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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
2
Mrs. EB Harriman faces a Wall Street bid to seize her railroad holdings. On her husband’s deathbed he sought J P Morgan’s pledge to block a Harriman stock raid, prompting a renewed clash as a national bank fund memory plan surfaces.
Washington reports a National Mine Safety Demonstration set for October 25 to 27 in Pittsburg under federal and union auspices. President Taft may attend on the second day to witness a mock explosion and review miner parades. Officials include Walter Fisher and Governor Tener, with H M Wilson directing arrangements.
Professor J J Findlay of Manchester argues Chicago has fewer poor people than London and other big cities, contrasting American poverty with European urban slums. He spoke at the University of Chicago summer course on The Lowest Strata of Crime and highlighted differing causes of poverty across regions.
Virginia Berry returns from the city to Brookland Farms to a country dance where Bub Hawkins leads the crowd with lively calls. Virginia and Bub share a growing romance amid playful pillow mischief and social rival Betty Canby eyes Bub closely.
A fragmentary newspaper item mentions Congressman Dan Anthony of Leavenworth Kansas and a 16-year-old son. The text is garbled, with questions about a departure to Washington and a whimsical reply about extra cream for oat meal, reflecting a humorous or stray note rather than a formal report.
Brief chat notes a family returning from a trip and a wife confined to a room. The laundress promises discharge in about four days. A doctor has not been employed, per the informal exchange.
He stated that American poverty is due to temporary circumstances such as injury or sickness, while European poverty is permanent and chronic, part of the settled life of the community. He noted that Chicago has more work to do with the foreign element than New York.
Baron Maurice de Forest a new House of Commons member from North West Hamm pushes land nationalization as his main parliamentary goal. He argues land values rise from community effort and says state ownership would return value to the people through pensions insurance exchanges and free services.
Fragment describes harsh actions at the Drin bridge where Turkish soldiers exacted 16 cents per sheep and disarmed the fleeing clans. It reports malaria raging among about 14 000 people in Bregumatia with dying flocks and starvation, implying their likely disappearance without relief.
Washington reports that European oysters are scarce and of poor quality. In Moscow the Black Sea oyster is tiny and costly, with few places selling oysters at all. American oysters are rare and overpriced, with Ostend oysters serving as the main option for the wealthy.
An advertisement claims New Life cures rheumatism or asthma for all ages and conditions with a guaranteed cure or no payment. It instructs readers to visit Hot Springs, deposit a certified check, and authorize the bank to pay upon cure. Contact details request age and condition information.
In Washington on August 16 Democratic senators hold a caucus on the cotton tariff bill and set the adjournment date. The Underwood wool bill passed the Senate last night and was sent to the president today. A veto is expected Friday, with the House attempting to pass it over the veto.
Washington August 16 Dr Wiley the government chemist testified before the investigating committee detailing his work on pure foods and alleging Solicitor Mec Cabe opposed him on the pure food and drug inspection board.
Former Morgan associate George W. Perkins, testifying before the Stanley ftee trust Investigation commission, offers a list of questions for Americans about trusts. He argues trusts promote growth and labor benefits while criticizing competition and asks if costs, wages, employment, failures, trade balances, waste-saving capabilities, and ownership of profits favor a few or many.
R In singer, chairman of the board of governors of the National Irrigation Congress, says Westwide interest in the December gathering in Chicago will be among the most notable. He notes support from Spokane and widespread attention to land reclamation and irrigation development.
Denver dated Aug 16 reports delegates to the National Negro Congress weighing a resolution by George T. Wasson of Kansas City urging independent political action by African Americans and retirement from the Republican Party.
Rotterdam reports the passenger steamer Guttenburg exploded in minutes killing many and leaving numerous drownings as rescue efforts begin.
A fragmentary item from Buffalo New York mentions box 408TER Milburn Co. The readable text suggests a company address or parcel designation tied to the Milburn firm in Buffalo. Specifics beyond this fragment are not available.
Washington Aug 15 Major General William H Carter has been relieved of command of the maneu ver division at San Antonio Texas and recalled to Washington to resume duties as assistant chief of state of the army Brigadier General Frederick A Smith has been appointed commander of the division now reduced in strength After a short vacation Major General Murray who has filled Cars place since mobilization will go to San Francisco to take charge of the western division
A Toledo based advertisement claims Watt's Carag Guns cure constipation and references a local firm P. J. Cyrusar & Co. The text reads as a garbled notice with possible imitation medical claims and suspect commercial intent.
Somora Mex August 16 Colonel Greene the millionaire copper magnate and cattle rancher died of acute pneumonia after a long struggle. He promoted several copper ventures and had a famous quarrel with Thomas W Lawson the financier. He was reported to have said he would shoot Lawson one night. His wife and children were at his bedside.
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