Navy Moves to Speed Submarine Program Amid Menace
President approves 115 million dollar expenditure to accelerate submarine construction and expand war materiel. Eight hour law in all naval plants suspended to rush production and procurement.
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Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1917
Page
1
Supreme Court Upholds Adamson Eight-Hour Law
The Supreme Court rules the Adamson eight hour work day constitutional in a 5 to 4 decision. It upholds Congress power to regulate interstate commerce and will set a permanent eight hour basic day for interstate railroads with wage increases about 25 percent, costing railroads $40 to $50 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Court ruling cites public interest in arbitration over wages
The court through Chief Justice ite holds carriers and employees in a business deemed public. Congress may compel arbitration in disputes affecting operation of that business. It asserts that private workers cannot demand wage levels and freely quit if unsatisfied, framing limits on private wage demands.
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Ite
Power outage disrupts elevated transit during rush hour
A short circuit at the Dewey Square sub-station knocked two generators offline, stalling the elevated system from 5:45 to 6 00 p m and delaying cars and trains for about 30 minutes. The Wharf power station also went out, straining other stations until repairs restored service near 11 p m.
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Dewey Square
In Wharf
Minister Opicka Arrives in New York from Balkans
New York reports that Charles J Opicka of Illinois, an American minister who has spent the last three and a half years in the Balkan states, arrived in New York.
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New York
Charles Jopicka
Illinois
Balkan States
Great Sweep of Allies Pushes German Retreat in France
British and French forces drive German retreat across France from Arras to near Soissons. Forty villages seized by British, with ground advances of two to eight miles. French recapture 20 villages and 100 towns in three days. French penetrations extend beyond Ham and Chaulnes as the offensive continues.
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France
Arras
Soissons
Ham
St. Quentin
Chaulnes
Boston Post Issues Non Returnable Basis For Sunday and Daily Posts
The Boston Post announces that the Boston Sunday Post and Boston Daily Post will be non returnable due to persistent newsprint shortages. The move, urged by the Federal Trade Commission, aims to prevent suspensions of newspapers nationwide and readers are urged to subscribe in advance to aid dealers' ordering accuracy.
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Boston Post
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Daily Post
Federal Trade Commission
Boston
Dr Eliot Celebrates 83rd Birthday at Home
Harvard's President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot marks his 83rd birthday today. He will keep his usual routine of study and work at home, as he has since his retirement in 199.
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Harvard
Charles W. Eliot
Charles William Eliot
Mexico
Bride Keeps Maiden Name Says Doctor Rea
Dr Marian Hague Rea a physician at the Psycopathic Hospital who has kept her maiden name after marrying Dr Baldwin Locke of Philadelphia on March 2 told a Post reporter she believes women should retain their maiden names after marriage unless they wish to sacrifice their identity.
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Marian Hague Rea
Psycopathic Hospital
Baldwin Locke
Philadelphia
Post
Doctor and spouse retain name in postwar vows
Miss Rea, a Vassar graduate and student at the University of Pennsylvania Medical College, married Dr Rea on March 2. She refuses to take her husband Lucke's name, saying preserving her identity and career is essential.
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Dr. Rea
Times
New York
Rea
R. Lucke
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Miss Rea
Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania
James Rea
Centre Street
Dorchester
Vassar
Medical College
Philadelphia
Ashes of Duchess of Connaught Interred in Windsor Chapel
The ashes of the Duchess of Connaught were interred today in the Albert Memorial Chapel Windsor with royal family present. A memorial service followed in Westminster Abbey attended by officials and diplomats including the American minister Walter H Page.
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Duchess of Connaught
London
Albert Memorial Chapel
Windsor
Westminster Abbey
Walter H. Page
Massachusetts allocates 1 million for defence fund
The Massachusetts Legislature appropriated 1 million dollars to put the State militia on a war footing. The act ensures readiness should President Wilson mobilize troops and shows the state will provide equipment without waiting for the national government.
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Massachusetts
Wilson
War bill passed swiftly after governor’s message
The bill moved from governor McCall's message to committee hearing in under two and a half hours, then passed unanimously by both branches on a suspension of the rules, engrossed and signed by the chief executive.
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McCall
Committee On Ways and Means
Grand Duke Nicholas Not Chosen as Russian Commander in Chief
London reports that Grand Duke Nicholas will not be commander-in-chief of the Russian armies. The Times correspondent says the new government seeks a generalissimo unaffiliated with the Romanoffs to curb propaganda. Unclear who will be appointed or if Nicholas will retain any subordinate command.
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London
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Petrograd
the Times
Romanoff
War Takes 29 Harvard Men
Twenty nine Harvard men including undergraduates and alumni are reported dead in the European war. Fifteen died fighting for the allies, one Fritz Daur was killed in a German trench, four perished in the Lusitania sinking, and the rest died while serving in ambulance or relief work.
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Harvard
Harvard Crimson
Fritz Daur
Mrs McCombs Granted Divorce from Democratic Leader
A divorce was granted to Dorothy Williams McCombs from William F. McCombs, longtime Democratic National Committee chair, in an upstate New York Supreme Court. McCombs, a New York lawyer, commented that the decree is true but offered no further remarks. The couple wed in London at St Peter and St Edward's Chapel, Westminster, announced shortly before the engagement.
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New York
Dorothy Williams McCombs
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
President Wilson
Supreme Court
Bernard Vaughan
McCombs
United States
William M. Calder
President Expected to Declare Country in Virtual State of War
The report states the president plans to declare the nation in a virtual state of war soon, outlining emergency measures and heightened security. Officials say the move signals a broadened national defense posture and mobilization across agencies.
Vigilancia Loss Deepens Crisis as War Tension Grows
The 15 believed drowned after the German submarine sank the Vigilancia heightening fears of war between the United States and Germany. President Wilson weighs extra sessions and new protections for American commerce as a cabinet meeting is planned to reassess the aggressive acts.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Plymouth
Illinois
Memphis
Congress
Navy to intensify action against German submarine menace
President Wilson directed immediate steps to combat the submarine threat using a $115,000,000 emergency fund approved by Congress. The money will accelerate naval construction and fund special additional measures as preparations begin.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Americans Drown as Vigilancia Hit by Submarine
Plymouth March 19. Fifteen crew members of the American steamer Vigilancia were killed when torpedoed by a German submarine. Survivors spent Friday morning to Sunday afternoon in lifeboats before rescue.
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Plymouth
London
Vigilancia
Survivors of Vigilancia Sinking Reach Mainland
Captain Frank A. Middleton reports the Vigilancia was torpedoed without warning. Eleven American sailors drowned from 43 aboard as two lifeboats saved 18, with 15 lost at sea amid a suspected submarine presence. The ship flew the American flag.
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Neils P. North
Carl Adeholde
Frank A. Middleton
New York
Vigilancia
Japan Buys Macao Island Reported by Portuguese Press
Tokyo reports via Overseas News Agency that Japan purchased the island of Macao from Portugal, a move disclosed by the Portuguese press.
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Berlin
Sayville
Japan
Portugal
Macao
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