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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
2
Representatives of the United Mine Workers and coal carrying railroads met in Philadelphia to negotiate a new agreement to start April 1. Both sides seek an early decision to prevent work suspension, with miners demanding an eight hour day, no wage reduction, and full union recognition.
Rear-Admiral Charles Sperry hauls down his flag after requesting relief on March 2. Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder named to succeed him, with Rear-Admiral Richard Wainwright to follow as the fleet's second division commander. Sperry will join Army and Navy War College duties and may work with the Waterways Commission.
A clipped pamphlet attributes a “cure for pneumonia” to Marius A. Redding of Denver. It instructs inhalation of alcohol fumes via cotton balls and a boiled alcohol setup, claiming rapid lung expansion and recovery within 24 to 48 hours, and urges immediate use for all exposed people.
The sudden reveal shows Josie Mansfeld, famed New York beauty of the 1870s linked to the Jim Fisk murder case, living in South Dakota for years. The rediscovery highlights her storied past and connection to high society.
A 70 year old woman known as Mrs. Mary Lawler, once Josie Mansfield, lives penniless in Watertown after her brother M. D. Flint left her a cottage but failed to deed it. Flint’s death caused the home to pass to his estate, leaving Lawler homeless and dependent on charity as she contemplates convent life or an old women’s home.
The Roosevelt expedition will bear medicine enough for a regiment and surgical instruments for a small hospital in a suitcase. Fifteen thousand doses including quinine are packed with bandages and snake bite cures in airtight bottles. Maj Edgar A. Mearns, retired U.S. Army, directed the medicine selection for the expedition.
Borough President Ahearn opens bids for a 3.5 mile River side Drive extension from 117th street to Spuyten Dayvil. Estimated cost 5 million dollars. Key feature is a 1800 foot granite viaduct over Inwood Valley costing about 1 million, with a possible four track subway underneath.
Two steamers collided off Newport this morning as passengers were rescued safely. No fatalities reported and both vessels remained afloat after the incident in Hoston on March 16.
The schooner Ann J Trainor, found with only one foremast, was towed into New York Harbor after a heavy storm at sea. Fishermen spotted the distress signal off the Jersey coast, alerted a wireless station, and passing steamers aided the rescue. No lives were lost and wireless communication proved crucial.
Superintendent Booth of the Government Hatchery in Town and D. C. Booth of Spearfish lead a busy crew collecting eggs and trout for Yellowstone summer stations. Last year Spearfish shipped about six million trout with Alaska and Battery Park in New York among recipients. The Yellowstone operation yielded eight million trout, aided by a gasoline launch on Yellowstone Lake.
Mrs. Carrie Nation sails to the United States from London declaring England far behind America in the anti drink fight. She accuses clergy and government of backing the liquor trade and denounces English conditions as hellish with widespread drunkenness and poverty.
The piece argues prohibition as the cure for unemployment and poverty, depicting drinkers as criminals driven to theft. Mrs Nation is pictured as rallying support with the Order of the Golden Hatchet, while London saloon owners react to Carrie Nation departing.
Preliminary announcements for the fourth annual field meet of the South Dakota high school athletic association list Vermillion as host on May 21 22 at the University of South Dakota campus. Gold medals await first place, silver for second bronze for third and a state banner for the top scoring school. The program includes a declamatory contest May 21 and events such as sprints vaults throws hurdles and distance runs. Free meals and lodging will be provided by the university and city for visiting contestants and teachers.
W F Wright of Edgemont acquires the Atterbury property north of town known as the A D Johnston place for 4000 dollars. Tom Riley of Deadwood hires trainer Jim Alder to racehorse Ontario at Spearfish track, aiming for June events. Supt D C Booth to receive a gasoline launch for Yellowstone lake, set for delivery next season, a 28 foot cabin yacht with dining and berths.
Tom Johnston reports the Ruby Mining Company formed with 120 acres on Tron creek and capitalized at 1,000,000 dollars. Directors B C Atterberry R J Hill T H Johnston Del Huff and William Bell plan officer elections and a future meeting to outline development. An 80 horsepower boiler engine and hoist are on site as work on the Roenna property advances slowly but satisfactorily.
Washington March 12 Senate republicans already have copies of the new tariff bill for swift reporting after House passage. Few house changes are expected. many adjustments are anticipated in the Senate from the finance committee and other suggestions.
General Manager Frank Walters and a group of Northwestern officials visited the Deadwood division, arriving at noon and touring Lead before departing tonight. The party included M Braden of Norfolk, A A Schenk of Omaha, TL Costley of Chadron, J Lepota of Chadron, J Hasbrook, and William Spencer overseeing bridges and buildings. They traveled from Omaha Tuesday, weather hampered progress, and the group rode the four oclock train to Lead before returning home.
The W C T U will hold a silver medal oratorical contest at the Congregational church next Saturday evening March 14. Six young city residents will speak, with color solos and duets by Leal's best talent. Admission 15 cents.
In Chicago on March four the attorney prosecuting the Standard Oil rebates case says he is ready to drop the case due to repeated rulings against the government by Judge Anderson. He argues today to be allowed to reconsider.
Philadelphia Marehra A draft agreement to settle siltation in coal mines fails to win consent from both sides. The United Mine Workers sub committee plans another drafting session after operators refused concessions last evening.
Washington reports that the new tariff bill will be introduced in the House on the coming Tuesday following the latest updates.
Jack Drake a miner's helper fell about fifty feet from the eight ln dred while at work. He escaped with head injuries and several broken ribs after clothing tore away in the fall. He was conscious at rescue and taken to hospital in serious condition. Drake is young, unmarried, employed by the company only a few months.
Miss Ethel Barrymore, 26, will marry Russell Griswold Colt, son of Colonel Samuel Pomeroy Colt and a Providence Rubber and Industrial Trust heir. The wedding, planned for next Sunday in Boston, will be quiet and she intends to continue acting on stage after marriage.
Eastern iron manufacturers posted notices announcing a ten percent wage reduction for all iron workers starting March 16. The cut affects about one hundred thousand men across the region.
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