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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1911
Page
5
Five of eleven cars on a special express train from Seattle carried human hair imported from China for curls and puffs. The shipment follows the imperial edict to cut off queues.
A Constantinople dispatch says Italian forces suffered a disastrous reverse near Tripoli. Reconnoitering too far from base, they clashed with Turkish forces and were forced to retreat, leaving 100 dead on the battlefield.
Twelve foreign miners perished when a blast breached a partition between shafts at the Wharton Steel company mine in Hibernia New Jersey. Water flooding from an old shaft engulfed the gallery where the workers toiled, with foreman Davis Slaight dying while attempting to aid his crew.
A group proclaims Bernardo Reyes president and a force of about 200 mounted men from Tapijulapa rides to assist in Teapa Tabasco as the government fears a wider uprising in Tabasco and Southern Yucatan.
Report from Torio dated October 24 notes Chinese merchants in Peking claim Japan incited the revolution to block the American European loan. Revolutionary circles allege Japan aids the imperial government, triggering anti Japanese sentiment and a boycott in South China. Some charges say the United States backed the revolt by demanding railway loans.
Denver dog catcher Herman Carn reached his two thousandth bite incident on October 25. He treated the wound with carbolic acid and kept working, saying dog bites are nothing and he would rather have them than mosquito bites. He lists various breeds among his bites.
Carn, a former St. Louis dog catcher now in Denver, has kept a record of his bite incidents. Only one dog caused serious trouble, an ill-bred pup that sank its fangs into Carn’s nose. He notes his ongoing tolerance for such encounters.
Eugene Ely, famed aviator, died at the Georgia state fairgrounds after his plane failed to lift from a steep dip and plunged fifty feet. He nearly cleared the track before a desperate leap. multiple fractures and a final collapse followed. He whispered that he had lost control and was dying.
Whittier reports a record walnut delivery to the Los Nietos Walnut association on Friday. Mrs. Ellen King of Sorensen lane delivered a load weighing between five and six tons, valued at $1,500, hauled by four mules to the association house.
Sam P. Davis of Nevada proposes a three year project to recreate Yankee Bar Hangtown Poverty Flat and other era camps for the Panama California International Exposition. The plan includes a gulch for gold washing a dancing hall shooting galleries and period gambling layouts with daily stagecoaches. Davis aims to gather historical objects and fill acres of canyon space as a major outdoor exhibit. The exposition site will also showcase over one million plants for a premier horticultural display.
Sacramento October 25 Edison predicts a two year shift in oil use driven by gasoline demand and byproducts He notes progress in diesel powered ships and naval fuel stations on the Pacific coast credits mineralogist Lewis Aubury for advocating California oil in the navy, and highlights growing gas production from oil and electric heat applications.
A man named Ryan died under curious circumstances in Dublin a few days ago while making a coffin. He was found lying beneath a long board intended to be the coffin lid.
Short, thick curls are described as a sign of natural strength in this note on hair. The text links hair texture to vigor, suggesting cultural beliefs about physical power linked to hair appearance.
Bradstreet reports little overall change in trade trends for the past week. Retail business in large cities grows with cooler weather, though rain hampers shopping in the Northwest and Atlantic coast, and low cotton prices dampen Southern trade. Interior districts show slow retail activity while dry goods and leather trade stay active.
Expert on explosives George W. Inge investigates an alleged dynamite plot on El Capitan bridge. He says twenty one sticks were placed to wreck the stone abutments and endanger the Taft presidential special train, but the dynamite failed to explode. The incident involved Gomez the bridge walker and section foreman Brown. The president’s train crossed the bridge at 5:31 a m without disaster.
More than 125 000 sacks of beans are stored in Palms Sawtelle and Santa Monica warehouses awaiting eastern markets. The stock accounts for about 75 percent of the bay district crop and the season's crop is larger than any prior year.
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