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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1912
Page
1
The article reports a call by a leader to pursue government ownership after a long study of Europe and Japan. It argues government control has satisfied hundreds of millions and would expand federal payrolls, cut public expenses, and generate profit.
Details estimate United States telegraph plan costs at 250 million dollars with 100000 civilians added to federal service. It claims one third rate reductions, more post offices linked to telegraphs, and predicts success under government control. Notes historical government operation of franks from 1844 to 1847 and Congress authority over existing lines.
Postmaster General Hitchcock recommends likely Congress action on government acquisition of telegraph lines and operation under postal service, arguing lower rates and wider facilities. He cites foreign examples of government control and notes potential benefits for rural and small towns.
The latest census figures show about 100000 people connected with U S telegraph firms. The appraised value of proposed systems is conjectural but near 250000000. Experts on the proposal believe existing telegraph rates could be reduced by at least one third for the public while investment and operation remain profitable to the government.
Rev Joseph R. Smith of Sewanee was bound over to the April term of federal court for making moonshine whisky. At a preliminary hearing he pleaded guilty. He led three small Sewanee area churches and kept a wildcat still in a smokehouse near his parsonage, an arson case tied to an all night pursuit. He said he did not know it violated law to make whisky but admitted giving some to members for medicinal use.
Rumors circulate in diplomatic circles that Huntington Wilson will replace Robert Bacon as Ambassador to France, with May 1920s references noting Thomas C. Dawson’s possible appointment as Assistant Secretary of State. Dawson, a veteran in Latin American affairs, has not confirmed the reports.
John Jay McDevitt arrives in Wilkes-Barre in a wealthy style only to find $153 and a few coins left. He buys breakfast, proclaims himself broke, then heads to a beanery where a shouted signal triggers a plate of beans. A kitchen worker prompts him to claim what he forgot, but he declines, clinging to the joke of being a millionaire who pays nothing for meals.
The Washington Post Ottawa report dated January 14 notes that in the nine months ending December 11, 10,365 people emigrated from the United States to Canada while total arrivals from the U S reached 202,516, according to Canadian Immigration department statistics.
Battalion Chief Froctor rescued a bedridden guest from dense smoke as a Washington Inn fire caused about 1100 in damage. A dog perished and a suspected incendiary blaze, linked to a discharged worker, spurred police search. The incident followed another fire at a hardware store, with multiple small blazes reported nearby.
Five people were seriously injured by frozen water pipes and exploding stoves yesterday. One boy, Michael Fron, 1, was in critical condition at emergency hospital. others, including Harriet Mattingly, Fred Burgess, Werner Maske, and Mithaey Ronfit, suffered burns or injuries as fires followed the blasts. Fire crews battled flames, with damages estimated around 50 to 75 dollars.
A Lynchburg contractor Jax Stevens and Baltimore woman Mrs Shaner were injured in a waterback explosion at a kitchen range in Timonium and Lynchburg. Stevens suffered head trauma and loss of sight in one eye, while Shaner broke an arm and suffered burns. At Timonium Mrs Tie Galloway, a widow, remained in critical condition with Mrs Fuwble burned and shocked. four others escaped injuries as pipes froze and exploded.
A lamp exploded in an attic of a tenement in Heston on January 4 killing two women and two children. Mrs. Catherine Connors, 60s, an invalid, and children Mensciary Logus and Julia, age 18 months, were among the deceased. Augusta Delightful Winter Regorts and Southern Railway services are mentioned with travel details.
Washington officials plan a real ice carnival at the Tidal Basin south of the Mall for Wednesday night with hundreds of skaters. A committee led by Dr E C Meyers and Jerome Conner orders electric lights and a band, aiming to clear snow, erect a snow palace, and raise funds from skaters and spectators to stage the event.
The event drew a large afternoon crowd as volunteers cleared the space. Washington sculptor Jerome O'Connor, aged eight, performed on skates while former champion Roule Leliat gave an exhibition of jumping over a snow bank, drawing strong spectator turnout.
Teheran reports that British and Russian legations told American officials they would back Washington in a Persian government dispute. Meanwhile American treasurer Morland Morgan Shuster’s transfer of treasury duties prompts warnings of dismissal if delays continue. US officials urge restraint while Mornafi seeks access to finances.
A Chesapeake and Ohio express bound for Cincinnati narrowly avoided disaster after a head-on collision with a Southern Railway wildcat engine in the depresent section of Union Station. The impact caused little damage. passengers felt only a jolt, no glass shattered, and trains were brought to yards for inspection before resuming travel. Stationmaster Vintent could not explain the race between trains.
Miss Engle and friends in Philadelphia learn a friend from New York left a $93,000 legacy to her parents, sparking shock and laughter as the amount proves to be a prank. The area wonders how such a sum translates to everyday pin money while confirming no real inheritance exists.
Mme Schumann-Heink, famed singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink, has separated from her husband William Rapp amid family strain. She emphasizes her eight children as the central reason, denying scandal while noting the couple’s six year marriage ended due to disagreements. He is in New York. she travels for performances.
The edition lists items from a government telegraph to local happenings. Notable notes include a fire at a hotel injuring several, a deadly train wreck, below zero temperatures, and plans for church dedication. It mentions political issues, economic talks, and civic notices across multiple pages.
Norfolk and Western train to Washington Chattanooga froze on the Lynchburg rail line due to zero weather. Water in pipes froze and wheels locked. Three engines pushed from the rear to budge the train, causing about two and a half hours lost and arrival seven hours late.
Six victims die when a Pennsylvenia Railroad express collides with a light wagon at Lindem Avenue grade crossing in Torresdale. Victims include Charles Davidson and five women aged 19 to 26, all servants from Torresdale, with Davidson the wagon driver. Watchman absent, substitute not yet appeared.
County attorney McCullough led a probe into a string of orgy conduct among Cherokee high school youths. Seven young men face indictment, one girl to the State reformatory, with several placed on probation. Arrests and guilty pleas tied to liquor sales to girls follow.
A family escaped a deadly blaze when Leonard McCoy leaped from an upper window to a tree near the house. He clung to branches to lower himself with his wife and two children. One child was helped to safety, then the others followed, all reaching the ground unharmed despite severe exposure and burns to some family members.
Big Four passenger train No. 1 from Detroit wrecked near Carey Ohio at night, 34 aboard injured, some fatally. Passengers from Detroit and Michigan aided by farmers, women and children rescued from overturned coaches as rails spread in severe cold.
Gilbert Hiccox, a Milwaukee bank director and dairy farmer, found that playing phonograph music increased milk yield from his herd of 70 cows by two quarts daily. With milk selling at 12 cents per quart, the extra production adds about $1,000 per year to the farm's income.
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