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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
2
Citizens discuss a proposed war tax intended to fall on all equally. Critics warn it may impose uniform burdens regardless of income while supporters argue for shared sacrifice. Officials outline potential rates and enforcement methods amid mixed public reaction.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a plainspoken exchange about health and a delicate condition. The mispronounced words hint at a regional speech pattern and a scene of casual, humorous banter between speakers.
John Clark of Cincinnati Ohio describes a year long disfiguring eczema on his right wrist and left arm that resisted medicine until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. After applying two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Ointment over two weeks his arms and wrists healed completely.
At a National Electric Light association session in Philadelphia Mr T C Martin reported electrical stimulation boosts plant growth. He noted vegetables like radish and lettuce showed a 78 percent growth increase after electrical treatment. Electricity could play a key role in food production.
A Glen Elder quarrel between two women near a line fence escalates into an argument that draws attention from neighbors and ends with a police call, reported by the Glen Elder Sentinel.
The passage recalls militant French women in the early Terror forming groups in Halle and Faubourg St Antoine. It notes the Autaxon of Liege dragged toward Versailles by a mob of women. Women figure prominently at barricades during the Commune, firing shots from the capital’s windows.
The Yale Bowl, seating 61 000, will attract 22 trains from New York for the Yale Harvard clash this fall. The stadium offers unobstructed views for all spectators. Despite protests from Cleveland H Dodge, the Yale Alumni Weekly supports continuing the annual wartime football spectacle. If European war actions influence American college football, it may push efforts to curb brutality in the sport.
The Persian crown, enriched with stones, gains a new emerald and is claimed to be centuries old tied to Baladin. Two French inventors promote an electro vibrating note system replacing hammers, while Frank Wood of Wordsley records a feat in micro scopic handwriting. A Korean suit cites damages after a taxi accident affecting an ex senator's speech.
Cullum, a visually impaired student at Fast Anglican Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, won the 10 yard race in 12 4 6 seconds, lowering the school record by one second while feeling the course with wire attached handles. The event reports a vivid detail of guidance along the track.
Peter Adair of Liverpool claims a lifetime of travel totaling more than 500000 miles. He has crossed from Land’s End to John o Groats on three trips and later toured Great Britain and Ireland. Six years ago Mrs George Hildebrandt of Washington NJ died by suicide by drinking strychnine. Her husband survived by later ingesting the remainder. Mrs Helen H Le Fevre of New York donated 10000 to New York University in memory of her husband, the late Dean Egbert Le Fevre, earmarked for the medical college salary.
A collage of World War I era notes covers espionage arrest in Germany with a wooden leg, a Heidelberg church sharing Protestant and Catholic services, a memorial roll of South African war dead, blind student boat race on the Severn, and varied international industrial and cultural snippets. Additional items note railway passenger totals, air friction research, Dutch dairy adulteration, cactus sugar yields in Algeria, fireproof shingles, copper production in British Columbia, Uruguay potato experiments, cork flooring trials, rising soya bean farming in China, and medieval rags to European art.
A report from Petrograd via London describes peasant girls aiding Russian troops near Warsaw eight miles from the city. Dispatches note German attempts to cross the Vistula halted by local volunteers digging trenches and the Russian defense holding firm. Praemy reports conflicting news with capitulation rumors and fortress commander in Prague denying surrender.
The Courier reports a German force that entered the Warsaw region after two days of hard fighting was cut in two and driven back toward Lodz Petrokoff and Kielce. It claims 10,000 German prisoners were taken.
London dispatches show conflicting signals from Petrograd Berlin and Vienna making eastern theater status hard to gauge. Armies of Russia and Austro German forces are in close contact along a broad front from the Baltic to the Carpathians. cavalry actions dominate with no major general engagement yet.
Winter wheat sown in Kansas reached 80,001,971 acres, per state board of agriculture assessors. If the August 1 estimate of 20.6 bushels per acre applied to this acreage, output would exceed 185,000,000 bushels for 1914. Kansas claims the top national wheat harvest and the highest ten year aggregate output through 1914.
New York on October 17 reports Mrs. Maria Bidlake of 18 Central Park West has filed for absolute divorce from Col. John Bidlake a New York financier formerly U S coast guard, alleging desertion and remarriage of the husband to a girl in Seville dating back to 1801. The action seeks dissolution of their June 2 2002 marriage with sheriff service of summons.
New York January 17 reduction in call money rates noted with some fluctuations across maturities. The easing affects short term funds while longer maturities show varied responses amid market adjustments and recent trends in the broader money market.
Readable fragments describe a dated report involving manufacturing and correspondence. Key entities are unclear due to OCR corruption, but references hint at British context and possible production or supply topics. Overall, the snippet lacks coherent events or identifiable names.
Rome reports the Italian foreign minister Marggyie Adonio Di Ban Ghu Hiolna died this afternoon at MIto clock. The maralid reportedly wished to live ten more days hoping the war would end by that time.
Sir George Peish adviser to Britain’s exchequer arrives in New York aboard the Battle to discuss exchange, cotton financing, and the London gold clearing plan with treasury officials, bankers, and financiers. Mauretania steamer arrived. possible repairs loom for return voyage.
Rain began in Connecticut last night easing wildfires and bringing needed moisture to aid crops. In Pennsylvania more than an inch fell in 24 hours, ending a six day drought that hampered coal mines and interior railroads.
Berlin via London reports the Romanian envoy to Switzerland states in Herne that Romania has not been influenced by Entente powers to enter the war. He denounces rumors as mere intrigue and asserts Romania remains not seeking war.
To honor Poincare the Glasgow University students elected him as their next rector. For the first time a foreign statesman receives the honor.
In Vera Cruz a Mexican detachment under General Aguilar plans an attack on American outposts tonight. About 200 Mexicans with two mounted guns threaten the Americans, amid rumors Aguilar cannot restrain his men. In Mexico City the Aguas Calientes convention has seized supreme power, delegates oath to majority decisions, and may appoint a provisional president with Carranza eligible for general elections.
Washington reports state that General Carranza’s resignation has not been presented to the Mexican Convention at Aguas Calientes. Delegates, 150 with approved credentials, took oath to follow the convention’s sovereign decisions. Officials anticipate Carranza’s retirement as first chief in charge of executive power, given presidential election rules. In Baja California, Rear Admiral Howard sees peace restored as Yaqui forces move, with Colonel Menden returning to La Paz and calm reported in Mulege.
London reports police raided a Willesden factory tied to German interests. Twenty two German subjects were arrested after a large raid with a concrete reinforced building and thick roofs. The site, tied to C O Rocher, was described as a one story structure near key railroad junctions.
The Fulton County Superior Court denied Leon Comprehensive Ere’s appeal for an extraordinary motion for new trial in the Mary Phagan murder case. The ruling leaves Frank a death sentence for the crime committed in Atlanta in April 25. The court overruled the motion and affirmed the death verdict.
James W. Eades urged a Senate education and labor committee to have the government operate cotton mills to provide work for the unemployed. He proposed nationalizing mines and public works, arguing federal control would put thousands back to work and stabilize the economy.
Washington Oct 11 Senate approved taxes on tobacco and wine and on telephone and telegraph messages as part of the war revenue bill. A cotton relief provision remains disputed. Tobacco tax ranges from $3 to $2,498 for manufacturers. wine taxes apply 1 cent per gallon to still wines and 65 cents per gallon to grape brandy for fortification. Southern senators urged cotton relief, including a British cotton manufacturer’s letter urging U.S.-Britain cooperation to support cotton prices. An amendment to make permanent 55 cents per gallon tax on grape brandy used in fortification was proposed.
Cape Town dispatch reports Gen Louis Botha mobilizing the union forces to quell Colonel Maurits rebellion in the northwest. Burghers, commandants, and Boer regiments rally to defend the empire, while authorities arrest sedition suspects and General Hertzog offers support.
In Washington from Oct 1 7, senators debated aid plans for central states cereal growers and copper producers as offsets to cotton relief tied to the war revenue bill. McCumber proposed a 500000 earmark to buy cereals when wheat falls below 1.10 a bushel and barley and oats drop. Smoot urged copper purchases under 10 cents per pound with bonds. Overman floated a 450000000 bond plan to buy 5 million bales of cotton at 10 cents a pound, plus a civil war era tax repayment concept.
A Mohonk Lake conference addressed Native American higher education. Speakers urged colleges and universities to treat Indians as fellow humans and called for institutions of higher learning to support Sioux and Winnebago students and leaders in pursuing education and advancement.
Fragmented dispatch from Providence notes Taft endorsing Wilson's Mexico policy amid mixed reactions. Article references former president Taft and others as weighing the right stance during ongoing tensions and foreign policy debates.
Fragmentary report notes Canadian units frustrated by slow operations and limited activity. The piece hints at concern within the force and tension with higher command while awaiting orders from the War Office.
A fragmented excerpt discusses municipal reform focusing on decentralization, merit based tenure, efficient governance, and coordinated planning. It emphasizes local development along scientific lines, public parks, recreation spaces, railway grouping, private utilities with public terms, and stronger city departmental reporting.
Iowa City mourns or celebrates a memory as Mrs Jane Clark Kirkwood widow of Governor Kirkwood recounts Civil War era events in Coralville and Des Moines. The piece highlights her home life long residence in Coralville and her husband’s roles including governor United States senator and Interior secretary.
Fragmentary text discusses Cobden and the idea that free trade could be a universal peace mechanism. It questions if tariffs would threaten harmony and references Austria, Servia, and Belgian concerns amid broader trade diplomacy.
Fragmentary lines describe city development and rail over county concerns. References to Terese, anamba crease, and as ig heart suggest political or local issues, but text is incomplete and names unclear.
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