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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of notes covers German engines, coal mine ventilation, telegraph links to France, a Swiss shoe cleaner, and a fever-era con artist. It mentions John Cummings’s Pennsylvania farm, early patent efforts for rubber wheels, and a Comtesse’s funeral procession music lasting 67 times.
Eleven people were injured when a Fort Wayne and Indiana North traction car traveling about 45 miles an hour struck a pile of cinders and plunged into the Wabash and Erie canal two miles from Peru. The crash occurred near Bay Road, with a serious condition for fourteen, and rescue crews rushed to the scene. In Canada, fourteen passengers were seriously hurt when four coaches of the Vancouver express derailed near Jack Pine, Port Arthur, after a broken rail.
In Richmond Virginia Mrs John Breiton Williams bought a life size Sully infant portrait for eight dollars from a local antique shop. A careful cleaning revealed an 1851 date and the artist initials. The work is valued at about five thousand dollars and would fetch that amount if offered on the market. The painting bears a London house stamp aiding identification.
In Berea Ohio during the night robbers looted 100 safety deposit boxes at the Bank of Berea private institution taking about $9,000 in cash and jewelry while leaving the inner safe with about $35,000 still intact. Entry began in an adjacent office then drilled through wall to reach the vault drilling 35 inches of brick and mortar.
In Chicago March 23, during a $100000 slander case, Esther Mercy cross examined revealed she knew Reynolds was married when engaged and that he gave her a hat stolen from valuable headgear. University officials plan to prove Mercy’s veracity questionable and her character unfit for attendance.
A tense first joint meeting between mine workers and owners showed miners demanding a 20 percent wage increase and that operators provide committees to manage mines during suspensions. The miners argued they must care for families while wages are negotiated in Cleveland. No decision was reached by noon.
New York March 23 The Standard Oil Company of Indiana today declared a stock dividend of 2 900 per cent following a capital stock increase from 1 000 000 to 30 000 000 The additional 29 000 000 is issued to shareholders as a stock dividend in April and reflects the corporate action to reward owners with new shares
Washington representative Jones of Weemin, chairman of the Howe committee on Insular affairs, proposed probationary independence for the Philippines from July 4, 1919. The bill has the approval of the Democratic members of the committee.
A fierce clash between revolutionaries and government forces unfolds in Argentina amid chaotic fighting. Telegrams from Asuncion describe line battles and heavy artillery as authorities seek control and news remains unclear.
The Sana Bola Coal mine in MecCurtain Oklahoma suffered a blast that killed many and trapped seven, leaving 65 widows and 60 fatherless children. Twenty five miners survived, 34 bodies recovered, and rescuers found a room where others stayed alive by an air pump. Relief poured in from across the United States including a $5,000 pledge from the United Miners of America and three truckloads of provisions from Fort Smith.
Snow and rain crippled transportation and wire service across Illinois and Missouri. Taylorville and Jacksonville report the worst sleet storm in years with public utilities crippled and Taylorville isolated. Mississippi River level rose rapidly alarming farmers along its banks. Cairo reports 44.1 feet, up 1.7 feet in four hours, near danger. El Loula’s river measured 20.7 feet, danger at 30. La Crosse records one below zero, the coldest spelling in late March.
Sterling, March 23. Police Judge Irving Beeman fined his wife $25 for contempt of court after she attempted to intercede during a case and talked back. She stood near the bar while shopping were underway as the judge spoke to a prisoner. She had previously been fined $10 for disorderly conduct.
St Louis march 20 delegates to the convention of the National Congress of Mothers and Parents Teachers Associations began their life and business session today reports of chairmen were read. Speakers included Dr Wright counselor of the Oklahoma Medical Association and addressed on the role of Homes to children in the parenting context.
Mary Safford, president of the Bullrage organization, challenged Gue to seize the suffrage state campaign from Gile who refused surrender. The scene grew heated as Safford arrived and after a tense exchange she withdrew, leaving Gue in control.
Mount Airy reports Sidna Bawards Allen clan member captured near Lambsaburg facing murder links to Carroll County officers at Hillaville. Detectives Felts and Phallis detained him. Gov Mann raises reward to 1000 dollars. Vigilant search spreads across Virginia and North Carolina hills as authorities pursue the Allen faction.
New York report says Dr Mary Walker will not allow anyone but Nellie Van Blingland and a Japanese servant to help her as she endures a long vigil during illness. The statement notes Walker’s sharp mind and professional discrimination while acknowledging exhaustion from six sleepless nights.
Washington reports Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee consulted with Attorney General Lehmann about whether the excise tax measure passed by the House would endure in court. Lehmann, a leading authority on corporate tax law, affirmed confidence in a favorable ruling as friends of the tax measure celebrate.
In Rome on March 23 the pope welcomed Major Archibald W. Dutt, Taft's personal aide, in a private audience. Major Hutt presented an autograph letter from President Taft, which pleased the pontiff greatly.
In St Louis on March 23 Leo Kelley a local lightweight meets Kid Karnwe of Port Arthur AL in an eight round bout at the Irish American club. Respectable build and promotion set for a lively ring night.
The defense planned to present remaining jurors with small remates as the trial of the Packers defendants for conspiracy to restrain trade neared its end. Attorneys M W Orders for the Morrie group and John Barton Payne for Tilden, head of the National Packing Company, closed their arguments, with a jury verdict expected tomorrow afternoon.
London dispatch reports Premier Asquith in the house of commons refused the miners amendment to set a fixed daily wage of 1 256 60 for men and boys. Labor leader Enoch Edwards said the decision closes the door to an immediate settlement as unions report growing hardship and food relief efforts spread across Scotland and Wales.
In Cleveland Ohio a subcommittee of four miners and four operators from western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois meets with John F White president of the United Mine Workers as lead delegate to seek a compromise after operators refuse an 80 percent pay increase for shorter working hours. The outcome may decide whether 460000 miners in bituminous coal fields strike or merely suspend operations after April 1.
Bt Joseph Missouri March 23 High water delayed a Burlington train south of St Joseph as ice jams closed bridges and inundated many acres of farmland. Burlington rails guard tracks with large forces between Forest City and Cornell Hights.
In Lows Mo on March 2 a council for child welfare met to consider legislation. The afternoon session featured Mrs Maury B Garrett of Philadelphia guiding discussion alongside Nathaniel Spier and others. David O Mears of New York attended as a participant in the program.
London reports a theory that Captain Amundsen and Captain Scott agreed to tell their own stories and keep the other's exploits secret. Royal Geographical Society officials say they may have met near the pole. A leak allegedly surfaced when Fram reached Hobart, prompting a denial to honor a pledge of secrecy. Scott, if bound by such an accord, may delay civilization to finish his scientific work.
New York. The Countess of Warwick at the Hotel Ritz declares that the best age for a woman is 60. She argues that women over 46 gain tangible interest from experience and sorrow, joys, and lessons, and that those in their 40s lead progress, with beauty in youth, middle age, and autumn alike.
A Monte Carlo palmist predicted that former President Porfirio Diaz would return to power in Mexico by next September. Diaz, visiting Montefiore in Monaco, appeared pleased by forecasts of at least 16 more years and a future presidency, while admitting signs of ambition and strong will despite unease about intelligence.
A Chicago special reports Redmond Halahay once known as Hack Bert will be released on parole in November 1915 after skull surgery changed him from a desperado to a scholarly inmate at Marquette prison. Legislation in Lansing last winter widened parole eligibility for long serving convicts. Halahay, 45, was jailed for the Wiseconsin banker murder and once a train robber and coach robber. He became a model prisoner, serving as librarian and photographer, and remains in excellent health.
Philadelphia to Taft four leaf clover sent by Joseph Cleaver along with a letter praising courage health and justice. Roosevelt is urged to back electric transit and wooden bridges while other items cover industry and wine production in Europe and recent mechanical notes.
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