Supreme Court Upholds Adamson Law Five to Four
The Adamson eight hour railway law was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court in a five to four decision. The ruling makes eight hours the standard for train crews and validates a wage increase affecting about 400,000 workers with an estimated forty to fifty million dollars in initial raises. Justices Day Pitney Vandevanter dissented, while McReynolds, McKenna and Rejected. McKenna concurred on different grounds.
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United States weighs new steps after submarine sinks
Washington reports aggressive action to protect American shipping after three unarmed merchantmen were sunk. Congress may be called in for an extra session before April 16 as the administration considers arming more ships and a campaign to clear submarines, with President Wilson weighing options. Secretary Lansing discussed policy with the President.
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Reheating in Somme Front War update on German retreat toward Lille to Laon
German forces retreat along nearly 100 miles on the Franco Belgian front as French and British pursue with cavalry. Ground lost spans from Lille area to the Soissons Laon district with fortifications at Cambrai and St Quentin in focus. Russian advances in Persia and Turkish retreat under British pressure also noted.
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Missing crew of City of Memphis in sunken ship
London report states Captain Borum and seven crew members are missing from the sunken American steamer City of Memphis. The vessel carried 58 aboard with 29 Americans. 33 survivors have been seen by the American consulate.
Railroads Grant Eight Hour Day Amid War Tension
New York March 19 The railroad strike was averted as the four railroad brotherhoods won an eight hour day after prodding by President Wilson and war era pressures. Telegraphs report the strike orders rescinded at 7 pm. The settlement raises the combined railway salary by about sixty million dollars yearly with back pay to be calculated retroactively from January 1. About twelve to thirteen million dollars in back wages are expected.
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New York
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Brotherhoods
Dr Hiatt to Resume Medical Practice Here
Dr H B Hiatt a former lieutenant in the medical corps of North Carolina troops will be mustered out at Asheville today and then return to the city to reopen his medical practice. He will share offices with Dr Jackson above the Leonard Beavans Stamey store.
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Camp Stewart
Paso
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Leonard- Beavans-Stamey Company
Fight to Bitter End in the Washington Strike
Washington March 19 The first week of the local street car strike closes with a parade of strikers and sympathizers followed by a mass meeting. Leaders from both sides reaffirm resolve to stick to the bitter end as labor leaders and public figures address the gathering.
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Washington
British destroyer sunk in Ramsgate raid
The admiralty announced that a British destroyer and a merchant vessel were sunk and another destroyer damaged during the German naval raid at Ramsgate on March 19.
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London
Ramsgate
Admiralty
Name Camps renamed for mustering out regiments
Raleigh and Goldsboro camps used as Camp Royster and Camp Bickett today by acting adjutant General Peterson as the first and second regiments of the national road are mustered out.
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Will Germany See a Big Revolution
Amsterdam reports Berlin Vorwaerts compares Germany with Russia and asks if the world will say all nations are free except Germany amid growing unrest. The dispatch notes 19 March from London via Amsterdam.
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City of Memphis Crew Saved After Torpedo Attack
Queenstown March 19. The American steamer City of Memphis was torpedoed by a German submarine yesterday at 5 p.m. The 67 crew members launched five boats. Three boats with survivors were picked up by a steamer at 4 a.m. and all men landed. The other boats with 24 aboard are believed saved. the captain was in one of the boats.
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Queenstown
British Troops Advance Behind Germans Seize Towns
British forces continue rapid pursuit of retreating German units. They occupy Nesle Chaulnes and Perenne and push 10 miles into German positions along a 45 mile front, taking more than 64 villages per the official British headquarters report.
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London
Nesle
Chaulnes
Perenne
Four Young Women and a Man Drown in Mill Pond
Four local youths and a man drowned when the boat they rode in overturned in a mill pond near Pavo Georgia. Victims were Miss Sallie Simmons 14 Isaelle Simmons 16 Hattie Hart 18 Hazel Hart 168 and Frank Blanton. The tragedy occurred late yesterday in Thomasville vicinity.
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Tenn. militia ordered held for further notice
Memphis March 19 Colonel A. Berry in command of the first Tennessee infantry, arriving from Eagle Pass, Tex, has been informed that the War Department has suspended mustering out national guardsmen until further orders. No explanation was provided.
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Virginia Troops Remain Mustered In After War Dept Ordered Suspension
Cole S. Wright of the U S Army, assigned to Virginia troops, has orders from the war department to suspend mustering out until further notice. The first cavalry squadron returned yesterday, keeping all Virginia units at the border.
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Cole S. Wright
Virginia
War Department
Wheat prices rise on settlement optimism in Chicago trades
Moderate strength emerged in wheat with May at 1.84 to 1.8514 dollars and July at 1.55 to 1.651 dollars. Opening gains gave way to a general advance and then a pullback as market sentiment shifted after the strike settlement.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois Built at Newport News Drydock
Newport News Va March 19 The American steamship Illinois sunk by a German submarine was built in 1913 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock for a Texas company. Originally named the Texas the vessel was renamed Illinois when another Texas-named steamer was built. The Illinois was the third oil tank steamer from the yard, 390 feet long 52.1 feet wide 30.8 feet deep with gross tonnage 5225 net 3275 and a 35 man crew. Home port was New York and she had visited for repairs several times.
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Captain Borum Native of Matthews County Virginia
Norfolk Virginia March 19 Captain L P Borum commander of the steamship Memphis is a native of Matthews county Virginia and a well known seagoing captain with over twenty years in service. He gained wartime fame for bold maneuvers in war zones and he bunkered the City of Memphis on his first voyage to Germany with a cargo of cotton. Captain Borum has never resided in Norfolk and his immediate family is unknown locally.
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Odd Fellows Meet at Dallas Parade Opens State Gathering
Dallas extends a cordial welcome to visitors for the Texas state meetings of the Odd Fellows and affiliated societies. The Grand Lodge I O O F Rebekah assembly and Patriarch Militant hold annual sessions over several days with a street parade tomorrow featuring delegates.
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Patriarch Militant
Gibbons Set for Levinsky Clash in St Paul Show
Tommy Gibbons of the famed Gibbons clan faces Battling Levinsky in a planned main event at a Capital City Athletic club boxing show in St Paul Minnesota tomorrow night. The bout is a centerpiece with strong local ticket demand.
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Muster Out Of Second South Carolina Infantry Halted
The second South Carolina infantry in Styx South Carolina was ordered to be mustered out but the process was stopped when the federal mustering officer received new instructions.
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Styx
War is Frightful but a Nation of Cowards Worse
Richmond March 19 Addressing a peace meeting under World Court League Bishop J Connell of Richmond said a nation aflame with war is tragic but a nation filled with slaves or cowards is worse. A nation afraid to defend its rights with the sword is in decline and cannot contribute to universal progress.
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Farm Loan Board Announces 5 Percent Loan Rate
Washington dispatch reports the federal land banks will set interest on all loans at 5 percent with bonds to be issued at 4 percent. The announcement was made today by the farm loan board.
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Associated Press
Washington
Farm Loan Board
Merchant ships destroyed in February by central powers
Merchant ships totaling 781,500 gross tons were destroyed in February as war measures by the central powers, reported from Berlin via Sayville on March 19. The dispatch cites aggregate losses among merchant tonnage amid ongoing global conflict.
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Russians Take Van City in Turkish Armenia
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Russian forces have captured the city of Van in Turkish Armenia, marking a significant advance in the campaign. The report notes the strategic location and ongoing operations in the region.
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National Guard Demobilization Continues Aimed By April
Washington reports the war department confirms ongoing demobilization of the national guard. Delays in muster out in some districts reflect local conditions, not policy change, with completion expected by April 1 or shortly after.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Military order suspends mustering out troops in Chicago
Major General Barry, commander of the central department, issued an order in Chicago on March 19 suspending all mustering out of troops subject to further notice. The action halts demobilization until additional instructions are provided by higher command.
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Union County Woodmen Return From State Meeting
Moonroe March 19 Union County Woodmen members J M Guion M L Baker G W Moser Sr W P Plyler J S Plyler J E McCain J B Doster J C McCorkle Crowell Doster F O Cauble and T C Eubanks returned Saturday from New Bern where they attended the state meeting of the Woodmen of the World The group notes strong Union county membership and says the next annual gathering will be in Salisbury.
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J. C. McCorkle
Crowell Doster
F. O. Cauble
T. C. Eubanks
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Cotton futures open steady with gains and realising
Associated Press reports cotton futures opening steady in New York with May at 18.00 on the call and October at 17.24, up 45 to 50 points from last week’s low. Realising was reported heavy as prices eased 6 to 8 points, with May 17.95, July 17.86, Oct 17.20, Dec 17.54, Jan 17.39.
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New York
Lloyd George to move motion of congratulations
London reports Premier Lloyd George will present a motion of congratulations to the Russian Duma on Thursday. The announcement came today, March 19, as Britain acknowledges the Duma's deliberations.
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London
Lloyd George
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Control on Utah Forest Resources
Washington March 19 The Supreme Court sustains injunctions removing Utah hydro electric firms from federal forest lands. The decision affirms federal sovereignty and limits state leverage in developing resources across western public lands.
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Supreme Court
Mail Bags Rifled On Cunard Liner Saonia
Twenty six mail bags addressed to Washington and the British embassy were found rifled on board the Cunard liner Saonia after its arrival in New York on March 19.
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New York
Washington
Local Company Chartered in Raleigh
The Welborn Furniture Co of High Point was capitalized at 26000 and chartered by the secretary of state in Raleigh on March 19.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Welborn Furniture Co
High Point
Secretary of State
Conference to Form River Improvement Group
New Orleans hosts a Kansas City driven conference of governors and representatives from Ohio Mississippi and Missouri valley states to create a permanent body for river development and traffic. The aim is to unify regional interests, remove local rivalries, and spur congressional action with broad participation anticipated.
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Burnquest
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Ohio
Mississippi
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Mississippi River
Weather outlook: frost tonight then milder Tuesday
Fair tonight with heavy frost. Tuesday should be fair and warmer with moderate north and northeast winds.
Zeppelins Raid London Successfully Reported
Berlin reports an air raid on London by Zeppelins lasting one and a half hours. Bombs were dropped but the airships returned safely, according to the war office.
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Berlin
London
Ifice
Fake Beggar Apprehended by Monroe Policeman
Monroe March 19 a one legged man with crutches and a sling sought arms from passersby. Policeman T B Laney in plain clothes challenged him. on inspection the man was exposed as a professional beggar and ordered to stop.
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Lfe
Salisbury and Charlotte Asked About Troop Site
Inquiry to name a possible mobilization site for the first North Carolina infantry was sent to Charlotte and Salisbury to pick the most suitable camp for winter mobilization in an emergency. Camp Glenn on the coast already serves as the point for the third infantry, while Goldsboro and Raleigh host the second infantry. The move is precautionary.
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Salisbury
Camp Glenn
Goldsboro
Government Expenditure Forecast for 1916–17
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law said the daily average expenditure of the British government from April 1, 1916 to March 31, 1917 would total about six million pounds.
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