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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
3
A snippet features Crawford joking about economizing and Crabshaw noting he buys nothing unless on credit. Confucius is quoted favoring pigtails over cocktails, reflecting light, humorous chatter among locals.
The Republican National Convention completed its work by nominating Associate Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the Supreme Court for president and Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president. On the final ballot Hughes led with 940 votes to Roosevelt 18 and Lodge 7 among others.
The convention nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president after failed fusion talks with the Progressives who rejected Hughes as a common candidate. Hughes accepted, resigned from the bench, and voiced his stance on true Americanism and national defense. Parker of Louisiana named VP. second ballot tallies showed Hughes leading with Roosevelt a distant second, other candidates listed with scattered votes.
Washington reports Justice Hughes accepted the 1916 Republican nomination after resigning from the Supreme Court. His letter to President Wilson cited duty to respond to national needs, pledging strong Americanism, preparedness, and firm defense. He urged balanced diplomacy, economic reform, and orderly preparedness across land and sea.
Auditorium Hall hosts a Progressive convention where Theodore Roosevelt declines the nomination pressuring for a conditional refusal. He cites uncertainty over Republican stance on vital issues and proposes that if Hughes supports the country’s interests, the party committee may accept his conditional refusal and notify the Progressives of any final action. The convention adjourns.
The case recounts the 1916 slaying of Ed Doyle by Pete Ka dush, a Heusemer bartender, with a courtroom performance lasting about twenty minutes in Judge River’s division before sentencing. Details are muddled but indicate a temporary lod of ten ta ever begke and the judge’s involvement.
Professor Alexander McAdie of Harvard explains in Geographical Review that winds blow in all directions through the atmosphere, making three dimensional weather charts impossible. He notes two main layers the troposphere and stratosphere, with strongest winds just below the stratosphere and pressure changes likely originating there. The stratosphere’s height is greatest over the equator and varies seasonally with higher rises at the equator and lowest near the poles. He adds that at the equator the air cools with height more than in temperate regions and the lowest temperatures occur above the equator.
A humorous exchange has a caller asking for money and the reply jokes about not affording the right of way for a fireless telegraph. The quip highlights a playful take on financial limits and old telegraph concepts.
A fragment of social humor asserts that most attractive women are gifted musicians while less attractive women excel at cooking. The remark reflects dated biases about gender and domestic skills without naming people or events.
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