Year 1922 Turmoil and Turbulent Global Shifts Sweep America and Europe
Edward W Pickard surveys 1922 global upheavals including coal and railroad strikes in the United States, turmoil in Europe from Lloyd George’s downfall to Fascist gains in Italy, Asia Minor warfare, Lausanne talks, and major political shifts across nations with notable events in Britain France Turkey and Russia.
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Edward W.pickard
America
Congress
Republican Party
Trish Free - State
Asia Minor
Lausanne
Lloyd George
Italy
United States
Near East
Czechoslovakia
Washington
Harding
Great Powers Confront Postwar Treaties and European Recovery
In 1922 the Washington conference produced five power naval limits and pacific fortification rulings, with open door in China and poison gas restrictions. Britain pledged Wei Hai Wei to China, while France delayed action over reparations and Near East issues, hindering full treaty impact. The Genoa meeting opened economic talks as Germany and Russia signed debt cancellation and Brest-Litovsk treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahi
Belgium
Pi'enelr
Russia
Afiatolia
Smyrna
Athens
Asia Minor
Kemal
Great Britain
Constantinople
France
Italy
Serbia
Romania
Greece
Dardanelles
Britain
Near East
Adrianople
Thrace
Madania
Turkey
Lausanne
Switzerland
United States
Child
Grew
Bristol
America
Mosul
Europe
Mesopotamia
League of Nations
International Permanent Court of Justice
Hague
Council of the League
London
Palestine
Syria
Assembly of the League
Geneva
Augustine Edwards
Chile
Hungary
League
Peru
Washington
Hughes
Colombia
Venezuela
Hithonia
Batvia
Lithuania
Albania
China
International Commission
Harding
Senate
Japan
Yap
Alliied Commission
International Bankers’ Committee
Germany
Doctor Wirth
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Bonar Law
Lloyd George
Paris
Poincare
Allied Supreme Council
Genoa
Brest-Litovak
Global Turmoil Shapes 1922 Irish Free State Formation
In 1922 the Irish Free State emerged after Dall Hireann accepted the treaty with England while De Valera refused. Rebels fought a year of assassinations and bushwhacking. Collings was killed and Cosgrove became president. The Free State formed December 6 with Healy as governor general as Lloyd George’s coalition dissolved. Mussolini rose in Italy, ending Paolta’s tenure October 26 and becoming premier to rebuild Italy’s economy.
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Anatolia
Great ‘Britain
Greece
Andrew
M. Briand
France
Cannes
M. Poincare
Benedict XV
Sacred College
Rome
Achille Ratti
Milan
Pius XI
Turkey
Angora
Ottoman Empire
Malta
Abdul Medjid Effendi
China
Chang Tso Lin
Manchuria
Peking
Tientsin
Tsu
Li Yuan-Hung
Wu Ting-Fang
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Shanghai
United China
Germany
Walter Rathenau
Berlin
Wirth
Wilhelm Cuno
Hermine of Reuss
Doorn
Holland
Rio de Janeiro
Hughes
Arthur Bernardes
Michael Collins
Irish Free State
Dall Hireann
England
de Valera
Free State
Collings
William Cosgrove
Erskine Childers
Timothy Healy
Lloyd George
A. Bonar Law
Laborites
Benito Mussolini
Fascisti
Italy
Paota
Mussolini
Election Wave Reshapes Senate and Gubernatorial Races
The 1924 campaigns show voter unrest with high costs and taxes, boosting progressives and toppling several conservatives. Al Smith leads in New York as prohibition becomes a major issue. Reed and Edwards win Senate seats while Volstead is defeated. Daugherty asserts liquor controls on ships, sparking legal challenges that halt enforcement briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harding
Albert J. Beveridge
New
Indiana
Lynn J. Frazier
McCumber
North Dakota
Johnson
California
la .Follette
Wisconsin
House
Senate
DuPont
Kellogg
Townsend
Calder
Pomerone
Poindexter
Al.Smith
New York
Congress
Reed
Missouri
Edwards
New Jersey
Volstead
Daugherty
Hand
Early 1920s Congress Passes Key Legislation and Veto Clashes
The report details initial acts of 1920s Congress including the foreign debt refunding bill, the Dyer anti lynching bill facing Senate filibuster, and the February passage of the cooperative marketing bill. It notes March and August battles over the soldiers bonus, Harding's veto and Senate override, major appropriations for army and navy, hospital funding, and the final tariff revision signed September 21. The extra session, ship subsidy debates, and naval appropriation of 325 million are also covered along with Harding's demand for enforcement of prohibition and broader national resource mobilization.
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Congress
House
Senate
Harding
Army
Navy
Strikes Hit Railways and Coal Mines Across Nation
Labor and industrial conflicts surged with a railway shopmen strike and a coal miners strike that threatened national disruption. Miners from anthracite and bituminous sectors walked out on April 1 after wage talks failed, with President Harding meeting aides in June and July to urge a wage settlement.
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Cincinnati
Conrad BH. Spens
Federal
Federal Railway Labor Board
Harding
Far West
Chicago
Landis
Building Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Ameriea
Year's Sports Show Mixed Triumphs Across Disciplines
Under Judge Landis baseball thrived with the Giants clinching the National League pennant and the World Series title. Golf honors went to Hagen, Hans Jr., Sarazen, Sweetser and others. motor racing saw Murphy win the 500-mile Indy race at 94.48 mph while Roscoe Sarles died in a Kansan City event. Boxing, tennis, billiards, and sailing featured notable results, with Carpentier’s upset defeat and Bluenose winning the fishermen’s cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Giants
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Charles Hans, Jr
Chicago
Gene Sarazan
Pittsburgh
Mike Lrady
Jess Sweetser
New York
Yate
Harvard
W. Ty Theden
Argentina
James Murphy
Indianapolis
Tommy Milton
Kansans City
Roscoe Sarles
Bluenose
Henry Ford
Disasters of 1922 Claim Thousands of Lives and Property
The year 1922 witnessed a string of catastrophes across the world. Battleship blows and mine blasts killed dozens, while city fires, shipwrecks, and natural disasters caused extensive casualties and damage. Notable events include a Greek destroyer explosion, a Washington theater collapse, a Gates mine blast, the Roma airship disaster, Chicago fire damage, and Monastir blasts among others.
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Washington
Gates
Roma
Italy
Chicago
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Mississippi River Valley
Texas
Japan
Monastir
Serbia
Egypt
New York City
Lourdes
France
Swa
Notable figures lost in each month of the year
The year lists numerous prominent deaths by month including Shackleton Okuma Kalaninanole and Nellie Bly in January February names like Yamagata Shaughnessy De Wet and Harcourt appear. March through December add many statesmen, artists, explorers, and magnates such as Bell, Gimbel, Rockefeller, and Woolley with varied affiliations across countries.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Marquis Okuma
Prince Kalaninanole
Congress
Joseph Oliver
Odd Mellows
United States
J. H. Mitlard
Nebraska
John I. Kelly
George B. Selden
Arcchbishop
Gauthier
Ottawa
Can
Pope Benedict
Henry M. Shrady
Sir Ross’ Smith
Adrian O. Anson
Henry V. Hsmond
John Foord
Asia Magazine
FB. S. Mujica
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
King George
Frederick van Renaselaer Dey
Nick Carter
Paul Deschan
Uriel Sehree
U. S
Italy
Alfred Capus
T. DeWitt Cuyler
Jacob Gimbel
Prince
New York
Pshiladelphia
Milwaukee
J. A. L. Gutierrez
Washington
Mary 8. Lockwood
Bellamy Storer
Richard K. Fox
Police Gazette
Luke E. Wright
W. B. Quine
Chicago
Cardinal Iglesias
Spain
L. B. Prince
New Mexico
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Alexander Robertson
Jesse M. Overton
Nashville
Tenn
James O. Davidson
Wisconsin
Lord Marcus Beresford
Cal. A. E. Bradley
AK. F
Fashion Notes on Madeleine Vionnet Winter Models
A Paris fashion correspondent reviews Madeleine Vionnet's winter collection. The designer tones down excess decoration with flying panels and cape collars, featuring white crepe de chine, embroidered sleeves, and petaled skirts. Dressed in beige and browns, Vionnet blends crepe de chine with satin and velours de laine, highlighting jabot collars, cape effects, and shifted silhouettes for day and evening wear.
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Madeleine Vionnet
Paris
Corres
Pondent
New York Tribune
Vionnet
Ivor
de Lane
Astrakhan
Viemet
Ribbon girdles and frocks described in snnnet fashion
The article outlines ribbon girdles paired with street and afternoon dresses. It notes hanging a bright ribbon panel from the girdle front back or sides as a fashionable accent. Descriptions include braided and twisted ribbons ending in fringe or silk buds.
Old Favorite Paisley Patterns Inspire Accessories
The Paisley shawl patterns inspire a range of items including Paisley handkerchiefs and underskirts. The new vogue brings thin silk fabrics faced with bright blues or red for a distinctive look.
Trims Redefined in New Blouse Styles This Season
The feature highlights the evolving blouse fashion with fur accents and bold trims. It notes fur used as contrasting touches, intricate tucks, braids, and embroidery across long, waist-extending designs. Bertha styles appear on duvetyn fabrics with fox fur edging.
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