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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1918
Page
10
A Maryland county lists the lowest vaccination rate for the year beginning July 11, with state figures showing rates near nine dollars per F100 or forty seven cents for perflower, marking a drop from last year.
New York State has enacted a strict glare law for headlights after discussions with engineers. It sets specific candlepower limits at defined distances and heights, with standard tests and instruments to certify compliant devices. Police guidance will follow certified lists of passing lights and allowable bulbs, aiming to reduce inconsistent headlight standards.
A man plans a motor trip but fears breaking Commonwealth road rules. He questions his familiarity with the laws of the places he will pass through and whether he can be sure he is conforming to all.
Public utilities commission races to finish hearings on proposed rate increases and automatic system substitution before government takeover Thursday. Postmaster Chance urges postal control of all DC lines. auto industry notes price rises, reduced allotments, and stabilizing sales with 1918 war impact.
Contributions to the Police Memorial Fund rise to a total of 4255 85 with 1036 85 collected in the last week. Home Defense League members plan a personal canvass of their district to boost support while donors include Harper Overland Co and Cosmos Theater subscriptions among many listed contributors.
Mrs Whitman Cross chairs the executive committee as plans for a recreation drive feature of child welfare work are presented to officers of thecampaign for Pisniet Calumbi at a meeting in the committee rooms Tuesday at 6 oclock.
The local produce market saw declines in carrots cucumbers and potatoes with prices mostly down on tomatoes and potatoes while watermelons peaches and cantaloupes rose. Warm weather weakened the meat trade as retailers bled prices and buyers bought daily, with buyers and sellers uncertain about official vegetable price aims.
President Wilson suspends the eight hour law through December 1 to accelerate sidewalk construction in the District. Time and a half will be paid for overtime on the project. Sidewalks around government buildings are now under construction by a local company under District Commissioners, who called the work an emergency measure to speed up progress.
H C M Kinney a longtime Geologic Survey topography division employee since 1880s died yesterday morning at emergency hospital after a brief illness. He leaves a wife and nine sisters. Funeral will be at the departments on Fifteenth and I streets northwest at 4 p m tomorrow with burial at Arlington VA beside his father.
The text discusses tracking mileage on valves and suggests reseating every 11590 miles to avoid severe pitting. It warns that neglected valves become badly pitted, making a lengthy job. Recommends grinding one valve per week at 6 40 to ease the process, noting head removal may be required to grind all at once.
The Marine Corps opens instructor marked student plots for aviation, inviting eligible soldiers to apply. Selected enlistees are transferred to Navy Ground School in Cambridge Mass for ten weeks of instruction and three months of flying. Upon completion they will rank as gunnery sergeants and receive lieutenant commissions.
An early writer noted that automoble is French in origin and linked to the founders and speculative phases of passenger motor vehicles. The Chevirulet Review critiqued the term, suggesting practical men would avoid such a learned, foreign derivation in favor of simpler usage.
The Instrict street cleaning department struggles to hire 18 more workers of an 80 man force. Wages recently rose to 3.48 dollars a day with calls to 3.93. Some workers quit after short stints, while veterans with savings and bonds remain. A heat spell gave a brief pause in delays. Also in Paris, tramways raise wages by five francs daily due to living costs.
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