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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1911
Page
25
A belting railroad tale spreads from Ol Agnes’s roundhouse to vaudeville stages as verses about Casey Jones multiply. The tune, born from jokes among engine workers, travels nationwide with Jiminy’s verses and a curious fanfare about the famed engineer.
A French designed drinking cane for those who drink to social ease or to avoid intoxication. The cane contains a siphon with perforated handle and rubber tubing, allowing air to expel and quickly empty the gins. It reportedly holds several glasses and can be relieved by turning a screw, pitched for drummers and travelers during business visits.
A Kansas City Journal analysis argues height does not determine intellect or achievement. It cites Napoleon, Lincoln, Jefferson, and others to show many eminent figures stood tall or average, while numerous small men excelled in arts, science, and leadership, debunking the myth that big size equates to superiority.
A collection of anecdotes about players hit on the head by batted or thrown balls. Managers and players from the Giants Browns and Cardinals recount vivid, humorous and remarkable moments. Tales include Jack Dunn, Rhody Wallace, and Ben Koehler with Frisk, plus other leagues, games and even a Pony Express aside.
A remarkable craft combines aeroplane and hydroplane designs. Propelled by a fifty horsepower Gnome engine at the stern, the operator stands and controls by wires. The rudder is flagstaff like with a flag. It rests on a large skimmer and two floats. French designer M. Raveud claims it cannot sink.
Kansas City Star recounts 1859 1860 efforts to create an overland mail link from St Joseph to San Francisco. Wall Street speculated $10 million subsidy while William H Russell bet $200 that the route could deliver 1950 miles in 10 days. A. H. Miller organized 300 horses and 125 riders for relays, aiming for 25 mph segments with 2 minute horse changes. On April 1860 the first pony express rider departed St Joseph amid public excitement, with Johnnie Fry delivering mail westward from St Joseph and Seneca awaiting his arrival.
A Chicago News piece notes Monaco is not the smallest state. It lists three tiny republics Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein as smaller or autonomous. San Marino guards its territory with 1,000 soldiers, while Austria and France oversee neighbors.
The article describes a Filipino trap using a small coconut shell opening to lure a monkey inside for its meat. The monkey grips the meat, cannot withdraw its hand, and remains trapped while chattering in anger until a native captures it.
Popular Mechanics describes three immense gate valves built for the Ontario Power Company at Niagara Falls. Each valve has a nine foot waterway, weighs 130000 pounds, and sustains over 550000 pounds in operation. Transport required two flat cars per valve. Valve body is cast iron with a cast steel gate, raised by robin bronze spindles and geared by a 15 HP motor, fully opening in three minutes. A 14 inch bypass valve relieves pressure during operation.
Leon Friedman after hiding three aces in his shirt collar wins a large pot in a Chochems Poker Club game at the Long Acre area. A suspicious Patrolman Rosenthal watches as Friedman claims a dream foretold a run of three aces, but investigators later find the concealed aces behind his collar as he attempts to flee the scene.
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