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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
8
Telegraphic reports from December 56 indicate a massive storm in the Fingligh channel and the North Sea. About 400 drowned with many corpses washing ashore while ships rescue survivors. lifeboats were swamped. Denmark says three of the Bajberg fleet of 200 lifeboats saved.
State Attorney General Clark issues a ruling confirming courts may impose imprisonment for failing to pay court costs alongside fines in illegal liquor cases. The opinion, sought by Day county’s States Attorney Anderson, states such penalties do not violate the state constitution and would be valid, challenging prior leniency in petty cases.
Manila reports Lieut. Florets says an encounter occurred Sunday near Mount Malandang in Mindanao between wild Moros and the constabulary. Twenty Moros, six constabulary members, four porters, and one policeman were killed. further trouble is anticipated as several thousand Moros remain nearby.
The Topeka Club refuses to host Governor Brubba for a banquet planned by De Valentine for Chief Justice Johnston. Brubba, once a member, is kept out while the club maintains its liquor locker system at the clubhouse.
The United States Supreme Court refused to review the case of Charles W. Morse, former ice king. He must serve the fifteen year sentence imposed by the circuit court of New North America at New York.
Washington reports William J. Calhoun of Chicago has accepted the post of minister to China and the Chinese government has indicated its satisfaction with the appointment.
Wheeling West Virginia December 6 Half of the troops at Aetna were withdrawn from the tin plant after the company said it would not use soldiers to import strike breakers.
Secretary of War Dickenson urges moving forts near major cities with better transport access to improve economy, rapid movement, and militia training. He cites Fort Mackenzie to Sheridan and Fort Meade to Sturgis as examples of outdated, isolated posts. The report calls for a general rear arrangement of army posts.
The gunboat Princeton, dispatched from the Bremerton navy yard, sailed down the coast today. It will reach San Francisco to take on coal and provisions before a rapid voyage to Nicaragua.
London crowd of about one hundred thousand gathered in Trafalgar Square and nearby streets for six simultaneous mass meetings denouncing the Lords rejection of the budget. Liberals and socialists shared prominence showing apparent cooperation amid wild scenes.
Columbus Ohio December reports state treasurer Dreamer withdrew 92000 from Union National Bank after bank refused account access. Governor Harmon investigates graft alleged in past state departments. Attorney General Denman sues Federal Union Surety to recover deposits from the failed Euclid Avenue Bank, with 55000 said to have earned interest.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on December 4 friends of Phillip Allen former vice president of the Mineral Point bank announce plans to appeal to President Taft for a ten year sentence reduction to five years if his claim of being an unwitting victim of others can be substantiated.
Bedres Hampartjoomian, an Armenian patriot, was executed at Sing Sing for the 1907 murder of Tevassanjanian, a wealthy Armenian rug importer. He declared I did my duty to my country and Jesus save me as he faced the electric chair. Authorities say the death was connected to a revolutionary group demanding funds to overturn the Turkish sultan in Armenia. The murder followed a dispute over the demands.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie, under Rear Admiral Kimball, sailed for Nicaragua with 400 Marines aboard. The ship carried large quantities of ammunition and full field equipment. The Prairie sails in the mud.
Arrangements completed for the sale at Monte de Piete Paris of Abdul Sultan of Morocco jewels pawned there. The auction begins Monday with prospective buyers arriving from around the world for the national pawnshop sale of the collection.
Governor Harmon ordered 1,500 troops to Bridgeport at sheriff requests to quell a tin strike affecting Armine and Belmont counties. In Bridgeport four men and a woman were seriously injured in gun battles between strikers and guards as Chief Roe and officers faced attacks during the open shop dispute at American Sheet and Tin Plate.
Wage talks near crisis as Grand Major Lee and A B Garretson meet with a joint committee of trainmen conductors engineers and firemen. Western railroads have refused a ten percent raise, signaling an acute labor stand. The strike movement is distinct from the northwest action.
The second session of the sixty first Congress convened at noon with a quorum. Vice President Sherman called for order as Chaplain Pierce gave the blessing. Senator Aldrich's regulation passed, appointing a three member committee to notify the president Congress is ready for his message. Senator McCumber announced the death of Senator Martin N. Johnson, and the Senate adjourned in his memory at 12 14 p m.
Speaker Cannon called the house to order at noon with Rev. Couden as chaplain and a quorum verified. A presidential notification committee was appointed. W. W. McCredie of Washington state sworn in to replace the late Frank Cushman. The body learned of Representatives De Ar mond of Misalouri and Lagster of Virginia deaths and adjourned at 12 40.
A fire at the Kimball Aeroplane Co factory near Morris Park kills Joseph Ames a retired trans Atlantic chef and kills Mrs Marla Braun and her three year old child. The blaze also endangers twenty police crews and damages the aeroplane factory along with several aircraft. Robbers attempting to loot Radinovitzs jewelry store set the building alight forcing seventy five sleeping inmates to be rescued by police.
Rawn the railroad general manager and a committee agreed to meet Chicago local and National Switchmen's Union leaders early next week to discuss wages. Union officials fear they cannot restrain the men much longer as a mass meeting of local union representatives is held tonight. The workers demanded ten cents an hour raise in 1906 and had received four cents, now seeking six more.
A clipped notice warns readers about catarrh ointments containing mercury and the health risks. It references Cheney and Gontti and urges caution, noting unsafe ingredients in certain products sold to the public.
A South Dakota editor quips that advertising buys money, adding that a mint could not profit then if it jailed its competitors, underscoring the tension between commerce and restraint in pursuit of profit.
Wilmington Delaware December 4 reports say all marines aboard the Prairie will be taken off today and transported to Fort Delaware as the cruiser lies deep in mud after efforts to move it failed.
Land seekers offer to purchase home relinquishments and deeded land near a railroad within reasonable terms. They will consider exchange, income payments, and debt-for-land arrangements. Advertising agency Nedfield South Dakota coordinates the inquiry.
Spokane December 6. Thrilling experiences marked a party of Northern Pacific engineers and surveyors under 4H B Payne of Spokane who spent eight months in central Idaho. They found a feasible route to access mineral and timber belts, endured 54 day isolation with no others seen, lost many horses, and faced narrow escapes. Payne will submit drawings to the engineering department at St Paul early this month. The work promises to open a large Idaho territory and aid regional development.
Washington dispatch says the United States Supreme Court will consider the Southern Pacific equity dispute with the Interstate Commerce Commission over rate fixing. The ruling remands the entire litigation to the Northern District of California for proceedings according to law.
St. Petersburg report says Empress Alexandria is critically ill with a complication of diseases at wavinda estate near the Black Sea. The family has been summoned and officials fear the illness may prove fatal.
In a House resolution Representative Sulzer urges President Truman to deploy land and naval forces to restore order in Nicaragua. The measure calls for Zelaya’s arrest trial and punishment for murders of Americans and a republic's establishment. A private cable says Zelaya plans to flee with family to Salina Cruz Mexico or Ampela Honduras.
The Liberal party compilations show peers aim to dodge the new land tax, a factor in their rejection of the budget. The 3860 lords hold 10,078,979 acres across the United Kingdom.
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