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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
2
Chicago April 22 James Patten millionaire wheat king and May corner engineer left Chicago fearing violence and sudden death. Over the past week letters threatening dynamite and explosives target the speculator. Public criticisms push him toward nervous prostration as a letter warned he would be blown up if he did not break the corner.
Patten avoids interviews fleeing from reporters amid a closed season on harming him. He travels toward Trinidad Colorado to visit a rancher friend and will not speak with press. Meanwhile bears push May and July wheat prices down on favorable crop reports from the Dakotas and Europe.
William Kirkpatrick was released from prison for theft when he shot and killed his wife and fatally wounded his brother in law Tom Cooney in Oskaloosa Iowa. An infant child was lightly wounded as police captured him after a struggle. He offered no explanation or regret.
Rapid City hosts a three day state shooting tournament for amateurs in September with $300 in cash prizes. Notable professional shooters will join the event but compete for targets only.
A South Dakota legislative session endorses establishing a tuberculosis sanitarium at Custer, praising the Black Hills for climate and scenery. The article notes high altitude benefits and mild winters aiding venous breathing and outdoor activity for patients.
The article stresses fresh air and outdoor life as key to tuberculosis recovery, warning against spitting and emphasizing sanitation, early detection, and the role of sanitariums in preventing spread. It cites Chicago Tribune quotes and statistics on US deaths and state cases, urging education and public action.
Washington April 21 Special Correspondence The drive against big trusts continues with final arguments in a terminal railway association suit and multiple actions against Standard Oil. Four major cases take testimony as the new justice department leadership coordinates prosecutions of trusts railroads and rebating practices. Attorney General Wickersham pursues a cautious publicity line while top aides press trusted cases and policy directions.
A petition circulates in Lead to invoke a referendum on a law requiring 1000 candle power headlights on all locomotives. A railroad letter argues the rule is impracticable, citing tests in Minnesota and Iowa that show such headlights obscure signals and break yard operations, leading to the measure being defeated in those states.
Colonial dispatch reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his party reaching Mombasa, greeted by Acting Governor F. J. Jackson. King Edward orders courtesy as dinner at the Mombasa Club precedes a train ride to Sir Alfred Pease's Athi river ranch for preparations to pursue big game.
A fierce wind storm rages through Cleveland and surrounding regions causing houses to collapse and injuries with possible fatalities. Wires are down and details are unavailable as the storm sweeps through the state, including Indians and western Pennsylvania.
Wilbur Wright, the American aviator, flew his aeroplane in Rome at heights of about 250 feet in front of army officers and scientists. Lieutenant Caldera accompanied him on two flights lasting thirty one minutes.
James A. Patten, noted wheat speculator, will depart Chicago today for a western trip to inspect grain conditions firsthand. His departure boosts market sentiment as traders expect prices to hold at higher levels. May options traded near 1 1 2, July at 1 1 4.
Former United States Senator David Purpie, a half century figure in public life, died suddenly this morning in Indianapolis. The report notes his long service and public prominence.
Dustin Farnum, star of The Virginian, testified before Special Commissioner Fahle about his acquaintances with Katherine Clemmons Gould wife of Howard Gould. Farnum said he met Mrs Gould seven years ago and sometimes dined with her, including a 90 minute visit to her St Regie hotel apartment with a maid present. He is named as a correspondent in Gould’s divorce suit.
Prairie City post office robbed last night by raiders using nitro glycerine to blast the safe. Stamps valued at 600 dollars and cash totaling 400 dollars were taken. No clue on the thieves direction.
Bishop McIntyre of the Dakotetho Conference fixes a July 11 dedication date for the new Worship edifice. Rev John Trlall announces the formal opening on April 11 with three services led by ministers from Spearfish Rapid City and Deadwood. Rev C B Clark will preach the following Sunday at the Hot Springs sanitarium.
An interview at a Tuskegee conference features a colored woman recounting how she built home ownership from a puppy dog trade. She explains swapping a dog for a pig, and using the livestock to gain land and a house, a story praised by Booker T. Washington.
A paper by B E Wheeler in New York estimates recreating the Great Pyramid of Gizeh would cost over 90 million dollars, with material at 48 million. The plan includes 2,000,000 cubic yards of concrete rise and 335,000 cubic yards backing stone, 140,000 stone facing. Labor is placed at 24 million days.
Old New England gravesites reveal terse epitaphs while W A Ballile Grohman notes in The Tyrol and the Tyrolese that Johann Lemberger aged fifty two and three quarters died when a tree toppled on him. Michael Gerstner’s brief record says he climbed up fell down and was dead.
The Atchison Globe notes a horse instinctively avoids health harming actions yet sometimes chooses harmful excesses. It asks why humans, endowed with reason, fail to act for health and laments humanity’s limited appetite for prudence.
A debate at an emergency class features a student turning a tricky question about calming a hysterical person into a humorous but insightful answer. The exchange highlights practical handling of tense medical situations with wit.
A fragment notes a conflict where American colonists faced Hessian troops, described as a rare mention by British writers. The text hints at a pivotal confrontation but offers unclear details about location or outcomes.
The text appears garbled but suggests praise of improvement in work. It notes a man’s essential feature lies in his improvableness and the quality of his business conduct. The source attributes opinions to Detroit and Viake.
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