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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
7
Advertising copy touts Papes Diapepsin as a remedy to prevent indigestion and heartburn. Claims include complete digestion of meals, elimination of gas and belching, and ability to eat any food without discomfort. Recommends a 60 cent case from a druggist and promises immediate improvement.
The Leader installs a new double deck color press arriving from Chicago by rail to Cheyenne. The Goss press and complete stereo typing equipment weigh 34 500 pounds and enable two color printing at high speed. The plant will be the most modern in the state and rival metropolitan newspapers.
Thias Brennan a well known blacksmith is under arrest charged with assaulting Mishimo a Japanese at the Bon Ton restaurant last Wednesday night. The fight started over the price of two ham and egg sandwiches paid as charged. Brennan knocked down the proprietor who sought more money. Brennan to stand trial in Justice Pagett's court on Monday.
Allen Smith colored man bound to district court for trial on a first degree murder charge for fatally shooting Henry Jimerson in a barber shop bathroom. Zenobia Long and Berber Bush colored women witnesses bonded at 500 dollars each to ensure their presence at Smiths trial.
A telegraph report from Kemmerer Wyoming says Judge Westley Bloom of Pinedale fell from a hay wagon fracturing the neck vertebrae and dying instantly. He was a longtime local rancher and early Pinedale settler.
Fort Collins authorities arrested a man at the request of the county sheriff in a bootlegging case. The wife was released and continued her trip to Oregon. The husband is held for Fort Collins sheriff while the notice to taxpayers lists unpaid 1908 real property taxes due by May 1 1909.
Immigration Agent C W Wiltlame begins gathering detailed information for a forthcoming Wyoming pamphlet. He plans a statewide tour to secure accurate data on population, crops, industries, and resources, ensuring every region is represented in the fall publication. Public offices, clubs, and newspapers are asked to provide data and photographs for illustrations.
The Lyric screens Mephisto and the Maiden a tale based on Paust about an aged friar tempted by the devil for two hours of youth. Mephisto helps the friar woo a maiden, a duel with her lover follows, and the vow fulfillment ends the drama as the two hours expire. Farnsworth performs Tough Guy Levy a Yiddish cowboy song.
Coroner L P Desmond investigated the death of Mrs Minnie EB Whitmore on a Pine Bluffs area ranch. A coroner's jury ruled natural causes. The Baltic was transported to her town home. jurors included A A Buck Ingham John Huckfeldt and Wm H Ross. Dr Wm B Ye yeapa treated the deceased.
Tom Bagsty of Pine Bluffs claims Louis Bengtoon threatened his life and carried concealed weapons after dispute over land. Bagsty seeks bonds to keep the peace. The hearing earlier set for Thursday was continued to Tuesday. Bengtoon was released on seven hundred dollar bond.
A sheepherder named William Cashell located after six to eight months missing is found to be serving a term in the Rawlins state penitentiary for forgery in Sweetwater County. The report notes his mother’s distress in Kansas and links the revelation to ongoing Sunrise excitement over a shooting involving Cris Arhantes and Mrs. Curtis. Harry Curtis admits firing the first shots, Arhantes injured, Martha Nelson and Mrs Curtis traveled from Hartville.
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