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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
5
The piece argues fear and distrust trigger a self reinforcing economic downturn. It describes bankers hoarding loans and businesses retrenching, causing a nationwide panic despite healthy crop prospects and no real downturn in fundamentals.
The mining code of Mexico is under broad revision with a likely new law this session. The Chamber of Mines has participated in deliberations aiming to favor mining and strengthen the industry. Debate centers on whether oil and coal sands should be included under mineral land location and who owns surface resources.
Milwaukee road plans a reduced rate schedule on Wyoming coal via Burlington Mystic Crouch Lines and Rapid City. Officials say the new rates will take effect in a few days, aiding fuel users east of Rapid City. Padley and Wilser returned to Rapid City after tours of new bowhsites toward Kadoka. Caputa Conata and Inlay to be surveyed by J W Lace.
The New York market shows few new features as calls for money from the east ease and urgent currency needs come from west of the Mississippi. Banks boost liquidity by moving cash from suspended to active institutions, and debits at the clearinghouse total just over 9 million on 266 million in clearings. Securities trade rises in small lots with four hundred thousand more stockholder names and daily firm sales reach 500k to 750k. Absence of notable failures, aside from Wessler & Co, and lower call money rates mark the picture of near normality.
Reports from Butte county describe prairie fires raging for weeks with only constant hard work and watchfulness preventing loss of ranches. Fire is worst northeast of Bixby where ranchers hope for snow. Beef prices have fallen, cattlemen delay shipments and drive large herds back to ranges awaiting better markets.
Gerrard Ross a rancher and prospector living east of Rocky Ford Wyoming was found pinned under a large felled tree on the roadside. Bert Butterfield rushed him to the scene for aid, but he died hours later. Physicians cited paralysis from the weight. Ross, a widower with nine children, had lived in New York Nebraska Colorado South Dakota and Wyoming and owned several oil claims in the Rocky Ford district.
A garbled note describes conditions nearing normal in New York with no further Lookers conferences anticipated. It mentions potential minor ruin at one or two institutions and weathered losses in Wall Street markets.
Representatives from banks across the Black Hills formed the Black Hills Clearing House association in Deadwood after a Monday night meeting that extended into Tuesday. Founding officers include D. A. McPherson as President and F. M. Brooder as Vice President with F. Stratton as Secretary. Deadwood designated as the business hub.
Reports from the Fridthjoff relay that the forty sailors aboard the Arthur Sewell, which left Philadelphia on April 8 bound for coal to the Philippines, were likely killed and eaten after the ship wrecked near Terra del Fuego. No word since the vessel’s last sighting near Noir island as it neared Cape Pillar.
President Roosevelt plans a major financial reform by asking Congress to create a federal charter for trust companies. The measure would place these firms under strict federal supervision, comparable to national banks, by bringing them under the comptroller and subject to regular inspections. It would not force all to organize federally, but expected prestige may encourage many to do so.
President Roosevelt met with cabinet members for over two hours as the financial situation was reviewed. Secretary Cortelyou has deposited about 50 million dollars in national banks in the last week and nearly 70 million since September, raising total public funds in national banks to about 215 billion.
Commissioner Leupp warns of a possible clash as Utes on the Cheyenne River reservation may be forced to work or starve. He notes offers of employment have been rejected and stresses that the government will enforce bread or labor, amid concerns of wider Indian unrest and moral impact on other tribes.
ST PETERSBURG reported on November 4 that Mile Ragoxzinnillova who killed General Maximoffaky on October 1 directed the department of prisons of DSchnleuy of the interior and was hanged this morning.
Editorials from The Birmingham News attack anti prohibition sophistry and argue prohibition harms business. They claim liquor does not boost growth and warn that whisky interests face a drying trend as states move to ban alcohol, urging coordinated opposition in Jefferson County.
A. T. Lynn of Gettysburg has been appointed to the Rapid City land office as the new clerk from the civil service list by the Department of the Interior. He arrived Tuesday evening and began work Wednesday morning, joining the office as it handles a large volume of business.
A woman accuses Judson E. Goltra of bigamy seeking annulment of a 1908 decree in a hearing before Judge Joseph W. Jones. Goltra, a wealthy Madill, Oklahoma businessman, allegedly kept a second wife and a dairy liaison, prompting renewed examination of the divorce.
October proved the busiest month in Rapid City land office history with 1062 original homestead entries filing for 169,920 acres plus numerous mineral and desert claims. The rush required the full staff and prompted an inspector from Washington to push space and staffing upgrades as new rules shorten commutation proof to fourteen months from filing.
Captain Carter P. Johnson reports arrival at the Ute camp along Thunder Butte Creek in South Dakota. Camp is quiet with no violence threatened by the Indians. Major F. W. Sibley and four troops of the Second Cavalry expected to reach the camp Thursday.
A Milwaukee employee died suddenly at one of the Interior army camps yesterday. The cause of death is not known. A telegram was sent to the Pennington County coroner, with the Interior camp near the Nebraska line. The coroner from Omaha was summoned.
Portland readers hear that Payton Weston, the veteran pedestrian, is prepared to begin a one mile trek from Weston to Chicago. The described journey signals Weston’s readiness and endurance as a public walking event is outlined.
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