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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1912
Page
2
A court upholds Initiative 18 amid legal challenge. Congress alone may object to this method of legislation, potentially prompting further debate or appeals. The ruling sustains the measure's effect while political reactions prompt discussion among lawmakers.
Chief Justice White announced a unanimous decision that maintaining a republican form of government over state initiatives is a congressional, not judicial, matter. The court rejected tax challenges to Oregon's initiative and referendum and cited Luther v. Tudor as precedent in dismissing similar Portland bridge ordinances.
Washington court rules death at hands of the law nullifies life policy. Jamon S. McCue, mayor of Charlotteville, Virginia, executed in 1805 for wife’s murder. Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company of Wisconsin carried a $15,000 policy.
A proposal to withdraw sovereignty of the United States from the Philippines has been introduced in Congress. The measure seeks formal end of U S authority over the Philippines and outlines steps for transition and recognition of Philippine independence.
A mob attacked after a courthouse incident as three Black men were moved to jail. One victim was secured first, then gunfire erupted in the Sheriff's office wounding two more. Two victims remain alive but fear of further violence grows.
A three year old girl, reportedly prepared for burial and believed dead for two days, was discovered alive on a farm near Mack Duck as services were about to begin, authorities said. Michael Mabol hechek family’s daughter survived a near fatal incident. Local investigators continue to review the case.
In a ten round bout at Gpringfied Pierce Matthews of Dover defeated Denis Magiri of Lenver in a hard fought decision. Matthews won by judges score as Magiri pressed for late momentum.
A garbled report indicates Washington Secretary Knox seeks Colombia’s special invitation to discuss Caribbean border matters, as tensions rise over proposals affecting nearby territories. Collected fragments point to diplomatic friction and a need for formal accord.
The fragment notes two Chilgren cremations in Sapelos Oklahoma with unclear context and incomplete details about the event or individuals involved.
Mixed items report aviation accident in Oakland fatality and injuries, Morace Kearney survives a wires incident. Arizona statehood proclaimed. Governor Inauguration attended by William J. Bryan. Seminole bank robbed for 1000 dollars. dynamite explosion at Miebee. Utah mining accident kills four, injures nine. Interior pushes Western land entries amid protests and rubber stamp allegations. Colorado entries certified to Land Office amid delays.
The text notes James Washington Polk Jr a descendant of a president and son of a bishop dying in Texas. It covers the District of Columbia loan rate set at twelve percent, U S Senate confirmation of former Ohio Governor Myron Merrick as emissary to France, a report on reducing homestead entry to three years, and War Department plans for a permanent military presence at the Panama Canal with fortified end fortresses. It also mentions pension and bank supervision debates, an army officer court martial, and Harwood street protests.
Port Wildcat Ferns of Kansas City and Clarence Knalioh of Omaha match for a fifteen round bout at BL Joseph. Carl Morris defeats Jim Stewart in a stem round bowl. Jim Myondack Johann may headline heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. National League 1912 schedule released with dates moved earlier by one day. Jack Bullican and Howard Morrow fight to a ten round draw. Morrow impresses by striking Sullivan and avoiding heavy blows.
The child emperor Ma Yi and the Manchu dynasty abdicated after nearly three centuries. Edicts announce abdication the move toward a republic and urge peace while accepting conditions agreed with the imperial premier Youn Sh Kal. A Scotland coal strike threatens if a minimum wage for underground workers is not adopted by Feb. 29.
A compilation of disparate notes reports the Ohio Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of a nine hour workday for women. It also covers peasant hunger in central China, a Missouri sheriff delivering prisoners to a penitentiary, a Polish man arrested for attempted murder of his wife, and tuberculosis awareness sermons slated for April 28.
Readable lines list cattle and beef grades with prices for prime and choice qualities. Feeder and stocker items, hay and forage prices for Colorado and Nebraska, plus regional per ton figures for alfalfa timothy and straw appear, reflecting a market snapshot.
New Orleans spot cotton prices listed as stable with middling grade at Olge. Unsettlement in London shows cotton unchanged with London prices belatedly steady.
Fragmentary sale notes show livestock quotes and categories in Chicago markets. Western steers stockers and feeders cited with price ranges. cows calves and natives appear with mixed figures.
A garbled OCR snapshot lists various food items and brands such as cream, cheese, potatoes, poultry, and produce from Eastern Produce in Chicago. It contains scattered proper nouns like Mie, Jullien, Basler, and Wisconsin, with misread figures and inconsistent formatting.
Fragmentary data shows copper prices with scattered figures such as Lake copper at 4000 or 414.75 and other electrolytic and metal prices. The readable items reference May and June values and various market notes without a clear, coherent quote.
Numerous briefs cover penal escapes, population shifts, and civic projects across Wyoming. Topics include Laramie street improvements, Basin school closures to curb scarlet fever, new steel bridge work, a Worland land syndicate, and Apache Basin irrigation proposals. Sheridan and Cheyenne commerce and industry updates also appear, along with crime, agriculture, and mining notes.
The Cheyenne State Geologist predicts Wyoming oil production near 2,000,000 barrels. Cheyenne reports a new patrol wagon for the police auto. The Made in Cheyenne Exposition draws 27 exhibitors. Poultry Raisers plan a strong Wyoming Poultry Raisers Association. In Upton, Albert Brown, 18, is in critical condition after wandering from a ranch and freezing overnight.
Louie Jones found the body of Peter W. Sorenson near Pilot Butte in a ravine. Sorenson killed himself with a gun he stole from friend Arthur McMinn. Despondency after a debauch led to the suicide.
Loramie County Judge Matson of Cheyenne District Court upheld the county attorney’s motion to execute sentence on C E Yeager. Yeager, convicted of murder, is to be delivered to the warden within ten days.
Sidney H. Lawrence a veteran stage driver between this city Glen Eyre and Walden Colorado fell from a bay loft at the A. V. Baldwin property in Glen Eyre and was instantly killed after thirty years of safe service and a twenty year trip record without a missed run.
Watson reports finding illuminating oil at a ranch depth of forty feet. He chugged two sections of pipe and developed a strong in flow, creating a five inch column above the reservoir. A larger well is planned to be drilled immediately.
Cheyenne reports the Industrial Club has urged President Lovett of the Harri manines to send a union Pacific representatives to meet a committee of striking workers in hopes of securing an agreement to end the strike active since October 1.
The State Tax Commissioner John Medill rules that individuals or corporations who sell lands under contract and promise a warranty deed only after final payment must pay taxes on those lands until the deed is delivered and recorded.
Governor and state officials plan a Good Roads convention in Cheyenne to discuss a route from Cheyenne to Yellowstone National Park. The project would reduce Denver to a two day car trip to the park and officials will attend the Douglas meeting.
About 1,500 elk remain in Jackson Hole with fifty head west of Pinedale. Late warden Hudcot ordered wounded calves moved to the Medging How mountains and Gov Carey ranch in Converse county. Additional elk are to be moved to lower feeding grounds to ease hardships.
James Myers of the navy admitted guilt in District Court to grand larceny and was sentenced to three to four years in the penitentiary.
A fourteen year old girl from Casper died when she fell headfirst from a sheep wagon at a ranch nearby during coverage of the 1613 Frontier Day procession. The incident prompted officials to pause road celebrations and review safety measures at the event.
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