Miners Demand Wage Increases Across Coal Fields
United Mine Workers in convention vote to seek a ten percent raise for miners on mine run basis and dead work plus yardage, a twenty percent boost for daily paid men. endorses Pennsylvanian anthracite demands for twenty percent raise, eight hour day, and union recognition. They seek eight hour day from bank to bank and pay for travel time between work sites.
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Brandeis for Supreme Court nomination shocks officials
President Wilson nominates Louis D. Brandeis of Boston to the Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice Lamar. The move prompts surprise in official circles and signals a likely bitter Senate fight as the nomination goes to the Judiciary Committee amid informal opposition discussions.
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Coal Workers Seek Eight Hour Day and Cash Raises
Bituminous and anthracite miners press for two year agreements with eight hour limits and bank to bank work rules. They demand weekly pay days and a holiday every other Saturday, along with a twenty percent raise for day labor, up from ten percent two years ago. A News Help Want Ad will bring results.
Nations urged to protect noncombatants in submarine war
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Lansing denying a US ultimatum over Lusitania while proposing a general formula to limit submarine warfare. The plan requires noncombatants safe passage, warning before attack, obedience to stop orders, and restricted sinking only when safety and discipline fail, with armed merchantmen barred from ports unless conditions apply.
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Earthquakes Most Severe Where They Are Fregegut
A concise note asserts that earthquakes hit hardest in regions with the least preparation and monitoring, highlighting a paradoxical pattern of damage where resilience and readiness are weakest.
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