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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
2
A diffuse summary notes absinthe links to crime in 1911 France and Europe. It mentions Mrs Theresa West Elmendorf as a notable American leader, various moral reform topics, ship sales, library projects in Brazil, Swiss legal decrees on beverages, and diverse international tidbits.
Police capture J. C. Adams also known as Waite Bracey and arrest his alleged partner Jeanette Little in Edwardsville Illinois after a yearlong chase tied to a $320000 New Westminster Canada bank robbery. Detectives say Little aided the scheme and used disguises to gain access to banks.
J C Adams arrested in St Louis is alleged as Albert Anderson in a bank robbery case tied to New Westminster. Detectives theorize John McNamara Charles Dean and Addison did the actual work. Dean and McNamara are jailed, Addison remains unfound while other arrests target money handlers.
A man calling himself Titus and claiming American citizenship shot and killed a London bar maid in the west end, wounding three others and causing panic at a Tottenham Court Road hotel bar. He fled into the street, shot at bystanders, but was captured by a passerby and arrested.
The Interstate Commerce Commission blocked the proposed elimination by transcontinental railroads of the right for shippers to re consignment and storage at the Minnesota transfer on lumber and shingles from North Pacific coast territory to eastern states. The suspension lasts until January 28.
Ellen Cashe, 17, wed Rev. A J Milard after a three day acquaintance in Little Rock. Twenty four hours later she deserted him and refused to honor the vows. Millard, aged years, declined to comment. Mrs. Millard had been arrested last week on a charge of cashing bogus checks in Mesaland towns. They were paid by Millard.
Memphis delegates report a proposed river protection program requesting 35 million dollars in five annual installments. The Interstate Level association backs the plan, aiming for federal oversight and broader supervision of the river system. The resolution passed unanimously at the convention.
A complete aeroplane armada is reviewed near Paris as 72 French army aircraft with observers and support trucks parade before War Minister Millerand. He commends the pilots after a victorious army maneuver and urges officers to avoid vanity that harms the service.
In Louisville on September 4 a barricaded suspect named Ed Jackson held police at bay all night in the negro quarter, firing on pedestrians and street cars. An officer was dangerously wounded before Jackson surrendered at dawn after a two hour exchange of rifle fire.
In New York a 24 year old woman identifying as Frances Hollender from a Baltimore convent was arraigned for obtaining two gowns and a coat without paying. A tailor reported her, claiming she fled with the garments. She cited wealthy relatives in Massachusetts and other connections. held on 3000 bail.
The Illinois two cent passenger rate law, enacted in 1907, was ruled unconstitutional for the Chicago Peoria and St. Louis railroad company as confiscatory and inadequate to compensate for passenger service. Judges Humphrey Sanborn and Baker signed a decree making permanent the 1908 injunction barring enforcement by the attorney general and state’s attorney. The ruling applies only to this railroad.
Topeka Kansas Sept 2 The horse disease that has plagued Kansas for two months is subsiding due to vaccine treatment and preventive measures by farmers advised by state authorities. State livestock commissioner J H Mercer says 25 000 horses died and property losses exceed 2 600 000 dollars.
In London on September 2 a steady stream of applicants appeared for allotment of the new Chinese loan bonds. Banks and mail orders from country customers poured in but the rush was modest compared with prior wartime drives.
A British syndicate funds a 2 600 foot dig in an Arizona butte to reach a rumored diamond as big as a skyscraper said to be worth millions. The sensational effort grips London press and draws wide attention.
More than 12 000 operatives abandoned machines in Lawrence launching a second major strike within a year. The protest targets the imprisonment of Joseph J Tecor and Arturo Giovannitti as suspects in Anna Lopes murder. Police on duty, limited clashes, many plants shut and idle.
Constantinople reports the Balkan agitation centers in Sofia says the Turkish foreign minister. He expresses trust in Bulgaria's peaceful stance and warns that if needed Turkey will protect its integrity and independence. He also pledges reform across the empire with foreign advisers to reorganize administration.
Attorney General Wickersham issues written opinion to Postmaster General Hitchcock on the federal requirement for daily and weekly papers to file semiannual sworn circulation and ownership statements. He says it covers copies distributed to paid subscribers regardless of method.
The Colorado state supreme court has ruled the initiative and referenda law constitutional. The decision supports processes for voter proposals and amendments within the state legal framework.
An unusual newspaper snippet reflects on wedding vows lasting beyond life as an undertaker uses the words "Till death do you part." The brief piece mentions Hasey T. Minor an embalmer and notes a lay er y for high wife.
Miss Laura Rowe Christman, four, waited with bridal party for Michael Wiethaupt at the home they planned to share. Hours passed with no appearance, prompting concern and a deadly incident as guests gathered for the ceremony.
Dublin dispatch reports orders to move troops to Belfast to deter anticipated anti home rule demonstrations on September 14, with the first battalion due in Belfast by September 27. A separate procession in Port Adown featured rifle bearing battalions and two artillery cannons dragged on gun carriages.
At the International Peace congress in Geneva on September 27 the session grew stormy as Morocco and Tripoli topics dominated. Dr Gobat faced protests from German delegates over remarks about German policy, then offered a partial apology to defend Europe’s chauvinism as the cause of flare ups.
Typhoon swept Japan from end to end on Sunday causing more than 20 million dollars in damage. Casualties were heavy with tens of thousands left homeless. Gifu reported 262 killed and 243 injured as shipping or vessels, including the Kioko Meru, foundered near Enshy.
Treasury officials watch New York money conditions after call money rose to 7 percent. They study a plan to deposit treasury funds with national banks to move the crops and meet the emergency, with no Watson event next week at night.
Mason report states ten cars of wheat were destroyed in a derailment on the Chicago Milwaukee and Mt. railroad near Monon. The incident occurred during recent morning traffic and disrupted service briefly.
Copenhagen September 26 Preparations are under way for an early meeting in Copenhagen of all Norwegian Swedish and Danish petroleum dealers to organize a united campaign against the Rigard Oil Company of America.
New York reports W. Cowing a teacher carried Charles Claxton Jr for 68 miles as Claxton, struck by pneumonia, lay near death. They traveled on foot after their canoe misadventure, reaching Saint Pamphile and then Bangor where Claxton was hospitalized.
Otto McKnelly, 21, was arrested in Wellington Kansas charged with murdering his father Theodore McKnelly mother and sister Gretta. Bodies were found in a tent outside Wellington. Police cite late Monday or Tuesday night timing and blood on clothes. Life insurance policies worth 1006 dollars paid to the other spouse would revert to him after the deaths. The victims were shot and bludgeoned in a fierce struggle. the father hid under the bed as he was killed. The son showed no emotion at arrest and is jailed with guard awaiting further inquiry.
Thomas Birmingham, famed as a Haymarket riot hero and once the Chicago police department’s ideal physical specimen, died penniless at county hospital. He posed for the statue marking the Hay Market scene and later told crowds of the event at the World’s Fair. His career declined after becoming intemperate.
Heirs of the late Dr. H. K. Pearsons meet for a hearing before Judge Clark in Chicago for a dispute over a residue of the philanthropist’s estate. The case centers on $4,000 in cash reportedly found at his death, claimed by his Philadelphia niece Mrs. Helle P. Mappie who says she had an agreement with Pearsons for inheritance of property beyond that amount.
In Des Moines on September 26 a 3 month old child of Mrs Elsie Vice aged 14 was suffocated in bed by its mother. The infant was dead when a relative awoke the mother shortly after 6 am. Doctors said the baby had been dead about an hour. Coroner Lee will likely hold an inquest. Mrs Vice said she woke the baby about 4 am then returned to sleep. The infant was found with its head under her left shoulder.
L Dwyer a 60 year old securities dealer from New York was found dead in a Janesville yard with no bullet wound. Police are puzzled whether the death was murder or suicide.
Harry Thorne, age 4, was executed at the Utah state prison for a grocery store holdup murder of two years prior. The condemned man requested newspaper exclusion, but his wish to die with open eyes failed as officials prepared to carry out the sentence.
London September 26 official testimony and expert opinion argue that ships as large as the Titanic cannot be safe above 16 knots without armor plating at least four inches thick. Sir Bradford Loculle, bridge builder and steel expert, notes the accumulating evidence on the disaster’s cause and armor requirements.
In Ulster the king faces a tense period as factional agitation grows. Officials report unrest and calls for stability after changing loyalties. No further concrete actions or dates are confirmed in the fragment.
In Wu Chats China on September 27 more than 200 mutinous cavalrymen were summarily executed by loyal troops under Gen. Li Yuan Heng after an uprising outside the city walls. The mutineers, over 2,000 strong, fled into the countryside as royal forces defeated them following a failed plot involving artillerymen and a 60-man strike force.
Washington reports on the 15th international congress of hygiene and demography focusing on infectious disease control and carriers such as shellfish. Experts from Germany France England and the United States examine typhoid diphtheria cholera and influenza and municipal sanitary supervision amid youth education and sex hygiene debate.
General Mena leader of the Nicaraguan revolution surrenders to Panamanian authorities. Rear Admiral Boutherland reports acceptance of the surrender of Mena and 700 followers at midnight September 24. He is to be sent to Panama under guard of American sailors and marines, signaling the collapse of the revolt and probable exile.
Three men were killed and several injured in a head on collision between a north bound Kansas City Southern passenger train and a switch engine on the eastern outskirts of Kansas City. The engineer and fireman on the switch engine were slightly injured. The passenger train was on a lane and curb from Independence. No passenger was injured. A secret retending of orders caused the collision.
New Orleans court refuses to accept plea of guilty by Howard C. Edna after he testified he was under the influence of a drug during the robbery of the New York Limited train on the Louisville and Nashville line near New Orleans on September 4. He is charged with robbery and assault of mall clerks.
The article notes a statement urging segregation of mentally weak individuals, highlighting warnings that immigration laws and public health concerns may increase insanity and burden society with crime. Prominent figures referenced include Thomas events and officials from New York discussing mental defectives and public safety.
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