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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
3
An international Firemen's Congress under the Imperial Russian Fire association opened in St Petersburg with delegations from over a score of nations. Salvage organizations architects engineers and firms in fire prevention are represented. An exhibition of fire and salvage devices and materials was also inaugurated.
At an International Congress on Navigation meeting in Philadelphia on May 24, delegates discuss whether most Europe to Asia traffic will move east via Suez or west via Panama. Proponents foresee Panama gaining major share while Suez may need widening and upgrades to stay competitive.
Galveston Texas May 25 The Great causeway between Galveston island and the mainland opened to public traffic amid a popular celebration that drew visitors from the Southwest The project completes ten years of protective works at a cost of ten million dollars and features a procession of hundreds of automobiles with the first car bearing distinguished guests of honor.
In Lima on May 25 voters chose a successor to President Augusto B. Leguia. With his term ending in September, the election pits three candidates in a heated campaign as Peru conducts the presidential vote today.
Digestit claims to digest all meals after consumption with two or three tablets, preventing distress and relieving indigestion instantly. The little tablet is easy to swallow and claimed harmless, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Lemmon's Pharmacy is mentioned as the retailer.
Messie Davis and Davis of Washington patent attorneys announce several Iowa patents granted this week. Inventors include D. J. Alston Keokuk with a currycomb. W. P. Bettendorf Bettendorf with a roof for cars. J. Brant Dubuque with an automatic air coupling. C. A. Devere Keokuk with a tire setting machine. J. W. Board Hocking with a boltless rail joint. A. K. Hanson Mason City with a ditching machine and tire distributor. J. J. Ings Cedar Falls with a snow fence. M. Nemes Fort Dodge with a squeezing and pressing device. A. Plagman Davenport with a power transmitting apparatus. K. A. Read Oskaloosa with a vehicle wheel. I. Remaly Roscoe with a fruit picker. H. Shipp Ida Grove with a pipe coupling. B. A. Stocking Newton with a wrench. R. Sybenga Pella with a trousers hanger. J. S. Tyler Boone with a track inspecting device. G. S. Welling Sioux City with a gravity motor. J. D. West Des Moines with sheet metal fish back for grain separators.
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