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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
4
The Washington Gazette dated Saturday December 31 1910 carries a small public notice section with standard notices and brief local updates. Details are fragmentary but reflect routine legal and civic notices typical of the era.
Senator Beveridge vows to push the Lorimer investigation to reveal the true character of the Illinois senator. Aviator Hoxsey breaks a height record near Los Angeles as crowds await new sky-piloting feats. A Indianapolis doctor offers pneumonia prevention advice and local business notes recount factory moves and labor unrest in Washington Indiana.
A Toledo meeting outlines a bill to unite Bell, Mogan and Independent telephone interests in Ohio. The plan would appoint a three member governor’s commission to regulate rates, service, and accounts, with eventual transfer to a state utilities body. Two or more city plants may merge, but rate increases require governor approval.
The article notes that York will receive 80000 as part of the remaining 100000 due him from the government for his work, designated as a New Year's gift.
Professor Hamilton of Tufts argues unwedded women teachers harm the formative period for girls. He says long exposure to unmarried middle aged women limits breadth of outlook and that married or widowed teachers may provide a healthier atmosphere in lower and preparatory schools.
In Los Angeles and New Orleans on December 29, the first aeroplane derby saw England and France defeat the United States. Janos Radley in a Bleriot monoplane beat Eugene Ely and Phil Parmalee, finishing eight and three quarters miles in 9 minutes 15 1 5 seconds at around Khanen miles per hour. Curtiss notes racing will supersede exhibitions. Rene Simon set a monoplanes record at fifty horsepower, circling a mile track in 57 seconds against gusty winds.
Lilly Mc Dowell, jailed in St. Louis on charges of stealing jewelry valued at about 75,000 from multiple homes where she worked for attorney H. C. Hoteau Dyer. Dyer has attached a 12,000 savings account at a Pittsburgh bank, with Ira J. Nic of Chicago cited as informing the arrest and also filing an attachment. Detectives pursue wider inquiries into additional bank accounts.
A public letter to President Taft by Secretary Meyer faced derision from aides who called its rationale for army issues unworthy of serious consideration. The White House disclosed the document yesterday amid controversy over military reforms and leadership comments.
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