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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
2
The Garland Globe lists Saturday publication in Garland with subscription terms from Utah: one year in advance priced at $1.50 six months $0.76 and three months at 60 cents. Advertising rates available on application. A. Wixom is editor and manager.
A Farmer writer explains a simple device to add aide runners to any hay rack to ease hauling on poor roads and deep drifts. The method, tested by the author, aims to help farmers who face winter transport challenges.
Instructions describe constructing a flat bottom hayrack eight by sixteen feet with a rigid runner system. Build bed from 2x8s, frame with four 2x08 crosspieces, attach angled 2x6 runners to ends, add 18 inch braces, and fit a 6 inch fence board as a longer runner. The design allows a tipped load to slide to regain balance.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent shares a method to store seed potatoes in pits to preserve vitality. Dig pits 12 inches or more deep with solid bottoms to allow easy shoveling. Pack 50 to 100 bushels per pit, layer straw and dirt, and add manure if temperatures drop below freezing.
Farm wisdom suggests debt yields briefly but harms in the long run. A good farm hand shows by his work when the farmer is away. The world needs more good than evil, and those on the ground floor often fail. Letting go for a week clears the atmosphere and staying cool inside prevents trouble.
French forces clashed with Moors near their camp in a three hour battle described as two miles of frontline action. About 12 000 Moors were engaged with twenty bodies counted on the Moorish side and fifteen French casualties. French ships Gloire and Guarde bombarded Casablanca shore to scatter Moorish cavalry.
The Quebec disaster on the cantilever bridge killed at least 75 and may rise to 85. The 180 foot fall crushed workers bodies and many may never be recovered. Several Americans from Phoenix Bridge Co. worked on the project as a locomotive and cars moved on the bridge when it failed. Engineer Jexs plunged into the river with his engine and was recovered 200 feet downstream. Fireman Davis perished.
A five story Courier Journal and Evening Times building at Fourth and Green streets in Louisville was wiped out by fire early Friday. The blaze started at the top of an elevator shaft, likely from insulation or electrical wire issues, and spread rapidly. Editorial staff were trapped and evacuated by ladders as flames swept through the structure.
At the Barnstable county fair nearly 6,000 spectators watched Professor Maloney drift 2,000 feet before landing atop a cedar post. He escaped with injuries to his back and left arm, was carried to a hotel, and doctors said no internal injuries and a full recovery expected.
Matushanko, a Russian non-commissioned officer who led a mutiny on the battleship Kniaz Potemkin and commanded the cease during the Black Sea upheaval of 1903, was hanged Friday night at Sevastopol after fleeing to New York, working in an iron factory, returning home, being detected, arrested, and court-martialed.
New London Connecticut actor Richard Mansfield, famed on the American stage, died Friday morning at his summer home Seven Oaks on Ocean Avenue. Death due to liver disease with complications. Dr. A F Allen says the death was not entirely unexpected and Mansfield’s wife, son, and brother were present at the end.
FP Singleton, formerly Covington Ky magistrate, was found beaten in a Richmond street house last Wednesday and died Friday night at City hospital. He was lured to the house by a woman known to police as Mrs Walter West, then robbed by two men. Police have no trace of the assailants.
Congressman Roberts of Massachusetts argues for a large Pacific fleet and the Suez route debate. He cites coaling stations and tactical reasons for a Magellan voyage as the Navy tests. Foss and the naval committee may seek four additional battleships to maintain a strong fleet on the Pacific coast.
Washington reports a systematic plan to move a fleet of battleships around the South American region. Admiral Evans conducts details aboard the Connecticut while the navy allocates bureaus to execute the fleet movements. Puget Sound is identified as the probable staging area, with capacity judged by water depth and anchorage limits.
Nelson Morris head of the Nelson Morris & Co packing concern died in Chicago on Tuesday from heart disease and kidney trouble. A German immigrant who began at the stock yards earning five dollars a month, he rose to wealth and was noted for aiding many young men in business.
Washington reports the interior department reversed Hitchcock’s orders on public land entries in the west. Thousands of entries will proceed to patent as proof is complete and no charges are pending. The administration vows to punish land thieves while protecting the innocent.
Villareal, an alleged Mexican revolutionist, is detained in Los Angeles awaiting immigration action. He has lived in the United States over three years and cannot be sent back to Mexico without special reason. he may be discharged unless Mexico requests his return through the state department.
A large percussion cap explosive was found in a package addressed to Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou. The parcel measured about four inches by two and was collected in the northern city area before reaching Clerk Roberts at the Philadelphia post office. Officials withheld details of its contents beyond the device.
Tokyo reports outline Marquis Ito's plan to reorganize Korea under Japanese control. Proposed reforms target land, judiciary, and police along Japanese lines, funded by a projected annual 1,000,000 yen for five years. If successful, Korea's revenues are expected to rise with loans secured by Japan's guarantee.
Persian frontier reports claim Turkish forces backed Kurdish units accused of atrocities. Iran seeks intervention from England and Hussein as the Suj Bulak district flare up escalates into a serious border conflict. Persian commander Mediss Saliana gathered troops to attack, but reinforcements arrived from Van and the assault was repulsed with heavy Armenian losses.
George Whitlock of Baltimore introduced a resolution at the American Bar Association final session criticizing President Roosevelt for commenting on the beef trust case in Chicago and denouncing the presiding judge. The hall disapproved as Parker urged withdrawal, Whitlock pressed for a vote, and the motion to table carried.
Official figures show the United States' trade with Latin American countries in the just ended fiscal year exceeded 600 million dollars, up from 234 million in 1897. Imports from these nations in 1907 reached about 350 million, more than double the 155 million in 1897, covering British Honduras, British and Dutch Guiana, and West Indian islands under European control.
New York Chester B Runyan a former Windsor Trust teller admitted stealing nearly 100000 and blamed Laura Cheater for receiving part of the money He said she urged him to take more for himself and that he gave her 10000 plus other sums Although 26000 of the stolen total remained missing the admission outlined his motive and alleged accomplice in court.
A newly built bridge about five miles below Quebec City collapsed late Thursday afternoon. Nearly half of the one and a half mile structure fell into the river, sending dozens of workers to their deaths with the total death toll expected to rise to about one hundred. A steamer carrying doctors and reporters rushed to the scene to aid survivors and recover bodies.
Unofficial Denver report says twelve western railroads and their yardmen have reached an agreement. A 2 cent per hour wage increase is conceded if unions accept overtime rules and management’s right to hire and discharge for cause. Grand Master Morrissey indicates a peaceful settlement could come within the week.
Ottawa reports a new limit on Japanese emigration to Canada. The maximum annual landing is set at 600 emigrants, including those arriving via Hawaii and the Hawaiian islands, with supervision of departures by Japan.
Advices received by the surgeon general report nine plague cases from August 12 to August 26 in San Francisco with all deaths. Two cases involve sailors from coastal vessels, others occur in the county, navy hospital, and city areas. Quarantine officers on the Pacific coast are instructed to inspect ships from San Francisco and fumigate at lancer stations.
Acting Secretary Aden reports Presidents Roosevelt and Ding fully aligned on Central American affairs and dispute settlement among five republics. A joint note invites the Central American republics to conference toward a treaty ensuring permanent peace with all five ready to participate.
A Law and Order League formed by local women in Bayard to enforce the law. Officials were slow to act and offenders were tarred and feathered after being paraded through the streets. A prior tarting of a man as a warning apparently failed to deter further acts.
In Muskogee Indian Territory the Indian has shown no progress in adapting his language for broader use. An interpreter in the five civilized tribes would use two to three times as many words to convey what is said in English. This has become clear in the past six months as politics and other events require dissemination of information to those who understand only their own language.
Mrs. Elisabeth Cowperthwaite of East Ride became violently insane after a palmist warned she would die by lightning. The fear grew as a thunderstorm approached and she imagined her house filled with electric current.
New York reports arrangements for a 60 million dollar American syndicate to develop several million acres of oil lands in Mexico. It aims to ship product to Central and South America Europe and Africa to compete with Standard Oil. The syndicate will take over Mexican Petroleum Company with about a million acres in Tamaulipas Veracruz San Luis Potosi. Over a hundred gushers are reported on the property with oil grade like southeastern Texas fields.
Ely Nevada octogenarian John Breckenridge lies in county hospital awaiting death. Recluse and pioneer of White Pine, he lived forty years near Osceola in a squalid cabin. Believed son of John C Breckenridge, he avoided contact, kept no mail, told no past, and had one late friend, saloonkeeper John Winner.
Caracas editorializes on the $5,000,000 fine against the New York and Bermuda Asphalt Co for involvement in the Matow rebellion. It argues US records influenced the case and questions if the state department will again shield adventurers found guilty by legislatures of civilized nations.
Reports say Teheran General Dowleh and officials were captured and killed after Turkish forces invaded. Persian villagers including women and children were slain, women abducted, property looted. Turkish regulars with artillery stood four miles from Uramiah on the fifteenth and held Persian territory, with Merivan in Persian Kurdestan occupied. Villagers pleaded for Rusala aid if their government failed to act.
A Caldwell blaze destroyed the Commercial hotel and several other buildings after a lamp overturned. R. N. Jeniking of Rockville Idaho died in the fire four were injured and one was reported missing. Volunteer firefighters fought the flames for hours, with losses estimated at about 10000 dollars.
Miss Eugenia Gould formerly of San Diego died in a canyon collapse near Howard Colorado while with a camping party. The earth gave way and she fell over 200 feet, her body recovered after the fall. She was an active Baptist church member and highly esteemed in the city.
The British steamship Barnstable collided with the tug Gerry towing mud scows off Parrow's Point in Baltimore. Five Standard dredge crew members including the captain drowned. about twenty-five aboard the tug, six escaped by climbing the steamer’s anchor chain, others were rescued or swam to shore. The disaster was blamed on misread signals.
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