Railroad Employes Will Get Bonus with Wages
Washington reports a wage board agreement to adopt a war period bonus system with a living-cost adjustment. The average rise is about four dollars weekly per worker, totaling nearly 350 million dollars annually for all railroad employees. Financing may require higher freight rates as President Wilson and McAdoo push rate increases once authority is granted.
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Washington
Railroad Wage Board
Wilson
McAdoo
Make Your Stomach Your Best Friend
Advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a quick fix for gas sour risings throat biliousness and stomach distress. Promises relief after tablets taken promptly and claims the tablets work while the stomach rests, aiding banqueters and those exposed to rich foods. Box costs 60 cents in drug stores.
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Stuart
Hupp on Stand Says He Killed to Defend Home
Elmer Hupp, wealthy oil operator, testifies in Cleveland that he killed intruder Charles L. Joyce to protect his home after Joyce was found with Hupp’s wife, Ethel. The defense argues the shooting was in defense of residence as other witnesses recall past troubles in 1916.
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Hupp
Cleveland
Elmer Hupp
Charles L. Joyce
Joyes
Ethel Hupp
Toyce
HF Duke
Duke
Blanche Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Rheumatism Patient Reports Relief with Varnesis
Mrs Aninis Jackson of Methuen Mass credits Var-nesis with curing two years of rheumatism and neuritis that confined her to bed for months. She says after starting Var-nesis she regained ability to do light house work and feels markedly better. Advertorial note urges contacting W A Varney Lynn Mass for information and to get Varnesis.
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Mre
Aninis Jackson
Gacknor Street
Methuen, Mass
A. Varney
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mass
Change of Venue for Trials of Dairymen
Supreme Court Justice Whitaker granted a change of venue for Rosewell D. Cooper and six Dairymen’s League officers awaiting trial on conspiracy to raise milk prices in New York. Counsel argued prejudice in New York County and Newport city limits, seeking a county outside the city for an impartial trial.
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New York
Supreme Court
Whitaker
Rosewell D. Cooper
Dairymen's League
League
New York State
New York County
Newport
City
Judge Cole Beats Frank In Courtroom Confrontation
In a Colorado mining town a judge removed his robes and struck Fighting Frank after Frank insulted him in court. The judge then returned to the bench, pleaded guilty to assault, and fined himself twenty four dollars for the act. The scene drew mixed spectator accounts of the blow. The incident mirrors local justice and courthouse drama in a single dramatic episode.
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Colorado
Cole
Judge Cole
Frank
Thirty Year Sentence for Unpatriotic Utterances Declared
William Nimke of Torrington Connecticut, a sergeant with Co I 201st Engineers at Camp Devens, was sentenced to thirty years for unpatriotic utterances after a general court martial on February 6. Nimke was found guilty on two counts and sentenced to begin his term at Fort Jay. Authorities delayed announcing the arrest, and a prior report hinted at a thirty five year term before a board of inquiry was ordered to probe the erroneous statement.
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United States
Atlantic
Tam
Europe
Nimke
Torrington
William Weigel
Camp Devens
Nimkoh
Women at the Front Canteens Aid U S Troops in France
The Red Cross forms a 50 woman canteen corps sent to France to serve drinks and food along rail lines to the troops. They will live in bombproof huts, fund their own expenses, and pledge six months service with return at their cost if unfitted. One open canteen serves 400 men per hour, with dormitories, showers, and a movie theater, all free beyond meals.
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France
America
American Red Cross
Hembnrook Movies
Tittsburgl Bisnateh
Turkish Baths Claim Cold Cure In One Hour
Physical culture experts state colds stem from body congestion and can be cured in under an hour at Atlas Turkish baths. Prof James Atias says curing a cold is simple, backed by bath manager Philip Moran who adds that 90 percent of diseases originate from congestion and poor circulation. Atlas baths advertise immediate relief and never close.
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Atlas Turkish Baths
James Atias
Bridgeport
The
Inquirer
Bath
Philip Moran
Imasseur
Dverard's
Wleischman’s
Yate College
Moran
Atlas
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Anemia Ad
Anemia means thin blood and danger from delay. Dr Williams Pink Pills increase red cells and oxygen delivery. Woman from Fort Wayne says the pills restored color and relief after grip left her weak. Free booklet available. pills sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady. Advertisement.
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Snemia
Williams
Wiliams
Julia Richmond
Poplar Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dr. Williams
Atx
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. C
Absorbine Jr Remedy Aids Tired Feet And More
A vintage advertisment promotes Absorbine Jr as quick relief for tired burning or swollen feet after long days. It claims soothing antiseptic action, non greasy feel, and versatility for sprains cuts bruises sore throats and other inflammations. Price listed as 1.25 a bottle with mail order available from Wm. I. Young, Springfield Mass.
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Absorblin, Jr
Absorbine, Jr
I. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
A BAD LIVER You Need Once KR and G Pills
An old advertisement touts podophyllum as a liver stimulant and bileducer promising gentle action without griping. It claims druggists and doctors endorse the remedy and promotes purchase at 10 cents or 26 cents per box.
Woman Spy Bill Passed by the House
Washington March 5 three war emergency bills were passed by the house yesterday The Woman Spy Bill relates to female enemy alien subjects over ten fourteen years old a bill making it unlawful to obstruct the sale of Liberty bonds and a bill authorizing the President to exclude certain enemy subjects from alien enemy classifications and to naturalize military members No Woman Spy Bill in the Senate will invest power in the President to deal with female enemy aliens as with mates with respect to registration barred zone permits and other mitts punishment of ten thousand dollar fine twenty years imprisonment or both for obstructing Liberty bond sales Department
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Washington
House
Senate
Department
Labor Men to Meet to Discuss the Mooney Case
New York March 5 An effort to unite labor for Thomas J Mooney whose murder conviction after the 1916 San Francisco preparedness day parade bombing was upheld by the California supreme court The Central Federated union executive committee plans a mass meeting next Saturday night Organizations in the United States are rallying to Mooneys defense and funds are pouring in with the International Workers Defense League involved in SF and Selly Schulberg reporting.
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New York
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Central Federated Union Executive Committee
Mooney
Selly Schulberg
International Workers’ Defense League of
Organization of Labor
United States
Sage and Sulphur Compound Makes Hair Dark
An ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as an easy way to darken faded or gray hair. It claims natural looking, even color using a sponge or brush, with a bottle sold at drugstores for about six cents, and notes it is a cosmetic product not a disease cure.
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Wyeth
Wryeth
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