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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
6
A Oregon amended child labor law limits youth employment in telegraph public messenger service to under 14 for entry, under 16 limited to 10 hours daily, six days weekly, with a 30 minute noon meal. A D T manager Hart says their force avoids change since night workers are over 16 and Sunday duty is arranged to prevent full weekly hours.
The first floating labor bureau will depart from Liverpool aboard the steamship Vancouver in about a month. Chartered by General Booth of the Salvation Army, the vessel carries over 1000 workless Londoners under the Army flag to Canadian destinations with labor experts aboard to advise on work conditions and prospects.
The article notes that most emigrants will be unemployed clerks artisans and unskilled laborers domestic servants. Fifty families will be conveyed free of charge at a cost of $10,000 while the remaining emigrants pay ordinary passage money.
New Orleans reports the inauguration of Dr B B Craighead as Tulane University president succeeding Dr Alderman. Alumni and educators from across the state and South attend with faculty and student congratulatory addresses. The theater features Tulane colors and floral decor. alumni plan a banquet this evening with Governor Blanchard among expected guests.
Ossining March 16 Work started on a $40,400 death house at Sing Sing prison expanding from thirteen to forty cells. The brick stone building includes a glass covered court for exercise under the warden's discretion. The current method remains unchanged with execution about seventy seconds after entry. The last execution in the old chamber will be Martin Ebert of Mount Vernon for strangling his wife. He dies April 10.
The Woman's Home Mission society of the Methodist church met in Houston on March 16. The annual meeting features a strong program of reports papers and discussions with a large representative attendance and is hailed as one of the most interesting and profitable conventions to date.
The article argues tonsillitis results from deep inflammation with possible white patches or ulcers. It links neck muscle contractures and venous drainage to the condition and promotes osteopathic treatment to relax muscles, restore drainage, and correct predisposing bone displacements to prevent recurrences.
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