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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
5
The Home-Stake company tests an oil furnace to burn ropes inside a brick lined box with rollers guiding the rope. Crude oil and compressed air ignite a hot, concentrated heat that cleans dust and oil faster, more evenly, and with less prep than wood fires.
Washington reports that Taft's engineers favor a lock type canal and oppose any alternative. Senator Kittredge's recent sea level canal position appears at odds with the engineers' conclusions, a contrast seen as the president signaling opposition to the South Dakota senator's stance.
Preparations for the June race meet at Spearfish progress with strong support from local leaders and stockmen from afar. Dee Billington coordinates efforts as an artesian well is drilled and the Lawrence County fair grounds prepare a track touted as the best in the state. About ten horses, including Colorado entrants, are being groomed for an event not directed by the fair association but staged on the fair grounds.
A Hearst store find reveals early gold coins such as 1861 1874 and 1858 Eagles and an 1834 five dollar piece lacking the motto In God We Trust. The discovery shows the omission was not unique to Roosevelt and has precedents across different years and denominations.
Carl Loose is reported convicted of murder in New York City for killing his daughter last fall. His son Rev Frederick Loose, a Yale Lutheran minister, testified against him. The family crisis involved the elder Loose’s drinking and disputes over relocating relatives to Yale. Rev Frederick and his mother and younger brother are expected to return to Yale soon.
Washington February 19 Information leaked today that the engagement of Theodore Roosevelt Jr to Miss Carey A Munn of Philadelphia is about to be announced. Rumors have circulated before but this latest report seems more authoritative than previous ones.
Reverend Ralph Jarvis of St Simeons church denounced a recent indecent play seen by a daughter of the president and cabinet associates in New York. He urged Mr Roosevelt to shield children from such entertainments, a remark that stirred society circles due to his prominence.
President Roosevelt signs act setting salary for secretary of state and clears path for Knox to join Tafts cabinet. Senate passes the post office bill of about 232 million dollars after a stormy debate with Lafollette criticizing delays. Roosevelt opens North American Conservation Conference urging worldwide cooperation and a universal congress.
The Clara Belle Mining Company has reorganized and will be known as the Forest City Mining Company. It will take over the old Clara Belle property near Hill City and begin extensive operations. The ore body, once lost, has reportedly been found again with high values, under old operator Frank Hebert’s prior work.
Sioux City reports joyous progress as a rescue party clears snow cliffs along the Platte highway and finds the stranded commercial travelers alive. The men, some affected by extreme ennui, are said to recover with proper care. newspapers are in hand for update.
After a long freeze Sioux City reports gradual thaw as rail service resumes in O'Neil Nebraska. The first train runs a regular freight this morning followed by a scheduled passenger at 5:45 PM. Warm weather is needed to harden crust and prevent drifting until full restoration.
Peder Hedin, a Spearfish homesteader, remains alive and conscious in Rapid City after falling from a load of logs at Quincy street and West Boulevard. He has a dislocated neck and partial paralysis, treated by doctors who straightened the vertebra and applied a plaster cast, offering a fighting chance for recovery.
Information from city officials in St Petersburg reports a reactionary plot aimed at dethroning Czar Nicholas II and proclaiming a regency. The plan, connected to the death of Grand Duke Vladimir, was said to be active until his death halted it, with Vladimir slated to become ruler.
Jessie R. Stivers of Mason City Iowa wins absolute divorce from Howard R. Stivers of New York City on desertion citing May 5 1904 departure. Court orders $12 50 monthly for a minor Elizabeth with custody to the mother. child to visit father in New York during summer vacations after next year. Howard, a Manhattan club boat racer and expert stenographer, had lived away since leaving in New York.
Mike Sullivan, claiming no means of support or fixed address, was found late last night asleep in the private car of General Manager Holdrege of the Burlington road near the depot. He is jailed as a vag, and the manager’s car is to be fumigated.
The Lemmon contest for Perking County seat, decided last month for Rison, grows into a legal battle. Lemmon hires Judge Plowman of Deadwood and Logan and Barry of Lemmon, plus Aberdeen firm. Bison retains Judge Lalleiche of Belle Fourche to challenge votes alleged as invalid settlers and colonizing ballots.
Six condemned night riders Garrett Johnson Arthur Clear Sam Applewhite Fred Pinion Tid Burton and Roy Ransom seek Supreme Court relief from death sentences after a December trial in which they were convicted of the Rankin murder in Walnut Log. The appeal questions trial rulings and juror conduct with a May Jackson term anticipated.
May Donnnelly a night telephone operator at the Wabash freight house in Chicago stayed at her post as flames and smoke filled the room in the early hours. She made urgent calls to railroad men before fainting and being carried to safety by clerks. Admirers compare her bravery to Jack Binns.
Miss Donnelly first spotted the blaze at the half million dollar freight house and rushed to summon workers and firemen. She kept directing efforts through the wires until the smoke and flames overwhelmed her in the operating room as she collapsed after securing help.
A Havana dispatch reports Cuba's House has introduced a bill to prohibit foreign ownership of land. It would affect about two billion dollars in property held by Americans English Spanish and Germans, implying Americans could be treated as foreigners.
A group of youths in Lead abandons modern life for a cave refuge twelve miles from Whitewood. Led by a daring teen who shuns soap, they store treasure and food, roam at dawn, and return to wary mothers who uncover the absence at night. The leader ends their expedition as parents discipline him.
Pierre February 16 report says Dr Ratte's bill to establish a tuberculosis hospital at Custer with a $10,000 appropriation and $5,000 for two subsequent years passed the senate by one vote. The antitreating bill also cleared the chamber by a one vote margin.
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