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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
12
Warfront Chronicle reports a fierce afternoon and night near Herrin as Confederate forces, aided by reinforcements, attacked an enemy mine area. Citizens witnessed soldiers, prisoners, and executions with women and bystanders reacting loudly amid smoke and chaos.
Cincinnati dispatch reports progressives pushing to curb courts' power through an AFL amendment program. Max S Hayes urged action against committee recommendations while Gompers ally Tar antagonism surfaced. Herrin mine riot death toll cited. National Guard stance and safety measures discussed amid chaotic events.
Samuel Gompers denounces violence at the Herrin Southern Illinois coal mines as the A F of L gathers for its convention. He argues workers must show solidarity and reject force though the Herrin strike tests principles. Frank Farrington counters that telegrams claim strikebreakers provoked the clash and that at least one miner was killed.
Reports of bloodshed in fighting between union and non union miners near Herrin prompted a conference between Secretaries Davis and Hoover who oversee the strike situation for the administration. In Jackson Mississippi Judge Wiley H Potter recessed the Circuit Court for two hours so jurors and court officials could attend a prayer meeting.
Eyewitness accounts describe a brutal clash at a coal mine where armed miners attacked and killed workers after a surrender attempt. Gunfire rained for hours. pumping water and food failed as the hospital kept guard and wounded were admitted.
Paris August 2 The Chamber of Deputies voted 340 to 283 to shorten obligatory service to eighteen months in the new military law. Andre Lefevre, former Minister of War, urged preserving two years to grow the army toward 2 400 000 men and sustain recruitment.
Senator Watson of Indiana led a Senate Finance Committee demonstration alleging inflated profits by importers under a pending tariff bill. He showcased prices on a range of imported goods to argue that American consumers are harmed by profiteering, citing examples from German and American manufacturing costs and retail prices.
Telegram from Pekin reports mutiny affecting Taiko area. The church school was burned and 600 Christian converts sought refuge in the mission compound asking for aid as mutineers advance. Sun Yat sen reportedly disappeared. unidentified telegrams claim navy forces deserted him and he fled toward Shanghai.
Rome reports from Vatican sources say the Pope plans to issue an encyclical on world peace and the Catholic mission in Palestine. The document will address the Palestine question before the League, amid rising tensions between Jews and Arabs and delays in the program.
Patrolman Ernest Lawson of the Alexander Avenue Station Bronx was attacked by two prisoners while en route to the station in a taxicab. Lawson suffered a broken arm and severe injuries as the men punched and kicked him and one thrust a foot through the cab window. Other officers subdued the assailants who gave names as New Rochelle residents. Lawson was later taken to his home.
TOKIO June 21 The Associated Press reports the Privy Council approved the treaty between Japan and the United States. The pact defines the rights of each nation regarding the island under Japanese mandate as authorities in Tokyo confirm the agreement. Honolulu June 21 Nippon Jiji Havana notes Tokyo plans a Washington tour to discuss the Pacific power balance.
SCRANTON Pa June 22 The anthracite mine suspension since April 1 has cost Pennsylvania operators 52 780 000 and the miners 41 979 600. State Commissioner Connelley told the Scranton Rotary Club the overall wagon loss to all miners in Pennsylvania involved in the suspension totals 24 420.
The display shows cabbage seed with a BAA percent gap above foreign price and a Prance sea item with a HO gap to New York retail. A toothbrush frame from Japan yields 349 percent spread, and Apiollinaris water records a 200 percent premium.
CHICAGO June 2 union leaders in the railway workers movement anticipate a Sunday canvass of strike ballots after two days of ballot flow to headquarters. General chairmen prepared for the Genev's Committee meeting to tabulate votes and set the stage for potential walkout. Officials noted wage disputes are tied to broader contract issues and urged independent negotiations, while hearings open Monday on the contract controversy.
In New York yesterday officials warn that the threat of a nationwide rail walkout linked to the American Federation of Labor could unfold. Public sentiment, alongside wage adjustments, would determine the strike's scale and impact on the economy.
In New Haven City Hall Mayor Fitzgerald presented the Ace High Medal Foundation honor to Mrs. Robert H. Gilmore for her son Allen Keith Yale sophomore and Rialto Theater fire hero who saved women and children before dying at Yale New Haven Hospital on November 28 1921 Nine others perished in the blaze November 27 1021 President Hadng wrote a sympathy letter to Meg Giltagen.
Prohibition advocate Pussyfoot Johnson berated Secretary of War Weeks in a dockside scene near Scythia, claiming Weeks favors wet sentiment while Johnson insists he remains on the right side of the issue. MacCracken of Vassar plans a six month tour of Europe to speak on moral education.
Union and contractors expect full return soon as over 12,000 garment workers resume work. Joint board of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and contractors reach preliminary settlement to enforce contractor registration in shops, pressuring small contracting shops to join unions and standardize prices.
Washington dispatch reports a heated Senate scene as Heflin and Glass clashed over accusations. Tom Watson intervened to calm tempers while Heflin and Glass exchanged sharp charges and a near confrontation escalated before apologies followed.
From Moscow workers were summoned to testify against the social revolutionaries accused of complicity in the assassination of Premier Lenin and the attempted murder of M. Volodarsky. The arrests followed a night crowds gathering in the streets to witness the case progress.
Harvard acts to limit the size of the incoming class as part of campus integration and Americanization debates. The meeting outlines the blending of European and American student groups, with remarks from officials and donors about university priorities, fund gifts, and public health initiatives.
A fragmented report notes a proposed bill introduced by Representative Tinkham aiming to end what is described as corruption among dry agitators. The measure appears tied to anti saleen rhetoric and references departments and ports, with limited readable names and actions.
Senate approves the conference report on the Army Bill setting a cap of 12 000 officers and 000 men and approving six months of all army officers' colonel and brigadier terms as part of the agreement.
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