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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1911
Page
5
A golfer, Mr Johnson, was killed by a lightning strike at a club golf course while playing with a companion and caddie. The bolt also injured others. recovery efforts and funeral plans are pending.
Railway man James J Hill urges a federal law requiring corporations to prove fully paid capital before operating in any state. He argues such proof would curb inflated stock values and unsafe ventures while noting plenty of funds exist but favor short loans and foreign investments. Hill also comments on crop conditions, fearing not enough crops to spur nationwide industrial activity.
Washington officials and social leaders gathered at 173 Twenty second street northwest to honor Mrs Helen B Walcott wife of Smithsonian secretary Charles D Walcott killed in the Bridgeport tram disaster. Taft sent a floral tribute via his secretary James Hilles and the service was led by Rev Stuart Bready at the Church of the Covenant. The casket rested briefly at Rock Creek Cemetery after a simple service and private interment.
Prof Harry S Quackenbush a physicist and mathematician with the bureau of standards died at Garfield Hospital from typhoid fever after about two weeks illness. Born Schenectady N Y he studied Harvard and worked on a new earth radius measurement later adopted for Smithsonian experiments. He lived at 249 Tilden Street NW and burial will be in Schenectady after his father accompanied the body from hospital.
Naval aeroplane Triad, built for land and water use with wheels and heavy floats, is achieving remarkable progress as Lieut Ellyson flies three hours from land to water near Hammondsport. Ensign Towers, his pupil, shows rapid aeronautics improvement. Plans include an all water flight from Annapolis to Washington over Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River, with practice flights alongside battleships during fall gun drills off Virginia Capes.
Ene Pa July 16 J C Bud Mars who was hurt in a fall with his airplane here last Friday is rapidly recovering at Hamet Hospital. He sat up for several hours today and was able to eat well. He is out of danger and expected to leave the hospital in about a week.
A Irish born Union veteran Hugh Sweeney, returning to Indianapolis from Ireland on the Caledonia, faced possible deportation at Ellis Island after declaring he had not taken naturalization papers. He claimed his service in the Union war sufficed to prove loyalty and citizenship, while authorities review the case.
Dr M D Brocher of Quebec expected in Washington to take back daughter Miss Marie Louie Brocher. The 15 to 23 year old wandered streets, was detained for observation but showed no insanity signs. She had registered at Continental Hotel and sought her father after odd actions near Union Station. Police arrested her after she left the Womens Christian Association Home. She rests at Washington Asylum Hospital awaiting her father.
Berlin reports say Franco German talks on Morocco may yield a basis for agreement but with compensation rather than a direct seizure. Observers note possible tripartite division with Germany gaining hinterland and Agadir or Lake Chad shore areas, while France and Spain may see concessions.
John A. Holmes of the bureau of mines forgot to eat after a luncheon in Norfolk. He asked his secretary for money, admitting he had none, and paid 30.75 dollars for food and drink while his memory failed him. The episode highlighted his absent mindedness at a company event.
In Lisbon on July 16 2000 Madeira loyalists joined Portuguese royalists in Spain awaiting arms from Belgium after riots across Portugal. Religious conflict flares with clashes near Povoa de Lanhoso where priests sided with rioters. Northern Portugal sees widespread protests against pensions offered by the government. Also Napéon Track Proves Fatal in El Paso Texas a freight train strike kills Private Dimes C Swann and injures Private Frank J Rigsbee both North Carolina natives.
Senator Moses H B Clapp of Minnesota told Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist Church that adversity fuels achievement for the Negro race and that fifty years of freedom have brought great strides. Brig Gen Andrews discussed Black soldiers in history, while Melendez L King and others urged funds to raise 2500 within 60 days with a $1000 match. The Rev Simon P Drew presided.
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco reports the Hamburg-American Steamship Company has secured options on San Francisco docks and plans a New York to Panama Canal line likely extending to Yokohama. Pacific coast manager H F Dorgeloh and engineers surveyed sites while John T Morgan indicated no firm details but confirmed plans to lead in Europe to San Francisco passenger traffic, joining Cosmos Line in the Pacific.
Special to The Washington Post reports from Boston on July 16 that women's feet have increased in size, shrinking the use of No. 2 shoes. Shoe manufacturers cite rising feet sizes across classes, with the leisure class most affected by small sizes while athletic activity and comfort influence footwear choices. Experts note the average today ranges from size 4 to 6, up from 3 to 5 twenty years ago.
Two dogs believed rabid killed after biting a man and a child. Both animals were shot and sent to the dog pound for examination. Frank Mills of 1357 L street southeast owned a large dog that bit him, then shot by Policeman Wood. A 10-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by a dot owned by Louise Miller at 1735 Seaton Place. the dog was killed and the child treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Sunday 8 pm reports show a disturbance moving from the upper lake region into the upper Ohio valley bringing showers across the Great Lakes Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys and scattered mid Atlantic and southern states. Cooler in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. much of the rest of the country remains warm with extreme readings on the Pacific slope. Showers expected Monday in the middle Atlantic New England Tennessee upper Ohio valley and western New York with generally fair weather elsewhere by Tuesday. Winds vary by coast and region. tides and river conditions noted for Potomac and Shenandoah systems.
Notices from Postmaster N A Merritt announce promotions across the Washington city post office force. Clerks rise from ten dollars to one thousand a year, with many named. Carriers gain from sixty to eighty dollars up to eleven hundred dollars, marking a significant payroll increase effective at the fiscal year start.
Norfolk resident Jean S. Oakes appeared before Magistrate Herbert in New York to answer a 36 dollar unpaid bill from Maxim's waiter Leon Misheau. Oakes said he would pay if allowed to contact friends after losing $5 to two acquaintances. The case was adjourned and Oakes offered security, a gold chain and watch fob, which the waiter accepted.
New York reports two insanity outbreaks on the Atlantic liner. On the President Grant from Hamburg a 17 year old girl Mary A Lerhed attempted to jump overboard but was restrained and confined in the ship hospital. Otto Klein a second cabin passenger aboard the New York from Southampton showed insanity symptoms and was placed in the ship hospital.
Atlantic City July 16 Joseph Gallagher manager of the Dunlop Cafe tried to swim around Youngs hd nler when cramps struck. A large shepherd dog gripped his jersey and held him up until life guards arrived. The dog resisted, was struck with an oar, and both Gallagher and the dog were rescued after a life guard dived in.
New York prepares for a simulated assault by a 3,000-strong naval militia from nine states and the District of Columbia. Seventeen battleships and auxiliaries sail 200 miles off Sandy Hook as the Blue Fleet under Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus targets Gardiners Bay between July 18 and 20. Red Fleet under Commander E. E. Eberle defends New York with a fleet of cruisers torpedo craft submarines and supporting militia ships.
Police seek John J White who vanished three weeks ago leaving a destitute family at 3620 Prospect Avenue Northwest. His wife, facing rent foreclosure by July 21, has no relatives to lean on and has appealed for needlework work. White, a milk wagon driver, left June 26 with friend Frank Stuart to seek work, possibly headed for Frostburg and Cumberland. Only $10 remained at home. He served six years in Troop G, US Cavalry, with prior service in the Philippines and China. He is about 35, tattooed on the left arm with a frog, a vatterfly, and related insignia.
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