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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
3
Taft was renominated on the first ballot receiving 661 votes while Roosevelt had 107, Cummings 17, La Follette 4, and 343 abstained. The result confirms Taft as the party’s nominee with broad support despite opposition.
James S. Sherman renominated for vice president while Col Roosevelt seeks a separate convention to ratify action. Taft leads with 561 votes to Roosevelt 107 and La Follette 41. 343 not voting. Roosevelt delegates split, with many opposing continued proceedings as Roosevelt seeks another ball for nomination.
President Taft spoke after a day at the golf links with his sons Robert and Charles, arguing the Chicago convention ends a preconvention phase. He warned it signals a crisis more threatening than the forthcoming campaign between the two major parties and emphasizes its national significance.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt receives an informal nomination at a Chicago gathering as supporters plan a national campaign. Delegates from 22 states form a notification committee urging a Denver convention for the new party, with Roosevelt pledging to step aside if a different standard bearer is chosen.
Denver boosters press for a Roosevelt party convention in the city after Chicago delegates form a new group and back Roosevelt as president. Civic groups pledge support, business leaders promise efforts, and telegrams go to party leaders urging Denver as the venue. Hoover? Roosevelt receives several messages and Colorado managers in Chicago are contacted.
During the Platform reading Fairbanks was forced to commend for a few minutes to quell the uproar around the railing to Bullimore. The incident interrupts the session as attendees react to the tumultuous moment.
The report recalls President Taft era contrasts as Harding speaks of national unity and rejected factions. He warns against internecine conflict and praises progressive achievements while urging Americans to support steady reform and lawfulness.
The report lists cattle prices for various classes including boot steers corn fed and hay fed, with prices ranging from about 6.00 to 8.60. It also includes hogs sheep lambs and miscellaneous stocker and feeder categories, along with hay grain and other farm commodities such as Timothy alfalfa and straw priced per ton or 100 pounds.
Poultry and eggs list mixed regional quotes including chicks, ducks, geese and turkeys with New York and St. Louis assortments. Cattle and calf prices show steady beeves and varied stocker, feeder, and calf values in Chicago and Texas markets. Sheep and hogs advance with strong demand, while onion prices trend around mid tens.
Copper and tin prices show spot and futures figures amid fluctuating trade. Copper futures for June July and August hover around 17 to 18 dollars per unit while tin commands about 46 to 44 dollars per unit, with various brands and grades quoted.
Fragmentary OCR note lists prices and items for New York markets. Mentions Gugar, Coot, and Cottenes with figures like 2.40 and 59, alongside misc codes and stray terms. Context unclear.
Ottumwa Iowa woman Mrs Harriet E. Warner credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her lifelong female troubles. The ad urges other women to try the remedy and notes confidential correspondence with the company. It also includes related anecdotes and a brief editorial-style interlude.
A garbled historical snippet mentions Othello smothering someone named Desde mone and a quoted line about authorities and health for sheep. The text is unclear and fragmentary, with misread phrases and missing context.
Patrons at a local bar engage in a heated exchange about weather and politics. A speaker questions the need to discuss elections while another party asks who handles the race, highlighting tension over public discourse.
Fragmentary report blends tales of Wise Lion Paul Rolney and a Vancouver dinner quip by General Marion Maus. The textile of anecdotes hints at a private’s lion tale, a brick heirloom, and a widow’s memories tied to objects once in dear George’s mouth.
Eugene Walker recalls a cafe encounter with Walter at the Cafe Royal where the censor critiqued a love scene. The censor proposed a toned down version replacing a romantic moonlit lane with a garden meeting and a mother present. Weather notes a cloudless forecast.
In a late night incident a colored man asked to see Mine Matilda the cook. The doctor accepted a bundle and carried it to the kitchen after placing it in a dishpan. Matilda later erupts in anger over a hat found in the wash basin.
A scene centers Mrs Paneypink in a quiet room as the telephone rings she frets over who could call and what news they bring. She muses about Edward poppa Mrs Skrages Ella Bob Zadie and Mrs Johnson while listening to the phone.
A senator and audience in Washington discuss express companies and parcel post delays as a Canadian hotel lobby tale highlights extreme cold. The Canadian recounts frigid winters from November to March with hot water bottles and hardship to illustrate weather-related logistics challenges.
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