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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
8
New York dispatch reports John D. Rockefeller, facing the 29 240 000 Standard Oil penalty, remarks Judge Landis will be dead a long time before the fine is paid and predicts a persistent fight. He stays poised and even jokes about giving a small gift to a young married couple.
Attorneys for George G. Ware prepare a motion for rehearing in the circuit court of appeals after the court affirms Ware's conspiracy conviction to defraud the government of land in Hooker and Thomas counties. The majority opinion by Judge Sanborn, concurred by Judge Hook, and Judge Phillips dissents on the statute of limitations issue.
In Des Moines Aug 10 a tale emerges of Charles Bennett of Villisca Iowa who was swept away by a tornado as a helpless infant. A migrant named Paul Hudson rescued him and later paid $700 to seek his kin. After decades of search the Bennetts traced a sister in Villisca while the grieving mother remains in California.
Mrs Wong Sun Yue, wife of a Portamouth Square refuge camp resident and sister of Mrs Howard Gould of New York, displayed remarkable bravery when she grabbed a smoking pistol from August Rodrigues after he killed Manuel Madrid and chased him toward a police arrest. Police credit Mrs Sun Yue for aiding the capture and praise her courage.
Dwight Casner arrives home to cheering friends after months spent across the Pacific coast. He survived the July 21 sinking of the steamship Columbia after helping passengers aboard a raft. nine people, including J. E. Paul and wife, were aboard the raft until rescued by the San Pedro. Casner’s tale, confirmed in Oregon and Washington papers, highlights his calm actions and near-drowning ordeal before reaching shore at dawn.
Thermopolis dispatch reports Sam Gebo, manager for the developing Gebo coal project twelve miles north of Lander, travels to New York to seek 400 900 dollars for mine expansion. The plan foresees 400 miner residences costing around 1,000 each and a population of about 9,000, with many miners drawn from other Wyong camps seeking work as Gebo mines grow.
The Denver News reports remains identified as W. J. Barney, vanished timberman from the Smuggler Union mine, were exhumed near Alta mill Gold King basin. General Bulkeley Wells aided, Steve Adams named the grave site but later denial of identification raised doubt. Volatile labor era details tie the case to 1901 riots, manager Collins, and ongoing West Federation of Miners actions with Senator Borah seeking trials in Cripple Creek or Telluride.
Dr S Lord a dentist failed to identify the Wednesday skeleton found by General Thirk Wells as W J Barney a minor alleged murder victim from 1001 linked to hostility to the Western Federation In an interview today W D Hay-
Wood argued that the skeleton was not genuine and not found in good faith. He claimed the renewed enforcement of the mine owner card system at Cripple Creek since his acquittal showed the Mine Owner's association intends to continue to war on the Federation.
In Helena thirteen girls quit their switchboards and many smaller exchanges followed. The Montana Federation of Labor ordered remaining non striking operators to walk out, declaring the Rocky Mountain Bell system unfair and demoralized across the state.
Helena district court hears mandamus suit to force Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone to provide service amid labor troubles. The case cites public utilities duties and eminent domain. A hearing on the temporary injunction to stop union boycott actions in Livingston, Butte, and Helena followed. General Superintendent Murray notes only Butte and Helena affected by the strike order.
Notieed Federation reports that the Missoula Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone office telephon e girls have not quit their posts and will remain at work.
In Helena Montana on August 10 Judge Bach of the district court ordered Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone to resume operations. The judge ruled the company had a public duty to provide service and warned against interfering with lines. He stated that mere persuasion without threats does not excuse duty and that failure to operate could forfeit the franchise.
Dr Sir James Crichton Browne addressed the London school congress describing first love as a cerebral phenomenon tied to association centers. He argued modern life overlooks its scientific basis and criticized the fish brain food notion, advocating protein rich, digestible animal foods for the working brain.
Commander Robert E Peary in New York outlines a revised Arctic expedition aimed at reaching the pole. He cites lessons from a prior voyage and details a shifted route from Cape Columbia toward the northwest to exploit easterly ice drift, a stronger advance party, more sledges, and a tighter, safer layout for final dash.
W S Bowen longtime editor and part owner of the Sioux Falls Daily Press will transfer his share on September 1. He has been in Dakota journalism for about 35 years and will retire from active work. The purchasers’ names are undisclosed but state officers linked to South Dakota politics have been in Sioux Falls, with Dotson remaining in charge of the business side.
St Paul Minn Aug 10 The international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters adopted an amendment to the constitution excluding from the order liquor dealers both retail and wholesale and bartenders in the future.
Trains from Omaha run in two or three crowded sections as travel surges after the 2 cent fare law. July sales at one line show a $9,000 rise from 1906, with Chicago ticket sales up at least 100 percent. Train No 3 left in three sections, No 1 in two, eastbound No 2 in two, and the eastbound local in twelve cars. Trainmasters report high traffic since the fare reduction. Railroads warn the new law may wipe out a 7 percent annual rise in passenger earnings, noting U S passenger revenues near $500 million while freight and gross earnings follow.
Omaha reports reveal G W Edwards recovered Mrs Winslow from the Pacific disaster scene while his father-in-law C A Winslow remained missing despite two weeks of searches. Ninety nine lives perished in the Columbia collision with the San Pedro and salvage value nears 200000 pounds.
An escapee from Middletown insane hospital, a troublesome patient from Rockland County, has been traced through souvenir postal cards. He avoids mailboxes and has sent cards since escaping, prompting police and officials to pursue him as he moves toward new venues.
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