World in 1922 a year of turmoil and dramatic shifts
A review of 1922 highlights major upheavals and gains worldwide. In Europe Greece collapsed in Asia Minor, Turkey revived, Mussolini’s fascists took power in Italy, and Lloyd George fell. In the US coal and rail strikes, tariff passage, and Prohibition enforcement shaped domestic mood and elections. Washington hosted armament talks with Central American republics on December 4.
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Europe
Lloyd George
Italy
Edward W. Pickard
America
Congress
Republican Party
Irish Free State
Asia Minor
Near Faust
Lausanne
United States
Futher
Near East
Czechoslovakia
Washington
Harding
Turbulent World War I era ends with mixed treaties and upheavals
The Washington armaments conference wraps up amid naval limits and Pacific fortifications talks. Britain and Japan ratify pacts while France stalls on reparations. Turbulent Europe reels from Greece Turkey conflicts, Italy's rise under Mussolini, and political reshuffles across nations.
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Terhu Cigot
Pacific
China
Balfour
Great Britain
International Commission
Harding
Senate
Japan
Yap
United States
France
Near East
Europe
Allied Commission
International Bankers’ Committee
Germany
Doctor Wirth
Perlin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Irish Free State Formed Under Michael Collins Head
The provisional government of the Irish Free State emerged in January after Dail Eireann accepted the treaty with England and De Valera refused to accede. Rebels launched a year of warfare with numerous assassinations as Free State forces seized rebel strongholds and fighting devolved into bushwhack conflicts.
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Michael Collins
Irish Free State
Dail Eireann
England
de Valera
Free State
Election mood shifts as progressives defeat conservatives in primaries
Domestic affairs review notes rising unrest among voters despite prosperity. High living costs and taxes spur resentment, boosting progressive challenges. Beveridge, Frazier, Johnson, La Follette win primary races while incumbents fade. Democratic gains loom in the November 7 election with a large Republican decline and Al Smith’s strong New York governorship bid.
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United States
Harding
Albert J. Beveridge
Senator 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
Early 1920s Congress Passes Debts and Bills
Congress enacted a foreign debt refunding limit of 25 years and passed bills on the Dyer anti lynching measure, cooperative marketing, soldiers bonus, and tariff reform. Harding opposed several measures, vetoed the bonus, and an extra session debated ship subsidies while urging prohibition enforcement and national resource drafting. The ship subsidy bill faced Senate opposition as the year ended.
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Daugherty
Hand
New York
Supreme Court
John A. Clarke
United States
League of Nations
George H. Sutherland
Utah
Day
Minn
Pitney
Kenesaw M. Landis
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Will Hays
Moving Picture
Hubert Work
Charles M. Dawes
General Lord
Illnois
Herrin
Williamson County
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Groesbeck
James Couzens
Detroit
United States Senate
Tom Watson
Georgia
Hardwick
W. H. Felton
W. EF. George
Congress
Felton
House
Harding
Army
Navy
Long Naval Appropriation Bill Passes With 18 Votes
The naval appropriation bill clears the house with 18 members voting yes, authorizing an expenditure of 325 million dollars. The measure supports shipbuilding and fleet maintenance, signaling a major defense funding commitment.
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Naval
Strikes of 1922 Ended As Rail and Coal Conflicts Subside
The nationwide 1922 rail and coal strikes disrupted traffic and raised fuel prices. Miners won wage demands after July August settlements. anthracite and bituminous agreements followed. Federal measures, federal fuel director Conrad E. Spens, and court orders helped end the disruption by mid September.
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America
Harding
Cincinnati
Conrad E. Spens
Federal Railway Labor Board
Tiarding
Far
Brotherhood of
Daugherty
Wilkerson
Chicago
Disasters of 1922 Claim Thousands of Lives and Much Loss
A roundup of deadly disasters in 1922 details Greek destroyer blast in January killing 50, Washington theater roof collapse with 97 dead and 133 injured, Gates Pa mine blast with 25 deaths, Roma airship wrecks, Chicago fire, British submarine sinking, St Anne de Beaupre burn, floods quakes and tornadoes in April, explosive monastir incident, Egypt liner collision, Paraguay ship explosion, New York storm, Lourdes pilgrim train wreck, and many more including floods, fires, typhoons, and mine or ship disasters worldwide with high death tolls and property damage.
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Washington
Gates
Roma
Italy
Chicago
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Mississippi River Valley
Texas
Japan
Monastir
Serbia
Pp. & QO
Egypt
New York City
Lourdes
France
Swatow
Sulphur Springs
Minnesota
Nitaka
Coquimbo
Jackson
Cal
Falconara Fort
Spangler
Birmingham
Ala
Notable deaths list January 1929 includes Shackleton
The January necrology notes the deaths of Sir Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, in the Antarctic, and Marquis Okuma of Japan among others as the month’s notable passings.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Marquis Okuma
Notable list of world figures by a Statesman issue
A long roster of prominent figures by month lists global leaders, diplomats, authors, actors, scientists, and statesmen. Names include Prince Yamagata, Enver Pasha, Alexander Graham Bell, Lillian Russell, Marie Lloyd, Jorge Montt, Isaac Guggenheim, Nellie Bly, and many others across politics, science, arts, and industry.
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Prince Nalanipanole
Congress
Joseph Oliver
Odd Fellows
United States
J. H. Millard
Nebraska
John T. Kelly
George B. Selden
Arcchbishop
Gauthier
Ottawa
Pope Benedict XV
John Kendrick Bangs
Viscount James Bryce
Arthur Nikisch
Elizabeth C. Seaman
Nellie Bly
Richard Westacott
London
Prince Yamagata
el. A H. Shaughnessy
Gen
Christian de Wet
Duke of Leinster
John S. Miller
Chicago
J. F. Shafroth
Colorado
Viscount Harcourt
Henry Bataille
Col
John Lambert
John Eaton
Charles Pope
Charles
Austria
Cyrus Northrup
University of Minnesota
Frederick Villiers
von Falkenhayn
Henry M. Shrady
Sir Ross Smith
Adrien C. Anson
Henry V. Esmond
John Foord
Asia Magazine
E. S. Muffea
Lord Leepate Atounthbatten
King George
Frederick van Rensselaer Dey
Nick Carter
Paul Deschanel
France
Richard Croker
Paminany Lilall
Vance Cheney
Ada Jones
A. J. Gronna
North Trabeca
Penry
Davison
New York
J. AL Patterson
Beverly Evans
Georgi
ASCC
Bartlett
George Carmack
Henry T. Osuard
Tornee
EF. Heeper
GW. Aldredge
F.C. Penfield
Take Jonesen
Wo Ting-Fang
Willian Rockefeller
F. C. Goss
FE. W. Barrett
Birmingham Age-Herald
E. J. Wheeler
Current Opinion
J. F. Goucher
Alice Miriam
R. W. Guthrie
Mary N. Murfree
Charles Egbert Craddock
Glenn E. Plumb
Alexander Graham Rel
W. E. Crow
Pennsylvania
Lemuel Padgett
Tennessee
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Uriel Sebree
U. S
Arthur Griffith
Dall Eireann
John G. Woolley
Lord Northcliffe
Levy Mayer
Rollin D. Salisbury
Genevieve Ward
Henry Couden
House of Representatives
Delavan Stith
Indianapolis News
Stephen Smith
American Public Health Association
F. S. Peabody
Arthur Dawson
Nellie Grant Jones
Gen. A. 8. Grant
W. H. Hudson
Theodore A. Bell
San Francisco
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
Emmet O'Neal
Alabama
Leon Bonnut
Enos Mills
Thomas Watson
Georgia
Charles FE. Clark
Walker Hill
St. Louis
Marie Lloyd
Jorge Montt
Chile
Isaac Guggenheim
Bellamy Storer
Richard K. Fox
Police Gazette
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
W. G. Sharp
Frank Bacon
George Bronson Howard
Sidney Sonnino
Henry N. Cary
F. C. Nedringhaus
Missouri
G. H. Scidmore
Tokyo
James R. Mann
Iinois
W. E. Quine
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
A. E. Bradley
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What Are Parties For
A father asks his son about his first party at Billy Mason's and the games and food he enjoyed. The boy explains he did not pay for any food, reflecting on the party experience with curiosity and humor.
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Frank
Billy Mason's
Aspirin Ad Promotes Bayer Brand Tablets
An advertisement urges buyers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for genuine product safety proven over twenty two years. It notes proper directions on each package and lists packaging options including twelve tablet boxes, and bottles of 24 and 100.
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Bayer
Patience and a Laughing Swain at Singing School
A Possum Trot youth greets a friend and notes he is waiting for Miss Ducky Diddle to come along. He plans to take her to singing school, though it is scheduled for tomorrow night, saying when in love one minds delays less.
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Jurd
Kansas City Star
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For All Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing a sweater, skirt, and a child’s coat. Each package includes directions and guarantees no spotting, fading, streaking, or running on wool, silk, linen, cotton, or blends.
Pirates Burdened by Replication Claims in Tale War
A quarrel erupts as a writer accuses rivals of stealing their original stories. The responder argues the works existed before the claimant’s claimed birth years. The dispute centers on authorship and originality in a literary community.
War Drives Up Textile Prices and Laundry Aid
War raises prices for cotton and linen while household care notes a Red Cross Bail Blue laundry aid to extend fabric life. Grocers advertise various products.
Special Rates for Permanent Cook Advertising
Advertisement notice offering a yearly rate and a five year contract option for placing a permanent cook ad. Includes a reflection on simplicity in holiness and a quote about the reward of a job well done by Emerson.
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