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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
1
President Wilson met with both railroad workers and company managers in Washington after a day of talks, signaling potential grounds for settlement. The dispute centers on eight hour days and overtime pay with arbitration on the table, as leaders seek a “no strings” proposal and a broader board.
Brotherhoods of conductors engineers firemen and trainmen demand an eight hour day and overtime pay. About 400000 directly involved, 941 total of 400000 vote to strike if demands unmet. Mediation failed and arbitration was largely rejected. Representatives agreed to confer with President Wilson before any final decision. 228 rail systems and 270000 miles affected, 2607977 cars at risk of halting if strike proceeds.
Allied fronts report Austro German forces retreating in Galicia as Russian lines advance along the Sereth and Zlota Lipa rivers with gains at Tustobaby northwest of the Dniester. Berlin notes Russian losses near Brody while Vienna cites Russian dead after an attack near Podkamien. British and French lines see little change due to weather and artilleryduels. The Lassoo torpedo boat destroyer was sunk by a German submarine.
President Wilson writes Boston Chamber of Commerce that an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry would not resolve the railroad controversy at the moment. He notes ongoing conferences in New York between railroads and employees and federal mediation, awaiting reports before deciding the next duty.
The fifth state convention of the Burlington Way association met in Jacksonville as rain and mud kept many motorists away. Officers elected: President Carl H Wokter of Jacksonville, vice president F J Young of Rock Island, secretary A E B Nissen of Iowa City, treasurer J M Jervison of Morning Sun, northern Illinois John Broker of Beardstown, southern Illinois M E F Winters of Greenfield. George T Kuhman of Beardstown named as legislative committee chairman.
Associate Justice Louis D Brandeis informed President Wilson that heavy Supreme Court duties prevent acceptance of a joint Mexican commission post. He cited the court's workload and consented after discussion with Chief Justice White and Attorney General Gregory. The White House released Brandeis letter declaring duty to the court.
In New York on August 15 after 3445 ounces of blood were drawn from six recovered infantile paralysis patients for human serum, health authorities called for more volunteers as serum supply runs low. William Ashburn Major, president of the Independent Iron Workers union, died of the disease in Elizabeth New Jersey at 35 after about a week of illness. New York’s first 33 weeks death rate in 1916 stood at 14.58 per thousand, vs 445 per thousand a year earlier.
One hundred and thirty Chicago post office employees on the Mexican border with the national guard were dropped from the rolls Monday by Postmaster T. P. Campbell. The move follows a postmaster general order to remove front line workers, with reinstatement possible after honorable discharge from the army.
Aug 1 in Chicago Frank Smith of Dwight, Republican candidate for governor, began organizing Hughes Smith clubs in city wards. Two hundred thirty five volunteers in the 32nd ward organized a Hughes Smith club and officials plan to establish a club in each of the 45 wards.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Oriole sank in a dense fog after colliding with the Norwegian steamer Porghild, 40 miles southwest of Seal Island. Four crewmen were drowned, eighteen were saved, and the vessel carried a full cargo of fish.
Washington reports the gun-nery trophy for the cruiser class awarded for the third straight year to the Galveston unit of the Asiatic fleet. It scored BS.750, besting the next in line from New Orleans with a score of T0356.
The folkething votes 62 to 44 in favor of selling the Danish West Indies to the United States if a plebiscite favors the sale. Ratification follows, with the upper house likely to reject. Public meetings begin as politics overshadow the island question and a possible postponement to allow elections. The government aims to avoid delay to honor a U.S. expectation.
State Senator Morton D. Hull Progressive Republican candidate tours central Illinois denouncing factional ties. He declares his governorship would serve all six million residents, not any faction or city, and urges voters to judge by his ten years of votes guided by state welfare.
Chicago August 15 a conference may decide if a federal probe will examine bread price rises and wheat market conditions Edward N Hurley FTC chairman and Charles A Clyne US district attorney will discuss with emphasis on flour and bread manufacturing rather than wheat cost The report notes a telegram from the National Association of Master Bakers urging thorough investigation Also a local market report records a drop in September wheat prices followed by student absences.
Chicago reports rich and poor alike paying tribute to Dr John B Murphy noted surgeon. He was buried Monday from St James Catholic church after thousands viewed the body at the Murphy home on South Michigan avenue and a large crowd sought entrance to the church. Bishop Peter J Muldoon of Rockford preached the funeral sermon.
Washington Aug 15 The administration revenue bill as amended by the senate finance committee was approved by the Democratic senate caucus and will be reported in the senate by Wednesday. It is estimated to yield 205 million dollars annually, up 7.5 million from the house passed measure. The bill includes an income tax, inheritance tax, a 10 percent war munitions profit tax, a five percent tax on manufacturers of munitions materials, a 50 cent per thousand license tax on corporate capital stock, excise taxes and stamp taxes. A nonpartisan tariff commission is created and a tariff on coal tar dyestuffs and medicinal derivatives is provided to bolster U.S. manufacture. Salaries of commissioners were set at 10,000 but later restored to 7,500.
Washington August 15 Senator Sherman of Illinois branded Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor a public nuisance in a Senate digression on the shipping bill. He accused the federation leader of prostituting labor’s cause by refusing funds for defense of dynamite trial defendants and noted Gompers escaped indictment.
August 15 Chicago candidates Frank O. Lowden Frank L. Smith and Morton Hull began the last four weeks of their Republican governor race with a hill posting tour in Cook County. Hull will stay downstate for two weeks while all three plan closing speaking tours in Cook County.
In Chicago on August 14 Cook county Thompson Brundage faction revised ward leaders instructions and will not endorse a congressman at large. Individual wards choose candidates with some backing Bo M Chipperfield of Canton. Plans to back Medill McCormick and William B Mason were dropped amid objections from Madden and other leaders.
A Mexican band crossed into El Paso to perform in a local plaza for the first time since the crisis began. The concert was arranged by Andres Garcia the local Mexican consul with consent from American military authorities.
In Spokane Hughes denounces proposed Democratic anti-dumping legislation as worthless and compares it to a useless paper. He argues a tariff remedy via countervailing duties is needed and condemns the party for relying on tradition rather than protecting American industries. He also addresses unemployment and speaks to a women-only audience on suffrage.
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