Sorry, it has been years since I've coded Perl. However, since there's no "copy and paste" answer posted for this question yet, here's how to scrape Wells Fargo in Ruby.
You'll need to reverse-engineer what's happening on that intermediary page. Does it use Javascript to set some cookies, for example? Mech won't parse or execute Javascript on a page, so it may be trying to follow the meta-refresh but missing some crucial information about what needs to happen for the final request.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.