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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
7
A volcanic eruption at Mount Asama in Japan results in the deaths of about thirty tourists. Survivors report injuries and scorched remains as rescue teams search the area. Local authorities warn of continuing volcanic activity and urge caution for visitors.
A violent eruption at Mount Asamasyoma in Tabio on August 16 trapped many travelers. More than thirty people were burned, including some Americans, as they moved between base and crater. About half escaped in the chaotic retreat.
An article by M. H. H. Stephens argues inland freight should be prioritized to move goods via interior routes to outpace water competition. It discusses Panama Canal impacts, long haul versus short haul, and calls for amending commerce law to control water carriers and shift rates to Chicago and interior points. It notes railroad power to suppress water routes and references Prouty Lane and Nevada cases.
Chicago youths flee home amid wild west shows and military events, with sixty eight reported missing in two weeks. Parents blame misadventure and wanderlust, noting homesickness curbs the trend when cold weather returns.
A dated English teaching column urges early prevention and planning for children. It argues parents must keep children busy to avoid mischief and wasted effort in corrections, advocating timely habits like installing window screens and teaching discipline.
Chicago officials close Gault court in the North Side Italian colony to traffic for the remaining summer and autumn hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Delivery wagons are allowed. police guard ends maintain order as 2,670 children in the precincts use the street for play amid traffic dangers.
Winnipeg reports major Canadian railway growth to serve a bumper crop. Three systems push western expansion with 856 miles inspected and 2000 miles planned this year. Kamloops Hope line under contract. Hope to Kamloops 160 miles. Yellowhead border to Edmonton line incomplete with bridges pending.
A swarthy man, identified as a commission merchant, and his family worked in railroad yards on North Main Street gathering bones from a vacant lot. They loaded the bones into a carfor shipment as part of cleaning up litter and harvesting refuse for profitable use, amid deathly harvest imagery.
Aindredth Kindredth of Oelriehs won the 100 yards foot race from Hamilton at Lead Park this afternoon, finishing about six feet ahead. Time noted 11.5 seconds by one watch and 10.8 seconds by another. Large crowd witnessed the event amid heavy betting, with around $2,000 placed with stake-holders and more wagers likely. Deputy Sheriff Hardin served as the starting judge.
Premier As quith and Lloyd George with Attorney General Isaaacs held talks with labor leaders in London to curb unrest in Liverpool. Five thousand troops already in Liverpool with ten thousand out of work amid the crisis.
A statement in the Omaha World Herald says Wind Cave National Park in southeast Harding County near Hot Springs is chosen by J Alden Loring as a Buffalo Preserve for the American Bison Society. The plan includes stocking about fifty buffalo and protecting surrounding lands totaling about twenty square miles before transfer to the Biological Survey.
In Langley Wales police and troops opened fire on a crowd of striking workers. Casualties are reported with many dead and wounded as authorities move to contain the unrest and protect key sites.
In Langley Wales troops and police fired on a mob. many were killed. In Aberayon Wales strikers damaged railroad property as clashes with police and soldiers produced numerous casualties.
Chicago estimates the central real estate worth 575.5 million dollars with a total city value above 575 million, up from 480 million last year. State Street frontage commands high per foot values from Monroe to Washington, while Park Row area is among the lowest. Separate notes mention Wichita mountain preserve and Flathead preservation Idaho with buffalo and other game.
Lead boxer Tom Yancey says he respects West and plans a bout with Fitzgerald of Montana, possibly in the Black Hills or Omaha. He notes West’s heavier strength surprised him during their contest and discusses arranging a future match through Omaha or Deadwood representatives.
Sally and a band of riders plot and execute a bold raid on a king's coach to seize gold. Sally fights to protect a prisoner, then disguises him in petticoats as they flee through Forest Inn, while the narrator recalls the escape and pursuit.
A hitherto unpublished Riley verse, first poem he wrote, is found among the President's papers and sent to the White House. The elegiac piece honors Hamilton J. Dunbar of Greenfield Indiana, who died in 1876, and reflects on fame and loss with personal sentiment.
Chicago August 16 well to do men living in Lake Forest and suburban lake shore towns are impressed by the Curtiss hydro aeroplane's success at the Chicago international aviation meet and speculate on using a hydro craft to commute to their offices. The piece notes the ease of ascent from water.
President Taft signed the campaign publicity bill approving a two million dollar appropriation. The act authorizes inviting foreign and South American nations to send representatives to the San Diego Panama Exposition, marking a formal step in promoting the event.
Congress moves toward adjournment as the session nears its close on Tuesday or Wednesday. Lawmakers still have several items to finalize before recess.
Washington Aug 19 Congress plans adjournment by Tuesday or Wednesday. The direct election resolution moves to the new session, while the wool and cotton bills await action after presidential veto, clearing the air on statehood and commerce issues.
The article discusses Glenn H. Curtiss and the hydro aeroplane, the Triad, as likely to be used by private flyers soon. It claims speeds of up to sixty miles per hour on water and thirty-five over land, with safer landings on either surface. It envisions a future where aviation expands across business and practical mechanics, reducing barriers to flight.
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