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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
2
President Roosevelt is released from a Chicago hospital early Monday and proceeds to Oyster Bay, with officials reporting the journey proceeding smoothly and without delay.
The article notes former President Theodore Roosevelt continuing the train journey from Chicago toward Oyster May, with doctors reporting slight bleeding from a chest wound but overall stable condition. Physicians and aides monitor him closely as crowds gather quietly at stations. A wound X-ray confirms a bullet lodged near the fourth rib. removal planned if he desires.
The Supreme Court overruled Colorado's demurrer in a case involving the diversion of the Laramie River headwaters. The ruling allows the rolling filing without prejudice and grants Colorado and codefendants additional days to answer the complaint.
A garbled report describes Greek forces engaging Turkish troops around Kinseena for two days. It notes fierce fighting and a costly toll on both sides as the Greeks press the assault and the Turk withstands heavy fire.
Cardinal Parley travels toward Denver and New York to join Deever in support of the two Catholic cathedrals with plans set for October 27.
Fragmentary text notes a Seventh Regiment German infantry unit feared wiped out by an explosion in London. Other lines reference trial dates, marriages, and unclear criminal acts, with several garbled names and places.
Obituaries for Milly Krogh and Senator Heyburn surface amid a flood of 1919 era items. Reports note mourning in Gary and Chicago, calls for a national election shift, and security measures around Roosevelt’s would be assassin. A broader roundup includes mine operations near normal, Dem headquarters updates, and legal probes into prohibition and transport.
The report covers a chaotic sports roundup with mixed results. It notes New York National League teams in decline, a Denver win by 42 points over Wyoming, Chicago Americans defeating Chicago Nationale 16 to 0, and a planned heavyweight bout between Cobral Mandel and Hivers in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day. It also mentions a National Guard mobilization to Miner Springs to curb gambling and a Grand Prix setting in Lexington Kentucky.
Reports from the era describe multiple fronts and events including Turkish advances against allied forces, French aviator Lieutenant Bianc killed at Charons, Italy and Rome related medical news about Marconi, and massive crop and property damages. Also noted are robberies in Alaska, royal amusement accidents, and violence against Christians with refugee movements and a deadly Philippine typhoon causing hundreds of deaths and extensive damage in Cebu.
A string of brief items: Taft weighing a Panama visit to inspect the canal. Major Henry C. Dole dies of typhoid at forty three. El Paso cattleman John T. Cameron abducted by Mexican rebels for ransom set at $1,250. Brazos River life saving station destroyed by a hurricane per a telegram to General Superintendent Kimball. land patent remittance flood woes at the General Land Office. Washington teachers doubling as resort waiters at night. New York Journal of Commerce challenges show’s new law in Supreme Court. original action filed in October in New York Federal Court set for early consideration.
General report notes J W Butler founder of Hutier Maper Company dies at eighty five. Northern Pacific president Howard Eliott and New York financiers considered expanding western railroads. Chicago cuts baths affecting 120000. a Chicago corresp describes poverty and postwar figures. Frank Mondell bequests 260000 to Mies Bender. Wilmington opera house guards noted. Impressions of Gol cool Tooweelt described from Milwaukee. Gol: Col onel and other figures referenced. Harvard voters petitions seek to move registration rules in Cambridge court action. John Schrack mentioned as a candidate seeking deputy sheriff support.
The evening market notes cattle and hog quotes with feeders, cows and heifers, and grain prices. Denver trades for oats, corn, alfalfa, timothy, and straw are listed, along with hay and feed offerings. regional ton prices are given for Colorado and Nebraska upland, second bottom, and valley feeds.
Market notes from St Louis list wool classes with prices and quality terms. Livestock quotes include Omaha, Western, Texan cattle and calves with ranges for steers, cows, calves, and sheep yearlings, plus miscellaneous bulk sales.
Wyoming brief notes report convicts escaping from a Glenrock road gang with three escapees: Bob Walton remains at large with days left to serve while two others fled. Names of the others are not obtainable.
In Honk Springs Hugh Lafferty aged 22 was killed in a Chi toast restaurant by an Austrian attacker after drinking. Sheridan Pred McDonough harvested over three thousand pounds of sugar beets on just over one square rod of ground near his residence.
Lovell Elina Johnson and Roy Tibbetts consign a car of honey to a Bronx City dealer, signaling a strong year and plans to expand their operations. Saratoga records show C. M. Scribner and Lake Creek Ranch Company signing a government land and water agreement to establish a fish hatchery three miles north of Saratoga.
A 15 year old boy, son of Mrs. Oldfield and brother of Porter Brown of Kirby, was accidentally killed in Cronhy coal mine yards while employed by the C B and Q railroad. The incident occurred in the Cronhy coal mined owned yards. He was known as Kirby Harris Crown.
Clare Hall, daughter of state representative KH Hall, was badly burned while cleaning clothes with gasoline near Lander. The fire destroyed the Helf residence and contents.
William Wilson the soldier who shot Patrick Loftus on Main Street Sheridan on March 10th wed Misa Kidy at the bride's parents home after the murder investigation.
Three hundred thousand acres of Crow Indian reservation land between Sheridan and Billings near Hardin were offered at a public auction by Judge Whitten with a minimum price of 150 dollars per acre. No residence required and title will be furnished immediately.
The South Dakota Journal of Education has publicised rural schooling efforts over the past year. It mentions Joeman and culture for rural schools edited by Profector T. 8. Par noha of the University of Wyoming. Reasons will be published in the Wyoming School Journal during the coming year.
L. C. Phelps returned from Cody with a large herd delivered to Omaha buyers. The sale comprised 1609 head of cattle and troughs, bringing about 54,000 dollars. Phelps noted the money was ready when the cattle were sold.
An initial State WCTU gathering in Sheridan drew a large audience. Officers elected for the next year include president at large Dr Ellen Wetlauter of Cheyenne and recording secretary Minnie Fenchuk of Hume. Arch ie Allison of Cheyenne was named treasurer, with Valina Bailey of Casper as corresponding secretary. The opening address noted Wyoming WCTU's 28-year convention history and renewed commitment to abstinence and prohibition.
Kansas City price quotes for wheat futures and grades appear mixed with several coded terms. Figures such as 61.04 and 14042e are listed alongside various quality grades and mixed notations for No 2 and No 3 white varieties, with some odd abbreviations and markets implied.
The Amalgamated Copper stock announces a quarterly dividend while copper shipments face shifts. Cotton futures in New York hold steady with December at 0.28 and March around 2.12 amid market activity and commodity notes.
Five convicts once from the penitentiary reportedly eluded a posse south of Dixon and headed toward Brown's Park country. Authorities fear capture is unlikely as a strong force plans a long siege to recapture them.
City residents react as fire damages the William Hjorth Company plant near Casper. Witnesses report a large blaze drawing intense interest from the public and police, with the event occurring in a segregated district under federal delineation.
Scattered items report farming, rail, and legal news across Wyoming. Ditches deepen in Carbon county. convict escapes, arrests, and capture near Saratoga. a new postmaster appointed in Clearmont. a planned canniste factory near Cody. railway and mining updates from Hudson to Lusk. upcoming Tuberculosis Sunday plans. and local marriages, burglaries, and real estate deals amid frontier life.
The article compares Peruna and Katarno tonics as catarrh remedies. It notes that revised Peruna suits catarrh with constipation, while Katarno remains better when laxatives are not needed. It mentions Pertina products and the branding shift from Peruna to Katarno with Ohio manufacturers.
A conversation notes a young man with marked financial genius who wins an engagement ring at coat price from a jeweler by persuading a daughter of a prominent jeweler to marry him. After the engagement ends he returns the ring and makes the father pay eight percent interest on the investment.
Wileon asks Johnson about Jackson and learns Jackson is not dead but his wife has died. The two men reflect on the surprising turn as they discuss the rumor and the friend's reaction to the news.
In a curious post trial moment a man freed of horse theft charges asks the judge for a warrant against his successful lawyer. He claims the attorney took the horse Tatole due to unpaid fees, prompting a tense exchange in Haight of Assurance.
A resident objects to wife attending fashionable bridge parties, citing morals. Dialogue shows sharper stance on leisure social games and concerns over spouse’s playing skills.
A fragment recalls a mother’s injunction against young men near a courteous woman. A bystander mentions a man with his arm around her, while she holds a faraway look in her eyes. Quotations mix Similea and Shakeepeare with moral advice.
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