Wage increases for railroad workers urged by commission report
The commission report to Director General McAdoo shows wage raises for railroad workers ranging from 1 to 44 percent, totaling about $300,000,000 annually. Leaders of four major brotherhoods oppose a full grid of increases and prefer lower, proportional boosts amid living-cost concerns.
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Washington
Gener
Meadow
McAdoo
Tn Xeneril
Anton Leagters
Cormaisatey
Irene Gaara
Scale of Rates of Increases in Pay Awarded to Railroad Workers
The document lists wage increases approved by the Wage Commission for railroad workers, detailing monthly rates and new pay scales across multiple classifications and timeframes. It enumerates specific figures and ranges, illustrating the adjusted compensation structure and the overall impact on payroll costs.
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The
Wage Commission
Unclear OCR reads like a quirky tech roundup
A garbled report lists diverse items such as porcelain pyro meters, a Pennsylvanian farmer inventor, laws on milk and wheat flour, tropical plants with luminous properties, Norway government stations, large electric fans to deter mosquitos, a combined shoeing brush and robber device, and a dummy human figure linked to a registering device for boxing practice.
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Gementtorn College
Government of
Norway
Bagiad
Draft age to 40 discussed for wartime conscription
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder told the House Military Committee that raising the draft age to 40 could come within months. Crowder asked $15,762,000 for next year’s draft, with half a million more men to be examined. The committee members said the War Department was weighing changes, with no specific recommendations.
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Washington
Crowder
House Military Committee
War Department
Gen Crowder
Effortives
Dent Animounerd
Mrs Cowles Heads Women Hot Sprites Arkansas Officers
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs elected officers for the new biennial term. President is Mrs Josiah Evans Cow of California. first vice president Mrs George Tacon of Massachusetts. second vice president Mrs Thomas G Winter of Minnesota. recording secretary Mrs Adan Wiise of Colorado. corresponding secretary Mrs Mary I Wood of New Hampshire. treasurer Mr Benjamin Clark of Iowa. Auditors include Mrs William P Harper of Washington, with Mrs Cowles, Miss Bacon, and Mrs Harper reelected.
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General Federation of Women's Chits
Josiah Evans Cow
California
George Tacon
Massachusetts
Thomas G Winter
Minnesota
Adan Wiise
Colorado
Mary I Wood
New Hampshire
Benjamin Clarklows
William P Harper
Washington
Cowles
Bacon
Harper
Bread and Oil Treaty and War News Digest
Reports from Amsterdam claim a bread peace with Austria and aid to famine areas in German Bohemia and Tyrol. Washington notes naturalized aliens may gain citizenship after the war if they served a belligerent. Illinois prize winner Clarence Alvord honored for work on American historical subjects. London reports rising submarine sinkings but fewer merchant losses. Nebraska Senator Hitchcock chosen as Senate Foreign Relations chair. Mexican bands murder Frederick Hillcoat family near Musquiz, 260 miles south of Eagle Pass.
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Santa Rosa Mountains
Musquiz
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Baptized Near Front Line Sainted Soldier Joins Gull Church
Walter Ho Larson, baptized near American lines on the western front, was admitted to Gull membership at Stewart Memorial Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Rev Oscar Mayers led the baptism. Larson serves in the regular army and sent a certificate from Center Congregational Church in New Haven before the war.
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Stewart Memorial Presbyterian Church
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Center Congregational Church
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Conn
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Stewart Memorial Church
Cleaner threshing urged to save wheat and grain
Washington pushes cleaner threshing to conserve grain amid New York food division reforms led by Captain Kenneth De Hequenbourg. The plan targets about twenty bushels lost per acre. wages set at ten dollars weekly for women in offices. In Omaha, longtime mayor Thomas and the city commission were swept out in a decisive election. Costa Rica’s congress criticizes U.S. policy while voicing support for President Federico Arrnoce’s government and regrets U.S. stance toward the country.
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Food Administration
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New York
Kenneth de Hequenbourg
S.A
Actin
Airmans Killed in England Flight Tragedy
Second Lieutenant Wadie Puibaira of Illinois died when his plane crashed in England near Montrose during a training flight. The incident underscores wartime dangers faced by Allied air crews.
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London
Wadie
Puibaira
Ilinois
New
Montrose
Jesus entry and authority in Mark 11 1 19
Fragmented Sunday school lesson notes highlight Jesus riding into Jerusalem as King and His subsequent cleansing of the temple. It outlines the royal authority shown, the curse of the barren fig tree, and the challenge to Jesus’ messianic claims, with reflections on disbelief.
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Tomic Jeans
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Winona Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy for Nerves
Winona Minnesota Mrs Albert Sultze reports recovering from over a year of severe nervousness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The ad claims the remedy strengthens weak nerves and treats associated symptoms including insomnia backache and nervous prostration mentioning four decades of use and status as a standard remedy.
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Albert Sultze
Ond Olmstead St
Winona
Mina
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Promise Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement extols Nature's Remedy NR Tablets as a cure for rheumatism and digestive waste elimination. It claims the product improves digestion, kidney and bowel action, and blood cleansing, with a 25 day supply and a druggist guarantee.
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Nature
Jones
Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Aid After Grip
Doctors nationwide see grip symptoms weaken bodies and kidneys, boosting sale of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root herbal remedy said to heal and strengthen kidneys. Sample bottle offered for ten cents to readers. regular sizes available from druggists. Be sure to mention the paper.
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Kilmer & Coy
Binghamton
N. Y
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