Unionists and lawmakers clash at Senate hearing on rail labor dispute
Rail officials and four railroad brotherhood leaders testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee on President Wilsons mediation plan to avert a threatened nationwide railroad strike. Gompers and AFL officials attended as Garretson opened with background on the dispute and conditions leading to the hearing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wilson
Elisha Lee
Underwood
Erie
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern
R. S. Lovet
Union Pacific
E. H. Coapman
the Southern
N. D. Maher
Norfolk and Western
L. W. Baldwin
Central of Georgia
W. L. Siddon
Seaboard
United States
Garretson
Endoers
Simuel Gompers
Mr. Garretson
Garretson Calls Labor Wage Fairness Over Profit
Garretson argues labor ferment stems from long hours and human needs. He says settlements should be possible by Congress if necessary, warning workers endure harsh shifts while rail employers must protect the human element in the system.
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Congress
Garretson
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A promotional advertisement claims Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provides quick relief for sudden colic and diarrhoea. It urges families to keep the medicine on hand while noting the delay before a physician or other medicine can arrive. Available widely.
Vogue Store to Be Remodeled and Reopened
The Vogue store at 205 Dauphin Street will be remodeled with a new front before opening in early October. Lionel Levy, president and treasurer, announces the company will stock outerwear for women and misses and will not handle dry goods or millinery. Maurice R. Levy stays to oversee preparations while Lionel travels to eastern markets for stock.
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Lionel Levy
The
Vogue
Dauphin Street
Levy
Eastern Markets
Garretson Denounces Rail Strike Over Fair Wages
Garretson attacks railway arbitration as insincere and argues workers lack proper wage returns. He warns of deadly social danger if demands not settled and says only a satisfactory settlement can end the strike.
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Garretson
Mr. Garretson
Brotherhood leaders resist compulsory arbitration and strike recall plan
Garretson warns postponing the vote risks breaking the brotherhood and handing trains to mobs as in past crises. He urges arbitration only with protections, and accepts a recall of the strike if needed, rejecting compulsory arbitration while supporting limited emergency measures.
Puss in Boots Jr Presents Royal Counting Mischief
Puss and a servant enter a counting house where a king busily tallies money. They tease the monarch about counting to a trillion then discuss rest and health as the scene ends with a suggestion to pause and reconsider the counting task.
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Puss
Blackbird
Cat
Youthful Bandit Steals 8000 in Gold in San Francisco
A young bandit robbed the Mission bank branch of 8000 in gold and was later captured after an auto chase and running revolver duel in Golden Gate Park. He identified himself as Edward von Walden claiming to be the son of a Cincinnati physician. Walden also linked himself to a Detroit Metropole Hotel robbery and a prior escape from Michigan reform school at Ionia.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Anglo-California Bank
Golden Gate Park
Edward von Walden
Cincinnati
Walden
Metropole
Detroit
Michigan Reform School
Ionia
Puss in Boots Leads King to Queen Adventure
The king agrees to search for the queen and welcomes Puss in Boots after a correction from the young hero. The trio sets off to locate the queen, with the monarch surprised by the cat's youth.
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Puss In Boots
Train Uncertainty Delays Vermont Troops For Texas Border
Vermont national guardsmen ordered to Eagle Pass Texas halted their trip after railroads could not guarantee arrival before a Monday deadline for a border strike. The troop train later passed through Montpelier on its return to Camp Gates.
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Pe Facadeind Press
Montpelier, Ve
Vermont National
Cornell Delays Opening Over Polio Precaution
Ithaca New York August 21 Cornell University has delayed the fall term by two weeks to October 9 as a precaution against the spread of infantile paralysis.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Fairbanks Formally Notified of Republican Nomination
Charles Warren Fairbanks was formally notified this afternoon of his nomination for vice president by the Republican party. Senator Sherman of Illinois delivered the address, and Fairbanks accepted the nomination and discussed campaign issues on the lawn at his home, with leaders from all regions in attendance.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Republican Party
Sherman of
Ilinois
Fairbanks
Strike Postponement Talks Mentioned by Garretson
Garretson said a one week delay could be discussed later while Brotherhood leaders remained silent on postponement. They demanded a satisfactory settlement before any pause. Garretson noted accepting the president's proposal meant the men yielded half of their demands.
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Garretson
Brotherhood
Consternation in Sofia as Russians advance
Consternation in Sofia grows as Russian troops approach through the Dubrudja region. Austrian reports say Romanian aircraft direct artillery in fights with Austrian forces across mountain passes.
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Sofia
Associated Press
Zurich
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Dubrudja
Gompers Attacks Arbitration and Peacetime Road Control
Mr Gompers says the American Federation of Labor backs the brotherhoods and protests compulsory arbitration. He condemns government road use for military needs as conscription and indefensible in peace. Senator Newlands rejects his claim that workers cannot quit, noting the law targets quitting in concert. Gompers asserts his role in avoiding strikes but warns laws criminalizing strikes would be intolerable.
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Gompers
A. B. v. Lee
W. S. Stone
Carter
Brotherhood
American Federation of Labor
Todd
E. E. Clark
Interstate Commiree Commission
Newlands
Congress
Garretson
Brotherhoods
Senator Newlands
America
Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad Announces Embargo
Macon Ga August 31 Officials of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad have announced an embargo on all perishable freight and live stock effective at midnight August 21 and on all dead freight effective at midnight September 1 The action was stated by railroad officials here
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Associated Press
Macon
Georgia, Southern and Florida Railroad
Mobile Travelers Plan Day at Gulf Coast Fair
The Mobile Travelers Association will discuss Traveler's Day plans at a meeting Saturday night at the Cawthon Hotel. President H. M. Nopper urges all members to attend.
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Mobile Travelers’ Association
Cawthon Hotel
H. M. Nopper
New York Recovers From Food Scare Amid Strike Threat
New York and New England face disruptions as a potential railroad strike looms. Rail centers prepare to keep trains running after workers depart, with strike breaking firms recruiting extensively. Employment agencies report high demand for experienced railroad staff, trolley motormen, electricians and engineers.
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New York
New England
Rail strike fears loom as West Shore recruits guards in Weehawken
The West Shore railroad seeks men at its Weehawken terminal using an old ferryboat as headquarters while detective bureaus enlist guards for yards and stations. Officials warn of peak passenger flow and potential food shortages if a strike occurs, with grocers and hotels already ordering stock and producers predicting major losses for theatres and touring companies.
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West Shore Railroad
Weehawken
Ronda
Alf Hayman
Charles Frohman
McVickers Theater
Chicago
New Orleans Urges Valley Action to Guard Emergency Crews
The New Orleans Association of Commerce wireless a proposal to chambers of commerce and business groups across the Mississippi valley to help protect emergency railroad crews during a strike and to organize boat lines to carry emergency supplies between cities. The telegram asked Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Memphis St Louis Davenport Kansas City Louisville Omaha Des Moines and Shreveport to join a valley wide movement.
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New Orleans
Chambers of Commerce and Business Men's Associations
Mississippi Valley
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Memphis
St. Louis
Davenport
Kansas City
Father and two sons held in Teague tragedy
Indictments returned charging T. RR. Watson president of Teague bank and his sons J. E. and W. R. Watson with murder in connection with the death of J. S. Patterson banking commissioner who was shot while posting a closure notice. Patterson died last night.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
T. RR. Watson
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Teague
J. E
W. R. Watson
Patterson
Pick Three Model Dances to Eliminate Vulgarity
Chicago August 31 The American Association of Dancing Masters says standardizing the one step fox trot and waltz can remove vulgarity from modern dancing. Neat convention to be held in New York in 1917 inviting clergy and social workers to attend.
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Chicago
American Association of Dancing Masters
New York
Multigraph Letters Promised by Office Assistant Blog
A Bank of Mobile blog post urges hiring services to produce multigraph letters matching a set style, asking why not fill in to match rather than using patently multigraphed letters and offering office assistance.
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Bank of Mobile
Bell
Proposed Grain Export Rate Increase Stopped for Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended a proposed rate hike on export grain from Kansas City Mexico and Orient lines to New Orleans and gulf ports via the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. The 4 to 6 cent per hundred pounds increase on wheat and corn was set to take effect September 2 but is halted until December 31 pending an ness ness investigation into reasonableness.
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Washington
Kansas City
Mexico
Orient
New Orleans
Gulf
St. Louis
San Francisco
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Russia seeks renewal of U S trade with United States
Petrograd August 31 Russia desires renewal of trade treaty relations with the United States and favors efforts to establish new trade ties after the war. A foreign office official said Russia wants more American goods such as machinery agricultural implements steel tools and clothing and would welcome American firm representatives visiting Russia. Russia would export to the United States alcohol artificial rubber cotton silk leather flax feathers and down.
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Associated Preas
Petrograd
Russia
United States
Wold
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Fair offers prize for best Duroc Jerseys at Gulf Coast Fair
Secretary Mort L. Bixler received a silver loving cup lined with gold from the National Duroc Jersey Record Association. He says the cup will be presented as a special prize at the Gulf Coast Fair to the best herd of Duroc Jerseys.
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Mort L. Bixler
National Duroc Jersey Record Association
Violence erupts as mob tries to free prisoner in Ohio
In Lima Ohio an attempted mob seized Jane Daniels accused of assaulting Mrs. John Baker. Sheriff Bley allegedly led the mob toward Ottawa after tortures. Daniels is safe in Toledo. Gov Willis prepared to order Ohio guards to reinforce Camperry if trouble returns.
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Lima
Ohio
Jane Daniels
Assal
John Baker
Sherman Bley
Tnen
Motors
Ottawa
Daniels
Toledo
Willis
Columbus
Hough
Camperry
Mob Seeks Prisoner After Ottawa Jail Assault
After a chase through town, a mob stormed Ottawa’s jail to seize a prisoner identified as Daniels. Sheriff Eley, beaten and threatened with hanging, escaped to a hotel aided by his foresight and was moved for safety. Officials vow to prosecute all involved.
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Eley
Ottawa
Mrrs
Baker
Wley
Mwo
Eloy
McKinne
Monley
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