Inter Mountain Globe News Briefs and Notes
A collage of science and society items from Hulety Crook County. Topics include a lime stone purity method by Dr. Cyril Hopkins, a state nutrition purchase of rice and cheese, small gas engines for aircraft, a moral code prize for teachers and parents, Washington University wood tar research, Assyria as a historical force, a Kentucky couple's wedding by a busy blacksmith, a primer on comet tails, California 1915 lemon crop prospects, and plans to utilize lower grade fruit for lemon oil experiments.
Yorkslite show cancelled by council over railway work
At a meeting in York on February 9 the Yorkshire Agricultural Society council decided not to hold the Yorkslite show this year. The decision stems from the inability of associated railway companies to undertake the additional work required.
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The
Yorkshire Agricultural Society
York
Associated Failway Companies
Soldier Tells of Death During Heavy Cannonade
A Canadian private in the First Canadian Mounted Rifles recounts a brutal French trench bombardment. He describes wet, cold conditions, shrapnel and mortar fire, multiple casualties including Captain Monkman, and a dramatic rescue under shelling as he and a fellow soldier struggle to survive. The letter preserves names, ranks, and the harrowing experience of frontline combat.
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France
A. R. McIntyre
Gately-McIntyre Company
Fifth Street
H. C. McIntyre
E. T. McIntyre
San Francisco
Prince Edward Island
Nome
Alaska
Third
Canadian Mounted Rifles
McIntyre
Eighth Infantry
Connew
Inez
Connas
Boone
Hell
Dante
Webster
Earth
Dowble
Fane
Monkman
Fire for Everybody Plan by United Fruit Man
Analyze Schermerhorn’s proposal for a great American merchant marine. Government would pay shipowners the home abroad build cost difference and cover operating costs under a foreign flag. Critics warn the subsidy creates gifts regardless of losses and would need universal benevolence to avoid failure.
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New York World
Alr. Schermerhorn
United Fruit Company
Piret
Schermerhorn
USA
Altos
The Dream No Longer Sweetward the Frat Tramp
The fragment recalls a youths’ shift from bold ambitions to mature restraint as fashion and habits evolve. A reflective tone marks a local city newspaper page noting changing trends and personal recollections from a community voice.
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Tee
Medita
Indian indentured labor to be abolished, says viceroy
Delhi announces intent to end the indenture system linking Indian laborers to Jamaica Trinidad British Guiana Fiji and Dutch Guiana. The viceroy states recruitment will continue until new safeguards and timelines are set while educated Indians call the system slavery and expect a complete abolition under Britain.
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Delhi
India
Jamaica
Trinidad
British Guiana
Fiji
Dutch Guiana
Bengal
United Provinces
Cent
Punjab
Ajmir
Natal
Mauritian
Pershing’s Apprenticeship on Trail and War
The article recounts Pershing’s decade of active service in the Southwest before 1896, including pacifying the Apaches and managing Ute and Zuni tensions in Arizona, plus participation in the Sioux campaign of 1890-91. It notes how this varied experience prepared him for later duties in the Spanish American War, where he earned gallantry honors at El Caney with the Tenth Cavalry.
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Persh
Southwest
Arizona
Persiing
Adams
Santigo
Spain
Pershing
Tenth Cavalry
Battle of
el Caney
How Germany Built Her War Machine From the Engineering M
A historical outline explains the German war effort as a six step process focusing on investigation organization records planning standardization and incentives. It emphasizes careful preparation by trained personnel using data to guide decisions and execution.
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Germany
Longevity lessons from 107 cases in British Health Review
Dr Frank Crane summarizes a longevity report noting outdoors life and cheerful habits as common traits. Few used stimulants like alcohol or tobacco, most slept well, were active into old age, ate modestly with little meat, drank water, and read extensively in later life.
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Commerce and Finance
Frank Crane
British Health Review
Atimu
Hen Yard Buck Visit in the Country Notice
Fragmentary OCR describes a group called the Hen’s Yard Buck visiting the country and seeing chickens. Children hover nearby while adults discuss a forbidden area and a meat seat. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates.
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Irene
Helen
From Geronimo to Villa in 46 Hours the Pace Remains
A veteran Army observer recalls General Miles era and compares 1887 Geronimo pursuit with 1916 Pershing crossing into Mexico. He highlights Lieutenant John J. Shing as the pack train leader who completed the move in 46 hours and notes Pershing’s march covering 110 miles in 42 hours. The piece links past and present campaigns and lauds the officers in charge.
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Miles
Fenra
Ore Tomes Hia
West Point
John J. Shing
Missouri
Geronimo
Crook
United States Army
United States
Mexico
Villa
James H. Cook
Eighth Cavalry
Pershing
Cook
Leutenant Cabell
General Pershing
Leutenant
Subaltorn
Politics and the Army in the Indiana News
An Indianapolis News editorial condemns political meddling in the regular army. It argues the Hay bill would push politics into military affairs, warns of pork-barrel tendencies, and opposes a half federal forces system. It cites support from Root, Taft, Garrison for a federal volunteer army.
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Indianapolis News
Elvil
Cos
Senate
National Guard
Washington
Andarger
Congress
Arso
Taft
Garrison
Federa
Good and Bad Roads
Dr Forman comments in St Nicholas on the long road to improved U S highways. He notes 2.5 million miles of public roads with about 260000 miles surfaced and estimates macadam costs per mile. argues road funding rivals school spending in importance and that good roads are a national asset.
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EK. Forman
St. Nicholas
United States
Indiana
Running Without Dimmers
The fragment mentions Percy and Industrialiat amid garbled text about wattage and lighting. No clear event, date, or organization is readable to establish a full card.
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Percy
Industrialiat
Paper from cotton stalks could save forests and boost industry
The article praises cotton stalks as a source for pulp, guncotton, artificial silk, acetone, and film material. It argues that this by product of cotton offers a cheaper, renewable pulp supply, reducing wood harvests, and notes a plant being built in Greenwood Mississippi to begin reclamation of waste stalks.
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Philip Francie Newlan
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Greenwood
Miss
Yazoo River
River Days Romance Ends as River Traffic Returns
From the South comes news that an 38 steel power barge will begin service between St. Louis and New Orleans in April. Promoters claim freight can compete with railroads and revive mid river romance, though the old Mississippian era is gone. The new line emphasizes economy and safety over thrills, with electric cranes and twin screws replacing tall funnels and oars. The piece notes the shift from romantic industry to cash driven operation for the Mississippi.
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Toledo Blade
Southland
St. Louis
Orleans
Wall Street
Mark Twain
Texas
New York
What Coast Defenses Are For
A Washington Times article discusses the purpose of coast defenses as protecting harbors and key facilities, not blocking naval fleets. It argues coast defenses compel an attacker to land and engage ground forces, while the navy controls the sea and must protect population centers if landing occurs.
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Washington Times
Sherley
Navy
Oldest Living Giants of California Sequoias Through Ages
The article recalls ancient wonders from Egypt to California sequoias, noting trees with bark a foot thick when Cheops built the pyramid. It cites John Muir and estimates ages around 8,000 to 10,000 years, asserting sequoias and their vegetation are among the oldest living things and dates inferred from rock and fossil clues.
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Egypt
California
Cheops
John Muir
The Reasoning of the Ranawegh in American Exporter Columns
In a satirical serialized piece the American Exporter presents a probing reflection on trade, empire, and policy as a fictional Ranawegh weighs duties and routes. The column offers commentary on commerce, governance, and global reach through a humorous lens.
Edison and the Talking Machine Invention Tale
An Edison associate recalls the moment he realized a talking machine could be made. Edison rapidly sketched the concept and demonstrated a tin foil recorder that could replay “Mary had a little lamb” in a metallic voice, amid astonishment in the lab.
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Edison
Sponkin
George
Mr. Edison
Mary
God Bless Us Every One Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
A fragmentary poem reflects on universal blessing as a childlike saintly gaze beyond creed and earthly lovelessness. The speaker imagines Christmas dawn in paradise, a blessed unity of all souls, with a hopeful, lyrical tone characteristic of Riley.
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Deap
God Bless Eve James W Whitcomb Riley
In Doubt Sometimes confided Mrs Longwed to a friend
Mrs Longwed confides to a close friend that her husband may be the most patient gentle soul she knows, yet sometimes she suspects he is simply lacking energy and drive. The remark hints at domestic tension and humor in a private moment.
Work and Triumph in an Ode to Labor
Angela Morgan celebrates work as a driving, life filling force in a fervent Outlook poem. The piece extols the moral power, heat, and purpose of toil that awakens the spirit, steadies the heart, and propels action through daily labor.
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Angela Morgan
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