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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
4
Paris reports that after extensive testing France has abandoned liquid air as a warfare explosive due to extreme sensitivity to shock. Early trials showed immense power, but sudden drops or jolts could trigger detonation, wiping out targets and endangering crews.
Three carpenters died after inhaling fumes from rat fumigation aboard the Leyland line steamship Devonian. Three others from the same crew were overcome while trying to rescue them. William E. Sterling and Daniel Dempsey died on the deck. William L. Sterling, foreman, died in hospital. Port authorities directed the fumigation under IMMC supervision.
Tokyo observes a formal installation of Iirohito as crown prince heir to Emperor Yoshihito. The ceremony includes Shinto rites at kamiko dokoro, a state reception, imperial banquet, dances and music, with lantern processions honoring the future monarchs.
Montclair New Jersey state board of public utility commissioners rules require cars to pick up passengers at all streets. The order affects street routes and transit operations in the area.
A Kentucky born United States marine named George Washington parades down Broad street in Philadelphia wearing a sharp shooter medal. He recounts dramatic deeds on shell torn battlefields in France to an enraptured crowd, then confuses the audience by claiming the events occurred there.
Achille Joseph Oishei formerly Hoschek, a Brooklyn lawyer, claims $500000 based on reverting to the Hoschek name found in documents after his mother's death. He says the family bore Hoschek for 1,200 years and sought to claim an Italian estate linked to that name. County Judge Fawcett granted permission to resume the old surname.
Highland Kansas Miss Ella Eaton will teach in Metcalf Arizona next year and receive a five dollar monthly bonus if she remains unmarried through the school term next spring. Metcalf has struggled to hire teachers after mid semester, prompting the incentive. Steer Lived Six Weeks on Roots in Kentucky. Charles Benton thought his steer was missing, found it in a farm sinkhole after six weeks, weighing about 600 pounds instead of 1000.
The Public Service Railway must terminate its skip stop method on the Bloomfield avenue lines after Verona and western Essex towns requested it and local governing bodies agreed. The board lamented lack of cooperation from municipalities and noted that fewer stops speed operations and shorten travel times.
A Christian Herald note recalls a classroom moment where a student defines the phrase Fle is come of high degree as meaning his parents were both gentle men. The exchange highlights era language and social signaling in schooling.
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