Wage Board Proposes Passenger Wage Increases
Washington May 1 The wage board presents a commission report to Director General McAdoo detailing proposed wage increases for railroad workers. The plan, varied by job, aims to raise pay in line with wartime needs while balancing costs for employers and workers. The commission includes Lane and Willcox and notes targeted adjustments by class, with some high earners receiving smaller percentage boosts to fit the overall budget.
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Scale of Pay Increases for Railroad Workers by Wage Commission
Wage Commission report outlines scale of increases for railroad workers as cost of living rose about 40 percent. Proposals show broad raises from rail worker grades, with total cost estimated at $200,000 plus an $80 million government rail deficit. Directors consider withholding nonessential salaries and creating tribunals to study labor issues during government control.
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Saloniki Ancient City Reveals Its Ancient Roots
The London Globe notes Saloniki, ancient city of Thessaloniki, founded about 2151 on Therme, named by its founder after his wife a sister of Alexander the Great. It remains a key Macedonian harbor on the Rome to East route, with a few fine structures including an old mosque once a Venus temple and later a Christian church.
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Reason for Woman's Longer Life
An insurance expert argues that a healthy forty five year old woman is likely to outlive a man of the same age due to greater temperance and lower accident risk. The view reflects actuarial assumptions about gender based longevity.
Denver Mayor Speer Dies of Pneumonia on Memorial Day
Robert Speer, 11, mayor of Denver, dies after a long illness from pneumonia. He dictated plans for city war work and cooperation with federal service, as bells toll and his last words center on urban progress. Mills becomes acting mayor and continues Speer’s development policies. Memorial Day services and Wilson's proclamation frame national prayer and sacrifice for victory.
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Immaculate Conception
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Aairmount Cemetery
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Queen Marie Rejects Peace Terms, Abdi cates Preferred
Amsterdam reports Queen Marie of Roumania refuses to recognize the Rotania Germany peace and would abdicate rather than rule under German rule. Her children reportedly join in hostile sentiments toward Germans, while rail fare hikes loom. Washington eyes a 25 percent rise to cover higher fuel wages and other costs, with a suggested 251 percent increase proposed to Director General McAdoo.
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Rotania
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Romania
Washington
Railroad Administration
McAdoo
Mackensen May Lead Tale Circulates On Front
Western Front dispatches report alleged German plans name Field Marshal von Hindenburg as dead in France while General von Mackensen rose as a key figure in attempting a German victory. The Daily Express suggests Hindenburg rumors circulate to justify a failed offensive.
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France
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James Gordon Bennett Dead in France
Beaulieu, France, May 14 James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died after two days unconsciousness. Mrs Bennett was with him. Upon his father's death he inherited the largest fortune ever held by a U S publisher. Washington The Shipping Board reports the first million tons of ships completed and delivered to the U S government under its direction since January 1 1919.
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France
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James Gordon Bennett
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United States
Shipping Board
High Seas
Germany
Simplicity Marks Mrs Palmer Burial In Chicago
Simplicity marked the services for Mrs Potter Palmer at the mansion where a plain casket held her remains brought from Florida. The mausoleum built for her husband sixteen years ago will be her final resting place. Family said her will would be public soon. estate valued at about 15 million dollars.
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Potter Palmer
Florida
Pope Calls June 29 Peace Prayers Across World
Pope Benedict urges a special St Peter's Day mass prayer for world peace. The message notes Europe endures four years of conflagration and says violence has not diminished, only increased, with no relief in sight.
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Americans in France to fight actively in battles says Baker
Secretary Baker states American troops in France are being used actively in battles and trenches. He notes War Department plans aim to form a distinct American army, with Pershing coordinating resources for the French commander and the supreme commander, contradicting Ottawa reports.
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Huns Active in West
Paris reports ongoing artillery clashes in Picardy and Flanders with advances by French near Kemmel Hill 44. Italians gain ground on Monte Corno and Col Del Orso as Austrians lose posts. British and American forces report dumps and fires at Cantigny and Montdidier amid misty weather. London notes no renewed German offensive near Amiens and anticipation of further actions along Ypres front.
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Call 40 per cent of class one net number draft quota
Reported by Provost Marshal General Crowder that about 40 percent of U S men in class one will be called this year. The total available 2 018 415 was released after House action basing quotas on class one with no volunteer credit. Western states listed include Colorado 66 15 708 6 204 Kansas Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Wyoming and Washington.
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Mrs Lillian Purdy Heads Red Cross in Canada Club
Mrs Lillian Houser Purdy serves as chair woman of the Red Cross section of the American Woman's club in Canada, directing charitable efforts and community service activities through the organization.
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Canada
Royalty Captured by Hans in Crimea
The Ukrainian press bureau says former Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Grand Dukes Nicholas Nicolaievitch and Alexander Nicolaievitch (Michaelovitch) are in German hands. They were living at Dulbar near Altodor in the Crimea, guarded by twenty-five Sebestropol soviet soldiers sworn to protect them and prevent escape.
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Amsterdam
Ukrainian Press Bureau
Odessa
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Nicholas Nicolaievitch
Alexander Nicolaievitch
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Crimea
Sebestropol Soviet
Romania Faces Disaster As Treaty Seen Deeply Pains Antonescu
Vichy France. Victor Antonescu, ex Romanian minister to France who resigned recently, reacted emotionally when presented with the Bucharest treaty text by an Associated Press correspondent. He warned the accord would crush Romania politically and economically, shrinking her present territory and opening doors to further unacknowledged wrongs.
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Vichy
France
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Romania
Cut Price of Wheat Substitutes in Washington
Wheat flour substitutes should sell from 10 to 20 percent less than wheat flour. Hoover directed state food admins to stop wholesalers dealing with retailers who cannot justify prices by cost. Corn meal and oatmeal to be 20 percent below wheat flour. corn flour and barley flour 10 percent below. Treaty Hands Poland to Huns in Brest Litovsk terms. secret accord by Trotsky and German reps reported by Gazette of Lausanne. Uruguay Names New Envoy to London. Uruguayan minister in London named to US post.
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