26 May 1922
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1922
Page
1
The Paris dispatch reports Lloyd George and allied leaders debating Russia and the Genoa peace push. France presses U S on a joint effort toward The Hague conference, seeking an economic framework and clear terms for Russian rehabilitation, while warning against delaying action.
A jumble of names and places is parsed into a single badge of local crime coverage. The report notes a rearrest connected to a grisly slaying, with mentions of Fourth Avenue and Thirty-second Street, a trial, and alleged conspirators. It references a wide array of figures, including politicians, courts, and wartime postures, all within a chaotic wrap of domestic and international turmoil.
A garbled text fragment presents sporadic names and words, including mentions of Chun Valk and various inconclusive terms. The content is fragmented and lacks a coherent event or report to summarize reliably.
Washington May 235 Trou bles of the Senate Republican eet upon passing the tariff bill centered on absenteeism. Senator Curtis urged the chair to summon absentees and demand attendance, reporting high absence rates across several roll calls. A resolution pressed for compulsion of attendance if members fail to report, with the sergeant-at-arms empowered to enforce.
A fire at an ammunition factory in Biman near Vienna caused a large explosion, killing ten people and injuring about sixty. The blast demolished or damaged most houses in the town, with the disaster arising from a factory fire that detonated a large quantity of dynamite.
Walbur Hubbell of the Philadelphia Nationals is hospitalized with a fractured skull after being struck in the head by a line drive from T. Griffith in the opening game of a Brooklyn doubleheader. An X ray showed brain concussion and skull fracture above the right ear. The incident halted play, then Hubbell was carried to the clubhouse and later regained consciousness. The game resumed with Jess Winters pitching. Hubbell had joined the Phillies from the Giants in 1920 after a prior season with the Toronto club.
In a tense Senate session Senator La Follette warned the Attorney General would face impeachment if he did not block the proposed steel merger. The Attorney General announced readiness to prosecute fraudulent war contractors and to lead cases with help from experts nationwide. The discussion included allegations from Samuel Untermyer about the General Electric Company and mentions of liquor shipments tied to investigations, with Daugherty's official stance on continuing war contract prosecutions.
In White Plains Supreme Court, Mike Benedetto refused a second degree plea, saying his wife would divorce him if he faced long prison terms after the February stabbing of Santa Fama near the fairgrounds. Benedetto’s brother Jon pleaded guilty. Tino Martilito also awaits trial as rival suitors factor into the motive.
Westchester and Long Island traffic congestion at Grand Central and Pennsylvania terminals prompts Transit Commission to study a central mid Manhattan hub just south of the 71st Regiment Armory on the car barn block. Discussion covers a possible subway loop, tube connections, and unloading Westchester traffic at a future terminal rather than GCT.
Walter S. Ward, son of Ward Baking Company president, sought habeas corpus in White Plains after confessing to killing Clarence Peters. Ward faced a court hearing, bail questions, and a grand jury probe into political influences and the coroner’s inquest, with District Attorney Weeks pressing for tighter restraint and possible murder charges.
In Ridgelawn Cemetery Delawanna Jersey thirty five Klan members in white robes attended the burial of Harry B Tomer a Public Service Commission lineman electrocuted by a live wire. They halted the religious service to conduct their own ritual placing red carnations and a cross near the coffin. Tomer's widow knew nothing of his affiliation and the event was a surprise.
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