Senate Passes Eight-Hour Law By Bare Party Vote
Washington Sept. 2 The Adamson eight hour bill, hailed by labor unions as settling their demands tied to a nationwide rail strike, passed the Senate without amendment and awaits President Wilson’s signature. The measure, 43 to 28, would set eight hours as the base for a day’s pay for interstate railroad work from Jan. 1, 1917, with narrow exemptions.
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Prohibition Party Ballot Question Tabled by Secretary of State
General Lily said he had not yet studied the issue of whether the Prohibition party can have a state ticket on the ballot for the upcoming November election. Stuart IF Reed, secretary of state, requested an official opinion and Lily promised to provide one next week.
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Dr A Hamilton Rice to Lead New Jungle Exploration
Philadelphia dispatch says after official notification the Pennsylvania Railroad lifted the embargo on freight held in anticipation of a strike. Dr A Hamilton Rice and his wife, once Mrs George Widener, plan a new expedition into dangerous natural realms as crews resume freight movements statewide.
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Potato Shortage Hits Wheel ing Area With Skyrocketing Prices
Wheeling reports a severe Irish potato shortage as of September 2. Local crop failure drives prices to $2 a bushel, breaking all records. Farmers warn the supply may not recover soon.
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Rail wreck injures many near Kalkaska Michigan
A Grand Rapids and Indiana line wreck near Willing Switch Kalkaska Michigan injured about twenty five people with several seriously hurt as nine cars plunged from an embankment toward Chicago and Cincinnati. Automobiles were pressed into service to transport the injured to Kalkaska and Mancelona. Local officials had only partial reports late tonight.
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Pennypacker Dies at 73 in Pennsylvania Home
Samuel W Pennypacker former governor of Pennsylvania died at his Schwentekeville home from uremic poisoning at age 73. A longtime figure in state affairs he previously served as a Philadelphia judge and was active in Republican party leadership before the 1903 gubernatorial contest.
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Baltimore and Ohio lifts embargo and resumes service
Baltimore and Ohio announced the embargoes are canceled and the railroad will resume operations. The Western Maryland railroad also said its embargoes would be lifted immediately, restoring rail service after the disruption.
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Extra Trains Run From New York Amid Railway Tension
Railroad officials announced a plan to lift the freight embargo within hours as a nationwide railway dispute neared action. Thousands crowded stations in New York seeking trips to resorts, with many travelers delaying Labor Day plans. Extra trains were run to move the crowds and accommodate the increased demand.
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Wilson Opens Campaign Amid Rapid Growth and Critique
In Long Branch and Washington on Sept 2, President Wilson formally opened his campaign for re election. He addressed 1 808 city delivery carriers and 2 002 postal workers, defending his foreign policy and achievements while criticizing the Republican party. He spoke from Shadow Lawn to a crowd of around five thousand, urging loyalty to the United States over foreign powers. The event closed amid loud cheers as supporters hailed his call for a big America.
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Call for Strike Stands Revoked and Lifted
Washington reports the general strike threat is removed after the eight hour day bill passed the House. Rail unions sent 600 coded telegraph messages canceling the strike planned for Monday at 7 AM. Brotherhood leaders and union clerks pushed rapid dispatch as the president prepared to sign.
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Divorce Proceedings Stricken From Docket in Kanawha County
Thirty five divorce actions were stricken from the common pleas court docket as decrees had not been recorded due to unpaid fees. Many who believed they were legally divorced had remarried, according to legal opinion, affecting both men and women.
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Appeal Allowed in Marion County Roads Bond Case
An appeal was allowed today by Judge John W. Mason in vacation in the office of the clerk of the supreme court of appeal. Wilbur N. Morgan and others appeal against the Marion County Board of County Court over the legality of votes cast in a roads bond election in Marion County District 8.
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Settlement reached by two former Grant county sheriffs
Charleston reports a settlement has been reached after an audit of the offices by the state tax department. Chief Accountant A. Dover says discrepancies appeared as Villa and associates moved from multiple points toward the intended route but could not be verified. Brigadier General J. J. Porahing, visiting a base camp, declined to discuss force withdrawals. In Athens, Greece, a separate note states the French flag was raised on four German and three Austrian ships at Piraues Harbor via London.
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Hughes Loyalist Speech Sparks Stadium Ovation
In Rome and Louis, Charles E Hughes drew long applause as he spoke in the Coliseum and denounced antitrust and child labor slogans. He tied his remarks to President Wilson while criticizing opponents. The Greek situation included a spreading revolution and martial law in Athens with King Constantine gravely ill.
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Pope Protest to Italian Seizure of Palazzo di Venezia
The Vatican ruler Pope Pius IX protests to the Vossische Zeitung concerning Austria Hungary and Italy over the seizure of the Palazzo di Venezia in Rome. The note asserts interference with diplomatic relations and critiques foreign powers recognizing such actions as infringing on state rights.
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