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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
8
M Helles of France breaks his own record for distance and time by flying 1253 kilometers in 14 hours 7 minutes to win the Michelin cup challenge at Mourmelon. The feat surpasses his 746 miles in fifteen hours set August 26.
The American mission at Wuhu reports 100000 drowned as Yangtse floods breach banks. The disaster is the worst in years with over 95 percent of crops ruined across affected areas.
Publishers of the 125th New York city directory report Manhattan and the Bronx at 2,830,000, up nearly 95,000 from 1910 federal census. If borough increases hold, New York's total would reach about 4,900,000, though suburban growth varies.
Cheering church members set fire to the town's pool hall after piling its furniture in the street and oiling it. The church then purchased the property and the council passed an ordinance banning pool halls within the city.
In Lima on September 12 the Democratic ballots for November 8 show Hetty Green as the fourth ward council candidate. The canvass finds Green with two votes, while all other candidates have at most one. no official primary candidates were named by the party.
In Newburgh New York mice disrupted West Shore yard electrical switchboards twice in a week causing short circuits and electrical failures. Electricians labored two days to restore service and repairs ran to several hundred dollars. Train service was delayed by about 300 hours in total.
In Oporto on September 13, government agents seized immense chests of treasure during a raid. The operation involved local authorities uncovering a hidden hoard believed connected to a larger antique-smuggling network. Details on value and further arrests were not disclosed.
An inventory of church property in the cathedral basement uncovers vast wealth hidden for centuries. Gold ingots plates and ruby studded ornaments fill chests with pure gold altar furniture. Authorities expect the treasure may revert to the state under separation law.
Paris report from Rouen describes a butterfly invasion as insects of various sizes swarm around two large arc lamps in Pont Corneille square. The air near the lamps is so filled with butterflies that distant observers liken the scene to a heavy snow storm.
Ottawa dispatch notes both Laurier and Borden claiming victory as Canada primes ahead of September 21 vote. Liberals defend ties to Britain while Conservatives stress sentimental appeal. Taft Clark Hill and others are quoted to argue annexation is the motive behind reciprocity.
Catania reports Mount Etna’s renewed activity with two new craters forming about 8,000 feet above sea level. A smoke cloud and continuous ashes, plus quakes every five to ten minutes, alarm surrounding villages.
The passage notes that getting into debt resembles falling into a well with the real challenge lying in escaping it. It emphasizes that the main difficulty is not the accumulation but the repayment process and the effort required to regain footing.
Adjutant General A F Forbes of the California national guard estimates about 10 000 high school cadet members will form across the state this fall. He reports letters from every high school asking for organization information and will mail a pamphlet to 200 requesting schools.
The California state highway commission began a session in Sacramento with all commissioners present. They authorized mailing 100 letters to civic bodies and opened an inquiry into the breadth of its powers while discussing plans to float the $18,000,000 approved by voters for a state highway system.
A three day forest fire front reaches the outskirts of Novato eleven miles north of San Rafael. Deer flee the blaze as ranches grain fields and timbered lands burn along a ten mile stretch. County supervisors have been appealed for aid for fighting parties and relief.
William Cranston reports a hidden Colorado river flow enlarging the Salton Sea area. He cites an engineer who found water entering a large underground hole two miles north of Volcano Lake, below Yuma. The nearby old lake is nearly dry and thousands of fish are dying.
Adjutant General Forbes of the California national guard will conduct tests of motorcycles motor trucks and wireless communications in a war game from Friday through Monday in the Marin hills. About 1000 guardsmen from the fifth infantry coast artillery hospital and signal corps will participate with potential adoption as regular equipment if proven useful.
On Saturday afternoon a neighborhood group formed a vigilance committee and armed themselves to scour the countryside. They beat the area in a systematic search and plan to continue day and night toward the sand hills miles from the crime scene.
Prohibition forces launch a county wide campaign to close wineries outside incorporated cities in all five supervisorial districts. Signatures from the fourth district in Ontario and Upland areas have been filed, with emphasis on wineries in the second and fourth districts where much liquor is said to be sold to nearby towns.
Governors from multiple states open the annual conference at Spring Lake New Jersey to discuss public utility regulation employers liability inheritance taxes prison labor and uniform divorce laws. Plans include a state data library headquarters and a permanent control bureau to share information and publish bulletins.
A historical note reports that a long standing Japanese proverb warning against trusting women is falling out of favor as Western influence grows. The remark reflects shifting attitudes toward gender and family roles in modern Japan.
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