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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
10
Wyoming field notes recount legends of gold near Hudson. Prospectors gather, trade tales of old workings, a crashed cabin, and bones near a placer camp. Report hints at a single rich site possibly hidden beyond timber line and beyond common routes.
An odd reference notes a future address by President Wilson directed to the poodle of Wyoming using quirky phrasing about a loader. The line hints at a playful contemporary commentary with regional whims and a reference to the president's speech timing.
An advert in the Hop Leader outlines full details of plans for President Woodrow Wilton. The notice signals forthcoming information and promotional material about his administration and policy agenda.
A piano fell from a depot wagon injuring Wallace Hart as the vehicle bunched and tipped over near the Barber home. Hart suffered a severe contusion to the right ear and was taken to Cottage Hospital where he rested under care after the accident.
Laramie Wy April 20 Union Pacific Railroad will place R W Evans on pension rolls starting May first. Evans has 28 years of service in this city as baggage master and assistant ticket agent and now serves as night ticket agent. He will retire to his home at 269 Second Street in Laramie.
Geo Pryor told Laramie police about an attempted hold up Sunday night near the East Side brothel area. He could offer only a poor description of two men. no arrests have been made. Pryor was uninjured and lost nothing.
A crowd from across the country packed Silver Springs Lodge in Hecla Wyoming on Saturday for a dance by Clarence Farrell with the Hecla orchestra. Dancing continued until midnight followed by a supper served by the ladies. Attendees said they had a delightful time and would like to return.
Louis B. Ammons, president of the People’s Fire Insurance Company and leader in the national campaign against the dangerous match and arson trust, died at his Newton Pennsylvania home of acute indigestion and heart trouble.
Miss Frances Margaret Haver becomes the first woman to receive the diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in London as of April 29.
Patient testimony from James Deering of Giaaxen Jone tive recounts severe cough fever and loss of appetite improving after taking Kekinen's Alterative. He urges others to try the remedy and writes that it aided recovery within one week.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has been used by two generations and is praised as a mild laxative tonic. It claims to aid stomach, liver, and bowel issues, including constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness. The ad notes safety for all ages, with a 50 cent to one dollar price and offers free samples by mail from W B Caldwell, Monticello Illinois.
A man identified as Ralph Williams or possibly Ralph Thomas is jailed in Laramie after Sheriff Fraser noted he matched the description of a wanted felon. He faces grand larceny charges and a bond jumping charge in Carlon County, with Rawlins Sheriff Rivera to transport him for arraignment.
County Commissioners Palmer and Ernest and Road Supervisor W Stromberg visited Maynard Lane to test a new Rockwell road grader from Salt Lake. The road had been spread with river gravel and will be worked over to assess the scraper’s effectiveness on the gravel surface.
Residents and business life in Wyoming are explored through Leader newspaper columnists. The piece notes typical hitches faced by a teamster and reflects regional concerns and daily commerce.
St Louis April 28. World wide matters of importance will be the focus of peace workers at the Fourth American Peace Congress in St Louis May 1 through 3. Delegates from at least nineteen Western hemisphere countries will attend, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Speakers will include Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and Andrew Carnegie.
Chicago April 28. A report explains Australia’s government guaranteed farmer loans via savings banks. Loans range 240 to 10,000 with 4 percent interest and semiannual principal installments. Over 10 million dollars has already been advanced. The plan aims to settle new land in Victoria and meet labor needs by expanding farming.
New York April 28. Surge bureau findings questioned the police image of health. In the year ending June 30 sickness days reached 69 788 with gout and rheumatism leading to 9 575 days off. Gastritis and indigestion followed with 3 722 days. Other illnesses listed include grippe tonsillitis neurasthenia tuberculosis laceration lumbago and neuralgia. Minor alcohol-related sickness counted 396 days.
A three month old baby died when a wagon team bolted near Dr Shoop ranch two miles north of Arvada Colorado. The infant was hurled from Mrs Lorton Dowell’s arms and killed as the carriage crashed. The parents were badly hurt and taken to the Shoop ranch for medical care. The Dowells had been moving from Shoop’s to Denver when the accident occurred.
San Francisco April 28 electricians plan the largest search light to grace Mount Tamalpais, atop the railroad project, as work shifts toward its installation on the peak. The device aims to blind a man at twelve miles, reflecting bold illumination ambitions for the era.
A local electrical firm tests a high powered searchlight with parabolic lens and arc lamp rated at 120 amperes. The device aims to illuminate the 1915 exposition grounds from distant peaks and could beam over ten miles to light objects at ten to twenty miles away if trials prove successful.
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