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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
10
Test of a new aeronautical compass aims to prevent aviators from getting lost in unfamiliar territory. Lieut Rogers and Lieut Comdr Miller conducted the trial with the Wright machine, reporting adaptability and potential installation on government airplanes.
In New York on September 12 Oscar Schweitzer won court permission to drop his name and adopt Weather He, citing it closely resembles a well known food product. He stated his choice avoids social complications and did not intend to cause confusion with the former name.
The Boston and Maine Railroad reports a deficit of 1 602 085 for the year ended June 1, with a prior surplus of 181 269 in 1910. Gross earnings rose 1 457 900 and other income by 2 087, but operating expenses and charges cut net earnings, lowering the common dividend to 1 percent. President Charles Merton cites wage concessions and long-term cost-cutting as causes, noting limited margins for further savings. September, Boston.
The woolen steamship Ramona of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company bound from Skagway to Seattle struck one of the Spanish Islands opposite Cape Decision, Alaska. Passengers and crew escaped with little more than clothing as the ship sank. Salvage and rescue followed by other vessels bringing survivors to Seattle. The Ramona, valued at $200,000, carried a crew of women and was en route to cannery ports.
Alan R. Ryan son of financier Thomas F. Ryan laughs off New York report of illness in Colorado Springs. He says he is simply on vacation and has no idea how long he will stay while dictating a letter at his hotel apartment.
The annual Stockbridge Casino display features five pieces of statuary by Daniel Chester French Roland W. Perry and Augustus Luke man. Portraits by Mrs Lydia Piel Emmett and a moonlit snow scene by Walter Nettleton highlight the readings with numerous social hosts guests from New York Boston and Washington visiting Lennox Stockbridge and Newport as preparations for continued exhibitions unfold.
The piece warns that coughing can signal early tuberculosis and advocates prompt action. It urges fresh air and deep breathing, nutritious easy to digest food, open air sleeping rooms, and early aggressive measures to avert a serious infection. It cautions that one in eleven may die from TB and urges vigilance as coughs rise with the season.
District commissioners moved to codify a new rule banning riding two on a motorcycle or bicycle built for one, prompted by the Newheiser tragedy and past “joy rider” incidents. A coroner’s inquest for 2-year-old Marjorie Newheiser is set for 11 a m, with the father unable to view the body and the mother distraught.
Guatemala's foreign minister Dr. Luis Toledo Herrarte says tranquillity exists on the border and only orderly troops guard the frontier. The idea of a Central American republic union gains support, with a prophecy the project could be real by Panama Canal completion.
Premier Giolitti and war and navy ministers met in Rome to discuss the Tripoli question. He signaled that without Turkish recognition of Italian influence a military occupation of Tripoli could follow, with troops from Naples and Taranto backed by the Italian navy. The press urges action despite low public enthusiasm. Five Nations recognize Portugal.
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