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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
5
Historic New Year celebrations collide with enforcement on January 2 as New York Detroit and Chicago report festive scenes amid liquor in pockets and across borders. Officials note limited White House activity while crowds drink, jeer and celebrate into the morning.
The New York stock and bond market closed the year with record volume. Total stock dealings reached about 316,089,000 shares, with bonds totaling 4,783,800,000 dollars, surpassing 1918 and 1917 figures. The consolidated exchange and curb market also reported record yearly totals and the Shearing Exchange figures showed peak balances and activity.
Rev. Charles M Sheldon became editor of the Christian Herald on Wednesday in New York. He authored In His Steps which had a record sales figure claimed at 0,000,000 copies. Previously he edited the Topeka Capital for one week and predicted a rise in circulation.
Parisian milliner and dressmaker predicts sharp reductions in women’s clothing cost as losses from new trends hit Fifth Avenue. The latest France model arriving in New York features no stockings extremely short skirts no sleeves and sandals.
Los Angeles January 2 defense wraps expert testimony in the murder trial of Harry New accused of fatally shooting his fiancée Freida Lesser. Eight witnesses testified including Edith Clancy who claimed her actions helped trigger the fatal outcome. The defense argues Lesser ended the engagement. New is said to be mentally unbalanced.
Washington says constitutional prohibition will be enforced strictly in all states. Daniel C. Roper, internal revenue commissioner, warns Rhode Island and New Jersey not to defy the dry laws and urges full compliance on January 18 in a nationwide law and order Sunday. He says there is no debate among good citizens on the policy.
In Cleveland Ohio yesterday a potato salad luncheon at the Fort Black garment plant poisoned about 30 workers. Several cases were believed fatal and others were taken home. Of the 150 who ate the salad eleven were sent home with illness while more may fall sick.
London January 3 Britain’s war office estimates Germany’s armed forces total close to 1,000,000 men. The breakdown puts the regular army about 400,000 with land forces around 120,000, armed constabularies 40,000 to 60,000, reserves up to 200,000, and civic guards about 100,000.
Alfred M. Hubbard, 19, of Seattle, unveils a claimed atmosphere generator weighing 12 pounds that supposedly produces electrical power from the air without a fuel source. Observers watched a globe glow red for an hour, Hubbard insisting the device is not a perpetual motion machine but a method to extract energy from the air, with details kept private due to unfinished patents.
Chicago and across the country grapple with New Year poison liquor reports. Officials fear fresh deaths from wood alcohol contamination after a Christmas holiday surge of about 125 lives. Connecticut, New York, and other states report numerous arrests as investigations extend nationwide.
Tuskegee Alabama report shows 82 lynchings in 1919, up from 68 in 1918. Of the victims 75 were Black and seven were White. One Black woman was killed. seven burned, nine killed and bodies burned later. Nineteen lynchings were for assault or attempted assault. thirteen for murder with whites charged in most murder cases.
Winnipes January 2 1920 dealers report demand for automobiles in the provinces is so strong that American factories will struggle to meet it. Canada is projected to spend about 10.6 million dollars on cars this year.
President Wilson signed the McNary bill continuing the United States sugar regulation board to 1920. The measure grants the president discretion to purchase sugar from Cuba, with uncertain practicality for distribution and pricing, while Cuban purchases already occur amid limited central control. Prices are seen peaking then likely easing in coming weeks as Sudan sugar influx continues.
Baltimore January 2. Franklin K Lane secretary of the interior is expected to become president of Fidelity and Depository of Maryland replacing Edwin Warfield who resigned about six minutes ago.
The Seine overflows its banks in June, with the river rising nearly three feet above previously fixed official estimates. The flood's impact is felt along the river, as authorities reassess water levels and potential damage.
New York Jan 2 The U S Food Administrator Williams announced that dealers retailing sugar on the new Cuban crop for more than 2 cents a pound would be prosecuted. Sugar from the old crop may be sold at 1 cent a pound, price fixed by the government. Dealers selling sugar at 20 cents must show sale bills to prove it is the new crop.
An automobile collision injures Sion Malis and Keith with a broken steering gear puncturing a leg. Keith’s wife suffers a broken jaw. The couple married less than a month. Nearby, railroad interchanges face criticism over service delays and a proposed meeting to discuss issues. Residents report fresh lake fish catches amid winter ice. Harold Mason post clubrooms open with cafe in Columbia hall, serving Legionnaires social events.
Siouxs Fale South Dakota. In the Wibaux district a range feud ends with Charles Kenyon aged 60 an old stockman shooting Luther Wells through the groin and then killing himself. Wells is seriously wounded but hopes for recovery.
The recent warm spell pleased gunchers but the early cold weather and hay shortages hit cattle and horses on the range. Snow has mostly disappeared and stock look rough, but continued cold and snow are expected to drive further losses.
Aberleen reports 208 men from South Dakota and 90 from North Dakota enlisted in 1919. Col Bennett notes half deployed overseas. Of 298 South Dakota enlistments, 127 signed up locally.
The naked infant was discovered in a candy box by L D Miller county coroner near the Sioux river. Coroner Miller reported no clues about parentage or cause and investigated but found nothing further.
A report notes $255 000 spent in 1910 in Wasner on building operations including roadworks and modern business blocks. The text mentions costs around $2 000 and cites other improvements.
Paris note reports Kurt Von Laosaner, head of the German delegation, ill with a cold and unable to confer with Paul Durasta for several days. Allied and German delegates discuss plebiscite territories while construction delays loom over northern lands.
Washington reports Attorney General Palmer promises a year of unwavering and aggressive action against Bolshevik inspired radicals. He cites 75 percent of unrest linked to the movement and urges countering it through Americanism in churches schools and labor groups.
Washington January 2 New Year s day saw Americans pay about six percent more for essential foods than January 1 1919 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some staples fell since August while others rose but the year long trend stays upward.
In Baltimore on January 2, four girls and a boy were wounded by bullets fired from a touring car by two men in uniforms. Victims were Lillian Bratman 7, Fannie Rosenthal 19, Elsie Smokler 18, Frieda Nounburg 17, and Joseph Crocker 16. The youths were returning from a masquerade when the car sped by and the shooters opened fire.
New partners join J Morgan Co as Junius Spencer Morgan III is admitted to the firm with Hugo Cowdina and George Whitney becoming partners. The move marks the third generation entering the international banking house founded by J. Morgan & Co in New York.
Jane George Vanderveer of Seattle, attorney for the national organization of the Ichiatrical Workers of the World, was arrested in Vancouver Washington last night on a charge of consulting with prisoners in the county jail without court consent. The offense is listed as talking to prisoners in jail without approval, a penal offense in Washington.
A young actress Mina Mitehugh of New York was killed early today in Philadelphia when her car wrecked. She was ejected over the windshield and fell ten feet from a bridge. The 18 year old was identified by officials.
Washington Post interview quotes former Senator Mick Pettigrew of South Dakota saying Republicans can pick a yellow dog without a collar and may back Wood for president. He predicts Democrat chance is poor, notes South Dakota GOP support for Wood but flags Roosevelt ties and intra party dynamics.
London dispatches report that anti Bolshevik forces in Russia crumble on all fronts. Kolchak forces retreat from Irkutsk while Denikin withdraws and is deemed no longer a major factor. Bolshevists threaten to attack Fathonians after breaking peace talks with Isthonians.
A December 22 Excelsior editorial in Mexican City accuses President Wilson of provoking unrest in Mexico. It lauds American virtues while criticizing U S intervention and the so called watchful waiting policy as a halting, coercive effort under an American mandate.
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