Senate actions aim to enact eight hour bill amid railway crisis
Washington reports a Senate vote by 6 pm on the eight hour railroad bill as administration leaders expect swift passage of the House version. Garretson states the strike would be recalled once the House bill becomes law, with possible prior action to end the paralysis of transportation.
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Washington, D. C
A. B. Garretson
The
Brotherhoods
Wilson
Senate
Adamson
House
White House
Shadow Lawn
Shafroth
Underwood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hardwick
Congress
Thomas
Hasting
Wisconsin
Stirling
South Dakota
Sherman
Kitchin
Railroads lift embargoes as war talk subsides
Railroads across the country revoke embargoes and prepare for peacetime operations. Officials expect the Adamson Bill to pass the Senate and a return to normal service by Monday. In Chicago, union leaders discuss possible dissension as conductors and other officials hold talks.
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Chicago
Executive Committee of
General Managers
Senate
Railway Brotherhoods
T. A. Gregg
Order of Railway Conductors
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mr. Gregg
Timoth Shea
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Janis Murdock
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Shea
House Passes Adamson Eight Hour Day Bill
The House approved the Adamson eight hour day measure by 239 to 56 to avert a nationwide railroad strike. Amendments align with a Senate draft setting January 1, 1917 as the effective date and exempt shorter lines. A three member commission will study impacts for six to nine months and report to Congress. Overtime pay and wage protections are outlined.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wilson
Congress
Rail Embargo Lifted As Freight Acceptances Resume
Local railroads issued orders lifting prior embargoes on freight acceptance and ticket sales. The Katy led with the first instructions, followed by other roads via head traffic officials. Shippers were notified by telephone and freight terminal conditions began returning to normal.
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Katy
Local Showers Forecast Tonight and Sunday
San Antonio area residents can expect unsettled weather with local showers tonight and into Sunday, dampening outdoor plans and bringing cooler, breezy conditions across the region.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists From The Light Forecasts
St Louis shows 64 degrees and rain with 6 mph northwest wind. Chicago at 66 degrees clears with 24 mph northeast wind. Milwaukee 50 degrees clear with north winds. Kansas City 68 degrees clear with northeast wind and Sunday fair. New York 79 degrees cloudy with 20 mph southwest wind and likely rain. Washington 72 degrees cloudy with light northwest wind and likely fair.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Advises Households to Buy Ten Cent Loaf Nationwide
Memphis Tenn September 2 S F McDonald president of the National Association of Master Bakers urged housewives to adopt the ten cent loaf of bread as the unit of price. He cited a Salt Lake City convention resolution and argued the five cent loaf is financially unviable due to flour and labor costs.
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Memphis
Tenn
S. F. McDonald
National Association of Master Bakers
Bakers
Salt Lake City
McDonald
United States
Arrest of 17 year old wireless operator at Fort Sam Houston
A 17 year old amateur radio operator was arrested by federal officials at Fort Sam Houston on a charge of tampering with and interrupting government communications. He and his father reportedly challenged federal authority over amateur wireless use. The defendant posted a $500 appearance bond and faces a Wednesday hearing.
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Fort Sam Houston
United States
Hugh R. Robertson
R. L. Edwards
Terrell
Secret Service Department
Robertson
General Funston
Secret Service
Army Post Wireless
Army Wireless
Greece in revolt spreads as king ill in Athens
Rome reports Greece wide uprising with martial law in Athens and Piraeus. The movement reaches Thessaly Epirus and Greek Macedonia, while King Constantine’s health remains serious after recent operations. The situation stalls Greece’s entente entry amid Balkan turmoil and Roumania fronts.
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Athens
Vic London
Greece
Pireaus
Thessaly
Epirus
Greek Macedonia
Constantine
Man Injures Self Plan Explodes on Hot Wells Car Line
A German man about 50 placed dynamite on the Hot Wells car line near Hot Wells Friday night to injure himself and seek damages. The blast damaged the car wheel and floor but did not injure passengers. the suspect was arrested after a written confession.
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Hot Wells
Tobin
Sheriff Tobin
Bulgarian Chief Ends Life in London
Amsterdam reports say General Jostoff, Bulgarian general staff chief, committed suicide over Bulgaria delaying war declaration on Roumania. Sofia dispatches yesterday attributed death to appendicitis.
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Jostoff
London
Amsterdam
Bulgaria
Roumania
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sofia
Slayden Straddles as Adamson Bill Passes House
Representative Slayden did not cast a vote on the Adamson eight hour bill, having arranged a pair with Representative McKinley of Illinois. The measure passed the House 239 to 56 with several Republicans voting for it.
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Washington, D. C
Slayden
Wilson
McKinley
Illinois
French trenches held on Somme front amid renewed fighting
Paris dispatch reports German forces reoccupying portions of trenches recently taken by France on the Somme south of Estrees after violent attacks last night. In Champagne, Russian troops reportedly repelled a German contingent near Auberive, while Bulgarian forces attacked the Macedonian front’s western end.
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Vienna
Trareylvania
Kronstadt
Bukowina
Galicia
Dniester
Petrograd
French War Office
Greece
Balkan
Constantine
Venizelos
The
Star
Athens
M. Venizelos
Roumania
Dobrudia
Bulgaria
Zalimis
Exchange Telegraph Company
Somme
France
Delville Wood
Estrees
Paris
Champagne
Auberive
Assault repulsed in Ver seule sector by Serbians
The office stated an attack in the Ver seule sector was repulsed by Serbians. No further details provided.
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Verseule
Austro-Hungarian Rebuff of Roumanians Near Orsova
On August 31 Austro-Hungarian troops repulsed Roumanians near Orsova and Hercules Fuedroe. Nagy-Szeben Hermanstadt and Sepsi Szent Gyorgy had already been evacuated north of Kronstadt, with no other major engagements reported.
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Berlin
Sayville
Orsova
Hercules Fuerdoe
Nagy-Szeben
Hermanstadt
Sepsi-Szent- Gyorgy
Kronstadt
Macedonian mobilization urged in defense appeal
The committee of national defense organized here calls the public to join the allies in defending Macedonia. The eleventh army division, police and liberal party unite their forces as a general mobilization in Macedonia is set to be decreed by evening.
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Saloniki
Paris
Committee of National Defense
Macedonia
Liberal Party
Entente Fleet at Piraeus Prompts Greece Election Delay
Telegraphs report allied ships off Piraeus amid rumors of a Greek shift from neutrality. observers weigh decisive changes in Athens with Venizelos' challenges and a demoralized army, while claims of King Constantine's abdication are deemed unfounded.
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London
Athens
Piraeus
Entente
the Times
Saloniki
Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
Salonski
Times
Japs to South America Emigration Rise Reported
Reports from Yokohama via the American consul general indicate many Japanese are emigrating to South America. One ship recently carried nearly a thousand emigrants to Latin ports. Since the gentlemen's agreement with the United States emigration has surged, with Australia’s policy boosting South American appeal. Brazil attracts Japanese for profitable land cultivation.
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Washington, D. C
South America
Yokohama
South American
United States
Australia
Floodes Devastate Pecos and Devil's Rivers Near Del Rio
Del Rio Texas reports high water on the Pecos and Devil's rivers with campers on the Devil's River said to have suffered fatalities. Authorities warn of rising flood conditions and dangerous swift currents in the region.
Senate adjourns as Owens bill drops from agenda
The Senate will adjourn on Thursday September 7 after deciding not to take up Senator Owens corrupt practices bill. Republicans and Democrats agree on adjournment for the session.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Owens
Congress
Atlantic fleet arrives in Hampton Roads for coal
Two divisions of the Atlantic fleet reach Norfolk Virginia for coal as a precaution against a threatened railroad strike set for Monday. Ships from the fleet anchor in Hampton Roads while civilian railways assess industrial action.
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Norfolk, Va
Hampton Roads
Wilson Accepts Nomination as Democratic Candidate
President Wilson is formally notified of his nomination by a Democratic committee at Shadow Lawn. Senator Ollie James delivers the address as Wilson defends the administration and outlines policies, praising democracy and criticizing the Republican record. The scene draws 10,000 supporters despite rain at the New Jersey summer home.
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Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Ollie James
New Jersey
White
United States
James
Kentucky
New York
Congress
Champ Clark
Washington
National Democratic Convention
Democratic Party
Kansas Troops Move by Motor Trucks to San Antonio
General Funston announces that the First and Second Kansas Infantry are moved from Eagle Pass to San Antonio to join the division for a September march. About 142 trucks will transport the regiments over 175 miles, with two complete truck companies departing Fort Sam Houston first. Equipment, tank and mashup trucks accompany the move, under Captain Harry A. Hegeman, planned in three days.
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San Antonio
Illinois
Funston
Kansas
Fort Sam Ho
Harry A. Hegeman
Hegeman
Border Station
San
Ohio
Ohio Infantry
Kentucky
el Paso
Kentucky Infantry
New Orleans
Springfield
Camp Wilson
Army
Maryland Infantry
Laredo
Brownsville
New York
Panic in Savannah Street Car Tragedy
Three people died after a street car panic in Savannah when a controller burned out. Mrs. John Wilkinson Mrs. John Racheler and Mrs. E V Holliday died from injuries after leaping from the rapidly moving car. The motorman and conductor are under arrest charged with manslaughter.
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Savannah
John Wilkinson
John Racheler
E. V. Holliday
Mane Slaughter
Epidemic Claims High Infantile Paralysis Deaths in New York
New York officials report that three fourths of infantile paralysis deaths in the city from the epidemic in recent months involve children under five. Of 1499 deaths in the three months, most victims were ages one and two, with the trend emphasizing young children.
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New York
New York City
Department of Health
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