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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
6
Dor Chinda reports that Johnson signed the alien land bill amid heated debate. The measure expands or clarifies restrictions affecting land ownership, drawing immediate responses from local groups and officials.
News reports indicate Tokyo and Washington kept protest contents secret to avoid newspaper and army criticism as tensions rise. Officials warn a single battleship on the Pacific coast could trigger conflict while naval preparations and troop movements to Honolulu escalate.
A historic note states the White House mascot will be the Woody Tiger while Colonel Roosevelt’s era featured the Ted Dear and a bear-sign for the Hilly Possum.
Cripple Creek James Le Bacon a former member of the Eighteenth General Assembly is arrested on charges of murdering his wife Ida Facon and stepdaughter Mine Josephine Davidson. The bodies were found after an April 24 explosion at the Heoon home with claims of dynamite planted by enemies. Bacon was away from the house at the time.
A wide survey notes social unrest and legal cases from across the country. The piece cites a Kansas City court finding a 96 year old man guilty of debt, reports a Chicago professor on living costs, and mentions hangings in Albuquerque as well as a fatal duel in Wichita Falls. It also covers a windstorm wrecking structures in Chattanooga and a drowning of two travelers near Wichita Falls. Other items include the Modern Woodmen of America Federation forming, Arizona land ownership limits for aliens, California segregation in air travel, an indictment of a Long Branch millionaire for delinquency charges, and a Fort Madison officer’s shooting aftermath. A Kansas City bride fatally wounds herself and husband after a two-shot exchange, with doctors unsure if a death pact succeeded.
The article reports Senator Norria denouncing bankers who funded a Brazilian coffee valorisation program. It notes opposition to the Underwood tariff bill, a 41 to id vote, and a motion by Senator Simmonna to refer the bill being defeated without a roll call. It also mentions a Senate agreement on participation in a Hague conference on education and a provision for a congressional investigation into Indian welfare and well being.
Ambiguity plagued US Japan relations as diplomats debated a alleged policy move amid anniversary events at the White House. Officials cited a harsher stance and denounced pacifist rhetoric while observers noted a reference to naval arms and mercenary elements in the ongoing tensions.
The article notes marriages in Europe including Manuel of Portugal and Auguste Victoria’s wedding next September and Henry of Prussia to Victoria Margarete of Prussia with celebrations at the New Palace in Potsdam. It also mentions King Melville MacNaghton retiring, reports on President Tancredo’s death in Jamaica, and a Panama Canal water inflow after a dynamite blast.
Colombia won the triangular beat race at Princeton with Navy second and Princeton third. time 6.45. Iowa City high school claimed the Interscholastic national rifle championship and Astor cup for the third straight year. St Mike Adele Blood of the Every wovian Company led an opening game win 7 to 4 for Denver over St Joseph. Salt Lake meet finale left Utah University crowned with 47 points. BYU and Agricultural College of Utah tied for second with 29. Cuban aviator Domingo Roslito completed the first flight by a Cuban across the Florida Straits from Key West to Havana in about two hours fifty five minutes.
General Smith retires on his sixty fourth birthday amid a stream of public notices. The document references Jence Neo and Gypey Vinoliniet of New York, and mentions Clara Ward of Detroit and Veincess de Chimay in a complex inheritance or appointment context. A memorial viewing in Atchison Kansas references Lutheran or religious figures, with May 1 and June 1 dates implied for postal limits and church actions.
Market notes show cattle prices including cows and veal with feeders and stockers at varied levels from fair to good. Prices for hay and grains list Colorado and Nebraska upland, timothy, alfalfa, and straw per ton, plus regional potato and flour figures and packing stock values.
Market brief lists cash wheat and corn prices in Chicago with No 2 red wheat at 1.01 40.1 068 and various No 1 Northern bids, plus oats, durum and feed components. Kansas City grain, core and live stock sections show parities for cattle in South Omaha, with steer and calf quotes and ranges, and cotton listed as well.
Henry Johnson invited Frank Connors and John Williston for dinner then aided a sheriff accusation linking them to a Powder River post office robbery. Both convicts fled to Idaho and Wyoming Penitentiary respectively after a $50 theft. Johnson faces a reward offer of 800 dollars for the capture of the alleged criminals.
In a county jail in Buffalo Edwards is back after a six year sentence following an escape on May 11 1007 He had served two penitentiary terms and escaped again before a third was halted by unclear status He faces trial on a charge of stealing eleven horses linked to the jail break plus other alleged acts involving his marriages and desertions.
The body of Doc Marshall, a noted range character who vanished from a sheep camp recently, was found forty miles north of Moneta. He died from exposure after leaving the camp by a short distance.
A mother who pleaded for her child to be allowed to drive a team in a fair area caused a fatal accident when she fled the scene. The incident left the mother dead and her year old daughter involved in the aftermath.
In a surprising municipal election, Martin J. Pratt secured reelection as mayor of Powell Cheyenne Wyowell, defeating rivals and extending his term amid local political shifts. Pratt, a former member of the state legislature, leads the town through upcoming policy debates and development plans.
Mr. Marcia Griffin aged sixty one fell from a winging bridge while attempting to cross Little Goore Creek and drowned. The body was recovered by bystanders and authorities note the incident as a fatal accident on Wyoming terrain.
A fragmented item mentions a physician, a drug reference, and an apparent voting action. Details are unclear, with garbled phrases about an arm, a chevette, and a surface link to a choice by an individual named Ly. No coherent event or outcome is evident.
A compilation from Wyoming reports includes mayoral results at Hudson, Casper company expansions, timber purchases near Sundance, wool storage in Carbon county, and police court actions. Towns mentioned include Thermopolis, Sheridan, Newcastle, Lander, Day ton, and Cheyenne with mentions of mining, agriculture, law cases, and infrastructure developments.
A stray group of newsboys wandered into the Art Museum and stood before the Winged Victory of Bamothrace. Their whispered question drew a bemused response about the sculpture and a playful remark about the block being knocked off.
"I've a good mind to go and jump in to the river" quips N. Peck after a small domestic dispute as he grabs his hat and moves to leave. His wife commands him to return and change into old clothes before he alarms anyone.
A late professor recounts a tale about the boyhood of the German emperor. Empress Frederick comments frankly on her eldest son, saying Mein Willy is so sudden. The remark captures a vivid glimpse of the Kaiser’s youth and character.
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