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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
8
A national wage study shows average wages for 800000 rail workers with three quarters earning between set ranges. Managers urge arbitration or ICC review to avoid a nationwide strike seeking 100 million dollars, arguing railroads serve the public and transportation costs would rise.
John V. Farwell of Chicago Merchants argues that Interstate Commerce Commission data shows trainmen earn on average 50 percent more than other railway workers and nearly double the typical American wage. He notes locomotive engineers averaging over $2,000 annually with long service earning up to $8,000, and asserts their hours and responsibilities justify their pay compared with merchants, farmers, or doctors.
Parson Brown campaigns a rural education effort after studying U S Department of Agriculture bulletins on the Hessian Fly. He learns fall pest elimination and soil enrichment as preventive measures and plans to distribute the bulletins to local farmers, aiming to boost wheat yield per acre.
In Mr Hughes’ acceptance speech the speaker argues against federal competition with private merchants. He warns that government operation could ruin foreign trade prospects, advocating protection and encouragement without making the state a shipping competitor.
A speech by Mr Hughes criticizes the administration for intercession in Mexico. The speaker condemns blunders, calls Mexico famine stricken and suffering, and says the United States provoked enemies and bloodshed. The address urges firm, consistent policy.
London reports in the Daily Mail that German food restrictions have left the population thinner and sapped strength. It notes that double burgers and corporations have almost vanished from Germany. In Bloomfield New Jersey a liquor dealer, C Bianchi, refused to admit the contents of five bottles were beer. Policeman Walter Tappan tested one bottle and fined Bianchi $500.
Norwalk August 10 Corp. David W. Baker of Company G Fifth Regiment came home to vote Tuesday After voting he went to Chicago Junction to call on Miss Caroline Goodall He said he was afraid she would wed someone else while he was away She replied you could prevent that And he did The couple came to Norwalk and Mayor Ander performed the ceremony.
Cincinnati report notes a railroad mail clerk earning 90 dollars a month won 100000 dollars when wheat hit 1.50 on the local market. The story frames a personal windfall from grain prices. In Baltimore, Estella S. Horkheimer’s will places fifty thousand dollars in trust for son Jack B. Horkheimer until age eighty with partial access after twenty six.
The piece critiques President Wilson and the 1912 Baltimore platform pledges on spending and taxation. It argues the administration has repudiated those promises and questions how much of the platform remains as voters weigh Wilson in the 1916 political climate.
A Republican proclamation argues for protective policy and fair application, urging expert investigations to safeguard economic independence, develop American industry, and maintain living standards for workers. The speaker emphasizes shielding the American working man in upcoming competition.
The piece argues President Wilson mobilized the National Guard for war strength, claiming 135,000 citizen soldiers were drawn to border duty. It criticizes deceit about military needs, warns of compulsory service, and contends preparedness delays harmed volunteers and cost millions, framing actions as punishing patriotic citizens.
Jean Kenyon Mackenzie recalls a family in Africa as Mendom cleanses a barefoot child with redwood salve and palm oil while a baby is bathed. The father notes all have been baptized as the mother smiles, and the narrator reflects on universal maternal care and childrearing.
A discussion of sea color attributes how salinity density and evaporation shape hues from tropics to polar zones. It notes Arctic and Antarctic greens near tropical azures and cites the Yellow Sea’s brownish tint from river mud and plankton. It also explains Dead Sea density and medicinal chloride effects for bathers in Jerusalem.
Reports place Villa at Parral with 400 troops attacking towns and low ammunition. The army appropriation bill totaling 247 597 000 is sent to President Wilson for signature. Lane and Brandeis named two of three American members of the border commission. Italy reports 15 000 Austrian prisoners since Gorizia fell. Hughes campaign tempo rises. he tours the west while facing stamina limits. Chicago DA monitors wheat price surge in markets. Denmark protests sale of the Danish West Indies to the U S for 25 million. Ohio primaries echo 1914 matchups with Cox and Willis headed to fall race. Herrick seeks Senate seat as Republican. Congress considers 50 000 statue bill for Robert Morris. Appam value set at 1 250 000 by a federal court special commission. Sun correspondents forecast Hughes carrying eight states if election held now. Morgan wealth surge eclipses late pioneer earnings. West Virginia cloudburst claims about 200 lives and 2 million dollars in losses. Germany nears completion of a giant airliner to aid U boats defeating British blockade.
For years hundreds of successful truck-growers have used multiple fertilizer applications each year to boost profits. The method benefits sweet corn beans cabbage tomatoes and other crops. Use with a cultivator five-hole drill or fertilizer bugle. Use ammonia rich fertilizer if growth is slow and high phosphoric acid for quicker maturity and better quality. In muck soil or root crops apply fertilizer with over two percent potash.
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