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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
1
Railroads concede basic eight hour day after threat of nationwide disruption. The move ends three days of labor upheaval as managers capitulate to the four railway brotherhoods demands, signaling a fragile peace amid tension with Germany and broader war anxiety.
The Supreme Court ruling and a signed settlement increase the railroad salary list by about 60 million dollars yearly, benefiting more than 300 thousand workers. President Wilson’s mediation helped avert a nationwide strike as tensions rose after submarine attacks and looming war.
The Supreme Court upheld the Adamson act eight hour day for railroad workers as constitutional, preserving temporary wage increases and future wage scales. The decision centers on Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad as the test case with nationwide implications for private rail carriers and federal regulation. The ruling confirms federal enforcement authority and nominally allows overtime for hours beyond eight, pending new wage agreements.
Nicholas Romanoff leaves with staff for Livadia in the Crimea while Grand Duchess Tatiana and Grand Duke Alexis suffer measles. Measles and an old foot wound threaten Alexis as revolutionaries threaten the palace. Empress pleads for restraint and remains by her children's side.
Dr J C Parker of North Main street died after five weeks of septic sore throat leading to streptococci. Born in Plymouth England in 1863 he moved to Montreal at age nine and trained at McGill. He served as president of the Vermont veterinary registration board and tested for bovine tuberculosis. Survived by his wife Rebecca and daughter Mre L C Robinson, with two brothers S H Parker and K P Parker. Mrs Parker slowly recovering and Mrs Robinson expected to leave hospital soon.
Funeral for Dr E M Funk general manager of International Explosives Co held from his home on Grand avenue yesterday at 4 pm Rev F Wilson Day officiated. Body to be sent to Manchester NH for burial Tuesday with Masonic and Knights Templar escort. Bearers from National Explosives Co plant. Widows and relatives accompany.
British War Office reports that French forces pursuing retreating Germans last night reached the railroad from Ham to Nesle and advanced along the national road to St Quentin. Ground between the old lines and the Roye Noyon road from Damery to Lagny height is in French hands, with engagements noted and prisoners captured.
Soldiers guarding troops discovered a deadly poison in Bar-Joux wells during line defense. German retreat lines show other wells filled, but this marks the first warning of poison exposure in the area.
Nay London March 19 British troops continuing their rapid advance on the retiring Germans have occupied the towns of Neale Chaulnes and Peronne Along a front of about 45 miles they entered German positions to a depth of 10 miles in places and have taken over 60 villages The official British headquarters report notes extensive gains and rear-guard destruction as forces push toward Arras on a 43 mile front
Berlin reports Zeppelins attacked London for an hour and a half with bombs dropped successfully and wings returning. Dispatches from southern towns say Zeppelins penetrated inland about 24 miles but hit no major targets and no casualties reported in London.
Fred Monet, a well known Swanton businessman born in Montreal and long time local resident, died last night of Bright’s disease after a long illness. He was 47, survived by wife and four children, and had been active in boot and hor operation with O. R. Brown. Funeral plans not set. Local war front dispatch reports evacuation and trench actions near the French front.
A garbled account from a foreign locale depicts a poisoned well rumor and a woman’s puzzled questions about a famous writer and a laborer. Police arrests interrupt a scene as inquiries drift toward Carlyle and a mysterious house in Holimbergh, leaving readers unsure who died and why.
A staff correspondent from the Associated Press reports British forces push forward as German troops retreat in the Ancre and Somme sectors. Cavalry units advance through drying ground, wearing steel helmets and gas masks, while medical officials warn rivers and wells in the area may be contaminated after the retreat.
The legislature faces a heavy agenda with House and Senate in session this week. Key items include potential adjournment timing, a board of control measure, equal suffrage bills, and the merger of weights and measures with the state treasurer. Debates over customs brokerage and court system changes continue, with public hearings planned and committee momentum uncertain.
In Waterbury on March 1 the Center and village churches closed as public services halted for the first Sunday in seven. The White Memorial Sunday school at Duxbury Corners also did not meet. Trustees reviewed library books due to infantile paralysis fears and found only one affected family. Kenneth Somerville’s return from Montpelier saw care for the sick. Johnnie, the boy with facial paralysis, is improving slowly while his sister and others show mild signs. the Wortard family is mentioned with a slight case. The Piewegan child shows daily improvement and mothers, aside from Mark Dillon, are comforted.
Washington debates the harsh reality of ruthless destruction of unarmed merchant ships while officials claim armed neutrality persists. The article weighs contrasting views of imminent conflict against legal limits, noting policy tensions between protection of shipping and neutrality, with state and naval authorities cited.
Washington, March 19. The United States faces the question of war with Germany over the destruction of three unarmed American merchant ships. A state of war seems imminent as Germany’s submarines threaten U S shipping. President Wilson weighs arming merchantmen further, summoning Congress to authorize action, or declaring war subject to Congressional approval. Secretary of State Lansing met with the president to discuss options.
London dispatch reports Captain Borum and eight crew vanish from the sunken City of Memphis after engagement with a German submarine. Fifteen aboard the Vigilancia are missing, and the Illnois crew have been landed safely. Descriptions cover torpedo hits, lifeboats, and rescue at Scilly Islands. many missing, several Americans among the totals.
The report notes KE P Carter of Barre, described as a war chief engineer, related to George W. Osenbere of Baltimore. Carter recently met his cousin before departing to Finland aboard the sinking German vessel tale. Dispatches say all the "Sew" crew were saved.
London reports to the House of Commons that the daily average of public expenditure by the government stands at about six million pounds, reflecting wartime costs and fiscal pressures.
Weekend police activity centers Bemis Place where Harry F. Jeffords, former candidate for second constable, fractured his right leg resisting arrest by Officer John S. Marley. A domestic dispute with flying china and a bootjack ended with Jeffords under arrest for intoxication and hospitalized after a fall. Wright, his brother in law, claims Jeffords was the aggressor. police describe a slipping fall during removal.
A fragmentary brief notes a day before spring with temperatures around four below zero. Mentions St. Alans and Maeehy with unclear dates or measurements. Context suggests cold spell and weather observations from a historical local page.
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