Army bill battle stirs Senate and House speeches
Senators Reed Vardaman and Sherman spoke against compulsion and defended the volunteer system. Speaker Clark denounced conscription as un-American and praised volunteers from Washington to the Spanish-American War. The debate signals possible voting on the bill by weekend. The piece ends noting a fashion feature in the next Sunday Post.
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Vardaman
Sher- Mian
Senate
Clark
House
Missouri
George Washington
Braddock
Bennett Clark
Republic
Hard coal miners secure 20 percent wage boost
In New York on April 25 voluntary wage increases of about 20 percent are granted to 175,000 anthracite miners by an agreement signed by operators and the United Mine Workers of America. The raise mirrors the boost given to 225,000 bituminous workers.
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New York
United Mine Workers of America
Wage Increases Made Permanent Until April 1 1918
The increases are a permanent addition to the current wage rate and not a bonus. They remain in effect until April 1 1918, expiring with the bituminous contract when all provisions including wage rates and conditions will be reopened or continued as the cost of living dictates.
Wage Increases Vary By Class For Industrial Workers
The plan raises wages by 11 to 35 percent aimed at aiding the lowest paid workers. Breaker boys aged men nickers water boys jig runners and special workers gain 30 cents daily. Contract miners and laborers get 1 percent more on gross earnings about 11 percent, while other workers receive 36 cents per day.
Wireless seals on ships entering Boston port ordered
Ships entering the port of Boston equipped with wireless must lower their wires to the deck and seal their instruments. The seals must be kept until the ship is ready to sail, when permission will be granted to restore operation, per Lieutenant Edward G. Blakesley.
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Boston
Edward G. Blakesley
Federal Grand Jury Hears Threat Cases in Newark
The federal grand jury in session here considers cases of two men accused of threats against President Wilson. Gustav B. Goodshall, with large property interests at Frenchtown, is free on $5000 bail and Adolph E. W. Simmers, arrested at Trenton, is held under $20000 bonds.
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Newark
N. J
Wilson
Gustav B. Goodshall
Frenchtown
Adolph E. W. Simmers
Trenton
Goodshall
Lberty
Simmers
Chelsea man arraigned on horse cruelty charge in Dorchester Court
Frank Cull of Chelsea faced arraignment in Dorchester Municipal Court for beating a horse with an iron bar. He was convicted and fined 25 dollars as agents of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals testified.
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Frank Cull
Chelsea
Dorchester
Press Freedom Urged as Censorship Bill Opposed
The American Newspaper Publishers Association adopted resolutions at its annual New York convention urging Congress to strike down the press censorship clause in the espionage bill. They warned it would abridge free speech and the right to form public opinion, calling for an unfettered press especially during wartime and opposing any government imposed censorship or suppression of information.
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Congress
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
United States
Union service led by Frank Curtis in Georgetown church
Frank Curtis the Good Cheer Evangelist will head a union service at First Congregational Church Georgetown Sunday evening April 29 at 7. He will preach a straight gospel message titled Gods Son and Sons of God featuring patriotic songs. A Bible conference runs that week open to the public.
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Frank Curtis
Good Cheer
First Congregational Church
Georgetown
America
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Ruth T. Maguire
Towns authorized to aid soldiers serving in federal service
Cities and towns may pay the difference between municipal salaries and federal pay to employees in the federal military service. The legislative committee on military affairs reported the bill favorably. The House rules committee also backed a similar provision for state employees.
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Legislative Committee On
Rules Committee
House
Hays
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills Promotion
Advertises Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a tonic for impure blood and scrofula and Peptiron Pills for anemia and nervous conditions. Claims the combination is harmless with no opiates or habit forming drugs and suggests taking one before meals and one after.
Poslam Soap and Cream Promise Clear Skin Relief
Advertisement touts Poslam for facial breakouts inflamed complexions and scalp scales. Claims relieve eczema pimples burns barber’s itch itching feet and other eruptions with samples available from Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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West 47Th St
New York City
Terribly Sick Woman Healed by Vegetable Compound
A Madison Wisconsin woman Mrs Benjamin F Blake shares a testimonial after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for three years of back pain. She credits the remedy with restoring health and helping her bear a healthy baby girl. The note urges others to try the product.
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Madison, Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia II. Pinkham
Benjamin F. Blake
Madison
Wis
Mrs. Blake
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