17 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
1
A Webster City Tribune excerpt discusses H G Wells claim that universal tropical migration will not happen. It praises northern vitality and outdoor life with open bedroom windows and temperate indoor climate. The piece contrasts tropical monotony with brisk, sunlit winter outings.
Dr Stiles reports in a Manchester Union summary that his investigation across New England mills finds no link between cotton lint and worker illness. He notes southern and northern mills share lint exposure and asserts hookworm stems from soil pollution, predicting public opinion will shift once all facts are published.
Mayor Fitzgerald receives from the Boston Home and Social association a draft curfew ordinance. It would require all under 14 to head home by 9 p m in the business district and call for an engineer at City Hall to blow a whistle at 8 50 p m to warn children. A five dollar fine is specified for violations.
Two Hackensack church deacons are charged after a dispute over a pinocle game. Both refuse to resign, court action ongoing as members argue over conduct and church governance.
The duke of Connaught will succeed Earl Grey as governor general of Canada in September for a two year term likely extendable. Ottawa welcomed the decision amid popular regard for his royal status and desire to elevate the capital’s political and social profile. He is sixty, a field marshal, and former aid to King Edward, with prior service in the Fenian raid of 1870 and as grand master of English Freemasons.
At the Rockefeller Institute near New York Dr Simon Flexner and his assistants work toward conquering infantile paralysis. Monkeys are used for testing as the disease’s micro organism has been isolated and a preventive serum is hoped for. The disease chiefly strikes children 1 to 3 years old with high permanent disability rates, though deaths are relatively low.
W Page director of the United States office of public roads and president of the American Association for Highway Improvement says the U S loses 40 million dollars yearly from poor road methods and another 250 million indirectly from high transport costs. He notes farmers pay more to move goods and road conditions affect living costs. Page announced the association has opened offices in Washington after a conference with road engineers railroad presidents and auto manufacturers.
Charles J. Townsend, a Michigan native aged fifty four, rose to national prominence after challenging Julius Cae sar Burrows in a bid for the United States Senate. Townsend, active since 1903, helped promote insurgent reform in the House and campaigned statewide to unseat Burrows, securing the Senate seat in the primaries.
The Bureau of Statistics under O P Austin explains its growth from foreign trade records to a comprehensive system covering internal commerce, Great Lakes movements, and global and domestic trade. It outlines data collection from customs collectors, monthly reports, and published annuals detailing imports, exports, and national economic indicators.
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold exams in major U S cities on March 9 to list eligibles for Philippine teaching service. 60 to 100 high school appointments are planned for the next school year with salaries from 900 to 1200 and Manila transport. Qualified teachers of English mathematics history science domestic science home economy industrial and manual training and school supervisors are invited to apply via the Bureau of Insular Affairs Washington.
The Supreme Court rules stamps illegal in Washington DC. A bishop’s son is appointed consul in Lyons France. War Dept to build a Seattle to Alaska cable at 2 million dollars. Court bars a wife from suing for assault by husband. Treasury cuts sick leave to ten days. Secret Service finds a new counterfeit ten dollar note from Merchants National Providence. Only seven Civil War veterans among 4310 officers. Insecticide law targets Paris green and lead arsenate. Mint notes flood treasury with small coin. Christmas pennies break records at Philadelphia mint.
A sermon recounts Elijah fleeing Jezebel after Carmel, seeking rest in the wilderness near Horeb, with an angel’s aid and divine messages. It links natural power to spiritual change, discusses God’s quiet forces, and notes Hazael as a prophetic instrument while urging cheer as moral strength.
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