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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
5
Pittsburg on December 22 reports the arrest of seven council members and two bankers on bribery and conspiracy charges. The arrests, shocking to citizens, follow a period of municipal trouble linking Alleghany and city affairs. A bank failure and the president’s death sparked renewed scrutiny of graft across both cities.
Washington announces immediate post Christmas payment of 698866 to Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians as restitution for 1862 Minnesota massacre confiscated annuities. Total spread among 4440 members across agencies in South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and other locations.
The St Louis appeals court ruled a divorced wife may seize ex husband Miles M. Andersons earnings and property to enforce alimony even after he remarried. The decision states hardship lies in the defendants acts and conduct, not the law, upholding a 25 dollar monthly alimony as rightful support.
Rapid City and Wyoming Railroad Company secured a city franchise for a street car system in Rapid City. The council required a bond to be filed within 30 days and construction to begin within eight months of bond filing. The lengthy franchise imposes conditions to protect residents’ rights.
The Crouch Line bid protection by City and Wyoming Railway Company outlines officers L A Richards president J C Haines vice president James Halley treasurer and J L Soule secretary and general manager. Directors include H W Jones H E Swander LE M Reeves F H Rugg G P Bennett W F Pasroe and Thomas Sweeney. Franchise grants twenty years with gasoline or electric power for passenger express and freight with time limits on freight on Main Street south of East Boulevard and Eleven Street. Fare five cents city rides coupon books priced 1.50 for Mines School and students. City to receive ten percent of gross passenger earnings. Bond of over 1000 dollars due within sixty days. construction within eight months and two miles of track by Jan 1 1910. Franchise void if conditions unmet.
Jimmie Harris a 13 year old from Clear Lake district twenty miles west of Spokane captured a huge bald eagle in a steel trap set for coyotes on the lake shore. The eagle winged and fought, biting Jimmie as he carried it home nearly a mile before release. The bird, with an eight foot wingspan, was sent to Spokane for care and will be forwarded to Washington as a New Year’s gift to President Roosevelt.
Spokane Washington December 22. Senator R A Hutchinson introduces a bill to train every seventh and eighth grade pupil in the state with weekly half day drill in arms and maneuvers. Fort George Wright Fort Vancouver and Fort Lawton officers to instruct. The aim is a citizen army ready in emergencies. Also from Spokane physicians at St Luke's Hospital report treating Daniel Melonis of Wallace Idaho for a prolonged hiccough attack. Climate change and electricity used in treatment. prognosis uncertain and potential fatal outcomes noted.
George Maxwell a rancher living near Spearfish was found dead in his bed. An inquest concluded death from natural causes, pneumonia suspected from the decomposed body. Maxwell, about 60, had lived near Spearfish fifteen years with unclear family ties. Cash and items found. relatives notified with no reply by noon.
William Bernard Davy of Workup Nottinghamshire shot his wife in a taxi after traveling to London to find her. He then killed himself as the taxi at King's Cross stopped. Both bodies lay in the vehicle, observed by the cabbie. letters suggested long separation and a planned death.
Details of transfer will be made public at a meeting next Tuesday in New York. The announcement mentions leading interests in Colorado and the South, with initial information provided amid ongoing discussions.
After five weeks of hearings the House Ways and Means Committee finished public sessions and will begin work on a new tariff bill after the holiday recess. A Republican ally praised the process as open and factual while Democratic Representative Underwood argued the Dingley rates are prohibitive and favored a combined maximum and minimum tariff approach to fund expenditures without heavier taxes.
Boston dec 42 Mrs Mars Kelleher of East Cambridge was arrested on arson charges. Police believe she may be the woman responsible for six deaths including her husband three children and two sisters in a fire. Doubts persist about her sanity.
Senator Kourne of Idaho introduced a bill in the senate to raise the president's salary. The measure argues the president's pay should reflect the responsibilities of the office and align with armament considerations.
Semi official reports from Washington state that Uncle Sam will conduct three lotteries in Idaho next year to allot Queur d Alene Lemhi and Blackfoot lands to settlers. About 310000 acres of Queur d Alene will be awarded with 190000 acres to six hundred Indians. Lemhi lies along the Montana line with good farming land. Blackfoot land becomes a desert yet irrigation projects are planned. Spokane Yakima reserves also slated for allotment under trust to survivors with minors’ titles held until majority to prevent speculation.
Fort Collins Colorado December 16 police cracked a large boxcar theft ring with twenty boys aged 10 to 13 arrested for wholesale plunder. Confessions describe a organized gang stealing sealed items, sugar beets, two sheep, and more from cars over three months. Several boys are Mexicans. parents reportedly shared in loot. a Colorado and Southern detective aided Sheriff McCreery. Warrants issued. further arrests expected.
Miss Brocklebank, England's famed shipbuilder Sis Thomas Brocklebank, and American George Westinghouse faced repeated postponements. After financial ruin and revival, the couple resumed plans, but ill health now leaves the wedding indefinitely delayed at Erton Hall.
Lorenzo Shiman, a prominent resident of the city, was shot three times and fatally wounded by his brother William during a morning quarrel. The dispute between the siblings escalated and William fired the gun before intervention, likely causing the fatal injuries.
George Wickersham, formerly an Omaha attorney, is set to be named secretary of the Navy by Tait. Charles Thompson of New York likely to be appointed as attorney general, per Washington dispatches dated December 19.
The Rev Joby S McQuaid a prominent leader of the Roman Catholic Church died at his home in New York City this morning. He was widely known across the country for his learning and ability.
Secretary of the Canal Commission Josephius op declares the canal may open for traffic by January 1 1915 with hopeful prognosis amid Washington reports from December 22. Officials expect analysis and dredging progress to continue before the opening date.
A well dressed man, wearing evening clothes, was arrested last night as he attempted to break into the home of Monter Slade, a civil engineer, in Yonkers. The suspect is unnamed but believed to be a professional burglar.
Port of Spain Trinidad December 2 Vicente Gomes is now acting as president of Venezuela and has named an entirely new cabinet. The cabinet will immediately pursue a complete government reorganization.
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