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Newspaper

Casper Press

Location

Casper, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1914

Page

4

Lifesaving Service Honored For Pacific Coast Rescue Feat

A long account lauds the United States Life Saving Service under Superintendent Sumner Kimball for 40 years of coastal rescue work. It recounts 10,000 miles of coast with nearly 300 stations and 2,000 volunteers, plus 25,000 aids and $240 million in property saved, noting the Rosecrans wreck off Cape Disappointment where crews from Cape Disappointment and Point Adams fought gale and surf to rescue three survivors and recover crew. many were praised by the secretary of the treasury for their heroism in saving lives along the shore.

United States Lifesaving Service Sumner 1. Kimball Atlantic Pacific Balboa Ite Sea of Peace Rosecrans Hosecrans Mont Cal Portland Columbia River Cape Disappointment McKenzile Head Wicklund Point Adams Tatoosh Peacock Spit Wickland Rimer Adama Department Secretary of the Treasury

Tired of Using Sign Language Bigamy Trial in Switzerland

A Swiss defendant Schadelin faced a bigamy charge in erne Switzerland. He testified that his wife could not understand his language and he left her. He speaks French and German and described unbearable life with his first wife.

Erne Switserland Schadelin Alwaye Baga

When Winters Were Really Frigid

A comical elder recalls a legendary cold season from long ago. He jokes about dipping water outside freezing instantly and voices freezing mid sentence, while noting how people kept timepieces warm. The tale uses archaic speech to evoke historical winter hardship.

Oracle Ogken Lee

Late Market Quotations Show Mixed Livestock and Grain Prices

The column lists late market quotations for beef cattle including prime cornfed cows and heifers with prices from 4.75 to 7.26, veal calves, stockers, and feeders. It also notes hay and feedstuffs prices, grain prices for wheat and oats, and regional forage values in Colorado and Nebraska markets.

Markets Report Lead and Spelter Prices Vary Across Cities

New York and London price listings show lead trading around 4.10 to 4.20 per unit and spelter ranged from 3.40 to 5.60 in the period. City quotes include St Louis with lead near 4.07 to 4.10 and London prices marked in pounds per ton.

New York London St. Louis

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices

Chicago markets report mixed grain and livestock quotes with wheat values across multiple grades including No 2 red and No 2 white. Barley, Timothy, Clover, Pork and Lard prices listed with several numeric ranges and percent figures.

Chicago

Cotton Market and Market Quotations Report

Cotton market notes show March at 2.14 and May at 1.65 with July 81 and August 11.59. Spot middling gulf 12.00, New York listings include futures and price ranges. cattle and live stock quotes appear mixed with numbers and stray letters from OCR.

New York Gulf

Wyoming Livestock Values Decline Then Rise in 1914

A federal bulletin cites Wyoming January 1 1914 livestock estimates from the Weather Bureau and Bureau of Statistics. Total value reaches 62.655 million with horses 171000 head valued near 7 million and sheep 4472000 head valued about 18.355 million.

Oolon Cheyenne Wyoming Bureau of Statistics United States R. O. Grant United States Weather Bureau Weather Bureau Department of Agriculture Milch Cove Bureau of Cistics

Centennial Ore Returns Large Gold Values

Samples of ore from Snowy Range show extraordinary gold content. Initial tests yielded 18 420 per ton, while a second concentration in a pan indicated 19 832.80 per ton in gold, suggesting the ore is far richer than previously believed.

Centennial Snowy Range

Widow Hazel Pepper Grieves After Ranchman’s Dragging Death

Mrs. Hazel Pepper widow of Clyde Pepper, a ranchman killed when dragged by a horse, arrived in Cody in frail condition. The tragedy in New Mexico overwhelmed her and she could not attend the funeral. doctors report her condition has steadily declined with little hope of recovery.

Cody Hazel Pepper Clyde Pepper Pepper New Mexico

Notable Wyoming Cold Spells and Snow Depths Reported

Record low temperatures across several Wyoming sites include Laramie 29 below and Rock River 36 below. Other readings show University 22 below and Evanston 24 below, with Green River at 24 below. Fox Park reports four and a half feet of snow, and Oregon Short Line west of Kemmerer ranges seven to eight feet.

Laramie Hepth University Union P’acific Point of Rock Rock River Green River Evanston Fox Park Oreron Kemmerer

French prospector found dead after snow slide near Arlington

Lamnule A a Frenchminer long engaged in mining near Arlington was found dead from a snow slide at the site. His home remained unknown. A Kemmerer brother was notified of the tragedy.

Lamnule Arlington Kemmerer

Casper Sheepman Beats Commission House In Court

Casper sheepman Alex Webber wins a judgment for 4 00 against the Koshland Wool House of Boston. Koshland appeals to the State Supreme Court.

Douglas Alex. Webber Casper Koshland Woo Boston Koshland State Supreme Court

Fatal shooting at Buford resort in 4H event

Alfred Johnson, 25, of Rawles, was mortally wounded by a woman described as a negro at a Buford 4H resort. The woman claims the shooting was accidental.

Rawling Alfred Johnson Rawles Buford

Gasoline Mistake Tragedy Claims Life in Shop

Bert Perry attempted to start a fire at the shop where Lander worked using a misted can of gasoline or kerosene. He was badly burned and died five hours later. No plumber was present.

Bert Perry

Freight car trap in Chugwater ends in assault on trans- port Fred Crees

In a Colorado and Southern freight yard at Chugwater the crew pried open a sealed car after attracted by a faint price hidden within lumber. Fred Crees, a trans porter, was found inside and subjected to violent restraint with a plank pressed to his neck and another into his stomach causing severe pain.

Cheyenne Colorado & Bsouthern Chugwater Dix Fred Crees Treapanser

Cheyenne committees urge land bids within radius plan

The Greater Cheyenne Club and Cheyenne Industrial Club appoint committees to pressure the State Land Board to solicit land bids within an eight mile radius of twelve miles, aiming to secure parcels for development.

Cheyquae Greater Cheyemme Club Cheyenne Industrial Club Staite Land Board

German Girl Scouts Buy All Revolvers in Potsdam

In Berlin a game warden sought a pistol but the dealer had just sold the last gross of revolvers to the Potsdam battalion of girl scouts. The note jokes about martial discipline and the playful mistranslation of scouts in Germany.

Potsdam Girl Scouts

Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Liver and Bowel Distress

Advert mentions Cascarets as a cure for biliousness constipation and indigestion with a box promising health and clear head. Claims relief from headache and stomach misery and notes widespread store availability alongside an unrelated Britain tea remark.

Scarce words hint at industry impact

A fragment notes limited language and a forecast that the remark will influence the industry. The text suggests cautious expectations about effects on production or policy within the sector.

Unable to determine readable headline from provided text

The supplied OCR text is garbled and does not contain a coherent event, person, or organization to summarize into a newspaper card. No identifiable entities or context are extractable for a valid T S pair.

Unusual Motorist Tale and Island Data

A motorist recounts crossing a washed out stream by clever thinking on a fine road after the bridge failed in a cloudburst. Then Trinidad Island is described as 65 miles long, 4 miles wide, about 1,500 square miles with mountains up to 3,000 feet and a 340,000 population. Nightly coughing and throat torment noted.

G. Roy Hill Automobile Club of Minneapolis Red River Valley Paradise Trinidad

Fragmentary Speech Reflects Local Vocals From Town Ledger

A fragmented OCR passage captures townspeople debating speech style and profession, noting impatience with a mill builder and a grocer. The dialogue hints at social tensions and vernacular usage in a small community record.

Distant Echoes of a Wealthy Man and Candid Patter

A fragmentary dialogue hints at an aging millionaire famed for activity and agility. Witty quips about dodging taxes and quick evasive moves mingle with casual remarks on speech and behavior, reflecting social satire of a bygone era.

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