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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1910

Page

2

Man Predicts Future Ice Age and Wind Fuel Revolution

Dr Harvey Wiley spoke to a Masonie Temple secular league audience predicting that millions of years hence humans will face freezing conditions. He argued air can supply heat and fuel, with wind power harnessed by future companies, while urging conservation and improved agricultural yields to feed a growing population. He urged better diet economy for workers and rejected universal socialism in favor of earned, not confiscated, wealth.

Harvey Masonie Temple Wiey Wiley Whey

Taft to rule on lid in Minnesota liquor crackdown

President Taft will decide this week whether federal power will keep its ban on liquor in Minnesota’s Indian country. Anti drinking groups and religious organizations press to keep the ban, while Gov. Eberhart and Minnesota lawmakers resist lifting the order. Uncle Sam enforces prohibition under Indian treaties, which cover most of Minnesota except a few counties near St Paul, risking a broad dry area unless Taft acts to modify or abrogate the treaties.

Taft Minnesota International Reform Bureau R. A Ballinger Interior Eberhart Congress Uncle Bam St. Paul

Mount Vernon Site Fight Sparks Senate Action

A heated debate over placing a reform institution near Mount Vernon ignites a Washington controversy. Mount Vernon Ladies Society opposes the 12,000 acre Virginia site bought for 22 dollars an acre, urging Congress to block the location while promising an investigation and possible relocation.

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Avalanches Threaten Sidestreets Prompt Roof Cleanup Ordinance

Alexandria council plans a January vote on an ordinance to remove snow from roofs that slope toward streets or install snow guards. Several incidents alert residents as avalanches narrowly miss pedestrians, stores, and a parked launch on ice near the Potomac. Reports detail a child saved from a roof avalanche, barriers set on sidewalks, and multiple near-misses with icy debris.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Wilmer Scott South Lee Street

Norris for Judge ship and Mexican mine killing

President Taft considers Nebraska insurgent Representative Norris for the Eighth Circuit seat to replace Justice Van Devanter while Senator Burkett doubts insurgent endorsement. If Norris declines, Ralph Breckenridge may be offered the vacancy. In Durango, Sam McClelland, mine owner, was shot and killed by Raul Esgara. Esgara escaped.

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Gibbons Endorses Catholic Educational Review Start

Cardinal Gibbons approves the Catholic University move to publish the Catholic Educational Review beginning January. The board of editors includes Mgr Shahan, Rev. William Lerby, Thomas Shields, Edward A Pace, and Rev. Father McCormick. The periodical will cover Catholic education, schools, and current educational topics to aid teachers and uphold Catholic principles nationwide.

Cardinal Gibbons Catholic University

Hat afire as she walks Miss Burns loses hat to cigar blast

Miss Katherine Burns, 14, of 748 Seventh Street Southeast, walked on Pennsylvania Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets when a smoker tossed burning debris from a second story window. A cigar stub in her feathered picture hat set the hat on fire, prompting bystanders to shout warnings and the girl to tear the hat off and fling it into the street.

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Weather conditions and daily tide table report

Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau with details on a Manitoba disturbance moving to Lake Superior, widespread rain and snow, and variable temperatures across regions. Local readings show temperatures from midnight to 6 p m and a 7 5 degree maximum. tide table lists high and low tides for the day. The Harpers Ferry Shenandoah rivers are reported as clear and frozen over.

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