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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1913
Page
4
Wyoming enters a new era of growth with rapid settlement, irrigation and stock raising expansion. Investors flood in for dairy cattle and land, oil fields attract capital, and rail lines promise new branches as the state eyes a prosperous future.
The report outlines a proposed banking and currency bill backed by the Wilson administration. It envisions regional banks, a central board to set reserve rates, and gradual retirement of national bank currency. It also notes elimination of deposit guarantees and anticipated refunding of bonds, with approval expected in Congress.
A fragment notes a woman supposedly urging the interior secretary to explain why he called someone an “awful man.” The garbled text references Lane and the secretary’s remarks, with unclear context or outcome. The readable portion preserves names and a request for clarification.
Altoona Pa April 29 A man identified as John Meredo of San Francisco leaped from a window of the Atlantic express as it sped eastward past Lily in the mountains west of Altoona. His aim appeared to be self destruction but he failed and his right arm was severed by the train. He was described by railroad workers as a “railroad beantry” and the incident was attributed to distress and irregular meals.
The notice appears to reference a Wyoming publication and a want ad medium. Details are sparse with possible misreads. No clear events, people, or organizations are identifiable to anchor a factual card.
An elderly narrator reflects on turning rich soil at night to plant taters and the farming life. He recalls religious rites, sheep herding, poverty, and the old hollow community with Gusé Neck Hollow as a worn, struggling town.
The Batchel college, forty years established, is proposed to be transferred with endowment valued at 400000 to Akron Ohio for use as a municipal college or university. If accepted, Akron would gain a college grade institution with free tuition for qualified city students and potential integration with city government and technical training. The name College of the City of Akron or Buchtel College for liberal arts would be used accordingly.
In Chicago on April 29 Larrie Kum a Japanese man killed himself in protest against California anti alien land bill proposed legislation. He had arrived from Denver a week earlier and showed intense interest in the measure. A self taught story of a man eating with a table knife without cutting his mouth and a line about love and a diamond appears in the fragment.
A movement among Park county ex Hawkeyes to hold an Iowa picnic in the summer gains support. The piece notes many Park residents are Iowa natives and would welcome reuniting with former Hawk eyes for a traditional, hearty gathering with a refreshments committee open to all who lived in Iowa.
A Wichita Price Current note urges communities to stop disparaging neighbors and outsiders. It argues that constant kicking of the town around harms growth and deters new visitors, urging residents to pull together to foster a welcoming, hopeful hometown image.
Readable excerpts describe Good Friday and Easter rituals in Tula Mexico with processions, candles, blessings of water, Judas burning, and village customs. The second item details a 1914 New Jersey chancery order for Prudential Insurance to appraisal of capital stock, hearing set, notices to banking officials stockholders and policyholders.
In Brittany Easter traditions blend Christian rites with pagan customs. Giant paschal tapers mark the season as communities honor prehistoric stones still scattered near churches and celebrate the arrival of spring.
Statisticals from the Bureau of Railway Economics indicate February 1918 earnings per mile rose to 1015 dollars in operating revenues, with expenses at 259 dollars and taxes at 46 dollars. Operating income per mile stood at 212 dollars, up modestly from February 1912, despite shorter February days and flood-related impairment concerns.
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