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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
3
An invasion of butterflies in Sisson California creates a vision obstruction and traffic danger. The insects, believed to be caterpillars of prior plagues, swarm ground and shrubbery, stop a ball game, hamper drivers, enter gloves and veils, and strip leaves from plants as they move southward.
Washington August 22. A federal uniform divorce law proposal gains support in the senate and house in reaction to the Astor Force marriage. Senator Curtis of Kansas urges a nationwide standard, including barring marriages where a prior wife was divorced on crime charges, and stricter marriage and divorce rules. Representative Shepherd of Texas suggests an organizing effort to align states on uniform laws.
Freight trains across the nation carry thousands of hobos bound for the unemployed convention set for September 1 to 4 in Washington. James Eads How, St. Louis, chairman of the national unemployed committee, says 6000 to 10000 delegates will attend. He notes plans for free employment bureaus, free job transportation, shorter hours, a minimum wage and other reforms. Several congressmen are expected to speak.
Washington reports a San Diego 1915 Panama Canal exposition with a year long program and a parallel San Francisco event. Col. Collier leads a powerhouse board including U. S. Grant Jr, John D. Spreckels, and Lyman J. Gage, backing a $60 million effort with broad congressional support and Latin American participation.
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