Taft Keeps Safe and Rain Conservatism in Utah
President Taft spends a busy day in Salt Lake City under Reed Smoot’s arrangements. Taft maintains a safe and prudent conservation stance, defiant of public demand for rapid land development.
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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
7
President Taft spends a busy day in Salt Lake City under Reed Smoot’s arrangements. Taft maintains a safe and prudent conservation stance, defiant of public demand for rapid land development.
The article traces the origins of Turkey Italy tensions back to 1878 and the Tripoli question. It notes Italian claims of mistreatment of its subjects by Ottoman authorities, escalating disputes, and Italy’s mobilization and naval deployment toward Tripoli. It compares Italy’s move to Japan’s prewar strategy against Russia, emphasizing naval advantage and warning to Turkey.
A chaotic, sensational fragment reports Mary Nancy Neumann aged six, in Riverside Drive apartments, resenting girlhood and wanting to become a boy like her brother Douglas. The tale, filled with domestic scenes and dramatic crying, depicts family tension over gender identity and a proposed “boy” transformation.
A fragment from an Indianapolis Run item reflecting on the need to act decisively. It cites Elbert Hubbard and the message to Garcia as guiding examples. The piece contrasts confident action with hesitation, noting how delays impair communication and outcomes.
President Ameritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard defends the religion of the future as not a new creed but a forecast of upcoming creeds. He argues the goal is love of God and service to others, uniting diverse faiths under cooperative good will.
Constantinople October 2 The Sultan abandons hope of immediate help from the powers Germany seeks to pressure the Turks into a peace proposal acceptable to Italy. Growing sentiment for a holy war spreads among Mohammadan countries as followers of the Prophet believe a blow is due against Christian aggression.
Sioux City Oct 4 A market letter notes that large beef runs enabled price reductions for select grades from 16 to 20c. Other killers and veal hold steady. Dry fed stock remains light. Quoted ranges include beef steers 4.25 to 6.55, the bulk of hogs 4.15 to 6.20, and lambs 5.05 to 8.50. The week opened higher but gains faded with light country demand and fair seeler clearances.
Government support signals confidence in the Indian School at Rapid City as nearly 340000 is being spent on new buildings equipment and repairs. The school opens October 1 with applications exceeding capacity 316 applicants last year for a 250 capacity, 270 enrolled, 261 daily average. Plans include electricity by Dakota Power Co new steam heating plant cost 10000 girls dormitory for fifty with two to four per room and separate occupancy.
A concise observation argues that a man must look out for himself to gain any opportunity. It suggests that even the last cent can be borrowed from a wealthy woman if one praises her figure, reflecting social attitudes of personal advancement and flattery.
Washington reports low wages for Baden railroad workers per CS Consul H Shunk at Mannheim. Engineers earn 767 dollars yearly, firemen 588, brakemen 442, switchmen 339, passenger conductors 8725, passenger brakemen 470, assistant switchmen 306. System has 11,925 officials and 15,544 workers over 1,070 miles. Last year 53,029,208 passengers carried and 740,056,961 miles traveled with 26 killed and 85 injured in 52 accidents.
August Marshall known as Gus Marshall, a Deadwood resident and professional gambler, was recently convicted of murdering his wife in Denver and sentenced to life. He formed a Cosmo club partnership in Sioux City, had a volatile temper, and left Deadwood about ten years ago for Sioux City, Nevada, and Denver.
State Engineer Lea reports plans for a western South Dakota irrigation reconnaissance after attending the Public Lands Convention in Denver. He and Immigration Commissioner Deets will next pursue the Meridian highway from Yankton northward, traveling by automobile, with focus on projects benefiting the region. The Taft comment referenced notes cautiously about resolutions adopted by the convention.
Boston Herald recalls two glucose stories from 1978 involving a traveling salesman who sold to candy makers. One tale features a furious vendor ousted by a major client in Boston, fearing competitors and plotting future contact. The other describes a New York grocery firm testing glucose with a bee driven honey production method in a top floor setup, claiming a “pure bone” result.
A flood swept through the area causing extensive losses and damages valued at over five million dollars. Officials report the incident affected multiple properties and disrupted local infrastructure. No further details available due to damaged text.
The great overflow of water devastated Hatfield and North Bend in Wisconsin, with several deaths and hundreds rendered homeless. Five counties report damage around $5,000,600 as the flood's reach wipes out towns and values rise. Authorities have yet to confirm all drowning victims.
Washington notes a crowded jail with multiple murderers including Mattie Lomax and Arthur Johnson both under death sentence. Bessie Pendleton Rachel Epps and Belle Mills are mentioned as other inmates. Collier Jackson received ninety days for an assault later linked to a murder. Charles Fletcher, once deemed insane, faced a renewed murder case after a sanity review and a tied to a jailbreak plot.
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