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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
2
A collage of brief items covers quinine shortages in India, laundry trends favoring rough dry finishes, and new anti aircraft gun tests in France. It also notes Chinese shipyards for the United States, a premium Pomeranian dog, weather quips, rat migrations in Petrograd, tungsten finds, U.S. sugar use, Norwegian power lines, and varied inventions from lighthouses to life boats.
A three-train wreck near Amherst Ohio in dense fog left at least 30 people dead and around 40 injured. The Chicago Buffalo and Pittsburgh Flyer collided with a stalled section of the Twentieth Century Limited, causing a pileup that overwhelmed Amherst area mortuaries and hospitals as rescuers worked through mangled remains and unidentified bodies.
Berlin reports through wireless that M. Loncin, private secretary to Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, has been arrested after an Overseas News Agency dispatch. An investigation traced forbidden contact with the enemy and letters carried between Belgium and the foe, revealing intimate relations with a person who housed letters.
Paris reports 20 killed and many wounded in the Saloniki air raid, with two German planes destroyed. Athens reacts with bitter editorials condemning Greece’s neutrality as the martial law question returns to the chamber, while Premier Skouloudis urges silence on foreign policy amid the crisis.
Washington reports fear of a long destructive civil war in China if Yuan Shi Kai clashes with rebel governors over salt demands. Yuan commands a large, loyal army by Chinese standards. No official advices from state department or Chinese legation since Yuan renounced the throne. Shanghai reports Tang Shao Yi urged Yuan to cede to Vice President Yi Yuen Heng, drawing cautious interest among officials. Tang’s fall from ministry linked to European powers’ dismay over a six group loan. Li Yuen Heng’s ties to Yuan persist. Dr Wellington Koo’s wife is Li Yuen Heng’s daughter, though her kinship is reportedly less influential in China.
Washington March 20 Senator Sherman of Illinois wired Montana secretary of state to remove his name from the Montana presidential primary. His exit leaves Cummins and the Roosevelt faction with Dixon leading the Roosevelt delegation bid. Dixon and his allies, tied to the colonel, push for a Roosevelt slate with Dixon's backing.
London report states no fixed time for dispatch of the reply to the American note on Great Britain's maritime commerce restrictions. The note, revised after French input, is thought complete and avoids blockade concessions while reaffirming orders in council. Modifications are attributed to French suggestions.
A British steamer named Duiveland was sunk with all hands saved. The vessel went aground on March 29 after a voyage abroad, and the crew were rescued by nearby ships and authorities.
William Rufus Edwards a wealthy St Paul lumberman was cleared today of transporting Miss Ada Cox from Chicago to Milwaukee and other cities. The trial featured days of sensational testimony with Cox detailing alleged meetings. Edwards testified he sought Cox to obtain business secrets and denied seduction. The judge barred further discussion of the St Paul experiences.
London reports eleven deaths as the great storm sweeping the British Isles on Monday and Tuesday disrupts rail and telegraph service, blocks coastal roads, sinks ships ashore, and floods reach Thames levels not seen since 1915.
Houston March 29. Owing to a scarcity of print paper from freight congestion the cost of paper is rising. The price is expected to jump 3 to 5 cents per ton as a curtailment in eft sales aims to yield a saving of a number of papers in two weeks.
Berlin March 24 Russian casualties in the present drive against Field Marshal Von Hindenburg’s armies are estimated by an Overseas News agency statement to be not less than 400 along the 75 mile front where engagements have been in progress.
Paris reports indicate after a six day lull the Germans renewed the Verdun offensive with heavy artillery and a 1 division assault between Avecourt and Malancourt. French infantry and 75 mm guns repelled gains as Germans failed to seize Malancourt, while another night action near Avecourt woods west of the Meuse saw German counter attacks driven off. Austrian and German statements cite gains north of Pilodendenk and shallow advances along a 2000 meter front.
Leadville Colorado March 29 Fire swept a paint store district destroying 10 buildings and threatening the business area before dynamite blasts halted the spread. Windows shattered over a wide arc, no casualties were reported though damage estimates varied widely among observers.
New York March 30. Dr Arthur Warren Waite described to District Attorney Swann from his hospital bed his alleged plan to buy arsenic from a druggist and bribe embalmer Eugene Kane to cover the Peck murder. He claimed a dual personality and influence from a force he called the man from Egypt. A woman known as Juliet, Mrs Margaret Horton, emerges as Waite’s study partner and would be co star in a possible Romeo and Juliet act, raising questions about motive and defense strategy.
Washington March 2 The War Department sent an adverse report on Senator Sterling s emergency appropriation of 100000 to protect Vermilion region property from Missouri River ravages The document cites danger from savage attacks and emphasizes military concerns affecting the bill s fate in the Senate debate
A quip from Scientific American notes that early bicycle riders faced dubious disease claims tied to wheel use. It cites a knee trouble blamed on clutch and brake pedals as a temporary sensational item likely to fade from memory, joining previous invented ailments.
Andy Jameson describes ending his courtship of a widow after she hurled hot water, let her dog loose, and yelled at him. He says he took the hint and quit, noting some people cannot.
The Buffalo Express notes a playful prompt about the stretch from one payday to the next, asking what constitutes the longest period between wages. The piece frames the query in a light, humorous fashion as a social reflection.
An exchange frames a dispute over a house as Bir proclaims the home is perfect while another insists the wife would disagree. The remark positions the house as ultimate in quality, highlighting a clash between confidence and caution in a domestic debate.
A fragmentary reading hints at a debate or claim about a work house and a cynical remark on belief. The readable text is too incomplete to identify a clear event, date, or people.
The fragment ponders whether Mayme's gold hair is natural and hints at deception of a hairdresser. It also notes that St. Kilda is the sole Great Britain location with wild sheep, and it muses that luck tends to favor the feminine due to its unpredictability.
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