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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1903
Page
4
The Panama Canal commission plans to import 2000 Halians Chinese and Japanese laborers for a 500 day contract to test work capacity and contract methods. Proposals to supply these laborers will be issued soon. Government will provide hospitals quarters fuel and water. Eight hour day rule applies.
Legal advisers of the commission consider all questions and precautions to prevent injustice and hardship to laborers hired by contractors under U S immigration laws for those coming from the canal zone.
A Hartwell Ohio operator on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton line rigged a rope and coal bucket loaded with rocks across the tracks to wake trains for the morning run. The improvised alarm startled half the town, damaged a residence, and drew detectives led by Detective Bart who traced the inventor and earned a ten day vacation for the operator.
An economy emphasis urges saving to limit living costs and invest small amounts, noting minor purchases like seed or remedies can prevent larger expenses later. The piece advocates prudent spending and cites Chambedyclai Colic as a cost saving measure sold by druggists.
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