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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1916

Page

3

Wilson to Name Third Man Today

White House officials expect to announce the third member named by President Wilson to join Secretary Franklin K. Lane and Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis on the joint commission to settle border disputes with the de facto Mexican government.

Washington White House Wilson Franklin K. Lane Interior Department Louis D. Brandeis Supreme Court Joint Commission United States Mexico

Commission to name American personnel amid border talks

Acting Secretary Polk announced acceptance of the commission plan after Mexican ambassador designate Eliseo Arredondo assured no limit on discussion. Lansing returns tomorrow as preliminary arrangements proceed with commissioners to set meeting time and place. The commission may address border security but sovereignty of Mexico remains untouched.

Polk Eliseo Arredondo Washington Lansing Arredondo Mexico

Mayor Praises Child Labor Bill Victory

Mayor Curley lauds the Owen N Keating child labor bill passed by the Senate calling it the greatest moral economic and political victory for any party. He credits courageous Democratic leadership of President Wilson in securing enactment.

Curley United States Senate Wilson

Bath House Plan Opposed Near Jeffries Point

City health authorities urge Mayor Curley to ban bathing near Jeffries Point East Boston. Deputy Health Commissioner Thomas Jordan says sewage drainage mud and dredging create filthy discolored waters off Jeffries Point, opposing a proposed floating bath house.

Curley Jeffries Point Boston Thomas Jordan Division of Sanitary Inspection

Wilson May Mediate in Railroad Dispute

Mediation talks between railroad managers and unions progressed with experts on rates and wages present. Both sides prepared to present their positions as hearings continue with mediation tomorrow and potential board adjudication if an agreement remains elusive.

Wilson J. W. Higgins Association of Western Railroads G. G. Walker Bureau of Information Eastern Railways St. Charles P. Neill Southeastern Railways QG. W. W. Hanger Hanger

Mediation Offers Hope in Boston Rail Strike Talks

More than 30,000 trainmen in Boston and New England welcomed news that mediation may avert a major rail strike. The Big Four brotherhoods and railroad management agreed to submit disputes to conciliators, signaling possible settlement.

Boston New England

Rail strike threats would halt Boston freight and passenger services

A potential eight hour day and time and a half pay for overtime threaten locomotives crews in freight service with six roads tied up. Locomotive engineers, firemen and enginemen, train conductors face pay scales of 4500 to 15000 in Boston area, risking widespread unemployment and crippling transportation if a strike extends from freight to passenger lines.

Coats Highlighted in Sunday Post Fashion Feature

The next Sunday Post showcases fall coats with vivid color pictures and expert descriptions. The piece emphasizes style, materials, and how to pair coats for trends this season.

Next Sunday Post

Boston Men Head to Plattsburg Fourth Camp

Four thousand Boston men left North Station in two trains for the fourth Plattsburg Military Training Camp senior division. They will reach Plattsburg by noon after crossing Lake Champlain. The return of the third camp yesterday required six trains. All reported good health and no invalids.

Boston North Station Pullmans Plattsburg Military Training Camp Burlington Lake Champlain Plattsburg

War Prisoner Totals Top Eight Million Worldwide

Dr. John R. Mott reports over 8,000,000 prisoners confined in camps run by belligerent nations. Germany holds about 1,760,000. Russia about 1,500,000. a second mention of Russia totals 1,000,000 with France, Italy, Great Britain, and Turkey following. Russia’s numbers rise, with 280,000 passing through Kiev in six weeks. He arrived in New York aboard the Oscar II after visiting camps in Russia and elsewhere.

New York John R. Mott Genera The Young Men’s Christian Association Operthagen Mott Russia Germany Rusia France Italy Great Britain Urkey Dr. Mott Kiev

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