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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1909
Page
9
Army air service planners weigh aeroplanes against airships for reconnaissance and field work. Frank Lahm, a leading aviator, argues limits of aircraft for heavy payloads. improvements in motors and stability may expand use for reconnaissance and liaison on the battlefield.
An event at Latonia drew an immense crowd as pilots attempted flying feats despite gusty wind. The conditions spoiled several races and battles, leaving many performances uncertain while spectators cheered the spectacle and watched for the next start.
Fragmentary report discusses a proposed consistory after Easter and skepticism about a Red Hat for America. It cites unnamed claims by parties in Canada and the United States and notes doubts about acceptance by an American peer group.
The Duke of the Americas presented the Stella Polare ship for use as a training school for boys. Government officials including Minister Carter Guast and King Febarest Rowmar discussed the Arctic mission, with support from La Houmania and Bulgaria. The king gave a ceremonial gesture in Sinaia.
A Boston medical study from the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal describes a new pneumonia vaccine developed by the Tufts University Medical School pathology department led by Professor Timothy. The vaccine uses germ-derived, harmless pneumonocina organisms injected to treat pneumonia and illness outcomes show high death rates in early unpromising cases but improved results in ordinary cases with fewer deaths and a crisis typically occurring around nine days.
Civil engineer Bissell challenges Dr Cook s account of reaching the north pole. He analyzes the April 7 1908 midnight sun observations, arguing the cited latitude and solar appearance imply a much lower position than Cook claimed, suggesting Cook may have been near Cape Thomas Hubbard or nearby structures rather than at 86 degrees.
Commander Robert E Peary repeated his polar lecture last evening before the National Geographic Society group, praised by President Willis J Moore. The audience gave generous applause as Peary described 400 years of effort by various nations to reach the pole and concluded with the Peary Arts Club’s claim that the story of the north pole discovery has finally been told.
Boston November 14 The Boston Museum of Fine Arts opens tomorrow with 1.0 billion dollars in treasures. The 12 acre site includes Greek and Roman remains in the east wing and Chinese and Japanese collections in the west. Egyptian and Egyptian textile displays, plus Chinese and Japanese battle scenes, round out the exhibits, with a Japanese garden and Bremgarten room top picks.
The annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee elected officers and board members. Mayer Sulzberger was named president with Julian W Marsh and Jacob H Hollander as vice presidents, Isaac W Benheim as treasurer, and other officers and committee members named including Rabbi Dr J Magnes and others.
Taft will urgeCongress to consider major District matters including changing the government form from a three member commission to a single head, and retrocession of Alexandria County. Proposals to transfer Virginia land back to the District, universal streetcar transfers, and scrutiny of telephone rates are expected, with debates likely on education control and river improvements.
A lengthy correspondence column offers guidance on civil war and later pension matters. Readers ask about widow pensions under various acts, increases under general law, service-linked eligibility, and transfers. Experts cite eligibility dates, dependency rules, and how marriage or child status affects payments.
The Spokane National Apple Show and the National Horticultural Congress open with emphasis on apples as America's leading fruit. Missouri frost protection, dynamite planting, and new varieties like seedless apples are discussed alongside marketing, pests, and regional prowess from Washington Idaho Oregon and beyond.
A letter from De Land Florida argues against preventing Turkish immigration, noting Constantinople lies partly in Europe and that many Turkish people are Christian. The writer contends Turks are white, long settled in the U S, and many have married Americans, urging equal immigration rights.
In Crkgan palace the 14 Sultans and imperial princes opened parliament with pomp. Hilay Pasha read the throne message, noting conservative aims to preserve Crete tensions and imperial interests. Ahmed Hisa Bey was reelected parliament president by a large majority as the budget totaling nearly £3,600,000 was presented.
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