred employees of the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana railroad in South Bend Indiana receive a three cent per hour wage increase. City street car workers now earn 60 cents an hour while interurban employees rise to 52 cents.
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Ind
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railroad
City and Interurbant
Bumble Bee Wrecks Car Injuring Woman in Wisconsin
Lake Geneva Wisconsin June 2 A bumble bee caused a car crash injuring Mrs Lillian Bally on the Bikhorn road near Como Wisconsin A frightened child grabbed Miss Pearl Marsden as the insect flew into the car driving that led to the vehicle ending in a ditch.
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Wis
Lillian Bally
Bikhorn Road
Como
Liquor Tangle May Prompt Special Congress Recall
Washington reports that the liquor dispute has grown so acute that officials suggest a special session of Congress to avert looming international complications. The issue centers on foreign ship tensions and potential recalls amid mounting pressure from officials.
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Congress
Washington
Fires in Ataaka Alaska Raise Alarm Amid Drought
Fragmented report notes persistent forest fires around Ataaka Anchorage Alaska. Rain was scarce for a month and efforts to suppress blazes faced challenges. The city and state agencies monitor fire risk and incident counts as conditions remain dry.
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Anchorage
Alaska
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