Wilson and Labor Reform Record Recited by Democrats
New York reports the Democratic administration’s passage of progressive labor laws and protections. The pamphlet Wilson and Labor highlights gains for workers, including the Clayton Anti-Trust protections, Seamen’s Act reforms, eight hour day reach, child labor limits, Workmen’s Compensation expansion, and broader federal roles on labor and farming. It credits Woodrow Wilson with humane reforms and peace aims, citing quotes from John B. Lenmon on keeping the country at peace and aiding workers.
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New York
Democratic
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Congress
Andrew Furuseth
Woodrow Wilson
Fursseth
District of Columbia
Navy
Alaska Coal Land
United States
New York State
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
John B. Lenmon
American Perporation of Labor
Laboor
Old Guard Fights for a Pie at New York Progressive Meeting
A Progressive writer urges reformers to join the movement after detailing The New York Post portrayal of Saratoga Springs as two factions. The Old Guard resists Progressive planks while party electors and patronage take center stage. The letter condemns old guard alignment and calls for more Progressives to wake up.
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the Farmer
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Evening Post
Theodore
New York State
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
Perkins
Hotchkiss
Cancroft
Kellogg
Bourbon
Old Guard
The
Post
Charles E. Hughes
William H. Taft
William McKinley
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hughes
Wedding Anniversary of Belgian Kings and Queen
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium celebrate sixteen years married today since their October 1900 wedding. Elizabeth, Bavarian by birth, is portrayed as steadfastly loyal to Belgium amid wartime tensions with Bavaria and Germany, while their children Crown Prince Leopold, Prince Charles, and Princess Marie Jose are named.
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Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Elizabeth of
Bavaria
Leopold
Charles Louis
Rupert
Teutons
Hag
Prince Leopold
Prince Charles
Marie Jose
Hartford County Tobacco Crop Exceeds Million Demand
Hartford County dominates Connecticut tobacco farming with an estimated 1916 crop value surpassing 10 million dollars. The article notes shade grown and sun grown tensions, insurance gaps for tents and wind damage, and a shift toward grower selling with rising insurance challenges and hail losses. It highlights insurers and agencies in Hartford handling tobacco risks and calls for better, safer coverage amid abnormal weather in 1915 and 1916.
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Exchange
A. D
Connecticut
Sumatra
Havana
Hartford County
Hartford
Connecticut tobacco crop outlook brightens on large yield
The season shows a strong finish with widespread harvesting of tent tobaccos and much of the fourth priming remaining. Yields per acre appear to surpass 1915 as acreage doubles in five years and 3,400 acres of tentage were erected for 1916. Prices are firmer despite higher production costs, with supply tight for high quality Connecticut wrappers and rising exports reducing 1915 disappointment.
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Connecticut
Death of John Andre and his legacy in history
The article recalls John Andre's execution on October 2 1780 after aiding General Clinton's plot against the American cause. It notes his calm acceptance of death, his burial, exhumation to England, and Westminster Abbey resting place. It also mentions a monument once placed by Cyrus W Field that was later blown up. It adds a brief obituary of Morris N Johnson 70 Princeton senior killed by a fall from a window at Gramercy Park dormitory.
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Nathan Hale
John Andre
Hale
Sir Henry Clinton
Arnold
Andre
West Bank
the Hudson
England
Westminster Abbey
Cyrus W. Field
Morris N. Johnson
Princeton University
Wilson
Gramercy, Park
Foch At 65 Aims Napoleonic War Tactics
General Ferdinand Foch born October 2 1851 in Tarbes Gers France becomes celebrated as Joffre’s right hand. The article lauds his Napoleonic military mind impetuous yet forethoughtful and decisive sealing victories at Marne and Somme through rapid secrecy and swift execution.
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Ferdinand Foch
Marne
Yser
Somme
Joffre
Tarbes
Department
Gers
France
Foch
Higried
Ecole de Guerre
Nancy
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U. S
National Association of Insurance Agents
Boston
G. Burgess Fisher
Standard
Mr. Fisher
Nsible . Cigare
Republic
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Bayounoe
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