Wilson urges railway labor reform and ICC expansion
President Wilson’s message calls for Act: enlarge the Interstate Commerce Commission and end rail labor strife. It advocates an eight hour day for railway workers, public dispute investigations before strikes, and potential wartime railroad control. Also urged are broader anti monopoly and Porto Rico amendments and election spending reforms.
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Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Unite States
Oinime
Porto Rico
Mass of Bills Hinges On High Court May Drive Extra Session
Congress reconvened for a three months session facing an overcrowded calendar with railroad reforms and the high cost of living as new issues. Unprecedented estimates total 1 654 819 654 dollars to fund the 1918 fiscal year. The opening followed the deaths of Senator Clarke and Commissioner Rivera and many bills were expected to die in committee.
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Union News Service
Washington
Congress
Gover
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Clarke
Arkansas
Rivera
Porto Rico
Exploding Dynamite Tops Logging Trees for Masts
An engineering note explains using dynamite to cut tree tops for logging masts. A rigger ascends with irons to the cut point, ties a fuse and blasting caps with cartridges around the trunk, lights the fuse, and escapes as the explosion sends the top airborne. The result leaves a clean trunk ready for rigging and dragging logs.
All He Saw of Battle
A wartime bluejacket recounts the Jutland engagement and a railway carriage memory. He notes his station audience’s respect and the foreign traveler’s silence as he explains the truth of the war as “coal,” revealing his role as a stoker and the crowd’s curiosity about his battlefield experience.
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Jutland
Stoker
Fashionable Dames Discuss Weight Loss and Expenses
Fashionable women describe efforts to stay slim while denying any attempt to cut costs. The dialogue points to a social pressure to appear frugal without admitting financial strain. The tone mirrors public attitudes on discretion and appearance.
Doctor Warns That Steady Work Prevents Worries
A doctor says steady work prevents worry while Omar-Pshaw quips about being driven by consistent effort. The exchange highlights the tension between routine labor and personal frustration in a humorous workplace scene.
Twelve Men Control Prices In Food Markets War Declared
New York state food and markets commissioner John J. Dillon announced a war on butter egg and mercantile exchanges to curb high food costs. He said prices are set by fewer than twelve members, with outsiders barred, and pledged legislative action or charter annulment to open markets or create terminal markets to dismantle them.
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Congress
New York
John J. Dillion
Supreme Court May Dictate Next Congress Session
Washington legislators believe a Supreme Court ruling before March 1 on the eight hour law could force an extra session of Congress next summer. If the court strikes the measure, Congress would need to outline a new plan to prevent strikes, something unlikely during the short session.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Chinese Victims Reported in Chihuahua City Occupation
Telegraphs from government agents in Washington said foreigners were killed as Villa bandits took Chihuahua City. General Jacinto B. Trevino, commanding Carranza forces, reoccupied the capital and stated that only a few Chinese were killed during Villa's occupation, leading Andres Garcia to infer no additional foreigners died.
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Chihuahua City
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Jacinto B. Trevino
Carranza
General Trevino
Andres Garcia
Garcia
Typhus Claims 1,000 A Day in Turkish Army
Dispatch from Syria via Port Said reports typhus fever killing about 1,000 Turkish soldiers daily. The casualty figure comes through the American for Armenian and Syrian relief.
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New York
Syria
Port Said
Prohibition of Meatless Days and Pastry in Paris
Paris cabinet approves two meatless days a week on Thursdays and Fridays to curb food supply issues. A decree will be issued restricting fresh pastry cakes and rolls, fancy breads, and crackers. Only dry edibles and farm cakes will be permitted. smallest loaf weight may be reduced by two pounds.
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Paris
The Two Men And A Loyal Dog Seek To Make Ends Meet
A fragment shows Therman deep in thought with a dog at his side. Both pursue survival as they chase a way to make ends meet. The uneasy scene hints at poverty and perseverance in tough times.
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