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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
4
Lord Rades cites ancient paper origins while oddities from Berlin jubilee and Munich high society scandal headline a wide scan. Articles cover opium and cocaine in China, swan gifts to Orlando, Buffalo voting machines, and global trade shifts.
Oxford historian recalls King Edward VII as a lively pupil with a Germanic accent, remembers Prince Leopold as a musical son, and recounts anecdotes from Canada and Oxford days. He notes a false tale about Prince Albert’s death and mentions encounters with the Crown Prince of Denmark and Oronyatekha.
At a New York luncheon Miss Ellen Terry cited a bitter remark about divorce among the rich. She mentioned Newport children with multiple fathers, noting their hardship but that children often see little of their parents. A Newport boy chose to stay with the chauffeur when asked which parent to remain with.
A Philadelphia Ledger note questions Knicker Jones’s employment status after departure. The item asks whether he was bounced, resigned, or severed from his role, reflecting uncertainty over his professional future.
In a dramatic afternoon tale from The Life Story of J P Morgan, financier J P Morgan orders an express to be stopped so Bishop Potter can reach New York in time for evening services. Morgan, at his Highland Falls country place on the West Shore line, directs laborers to break a door and leads Potter to the caboose for a ride back to the city.
The New York Evening Sun recounts a visit by Japanese royalty and their entourage observed at Fifty-ninth Street. They were guided to transfer at Forty-second Street to an express where crowding and heat persisted. An escort explains the two minute save, provoking a curious question from the royal party.
The piece recounts a dramatic conversion experience of a man who commits to sobriety after being born again. It describes cleansing, remorse, and renewal, with emphasis on work, self respect, and reformed life. The narrator notes health restoration, earnings, and employing seven fellow converts.
A tense exchange unfolds outside a church as Mr. Brown praises the young pastor while a deadon deacon counters with a dry remark, passing the collection plate amid the dispute.
The Berlin Times reports a proposed bill to establish an Official Spanker position at the New Jersey state home for girls. About 600 applications pour in from across the country, with women of all ages vying for the role. Letters to the governor reveal varied motives and bold claims, including a widow with three children seeking the position and vows to maintain discipline.
A lyrical meditation on art and vision by John G. Nelhardt. The speaker recalls Annelde’s fields and the old gods, a poet trapped between sacred duty and worldly ruin. Vision, magic, and cosmic struggle shape the life of a man tethered to art and longing for humanity.
The Louisiana sulf ur mine in Calcasieu Parish became the world’s principal supplier after Herman Frasch’s process unlocked deep shaft deposits once sought by French and other companies. By 1910 the mine’s assessed value reached $4,664,000 and its sulfur averaged 99.8 percent purity with no arsenic or selenium, prompting major sulfuric acid makers to favor it over pyrites for safety and quality.
The De Reszke brothers Jean and Edouard caused a hotel disturbance in Paris when loud hammering erupted from an adjoining room during a recent stay. An American guest complained of the noise and threatened further outbursts before manager remarks calmed the scene. report notes broader war coverage from Mexico.
A lively overview of bootlegging under Prohibition era pressures. It recounts clever dodges by drink sellers, a northern drummer for hire, and the Oklahoma trick to locate a blind tiger. The piece traces whisky tax history from post-revolutionary times through 1862 and 1902 reforms, noting many seizures, moonshiners, and a long fight with internal revenue enforcement. It also details counterfeiting methods and detection by banks, highlighting a broad view of enforcement and illicit activity.
A historical note on evading liquor laws describes horse collar ruses in European towns and a southern city, bootleggers using a bar on a wheeled wagon, and shantyboats on the Mississippi. An Arkansas raid failed, aquatic smugglers escaped, and a North Carolina dry town encounter involved a train stop and a wooden leg pint setup.
A Maine reform wave targets a bootlegger who retired after a failed ruse. A Kanoos bootlegger ran a fake drug store with empty bottles and one bottle of carbenic acid. The article notes the drink trade moving to local merchants in dry towns and propagates ongoing postwar community shifts.
A fragmented 19th century lament describes violators of revenue laws as idle and defiant. It compares smugglers to clever criminals, recalls how whisky once carried no internal tax, and notes the ongoing tension between ordinary citizens and revenue agents enforcing duties.
A retrospective tale recalls revenue law enforcement and the odd methods used to locate moonshine operations. It features Judge John Paul, Morris the moonshiner, and a series of unconventional clues from Inez woods to hidden caves, including a goose’s cackling guiding agents to the plant.
The narrative recalls moonshine operations across North Carolina counties and adjoining regions, where revenue agents chase a persistent blockader. A single producer’s output reached 100 gallons daily, defying capture until eventual imprisonment and repeated recidivism. Local cabins and residents aided or hindered enforcement, with violent clashes sometimes breaking out during raids, underlining the depth of moonshine networks and government efforts to curb illicit distillation.
A distressed remark on changing times and the decline of old-fashioned justice. It contrasts past punishment with modern living, lamenting the shift away from harsher methods and the supposed decline in moral living in the community.
A historical note on coin counterfeiting explains methods to mislead gold coin value. Techniques include sweating by removing metal via milling or bore holes, filling with alloy, and resealing edges. For large coins like eagles, authorities describe sawing faces apart and inserting almost gold density discs, then soldering. Platinum substitution is also discussed as value shifts occur.
The engraving in dong with great skill creates unique bank notes with changeable scrolls and a mechanical original plate. Only authentic plates from the original process can print money, making forgery difficult. Paper quality and hidden flaws in photo mechanical methods aid experts in detecting fakes.
Metal from a Mexican mine registered $10 worth, yet $0 value in money due to gold streaks. Counterfeiters misread profit from foreign currency plates, like Robert Scott of Anderson Indiana who produced Argentine Republic plates. U S Secret Service halted films depicting counterfeiting steps to deter crime, and multiple states passed laws banning such displays on screens to curb criminal incentives.
A fragmentary item notes a question about a young man in Nevada and a Ghriatnae present. It mentions a western area destroyed by fire last Friday and a connection to Christmas observances. The readable text preserves names and locale hints without full context.
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