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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
6
In Idaho Shoshone county two St Paul trains loaded with silk consignments are stranded by snow. Bands in the Bitter Root mountains threaten robbery as armed watchmen rush from Montana to guard the trains estimated at over one million dollars per load.
A creditors meeting for Harry K. Thaw, confined at Matteawan Asylum, discussed settlement plans. Trustee Roger O'Mara reports about $20,000 will remain for distribution after expenses.
The Iowa Hearings begin on March 8 to reduce joint rates by express carriers in Texas. Proposal would align joint rates with local rates for equal distance plus 20 percent, lowering revenues for express firms by an estimated 16 percent from interchange points to destination.
Washington March 7 The United States Supreme Court today upheld western systems including the Northern Pacific Chicago and Northwestern Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and others in contest with the Interstate Commerce Commission over joint through rates. The decision bars non competitive rate schemes.
A fanatic fired on a party of American tourists in Jerusalem today injuring two women. Miss Parker Moore of Terre Haute Ind is seriously wounded but expected to recover while Miss Natalie Maurice of Mamaroneck N Y sustained a minor flesh wound. State Department dispatches report several shots fired with no other Americans hurt.
Missoula Montana March 10 a new pine nursery will be planted by the department of agriculture to raise a million and a half pine seedlings. The Wind national forest site on Savenac creek near De Borgia will host 150 beds four by twelve feet with native conifer seeds. Beds are protected by lath and wire frames to deter mice and birds and shaded for first year growth. A water system and dedicated caretaker will ensure irrigation and seedling care through the dry months.
Former Auditor General William Snyder and former Superintendent of Public Buildings James Schumaker convicted in capitol graft cases agreed to surrender to the sheriff in Philadelphia. They will be sent to the Eastern Penitentiary immediately tonight.
Thermopolis Wyoming March 10 Christopher C Williams who introduced alfalfa into Wyoming and later imported pine grass seed planted in the state is dead at age eighty. He came to Wyoming in 1865 and three years later explored the northern part of the state. For years he lived alone trapping and hunting in skins. He owned a 2000 acre ranch and several hundred head of cattle but gave away nearly all of his fortune before his death.
Washington reports Champ Clark age sixty today as House minority leader receives birthday congratulations from colleagues on both sides. Born March 7 1860 in Kentucky he built a legal and political career culminating in long service as representative from Missouri Ninth District.
In St Louis on March 10 1914 Missouri Democratic leaders threaten to cancel the con clave and banquet set for April 18 in Springfield. They fear the event is a presidential booster for Mayor Gaynor of New York who will be a guest. Former Governor Polk and other native sons will attend the conclave and banquet.
New York March 8 Former United States senator Thom as C. Platt longtime Republican leader from New York died here yesterday from Bright s disease after a long illness. Reports note his early days in Deadwood and interest in mining property. The widow of Platt vows to continue the fight from a ranch setting.
This obituary surveys Thomas Collier Platt born Oswego New York July 16 1833 his rise as banker merchant and politician from Congress 1872 to 1876 to U S Senator elected 1881 resignations with Conkling 1881 Garfield patronage quarrel later reelected 1897 1905 and final years His private life drew scandal including a 1903 secret marriage to Mrs Lillian T Janeway and contested names including Ming Mae Catherine Wood with sensational local reports.
The decline of Senator Platt after his 1905 re election weakened his control over the New York Republican machine. Personal strains and a heavy financial settlement with Mrs Janeway contribute to his waning influence as he nears seventy five.
Paul France March 10 Aviator Loraine was fatally hurt in a forty foot fall from the Biferot monoplane he piloted. The craft was wrecked and the pilot was severely injured or dead.
In a Washington Letter from March 11, the piece emphasizes the demand that public office holders be well known to "the folks back home" and aware of Washington etiquette. It recounts Treasur er Lee McClung, a Yale alumnus, meeting President Taft, then a newspaper encounter where a reporter questions his identity, leading McClung to declare I am the treasurer of the United States. The episode ends with McClung mistakenly entering the White House kitchen and being rebuked by a policeman.
A veteran recalls a newly elected congressman humiliated by a rude streetcar conductor and a hotel clerk during inauguration crowds. The man seeks rooms, is rebuffed, and learns humility as bystanders ignore his rank. The piece notes Taft era life and the constant scrutiny of White House security.
The presidential motorcade arrives at three, escort and Secret Service ready as lawmakers seek audience. The president listens to Congress and cabinet matters while the entourage waits for orders to depart. The wait length varies from a hour to six forty five, ending near dinner.
Rumors say Central Labor Union President Murphy and national organizer Pratt are indicted for inciting riots and may be jailed to disrupt the strike. Rioting leaves five dead or wounded, fifty arrested, and twenty passengers panicked after a dynamited car. A coast artillery company stands by to protect government property. Washington meanwhile passes a 240 million post office bill. residential mailboxes bill dies.
A brick wall fell in the M. Lanz and Sons bolt factory burying thirty men. Nine rescued. two dead. The incident followed workers taking their benches for the day. The report is from Pittsburgh dated March 10.
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