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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1911
Page
31
A reinforced concrete whirlpool bath tank is planned for Brighton Beach at Coney Island next summer. The 61 foot diameter tank will be 7 feet 9 inches deep with a revolving bottom platform driven by a 40 horsepower motor. It will whirl 175000 gallons of water to mimic a real whirlpool.
A long feature on stool pigeons, ex criminals used by police, citing Vidocq and Vidocq’s successors. Describes cases in New York with Pale-faced watcher, Slim, Whitey Richards, and Detective Valley. Discusses reasons, dangers, and global use, from Paris to Montreal, with praise and condemnation of informers.
A department store clerk describes a woman who allegedly used a one cent purchase to arrange delivery to Tottenville with payment on collection. The incident centers on a suspicious tax or fee claim and the clerk notes the deliberate misdirection of the low value item.
An old style piece recalls early baseball tricks with gloves resin and balsam not allowed in 1882 Buffalo and Cleveland umpire schemes. It shifts to a broader survey of bravery in medicine with surgeons risking their lives during operations including a Chicago teen and a Maine case.
A young man on a New York City subway was run over but urged medics to cut off his leg without waiting for the wrecking crew. Surgeons praised his nerve, comparing it to feats of courage on sinking ships or burning mines, and noted such fortitude is rarer after anesthesia became common.
Rockville Center Herald defends its duty to publish news without fear or favor after a reader complains about a named person in a police blotter item. The editor says the paper will continue to publish as it finds it, despite criticism.
A compact steel subway car, only 7 ft 6 in high and 18 ft wide, claims to greatly reduce subway construction costs. Measuring 58 ft long, 6 ft 6 in wide inside, and 6 in above rail, it runs between tracks with a curtain exterior. It uses a central brake cylinder and 65 psi air, and its design aims for a shallow tunnel that can dip below sewers, minimizing excavation and cost.
A colorful survey contrasts modern temperance with ancient excesses. It traces drink habits from Caesar and Nero through Tiberius and Caligula, noting lavish feasts, huge wine flows, and the social prestige of indulgence, while highlighting shifting moral attitudes toward drinking.
An Austrian Polish performer named Nordini astonishes spectators in New York and London by stopping his heart for over 20 seconds and controlling his pulse. He can harden or relax every muscle involuntarily, claims underwater endurance of six to eight minutes, and envisions a box burial test. Nordini, 37, advocates a full musculoskeletal mastery through a new physical culture system.
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