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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
5
The report outlines proposed changes to enlistment periods and officer staffing, aiming to expand duties of training schools and consolidate corps. It notes likely impacts on personnel and the need for reallocation across departments, with emphasis on aligning officer strength and wartime mobilization measures.
Representative Kateplnal of Louisiana yesterday introduced a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue land scrip for 38457 acres in the United States original grants. It cites the 970 arpents granted Capt Dahlgren to Daniel Urquhart and 6470 arpents front as of January. The bill would allow scrip issued on a land valuation with Dahlgren at 20 an acre, the same as military.
Navy Secretary creates an advisory council of senior officers including Swift Fletcher and Potter to guide reform and boost efficiency. Congress is expected to authorize the council’s role as the 1100 census clerks face dismissal and work slows on key decennial projects.
Slafe saved by Georgetown University Hospital surgeons after a string of icy street accidents. A 19 year old boy missed a Georgetown car and fell unconscious near Thirty sixth Street and Prowpect. rushed to Rocketown University Hospital in critical condition, later reported out of danger. Multiple injuries include a broken shoulder and facial cuts from slips on ice covered streets.
Reported conditions across the Rocky Mountains to the northern plains show cooler upper air and moderate temperatures with possible flurries in the northern regions. Central and southern areas expect variable winds, with damp conditions along the Atlantic coast and a trend toward cooler temperatures in the Northwest by Friday.
Skaters enjoyed thick ice on the tidal basin with hundreds on the surface by early afternoon. Snow cleared by volunteers yesterday morning left the basin ready for recreation as temperatures rose and conditions stabilized for winter skating.
Col Koerper, a retired Army officer aged 76, died yesterday at Woodly Hospital after chronic bronchitis. He is survived by his wife and two daughters Miss Inna Boerper and Mrs Thomas Snowden, and two sons Conrad L Boerper and Jr Boerper of Savannah, Georgia.
Judge Mulloway in the poller court yesterday ruled that a sale to youths under age was not valid due to technicalities. Scott, a department store salesman, faced charges for violating the sexie wags but was released on a legal technicality.
President Walter S Hutchins asserts Washington did more in 1911 to prevent cruelty and punish offenders than any city, urging expansion of funds and staff. The three hundred plus attendees hear from Gen John C Bloch and Rev Dr Wallice Radcliffe on humane work, with calls for free dispensary, animal shelter, and ambulances.
Vermonter 19 years older and Utah colleague fifty to their credit joint birthday observance at Senator Smoot residence in Connecticut Avenue. Both senators Reed and Page were honored with two large cakes and surprise gifts. Music and songs followed dinner as the two families and few guests shared a convivial evening, cementing a friendship between the statesmen.
The Philadelphia financier Thomas saauercas married Salome Fetter of Philadelphia in a morning ceremony at her home performed by an Episcopal clergyman. The event drew guests from business and education circles, with remarks noting his prior marriages and a speech by a local driver.
The Roe reaches Norfolk Navy Yard after weathering a gale of hundred mile per hour winds. The destroyer McCall and torpedo boat destroyer teams faced a brutal storm with reports of 100 foot waves and no sleep for days. The McCall, towed toward Bermuda, will head to Norfolk after temporary repairs. The Connecticut and Birmingham accompany, with Guantanamo on deck for further moves as Fifth Division heads to coal.
Fragmented notice lists a sale of various household items and pets from Toorak area. Names such as J LEO KOLE and Ne Boney appear among unreadable OCR fragments. The readable portions indicate a mix of goods and potential dates or lot references.
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