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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
2
In Hudson Wyoming on April 26 readers hear tales of gold near the hills west of town. Prospectors recall old camps, placer finds, and a cabin with bones. many seek the fabled rich location, hoping a future discoverer will reveal the source of the gold.
A playful note mentions 18 days until President Woodrow Wilson speaks through a metaphorical channel to Wyoming, using quirky phrasing about a poodle and a loader as whimsical imagery.
A newspaper note requests readers to page the leader advertisement for complete information on plans attributed to President Woodrow Wilton. The item hints at political strategy and forthcoming announcements involving the president.
In Hoch Winson area a piano tipped from a depot wagon during unloading. Wallace Hart, a young man, was struck on the head by the instrument as the wagon wheel hit a bump and overturned. He was taken to Cottage hospital with a severe right ear contusion and remained under medical care.
Laramie Wyoming April 20 with the first of May the Union Pacific Railroad company will place R W Evans for 1 years faithful employe on pension rolls Twenty eight of the 1 years of service have been given in this city where he has served as baggage master and assistant ticket agent At present Mr Evans is the night ticket agent After retirement he will reside in this city at his home 269 Second street
Geo Pryor narrowly escaped an attempted hold up in Laramie Wyoming as two men emerged from a east side brothel at midnight Sunday. Pryor could not give a clear description and no arrests were made. He was uninjured and lost nothing.
A Saturday night dance at Silver Springs Lodge in Hecla Wyoming drew people from across the country. Clarence Farrell led the Hecla orchestra as attendees danced until midnight and enjoyed a supper served by the ladies, leaving with high praise and plans to return.
Louis 8. Ammons president of the People's Fire Insurance company died at his Newton Pennsylvania home from acute indigestion and heart trouble. He led a nationwide campaign against the dangerous match and arson trust.
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.
An article recounts testimonials claiming Kekinen's Alterative cures lung troubles. Patients describe severe coughs and weakness improving after taking the remedy, with one man reporting rapid relief within weeks and urging others to try the treatment.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative for all ages. It claims it treats stomach liver and bowel issues including constipation dyspepsia and biliousness without griping. Free samples offered by mail from W B Caldwell TicMonticello Illinois.
In Laramie Wyoming Ralph Williams or perhaps Ralph Thomas is held in the county jail on grand larceny charges after being arrested by Sheriff Fraser. A bond jumper case in Carbon County also links to the man as Rawlins officials plan to take him there for prosecution.
Will try new grader on Maynard Lane in Laramie Wyoming as County Commissioners Axe Palmer and John W Ernest and Road Supervisor W Stromberg inspect an experimental gravel spread. The team plans a thorough test with the scraper and plan to grade the road with the Salt Lake sent machine.
The excerpt sketches life in Wyoming with glimpses of daily struggles and the work of teamsters, noting many a hitch in the business as described through local columns.
St Louis hosts the Fourth American Peace Congress May 1 2 3 with delegates from at least nineteen Western Hemisphere nations including the United States Canada and Mexico. Distinguished figures to speak include Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan and Andrew Carnegie.
Chicago April 28. A report on Australia’s credit system shows savings banks will issue loans to farmers from 240 to 10000 with 4 percent interest. Borrowers pay half yearly principal and interest, with a sinking fund to ensure long term stability. Over 10 million has already been advanced. Victoria adopts the plan to accelerate settlement of vast tracts of land and meet rising labor demand.
New York police surge bureau findings question the force’s health image. In the year to June 30, 69 788 days off due to sickness. gout and rheumatism led with 9 575 absent days. Other causes include gastritis, indigestion, grippe, neurasthenia and more. few cases of alcoholism.
Three month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Lorton Dowell died when a wagon team hauling furniture bolted two miles north of Arvada near the Dr. Shoop ranch. The parents were seriously injured and rushed to Shoop's ranch for medical aid. a physician was summoned from Arvada.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal April 28 Electricians plan construction of the largest search light in the world to be installed atop Mount Tamalpais by the Mount Tamalpais railroad. The light aims to illuminate the area from a great distance.
A local electrical firm builds a high power searchlight using parabolic optics and an arc lamp of 120 amperes capability. The device concentrates light on a one foot square spot one mile away, with potential illumination up to ten to twenty miles and a range of at least twelve miles, capable of blinding a person at distance.
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