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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1912
Page
4
The Ohio constitutional convention adjourned sine die after a day of business. About a quarter of the propositions touched on judicial reforms. The municipal code received a move toward local self government. A proposed popular vote on granting full suffrage to women will be decided in July.
Sioux City hosts the annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus with first and second degree initiations starting today. Business sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday. E G Dunn of Mason City, a Democratic governor candidate, serves as state deputy and presides.
A brief want ad item appears in the Journal promising a chance to connect with readers seeking services or items. The notice hints at contact details and a quick response for interested parties.
The article explains bridge operations on great liners, detailing mechanical and electrical control systems. It describes engine room and steering telegraphs, visible dials, and the British admiralty system, plus independent navigating telephones and fog signals to detect ships and icebergs at sea.
George Borup, a Yale geology postgraduate and track athlete, drowned when his canoe overturned near New London. He had joined Peary on his polar expedition and later contributed notable photographs and a breezy written account of the journey.
Army Signal Corps researchers in Washington perfect a compact wireless telegraph set. The receiver and transmitter weigh 25.5 pounds in a 15 by 16 by 15 inch box, plus a 26 pound generator. It claims 25 miles range on land and 60 miles at sea, with air use still untested. Major Charles Mek Saltzman led the effort for the Aeronautical Division.
The year expedition led by Yale’s Professor Hiram Bingham will study the Andean region where bones under a glacier suggest a minimum age of 2000 years. Geological work and relic discoveries will illuminate South American human history and precede architectural remains of local civilization.
A Canadian government marine official estimates the Titanic lies at least two miles deep, about 500 miles from Halifax and south of the Grand Banks. The deathbed is said to be midway between Sable Island and Cape Race, near dangerous sands that might have offered safety if time had allowed.
The Chicago branch of the Drama League of America announced a theater devoted to plays for children as part of a broader effort to cultivate a national taste for better drama. Members said children offer a better field for shaping impressions and that great criticism requires great plays.
United States natural gas production reaches over 500 billion cubic feet per year marking a new production milestone. The figure underscores expanding energy output and domestic supplies across major basins.
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