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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
5
San Francisco inmates and lawyers claim new affidavits undermine testimony in the 1916 Mooney bombing case. John MacDonald’s affidavit is cited as casting doubt on prior statements. Mooney, jailed at San Quentin, expresses optimism that revelations will free him.
Reports from Managua Nicaragua detail a crisis at the Jay Trihens newspaper plant where American military conduct is cited after an attack on the facility. Secretary, Navy department officials, and Rear Admiral Gey oversee the inquiry and possible court martial.
Report from Hatfield notes numerous witnesses did not appear in court prompting sheriffs to pursue absent parties. Officials warn that continued nonappearance could trigger further state action and potential penalties.
In a stockyard court hearing a 65 year old woman pleaded before Judge Cross Thuy while lamenting the loss of her hair. Elizabeth Gwerett 63 testified that the accused forced her into submission and caused distress. The court sentenced the defendant to time served in a local facility.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe chaotic speech and clashes among infantry near Trieste. References hint at burnt offices and suppressed writers, with names and places obscured by error. The text suggests a tense public scene involving deputies and journalists.
Fannie Srice will leave the Siegfeld Folies cast and return to town for recovery. Miga Brive is said to be in stealth and will not perform again until she recovers, amid reports tied to a high profile $6,000,000 Wall Street bond investigation.
In an Orange laboratory interview, 74 year old Thomas A Edison discusses government reform and business revival. He endorses Otto Kahn tax plan, urges Hoover’s active executive role, and predicts Ford could raise up to 100 million dollars if needed. He questions cabinet choices and March revival prospects.
Special from Pierre reports that the Swanson eugenics bill requiring couples to pass mental and physical exams for marriage died in the South Dakota house with only 25 votes. Critics called it an insult to womanhood while supporters argued for regulation amid crowded debate and audible weariness.
Three armed bandits entered the Mirat National Bank of Valley Junction Iowa seized cash from the teller cage and locked three employees in the vault before escaping in a touring car. Officials estimate about $1,000 taken and police began pursuit at once.
Washington, February honors by former comrades of the American Legion were ordered by the executive committee to erect a headstone for Edward F. Basset commander of the Silver Bow post and mine foreman at Lutte Montana. He died saving colleagues by shielding them from a broken mine pipe blast.
A cyclone hit Oconee Georgia killing twenty one Black residents and one white youth and wounding thirty six. The Cleveland Oconee Lumber plant was wrecked with 1500 workers affected. The White School was destroyed injuring several children. Relief trains with doctors and nurses were sent from Macon and Tennille to hospitals at Sandersonville and Wrightsville. The storm also damaged Cumoko and other areas as it moved north.
Sixty-year-old Jeremiah O'Mara, a retired policeman, surprised eight bandits armed with two revolvers who ambushed him and a Chicago City Bank and Trust Company employee. He was shot four times but not seriously. He recovered the stolen satchel containing $3,000 and questioned the cowardly attackers.
New York February 11. Samuel Weatern operated a Yonkers furniture store. A small fire led to a federal probe after firemen, while battling the blaze, reported a basement incident and $10,000 worth of liquor was removed by agents.
Ole B B Larson, president of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank of Tacoma, arrested at Beattle and charged with grand larceny. Held in Fierce county jail after failing to meet the $25,000 cash bail demand.
Dispatches from Belgrade and London describe a violent clash between carabineers and Goins forces in Dalmatia. Casualties seem likely as reports vary and details remain incomplete.
Des Moines is named by the American Red Cross as the headquarters of disaster relief unit 11 with Judge Hubert Utterback as local chairman. An emergency staff of physicians surgeons and nurses will be formed for instant dispatch to calamity areas in the state. The first surgical supplies have arrived from Washington and railroads and express companies will provide transport at a moment’s notice.
Cedar Rapids Feb 12 Special The North Dakota state board offers Dr Charles H Meyerholz president post at Minot normal school with a salary of 25000 per year. He has 10 days to decide. Meyerholz leads Iowa State Teachers College government studies and has 12 years on the faculty. a noted member of the state Americanization committee.
Waterloo, Feb 12 A petition by US district attorney F A O Connor asks W R French county attorney to dismiss an Intervention petition in John Burns and Joseph Posner cases. They were arrested by Waterloo police for transporting liquor a Rep automobile and 270 gallons of alcohol seized. Federal petition argues the car and liquor are in federal possession so no condemnation order can be entered locally.
Frank Raywinkle a machinist in Mason City Indiana died from an unusual hemorrhage described as the aorta bursting and blood flowing into the trachea. He collapsed after rising from bed and was found in a pool of blood, with physicians noting few similar US cases.
Alfred G Osburn, an insane patient, escaped guards Saturday and wandered to John Amos farm north of Knoxville where he hid in a hay stack and died from exposure. County officials, notified by farmer John Amos, ordered the body moved to the undertaker for an inquest.
Associated Press reports Washington says famine relief in China is near. Julian Arnold American commercial attache cites a cable from Pekin noting plans to check the famine and a mild winter aiding inland provinces. Credit to the American Red Cross for feeding 17,000 daily and on public works to prevent pauperization.
In Yonkers the Statesman notes a terse exchange about a cook leaving and the lack of notice. Mrs Bensonhurst confirms the cook offered little warning, while Mr Flatbush-Did the cook notify you before leaving. The brief dialogue captures local concern over sudden departures.
An OCR fragment notes a conversation about hunger and a father, mentioning daily sandwiches and a lack of money, with unclear surrounding context and names unreadable. The readable parts describe seeking food and a promise of sandwiches, implying a personal hardship note or interview snippet.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram quotes a small town editor boasting a quirky method to lift circulation. He claims reshaping content in a weekly galley page draws readers, noting women in town bought extra copies after changes. The piece hints at broader national trends and calls for active effort over wishful thinking.
Lincoln Neb Beb 12 Special says newspapers in Nebraska that publish daily with machinery are not manufacturing so they may employ women after 10 at night. Supreme court affirmed $8,000 divorce suit verdict against Albert Ruhs. Several cases disposed of or remanded with various opinions noted by judges Flansburg Day Morrissey.
Omaha delegates hear Don Ritchfield of Lincoln cite a shortage of over 150000 homes in Nebraska and say some could be under construction if labor unions cut wages Elmer Coates of North Platte urges efficiency not wage cuts in the industry
Great Falls Mont Feb 11 All city efforts to create work for unemployed are abandoned due to the business agent of the Federal Union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor refusing to permit its members to work for five dollars daily.
Chicago reports coeds protest a faculty plan to restrict each girl to one date per week, calling it a blue law. The note mentions a Connecticut mill attempting cost reduced cloth sales during idle periods, contrasted with a poetic aside about evening porch conversations with a young man.
In a London Weekly Telegraph snippet, Lith Mob jokes about distant kin as a mother figure appears distant. An American writer notes infants killed to stave starvation while daughters are sold into implied slavery. A girl’s value is cited while a boy fetches small sums, with purgals favoring slavery to death. A Candy Island show freak hunter tours 4 codas, under years old, causing further concern.
Pierre Feb 12 Enormous growth of state wealth over five years is shown by figures from I D Aldrich commissioner of immigration. Bank deposits rose from 99 408 600 in 1915 to 272 068 500 in 1920 led by Minnehaha Spink Brookings Brown and Union counties. Todd county had no deposits in 1911 but reached 15000 in 1920.
Des Moines reports Iowa supreme court decisions including Shaffer v Shaffer affirming Woodbury county custody, Carter v Valentine affirming Hardin county, Anderson v Anderson affirming Mitchell county, Indiana Wagon Co v Vande Polk affirming Wapello county, Manchester v Loomig reversed, Grinnell Electric and Heating Co v Grinnell superior court modified and affirmed.
Lake Andes South Dakota February 12 Special The local Game and Fish Protective Association adopted a resolution urging city councils to raise dog taxes to 3 for males and 5 for females. The move aims to curb stray dogs that roam into the country in spring and damage game bird nests and eggs.
Platte bank secured the purchase of the Platte creamery for 4750 dollars at last Saturday's auction. Under a reorganization plan, Fred Hansen will lead attempts to form a farmer cooperative in the county to operate the plant and milk business.
Sioux City men who prospected for oil in Wheeler South Dakota say the locality is favorable for petroleum. They decline to state if drilling will start soon but rumor suggests more prospecting and drilling as Boon on the ground thaws.
Mitchell council discusses finances of city fire service and doubts future outside responses. It notes that runs cost about $100 each and taxes fund it, with no relief from outside sources. Officials consider prohibiting operations beyond city limits to avoid taxpayer burden.
Washington February 11 protests flood telegrams to House and Senate members from Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. Knights of Columbus individuals and religious groups oppose the Smith Towner bill creating a department of education. The bill faces strong opposition and may fail.
The Fukuyo Maru, a Japanese steamer from Marseilles, was seized in Galveston harbor by a deputy U S marshal guided by D E Simmons of Houston. Immigration officials report the vessel was taken into custody pending action by United States district attorney.
New York reports typhus aboard the Italian steamer San Giusto with two cases and deaths of three passengers from Trieste. Health officials seek an immigration embargo. ship held in quarantine at the harbor. 35 typhus cases under care, including those from Trieste and the President Wilson voyage.
Washington February 11 An faction divided Democratic leaders plan talks Friday to quiet a rumpus over reorganizing the national committee with a March 1 meeting. George White seeks to remain chairman per Cox urging. Woolley and Love push the move. Bryan birth day dinners and Bryan forces shift the plan toward a militant party renewal. Theater seats price return noted in actor union message.
Mrs Lulu Mack of 900 Brady Street reports hearing the spirit voice of Thomas Lynn Bradford from the beyond during a seance with a medium. Bradford recently died by suicide and allegedly promised to prove that the dead can converse.
Little Rock Arkansas February 11 two engineers died and two freightmen seriously injured when Missouri Pacific No 17 from St Louis wrecked near Hot Springs early morning, four miles east of the city.
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