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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
3
Chicago reports fire caused by lightning amid gale destroys an Illinois Central elevator killing one fireman and injuring six others. loss set at 800000 to 1000000 dollars. Separately storms reach Wisconsin Iowa and Kansas with tornadoes and damage to towns, schools, residences, and rail lines.
Helena Marden a Smith College senior was fatally shot by Porter Smith a Dartmouth graduate and former fiancé. He then killed himself on campus after a brief conversation about reconciliation. Smith a Chicago salesman for Smith & Sons was linked to the tragedy with no known reason for his trip north.
New York April 29. An agreement between Collector of the Port and sugar trust officials settles suits over duties evaded by false weighing and declarations. The trust will pay more than 4 quarter of a million dollars to conclude the actions.
Harvard astronomer Professor William Pickering announced a plan to communicate with Mars. He says next July Mars will be about 5,000,000 miles closer to Earth than ever before, enabling potential long distance transmission experiments costing about $10,000. Boston, Mass. April 20.
Professor Pickering argues a timely window favors communication by mirror reflection. He envisions large scale mirror experiments costing about 10 million dollars for experimentation and apparatus.
Washington reports the senate finance committee approved a tariff of five cents per pound on coffee and ten cents per pound on tea. The measure sets maximum and minimum duties and authorizes the president to enforce maximum rates by proclamation if a foreign country discriminates against the United States.
A six story Italian tenement in New York’s district burned with nine dead six missing and fourteen seriously burned. Police found kerosene soaked stairs and a match lit the fire. Officer Brossner rescued five babies thrown from windows and Officer White saved thirty people. Investigators consider Black Hand threats may be linked to the tragedy.
Mercer Pa April 30 James Boyle accused with his wife of kidnapping Willie Whitla appeared in court visibly nervous. He refused breakfast and claimed illness. a continuance was granted due to absence of counsel. Prosecution shifts. Mrs Boyle to be tried first next Tuesday with the case reset for Wednesday.
Captain C Hains on trial for the murder of William E Annis collapsed in court and was carried from the room by two deputies. The aged father of the accused testified on the stand as the captain grew faint.
Contracts were let by the Northern Pacific to day for new lines in the northwest. One project, eighty miles long, will open up new territory near Mandan North Dakota.
Washington April 29 the comptroller of the treasury issued a call for statements from national banks at close of business April 28.
Col. Roosevelt killed two bucks at dawn near the Pease ranch house in Nairobi. Kermit Roosevelt, ill from climate changes, is much improved. The African hunt will begin in earnest in a day or two.
Constantinople April 29 report says Mehemed V earns public approval as reforms by the Young Turks begin with an edict disbanding Abdul Hamid s spy network. It claims the move will save the treasury millions and dismiss hundreds of supernumeraries. A court martial for Abdul Hamid and possible execution are reported. Mersina April 29 Badkep village destroyed by a Moslem mob. residents flee, shops and homes looted before burning.
Rapid City dispatch reports Harry Went zy editor of the Pukwana Reporter and Rapid City Guide will depart next month with his father from Kimball for Europe. They will visit the old home in France near the German border.
The American Board of Foreign Missions reports from Constantinople that missionaries feed 20,000 Christian refugees in Turkish areas. W. W. Pert, treasurer of Turkish missions, relayed the message to Boston on April 30.
Pierre announces Capt. E. R. Crisman Sixteenth Infantry to the detail officer of the militia for South Dakota with headquarters in Pierre. He now serves as military instructor at the agricultural college in Brookings.
Spearfish reports Sundance residents show strong support for a new automobile route between Upton and Sundance with many business leaders planning to ride on the first trip. Pierre notes wolf bounty claims total 7000 dollars to date, matching last year’s figure when certificates paid seventy cents on the dollar. Plankinton reveals Knigge, residing on a northern farm, is jailed on a serious charge involving his 1 year old daughter, with a 3 year old daughter possibly testifying.
Spokane reports the state enacts graft and gross misdemeanor definitions in a new criminal code effective June 12. Graft covers public officials and those influencing duties, while gross misdemeanor classifies crimes not felonies or misdemeanors with fines up to $1,000 or a year in county jail or both.
Ringling Brothers shows departed after a long run, yielding to Buffalo Bill's Wild West. The program promises horseback football, train hold-up, frontier scenes, dancing dervishes, prairie fire and artillery drill, plus cavalry, infantry, bucking broncos, Arizona cowboys, battle scenes and a grand review.
Unofficial reports say the Seamen's union voted to strike after ballots closed on a proposition to accept owners' offer or quit work. The decision comes as tension between sailors and shipowners over working terms intensifies.
The Hague April 28 physicians were summoned to Queen Wilhelmina to attend her majesty as the accouchement is expected today.
Nashville April 27 formal motion for a new trial for W. G. and Robin Cooper convicted of killing E. W. Carmack was denied today, and notice of appeal to the supreme court was entered.
Olive Logan aged 89 died today in the public insane asylum at Bansteil London. A native of New York she was for years a well known contributor to magazines and newspapers.
An April boiler explosion at a Kerrick Minnesota sawmill kills four men and injures six. The dead include Erne Whittaker Henry Rentz Harry Abbott and Drvid Bergland.
April 27 report says jurors are still being selected for Captain P C Hains trial in the murder of William Annis with eleven jurors accepted so far.
Paris reports Miss Muriel White daughter of the American ambassador wed Count Hermann of Scherr and Thoss in a civil ceremony this morning. The wedding connects prominent diplomatic families in a Paris civil ceremony.
Englishman Hartley Walker broke the bank at Monte Carlo last night winning 60000 dollars in two hours. He achieved the remarkable sum in a brief session at the gaming tables.
Ficht s for name Spokane, Maren J. John K. Dutelich, a friend of King Peter of Servia and general secretary of the Servian society in the Balkans, was arrested in Spokane in January on embezzlement charges of 3000 dollars. He was released recently and appeals to courts and society members to prove his innocence claiming a plot. He was jailed over two months. prosecution reportedly dropped before release. Six auditors later found the organization owes him 432.40 instead of a 3800 dollar shortage.
Washington reports six hundred thousand dollars will be spent in 1908 09 and 1909 10 for roads trails and telephone lines in national forests. Rangers rely on lookout stations and quick telephone contact to rush forces to fires before they spread.
A laborer Teo Cota unearthed what is described as a mastodon tooth near Penewawa Whitman county south of Spokane. The tooth measures about ten inches long and six inches in diameter and is in good condition with a small enamel crack. Washington State College professors say the tooth dates back several thousand years and encourage further digging for more bones.
Belle Fourche reports settlers preparing to come as markets show favorable feed prices. Local officials note early movement to the area with buyers and sellers lining up for improved opportunities in agriculture and ranching.
Settlers on the Belle Fourche project in South Dakota prepare land for irrigation as hay lands receive water. A new land office is expected soon, easing entry for settlers. About ten farm units open now with 10,000 acres to open by August. Wisconsin settlers arrive with stock and goods. Prices rise for feed and hay, and local contractors favor ground-sourced feed over shipments.
While Colonel Roosevelt travels in Africa he may try baked elephant’s foot described as delicate and tender. The dish is prepared by burying a freshly killed elephant foot in a ground oven with hot stones and leaves, then peeling back thick skin to reveal a savory meat said to taste like pork and chicken.
News from Nevada City reports a Sixteen to One mine blast near Alleghany that broke into a rich ore chimney. Manager E H Wilson arrived with ore worth about $125000, saying the find was made on April 8 and daily shipments keep yielding gold heavy ore. A single 85 pound piece is said to contain $11000 in gold and ore has been moved by six men under guard to a local bank.
Rapid City Chief J P McElroy Jr ordered a specially manufactured hook and ladder truck from Northern Fire Apparatus of Minneapolis for delivery by June 5. Frank P Hoy of the firm represented the order, with Hoy having previously sold equipment to Wasta and other towns. The truck will be a premier unit west of the Missouri River and will be shown during a state fire tourney exhibition alongside a Wasta chemical engine sale.
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