Eight Hour Law Upheld in District Court Ruling
Justice McCoy upholds the constitutionality of the eight hour law restricting work for women in the District. The case, stirred by Basil Earnshaw of Congress Hall Hotel, tests the act’s reach. Following the ruling, Brownlow plans active enforcement with Florence Kelly and Constance Leupp consulting.
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Justice McCoy
District Supreme Court
Basil B. Earnshaw
Congress Hall Hotel Corporation
A. S. Worthington
McCoy
California
United States Supreme Court
Hughes
Syme
District Court
Brownlow
Board of Commissioners
Florence Kelly
National Consumers’ League
Constance Leupp
Consumers’ League
Woodward
Court pledges strict law enforcement after Supreme Court ruling
The city officials vow no more delays and announce immediate action against violators. Corporation Counsel Syme notes the Supreme Court’s favorable ruling confirms the law’s constitutionality and urges prompt enforcement despite an appeal noted by the complainant.
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Corporation
Syme
Supreme Court
Newcomer Again In Charge Of District Water Works
Lieut Col Henry C Newcomer U S A and engineer board member takes over the District water supply and river harbor projects for the third time in recent years He succeeds Brig Gen Harry F Hodges who is moved to line command Gen William L Sibert also shifts from Cincinnati to army line with Maj James P Jervey filling temporary gap at Hodges post
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Henry C. Newcomer
Harry F. Hodges
Corps of Engineers
Newcomer
Col. Langfitt
Southeast Engineering Division
Maj. Katz
Hodges
William L. Sibert
Cincinnati
James P. Jervey
Pacific
Sibert
Coast Defense
Fort Totten, N. Y
Unusual Marriage Request at City Hall
Bennett Wills of New York City aged four and Grace California Moser 21 of this city sought a civil wedding by a justice of the peace but none was available. Clerk Kroll arranged a standard ceremony instead with Rev H Schroeder of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Moser is the daughter of Rev Jacob S Moser of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest and Wills’ father is a retired Lutheran minister in Frederick County Maryland.
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Kroll
City Hall
Bennett Wills
New York City
Grace California Moser
Justice of the Peace
H. Schroeder
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jacob S. Moser
Massachusetts Avenue
Wits
Frederick County
Mid
Record Flight Sets World Mile High Mark
Official War Department reports from San Diego detail Lieut KE Q Jones and two army aviation passengers exceeding the 1913 German record by 22 minutes with a seven hour five minute flight. Jones ascended at 10 02 p m and remained aloft until 5 07 p m in an Army rebuilt aeroplane.
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War Department
KE. Q. Jones
Army Aviation Squad
San Diego
Cal
Germany
Lieut. Jones
Army Aeronautical Engineers
Vote Standing Shows Wide Interest in Pathescope Contest
The vote standings in today’s Post Pathescope competition reveal strong school participation and shifting rankings as subscriptions replace coupon votes. St Mary’s Academy Alexandria St Cecilia’s and Brookland S N remain steady while many schools gain rapidly, with deductions and new supporters noted among Dent Pathe scope Club members and Washington Collegiate.
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Alexandria
St. Cecilia’s
Brookland Schnors
Dent Pathescope Club
Win Fushein
Jessie Ryan
Dent School
Washington Collegiate
Bombay
India
William Robert Smith, Jr
Allan Reeside
Ten Eyck Wendell
Abbott
Adams
Amidon
Bell
Banneker
Blake
Brentwood
Brookland
Chevy Chase Carne
Grover Clevelan Cooke
Dennison
Pent
Eaton
Hekington
Fredericksburg
Gage
Garrison
Harrison
Hyattsville
Hyde
Triaculate Conception
Langdon
M Street High
Fetworth School
St Augustine's
St. Hilda's
St. John’s
Tower School
Towers
Twining
Tyler
Webb School
Washington
Music selection prompts travelogue with familiar tunes
The piece lists operatic numbers and songs like Home Sweet Home and The Star Spangled Banner, asking how the familiar melody of Home Sweet Home sounds to a traveler in nations including England Germany Spain Austria China and America, ending with a finale.
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Venice
Busnos Ayres
England
Germany
Spain
Austria
Chima
America
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