Keating bill passes in house amid southern dissent
The House approved the Keating child labor bill by 337 to 46. North Carolina delegation led by Webb voted against it, joined by most southern lawmakers. Par ker of New Jersey was the lone northern vote with the opponents. The debate featured claims of constitutionality and coverage gaps including sweat shops and tenement work.
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House
Senate
Webb
Page
Godwin
Hood
Poll
Small
Stedman
Doughton Kitchin
Britt
Parker
Newark
N. J
South Carolina
Virginia
J. G. Watson
North Carolina
Fitzgerald
New York
Nathan
Consumers’ League
New York City
Mr. Webb
Mr. Fitzgerald
Congress
David Clark
Textile Bulletin
Charlotte
Lenrod
Wisconsin
Clark
Only Three North Carolina Congressmen Back Preparedness
A Washington dispatch reports that only three North Carolina representatives Small Pou and Britt support the Presidents preparedness program. Pou favors increasing the national guard while Doughton and others oppose the continental army plan, leaving most NC lawmakers at odds with the White House and public opinion.
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House
North Carolina
Small
Pou
Britt
White House
War and Navy Departments
Continental Army
Stedman
Doughton
Wilson
Daniels
Congress
Poll
Capital Increases and Wages Advance in Industry
A writer reflects on how capital growth drives wage increases amid rising labor demand. He cites New York bank analysis on capital outpacing population and its effect on wages, machinery adoption, and the distribution of profits, with Henry Ford’s wage boosts and farm tractor project as examples.
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Ily
United States
Henry Ford
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Fast Head Cold Relief
Count fifty Your cold in head or catarrh disappears. Your clogged nostrils will open as air passages clear and you can breathe freely. Get a small bottle from your druggist and apply this antiseptic cream in your nostrils for instant relief.
Montenegrin Royal Family Is Calous. Montenegrin People Patriotic
Mrs Edward Roworth attached to Montenegrin base hospital reports strong Montenegrin patriotism and harsh judgment of King Nicholas and his sons for wartime neglect and alleged mismanagement. She cites hunger, poverty, and strained roads while praising Montenegrin troops and Russian aid.
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London
Edward Roworth
Nicholas
Montenegro
Italy
Danilo
Nice
Podgoritza
Podoritza
Europe
America
Sirdar
Russia
Salomiki
Plovilje
Serbia
Morgan and Strong sail for England aboard Rotterdam
New York reports J. P. Morgan leaves for England on the Rotterdam with Benjamin Strong, governor of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The voyage to London draws surprise and interest from financial circles.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
England
Rotterdam
Benjamin Strong
New York Federal Reserve
London
High Point to Vote on $50,000.90 Bond Issue
The City Council of High Point announces a bond election to be held on March 7, 1916, in various wards to submit to qualified voters the question of issuing fifty thousand nine hundred dollars in bonds.
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City of
High Point
Eich Point
N. C
General Assembly
Southern Railway Schedule From Asheboro Listed
Train numbers 142 136 and 134 depart Asheboro at 7 05am 12 15pm and 5 40pm respectively with a repeat listing for 142 from Asheboro at 7 05am.
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Southern Railway
Asheboro
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