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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
5
A crowded Tidal Basin skating scene yesterday drew hundreds of skaters including society leaders and diplomats. Notable attendees named George von Ts Meyer and others enjoyed on ice antics while officials kept the area safe. Snow removal helped maintain smooth ice as crowds swelled.
A fragmentary note outlines an Esperanto advocacy plan tied to a pamphlet titled A Glu reRgperant. It hints at a general synopsis of grim war and mentions House of Representatives resolution backing this campaign. It's a cautious push to test the practicality of the language.
Fire swept two rooms of Brightwood School on Georgia Avenue and Pratols Sloot northwest last night forcing pupils to temporary attendance at other schools. Damage about 2500 dollars. causes under investigation with two blazes reported. Pupils and teachers evacuated. classes to resume elsewhere pending repairs.
In court a clerk accused of selling air rifles to youths under 16 faced charges after a boy was shot in the thumb during an incident in the courtroom. The judge ruled the weapon could not be deemed dangerous. the shooter was hospitalized and the case proceeded. Funeral notices for William Noyes list relatives across several cities.
A mass meeting at the old Masonic Temple on Ninth and F Streets North West discussed universal transfers in the District. W A Foster led arrangements with speakers including Senators Works and Clapp and Representatives Togdbier Anderson George Hamilton and Gregg. Legislative leaders from the Central Labor Union and citizens associations will present arguments as the Senate District committee meets today.
Funeral services for Joseph Wallery Wall, who died at home in Hull side, will be held at Rock Creek Chapel at 1 o'clock this morning. He rose from private to lieutenant in the oil war, served in government work until three years ago, and was a Maine native. Honorary pallbearers include Maj T Williams, Capt Saxton, Capt FE McNalty, Frent A Maxwell, Dr JK Gleeson, and others. The Loyal Legion plans to send a delegation of officers to attend.
A dramatic weather bulletin warns of a powerful cold front invading the northern lakes and central regions from the northwest, with below freezing temperatures and snow in the east. Frigid winds sweep toward the Missouri Valley and Texas panhandle, with warnings issued from Arkansas to the Atlantic coast and rain turning to snow in the mid Atlantic and New England areas by Friday.
Navy yard machinists fail to receive a response as Assistant Secretary Winthrop explains ongoing inquiries into labor conditions at other yards. Executives meet to await a final ruling, while a mass meeting is planned to push for Taft's intervention. War Department arsenals oppose the Taylor system, with Secretary Stimson and Gen Crozier reviewing objections and scheduling a further discussion next week.
Manila January reports say the transport Logan will not depart until Friday with the first battalion of the thirteenth United States infantry aboard. Barracks have been rented at Tianjin for the unit and guards along the Tangshan to Lanzhou railway will be needed. In Turkestan, mutinous Chinese troops aided by Manchu leaders killed and displaced officials, prompting a cynical crackdown and shifting regional power. Admiral Murdock is expected to assist the landing at Chin Wang Tao. The mission includes hospital detachments and a small marine gun platoon under Maj James M Arrasmith.
Thomas H Garrison of Mount Rainier Md arrested James Ilarrison Ritchie after a chase spanning Nework Philadelphia Baltimore. Ritchie charged with stealing $50 worth of jewelry from Mrs Warren Wimpe of Mount Rainier. He allegedly confessed to the theft and was arraigned before Justice Robert Joyce, held on bond, with authorities saying he pawned a diamond brooch and gold watch in the city and hid the rest.
Dr Foss J Wilson of 81 Teenth Street Northwest was rushed to Lmergents Hospital after an overdose of morphine administered by a physician on Wednesday. After hours of treatment he was reported out of danger and to be on the way home. His wife Nils Wilson attempted to rouse him in the morning and called an ambulance when home remedies failed.
An invitation was extended to the military naval and river and harbor committees of Congress and to government officials to attend a Key West celebration on January 2 marking the opening of the 100 mile stretch of overseas railroad built by the Florida East Coast Railway. American and foreign troops and diplomatic and consular representatives are expected to participate.
Morgan and Shuster depart Teheran for Europe via Battum and the Black Sea route. He accuses the cabinet of seeking humiliation and says no steps were taken to relieve him of duties after the national council was abolished. The Persian consuls are deemed unable to manage treasury, and a commission has resigned. control may pass to Mr Morna rd. Reports say the chief mullah at Isfahan advocates a holy war.
Orders issued to the infantry brigade at Ahmadnagar to hold itself in readiness to march to Persia. Reports warn of dangers to travelers on southern Persia trade routes, prompting this immediate readiness in British India.
John Grier Hibben, a 61 year old professor of logic and philosophy at Princeton, was elected the fourteenth president by unanimous vote of the trustees. He succeeds Woodrow Wilson, who left to pursue the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor. Hibben, a Princeton alumnus of 1878 and faculty since 1891, was long favored to lead, with strong support from alumni and graduates.
In Burlington on January 1 a Vermont lecture stressed humane farm housing. Dr Warvey Wo Wile of the U S Department of Agriculture argued that a bathtub with hot and cold running water in farm houses is as important as cows and not more costly to provide.
News notes the wedding of Mrs Anne Banks Waedonald, daughter of the late Robert Walonwd, to Lieut James Reynous of the Philippines Scouts. Lieut Reynous, an officer in the District National Guard, received his commission and the ceremony is described with local-interest details.
Report from Hamilton Bermuda dated January 21 notes United States scout Kaiser Birmingham arriving and 14 ships in dock. Destroyer McCall laid up at St Georges and torpedo boat destroyers Drayton Burrows Solace evacuated. Paulding and McCall to sail to New York Navy Yard for repairs then coal at Hampton Roads before Key West. Fifth division to coal at Hampton Roads while others head to Guantanamo Indian lands discussed in coal and asphalt land bill.
A fragmented note profiles Foot Mars yn knilish as a remarkable writer of nature stories. Paul Brarraac is praised as a skilled mustritor of animal life with a signature style.
Des Moines council imposed a public dance hall ordinance forbidding the Grizzly Bear the Turkey Trot and the Moonlight Waltz. Police cadets will supervise dances and arrest violations. Hall owners must fund a weekly police trust and an annual tax of 3100.
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as improving blood quality and composition. It also promotes Saxarsets chocolate tablets as a daily remedy, claiming benefits in overall vitality.
Justice William R Day of the Supreme Court will depart Canton Monday to resume his duties in Washington. He will be accompanied by his son Rufus Day and family who will reside in Washington. Day has been detained since the summer due to the illness of Mrs Day, which ended in her death last Friday.
Shipping notices describe movements of several ocean steamers including routes from New York to Southampton and Bremen Princes ship movements toward Havre and London with ports and sailings referenced in terse telegraph style.
Public notice details the Continental Tram Company proposed for formation under federal statutes, listing incorporators and trustees, memoranda of meetings, and intent to obtain a charter. It references removal filings and distribution of trustee responsibilities, with dates and involved parties including individuals and firms in Washington D.C. and New York.
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