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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1911
Page
4
Miss Ellen tz Pendleton acting president of Wellesley College has been chosen president by the trustees. Pendleton, a 1886 graduate, was announced at chapel in Wellesley Massachusetts.
Samuel B Capen of Boston reports Miss Pendleton as acting president of the college for eight months. She has been connected with the institution since her graduation two years ago, and is in her forty seventh year. In addition to the deanship she was also an associated professor of mathematics. Post Want Ads Are Free. The Post classifies ads are free. No charge for advertising.
The Venezuelan government signed the largest concession ever, granting Coast Navigation Company of Venezuela, Ltd., authority to operate steam navigation on upper Orinoco and tributaries, build a railroad to Perteos, colonize Ama zonas, and develop federal territory with railroads, schools, and model farms. The contract includes tax exemptions, telegraph and telephone lines, and exclusive rights for 50 years, with a company capital plan and security.
The agreement grants a five year salt concession from congressional approval, authorizing navigation on Venezuela's rivers and lakes and exploitation of Amazonas resources. English and American capitalists seek control of the contracting company behind the deal.
The Department of Justice investigates an alleged plan to monopolize coal for coke via United States Steel subsidiary transfers. Grand jury work in Pittsburg continues while earlier rate hikes by Norfolk and Western, Pennsylvania, and Hocking Valley raise coal shipping costs to Lake Erie vessels, prompting an ICC inquiry into lake region rates.
Special to The Washington Post Hartford June 10 American bullfrog to be introduced in Japan. Kormao Tonga the only Japanese graduate of Connecticut Agricultural College at Steers has left for home with a crate of a dozen bullfrogs for breeding. Inonya believes the frogs will outcompete and replace the small red frogs in Japan. Post Want Ads Are Free in The Post classifieds. No charge for advertising.
Norfolk, June 10. Searchers on Minnie Murdock property near Masons Creek failed to locate further bodies. They found a cuff button and four feet underground lime. Murdock claims Charles Merkle killed Harry Harding with an axe and says she knew John Beaver, an old associate, while denying involvement and promising no further bodies will be found.
A memorial filed by Mrs. James Bennett of Richmond Kentucky, through Representative Helm, urged Congress to include a provision granting women the right to vote in all public elections including the Senate by popular vote. The move advocates female suffrage in national elections shaping the resolution.
London fashion notes from June describe a shift toward severe, early Victorian dress. Sloping shoulders, low corgeges, and simple coiffures with chaplets return. Jewelry becomes multifunctional with necklaces, corsage pins, and pendants serving multiple uses.
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