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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1911
Page
12
In Anacostia a church led campaign seeks Sunday closings for druggists, grocers, fruit stores, and cigar stands by October 1. After a September 15 mass meeting, petitions circulate, merchants weigh sentiment, and the Episcopal parish guides a nonsectarian effort with broad church backing.
Special report notes a strong claim of recovery from dyspepsia using Peruna. A reader from Harpers Ferry Virginia, Sept 16, expresses gratitude and notes trust in the treatment while requesting further advice amid river conditions and local weather.
The Weather Bureau summary notes pressure low and falling over the West Indies with a developing disturbance south of Haiti. Local rains fell in the mid Atlantic and New England within 30 hours. Light to variable winds prevail along most coasts with some moderates in Florida and the Gulf. Local temperatures range from 32 to 78 degrees with varied humidity and rainfall figures across regions.
Mr. Lawler describes himself as a progressive Democrat and notes that the primaries are not scheduled until September 15, 1912.
Lieut John Rodgers U S N aviation instructor at Annapolis paid a dawn visit to his parents by air cruising from College Park to Havre de Grace with a planned flight to New York City. Crowds lined roads and hills as the pilot finished a 14 flight spree with fellow aviators resuming training at College Park and capturing moving pictures of the route for posterity.
Southern senators and representatives rally to oppose Secretary Meyer's plan to concentrate work at larger Atlantic coast yards. They warn Charleston Pensacola and New Orleans yards may be abandoned despite Navy defense needs. Congress faces a partisan fight with Southern backing for retaining southern yards.
Hannah North Dakota Sept 16 after Canadian mounted police and posses of over 20 citizens and crossing the border Miner the alleged abductor of Eleanor Grace Price a Snowflake Manitoba school teacher was trapped at Hall say farm three miles west of Hannah while at breakfast he was surprised in a haymow and surrendered unarmed Miner requested to be taken to Hannah rather than Snowflake.
Los Angeles reports millionaire Martin Costello 64, a Tombstone, Arizona mine developer, shot himself in a lodging house after an evening at home with his family. He died instantly. despondency is believed to be the cause.
Providence R I Sept 16 Members of the Society of the Army of the Potomac attend their fortieth annual reunion with an excursion around Narragansett Bay. A clambake was served at Rocky Point.
Lawyers for Baltimore and Washington Transit Company expect the transfer dispute with Capital Traction to reach the U S Supreme Court. They argue issuing free transfers would deprive the Capital Traction of property without due process, raising a federal question. Capital Traction contends it seeks mutual profit and has offered to adjust accounts. An early District Court hearing will be requested with the case on the October calendar and possible advancement due to public interest.
Newark New Jersey September 16 Alfred F Stevens a leading Newark attorney and brother of Vice Chancellor Stevens sustained serious injuries in an incident that may be life threatening authorities said the details remained unclear and under investigation.
Representative A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, chairing the House steel investigating committee, left Washington for New York to gather more data against United States Steel Corporation. He declined to reveal details. The panel plans hearings in early November with executives including Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpont Morgan among potential witnesses.
The passage promotes using Seventy Seven to restore circulation and relieve cold symptoms. It claims quick action and easy access, noting a vial fits a vest pocket and that dealers sell Seventy-Seven. Humphreve
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