Sixty-Second Congress Opens with Cannon and Blulzer
The entry of Cannon and Blulzer marks an opening session of the Sixty-Second Congress with observers watching the lower chamber for early moves and party alignments.
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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
6
The entry of Cannon and Blulzer marks an opening session of the Sixty-Second Congress with observers watching the lower chamber for early moves and party alignments.
The Senate and House convened amid sorrow as tributes were paid for Vice President Sherman and others. Resolutions of sympathy were adopted, and four new members were sworn in as Congress opened to the looming Taft administration and the impeachment context.
Reckhold named postmaster at Dallas Washington after presidential approval. Tilting notes indicate Toft succession and Liptoe connection with Lipton accounts. other figures Gle Thomas Lipton and Neill of Loudest, with Melville of New York arriving in Leaver trate Gau Frenchees for accompanying duties.
A sprawling item notes a hanging in Waxabatchio Tex for Bol Aronoff murder, a Chicago Armour & Co fire at Union Stock Yards, and various legal and crime items. It mentions a Potyay court guilty verdict for Tey OG. W. Adkins in Brazil Okla, and Fletcher Preeton’s arrest after a plot to kill Alfred Sorenson. It covers California gold discovery talk with James Marshall and James Burke, a Nev. death of a Marshall partner, Michigan woman suffrage defeat by 14 votes, and a touring actress leaving New York for a vaudeville run. It reports Utah copper cost changes, Utah tuberculo sis death rates, and a San Francisco murder linked to Mrs. Leonore Niccoll. It closes with Los Angeles mysteries about marriages and a Kimmel case parallel in northern Michigan and Illinois.
Washington marked Thanksgiving under a cloud of political upheaval as the Senate reconvenes and reports of notable deaths and court actions ripple through the capital. Amid rumors of resignations and tariff debates, President-elect Wilson faces decisions on tariff revision and legislative timing, while foreign dignitaries and domestic figures stir the city.
A scrambled dispatch notes risks of a China Russia war, evacuations near Constan tinopte, and a typhoon affecting Samarteyete and North Panay. It mentions an earthquake of international concern, suffrage incidents in Aberdeen, and political timing around an oath of office with delayed ceremonies in Washington.
The Colorado School of Mines football team defeated Pomona College 18 to 0 at Pomona California. A separate report notes an aeronaut Richard Friyne fell 2000 feet at Jacksonville Florida, killed instantly in front of 3000 witnesses.
The clipping reports a Neckar steamer deviation in Delaware Bay near Wilmington, a romance wedding in Pittsburgh linking Carnegie family members, a professor comment on life choices, historic presidential March 4 dates, a missing real estate item valued at 10 000 dollars, a cashier confession at West Point, and odd Chicago detector plans to trap childloads, plus a widow in West Virginia recalling a lost husband.
Immigration Commissioner May Hebenck recommends a Wyoming program selling 40 or 80 acre farms on installment with state built irrigation and equipment. The plan would reclaim 16 000 acres, provide homes, roads, schools, and water rights, funded by a $400 000 appropriation and aimed at home seekers from other states.
Six year old Norman Fister ran and fell during a childish game, breaking his neck and dying instantly. His mother rushed to him in the street and found the fatal injury. This marks the fourth accident death in the family, with prior tragedy of a daughter killed by a wagon fall after they moved to Wyotting.
Cheyenne reports the State Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for J Warren Jenk son convicted of first degree murder. Jenkins' attorneys seek a new trial and a decision from the higher court is expected after several months.
Reports from Cheyenne indicate the Ninth Cavalry expects to be reassigned to Fort Cheyenne. Letters from unit members reinforce the belief that the regiment will be stationed at Cheyenne rather than remaining at current posts.
Charles Shaw reports four men at Worland Worland Meador Mill site working on a concrete foundation. Alfalfa meal expected to arrive at Worland soon, with crews rushing to meet demand in favorable weather.
The present term of Matrict Court will hear petitions filed by Blovehone and Arapahoe Indiana for divorce. The text notes a history of conflict with husbands, blaming brutal disputes and a desire for escape through the divorce process.
The article notes progress on the Gurlington’s Basin Link with the Bur lingtes head ready to connect toward the Powder River. Officials say the project benefits Mig More County and aims to complete the road’s cow renk line epetem for local access.
Cody residents face petty larceny issues while the Uinta Woolgrowers meet at Ben, and charitable acts include a $1,000 donation for a park county court. Building activity surges in Lyman, Sundance eyes a creamery funding, rumors of a new Kemmerer depot grow. A child is hurt by a car in Cody, and Torrington reports a fatal farm accident.
Washington reports the outgoing Congress faces impeachment trials and a flood of appropriation bills as it works to finish business before Wilson takes office. Key items include a labor department bill and anti liquor shipments controls, with focus on budget measures and investigations.
A catastrophic typhoon strikes Manila and Leyte Island with vast loss of life and homelessness. Authorities warn of a second typhoon heading toward the Philippine archipelago as wrecked ships and debris mar coastlines.
Ralph Bristol, a sugar factory employee, struck a cow with a motorcycle while jogging. The bike was wrecked and the cow was crippled, but Bristol was thrown over the cow and landed unhurt. In unrelated reports, Miss Jean Moltyre and Bagileh Belrema were mentioned in a separate shooting incident.
Denver performer Bertin Hee Eleener Schmidt stars as Cherubine in The Marriage of Figaro at the new Deutcche Upore in Charlottieburg. The production draws praise from an audience that included noted artists and local patrons.
In Victorian reminiscence, Lord Spencer as viceroy of Ireland hosted lavish gatherings at open houses with attendees from drawing rooms and levees. Parson guests allegedly pilfered feast items while a stout lady concealed a whole fowl in a silk bag, a moment recalled by a comptroller and framed with humor by Sir Alfred Turner.
Cuticura Soap praised for purity fragrance and emollient properties easing irritation redness roughness and chafing. Used for infant skin and hair conditions including eczema rashes and burning irritation. touted as economical outstanding longevity and available worldwide with free samples and Skin Book offer.
Two charming young ladies chat on a tram about a camp. They joke that soldiers carry arms and put them around you, imagining a pleasant scene as the tram departs. The dialogue plays on wordplay and light flirtation with a mock military twist.
The Rev. Edmund Messop of Wigton Pa suffers from dropsy and related symptoms, claims relief after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He notes lasting faith in the remedy and invites correspondence with Rev. Heslop about the pill priced at 60 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co. Huffalo NY.
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