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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
2
A mixture of social manners, travel notes, science oddities, and brief political glimpses. The column touches Choate and Evarts in Washington, suffrage tea trends, Fort Riley remount debates, theatre attendances, Japan’s era warnings, California orange complaints, drought in Trinidad, a cherry processing tip, and university records at Kansas Univers ity.
Mississippi river protection levee near Bayou Sara and Torras breaks, flooding Bayou Sara and Morgances areas. Reports say eight drowned initially, later unconfirmed. towns cut off, crops ruined, livestock moved to higher ground, refugees evacuated to New Roads, no confirmed deaths yet.
John Mitchell former UMWA president and AFL vice president joined talks with miners and operators in New York to negotiate pay and union recognition after a tentative agreement was rejected. District boards consider a convention or fresh talks as mining remains suspended in the hard coal region.
New York May 4 A Wall Street source publishes a list of Standall Company of News stockholders. John D Rockefeller is shown with 244 500 shares valued at 290 millions at current quotations. The Indiana subsidiary notes count nearly 25 million. The New Jersey corporation list includes C D Rockefeller J Rockefeller Charles Pratt Harkness H Rogers and others with holdings ranging into millions.
A Mississippi law imposes a 100 dollar fine for tipping in hotels, sleeping cars, or dining cars. The writer laments travel restrictions and notes states where a traveler cannot buy drinks on trains or even possess a flask. The piece ends with a caution about knowing one’s location before making rash acts.
Oysters fill the eastern Mexican coast from north to south with plentiful but small shellfish. Local reports note their abundance and general quality for harvest.
The text reflects an elderly person’s request for a simple funeral with no remarks on idle qualities. Rev. Dev Kchaufarber of Chicago also argues ministers face embarrassment when giving eulogies. He advocates simple prayers and minimal copious words at funerals.
Minneapolis May 4 The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church debated abolishing rules restricting amusements such as dancing theatergoing and gambling. Bishops urged letting members judge right and wrong, while opposing theatre and gambling. Wilson criticized for attending brewers congress. Taft endorsement for peace noted.
Dallas May 4 Colonel Sterett a former Washington journalist turned Texas game warden today unveiled a labor saving method for catching fishing worms. He described driving a broom handle into the soil and rubbing a board over it to vibrate earth, causing worms to surface for easy collection. He noted the method works quickly despite questioning about the effort required.
Mrs Jane K Bather’s donations to the University of California total over five hundred thousand dollars. A memorial gate at the Tapi avenue entrance honors her husband, with additional endowments including two professorship funds and book funds of 26 000 and 10 000 dollars, plus support for a white granite bell tower.
The southern tip of Florida experiences an unusual cold snap as freezing conditions afflict the region, marking a rare weather event for this area. Residents brace for impact and monitor forecasts for temperature drops and potential hazards.
The fragmented text traces attempts to regulate coal use by parliament, noting past prohibitions and price hikes. It suggests Britain’s coal era began with a 13th century charter for mining and hints at medieval governance’s impact on energy. The passage references Henry III and early mining developments.
London reports the attorney general Sir Rufus Innace presented the wreck commission with findings on the Titanic disaster. He asserted the ship maintained 21 knots after ice warnings until collision, and noted lifeboat count, bulkhead design, and unequal rescue figures by class. The inquiry will focus on speed after warnings, boat adequacy, and watertight compartments as it extends over several weeks.
Madison May 4 Excavations at Lake Delavan and Lake Lawnfarm uncover about a score of skeletons suggesting a previously unknown ancient population in southern Wisconsin. Experts say skulls are unusually large with sloping foreheads and protruding cheekbones, jaws long and ape like, with supposed female remains smaller. Skeletons lie 4 to 10 feet deep, covered by baked clay to shed water.
Mexico City May 4 A sensation rose as A 4 and Joseph Rattner Russian subjects presidents of the Tampico News Company and managers of general merchandise were deported under article 33 for allegedly trafficking arms with Zapatistas.
In annual readings before the festival, children in synagogues shake rattles each time Haman’s name is read. Haman, adviser to King Ahasuerus, is invoked in a custom observed for generations in memory of the Purim story.
Mise Waihorine Conway of Heaton is among three Catholic women in the country to receive a papal medal and a Fr vetes diploma in a ceremony honoring her service and faith.
Wytheville Virginia May 3 witnesses for the commonwealth in the Flood Allen case described the shooting at the Currell county courthouse. The prosecution argues Allen killed Foster and conspired with others to murder officers. Indications point to a trial running into next week with many witnesses remaining to testify.
Baltimore May 4 Thirteen year old Dorothy Bateman the Newport inn keeper daughter known as Goldilocks receives half a million dollars from Ross Winans master of American fortunes and Baltimore resident. The will cuts off his son to a $200000 yearly trust while leaving residual estate to executors. Dorothy's education and life are supported as she inherits the fortune after the revocation of prior claims. The will omits the Prince de Bearnet Challis and Beatrice Winans children. Dorothy visits Newport with her father to claim the sum.
May 4 Chicago papers face a growing stand against publishers as the newsboys union aids delivery crews. Limited editions leave the presses by wagon under guard, and motor wagons are pulled from service as horse drawn teams take over. Rumors of minor newsroom disturbances circulate amid demands linked to a floating sample room exhibit plan and wireless telegraph station projects in California.
A jury in Weatherly Pennsylvania acquitted Lewis Dendtinuiene linked to the Coatesville lynching of Zach Walker. The verdict comes amid state efforts to prosecute others including Chief of Police United and Blanley Powe a patrolman charged with manslaughter and neglect of duties.
London May 3. The wreck commission opens formal inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic. Lord Mersey presides with five assessors to probe pre casualty events, equipment, construction, and Merchant Shipping Act rules. Seamen and ship unions are represented as hearings begin.
Colonel Archibald Gracie, a Titanic survivor, told 1,600 people at St Thomas Episcopal Church that prayer saved him after he fared in icy waters. He recalled asking God to contact his loved ones, and believed he received an answer.
Chicago May 3 Early editions of Chicago afternoon papers were not printed due to a dispute between the Chicago Pressmen's Union No 7 and the Chicago Local of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. The contract renewal stalled and unions and publishers held meetings seeking resolution for later editions.
Washington decision clarifies that so called tag lines by trunk lines and slippers must be observed under the Interstate Commerce Act and Mikins Act. Violators face prosecution for criminal violations. The ruling stems from a unique situation with prison as a potential outcome.
Five hundred employees of the Murray Utah Smelting Company walked out in a wage dispute today. The strike halted operations at the plant as workers demanded settlement and better pay terms.
New York May 3 The body of Col John Jacob Astor has been recovered and speculation on the terms of his father William Astor s will continues. Reports place the bulk of the estate in the entailed line with Vincent Astor poised to receive about 40 000 000 if no second marriage offspring share occurs. Muriel Astor currently ten, would receive roughly 15 000 000 unless a second marriage produces an additional child who would take a portion. The will terms set by William Astor preserve the estate in trust for heirs and leave only purchase holdings free of entailment to John Jacob Astor and his descendants, a situation that makes Vincent s majority pivotal for control of the fortune now estimated near 80 000 000 to 97 000 000. The unfolding will drama centers on the bed side of Mrs John Jacob Astor and the striving families the Willings and the Astors as the estate passes hand to hand.
Dr. Daniels and daughter from Madison are in Washington after a three month Europe trip. They will return home today. They were among passengers who refused to sail from Southampton on the Adriatic via the northern route after fears following the Titanic disaster. Threats to the line forced White Star officers to switch to the southern route.
Washington reports the house passed a post office appropriations measure with new features. It abolishes the gag rule preventing federal postal workers from protesting their treatment and requires periodicals to publish names of certain individuals. A separate note covers Manila Bay celebration honoring Admiral Dewey with a banquet.
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