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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
6
A chaotic collage of old newspaper snippets touches on a kidnap case, a reward of 96000 to be claimed by the kidnap victim who returned of her own accord, then pivots to diverse topics including reckless car rides, fashion, farming failures, and global events. The tone shifts across jokes and brief notices while referencing Mare, Abdul Hamid, and naval displays.
Reports from Denver show the National Education Association gathering drew about 6 000 attendees instead of the expected 10 000 to 15 000. The piece also notes varied items from a $26 000 total damage verdict in Montana to weather and policy news across the nation.
A hurricane of unusual severity struck Panama on the night of the 11th causing considerable damage. The report notes no fatalities in the Bismarck archipelago area, and details other global happenings from politics to science and sports.
The president spoke in Burlington Wisconsin praising a Champlain celebration as a historic memorial of renewed amity between Great Britain France and the United States. A pending court ruling upheld federal rules mandating that cattle and sheep in transit by rail be watered and fed every twenty eight hours. Further items note revolts in Colombia depoting the president and naming Valencia, a French former war minister died in Paris at 78, and Mississippi’s insurance chief rejected a matrimonial insurance firm in Vicksburg.
Washington obituary notes astronomer Professor Simon Newcomb died at his home on January 10 at age 74. The piece covers his prominence and the occasion of his passing in the capital.
Cheyenne approves a Hill corporation franchise to build north south lines connecting Cheyenne Hol drege and Orin Junction, placing Wyoming capital in Cheyenne and pledging two year construction from Wellington. Burlington plans extend to Shoshoni via Orin Junction with Northwestern tracks, cost overruns projected at five million dollars for the Big Horn canon route.
Hanna dispatch details the planned abandonment of Union Pacific Coal Company mine No. 1 after a history of deadly explosions and fatal accidents. Ex inspector Noah Young warned the mine’s danger, but action came only with final closing and a memorial tone for the lives lost.
Secretary McWhinney reports strong interest in the Douglas State Fair with rising exhibit numbers. The Wyoming Tribune notes larger agricultural and mineral displays, a new grandstand, department judging by one judge per section, and systematic management improvements for the event.
The Big Horn Power Company, owner of the dam at Boysen twelve miles from here, plans to supply electrical power to the Burlington for a construction project through the canyon between Boysen and Thermopolis. The heaviest Wyoming project yet will challenge completion. bids stalled as contractors refuse the twelve month deadline.
Sheridan City Council granted a franchise to anIndependent company promising competition for Sheridan and surrounding towns. Rocky Mountain Bell Telephones monopoly in Wyoming faces a rival entry as rates rose about a year ago triggering public discontent. The incumbent firm plans rate cuts to deter competition while the new company prepares to launch in the region.
The State Board of Health appoints local registers of vital statistics under a July effective law requiring physicians and undertakers to report all vital statistics to the board. Judge Parmelee sentenced William and Jack Orlando to one to three years for grain theft after years with their father's circus touring Europe. County officials move to deport Bulgarian Peter Maffey, ill and a county charge, who will be sent back at transport costs. Sheridan county 1909 assessed property at 16,557,300 up from 4,444,355 in 1908 due to a full-value tax method. Surveyor General Hanson of Wyoming authorized to let contracts for Tennant and Bruni works.
The House approved the Senate joint resolution 317 to 14 to submit the income tax amendment to the states, with Democrats voting solidly for and Republicans against. The measure now goes to the President for signature as debates praised the principle while opposing enforcement concerns were raised by Payne and others.
Forests expert Frederick Weyerhaeuser disputes Gifford Pinchot’s warning of timber exhaustion in twenty years. He argues the United States already has ample timber, with growth ongoing in the South and Midwest and conservative logging ensuring indefinite availability.
First contracts valued at 94 million dollars for constructing new tracks form the Hill road coast to Gulf route. McArthur Brothers secured the initial letting in the project set to advance the Seattle to Gulf line and Denver connections.
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