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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
2
La Follette writes to President Taft asking for a clear explanation of policy decisions in an open letter. He presses for accountability, outlining concerns over government conduct and urging transparency in the administration.
Senator La Follette accuses President Taft of seeking to evade responsibility for the Cunningham Alaska coal land claims. In an open letter published in La Follette's Magazine he says the Ballinger bills, introduced by Senator Nelson, would trigger new trials with the government aware of its case, letting Taft escape accountability.
Four bodies recovered in the Carbon Coal and Coke mine at Trinidad, where fifteen men were entombed after gas filled the shaft last night. Officials blame careless handling of lights and powder as the likely cause while eleven others may still be trapped. The mine had been advertised as the safest in the country.
Custer D. Feb 10. Westinghouse mica plant shutdown leaves about sixty people out of work for the time being including fifteen girls. The closure was ordered by telegraph and a letter to follow, with locals hopeful operations will resume soon.
An exchange asks why more respect is given to gray hairs than bald heads. The answer is simple. one marks early piety, the other early matrimony.
A mid wordy 19th century style ad claims catarrh cure with a promise of one hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. It cites F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and urges readers to send for circulars and testimonials. It also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation.
President Taft arrives by special train at 1 45 p m from Union Station escorted to Ohio fair grounds to address the National Corn exposition. Officials and a citizen reception committee accompany him. After the speech he takes an auto ride, dines at the hotel, and departs at 10 p m for Springfield Ill for the Lincoln anniversary banquet.
Erie police hunt grave robbers who seized the body of Mrs. McGallum from a cemetery mausoleum. The theft, possibly for ransom or revenge, followed Black Hand threats to the Scott family. Six men took the copper coffin body. other corpses may have been targeted.
President Taft rode the special car Federal into Pittsburg at 8 45 this morning and departed for the west a half hour later as part of a westward tour.
Chicago February 9. Policeman Thos Tighe aged 29 was shot and fatally injured after a revolver duel with two suspects. A third man he had arrested was rescued by the assailants during the incident.
The fur season peaks with long coats of real seal musquash and ermine, sable mantles and tailless ermine wraps. Fashionable women favor mantles over dresses, sailor collars on gowns persist, and new light fur hats and toques in skunk, fox, and moleskin blend with bold color contrasts and decorative trims.
The article details spring fashion trends with emphasis on hat brims rolled for hair coverage, large hats with back extensions, turbans and bonnet shapes, and vibrant velvet and flower combinations. It notes luxurious lace gowns, ribbon sashes, long round gowns reaching the ground, and trends toward wider skirts for ease of movement, plus popular foulards for the season.
Washington awaits Arizona special election results on the state’s proposed constitution. If ratified it goes to the president and Congress, with key provisions including initiative and referendum, recall of elective officers, direct primaries, and nonpartisan judiciary. Predictions vary over Taft’s stance and congressional opposition from conservatives and support from progressives led by La Follette and others.
Winston Salem N C Feb 10 The managers and secretaries of the Fair association of Virginia North Carolina and Georgia met here today to agree upon dates for the circuit of faire to be held next season.
Fred Lakee is appointed chief scout of the St Louis Browns with John McClosky serving as one of his assistants McClosky has previously managed teams in Milwaukee Louisville and St Louis
A Hot Springs physician, Dr. McRoberts, extols modern treatment for chronic disease using Sodium Cacodylate hypodermically. A young man with three years of persistent symptoms, previously treated in Arkansas and elsewhere, shows marked improvement after about a month. While much evidence of distress has faded and appearance improved, the physician urges continued home treatment for a year and a return for a follow up in twelve to fourteen months. Dr. McRoberts’ results are described as remarkable and contribute to Hot Springs' medical reputation.
W G Birkhaeuser, president of Wyoming Coal Mining Company, arrived after the Monarch mine explosions and said the mine opened yesterday with little damage and will soon resume full capacity. Archie Craig and Homestake rep Fogle Song assisted, with others including D C Regan and G D Foglesong offering support to restore the Monarch mines to stronger operation by month’s end.
In a Washington div patch, Judge Norris of Nebraska warns that anger from women dog owners grows when poodles are seen as replacing babies. He notes the challenge of opposing Speaker Cannon while angering dog-loving women along Massachusetts Avenue and Connecticut Avenue. Mrs Herbert Wadeworth defends her dogs as a key life delight, part of a broader social pattern of women caring for lap dogs as if they were human.
New York on February 9 reports a Hackenschmidt Zbyatko wrestling match at Madison Square Garden. The bout, built on months of challenges, has fans and backers expecting large wagers. Hackenschmidt aims to pin Zbyto twice in ninety minutes, with the winner seeking a world title bout likely against Frank Gotch.
Paris reports a new fashion paper Le Mode Masculine for men aiming to guide wealthy Parisians who spend heavily on attire yet struggle to dress well. It notes that few Parisians spending $2,000 yearly on clothes know how to dress and observes broad use of formal wear by many. President Falliers is singled out as the only man in France deemed to wear full dress daytime.
Figures show a sharp drop in London pauperism since the old age pension system began two years ago. Outdoor relief fell from 47,420 in 1908 to 32,495 in 1910, a decline of 14,926, while indoor relief dropped as inmates received pensions, reducing the overall burden.
Winnipeg Manitoba February 9 the Manitoba legislature assembled for the day with ceremonial proceedings. The session is expected to address reciprocity questions the initiative and referendum measures government ownership boundary extensions and other matters of public interest in a session likely to be of considerable importance.
Salt Lake City Feb 9 Elder a W Ivina of the Mormon church returns from Bonoro and Chihuahua colonies claiming the Mexican government pressures Mormons to enlist with insurgents they refuse citing US citizenship Many Americans try to join insurgents are captured by US troops and sent back El Paso Jaurez and Orozco forces maneuver with Blanco reinforcement prep for battle Diaz troops grow bitter as American presence swells the border conflict persists
Missoula on Feb 9 hosted the final night of a five week evangelism campaign led by Oscar Lowry and assistants inside the tabernacle built for the drive against ailp. Attendance reached 62 400 with 867 converts and collections totaled 2909 13 dollars, of which Lowry received 1500 dollars. From Missoula the preachers move to Kalispell then Butte.
Des Moines report on the eighteenth joint ballot shows Porter with 63 votes, Kenyon 48, Young 34, Funk 20, Garat 4, and George W. Clark 1, hinting the legislature may settle on a dark horse to end the deadlock in the U S Senate race.
Huachuca Aris Feb 9 General Orres federal commander shot in the neck by his own men fifty miles south of the border. He was taken to a hospital. El Paso reports Madero agents plan to depose Orozco for retreating from Juarez. General Blanco reportedly refuses to obey Orozco's orders.
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