Hughes Attacks Adamson Act as Force Bill and Wage Rise
In Springfield Charles Evans Hughes denounces the Adamson eight hour bill as a wage raise enacted by force not inquiry. He argues the law increases pay without guaranteeing an eight hour day and demands thorough investigation before any transportation rate changes. He cites Grover Cleveland and President Wilson to condemn rushed legislation.
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Adamson
Charles Evans’ Hughes
Wilson
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
State Fair Grounds
America
Milwaukee
Adamson Bt
Ad- Lee
Friends of Labor
Viol
Did Your Lunch Digest Properly
An ad copy praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for digesting meals and relieving indigestion symptoms. It touts a 50 cent box and a free trial, and connects digestion to appetite and comfort in eating any time. The piece also includes a political editorial line opposing expediency and urging rational civic judgment.
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Stuart
Doctor Claims Nuxated Iron Boosts Strength 200 Percent
New York specialist Dr E Sauer touts iron as cure for nervous weakness and liver or kidney ailments caused by iron deficiency. He asserts two five grain tablets taken three times daily for two weeks can double strength, with 10 to 14 days of use showing gains and notes safer organic iron forms.
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New York
N. Y
E. Sauer
Europe
H. L. Wagner
J Walter Durbin Found Dead in San Antonio Shed
J Walter Durbin 56 a former Texas ranger and San Antonio police officer was found dead in a shed behind his home at 308 Queens Court shortly before 5 pm. A .45 caliber pistol was in his hand. Durbin had been in ill health and recently released from a sanitarium. He served 18 years in San Antonio as a resident and had also been Frio County sheriff twice. Funeral set for Wednesday at Riebe Undertaking with Rev Thomas F Gallaher officiating. He leaves a widow a son Marshall a daughter Julia Koehler a sister May and a brother W E Durbin.
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Texas Ranger
San Antonio
Queen's Court
Durbin
Carroll County
Texas Rangers
Jones and
Smith
Frio County
Mexico
Riebe Undertaking Company
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Thomas F. Gallaher
Marshall Durbin
Julia Koehler
St. Louis
May Durbin
Colorado
W. E. Durbin
Denton
Coudy Named Grand Sire of Odd Fellows in Chattanooga
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met in annual session at Chattanooga. Officers elected include Grand sire Frank C. Coudy of Denver Colorado deputy grand sire Henry C. Borst Amsterdam New York grand secretary J B Goodwin Atlanta Georgia and grand treasurer William H. Cox Louisville Kentucky.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Frank C. Coudy
Denver
Colo
Henry C. Borst
Amsterdam
N. Y
J. B. Goodwin
Atlanta
William H. Cox
Louisville
Southern Labor Congress Opens in Memphis
About 200 delegates from fourteen Southern states attend the opening of the Southern Labor Congress in Memphis. The convention continues through Friday with welcoming addresses and committee appointments as organizers seek closer ties between trade unions and railroad brotherhoods for coordinated legislative and social advancement. Jerome Jones of Atlanta serves as president and W. C. Puckett of Atlanta as secretary treasurer.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Labor Congress
United Action
Jerome Jones
Atlanta
W. C. Puckett
Congress
Rioting in Chemnitz Leaves Dozens Dead
London dispatch reports a serious riot in Chemnitz after news of heavy Somme losses. Crowds sang The Internationale, refused to disperse, and were charged by hussars. Five hussars were killed. forty wounded. about forty civilians slain and 300 armed with revolvers arrested.
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London
Chemnitz
Hague
Somme
Hussars
Pittsburgh Steel Orders Notify Customers for 1917 Delivery
Government report from Pittsburg dated Sept 20 informs Carnegie Steel Company and other regional mills have notified customers of early 1917 steel delivery orders. The notice indicates impending production schedules and allocation policies amid wartime needs.
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Carnegie Steel Mills
U. S
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
United States
Funeral Honors for Major General Abert Mills in Washington
Military honors were accorded Major General Abert L. Mills, late head of the militia affairs bureau of the War Department, at his funeral in Washington. Pall bearers included prominent military and civil officials. Burial will be at West Point tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
Abert L. Mills
Militia Affairs Bureau
The
War Department
West Point
Britain Knows of Sweden Trade Through London
San Francisco reports George R a mining man says Germany ships perfumes soap and hops from Sweden to Japan and British possessions via London with government knowledge. He notes Sweden Yokohama trade required five or six ships monthly before the war, one six months could handle it.
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San Francisco
Cal
Japan
Straits Settlements
Orient
Germany
London
George R
Acco Allen
Yokohama
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