President urges congress to act on rail strike crisis
President Wilson appeals to Congress to back measures as a looming 8 hour day strike among 400000 railroad workers threatens national disruption. He proposes expanding the Interstate Commerce Commission, legalizing an eight hour day, appointing observers, possible freight rate adjustments, public arbitration, and military transport powers for national defense.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
United States
Managers Propose 8-Hour Pay Basis For Railroads
Railroad managers outline a settlement plan effective Sept 1 1916 proposing an 8 hour workday with employees tracked monthly for overtime differences. The Interstate Commerce Commission would oversee accounts and report costs. A presidentially appointed five member commission would study broader impacts and guide any agreed adjustments.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mechanics May Strike Across Western Railroads
Bloomington reports that Chicago and Alton along with 21 major Western lines including Missouri Pacific Frisco and M K T face potential rail labor action. 80,000 mechanical department workers plan to vote on September 9 for a flat six cent wage increase and an eight-hour day if talks fail. Some Northwest roads have agreed to the raise, but the eight-hour demand now faces all lines.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
United States
Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bloomington
Chicago & Alton
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Paul at Jerusalem Journey from Mileta to Rome
The lesson traces Pauls four week journey to Jerusalem in AD 57, his reception by Mnason, gifts from Gentile churches, and a mogged arrest. It notes the Jerusalem leaders’ diplomacy, Pauls ceremonial obedience, mob violence, and his appeal to speak to the captain in Greek, aiming to witness for Christ.
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Paul
Rome
Mileta
Jerusalem
Mnason
Asia
God
Moses
Temple
Stephen
Christ
Admiral Herbert Quick and His Many Roles
A humorous anecdote recalls Admiral Herbert Quick joking at breakfast in Boston, claiming to be the admiral of the Swiss navy. Quick, Iowa-born farmer, later editor of a farm journal, lawyer, telephone manager, author, and Sioux City mayor, has had a varied career in politics and writing.
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Herbert
Quick
New Farm Loan Board
Youngs Hotel
Boston
Iowa
Sioux City
Democratic Party
Judge Clayton Confirms Handwriting Proof By Law
In an Alabama circuit case Judge Henry D. Clayton overruled a challenge to admit handwriting by comparison. A rival lawyer teased that his Congress tenure had rusted him. Clayton cited a statute he helped enact permitting such proof and directed him to the Revised Statutes.
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United States
Congress
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Clayton
Judiciary Committee
Kenyon Makes Them Hungry At Lunchroom Rally
Senator Kenyon versus factory and farm labor drew a hungry crowd as he contrasted farm work with schooling and imagined a farm boy's dinner. He recalled childhood chores and then described fried chicken and corn prompting a mass rush to the lunchroom for a fried chicken chorus.
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Kenyon
Senate
Mayor Mitchel Struck by Bee During Police Drills
Mayor Mitchel and Police Commissioner Woods joined a patrol boat trip to Fort Wadsworth to inspect 400 officers in training. A yellow jacket fell after a band finale, startling the mayor who leaped back in a comic, panicked streak as the bee struck.
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Mitchel
Woods
New York City
the Battery
Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island
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International Sunday School
ED. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Admiral Herbert Quick
Harris & Ewing
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