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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
1
Mrs M Irwin, 65, was severely injured when a pair of horses she was driving ran away about twenty miles west of Casper. She suffered a deep scalp wound from ear to ear and other cuts but no broken bones. Her husband tried to help, a passerby joined, Dr Keith treated her in Casper, and she was reported resting comfortably later. Lender office advertises for clean cotton raga.
Judge Lew in the United States district court at Denver discharged the trustee in the Northern Colorado Coal company receivership and prepared to hand the property to the reorganization committee. A new company will operate the mine and adjacent coal lands, with plans to open a new shaft near Coalmont and extend track two miles to reach it. Senior mining man Kuwene Fimmeick will manage the Coalmont property, and machinery from Denver will move to the site for expanded operations this summer.
W Charles Jacobson of Carpenter purchased the brown impressure stallion Taddock Boson 15,392 from the Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm shipment at Bushnell. The horse is a model drafter of approved type, weighs 1960, and is richly bred as a direct descendant of the famous Tiarold. Mr. Truman predicts a great future for this horse.
Walter McFadden faced a preliminary hearing at the county court on defacing livestock brands. He was bound over to the district court in a $1500 bond posted by friends. He resides in the southeastern county and was arrested by Sheriff Jackson of Albany county and later turned over to this county for the alleged crime.
The piece critiques railway workers’ harsh shifts and meager rest, noting engineers and conductors earn high monthly checks yet endure long daily hours. It rails against railroads for harsh conditions and quotes Taft denouncing railways for resisting reform and fair labor standards.
Casper Wyoming officials announce two May conventions. The Democratic state convention will be May 8 and the Woodmen of the World state convention May 17, with delegates from across Wyoming. Woodmen delegates total about 55 from 28 camps. Wyoming Woodmen membership stands at 2295.
Berlin reports Washington demands immediate stoppage of the present U-boat campaign until the two governments reach a decision on a lawful and practicable form of warfare against commerce. The United States vows to judge Germany’s assurances by concrete orders and safety for passengers.
Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott and Maj. Gen. Funston weigh options after the Villa pursuit. Reports say Carranza may offer Mexican railroads to Pershing if troops withdraw, while exhumation claims about Villa are disputed. U.S. cavalry concentrate near Parral as Gutierrez enforces strict military law and guards press for order amid local hostility.
The United States Court of Appeals ruled that Quaker Oats is not operating in violation of the Sherman Act. The decision followed two days of hearings and testimony in several cities.
The foreign office remains reticent and AP reports high level sentiment that any change in submarine policy is unlikely. Washington’s demands are seen as extreme and a shift in German stance is not anticipated despite efforts to keep good ties with the United States. The note text was delivered to the foreign office and circulated to military and press outlets.
Philadelphia April 21 Orders issued at League Island naval yard require commanders of battleships Connecticut and Kansas to be ready within twenty four hours. Brutus, a large battleship, left yesterday for the Pacific coast.
A fragment notes Commander in Chief of the Turkish army, allied with Germany, suffering from fever while leading efforts. The text mentions high command and ongoing wartime activity, but details are incomplete.
Raymond Belmont is served with a subpoena to appear as a witness for his wife Mrs. Mitchell Lorraine Belmont in her divorce suit. The trial is scheduled for May 1 in the supreme court. Belmont took the step to ensure his presence, though he may not be called to testify. His past absence during a prior case is noted, with family statements about his father August Belmont involved in financial matters.
Paul V. Hadley and his wife Ida Hadley were held without bail after a preliminary hearing in Muskogee Oklahoma on charges they killed Sheriff Jake Giles of Beaumont Texas. Giles was shot on a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train while en route from Kansas City to Beaumont with Hadley as a prisoner.
In Helena Montana April 21 scattering returns show President Wilsen polled more votes than all Republican opponents in the presidential preferential primary today Roosevelt name was written in by about one fourth of Republican voters Cummins runs three to one over Roosevelt in twelve precincts
In Brookfield Missouri H P Cook a fireman was instantly killed and engineer H W Woodson was badly burned when a main rod punctured the boiler of a locomotive on the Burlington line one mile west of Stewartsville. The blast caused a devastating explosion last evening.
Tulsa Oklahoma April 21 news announces the formation of a fifty million dollar corporation by H F Sinclair the former Federal league magnate.
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