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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
8
Reported threat of a large strike by R.A. workers threatens crop markets with potential losses in the hundreds of millions. Factories could halt operations, wage earners face suffering if demands are not met.
From the Eastern Engineers Arbitration Board report: it is intolerable for any group to wield power to halt a necessary public service, risking great loss of life, suffering, and property across a nation. Signed by Charles I. Van Hise, Oscar Straus, Frederick N. Judson, Albert Shaw, Otto N. Eidlitz, and Daniel Willard.
The widespread railroad labor threat could halt three hundred thousand miles of track and trigger a crisis. Cities face food shortages and siege conditions as millions rely on rail for sustenance and goods. Farmers lose markets and prices collapse while industrial plants idle and unemployment soars nationwide.
James J. Hill declares that American railroads pay the highest wages in the world while charging the lowest rates, and have the lowest capitalization per mile among the great nations. He notes no other occupation or employer matches this record.
Allies refuse permission for Red Cross relief through blockade lines urging funds to replace withdrawn hospital units. A Bulgarian troop train bound for the Macedonian front was blown up at Kusendil station, killing or wounding three hundred soldiers. A Hammond car plant delivered a heavy armored vehicle to the War Department amid the Mexican crisis, featuring steel plates and a gun well with twenty machine guns.
The Cincinnati Volksblatt hails Charles Evans Hughes in a German editorial for his acceptance speech. It notes his focus on foreign affairs and criticizes Wilson administration policy as vacillating. The paper praises his remarks on American citizenship and England’s indignities, urging nonwar options.
A large band of about two hundred attacked a northbound National Lines train at Gonzales Junction, Mexico, on July 28. In the ensuing clash seventy five bandits and nine soldiers were killed before the bandits were dispersed, according to a report received at Nuevo Laredo.
About two hundred thousand of four brotherhoods’ 400,000 ballots were counted at noon Wednesday showing a vote in favor of a general strike. Timothy Shea, assistant president, said 50 staffers are counting ballots and results will take five more days to complete across all territories.
Representative Gallivan proposed a resolution calling for the immediate termination of diplomatic relations with Great Britain. He cited England’s exclusion of Thomas Hughes Kelly and what he called insulting acts toward American commerce. The measure was sent to the Foreign Relations Committee for routine consideration.
Report states an enemy aircraft bombarded a transport carrying wounded soldiers at Dusitchi and then dropped bombs on a divisional hospital. One man was killed and twenty injured in the attack.
The Ecuador capsized Tuesday near Constitucion off the Maule River coast, drowning about forty passengers. Rescue boats from the river mouth saved many others despite the disaster.
Premier Asquith, replying to a routine inquiry in the House of Commons, says he does not know who will conduct business at the next session and has no idea regarding retirement. The Daily Graphic notes this may be a preliminary hint of retirement plans.
The marble allegorical group Peace Statue was unveiled on the east entrance pediment with speeches by Speaker Clark Representative Slayden of Texas and sculptor Paul Bartlett. The project, funded by Congress with 75000 dollars in 1908, ties to the Monroe Doctrine and U S policy in Latin America.
A new armored rail car with a special design arrived for steam railroad service. The delivery marks a key upgrade in protection and logistics for rail operations, reflecting ongoing modernization by the railway company.
Health Department daily bulletin shows the epidemic of infantile paralysis continues to advance. In the 24 hours ending 10 a m 45 children died across the five boroughs and 175 new cases were reported the second largest daily total. Since June 26 there have been 4680 cases with 1025 fatalities.
Judge Cavander in Trinidad Colorado dismissed forty seven indictments charging over one hundred people in Las Animas County tied to coal strike disorder actions on request of the attorney general’s representative John H. Chiles. The remaining cases involve John R. Lawson and others on murder charges in the United Mine Workers.
German press lauds Sir Roger Casement as an idealist and martyr for the Belgian Congo and Putumavo natives. The piece notes his struggle for Ireland and records the belief that his sentence would be commuted at the last hour.
Reports from South Bend indicate an engine of the Lake Erie and Western passenger train from Indianapolis blew up seven miles west of the city. The engineer and fireman are dead while the baggageman and brakeman are dying. Passengers' fate is not yet known as a relief train heads to the wreck scene.
The garment trade strike and lockout in New York ends after fourteen weeks. At noon 18 000 workers voted on the agreement and 90 percent favored returning to work on Monday. Between 30 000 and 40 000 workers and 2000 shops are affected by the settlement. The accord mirrors the previously rejected proposal.
United States Ambassador Walter H. Page and Mrs. Page left Thursday from Union Station for Liverpool to sail to New York carrying important diplomatic documents for the State Department. The embassy staff gathered to bid farewell.
The Post Office Department issued a fraud order against the International Automobile League Inc the International Automobile Tire Company of Buffalo New York and A C Bidwell president of 19th, based on investigation at the request of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. Bidwell is indicted by a Federal grand jury in Rochester New York for using the mails to defraud.
Panamanian factions upset by the presidential result plan to ask the State Department to void the election and order a fresh vote with American marines overseeing polling places. U S officials report the opposition accuses the government of machine control and fraud in the Valdez victory.
Seven steamers sunk and two captured as German submarines attack British and other ships. Britannic of 3487 tons belonging to Cocker Line, Highington of 2800 tons, and schooner Margaret Sutton, 197 tons, are listed as sunk. White Star liner Brittanie initially reported sunk. Norwegian trawlers Finer and Elring sunk. Swedish steamers Pitea and Themin seized and taken to a German port. Italian steamships Roariaa and Thumba sunk.
Mount Etna and Stromboli erupt violently with underground rumblings and intense heat from the lava jets. Seismic activity and ash plumes disrupt air travel and threaten nearby communities as scientists monitor the ongoing volcanic events.
Reports say the region’s volcanoes have been active for three days with massive lava flows, smoke, and gas pouring from craters. Authorities monitor the activity as eruptions continue.
Two Chicago policemen were arrested and stripped of their badges pending investigation of a shooting and robbery case. Charles Jung, a Chinese laundry worker, identified the officers as the assailants who attacked him.
Gunpowder exploded Wednesday under the home of J William Connor a Negro in Deere Park Dallas a section where segregation enforcement attempts occurred Connor who bought the house weeks earlier was ordered to move but stayed and police say the blast was revenge for his refusal Connor claims $60 from Walty company remains unpaid.
Captain Lewis H. Morey, sole surviving Carrizal fighter, resumes duties with his regiment after sick leave on Thursday.
A bill introduced in the Norwegian Parliament would bar all workers on public conveyances and soldiers and sailors from intoxicants during work hours and six hours before shifts. With a parliamentary majority expected to favor prohibition, the law may pass soon and possibly spread nationwide.
Clarence T. Torrey formerly of Kansas City wins a lump sum alimony of $20,000 after a Chicago divorce he helped cause. He met his future wife in Colorado Springs where he worked as a hotel desk clerk at Coates House. The divorce suit cited cruelty and failure to provide as grounds.
David Dig a 20 year old moving picture actor died after leaping from a speeding automobile in Baltimore Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. He suffered a skull fracture and died a few hours later.
Kansas City oil men downplay fears of crude dipping to a dollar per barrel, noting a fall from 1.50 to 1.25 in ten days. They doubt a repeat of the two year slump and plan storage tanks aided by new Federal Reserve lending on tankage.
Senator Norris of Nebraska argued that private railroads threaten traffic paralysis and proposed a nationwide government owned system from Atlantic to Pacific to be operated as a model utility with public rate policies and employee pay.
Mrs Rossi Karbia 35 was arrested after allegedly placing a handcar on tracks to wreck Chicago and North Western train No 12 near Lisbon Iowa on June 7. She was returned to Cedar Rapids Iowa for trial Monday by Assistant Chief Cleary and Officer Minnie Fletcher.
Raymond Robins former Progressive Democrat and 1916 convention chair issues a statement urging all Progressives to support Charles Evans Hughes. He notes 1914 and 1916 votes show Progressives abandoned the party and that 1912 supporters largely refused to back the Progressive candidate, viewing it as a protest rather than a party.
Lloyds dispatch reports three British schooners Demarin of Weymouth Arminolea and Fortuna of Truro sunk by German submarines. Also listed is the Russian steamship Eugenia of Odessa sunk by mine or torpedo. Eugenia displaced 2079 and was built in 1911.
A weary boy, the Trudge-Away Lad, trudges through perilous roamings and meadows of fancy. He eventualy comes home to his mother’s arms where she listens with patience to his brave tale of dangers faced during his wandering.
Fashion notes describe two detachable collars to upgrade plain blouses. White chiffon or organdie collars cover the neck, form a V over the bust, and feature pin tucked edging with scalloped embroidery. A second collar uses a tall turnover with broad plaited frilling, practical in crepe de chine.
Kansas reports 453143 women of voting age. Over 4 million U S women could vote in November if they qualify. Delia Burke, an immigrant, will have more than 600 job options if allowed to stay in the United States.
The article extols apples as an ideal staple food suitable for varied serving methods. It highlights ease of preparation, long shelf life, and multiple roles as food, tonic, condiment, and cosmetic, noting apples sustain appetite, support nerves through phosphorus, and act as a cost-saving substitute for pricier foods.
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