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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
4
Chicago July 10 Lieutenant Gerl Wanderer who earned the Groie de Guerre confessed to killing his wife to end their marriage and avoid fatherhood. He admitted the robbery plot was fake and that he shot his wife after agreeing with a supposed robber to flee to rejoin the army.
The Civil Service Commission reports the average annual federal salary now tops 1400 for about 600000 workers. Postal carriers and clerks, raised July 1, account for much of the increase from the 1919 average of 1120. Officials note prewar averages hovered around 1060.
Early morning crash near Kirkton between a southbound Santa Fe Stowatt and a northbound California Pacific express killed two people and injured eight. Names were not released. Injured were taken to a hospital in Prescott.
Article recounts Governor Cox on his first trip to the city and a Bund school picnic memory. It describes his big day in Dayton Ontario and reflects on the significance of his presidential nomination bid.
A July 10 dispatch from San Antonio reports General Pablo Gonzales leading 590 troops in open revolt against the Huerta government. The message notes other officers linked to Gonzales jailed for plotting, with Chiapas in rebellion and General Francisco J. Murgula said to have revolted in Michoacán.
Dayton Ohio July 10 Many requests have been received in Coxs office to make an extensive tour of the west He is anxious to do this Charles E Morris Coxs secretary said over the telephone leading California democrats want the nominee to open the campaign in that state Requests for speeches at state fairs were received Friday from South Dakota Minnesota and other states and he may speak in these states.
San Diego July 10 Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, nicknamed the black white slaver, a seven year fugitive from justice, plans to cross from lower California into California Saturday night or Sunday morning. Federal officers will take him into custody at the international boundary and transport him to Los Angeles.
A jury was completed in Chicago to try 20 Communist party members on a conspiracy to overthrow the government. The selection followed about nine weeks of challenges, with nearly 1,400 veniremen examined and rejected. William Bross Lloyd, millionaire, served as sergeant at arms for the party and is among the chief defendants.
The Republican National Committee asked Linn County to contribute 16000 to the national campaign fund. Cincinnati editor Rh. K. Thompson spoke to about 40 at a luncheon outlining the mission. Col. W. G. Bows and S. C. Armtrong each gave 1000, with funds aimed at gubernatorial and statewide Republican success this fall.
Abraham bold Smith, operator of a Coney Island scenic railway, died when he fell from the car as it started down a steep incline. The car continued driverless with 15 passengers, a man later took control and threw the brakes to avert disaster.
Judge Harrison dismissed conspiracy to murder charge against Chester A. Snow, millionaire patent attorney, Mrs. Ida Acker detective, and chauffeur Hugh Langdon after Snow testified denying the plot. Acker framed tale and Brown testified motive, while Snow claimed his wife tormented him and sought custody.
In a Chicago hospital Dr. Orlando F. Scott performed a self graft surgery on his own leg to save his wife Mia. He removed twelve inches of skin without anesthesia and grafted each strip onto Mia's injured ankle while another physician controlled bleeding.
Deadwood S. D. reports two alleged dope fiends who robbed Peterson's Drug Store in Sturgis pleaded guilty before Judge McNeeny and were sentenced to serve one to five years in the penitentiary after being captured following their escape.
In Spa Belgium July 10 the Russian soviet government accepted all conditions set by Premier Lloyd George for resuming trade relations following London conferences with Leonard Kraswin. The statement was made to British circles here tonight.
July 10 in Bionx Falls Minnesota county reports several hog cholera cases to the county agent of Minneapolis County and drastic steps are being taken to prevent its spread.
Elbert Blancett was hanged at 6 22 am in the Santa Fe jail yard for the 1916 murder of Clyde K Armour near Glorieta New Mexico Armour travelled with his mother and sister en route to California while Blancett impersonated Armour to travel west After a long pursuit Blancett was captured at Friday Harbor Washington and later convicted of first degree murder The execution followed appeals to state and US supreme courts and clemency requests by Armour's mother
Prohibition agents raided the home of H. B. Porter in New York on Friday after he admitted buying four cases of whiskey from William H. Barnes, Elwell’s valet. The whiskey was confiscated and the case proceeded.
Washington reports the American Red Cross completed plans to send 200 Russian children from Vladivostok to Petrograd via San Francisco and the Panama Canal. The children will be returned to families from whom they were separated for over two years. The note mentions British lunatics reduced by 18 percent during the war’s penultimate period.
In Portland on Friday John D Rockefeller Jr. was photographed with a couple of ginger ale bottles as he stepped from a private car during a family tour. He refused interview and stated ginger ale is his strongest drink, declining to discuss prohibition or gasoline shortages.
Washington reports two and a half million domestic gas users face rate hikes as supply dwindles since 1917. Domestic homes show 30 to 40 cents per thousand cubic feet while industrial users pay 26 to 30 cents. Authorities urge conservation to protect homes, with limits already in place in several states.
Miss Olivia Brueggemann testified that the women’s high cost of living campaign office backed Palmer. Witnesses said delegates traveled on government orders to the Joplin Democratic convention and received funds from Goltra and Steuver. Senator Reed avoided involvement as the committee reviewed finances and party loyalties.
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 10 Rev A W Ahrendts of Kenard Neb said Harding is dry He wired Rev T H Mc Afee of Harding's Marion Ohio church The reply notes Harding does not pay much but votes to put the whiskey crowd on the Q T.
An explosion at the Jordan Motor Car Company's plant in Cleveland on Thursday killed Walter Ogiin, 26, and injured three others. The blast caused about $100,000 in damage and will halt production for at least two weeks, said company president Edward B. Jordan.
Advices received today at the state department indicate a breakout in China with details awaiting confirmation. The notice notes July timing and ongoing diplomatic updates from Washington.
Chicago Tribune special from Boston reports the American Woolen Company halted operations across New England and New York, leaving more than 40,000 workers unemployed. Most mills closed with three exceptions, while DOJ profiteering indictments and freight delays drove the shutdown. Officials hope to resume after Labor Day, redeploying orders and seeking new work.
London July 10. A good character husband who shot his wife and her lover after being warned and ignored by them received 12 months imprisonment. Justice Shearman rejected the unwritten law as a defense, noting a man cannot take the law into his own hands. Public sentiment supported the ruling against firearms despite provocation.
Washington July 10 sugar expert Dr C C Townsend of the agricultural department says the sugar supply is increasing but prices are not expected to decline soon. He notes the U S grows about 36 percent of its own needs and this year beet plantings exceed 800000 acres. The large acreage and good conditions should not lower prices but may ease sugar for purchase.
In Dubuque on Friday night a blaze leveled the old Ryan packing plant building used as a warehouse by the A. A. Cooper Wagon Company. Loss is estimated at 40 000 dollars, with suspicions fixed on a camper named Uampe who had been nearby. Mulgie Gons coal and wood yard was threatened as the fire raged until 11 16 p.m.
Testimony in the conspiracy case of Chester A Snow, millionaire patent attorney, and Edna P Acker, a woman detective, unfolds a social whirl in Washington. Mrs Snow recounts how Mrs Acker introduced her to prominent figures and described a plot to kill her through poison, a staged car crash, or other means.
Chicago July 9 The Elks closed their annual convention sessions and installed new officers as they approved an immediate membership drive to raise the order from 700,000 to 1,000,000. William M Abbott of San Francisco becomes grand exalted ruler. Milwaukee defeated Chicago 14 to 16 to win the baseball championship. Detroit Lodge band won the band contest.
In Chin Kiang China a hunger driven mob attacked a rice junk midstream. They hurled the boatsman's wife and baby overboard and tried to seize the craft. The boatsman with a sword and help repelled the attackers as profiteers lower prices to ease unrest. Wealthy citizens fund aid to reduce rice prices and curb famine.
Andrew Liddell, 74, Treynor farmer, died after being gored and trampled by a bull on June 20. His wife was injured in the same incident. He passed away the following Thursday in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Three passengers are killed and one fatally injured when a fast Monon passenger train hits a Studebaker car at a grade crossing near Shelbyville, Indiana. The car was driven by Mrs. John Anghie, who was seriously hurt.
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