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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
5
A posse began searching for a German guest suspected of killing a woman and two children at a farmhouse six miles north of Manilla. The motive and identities are not revealed, but reports say the guest was staying at the farmhouse during the incident.
Reno reports Professor George J. Young of Nevada's mining department says Virginia City is sinking into a deep canyon, slipping eleven feet in recent years due to underground timbering in the Comstock mines placed fifty years ago. He warns of a potential catastrophe unless action is taken. An "Old Glory" hole recently caved in, opening several hundred feet deep.
A special Yankee Robinson circus train was held up at Poole Arkansas with the cashier robbed of $5000. No details were available on the incident or suspects.
Senator Crawford and Congressman Burke with Attorney General Clarke and Land Commissioner Dokken convene to draft a legislative line for state land management in the forest reserve. They aim to resolve conflicts among existing laws and rulings.
The postoffice department announces a town and post office relocation from Gilstrap in Adams County to White Butte in Perkins County North Dakota. Marlon Barrett named first postmaster at White Butte. A new South Dakota post office Clough opens in Meade County and Kate Childs is appointed postmaster.
Nashville Tenn Oct 30 Dr R L C White longtime supreme keeper of records and seal for the Knights of Pythian dies at his home this morning after twenty two years in office authorities said.
Mamie Tiernan and Virginia Owen died from burns after a jack o lantern was upset during a Sisters of Loreto Academy Halloween celebration in Kansas City. Ruth Masoney and Mary Maley suffered probable fatal burns as the cotton suited participants caught fire during a “north pole” entertainment.
Mrs. Sedlacek of Gregory County fired at a neighbor Edward Holbert's horse when cattle on her property were impounded for damages. The shot struck Holbert in the leg as he and an associate attempted to reclaim the cattle. The assault charge was later dismissed in justice court.
Meager reports from Lexington indicate troops sent Sunday to prevent bloodshed at tomorrow's election have the situation well in hand. A number of armed mountaineers and feudists are assembling, signaling possible trouble tomorrow.
James McMahon began a 297 year sentence at Leavenworth Penitentiary for the murders of Alonzo Van Moyen and his two sisters Rose and another woman. He pled guilty and received 99 years on each count arising from a feud over money and property.
St Johnsburg Vermont October 30 At least nine are dead after the Citizens Savings bank building burned. Names include Charles Ranlett printer 35 and Stephen Cushman and wife Berino Cushman with a 9 year old daughter. Dozens injured transported to local hospitals with two more bodies believed in ruins.
Seventeen more bodies from the Hestia disaster were washed ashore today near Mormouth in Halifax. In Aberdeen 8 D Oct 30 Vito Gragio an Italian laborer was killed at Ipswich by a fall from his bunk car and left a wife in Italy. The gang with which he worked numbered 53 men, many from the same Italian town and several relatives of the deceased.
Boston October 30 local church circles show interest in a historic pulpit exchange tomorrow between Dr George A Gordon of the New Old South church and Rabbi Charles Fleischer of Temple Adath Israel. Gordon will be the first orthodox Christian minister to preach at Temple Adath Israel and Fleischer will preach at the New Old South church.
Lucerne chosen for railroad town on the Belle Fourche valley line after a public meeting at a hardware store building. Mrs. Hans Sorensen named the town. J E Stewart seeks postmaster appointment. The town sits eighteen miles east of Belle Fourche on the riverbank near Nis Sorensen’s ranch, with irrigation boosting crops and new substantial buildings.
A quirky notice asks for an Indian maiden from teepee lore to send her name and address so the editor will forward her missive to a Minneapolis suitor. Albert Van of Minneapolis seeks an acquaintance for marriage with a big strong American man, age 30.
Washington November 1 The federal supreme court denied a rehearing in the contempt cases against Sheriff Shipp Deputy Gibson Adam Nolan and Badger Mayse and ordered the men brought to Washington for sentence November 15 They were convicted of conspiring to lynch Ed Johnson a negro rapist at Chattanooga Tennessee March 19 1900
A major forest fire swept the Southern Hills Friday around 1 o clock five miles east of Hill City near Joseph Hare's ranch. Sparks from a Burlington Keystone engine fed the blaze as strong winds thwarted efforts to control it. Residents of Hill City and Keystone joined in firefighting until winds dropped overnight, easing the blaze.
James G. Young of Manchester New Hampshire aged 46 quit his job and cashed his bank balance after a palmist predicted a farm win in a local reservation lottery. He waited all day as 5 000 names were drawn, then lost faith and asked Judge Witten for help. The judge warned this is a common lottery risk and recalled a similar New York case of overconfidence.
From Johnstown Pennsylvania on November First the search era reported no extra bodies beyond the twelve killed and three fatally injured removed from the Cambria company's steel mine after the blast.
A brief, fragmentary line notes the human lifespan as past three score and ten and praises beauty in life. The text lacks clear event or attribution, offering a reflective sentiment rather than a reportable incident.
A Philadelphia fire today left one firefighter dead and two seriously injured when the walls of the Gandy block collapsed. The fire caused an estimated $76,000 in losses. The report notes many patent medicine testimonials claim by speakers are already deceased.
Powell D T Nov 1 Ten cars of cattle were shipped from Powell to Chicago today by Albert Gaius Wa King John Daley Paul Daley and Md Ferguson. It is expected that many more will be shipped every Saturday from Powell to the end of the season.
A reflective line notes that ideals often trigger inquiries from others about why people fail to meet them. The remark suggests social pressure to align behavior with high standards.
Mary Winkler was found dead in her Dakota hotel room in Sioux Falls after attendants forced the door. Officials believe she is the same woman who disappeared from Yankton eight weeks earlier, with no known cause of death yet established.
Isaac McCaun confessed killer of William Toney and Ch fimmons was sentenced at Fort Pierre to life in the Sioux Falls state prison. He offered no statement and attempted suicide by eating match heads in his cell last night. His attorney pled for clemency, but the sentence stands, with transport to Sioux Falls in a few days unless he self-harms first.
Three hundred Koreans attacked a railway depot near Reoul today. A few Japanese soldiers resisted and their fate is unknown. It is feared they have been slaughtered.
Terre Haute report says Sam Swope, a colored man, knocked down and killed Arthur Smith a white Civil War veteran after a dice incident in a crap game. Smith accidentally kicked the dice during play, triggering Swope's fatal attack.
President Taft arrives in Jackson at 8 AM. Local veterans escort him to the Edwards hotel for a reception. He tours the state fair grounds and Capitol steps, speaks twice, and attends a banquet with Governor Noel before departing at midnight for Columbus. Colored citizens decline a separate welcome.
The Olean der arrived at 1 PM as the fleet paraded through New Orleans. Taft received ongoing ovations while delegates to the convention were still en route. Taft lunched with Archbishop Blank and addressed the gathering amid a festive city scene.
Edward McLeod of Dayton brought a freak elk head with six and ten points. He found it north of Rockwood Pond about twelve miles from Dayton. The Sheridan Enterprise notes such odd heads have appeared in the mountains near Sheridan, but none previously with six and ten points.
Chicago dispatch reports 30 to 40 Republican congressmen plan to announce reelection bids on a new platform. They aim to name a definite speaker early next session, with candidates from New England, nearby states, the upper Mississippi Valley, Nebraska, and the Pacific coast, some aligned with the existing organization but ready to break away.
Cheyenne Wyoming reports J A Williamson, a private in the Fourth Field Artillery at Fort Russell, taken to Virginia to answer charges of bigamy, wife murder and forgery. Sought for two years, accused of poisoning his wife in Virginia after being accused of marrying a 16 year old in Kentucky. He entered Kentucky under a former employer’s name.
Long Island October 30. Fifteen cars started the 12.64 mile Vanderbilt course at 9 04 AM for 22 laps totaling 287 08 miles. Harry F. Grant drove an Alco to win in 4 25 40 with Parker in a Fiat second after a scoring error that miscounted a lap.
Athens reports loyal Greek ironclads guarding the Straits of Salamis against torpedo boats under Tipaldos after yesterday's clash. Government asserts control with arsenal seized and eight mutiny leaders jailed for court martial. Military dictatorship expected as chaos ends.
West Point reports tackle Saint Mic Byrne died from injuries suffered in Saturday's game against Harvard. He will be buried with military honors at the academy tomorrow with services from the Catholic church.
Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri says Democrats will govern the next House. If correct, Clark is likely to be the next speaker as the recognized leader of the Democratic side.
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