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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
5
Carl Wanderer former army lieutenant is sentenced to 26 years for the murder of his wife Ruth and an accomplice. The case drew national attention for its bizarre circumstances. He escaped the death penalty through an insanity defense after the jury deliberated about 24 hours.
In Los Angeles on October 30 defense and prosecution both backed a trial with a predominantly female jury for Mrs Louie L Peete charged with murdering Jacob C Denton. Defense argues women will better understand her predicament while the district attorney favors a woman jury to see through a woman.
Chicago officials say health authorities will not accept excuses from landlords who fail to provide adequate heat. On Friday inspectors found insufficient heat in 26 flats and plans to start enforcement actions. Landlords will be called in to address the violations at a later date.
A University of Pennsylvania student named Brines faces murder charges after the body of Elmer C Wes, a Dartmouth student, was found on the roadside near Philadelphia. Brines denies the charge.
Reports from Buenos Aires describe violent incidents tied to labor unrest across Argentina. A papal nuncio was involved in a train collision near Tucuman with ten injured. a sugar factory clash in Los Palmas left forty dead. Police and strikers clashed at Olivia Cordoba with two dead and several wounded. In General Viamonte Cordoba unidentified attackers fired on a labor rally, and Maximilist threats were reported at Tespad.
Salt Lake City reports John Sharp nack, an airmail pilot, flew from Elko Nevada to Salt Lake Utah with mail averaging 136 miles per hour. He departed Elko at 2 37 p m and landed in Salt Lake at 4 12 p m covering 203 miles by air.
Daniel F. Kellogg, longtime J. P. Morgan & Co. figure and former Sun city and financial editor, died at his New York residence. Born March 19, 1865 in Chittenango, N Y, he leaves a widow and two children.
Richard Spirlane is discussed in relation to commerce and race. The article highlights Jacob H. Schiff's key role in rehabilitating the Union Pacific system with Harriman providing leadership and Schiff supplying capital. Schiff's backing helped transform Union Pacific from bankruptcy into a premier railroad network, boosting Kuhn, Loeb & Co. to the forefront of railroad banking.
The Springfield Republican notes how critics branded Lincoln as autocrat and tyrant during the Civil War era, recalling 1863 sentiments and the nickname usage that echoed earlier civil conflict debates in Connecticut and beyond.
Claims for damage in the Belfast riots in July and August total 7 million dollars while Lisburn reports 4 076 000 dollars in claims. Lisburn residents say Sinn Feiners must reimburse the government for destroyed courts and barracks before they pay.
Ten years after widespread dependence on Italian macarene imports, the United States now exports far more than it imports. TB remains most prevalent in Greece among European nations with reliable data, possibly second only to Barbados. North Dakota’s small banks fear winter road hazards that will hinder travel and banking.
Fort Worth, Oct 20 A Texas Farmers' union leader denounces Governor Parker of Louisiana for urging a month long cotton gin shutdown to raise prices. He warns the policy would ruin Texas farmers as 1,600,000 bales are yet to be gathered in the season amid LSU concerns.
The body of Lord Mayor Terence MacEwiney arrives in Cork after a tumultuous sequence of events that have inflamed Irish opinion. Cork officials delayed taking charge until relatives reached the city.
Texas bankers vote to form a $5,000,000 Texas export cotton corporation at a statewide meeting in Dallas to market cotton directly to European and other foreign buyers, bypassing demoralized American prices. The group will be perfected at a Houston meeting next Thursday.
London reports British warships seized the Italian steamer Ancona bound for Novorrossysk with a cargo for Soviet Russia. Moscow dispatch claims the act violates international law and notes no blockade of Black Sea ports exists at present.
Brussels October 30 The League of Nations council closed sessions by sending the Danzig dispute to the Geneva assembly and agreeing to a plebiscite on the Poland Lithuania disputed territory. British representative A J Balfour stated four great powers not yet members will join the league soon.
Chicago desk reports grand jury returns two indictments charging 13 men with operating a confidence game and conspiracy tied to last year's World Series fix between the White Sox and Cincinnati. Named defendants include Eddie Cicotte Joe Jackson Claude Williams Fred McMullin George Weaver Oscar Felsch Charles Risberg Arnold Gandi l Hal Chase Abe Atteil Joseph Sullivan and Rachel Brown.
Paris judgment finds Henri Landru guilty of swindling and habitual criminality and sentences him to four years in prison plus deportation. Prosecutor suggests murder charges related to 11 missing women may not be pursued, pending decision. Landru has been called a modern bluebeard since his arrest two years ago.
Paris reports the reparations commission on Thursday ordered Germany to deliver 276000 tons of shipping to the Allies as compensation for the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow.
Chicago reports that Frank Aliotta secretary of the United Master Barbers association denied claims that barbers planned a one dollar haircut price. He said prices would stay at forty cents.
Chicago Oct 10 The decision of the United States railroad labor board could affect hundreds of short line railroads as workers from 97 roads press for wage increases. In aviation news Handley Page reports North-Gonen Line has joined a meeting of German Austrian and Danish aviation firms.
Des Moines reports growing support for a farmers strike against selling their produce at what they call unreasonably low prices. The Iowa Farm Bureau launched the action on Wednesday and expects broader backing from the state farm grange, farmers equity, and other organizations as the movement gains momentum. E. H. Cunningham of Ames, secretary of the Farm Bureau, is in Des Moines coordinating efforts to secure fair prices for corn, oats, and wheat.
Washington reports price experts doubt farmers can force marked price increases by withholding crops. A 30‑organization group backs orderly marketing from harvest to harvest, aiming to balance supply with demand while avoiding market dumps. They seek improved credit and government support amid global factors and farm finance reforms.
Athens reports Prince Paul heir to the throne proclaimed King by the Greek parliament last evening. Admiral Coundouriotis chosen regent. Prince Paul, born December 1 1901 in Athens, is unmarried and has been with his father Constantine in Switzerland since exile.
Chicago October 30 Warren flatly denies writing or signing a letter claimed by George White as sent to corporations. Charles B Warren Detroit chairman of the GOP ways and means committee says he did not sign or authorize the letter and was not consulted until today. A New York Republican committee wire said the signature is clearly not his.
John J. McGraw manager of the New York National League club pleaded not guilty in federal court to a Volstead act violation stemming from allegedly possessing a bottle of whisky. He was freed on $500 bail after the Lambs club incident last August.
Minneapolis, Minn. Oct. 30 The National Nonpartisan league says it is not a political party but a farmer’s organization and thus need not file expenditures. Oliver B. Morris, publicity director, announced that the league endorses candidates in races without regard to party. Campaign expenses of individuals are led in accordance with law by the candidate’s affiliated party.
Sylvia Pankhurst received a six months sentence after conviction for publishing articles that stirred discontent in the armed forces. She declared, in defiance, that she would continue to preach revolution and that nothing would halt her.
Seattle date announces a 40 percent price drop for Douglas fir lumber by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association. Builders see renewed building activity potential. Also mentions edible cratered mollusks in Coos Bay Oregon studied by the state university and a note on Canadian memorial day to France on November 1.
Since curfew this morning the military have raided Corks business district. Papers were seized at the Sinn Fein club while a nearby curiosity shop had windows broken and contents thrown into the street. Banks in the neighborhood were also visited.
A Athens dispatch to the London Times reports that tests on the blood of the monkey involved show no signs of hydrophobia or other infections. The animal remained in good health.
In Chicago two armed robbers stopped bank messenger Jacobo Yanowits and his guard John Leonard as they returned from a downtown bank. Yanowits was shot in the chest while returning fire, and Leonard was wounded in the chest by a following shot. The bandits seized a satchel with fifty thousand dollars. The attack occurred beneath a railroad viaduct after a blue car boxed the pair in.
Senator Harding expresses certainty of election after Prof Gustave Meyer, the so called scientific astrologer, advised that the Republican candidate would win by a large majority. Meyer notified Harding and was thanked for the forecast.
Chicago and Ohio State football teams prepare for a first ever meeting at Stagg Field tomorrow. Illinois Zuppke's Buckeye rivals face tough tests as Wisconsin mopped up recently. Northwestern Indiana clash in Indianapolis as Michigan faces Tulane and Notre Dame meets Army.
In Bologna on October 20 spectators hailed Signor Franchini as he summed up the prosecution against Alfredo Cocchi, charged with the murder in New York City of Ruth Cruger, an 18 year old high school student. The crown seeks first degree murder and related counts with maximum penalties.
Washington October 30 Joseph Kaufman appointed as special assistant to the district attorney in New York to conduct a federal investigation into alleged combinations in the building materials market announced by Attorney General Palmer.
Nine teen cases of Canadian whisky valued at 250 dollars per case were seized by a federal officer in a carload of furniture shipped from Canada to Street Springs Texas that night. T. W. Graham, the consigned recipient, accompanied the car and was arrested charged with illegal transportation and possession.
Professor A B Show, Stanford University European history scholar since 18%, died here last night at age 64. Born in Wenonah, New Jersey, he graduated from Doane College in Nebraska and is survived by his widow and five children.
Washington reports the resignation of A V Dalrymple effective October 31 as supervising federal prohibition agent at Chicago. Commissioner Williams announced Dalrymple’s departure after leading the central enforcement department covering Michigan Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin.
A C. B. & Q. cattle train wreck near Galenburg Alabama early Sunday killed fireman John Knapp and injured another man. Two hundred cattle perished when a freight car from an opposite direction train turned over on a parallel track.
Upton Massachusetts boasts the largest percentage of registered waka artes in the United States with about 4000 units recorded. The claim highlights the town as a leading center for waka artes registration and activity.
Secretary Colby cites a letter from Pesqueira as basis for early recognition of the new Mexican government. The letter says Mexico will not support a joint arbitration to pass on foreign claims and that a commission could settle disputes through direct negotiation if needed. Mexico asserts stability and a new cooperative spirit toward the United States.
The American Federation of Labor and two party groups did not file expenditure statements ahead of the election, as reported by William Pf. Page, clerk of the House of Representatives. Under the corrupt practices act notices were due at least 10 days before the vote. A Chicago dispatch said the fifth party would file an expenditure account soon.
A violent quake struck Ata cama and Coqquimbo north of Unic ely at 8 05 in the morning. Vertical movement lasted one and a half minutes. Copiapo and Vallenur in Atacama suffered severe damage to old buildings with no injuries reported. The event disrupted daily life and prompted reports from the region.
Three men were shot to death in a cafe on the South Side in Chicago early Friday. The gun battle is tied to a feud between labor leaders, which has already led to several killings.
Viola Reisen LB years old attempted to lower a trap door at her home in Oumend Nebraska. The rope broke causing the door to fall on her. Authorities treat the incident as an accidental death with preliminary findings unclear.
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