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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
25
Grand Jury probes a complex case as Ward confronts Cunningham and seeks bail. McCarthy and Beeger push back on Cunningham’s release while details emerge of a blackmail plot tied to a physician and extortion scheme.
A rough report from Washington describes an inventor touting a new fly trap meant to rid pests. President Miners backs the device, with talks of funding and official testing, amid a crowded scene of names and unnamed figures.
A steamship bound from New York to Fenit County Kerry was seized in Tralee Bay by a British sloop. A large quantity of ammunition in barrels was raised. The vessel Seattle Spirit, built in the United States, remained berthed at Penspeer after sailing May 10 from New York and stopping at Rouen, Cork, Dublin, and Methars.
The article surveys a wide range of items from a Coronado case involving labor organizations and Sherman antitrust implications to mentions of Senate debate, international diplomacy, immigration and transport topics, and various court actions. It also covers a notable list of sports, finance, and world events including a German political attack, Irish munitions seizure, and aviation records, all reflecting a chaotic postwar news digest.
Amid flames along the Greenwich waterfront reporters describe sailors risking their lives to salvage vessels. Firefighters battled a blaze touching the Indian Harbor yards and the Maher plant as tanks and buildings burned. Dozens of boats were destroyed while crews saved a few craft and one motor boat named Vesper until flames and exploding oil frightened workers and bystanders. Several volunteers aided Amity firefighters in a scene of peril with a possible spontaneous hay bale ignition cited as the fire origin. One spectator and a car driver were injured and a man identified as Chip faced medical care after the crash.
Reported Dublin and London talks describe Sinn Fein unity efforts and British objections to a coalition with Free State leaders. Paragraphs note plotting, possible constitutional changes, and tensions over elections while casualties from recent clashes are hinted at in uncertain figures and denials.
Portuguese naval aviators Captain Sscadura and Countinho land in Pernambuc, Brazil, after completing a trans Atlantic flight from Lisbon in a third plane. Crowds greet them at the harbor as ships and factories sound whistles and a parade forms in the city.
The Supreme Court said it would not rule on what a ouija board is in a case brought by the Baltimore Talking Board Company. The dispute concerned whether boards are taxable as goods and whether the board could be deemed a form of motor automation or subconscious action of intelligence. Lower courts had upheld the government view that the boards should be classified as taxable property.
Senator Watson criticized foreign diplomats for meddling in U S policy on tariffs and other domestic matters. He cited British and Italian envoys, including Sir Auckland Geddes and Senator Vittorio Rivell, urging recalls and denouncing international interference while defending American regulatory autonomy and immigration and prohibition debates.
Lillian Russell and family, including Lander and others, gathered at her bedside after a relapse. Dr Dever, a Philadelphia nervous system specialist, consulted with Dr Kuldecker and Dr J W Sweern while care was coordinated at White Haven and by attending physicians.
The Federal Trade Commission moves to enjoin Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel on grounds the Bethlehem Lackawanna merger would limit competition and restrain trade. The agency cites an impending North American Steel Company plan and notes ongoing Senate inquiries prompted by Senator La Follette.
Havana reports say officers and men at the Havana garrison were ready to stage a demonstration in the House of Representatives against the 1922 budget. An order confined the troops to quarters until further notice. The budget allocates 0,516,675 dollars to army and navy out of 54,742,5R8.
Whispered administration stance signals possible veto of the bonus measure unless a funding plan is fixed. Reports say President Carter has not yet publicly committed, while lawmakers debate revenue provisions and potential attachment to tariff legislation.
Scheidemann fired two shots at a youth who tried to kill him with acid near Wilhelmohe station in Kassel. The assailant’s acid misfired, leaving Scheidemann unharmed, while the attacker fled by train. The incident follows threats against Scheidemann and a lengthy police history.
The Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that strike funds of the United Mine Workers and similar bodies can be held to pay for damages when property is injured. The decision centers on United Mine Workers of America v. Consolidated Coal Company et al, with Chief Justice Taft authoring the opinion. The ruling narrows immunity for unincorporated labor groups, noting these funds are not protected from seizure in injury-to-property cases.
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