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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
2
A historical critique argues costly funerals profit undertakers and burden poor families. It notes 20 to 40 carriages at five dollars each can overwhelm a family after loss, suggesting redirecting funds to aid the needy rather than lavish displays. The piece cites a New York Weekly urging thrift and charitable relief.
Professor David Randall MacIver reports Nubian antiquities weighing up to five tons gathered on site near Assouan. He asserts these works show seven centuries of early Ethiopian influenced civilization with inscriptions and artifacts including Aguides. The finding supports a capable Negro culture prior to modern times.
Washington reports that immigration officials will investigate the continued decline in arrivals. May arrivals totaled 36,017, with large drops from Austria Hungary Italy and Russia, while small gains come from China the Pacific Islands British North America and Mexico. The shift follows peonage prosecutions and fears about emigration policies in Europe.
John Wesley Gaines, Tennessee legislator and long serving congressman, will leave the House after his term ends. He was defeated in the Sixth Tennessee primary by Joseph W. Byrne, a corporation lawyer, who will take the seat next March. Washington will miss Gaines’s popular presence and his annual push for funding the Hermitage.
Private detectives employed by Mrs. Frank J. Gould and by her husband are said to monitor each other. Evidence from yacht and home surveillance allegedly involves a young singer linked to Mr. Gould and misconduct claims spanning several years. Former crew members are expected to testify as part of Mrs. Goulds statutory grounds case.
A New York night manager says only three women work as embalmers here despite pay of ten dollars daily and even over a hundred weekly. He notes many in nursing seek other fields, claims women show greater sympathy for the bereaved, and explains few enter embalming despite schools and demand.
The column surveys global and domestic developments including heat deaths in Chicago and St Paul Minneapolis, a budget fight in Louisiana, funerals and illnesses of notable figures, industry moves in rail and lumber, military maneuvers in Wyoming, and health and safety measures in Chicago. It notes Rockefeller’s birthday, fires in British Columbia, ocean liner speed records, and political asides on public celebrations and investigations.
Reports describe a landslide at Ronco in Italy that buried peasants and killed nine. Admirers of William Howard Taft in the Philippines fund a July 28 tribute flag in Cincinnati.
Salvador Agrac of San Jose California was wounded and robbed by highwaymen near Purua ndoro in Muchoacan Mexico. The State Department will investigate and assist if needed. Other dispatches report royalists robbing a Persian business house in Tabriz and questions over Hepburn Act switch connections. Walter C. Reeder named postmaster at Pictou Colorado. Shannon named guard at Leavenworth. Colorado approves indemnity funds for Pueblo land district and related demurrals in Cheyenne land matters.
Report from Telluride says defense closing arguments concluded as Judge Shackleford instructed the jury. Prosecutor Selig and defense counsel Hilton spoke, with Hogg and Selly to present final addresses. A speedy verdict is expected, amid rumors of new arrests if acquitted and support from Western Federation of Miners president Moyer.
Colorado Man Ruler of Elke announces Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L Hol land of Colorado Springs and other grand officers. Los Angeles wins the 1909 convention site over Detroit. Forty four new lodges were added this year increasing membership by 29 749 to 284 321 across 1 125 lodges.
The Zeppelin Airship departed Lake Constance at 2:22 PM on a 24 hour air voyage but was forced to return after the rudder steering gear broke. Repairs were made mid air, yet continued flight was deemed unadvisable and the craft returned to its moorings after about one hour and thirty minutes.
Fragmented report notes Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, expected to back William J. Bryan in Lincoln. Mentions potential influence on millions of organized labor voters and presidential circles this month.
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