Law Upheld on Hours and Wages in Railroad Strike
Chief Justice White leads in confirming Congress can fix hours of service and wages for interstate railroad workers amid a national strike. Justice McKenna and Justice McReynolds differ on scope, noting due process and potential impact on commerce. President's arbitration efforts and the eight hour standard were central to the debate.
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Joh
McKenna
Congress
Justice McReynolds
White
United States
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Railroads
John W. Davis
G. Carroll Todd
E. Marvin Underwood
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
Walker DD. Hines
John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Arthur Miller
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Receivers
Brotherhoods
Commission
Ams
National Conference Commission of Railroads
Adamson Act Debate and Mediation Averts Rail Strike
Congress eight hour workday law for railroad workers faces Supreme Court test with back pay and wage disputes. Federal effort centers on Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf case, Goethals commission report, and nationwide implications for railroads, employers, and 400000 workers amid injunctions and potential enforcement.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Department of Justice
Brotherhoods
Adamson
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Black
Texas
Steele
Iowa
Senate
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Clarke
Arkansas
Hardwick
Georgia
Alexander New
Henry C. Ferris
Missouri, Kansas & Gulf Railroad
William C. Hook
Kansas City
George W. Goethals
Council of National Defense
The Horrible Handicap of Poisoned Blood
The article discusses hereditary blood disorders and promotes S. S. S. as a perennial remedy. It claims the vegetable tonic purifies blood, cures taint, and offers free medical advice from a chief medical adviser. Contact Swiftpacific Co. in Atlanta for more information.
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S.S. S
Swiftpacific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Railroad Strike Called Off After Mediation
The railroad strike ends after President Trump’s mediation and a pledge to avoid disruption to transit. Brotherhood leaders and managers agreed to back pay calculations for an agreement effective January 1, with unofficial estimates of 12 to 13 million dollars owed to workers. Meetings will set the basis for back wage distribution.
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Brotherhood
Germany
Imperial Family Stricken by Measles Amid Revolution
Petrograd reports the imperial children except Grand Duchess Marie contract measles as Grand Duke Alexis, recently believed dead, lies gravely ill with a worsening old foot wound. Empress as sister of charity tends to afflicted royals while troops and guards shift amid palace turmoil and a bloodless surrender.
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Tatiana
Tsarskoe Selo
Colonge Munition Plant Blows Up Reported
A large munitions plant at Cologne exploded on Tuesday per German sources cited by a newspaper in Kolding. Several hundred workers are reported dead in the blast amid wartime casualties.
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Colongne Muntion
Copenhagen
London
Cologne
Kolding
Purse Stolen in Fire at Mary Joseph Home
Five fire runs reported on Sunday with total damage under 500 dollars. The largest loss, about 400 dollars, occurred at Mrs. Mary Joseph’s Lakeview Avenue home where a purse with four hundred dollars and a fifty dollar bill disappeared during a blaze thought to start in a bathroom.
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Mary Joseph
Lakeview Avenue
Joseph
Sun Avenue
Frank Trejo
Roy Beitel
South Flores Street
J. A. Murphy
South Presa Street
Warwick Boulevard
Avenue D
Lighth Street
Babson Tours San Antonio Factories For Local Goods Plan
Boston statistician Roger W. Babson toured several San Antonio factories with a Manufacturers' Club committee on Monday morning. He lunched with the Domestic Science class at Main Avenue High School and praised the school’s manual training work. An exhibit of local products was promised at Green School Monday night, highlighting the push to use San Antonio made goods. The visiting party included Eugene Holmgreen Robert Harding P G Hay Charles M Meek and C C Leel.
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Roger W. Babson
Boston Statistician
San Antonio
Sastern
Manufacturers’ Club
Main Avenue High School
Emma Pirie
Babson
South Presa Street
Patent Envelope Marked for Germ-Free Gum Seal
Envelopes bearing marks on their backs indicate spaces to mold the seal to avoid wetting gum with the tongue and prevent germ transfer. The feature suggests a hygienic improvement in postal products.
Vitalitas Promised Then and Now Dor Product Claim
Vitalitas is touted as a drugless non alcoholic remedy claimed to aid indigestion biliousness rheumatism nervous debility and liver and kidney issues. The ad notes large widespread praise ships abroad and sells through Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
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Earth
Vitalitas
Parcel Post and Express
America
Sommer
Darragh Will Filed for Probate in County Clerk’s Office
The will of John Darragh dated October 15, 1904 and a codicil of June 20, 1907 were filed on Monday for probate in the office of County Clerk Frank R. Newton. The codicil strips the lifetime use provision, making Annie P. Sheppard Darragh the unconditional heir. The estate includes a $2000 home for gardener Frank Piedras and his wife Jane.
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John Darragh
Frank R. Newton
Annie P. Sheppard Darragh
To Prevent The Grip Bromo Quinine Ad
Advertisement for Bromo Quinine cold remedy titled To Prevent The Grip. Claims the medicine removes the cause and notes one product named Bromo Quinine with a signature on the box and a price of 25 cents. Mentions E. W. in the signature.
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E. W
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Franklin K. Lane
W. B. Wilson
Daniel Willard
Samuel Gompers
Elisha Lee
Conference Committee of the Railways
Greater
Texas Refining CO
Russia
Alexis
White House
Darragh Will
Lewis Maverick
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