New Britain herald., 1930-09-25

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information bI writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Burean la22 New York avenue. Washing. ton, D. C.. enclosing two cents ir stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under taken, All other questions will re. ceivs a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are standardization. Q. What boxing championships did Bob Fitzimmons, the boxer, hold during his career.
 A. He won the middleweight championship from Jack Dempsey, January 14, 1891; in 1896 he enter niddleweight title was claimed by beth Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan; on March IT, 1897, Fitzsimmons won the heavyweight championship by knocking out Jim Corbett; and lost the title to Jim Jeffries, June 9. 1899. On November 25, 1903, Fitzsimmons defeated George Gard ner in twenty rounds at San Fran cisco and claimed the light heavy weight title, which he held until December 20, 1905, when he was defeated by Philadelphia Jack O'Brien.
 c. On what day in 1872 did Ascension Day fall?
 A. Friday, May 10.
 Q. Has Michigan a state prohi- bition enforcement law?
 A. No.
 Q. What is the smallest church in the United States?
 A, Presumably St. Anthony's Chapel. three miles from Festina, Iowa. It holds eight persons.
 Q. What is the average life span of fly?
 A. No flat statement can be made about the life span of fly as too many factors enter into the
 
 and many are killed by the weather. Tn longevity experiments one record of 70 days and anothe rof 9l was obtained. Any figure for the aver age life of a fly would be mere gTesswork. From 10 to Is days would be one guess.
 Q. Was the special built racing auto used by the late Major Se- grave wrecked when he was ;,illed?
 A. Maj. segrave was killed June 13, 1930, by the capsizing of a sreed boat. Miss England II, on Lake Windemere while he was at- tempting to set new speedboat record. His racing automobile, in which he established record of 231 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida, March Il, 1929, has not been wrecked.
 Q. How many American Red Cross nurses lost their lives in Eu- rope in the World War?
 A. Two hundred and ninety two.
 U. what IS a DOWaSer.
 A. A widow, especially of a rul- CT or noble, in possession of a dow CT or jointure. The word Is prin- cipally used now to designate the widow of deceased Sovereign.
 Q. Were field hospitals and base hospitals in the World War the same?
 A. A base hospital was some distance behind the lines, establish ed in large centers were injured | men were sent for treatment and recuperation. Field hospitals were established immediately ] behind the fighting lines to give | first aid treatment to those wounded | in battle, before they were sent to a base hospital.
 Q. How many negro soldiers were In the United States army in the World War?
 A. Including those in the regu- lar army and the National Guard | units, the total was about 3S0, 900 of " hom about 100000 went overseas
 Q. What was the maiden name of Arthur Brisbane's wife?
 A. Phoebe Cary.
 Q. Is the boGy of President Lincolns widow buried in his tomb |
 A. They are buried side by side in Oak Ridge Cemetery, a mile and | a half north of Springfield. Illinois A beautiful monument marks the grave.
 Q. When and where was Ray Keech killed?
 A. He was killed while driving in the 200-mile championship race at Altoona, Pa, June IS, 1929.
 Q. What language do the people Of Iceland and Greenland speak?
 A. The Icelandic language, one of the Scandinavian group, is spok- en in Iceland. The European popu- lation of Greenland is chiefly Dan- ish and speaks that language. The na atives are Eskimos and speak their native dialects,
 Q. What is the population of | Nome, Alaska?
 A. Eight hundred and fifty-two.