11 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1913
Page
1
An old ad advertises limited 80 day roofing sale with 2 ply rubber roofing guaranteed 10 years and tar roofing paper 3.25 per roll. It lists 108 sq ft rolls with nails cement at 1.18 to 1.40 per roll and mentions several tools like knives at low prices.
Chicago workers and Montgomery Ward officials testified before a vice commission on a proposed $12 weekly minimum wage for women. Thorne said $8 suffices for two example employees, detailing rent and expenses as he argued higher pay would force factories to cut jobs or switch to men. Other witnesses cited payrolls while refusing to disclose profits, as Lt. Gov. Barratt O’Hara pressed for remarks on wage laws.
The article records George W. Guthrie being named ambassador to Rame and notes discussion in the Retailers association about profits and wages. Witnesses deny certain claims while agreeing on wage scales for skilled service workers and a minimum wage raise.
Guthrie, former Pittsburgh mayor and Democratic state chairman, may be named by President Wilson to succeed Ambassador O'Brien in Rome. He remains in Washington after an interview with the president and Secretary Bryan, considered satisfactory.
Albany March 11 Governor Sulzer announced the bill to double the state tax on stock transfers will be withdrawn. The measure, urged by his inquiry committee to raise revenue, faced strong Wall Street opposition. The current tax is $2 per 100 shares. The governor states the bill goes too far.
Princess Yourievsky of Paris widow of Alexander II seeks a court order against New York lawyer Victor E Cartz to pay her 2900 dollars. She alleges he kept 290 for a 22500 collection while she deems 1004 sufficient. The princess is 69 and was the czar's second wife, morganatic since 1836.
London dispatch notes police protecting royals after arrests of five suffragists as tensions flare during the opening of the third session after a brief prorogation. The king and queen attend the ceremony despite threats of disruption, with the throne speech focusing on the Balkan war and peace efforts.
Washington reports that prices received by U S producers for staple crops averaged 21.7 percent lower on March 1 than a year earlier. The drop also marks 3.9 percent below 1911, 29 percent below 1910, and 10.3 percent below 1913 on the same date, while the March 1-to-February 1 rise was 0.7 percent, compared with 3.2 percent a year ago. Valley after eggs and all kinds Easter Barrels. Marner's Drug Stores.
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