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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
2
The text outlines Ningars Falk Power plant plans adding seven installed units and a 1000 extension to reach full capacity with three more units and a final one later. It notes industrial demand, historical shipping stats, lighting concerns, and broader world notes on rates, memory in plants, film quality, and various national facts.
A massive shipment of gold and securities, valued around 40 million dollars, arrived in Halifax aboard the Argyle and then moved via a special train to New York to bolster British credit. The treasure included English sovereigns and U.S. coin, carried under armed guard.
Athens September eight reports the arrest of two men and a woman charged with trafficking in messages to King Constantine and the Greek army general staff. German and Austrian dispatches were sent to Russia while British admiralty messages are missing. The suspects allegedly sold information impartially to both sides.
Dario Resta Ralph De Palma Bob Burman and Eddie O Donnell are set to race 100 miles at the Fort Snelling speedway on Sunday for a 10000 purse. O Donnell completed last Saturday's 600 mile race while the others withdrew due to engine trouble.
A dispatch from Athens reports the Petrograd chief of police was assassinated. Berlin censor notes confirm the agency issue. The dispatch cites a city gasareinated claim and mentions a possible Athens source.
London reports the Canadian soldier Chambers, wounded when the Hesperian sank, had both eyes damaged but regained sight in one eye after a sudden shock. He told of hoping Germans torpedo the ship so he could recover his sight. Surgeons had said a shock was needed to restore vision.
Adolph Elgan, 15, admitted responsibility for several threats and fires targeting Iowa Telephone properties in Council Bluffs. He managed the Iowa Telephone plant including Bronx City, and served as a city police commissioner, with motive unclear.
In Council Bluffs Iowa Howard Smith son of Judge Walter I Smith of the federal court of appeals was killed by a gunshot just before noon. He had married only months ago. Initial reports suggested suicide but doctors classify the case as accidental.
The Gaekwar of Baroda has contributed five lakhs rupees toward airships for British front use. Earlier he bought the steamship Empress of India and hospital ship for Indian troops. He offered all his troops and resources to aid the British at the war start.
The Russian American line steamer Dwinsk, overdue since leaving Archangel on the 20th, wirelessed that she would dock Thursday morning in New York. Maritime circles credited delays to fog or storms along the voyage.
London reports during a visit to the British battle fleet Admiral Jellicoe and staff observed destroyers flashing signals and maneuvering at sea while the fleet prepared for possible engagement. The correspondent noted orders and denoted a sense of impending action in the North Sea.
A resolution against conscription was adopted unanimously at the trades union congress in Bristol. It was forwarded to Premier Asquith Earl Kitchener David Lloyd George and Lord Northcliffe. The congress also backed nationalizing railways as wartime experience suggests.
President Wilson declined to seek New Jersey support for a second term saying endorsement might appear to exploit his position. He spoke from Washington on September 8 and urged the party not to align with him in the New Jersey race.
Officials weigh whether the Allan liner Hesperian was torpedoed or mined as inquiries from Queenstown and Washington probe if the ship was warned or attempted to escape. Survivors recall a submarine sighting but lack decisive proof. the state department and White House await clearer evidence before acting.
London reports the admiralty states the German submarine U-37 sank a small British cruiser weeks ago. U-37 has not been heard from since August 10 and is probably lost after an encounter with U-27 near the Hebrides off Scotland.
A memorial notice honors George Fitch, humorist and author, with funeral arrangements announced. Dense in local color, the tribute preserves Fitch's wit and long career while noting dates and venue for services.
A Sept 6 message from Tsarskoe Selo reports Emperor Nicholas II has placed himself at the head of Russia's armed forces. The note suggests Duke Nicholas as displaced, with renewed Allied offensives under way along the Western front. Fighting around Roye and the Argonne shows heavy artillery and infantry activity, with no decisive breakthrough yet.
The article reports a Chicago convention where speakers urged avoiding shipments to European belligerents and criticized administration policy. The group endorsed principles opposing war, promoting freedom of the seas, and forbidding profit from death dealing weapons while calling for national defense only. President Wilson and Congress were pressed to consider peace actions and oppose foreign loans.
A fragment notes John B. Kee observance on north minutes in Chicago. The line hints at a scheduled or recorded observance but lacks full details. Further context from the page would clarify date, event type, or involved organizations.
Incomplete text from a 19th century item mentions General Leman and a Bay area location with an unclear date. Readable fragments suggest a military or regional note but lack verifiable details for a full summary.
The British base hospitals are being cleared and rapidly completed in anticipation of more wounded arriving from the campaign in France and Flanders.
Reports from Berlin via wireless Sayville describe rumors that Riga fell to the Germans and Petrograd was in confusion. Public telegrams claim fortunes shifted, fear of an Austro German push on the capital grows, with arrests and heightened anxiety as war operations loom.
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