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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
Glenn Curtiss recounts the first public aeroplane flight in the United States. Baldwin piloted a Curtiss machine that rose six to seven feet before crashing on its side after a wing failure. The ordeal lasted about twenty seconds, but marked America's initial heavier‑than‑air flight achievement.
The Lonsville Courier Journal reports a brief diner exchange where a man compliments a waitress and she retorts with a sharp demand for details about his ten cent order. The snippet hints at local color and sharp wit in a casual cafe setting.
In an oral meeting the new mayor received mixed proposals on economy. Washington Ferrid and Watletree urged three cheers, while Hi mam Waffle counseled two, stressing pledge to economy along the line.
A survey describes international boundaries from the Pillars of Farewell between Russia and Siberia to the St Lawrence and Great Lakes borders. It notes practical markers along Canada and the Rhine crossing between Hanover and Holland, with mixed natural and man made demarcations and varying guard lengths.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report describes Maltese women abroad wearing black robes and silk mantles that cover the head and body. The silk headpiece with whalebone keeps the veil from eyes while one hand steadies the front. some women reveal a face briefly. The mulatto-tinged complexion and funerallike streets are noted as Malta’s customs.
Washington report notes the Kenyon-Sanders liquor bill provokes cautious support and fierce opposition as it could reshape interstate shipments and empower federal regulation. It also recaps a House exchange about the Dawes commission continuity and its long hold on government appointments.
Senate debated a tax on stock sales as Cummins introduced the bill. Willam Winkfield testified on Archbold letters in the campaign funds inquiry. House considered miscellaneous legislation. A contest notice was filed by F Leonard Jr against W M Chandler in New York's nineteenth district. The money trust panel heard G W Richardson on William Rockefeller. Ways and Means reviewed the sugar tariff.
Washington January 16 The Pujo committee votes that W Rockefeller will not be required to appear in Washington before the money trust committee. His testimony will be taken under a special arrangement later at a city to be named, following Dr Richardson's report on his physical condition after examining him at Miami Florida.
New York market data shows butter cheese eggs potatoes corn hay and live poultry prices and receipts across scales and grades. Pittsburgh stockyards list cattle sheep lambs hogs and specialty items with price ranges and market activity.
Arnold Bennett vents at Paris bureaucracy in Metropolitan about the long, ceremonial process to turn on gas for a new tenant. A municipal clerk and roomful of officials treat a simple request as a formal investigation, delaying service.
A whimsical reader asks playful, paradoxical questions about weathercocks stars buckets chimneys soot pugs and dogs in a lighthearted London Answers column style. The piece invites curiosity and humorous inquiry without firm scientific answers.
The article notes Greek figures appear taller and more graceful than modern ones. It says modern artists heighten the upright figure about seven and a half head lengths, while Greeks used eight, lengthening the shin and knee to heel sweep to enhance grace and dignity. It compares this plan to Lord Leighton’s paintings for similar effects.
Thomas Welsh told the Textile Congress in Hawick Scotland how the Garry River bed in Killiecrankie yields granite porphyry and jasper in rich red gray and green mottled patterns. He described heather mixtures as sought by sportsmen for ground color likeness. The first bulk tweed order from Peebles was six black and white checks.
The piece notes how an English tax on auctioneers began at £5 and rose to £10 under Peel, who then exempted them from license fees for beer and spirits sold at auction. As a result, auctioneers across the country conducted beer and spirits sales for themselves until the practice was curtailed in 18.
A fragment suggests London housing stock could accommodate more people than Switzerland has. The note hints at the efficiency or size of London’s residences, implying a comparison of city housing capacity to a European population benchmark.
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