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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1911
Page
2
Toronto report says the government will press for a ruling to declare the patents of U S shoe machinery firms void due to restraint of trade. A win could bar other American combines from Canada and test new anti trust law.
New York December 31 George W Perkins retiring from J P Morgan and Company after ten years with the firm he is reportedly worth 30 million dollars He plans new ventures aimed at improving capital and labor relations across the country His resignation is linked to tension over his support for Frederick Stimson in the New York gubernatorial race.
G F Stebbins longtime Spearfish banker died of heart failure at Ocean Park California yesterday afternoon. Born in Denver in 1872 he worked at Bank of Spearfish rising from assistant cashier to cashier two years ago. Funeral arrangements will be handled by the city of Spearfish with remains returning for burial.
New York December 31 Kyrle Bellew the actor with Chas Frohman and a London steamship company plans a two and a half year world tour aboard a 3000 ton chartered vessel fitted with a theatre. The company will perform in all English speaking ports and 20 plays in repertory across 47000 miles.
In Pana Illinois at 4 20 this morning engineer Frank Squbb of Villa Grove was killed when his engine on the Chicago and Eastern railroad ran into twelve freight cars on a track after a switch was left open. No other injuries reported.
Indianapolis hosts the Indiana Gideons state convention as Secretary Boyd reports the group has placed nearly 60,000 bibles in U S hotels over the past two years. The organization consists of Christian commercial travelers.
Helen Gorschen a 19 year old girl died at St Vincent's hospital after accidentally cutting her left leg with scissors while at work in a clothing factory. She refused to allow a tourniquet to be applied and fainted from loss of blood. The surgeon said she would have recovered if a tourniquet had been used promptly.
Edgemont South Dakota reports Harry Martin an escaped inmate of Yankton asylum who burglary attempted at Bartlett Co hardware store and stole a rancher Piersons horse near the Wyoming line. He was recaptured and sent back to the state hospital for the insane after a preliminary hearing.
Former Senator Francis M. Cockrell of Missouri retires from the Interstate Commerce Commission. President Taft declined reappointment fearing the workload would strain a man of his age. He is assigned a position on the army board.
Under Emperor William’s personal supervision Andrew Carnegie has created a Carnegie hero fund in Germany mirroring the American and British models. He has contributed 1 250 000 dollars for the purpose.
Winnipeg reports fears of ermine scarcity for King George VI's coronation in London next June. Trading companies offer inducements to trappers, but mild northern weather limits fur catches. Indians rein in fall hunts. Christmas fur shipments will be well below average.
Judge Blair sentences five men to eight months in jail and $20 fines for vote selling after they failed to appear and confess. Four hundred defendants confessed. many more may be arrested. The incident highlights strict enforcement in Weaton Union Ohio.
John Moissant, famed aviator known for a Paris to London flight and winning the Statue of Liberty light, died when his plane capsized 800 feet above New Orleans. He was en route to a hospital after the accident, his strap reportedly broke as the machine became unmanageable. He reportedly earned about 100000 dollars yearly from exhibitions.
Philadelphia readers learn that more than thirty vocal and instrumental teachers will be housed in a single building at Walnut and Seventeenth Streets. Studios will be sound proofed with gypsum blocks to prevent cross music clashes inside the walls.
Washington reports from Chicago claimed banker John R. Walsh in Leavenworth prison is near death, but the justice department says the illness reports cannot be substantiated. A physician found Walsh resting in prison and parole could be near, making department action unlikely.
Des Moines reports Frank Gotch ready to meet George Hackenschmidt in a world title bout tied to a $20,000 stake. A Des Moines citizen offers $10,000 to secure a six week match window. Gladys Oestrich, Gotch's fiancée, expresses surprise and hesitance about wrestling again. Zbyszko also seeks a $10,000 side bet to wrestle Gotch.
A brace of financial institutions reported a pair of simultaneous robberies leaving about six thousand dollars missing. No suspects named. investigation underway by local police and federal agents.
Four robbers looted Citizens State Bank and Bank of Waterville in Water ville Kansas early today escaping with about one thousand dollars. Three fled by train while the fourth escaped in an automobile as residents were awakened by the blasts.
In Enid Oklahoma a pair of robbers looted the Driftwood Bank during the night and fled with 2200 dollars. Dee, aged 21, identified in reports.
Paris reports heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has definitively accepted $25,000 to come to Paris in April and fight the winner of the Joe Jennette Sam Langford bout.
Billy Gibson craving shell fish walked forty blocks to a restaurant but found oysters clams and lobster unavailable. After long delays a waiter offered eels as the remaining shell fish option, highlighting the day’s scarce seafood supply.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt at 4 20 this morning in San Francisco causing rattled dishes and frightened residents. Little damage was reported.
Denver reports indicate Thomas L. Lewis will seek another term as president of the United Mine Workers of America and John P. White of Iowa is expected to win the vice presidency.
Police raid palmists and phrenologists in Manhattan and Brooklyn arresting over forty people. Most detainees are older women who post bail with cash or jewelry.
Manila reports that Jap spies are drawing a topographical map of every fort in the Philippine Islands for potential war use. Filipino leaders are pressing for amalgamation with Japan and are aiding Japan.
Yale and Cornell clash in Chicago over three consecutive college hockey games starting tonight. Yale is listed as the favorite in early betting.
The census bureau released latest city populations led by Minnesota Virginia City at 10 473 and Iowa Clarinda at 3 8382 Shenandoah counts 4 976 reflecting continued shifts in small town sizes across the Midwest.
In Hot Springs Arkansas a resident, Miss Archer, keeps a pet chicken as a bedtime companion. The hen sleeps in bed with her, preferring indoor life and waking her owner at dawn with clucks and fluttering. The daily alarm clock is unnecessary.
Secretary Charles Nagel submitted his comprehensive annual report on commerce and labor to the president and Congress. The document is described as very voluminous, outlining vast coverage of economic and labor issues for the year.
A mass meeting of miners at Lead’s opera house heard assurances that the head organization will stay firm and support those out of work during the lockout. Officials said no suspension of benefits while work is scarce and that funds remain ample. A rumor of selling the opera house was denied.
New York Times describes sweating and electroplating as methods to steal gold from coins. Experts note that lightened, split, or dusted coins pass through hands until detected by careful treasury scale checks and milling flaws.
Government reserve forces under General Luque attempted to join General Navarro at Mal Paso but were destroyed after a four day battle with 600 Logue troops lost. The fiercest clash occurred at Casa Colorado with few rebels killed. Military authorities in Vera Cruz report insurgent plotting and executions amid rising activity in Yucatan.
London marks New Year with quiet club celebrations and church services as royalty attend a Royal Chapel service and receive dignitaries. Paris roads workers win a daily minimum of 1 dollar, Mascagni’s Ysibel praised in previews for a New York staging, and Alfonso of Spain plans a Melilla visit. Emperor William seeks funds for a Berlin opera house with grand plans and 2,500 seats, and the Academy of Sciences debates admitting Madame Curie to its ranks amid protests over radium pioneer inclusion.
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