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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
7
April 20 report says Madero plans with 2,500 troops to Juarez after federals refuse surrender. The town is deserted except for soldiers and all bridges and streets are barricaded as unrest looms tonight or tomorrow.
Alice Twoobley a 16 year old girl tramp was held in Cheyenne awaiting return to Rapid City to face possible fatally injuring injuries after attempting to escape from the county jail. She tried to slide down from the third story on a rope of bed clothing. the rope broke and she fell about 15 feet.
Mose Kauffman a wealthy Sioux Falls resident collapsed and died while walking to vote. His wife had been defendant in a sensational murder case involving a 16 year old domestic, Agnes Poireis, which he supported throughout. Judge Rice of Deadwood presided over the second Kauffman case.
A criminal court in Munich convicted a beer hall keeper for deceiving customers with fake collar on steins. He received six weeks in prison and a heavy fine, with jail time also for the waiter. Public indignation followed the incident.
South Dakota election results list towns and cities like Rapid City Mitchell Aberdeen Huron Watched for or against retention of saloons. Voters in numerous locales decide whether to keep or close saloons in the wake of reform era pressures.
Montgomery Alabama April 20 court session on a suit by the Dreyfus Brothers and others against the Corn Products company and allied firms forming the Glucose trust. Plaintiffs allege the combine violates anti trust law and seeks action.
The Eastern League begins its championship season with Montreal at Newark and Toronto at Baltimore. Rochester faces Jersey City and Buffalo meets Providence as 164 games are scheduled from April 20 to September 24.
Lakewood New Jersey April 20 the Spring Golf tournament of the Lakewood Country Club opened today to start the metropolitan district competitive season. The three day event features a team match format with four member teams from clubs within the United States Golf Association.
Des Moines Iowa April 20 Henry Myers feeds his flock via a door‑drop feed box activated by a telephone press at 4 pm. A sensitive lever releases the box drop and spills feed for the chickens.
The Boston City Club plans a season of lectures featuring La Follette, W J Bryan, Jonathan Bourne, Governor Bass and others. The lineup promises fiery reform, politics and public debate with speakers from Oregon Utah and New Hampshire, drawing large audiences.
Halifax Nova Scotia April 20 Immigrant records show more than 100000 persons landed at Halifax and St Johns since last November, surpassing 68000 arrivals a year earlier. Steamship officials cite shorter sea voyages as causing migration to Canadian ports with many settling in the Canadian Northwest and some entering the Western United States.
W G Evans president of the Denver Northwestern Pacific denies any sale of the Moffat railroad or pending negotiations. He says interests controlling the road want to keep it a Denver enterprise and that financing talks are with independent parties, not a railroad combination.
New York reports Archbishop John M. Farley head of the archdiocese of New York received many congratulations on the occasion of his sixty ninth birthday. He leads the Roman Catholic Church in the city and marked the anniversary with well wishes from clergy and laity alike.
A fragmented report notes unusual market shifts with terms about bulls and copper. It also mentions the supreme court moving deliberately, indicating cautious judicial pace amid financial discussions.
A list of historical events dated April 20 across years including Cartier’s voyage in 15634, Cromwell dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1663, Connecticut charter in 1662, New York State Constitution in 1777, Napoleon III birth in 1808, Governor Porter born 1824, Confederates seizing Liberty Arsenal in 1861, 1882 Canadian Pacific Railroad bill, 1904 Toronto fire, and 1910 New York Assembly defeat of federal income tax amendment.
Washington April 21 Senator Works Rep Cal opened with support for Arizona statehood and the initiative referendum and recall. He argued federal approval of Arizona's constitution is essential and condemned elite influence over elections demanding direct democracy to curb corrupt interests. He asserted sovereignty rests with the people and urged states’ self governance against plutocratic control.
A promotion organ notes Amalgamated short term notes and hopes for copper and platinum gains. It warns investors to verify before leaping and to read mining journals to become market tipsters. The West and South stay prosperous, while Wall Street remains unsure as corporations seek cheap capital and investors seek big returns.
The piece surveys high priced signings in baseball, noting big spends like New York $11 000 for Marquard and Boston $12 500 for Thoney, while many players fizzled. It contrasts with cheap finds like Cobb and Rucker from Augusta and the broader rise of the scouting industry. It also reports Corsica unrest over taxation and government spending.
The Wisconsin Farmers' Union plans a 250000 packing plant. Poughkeepsie aldermen show union influence. Brantford Ontario has 67 factories employing 6000 with 3100000 in wages. Fifty four hour law for Michigan workers excludes canners. Philadelphia and Vancouver wage questions arise. Labor groups in Sacramento and Illinois seek political action. Retail closing agitation to be renewed in Minneapolis and St Paul.
Washington reports Lieut. S. J. Logan retired at 55, brother of Rear Admiral L. C. Logan, married Miss Jessie Maud Stockland a Rochester Minnesota nurse who cared for him during a severe illness. The ceremony occurred in Buffalo last Monday night.
Thirteen Dams arrive aboard the Ryandam in New York from Nieuw Beyerdam Holland. The family includes two sets of twins aged 17 and 15, with both parents described as young. They head to Pella Iowa where population growth is expected.
Milas Louise Tiffany, eldest daughter of Louise Tiffany, married Rodman de Kay Gilder at the bride’s father home on East Seventy-second Street. Dorothea Tiffany attended the bride, George de Kay Gilder served as best man. Gilder, Harvard 1899 graduate, joins New York electrical business.
Washington marks the forty year anniversary of the United States Life Saving Service. Since 1871 the service expanded to all ocean and lake coasts with 281 stations and 147000 people aided in nearly 22000 ship disasters. Sumner I Kimball has led the service since its creation.
Jackson Tennessee hosts the YMCA state convention opening with large attendance. The program highlights include four evangelistic meetings for men to be addressed by Mr William Jennings Bryan.
Chicago April 20. J P Gilbert of the University of Illinois warns that crop damage from insect pests could reach 700 million dollars yearly due to the loss of shore birds and insect-eating species. A Department of Agriculture bulletin notes many shore birds are vanishing as farming expands and migratory flocks face heavy hunting.
LeRoy Payne, once king of Chicago’s cab trade and a personal friend to President Harrison, dies in Michigan after a career that built the city’s famed fancy rig era. He arranged to die with his horse at his daughter’s home, a symbol of a city landmark fading into memory.
Bucharest marks the seventy second birthday of King Charles with widespread celebrations. Messages of congratulations arrive from numerous European rulers.
In Grand Rapids on April 20 the mayor closed saloons where furniture strike protesters gathered after riots and an assault on police. Iron workers and trimmers joined the walkout as manufacturers plan to import labor from Cincinnati and Chicago to replace strikers.
In Indianapolis on April 20 Robert Sherlock and his wife attended a wedding. Mrs Sherlock saw him fed ice cream by two young women and countered by having two young men feed her the same treat. An argument followed and Sherlock was arrested for assault and battery.
Lynchburg Virginia April 20 with all signs pointing to a successful season and a closely contested pennant race the Virginia League opens its schedule today. Danville meets Richmond Petersburg plays Norfolk and Roanoke hosts Lynchburg. The circuit features many new players and five of six clubs have new managers at the helm.
Chicago reports a 40 percent drop in railroad accidents on the C and NW system as the safety committees operate. Chairman R O Richards says claim department costs will be halved this year while detailing nine months to March 31 1911 figures for killed and injured among employees passengers and others.
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