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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
8
Advertises the largest brick plant in South Dakota offering pressed brick that is hard durable and attractive. Promises direct sales if lumber dealers cannot supply, with sample requests encouraged and prices quoted for laying brick at a six or seven room bungalow. Includes timing in barrels and in bulk.
Dan Straight and Lee Mills bought two hoisting outfits and moved them to Hutchins Consolidated grounds in Sundance Wyoming to sink a 300 foot shaft. The company elected O A Spellman as president and H B Hutchins as manager at its December 31 meeting in Sundance.
The three day conference in Washington under the federal bureau of weights and measures begins to push for a national uniform standard. Delegates from nearly all states attend, signaling momentum for nationwide adoption.
Dr J X Schaffer recently married in England to the Baroness von Ottinger was arraigned in Milwaukee for a preliminary hearing on manslaughter charges. The case stems from the death of Mrs Rose Dietrich in the city.
Milwaukee railroad officials and local contacts anticipate a spring start on an extension across the state. Faith in Meade county would become a temporary terminus as rapid city Chamberlain line connects through Tilford Newell Marmouth and Camp Crook toward the northern transcontinental route. The project would open northwestern South Dakota to settlers and boost regional development.
California ends horse racing as the Walker-Young anti race track law takes effect banning all betting. Track owners will not run meetings with wagering eliminated, following examples from other states.
Portland Oregon February 15 large supplies of cereals and provisions are being collected by Pacific Coast commercial organizations for shipment to China. They will be distributed among natives dying in Manchuria from famine and bubonic plague. Government transports and steamship companies will carry the supplies free of charge. Coast cities expected to join Portland in famine relief collection effort.
A new union for jewelers has been organized in San Francisco, uniting local jewelry workers to seek collective bargaining rights and better working conditions. The formation signals growing labor organization activity in the city’s crafts sector.
ThermopolisWyoming February 16 report notes a ledge of gold bearing rock found by Heiden Jr with ore valued at about 40 dollars per ton. A gilsonite deposit was found in Owl Creek and the lead prospect is said to be 60 feet thick and 2 000 feet long. New York February 15 Rudolph Francke plans to join Dr Cooks allies during next June for the Polar Star voyage to Holland.
Bill Lang the Australian and Sam Langford the Canadian born fighter prepare for a 20 round title bout at McIntosh's Olympia Annex London. Langford uses ring experience while Lang leverages youth reach and weight, with betting odds favoring Lang. If Langford wins he aims to challenge Jack Johnson for the world championship in Andrew.
At an adjourned Stamford township board meeting the petition to allow a March vote on selling intoxicating liquors at retail was rejected for having only 22 valid signatures of freeholders, short of the 26 required by law. The petition listed 66 signatures, but 4 signers did not reside in Stamford township and 9 were not freeholders.
Mrs Rena Vitoll, wife of a wealthy Sicilian, is dying after a bomb exploded in her Rochford home. Her one year old baby was injured as the blast blew through her arm. several suspects have been arrested in connection with the Black Hand attack.
The fourth annual cement show opens in Chicago at the Coliseum and runs until February 23. The industrial exhibition attracts thousands with a free cement house prize for the visitor guessing the closest strength of concrete.
Detroit Feb 16. Mayors from leading Michigan cities met to plan legislation allowing cities to amend charters without general revision and to pursue home rule authority.
Lee Hammon, a Black man, was placed on trial before Judge Trenchard in May's Landing for the alleged murder of Henry Foote, who was shot in Atlantic City on November 12 last.
A local letter from an attorney in Arizona influenced the campaign strategy. The document advocated legal action and public support, shaping voter perception and campaign messaging in the state.
A Denver letter to Lamar Cobb from T. J. Donnell lauds Arizona's proposed constitution. He praises clauses on damages limits, taxation including income and inheritance taxes, anti corruption provisions, and support for corporate regulation and public utilities. He notes Article 16 about the corporation commission as a strong feature.
A speaker extols constitutional reforms and native sovereignty, praising Arizona’s path to independence and the gain of woman suffrage after Colorado’s sixteen years of trial. The speaker urges adoption of the proposed constitution, arguing suffrage for women elevates public life and strengthens popular government.
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt will join the March 18 opening ceremonies of the Arizona Roosevelt Dam. The project rises 284 feet with a top length of 1080 feet and a 20 foot roadway. The dam will create a 25 mile long reservoir, irrigate over 200000 acres, and power lines will deliver electricity to pumps across the valley. The wagon road to the site, blasted from canyon walls, was built largely by Apache labor.
An old advertisement touts a catarrh cure as both local and constitutional, promising relief from nasal and mucous symptoms. It claims a guaranteed $1000 reward for any failure to cure and cites J. Chenet and the Toledo firm behind the product.
Delegates from YMCA branches across Minnesota arrive in Albert Lea for the annual state convention. A welcome demonstration starts tonight and sessions run through Sunday with a farewell meeting featuring noted speakers Sunday evening.
Western travelers from Chicago may enjoy reduced East Coast trips this summer as Grand Trunk Railway resists higher eastbound fares. Eastern roads consider raising rates to fare and a half, but GTR’s stance keeps New York and New Jersey shore trips affordable.
The Messrs Schubert, managers of the N Y Hippodrome, will entertain orphans from several New York city institutions at matinee performances this week. Institutions include Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Dominican Convent, Hebrew Sheltering Society, Darrach Home, Sacred Heart Convent Orphan Asylum, and Home for Destitute Crippled Children. Over four years they have hosted more than 10 000 orphans at Hippodrome shows.
Chicago leaders clash over subway timing versus elevated lines as President Charles Weston warns against early subway expansion. The Chicago Post recalls he argues density and finances drive success while critics push for a swift removal of the Loop to make way for a capacious subway. In Springfield a new push favors McKinley for U.S. senator if Lorimer is ousted, backed by Speaker Adkins.
In Lake City Minnesota on February 17 Peter Gladt 65 a businessman and his son Elmer 20 were electrocuted on the street. Elmer tried to clear entangled telephone wires near a power line and was killed. His father ran to help and was also killed.
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