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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
7
In Chicago in April three hundred men marching to City Hall demanded jobs. When refused, a mob formed and refused police orders. Leader H Ramadi warned the sergeant that they would starve. Two thousand more were said to be forming. At 11 o clock the riot call brought out fifty police with night sticks who dispersed the crowd.
In Aberdeen South Dakota on April 6 George Tyler was arrested on bigamy charges after authorities in Racine Wisconsin claimed he had a wife there whom he abandoned months ago. Tyler had earlier been involved in a suicide attempt with Ethel Head, his bride, and the couple moved to Mobridge before his capture by Sheriff Haven of Walworth County. An officer from Racine was en route to return Tyler for trial as he largely admits guilt.
The Great Northern Railway was convicted by Judge Holt in New York of granting rebates to the American Sugar Refining company on 1902 sugar shipments to Sioux City. The company faces a $5,000 fine and plans to appeal. Rebate indictments against the Northern Steamship company were dismissed. The trial lasted only two days.
Governor Johnson and a 45 member staff will depart St. Paul on the Pioneer Limited for Shiloh battlefield to deliver the principal address at the Minnesota memorial monument unveiling in the park on April 10. The party sails to Danville, Kentucky, on the 6th and then proceeds to Shiloh by boat.
Monday morning Frank McEneny and a crew began erecting a new cottage for Black Hills Traction Co beside their ditch, to be occupied by Charlie Graham and family. F B Wilcox and Mrs Wilcox recover after tumor surgery in Hot Springs. wife convalesces there for weeks. Mr and Mrs C F Ernest move to Jelbert ranch in Spearfish valley, inheriting a highly cultivated home with fruit-heavy grounds. The Ernest place features over a thousand apple trees and plum trees. promises fishing and picnicking appeal. Delegates met Wednesday afternoon.
Lawrence county hosts the triennial convention with Iane Ross of Lead as chair and A J Mossman of Deadwood as secretary. Fred Harris of Lead wins state camp delegate with Mitchell meeting set for May 6. Beulah lumberman J Gardner aids visit in Spearfish, known for a thriving Wyoming mill nearby.
A W C T U pamphlet depicts business leaders blocking cigarett e users from doors to success. It lists shops and firms from Union Pacific to Marshall Field and Wanamaker’s, plus railroads and universities, arguing tobacco harms body, mind, and morals. The piece cites Chicago liquor costs and urges temperance action with statistics on spending and social impact.
A delegation of Sioux Indians from the Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservations urged the president to open at least half of each reservation to settlement. If enacted, about 1,200,000 acres would become open to settlers.
The House, under suspension of the rules, passed a bill amending the interstate commerce law to allow passes to furloughed, pensioned, and superannuated employees and their families, and to disabled or infirm former carrier workers and those traveling to reenter service.
In Biarritz Premier Asquith held an all morning conference with King Edward and then departed for Paris. He will reach London tomorrow evening and immediately begin a swift cabinet reshuffle, signaling no delay in changes.
Governor Hughes urged passage of anti gambling bills in a special message to the New York legislature. Senators Raines Grady McCarren clashed over the message and proposed tabling the race track provision amid sharp criticism of executive overreach and scornful remarks.
Admiral Evans reports from Magdalena Bay that even in smooth seas swells cause rolling and pitching to expose the lower armor belt at heavy load, advising the low limit of waterline armor should not be raised. Secretary Metcalf asked Evans to prepare a detailed nationwide report with battleship commanders.
Fragments of infant skeletons lead to the arrest of Anarchist Molina and Francisa Herrara, living for 29 years. A mob tried to kill the couple before police and troops intervened. Investigators uncover a cellar cemetery where they had 22 births.
Chicago April 9 L D Eneel a wealthy stock broker killed himself by shooting through the head in his fashionable apartment 499% Take overtime. Incurable heart frailty was given as the cause. His wife, in an adjoining room, rushed in and found him dying. He did not regain consciousness.
It was announced yesterday that bondholders for the bankrupt Orman and Crook firm have arranged to proceed with the Belle Fourche irrigation ditch contract. Hayes Brothers and Company of Janesville, Wisconsin, will undertake completion, with about 7000000 remaining in work and a bond deadline of April 6.
The article notes new contractors will begin work within days while continuances proceed before the deadline. Prices are undisclosed, with Orman and Crook suspected of taking the job at a loss. Bondsmen may cover the difference to avoid forfeiture, and bids for $30,000 in lateral work open Saturday, April 18.
In Petersville the Reformed church avoided services as an oil well gushed fifty feet from the building after a Saturday night strike in the Cabbage Patch district. The congregation, in debt and behind on pastor salaries, hopes the flow will settle debts and fund future expenses.
Pierre South Dakota April records show L A Munson filing the first petition for state nomination as secretary of state. The document lists him as a republican candidate without naming a specific republican brand.
S. D. April Andrus E. Jalendar of Fort Pierre, aged with financial and family troubles, committed death by own action yesterday using a small cord. He was found with his feet just clear of the ground, indicating deliberate hanging as the cause. Old age and troubles were cited as likely factors.
In Chicago on April 8 Albert Mc Intosh pled guilty to counterfeiting and was sentenced by Judge Botha to eight years in Leavenworth penitentiary for being openly an anarchist. Roscoe Tobias and August Rothe received five years each.
Lisbon declares martial law with rigid censorship on all correspondence. Nearly a thousand arrests have been made since Sunday riots as authorities tighten control over the city.
Representative Hill of Connecticut told President Roosevelt that a House poll shows a majority support forming a commission to study financial questions in all aspects before the next Congress convenes. The April 9 report cites Hill as a member of the currency committee.
In Topeka Kansas April 0 robbers blew open the state bank at Huron and escaped with six thousand nine hundred dollars. The bank building was badly wrecked and the six assailants fled on handcarts.
The White Star liner Teutonic and Cunard liner Coronia completed a swift trans Atlantic race with Teutonic finishing 1 hour 26 minutes ahead. Teutonic time was 6 days 21 hours 10 minutes as both ships kept alert throughout the voyage.
Washington reports favorable action on a bill directing the secretary of war to surrender a condemned cannon for use by the University of South Dakota at Vermillion. The measure seeks to expand military equipment for a college project.
A New York Tribune clipping recounts a passenger who resolved a gambling loss on an Atlantic liner without reporting to the captain. The man wrote a direct note to the largest winner and had the steward deliver the demanded repayment, avoiding detection and keeping up appearances ashore at Hoboken.
A clergyman witnessed a long dying process as an old man clung to life, cared for by two daughters who struggled to nurse him while earning their own bread. The scene grew more dreadful as poverty eroded natural feelings and the man drifted toward death.
A Liverpool Mercury snippet narrates a young traveler misled by a polite barber offering a shampoo not as a wash but misinterpreted as a food or curl aid. The scene unfolds with comic confusion as the barber splashes water and the tourist protests, unsure of the barber’s intent.
A New Orleans Miss Lemoeral reports that Austrian law never imprisons women. instead they are confined in convents where they sew and knit. The length of stay ends when rehabilitation is achieved, after which the woman is released. The system is described as effective with few repeat offenders.
A garbled account recalls the best man role at a Sweton wedding and the custom of a groom’s attendants escorting the bride. It notes a Scandinavian rival deeming courtship inappropriate and a failed capture attempt during the bride’s travel to church, preserving the old wedding custom.
Topeka Kansas April 0 The populist party in Kansas will not be able to get representation on the pri-
The text indicates the state canvassing board will decide ballot handling for the next general election, aligning with the secretary of state and the attorney general's opinion. The exact details and scope of the decision are not provided in the fragment.
Italian ambassador to France Count Ornielli died in Paris after a cerebral congestion struck him Monday on the eve of a lunch invitation. He headed the Paris diplomatic corps and was 56. The death followed the arrival of guests including David Hills.
In Muscatine April 10 Judge Jackson sentenced two boys aged 12 to reform school after they formed a six member gang that conducted night robberies and stole valuables. The gang’s leader Eddie Valett threatened if any member betrayed the group.
Miss May Robinson was sentenced to four years imprisonment for perjury in the Druce case. Her counsel questions her sanity following a guilty plea. She claimed to be the daughter of an ex Virginia planter who lost his fortune in the Civil War.
Springfield Newfoundland April 10 The joint scale committee of the miners and operators met briefly and sent the disputed questions to a subcommittee. The group aims to report tomorrow. Key items include paying shot firers and timbering mine entries.
Mr May declines mayoral bid after serving the city with clean administration and many outside interests. His friends urge a new citizen to take the mayoralty while seeking reelection to the state senate remains his focus.
In Watertown South Dakota Hon John W Martin reform candidate defeated J C Thomas by 274 votes to become mayor as about 1200 ballots were cast in the heated municipal contest.
In Colorado, about 35 towns voted on liquor licensing. Nineteen towns backed no license and sixteen approved licensing saloons.
Geddes, April 10. The city has gone dry by default as saloon keepers failed to present a petition to the council within the legal time limit seeking a vote on license.
Federal grand jury investigations in Little Rock are leading to anticipated indictments of the Missouri Pacific and other lines for granting rebates as part of a rail rate inquiry. Local authorities report the probe ongoing with potential charges forthcoming.
The entire citizens ticket was elected at the election in Elk Point on Tuesday April 10. Local voters supported the slate, with no opposing candidates reported in this brief city result.
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