29 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
1
The article explains the shift to daylight saving time effective from 2 a.m. Sunday March 31. Clocks move forward one hour on March 30, then back in October. President Wilson signed the bill making it law, citing oil coal power savings and better working and health conditions as benefits.
Columbus Ohio reports a new Easter egg for 1940 thrift stamps. The Ohio War Savings Committee urges parents to buy Thrift Stamps to teach children saving pennies and support the war effort. Stamps may substitute Easter cards, linking patriotism with the season.
Judge Walter S. Harlan presided in Hamilton Common Pleas Court over riot and assault cases tied to organized labor. Sentences ranged from 30 days in the Cincinnati workhouse to fines up to 200 dollars, with some jail terms suspended for good behavior. The judge stressed the right to labor and the need for order, warning there will be no more violence in labor unrest.
The piece describes Baltimore and Staten Island shipyard workers quitting in February over wage grievances. It notes Press backlash, criticism of General President Hutcheson, and attempts with the Shipping Board, wage boards, and a stand against open shop. Workers strike after failed conferences, awaiting settlement.
A large farewell parade and demonstration, led by the Hamilton Commercial and Industrial Association, honors Hamilton boys departing Saturday for Camp Sherman. The event includes a band, officials, and union groups, with speeches at the B and O station before 3 55 departure. Names listed include Carroll, Swartzel, Grindmeier, Betz, Fischer, Glauch, Foster, Bante, Ruhl, Kurtz, Scott, Maguire, Little, Gradolph, Simmons, Conlon, Blias on, Schmaltz, Lucas, Hoffman, Barker, Crull, Wells, Scholl, Quant, Sloneker, Cress, Hazeltine, Bauer, Wooley, and Ruhl.
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