Judge Boyd Rules Federal Child Labor Law Unconstitutional
Special dispatch from Greensboro reports Federal Judge Boyd granted a permanent injunction against enforcing the federal child labor law. The ruling halted enforcement as of tomorrow in a case brought by Robert M. Dagenhart and his sons Reuben and John against a Charlotte cotton mill, challenging the age and hours provisions for under age workers.
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Government to Appeal Federal Child Labor Ruling
Washington reports the government will appeal Judge Boyd’s ruling that the federal child labor law is unconstitutional. The appeal aims for the Supreme Court’s fall term, with officials confident in the law’s constitutionality and anticipating a government victory based on prior Supreme Court decisions.
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Keep the Men Working Advice of War
Columbus Ohio August 31. Fred C. Croxton chair of the Ohio War Councils Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations urges that drafted men be employed up to the last minute before entering service. He notes some employers discharge draftees and warns to plan replacements while the state offers twenty two free employment agencies to aid employers.
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Weather Summary for Regions and Temperatures August 31, 1917
The report covers Ohio Indiana West Virginia and other states with fair conditions Saturday and likely showers Sunday in some areas. It lists temperatures at stations including Cincinnati Denver Seattle Portland Winnipeg Kamloops and Francheso with highs in the upper 60s to 90s and detailing wind directions and precipitation. The Cincinnati record for August 31 1917 ends at 7 pm with cloudy conditions and a high of 78 and a low of 62.
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British August casualties total 59811 in war office tally
Britain reported August losses on all fronts totaling 59 811 with 1 278 officers and 10 942 men killed or died of wounds and 4 122 officers and 43 469 men wounded or captured by German allies in casualty lists released by the War Office.
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Boston and Maine workers strike for eight cent raise
In Billerica Massachusetts on August 31 two thousand five hundred Boston and Maine workshops workers walked out demanding an eight cent hourly raise in the mechanical department. The road refused citing federal receivership and upcoming expenses. The railroad offered two cents while noting such raise would exceed pay at rival lines. The two cent increase had been granted earlier and covered retroactively. The strike halts all Boston and Maine shops system wide.
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Seattle Metal Trades unions set 12 000 strike for next Wednesday
Seattle officers of the fifteen affiliated unions of the Seattle Metal Trades Council voted to strike next Wednesday. The action aims to enforce a general wage increase for workers in Seattle shipyards and plants manufacturing shipbuilding materials.
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Next Liberty Loan Opens October 1 As Books Close November 1
Treasury sets October 1 as opening day for the next Liberty Loan campaign with subscription books due by November 1 unless altered. The offering is expected to reach about 3 billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo notes government advertising costs may exceed available war revenue funds.
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American College appoints new rector after Kennedy
Vice Rector O'Hearn of the American College was chosen rector succeeding the late Mer Kennedy. The new rector arrived from Chicago today in Rome on August 31.
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Cincinnati Charter Debate Clears Council Power Split
The Charter Commission adopted a new city charter by 11 to 2, with Harrison and Dempsey opposing. The charter transfers legislative power to Council subject to initiative and referendum, and will go to Council for presentation to voters in November.
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Misty Polar Seas Hold Undiscovered Continent
Freeport Maine August 31 Donald MacMillan explorer arrives after four years in Arctic wilds and says a hidden continent may lie in the misty polar seas. He disputes Crocker Land as a mirage and notes Eskimo tribes grow despite contact with civilization.
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Eskimos Shocked By Civilized Warfare Revelation
In Freeport Maine explorer Donald MacMillan recalls how Eskimos heard of European war two years earlier when a Danish trader brought news from Etah. The Eskimos reacted with bafflement asking if the fighting was crazy and whether land was at stake.
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British Elated Over Wilson Peace Terms
The British Cabinet and people welcomed President Wilsons reply to the Vatican peace proposal with enthusiasm comparable to the U S entry into the war. The Page message indicates broad approval of the entire text and hope for a lasting peace while the Vatican awaits responses from all belligerents and potential questions for discussion.
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Pope Benedict Reacts to Wilson Peace Reply
Vatican reports that Pope Benedict received President Wilson's peace proposals reply with bitter disappointment and that the pontiff regards the answer with dissatisfaction.
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Cleryman Lyn G J Kelly Confesses to Eight Villisca Murders
Iowa Attorney General H M Havner said he verified a report that itinerant clergyman Lyn George J Kelly confessed to eight Villisca murders in 1912. He had been indicted since last spring.
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Peace council moves convention to national capital
In Chicago on August 31 officials of the People's Council of America for Peace and Democracy say they were barred from meeting in Minneapolis and ejected from Hudson Wisconsin. They announce the convention will be held in Washington and have telegraphed delegates to attend there to organize for democracy and peace terms.
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Pacifist group plans Washington meetings after shutdowns
The People’s Council of America, blocked from Western venues, will come to Washington as Major Pullman, chief of police, says no law bars them. Police will ban street demonstrations and require indoor meetings with careful conduct in the capital.
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Lord Cecil Endorses Wilson Reply to Pope Peace Proposals
London reports Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, endorsed President Wilson's reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposals. He added he was not certain any further response would be necessary.
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Noted auto racer Captain H Kennedy killed in accident
Captain Harvey Kennedy of San Francisco, a celebrated Western auto racer, died in Lima Ohio when his 100 hp car cast a tire, rolled, and veered through a fence during a county fair race. The crash halted the event as spectators rushed onto the track. Kennedy, 25, recently set a twenty five mile California record and won the 1915 Santa Monica road race. he was unmarried.
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Last Real Beer Served in Munich as Barley Shortage Looms
Munich readers mourn the final stein at a famed tavern as small beer and higher prices loom with an anticipated fall barley shortage. The Munich Neueste Nachrichten notes customers drank in silence and the bar owner called it the last real pint at the old price.
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Gerard and Bethmann Habe Look On War Aims Claims
Aug 31 Berlin Dr von Bethmann Hollweg, former Imperial Chancellor, says James Gerard misrepresented German aims in war reports. He recalls briefing notes and Reichstag speeches but rejects Gerard’s claims of plans to seize Liege Namur Belgium ports and railways. He notes Gerard’s memory may have failed on Russia remarks.
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Islands in the Gulf of Riga hit by German air raid
London reports German torpedo boats submarines and trawlers near the Gulf of Riga. Forty German airplanes raided islands in the gulf as part of a drive against West Russia. British and Italian fronts saw continued fighting with fog rain and artillery duels across Verdun and other fronts.
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Americans Build World’s Largest Aviation Field in France
On a five day tour of American bases in France, officials report the American aerial camp covering ten miles square will house 15 000 men with hangars for 15 000 aeroplanes by January. Training is under way as army and navy personnel learn from French instructors and a Foreign Legion member commends American students as the most apt yet seen.
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Reform Program Under Way in Spain Declared by Premier
Madrid Aug 31 Premier Dato announced after a Cabinet meeting presided by King Alfonso that a comprehensive reform program is in preparation and would be announced soon before general elections. The King will return to Santander tomorrow amid months of strikes and bloodshed as the government seeks to quiet unrest.
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Gale wrecks Swedish torpedo cruiser Clasuggla
The Swedish torpedo cruiser Clasuggla, recently grounded in the Gulf of Bothnia, was driven ashore by a heavy gale today and completely wrecked. The vessel, built in Stockholm in 1890, displaced 787 tons and had a crew of 100.
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Ten thousand engineers to depart for France soon
Washington reports that ten thousand engineers, including four thousand laborers, are to leave for France soon, with a larger number to follow. Details of the dispatch are not disclosed.
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