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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
2
Report from the front and diplomacy suggests Austria refuses to pursue peace while Servia resists and Adriatic ports remain contested. Allies appear unable to secure decisive gains as military and political fatigue grows.
London reports say peace envoys from Turkey and allied powers opened talks on armistice preliminaries. Russia backs Servia's plans, while Austria presses to influence any settlement and possibly mobilizes reserves amid strained Austrian Hungarian relations and Balkan tensions.
Washington reports the death of Maryland Senator Isidor Rayner a leading Democrat and former attorney general who was born in Talbot and served in the Maryland legislature the U.S. House and the Senate. He was sixty two and had once been mentioned by William Jennings Bryan for the presidential nomination.
Twenty five men were injured, two fatally, by a sulfur explosion at Union and Philipimlin streets in Brooklyn. A blast followed, destroying several buildings that occupied a full block, with loss estimated around fifty thousand dollars.
A 25 year old woman named Mise Miai de Vian Douro leaped from the twentieth story of the McCorwick building in Chicago. She died on impact with stone paving in an alley at street level. Police report no clear motive but note speculation about dishonorable purposes.
New York General Mining posts October melting revenue of $116000, up from $57400 in September and $4000 in August, indicating a strong month for processing. Company notes continuing demand and higher throughput in October.
A man in Vancouver suffers a hand injury after a large rainbow trout bites him aboard a boat near the city. Medical responders report the bite caused a puncture wound and requiring treatment.
New York reports a flurry in call loans with rates reaching twelve percent the highest level since early June. Chicago reports a remarkable birth sequence as Mrs Grantout becomes mother of triplets all born within an hour. Greatout of Maywood draws medical attention for the unusual event as Congress prepares for a busy session ahead in Washington.
A clearness note reports Lueus Cameron freed on bond in Chicago. The article mentions Cameron and associates with a security firm and a case tied to a March hearing. Officials cited no further details on charges.
News digest from Western Newswire detailing prairie fires in Nebraska and South Dakota, a Missouri single tax defeat by 421000, a Chicago case on Judge Newcomb involving Indeterminate idleness, and multiple crime and fire reports including a San Quentin execution wait, Milwaukee shooting, and Cudahy Packing fire injuries.
The report notes France’s birth rate decline since 1901, villages destroyed in Calace, peace talks with Turkey, a Vienna London wedding linking notable Jewish families, Canalejan’s ducal title and pension, and royal decrees in Madrid. It also covers Russia Austria troop buildups and the Adriamnoplete fall, plus a Mexico earthquake killing hundreds in Mexico City and surrounding towns.
A garbled Washington report mentions Sophie I Kent and Mire Laura Cooper, money raised for relief to the Bakers War, and Taft’s appointment as a delegate to the American Mining Congress at Spokane. It notes awards for military service, statements on the legislative appropriations bill, and a wide post office raid affecting doctors and drug concerns.
A summary of baseball notes reports Heinie Zimmerman of the Chicago team leading the National League in batting for the season. Other items mention Jack Dillon defeating Kid Clark in Indianapolis, a German aviation altitude record for a woman, and various football and sporting notes from the era.
A New York speech by Barton W. Gibson advocates a single presidential term. The piece references pensions for ex Presidents by the Carnegie Corporation, obituaries for Rev. Jonathan Hicher Hedges and Margaret McCling Hedges, and a horse death on an Ohio farm. It also mentions Bishop Hoffman and a Newark fire tragedy, plus tributes to James Sherman and other elders at a Republican club memorial.
Wyoming items report Woodmen of the World planning a Cody jog club home, Sheridan debating a municipal cemetery, a fatal shooting in Rawlins, road work from Park County to Cody, and buffalo Bill era figures visiting Cody. Also noted are university building work at Lander, a fort Mackenzie death by self-inflicted gunshot, and a Cheyenne grand jury indictments for crimes.
A Fort Steele crime report recounts Melville Davis’s alleged murder of his sister Mrs Frank Ryder and his later threats of suicide while guards guard the jail. A neighboring town sways with vigilante sentiment as authorities fear mob violence.
Representative Mondell arranged fish deliveries in Wyoming including 30000 black spotted trout for Crystal Springs near Buford 804 rainbow trout for Wolf Creek Eaton ranch 300 for Baton pond 600 black bass for Lake DeSmvet and 400 for Minwiddle lake in Sheridan county Also ranchers received cattlah for their waters Head of Wyoming Schools Weda Cheyenne Mira Rose A Bird state superintendent of public instruction married John Thomas Maley of Denver at Saint Mary's cathedral
The Laramie Electric Company upgrades arc lights at the Union Pacific depot with high power magdae and reflectors. A ranch foreman at Summit near Pole Mountain fights a wolf attack before killing the animal. A surgery at the University of Wyoming is reported as successful. Secretary of the Laramie Chamber of Commerce Mallinger resigns. successor to be appointed.
Coast to coast students travel to Laramie for the University of Wyoming gathering with representatives from fourteen states. Californians and residents from Massachusetts Maine and Michigan join a diverse student group at the university event.
The American Mining Congress opened its 15th annual session in Spokane with about 1000 delegates. Key issues include liberalizing mineral land laws for Western states and Alaska, opening Alaska coal fields, and a workmen’s insurance plan funded by a commodity tax to cover accidents and related costs.
About 150 members of the Colorado State Society held a reunion at Garfield Hall in Los Angeles. Among guests was former Lieutenant Governor Brosh. Residents of Colorado presented an engaging program under W. W. Walton Jane Dexter Mrs George Carpenter and Mrs Prod Miller. H. P. Porsyth is president and Mrs H. W. Bates is secretary. The society has grown and now holds a prominent place in the federation of state societies.
Northern Pacific reports October gross revenue around 50,000 with continued heavy business. By the first week of November the year to date gain reaches about 2,690,000 dollars.
Final touches completed on President Taft's Thanksgiving turkey from Horace Vono's farm. Vono has donated a bird to the White House table for many years, continuing a longstanding tradition.
Australia closes contracts for 80 000 tons of standard section rails with 15 000 tons rolled by United States Steel Corporation as part of a broad railway expansion.
Althorne Prince admitted to the district attorney that he killed his neighbor Frank Bentley in the woods near North Java. He said jealousy over Bentley's friendship with his wife led to the crime and that he attempted to bury the body to destroy evidence.
Thirty thousand motive engineers on fifty two Bast orm railroads gain a partial victory in their wage demand under the award announced by the board of arbitration.
Weems from Baltimore. Mra Stelle W. Baggot of Los Angeles mortally wounded and then a private act followed at a bath. Police report details unclear with several garbled names and locations from Baltimore to Los Angeles.
Homestead Girthe leads a walkout as workers press a daily wage rise of seventy cents. About eight hundred employees across Yerds and Mille divisions of the Diver Corpora Vee participate in the walkout seeking higher pay.
A report details a fatal accident near Colorado Springs where Mildred Bheekan twelve years old slipped on leather footing and fell about 200 feet along a cliff near Devil’s side. Rescuers searched three hours before recovering the body from a deep crevice in granite. Also mentioned are thirteen girls sent home after a prank incident at a local school.
A garbled clipping presents scattered quotes about rain moods and social roles. The text references Red Cross, grocers, and a tug between free thinking and marriage with dismissive tones.
In a brief social coterie exchange Mrs Wayupp worries about risking their position if her husband is seen leaving to pay a bill. Mrs Diase reacts with shock as the two women discuss the potential social consequences of his absence and activity.
A Manchester Guardian snippet evokes a modern small boy’s mutinous reply to a bonfire invitation. The boy cites conditions about his own bonfire and a Belle Vue visit before agreeing to attend.
The article notes that most emeralds today come from Colombia and that the emerald is highly valued, potentially three times the price of a flawless diamond. It mentions India as the historic source of emeralds and explains the Oriental emerald differs from the modern gem, resembling a green ruby variety.
A Russian law allegedly rewards thieves who prove five years of possession. The thieves market, licensed by police, openly sells goods already stolen for years, attracting opportunists and even some honest shoppers seeking bargains.
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