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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
7
C E Wales aged 81, a famed Iowa hotelier, died at his Dubuque home at 3:00 am. He started in Monticello, managed the Julian hotel, and for twelve years led his own Wales hotel. He leaves a wife and daughter Mrs Frank D Stout of Chicago.
The county court in Winthrop Missouri has issued licenses for four more saloons, bringing the town to six saloons and six wholesale liquor houses for a population of eighty three. Officials vow no more licenses, creating a tight cap with one liquors house per seven residents. Across the bridge in Atchison Kansas there are no saloons, and nighttime crossers head to Missouri for drinks.
Clear Lake Indiana saw hundreds of anglers on opening day May 17. Cold wind and rough water limited success. deep-water catches included pike and pickerel, while many fished shallower for perch. Locals expect good sport ahead.
The hood residence once owned by Mark Twain was given to Hannibal as a memorial by lawyer George A Mahan. The unpretentious Hill Street frame house, tied to Tom Sawyer era escapades, was purchased by Mr and Mrs Mahan and formally dedicated on May 7, 1912.
Mrs. Willis Van Inwegen of Bloomingburg New York says her small daughter recovered from chronic bronchitis after taking Vinci three times daily. She credits Vinci with boosting strength and blood while being pleasant for children, and offers a money back guarantee through Sherman Brothers, Washington Iowa.
The narrator portrays a husband who abandons home duties for rallies and events leaving his wife weary of his neglect. The piece mocks restless men and satirizes suffrage fervor, contrasting domestic longing with public performance and social complaint.
Fort Dodge Iowa May 17 managers of farmers elevators in eight counties report grain output will be the largest in years and crop conditions are excellent at this season. They meet here to discuss prospects and express enthusiasm over the outlook. Webster county apple crop is also expected to be the largest in history with fruit conditions favorable throughout the region.
In Sioux City Iowa May 16 the Eleventh district primary to choose a congressman heats up as incumbent Elbert H Hubbard and rival George C Scott tour the district. Hubbard seeks a fourth term citing his record while Scott attacks reciprocity and predicts a close, uncertain race once all precinct votes are in.
Benjamin Nichols, 57, a prominent Marshalltown resident and father of Dr. H. H. Nichols, ate mushrooms he gathered himself and died this morning. He had two brothers, S. J. and J. H. Nichols, who live in Des Moines.
Scientific American reports the Titanic lies at the sea bottom rather than suspended, clarifying confusion between water density and pressure. It notes pressure rises with depth, reaching about 6 000 pounds per square foot at 100 feet and 9 263.75 pounds at 150 feet with armored diving suits used by divers.
The text argues Titanic lies at 2000 fathoms and analyzes how water density changes with depth. It notes water is nearly incompressible, so a submerged air filled chamber would be crushed, causing displacement to shrink and the wreck to sink with increasing pressure.
A description explains that the substance becomes denser than water, so a solid block would weigh more at the sea bottom than at the surface due to compression and density changes.
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