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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1911
Page
4
The largest US gun, 63 feet 6 inches long and weighing 66 tons, is moved from Washington Navy Yard for mounting on a dreadnought. It cost 74,700 dollars with 53,000 more for mounting. shell weighs 1,400 pounds, velocity 2,600 feet per second, effective range 12 miles, and each discharge costs 700 dollars.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports Professor Herrick of the University of Chicago arguing that Americans fail when they ape British social and matrimonial ways. He criticizes American social structures for ambitious marriages and praises Thackeray as a social historian who portrays English family life. He notes Thackeray’s focus on family, women’s roles, and social England while comparing English and American marriage practices.
A newspaper review extols Riley's versatile poetry, noting its wide emotional range from grave to gay and its enduring impact. It highlights his dialect pieces that first gained local fame and later broader popularity, praising the poet for dignifying the workaday heart and revealing a lasting, universal truth in his verse.
Maude Radford Warren urges women to claim a yearly vacation or at least weekly home playtime. She cites city parks, libraries, galleries, and visits to nearby suburbs as varied escapes, and praises shared child care exchanges as affordable relief. Regular short breaks renew energy and health.
Dr. Bertha C. Downey urges a tax on childless husbands at a Worcester luncheon. She mocks extravagant hats and cites stories about algettes and milliners. The piece also notes M Giffert praising Luther for elevating married life and the sacredness of that bond.
The readable lines evoke a poetic past with references to shadows the eternal and notes of holy song. The text appears as garbled memory or OCR noise lacking clear events, dates, or named entities to anchor a full news item.
A disheveled man burst into a Boston police station Saturday claiming the auto that struck him was No 4114 and insisting on extradition papers. He said the driver was speeding and refused a warrant, pressing for immediate action rather than arrest.
A local farmer, facing trouble waking his son, climbs to the boy’s room to administer a spanking. He reports to his wife, who quips that they need another hired girl as Wille did not return home.
A fragmentary verse note contemplates autumn winds and changing colors as winter nears, with reflections on sorrow and a war’s unseen toll. The text mentions Henry Pottle and a Success magazine item about sheep flocks, noting about 30 percent of native flocks.
George Fitch narrates the September 4 1911 Chicago boxing arena bout at Comiskey Park where Frank Gotch of Iowa defeats Russia's Hackenschmidt in two straight falls before about 35000 spectators. The piece blends colorful commentary with crowd reactions and playful hyperbole, detailing the dramatic first fall and ongoing interest as moving pictures and public spectacle surround the wrestling event.
Experts clashed over Gotch finishing move as memories of a past bout surface. One view cites a 9 horse over heave and ro ary dump with a percheron squat on the chest, while bets and opinions swirl about the legality and ethics of such holds in sport.
An unnamed driver, Blinks, halts after a roadside altercation about speed. A man in the road climbs into the car, directs the journey to Minktown and its courthouse, then thanks the driver as they reach the magistrate. The stranger speaks cautiously, offering to settle matter locally.
A long excerpt describes widespread practice of using charity tickets to travel to destinations, with agencies and towns complicit in passing on fare support. It cites a rule in one city cutting rail spend by half and a case of a feeble minded woman bounced between counties, highlighting systemic failures and calls for regulation.
A Washington scrap book reveals the origin of a famed fake hero tale. An old resident’s collection exposes how a group of evolutionary heroes shaped the legend and misled the public.
An old tavern scene in Washington yields rollicking veterans tales of battles and charges. A white whiskered man recalls meeting George Washington who corrects a boastful soldier and warns him to avoid slaughter. A humorous myth atmosphere emerges from tavern talk.
C Gagel revisits the legend of Atlantis as first recorded by Plato, arguing a continued fascination with the sunken continent and triggering ongoing speculation about its existence and geography across literary history.
The report notes ancient geological strata beneath the Canaries and Cape Verdes, including older volcanic rocks forming foundational ground ideas of a continent. Pitard in the Canaries found cretaceous strata, supporting the theory that the islands may be remnants of a sunken continent whose main mass lies miles below the sea.
A World’s Work piece profiles Mernard Hexton who solves the problem of a pleasant teachers’ life by living in an eight room cottage with the school, stable and garden tended by pupils. Children help with tasks, cook, and learn informally, gaining joy and practical knowledge that will aid them throughout life.
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