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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
11
Madrid reports 600 dead as floods sweep the Spa nish provinces. Rail tracks destroyed and many outlying areas unreachable for days. Corpses line the river banks as livestock losses mount. Portugal suffers equal damage with King Manuel at Operto directing relief efforts.
New York outlines a birthday party set for early next week at the James mansion on Washington Heights. Mrs Kady C Brownell hosts the sixty seventh birthday, noted as the only regularly enlisted woman soldier recognized by the United States. She joined the Providence rifle guards in 1861, served under fire at Harper's Ferry and Bell Run, where she was wounded.
The Roosevelt party left for Lake Albert Nyansi after two days in Uganda. They were wished a Merry Christmas by Dadi Chwa the one year old king who presented a valuable ivory piece. Colonel Roosevelt visited an English church and a Catholic mission, the latter flying the American flag.
Paris reports Dr. Cook traveling through the city en route to Ostend Belgium with his wife and a party of 18 accompanying him. They had arrived from Nice.
William L. Cook, brother of the missing explorer, says he believes foul play may be involved after receiving a letter from his brother stating fear of sending records via Lonepdale due to enemies. He claims the explorer still has original records the university deemed incomplete.
Mitchell Iowa Dec 32 An engineer named Baker of the Swaukee railroad was taken to a Mason City hospital after severe mental strain from a west of the river storm. He worked 16 hours before the train stalled near Murdo then rode to Rapid City where stress worsened his condition. He became partially insane with impaired hearing and vision and will need rest to recover.
Pekin December 27 A former Imperial Household cook named Manchu stabbed Prince Chun the regent and father of the emperor Pu. He was only lightly wounded and arrested. Authorities believe he feared the Manchu dynasty was threatened by the new regime.
In Sydney at Rushcutters Bay Bill Lang defeats Bob Fitzsimmons by a twelfth round knockout. Fitzsimmons concedes age and says he is too old for the game and plans to return to America after the bout.
A Chicago article reports a University of Chicago pathology find on Rocky Mountain fever or tick fever. The disease, now in several western states, turns victims purple and swells the spleen kidneys and often mild in Idaho. Scientists link a tick to a germ causing the illness.
Mitchell 8 D Dec 24 At the circuit court in Casema Lyman county many divorce cases were on the docket with a record count outside Sioux Falls Fifteen couples sought divorces mostly for desertion Five were Indians All but three grants were granted Judge Smith delayed three cases for further investigation due to insufficient grounds About half the jurors attended because roads were blocked by snow making the term brief
Telegraph officials report telegrams sent to Dr. Cook in Niw were delivered to officials for action but received no reply. It is believed the explorer is at Nice or Monte Carlo.
Gifford Pinchot forest service chief addressed publishers and defended his conservation plan at a luncheon. He said Americans have decided natural resources should be conserved and criticized attacks by special interests while noting the service counters land and water grab schemes.
Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. O. P. H. Belmont act as labor leaders directing a 40 000 strong shirtwaist makers strike. They pledge legal defense for picketers and seek volunteers to watch arrests, asserting wealth will shape rights and peaceful picketing.
Spearfish valley endures over two weeks of continuous winter weather with no sign of relief as residents rally around the theme of a lasting cold spell in December.
Advert says buyers seek homestead relinquishments and deeded lands within 90 miles of railroad. Prices must be reasonable, no overpayments. Exchange possible for income paying residence. Fisher Land Loan and Insurance Agency, Redfield South Dakota.
Sioux Falls 8 D Dec 27. Conductor T B Strike on the Omaha line between Mitchell and Sioux Falls disappeared with a Mitchell woman named Jones. He left a wife, Mrs Strike, mortgaged their home for 2600 dollars to finance a real estate scheme, then vanished with the Jones woman, while Mrs Strike seeks him and vows prosecution.
Philadelphia December 27 Old St. George's church hosts events marking 125th anniversary of the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Governors of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware invited as guests with bishops Fom Wilson Berry among speakers.
D A Bullock, secretary of the South Dakota Business Men's Association, is preparing a booklet titled Corn Is King in South Dakota. The pamphlet will summarize the state's resources and opportunities for settlers, backed by official figures. It will be semi official and distributed to the state and local businesses for development.
In Seoul on December 23 Yi Wan Yung, once reported dead, remains comatose with potential recovery. The assailant, jailed, expressed regret the attack was not fatal and cited Yi's administration as hostile to Korean integrity.
Prince Albert was proclaimed king of the Belgians in a parliamentary ceremony in Brussels. The oath of office was administered in the hall with the ministry and Albert's wife and the princesses Clementine and Stephanie present. The ceremony did not include a coronation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission's annual report calls for a binding method to value railroads within reasonable limits, to defend rates in court and curb carrier actions harming shippers. It highlights uniform demurrage rules, penalties for rebates, and concerns over carrier ownership and hidden services masking carrier charges.
A commission will publish a special study of 2,600 freight moving companies. It will ask 84 questions on incorporation, conditions, operations, relations with carriers, and other factors. For year 1908 total mileage reached 38,645 miles with 7,699 locomotives and 2,244,367 cars, employing 1,458,244 people.
Widespread wreck from yesterday's storm leaves millions of property destroyed. Beaton reports downed wires and severe flooding across Worcester and Chelsea. Civil War veteran Lyman F. T. Thurston froze to death in the street. Coast vessels and hundreds of coast homes damaged. Chelsea worst hit with town flooded and rescues by boat. Boston also heavily damaged with ruined parks and broken trees.
Mineola New York December 23 W Gould Brokaw testified in his wife’s divorce trial denying ill treatment. He said he was loving and considerate though admitting occasional spats. He admitted calling his wife insulting names but denied abuse in all matters.
Boston reports a three week rush as 4,000,000 spruce fir and balsam trees are harvested in Maine Michigan and Oregon. Landowners gain about 160000 from the sale while consumers pay roughly 2,000,000 and shippers reap large profits. Chicago consumes about 3,090,000 trees yearly and takes most of Michigan's yield. Oregon harvests exceed other Pacific states but fall short of Maine or Michigan totals.
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