Women’s Week Law Set to Start September First
Harrisburg reports the 44 hour women’s work week law will take effect September 1 with proposed industry exceptions. The Industrial Board and Department of Labor will review variations for continuous processes service sectors and seasonal industries. Proposals cover retail hospitals banks hotels restaurants summer resorts and more while some employers favor annual wage plans to stabilize employment and provide vacations and illness pay.
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Harrisburg
Willisten
Industries Board
Department of Labor and Industry
Department
Industrial Board
Stummer
Secretary of Labor and
Ralph M. Bashore
George B. Wood
Wynnewood
Philadelphia
Morris Harrison
Hammermill Paper Company
Erley
Herbert Sander
Pittspurgh
John A. Phillips
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Bashare
Bashore
Evacuation Under Fire on the Whangpoo to Shanghai
A passenger recounts the trip down the Whangpoo to Shanghai aboard the S. S. President Taft as shells fired by Japanese warships bombard the Chinese civil center at Krangwan. The return voyage was quiet with few passengers aboard. The ship passed five Japanese warships shelling the area, causing fires and tense scenes on deck.
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S. S
Taft
Shanghai
Woorsung
Hongkong
Krangwan
Chinese Planes Turntables Tragedy Amid Bombing Toll
Continued from page one, the report notes that American and 8,000 British residents remained in peril after Saturday's bombings. The bombardment killed more than 1,000 people, among them three Americans, and left about 1,200 wounded.
No Royal Road Author Fights For Life
Philadelphia: Edear Al Custer age 76, author of No Royal Road, lies near death after a brain clot. Daughters hurry to his bedside as he fights to see his book published. Custer, born in Altoona, chronicled his life as a journalist and railroad man in a semi autobiographical tale illustrated by himself.
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Philadelphia
al Custer
Royal Road
Custer
Elizabeth Custer Bearing
New York City
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
Cleveland Leader
Sino Japanese aerial battle rages over Shanghai and Yangtze
International zone braces as Chinese planes attack Japanese forces and installations from Hongkew to the Whangpoa River. Casualties reported among Japanese and foreigners. defenses bolster air and ground fortifications as both sides claim strikes on airfields, ships, and consulates in a broad Yangtze district offensive.
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Hongkew
International Settlement
Whangpao River
East Broadway
Hengkew Creek
Idzumo
Fltet
Nyk Shipping Company
Savoy Hotel
Broadway
Freeh Concession
Yangtze
China
Nanking
Ming Palace
Hangkow
Soochow
Kwangteh
Shanghai-Nanking
Tokyo
Porce
Woosung End
Liutzo
Japan mobilizes for Sino war as Tokyo braces for tax burden
On board the U S President McKinley Aug 11 report notes Japan pouring troops into Chinese zones. Tokyo shows public support yet war weariness grows as the cabinet seeks quick results and fears Manchouko troops' loyalty amid a winter of looming costs and mobilization.
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James A. Millssi
N.S
U. S
M'Kinley
Kore
Shanghat
Japan
MecKinney
Shanghai
China
Manchoukoo
Oratory for Pittsburghers Labor Day Speakers Planned
John L. Lewis will presentWilliam Creen and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as opposition speakers in Pittsburgh on Labor Day if local AFL leaders succeed. The Steel Workers Organization Committee says Lewis will address a large meeting, and George Schmidt of Local 40 announced he invited Green and Mrs. Roosevelt to speak at another gathering the same day.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
William Creen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Steel Workers Organization Committee
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
George Schmidt
General Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Union
A. F. of S
Women solons urge finish in Washington before adjournment
Aug 16 Washington state the focus as women lawmakers plan to stay in the capital despite near adjournment. Senators Hattie Caraway and Caroline O Day pledge to stay until goals are met, while Edith Nourse Rogers and Virginia Jenckes describe busy districts and non session travel plans. Marty Norton targets time on the New Jersey shore.
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Washington
Congress
Hattie Caraway
Dakr
North Carolina
Jonesboro
Caroline O'Day
D-Ny
New York State
New York City
State
Democratic Committee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rmass
Marty T. Norton
New Jersey Shore
Manchoukuo Faces Possible Revolt Under Japanese Rule
The text notes the potential revolt by Manchoukuo forces under Japanese domination akin to earlier Chinese peace preservation corps actions at Tungchow. It reports several serious train wrecks and other anti-government violence in Manchoukuo, with news of the wrecks reportedly suppressed.
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Manchoukuo
Chinese Peace Preservation Corps
Tungchow
Black Nomination Seen Quick Senate Rushed Move
Administration forces pressed to confirm Senator Black’s Supreme Court nomination with swift committee action and expected Senate approval. Democratic leaders cited courtesy and adjournment timing while Republicans urged hearings amid national requests for delay. debates anticipated brief.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senator Black
D-Als
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
Taché Committee
Austin
Vermont
McNary
Orégon
Senator Bridges
New Mampshire
Bridges
Indictment for Mass Killer in Cincinnati
Hamilton County grand jury indicts Alma Hahn on two counts of murder in the deaths of George Sellman aged 87 and Jacob Wagner aged 75. Prosecutor calls the case the county’s biggest mass murder. Police say Hahn admitted befriending elderly German men and bought poison to kill.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Alma
Hahn
Dudley.Miller
Lonlt
George Sellman
Uly
Jacob Wagner
Stamster
Charles’ S. Bell
Afteen
Senate Nomination Faces Senate Floor Debate Hearings Likely
The committee approved the nomination and it was likely that a move would be made on the Senate floor to recommit for hearings and debate. Black’s friends argued hearings were unnecessary due to long Senate service while Bridges noted similar hearings for Chief Justice Hughes despite prior court service.
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Senate
Black
Bridges
Hughes
Hummelstown marks 125th anniversary as siblings reunite
Five Brubaker siblings aged 78, 70, 80, 61, and 85 totaling 340 years gathered in Dauphin County as the town celebrated its 125th anniversary yesterday. Participants included David Brubaker of Detroit, Jacob Brubaker of White Hill, Anna Brubaker of Harrisburg, Mrs. Margaret Beck of Philadelphia, and Grace Spire of Hummelstown.
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Hummelstown
Dauphin County
David Brubaker
Detroit
Jacob Brubaker
White Hill
Anna Brubaker
Harrisburg
Margaret Beck
Philadelphia
Grace Spire
Magicians Gather for Amateur Tour Across Mid Atlantic
Amateur magicians from Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey New York and the District of Columbia gathered yesterday for a meeting. The event emphasized nonpaid performances with hats and sleeves as the main source of tips, while a few professionals attended.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Major U S Corporations List at a Glance
A dense OCR string catalogs numerous large corporations across industries from chemicals and metals to autos, tobacco, utilities, and consumer goods. The list includes Am Can Am Coml Aleo Am and Far Pow Am, General Electric, Ford, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, DuPont, IBM, Lehigh Valley, Penn RR, Studebaker, Texaco, Time Inc, United Corporation, and Westinghouse among others, indicating a wide corporate presence likely tied to market or industrial coverage. The fragment ends with scattered company abbreviations and regional mentions like NY, NJ, Ohio, and Ark Nat Gas, suggesting a broad index of stocks or industrials in a financial-page snippet.
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Baldwin Lee Balt
Ohio
Bendix
Avist
Ches
Chrysler Coca-Cola
del Lack
Douglas Alre Bu Pont de
Elec
Gen Foods
Gillette
Hudson Mat
Nick Can
Tel
Kennecott Lehigh Part Co
Lehigh Val
Val RR
Lise and
Myers Loews
Mack Trucks
Mont Ward Nash-Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
Nat
NY Cent North Am Pack
Mot
Penn RR
Phillips Pet
Pennsylvania Relief Rolls Rise In First Week Of August
Pennsylvania relief rolls show a net rise of 1 653 cases affecting 6 686 persons in the first week of August, lifting total direct unemployment relief to 146 532 cases covering 449 249 persons. The Works Program spurred most of the increase while private employment and other factors trimmed losses. County totals vary with 61 counties posting gains and 13 recording declines.
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Department of Public Assistance
Federal Works Program
Insurgents Press On In Montato Encounter
Reports say insurgents renew fighting as government troops suffer losses and 500 soldiers are captured. A shell near a vehicle wounded two soldiers, one in the eye and one in the stomach, as a hidden machine gun halted the advance near Montato. Forty five were wounded, including a Corttas man begging a doctor for revenge and recovery.
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Venta Neuva
Montato
Doctor
Obituary Notices for Phillips and Stormer in Blairsville Indiana County
Obituary item for son of Robert T and Sara Jane Phillips of Blairsville now in Pittsburgh for 15 years with surviving siblings N H Phillips J A Phillips and Ruth Brown of Pitcairn. Funeral 240 p m at Robinson Funeral Home conducted by Rev R E McClure with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Also notice for William P Stormer former Indiana County farmer and rural mail carrier died at 73 with funeral at his home 2 p m officiated by Rev Charles R Schlatter, burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Robert T
Sara Janet D.ck) Phillips
Pittsburgh
Blairsville
First United Presbyterian Church of
N. H. Phillips
J. A. Phillps
Greensburg
Ruth Brown
Pitcairn
Robinson Funeral Home
R. E. McClure
Greenwood Cemetery
William P. Stormer
Stormer
Indiana County
Charles R. Schlatter
Grove Chapel Lutheran Church
Rayne Township
Arthur J. Pfohht
Zion Lutheran Church of Indiana
Treasury balance report August 13 figures
Treasury balance and receipts details show August 13 totals with receipts of 21.39 million and expenditures of 16.11 million. The balance stands at 2.829071071186 billion dollars, with customs receipts for the month totaling 17.30 million.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Relief roll changes across counties and expenditures noted
The report shows Indiana County with 92 new relief applications, totaling 1,814 cases and 6,164 persons on relief. Expenditures for the week reach $11,701.80. Overall week activity includes 82 new cases, 53 closures, and a net decrease of 69 cases or 41 percent, with direct unemployment relief totaling $1,077,451.
S W C G Farrell to Resume Talking
Farrell August 16 reports Clinton S Golden eastern regional director of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee spoke to 5 000 workers at Mercy County Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp about renewing contracts next February. He urged proof of achievement through cooperative action to gain rights and drive industrial and economic recovery.
Pittsburgh Markets Report on August Livestock and Produce
Pittsburgh markets show fair demand across produce and livestock. Apples and potatoes are largely steady with varied prices for West Virginia and New Jersey lots, while hogs cattle calves and sheep reflect mixed movements and some price adjustments for different weight classes and grades.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Lowells
Westbnys
Dutchess
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Long Island
California
Catuck
Aus
Banking board to hold first meeting next month
Dr Luther A Harr secretary of banking said the Building and Loan Board created by the 1937 Legislature would hold its first meeting early next month. The board was established to oversee building and loan operations.
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Philadelphia
Luther A. Harr
Building and Loan Board
Pier Burns 200-Foot Section of Delaware River Pier
A fire destroyed a 200-foot section of the Pennsylvania Railroad freight pier in the Delaware river damaging property valued at 335000 dollars. The wooden pilings smoked from Saturday to yesterday afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware River
Weekend deaths in Pennsylvania through accidents
Twenty seven people died over the weekend in Pennsylvania from autom obile crashes drownings and other mishaps. Notable incidents include Minnie Whiston 54 of Mercer County injured in a single car crash near Strongstown and eight year old Samuel Boager of Philadelphia killed in an auto collision on the Lincoln Highway.
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Pennssylvania
Indiana County
Menion
Mercer County
Indiana
Benjamin Franklin Highway
Strongstown
Minnie Whiston
Jackson Center
Church Street
Fourth
Fifth Streets
George Smith
Indiana Hospital
F. G. Carley
Carley
Thomas Windows
Dayton
A. D
Lillian Young
Uniontown
Edward Robinson
Hapwood-Fairdance
Connellsville
Joseph Sokol
Andrew Bogden
Buena Vista
Greensburg
Eleanor Boley
Philadelphia
Samuel Boager
York
C. R. Roser
Tamaqua
John Gordon Allen
Wilkes-Barre
John J. Gallagher
Death Over Science In Postmortem Twin Deaths In Pa
In Wilkes Barre a premature infant boy died two hours after birth from a Caesarean delivery performed after the mother died of cerebrospinal fever. Dr William A Weaver led the operation, following eight chances of recovery for Beatrice V Sweet who had been admitted last week. A similar earlier case Frances Mary Brec cassini also died in an incubator in Philadelphia.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Ife
Beatrice V. Sweet
William A. Weaver
Tiny Frances Mary Breccassini
Philadelophia Hospital
Philadelphia man aids in drowning victim recovery at Clemtal Lake
Clementon New Jersey divers recover a body after a drowning incident as a Philadelphia resident James L Ambrose joins bystanders in the search. The victim is identified as a 12 year old boy named Thomas with authorities confirming the tragedy.
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Clementon
N. J
James L. Ambrose
Philadelphia
Ckttaler Lake
Ioe i Thomas
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Govergor Curley
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Easton Road
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Jersey City
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Schuylkill River
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John Kelly
Brooklyn
Harvey's Lake
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Averill
Corry
Wilma Bemis
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Danville
J. Howard Emerick
Shamokin
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Herman Kephart Augustine
James Daniels
Kenneth Reid
State Fish Commission
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Grace Lois Paul
Lake Lenape
William C. Winters
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Charles Bletkuter
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Edmon—James P. Reed
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