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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1912
Page
1
Article discusses fitting powerful searchlights to large liners to illuminate ahead and to port and starboard. Proposes weatherproof housings and adjustable assemblies for day and night use, including extra lights for fog and extreme conditions. Recommends crew use of mast lights for signaling and early helm adjustments to avoid danger.
The document surveys economic losses from industrial diseases and notes estimates of cases and costs. It references Taft era policy debates, phosphor phosphorus poisoning and other hazards, and mentions Britain Austria Italy and France recognizing industrial disease study. It cites proposed taxes on matches and laws expanding worker insurance and health measures.
A Kansas City man visits a dry Missouri town as its saloon erupts in chaos after a drunken claim about fishing time. The town marshal, a Kansas City man, and others confront the drunken ringleader amid cries of “dry vote” and a chaotic exit through the saloon door.
A Western man uses a loud ticking made from a cheap watch inside a white case shaped like an egg to deter hens from sitting out of season. The fake egg causes distress as the hen incubates it, eventually breaking the “fever” and returning to egg laying. He claims several such noisy eggs pay for themselves repeatedly by keeping hens focused on productive laying.
The text outlines weekly wage insurance of 12 cents and illness benefits of 3 dollars for up to 13 weeks, with accident compensation after 13 weeks. It describes sickness funds, survivor pensions, and compulsory insurance schemes funded by employers and employees. It also discusses lead poisoning risks in metal refining and related trades, noting symptoms and historical analysis by Shrumpf and Zabel.
The report describes a poison extracted from ricinus seeds by a German chemist. It claims extreme potency, with a dose small enough to cause severe illness but not death and a gradual tolerance allowing much larger amounts to be endured. The text notes similarities to morphine and arsenic and mentions potential antidotal effects in animals.
The article recounts prodigious memory skills of librarians and scholars, then shifts to a criminology case. Magliabechi's recall of books, Macaulay and Parson Lost lines, and Alexander's memory prowess lead to a blood crystal test used to reconstruct a crime. It identifies Pierre Farios, a slaughterer, as the confessed killer after a staged forensic sequence and admission.
The Sphere in Berlin reports during the six days cycle race a Roentgen laboratory records heart actions of cyclists. At the race start each competitor’s heart size was radiologically measured with Roentgen graphs and drawings taken at intervals. Measurements repeated to establish how hearts reacted under strenuous testing.
A Paris shopkeeper Henri Bonal was found murdered in his tea room on April 3 1010 with a butcher knife coated in bullock blood. Police and criminologist Dr Lacassagne documented marks and blood patterns while the killer left a scar on the left hand and a sliced little finger. The crime scene suggested an elaborate staged struggle to mislead investigators.
In Argentina a gold consignment stolen in the West is found hidden among raw hides carried by a mule. A gaucho notices the mule’s heavy gait and reveals the concealed bags of gold. Two Englishmen and a peon were involved in the night incident and a single boot remark exposes the near-miss.
The Honolulu Circuit Court received two assault and battery cases from Kaolaulua District with defendants Chan Chai Shun and Lee Key Hong found guilty by Magistrate I H Namoa. City Attorney Cathcart argued that the evidence did not justify prosecution on appeal, noting a witness’s unreliability. The warrants stated the offense occurred February 17, 1912, under section 2016 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii, with the complainant’s case deemed justified in court.
A New Orleans Picayune piece notes how in the United States titles like Colonel Judge and Professor carry no legal protection and compares European practice where titles are regulated. It recounts a story of a former U S Marshal visiting France and being treated as a military officer until French officials learn he never served as a soldier, then the hospitality ends.
A large iceberg sinks a steamship at sea as naval experts estimate the vessel's force and mass at about 20 million tons. The incident occurs with the ship sailing at high speed, amid a swell of disaster.
The Schlossmann case hinges on a March burglary at Vienna where a porter was caught stealing a coin bag from the Edelweiss charity fund. Criminologist Masaryk exposes the banker as instigator and uses Easter egg messages to reveal the plot while the banker is confronted by police.
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