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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1912
Page
5
A candidate list from Laramie County shows Edward G Schoel announcing for sheriff and Frank B Roach also seeking the Democratic primary. J C Haneen of Campstool enters the race for County Assessor, urging nomination of a county officer from the county.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a county commissioner primary with four year terms and a candidate named Thos. R. Rid, tied to August 20th primaries. Details are limited and unclear due to text quality.
A series of public notices from Laramie County politicians announces candidacies for local offices. Edw Peckham seeks treasurer after August primaries. Mamie Heffern announces Democratic bid for Assessor. Corson W Slingerland and others enter road supervisor, county commissioner, prosecutor, and other posts ahead of August 20 1912 primaries.
Short notices include watch repair services at Milles, vacation notices for Bishop McGovern and Judge Matson, a trunk shop on West 16th, late trains due to rain, property sale by Taylor & Co, a man held after imitating a locomotive, a fine for disturbance, limited prisoners in the county jail, a Fourth Artillery band concert, land office entries by Jopho Girvin and Carrie Patrick, several Wyoming homesteads, roaming buses rounded up, and a Wyoming silver service exhibit at Bushner Jewelry Co with seven thousand pieces reflecting state history and employment.
Dr. G. P. Johneton travels to Chicago for a brief vacation. Rev. Nelson of the Methodist church handles the plow to begin excavating a new parsonage site, showing notable plow knowledge as the first furrow is struck. Charles Jones, a boy, is jailed for peddling cocaine after being found with a sizeable quantity. Police intensify a crackdown on the drug trade as they report several cocaine arrests in the past week.
A party of pleasure seekers arrived in Cheyenne from Sterling Colorado in five automobiles en route to Cherokee Park where they will spend a month. They faced muddy roads into Cheyenne with cars sinking up to the wheels rendering engines inoperable at times.
Miss Jenette Dulmage headlines four weekend performances at the Capitol Avenue Theatre. The Cheyenne audience has praised her as among the season’s best singers with strong, beautiful tones. Those who skip her show miss a treat.
W H Samford of Montgomery presented Governor Wilson with a plan to organize American school teachers into clubs to support the Democratic ticket. About 150 members of the Wilson and Marshall Democratic association visited the governor and suggested teachers nationwide contribute one dollar each to the Democratic campaign. The governor approved the plan.
In New York at Bellevue Hospital Dr. William C. Lusk performed a remarkable operation on an aortic aneurysm. Thirty six feet of ultra fine gold wire was wrapped around the aorta and a current of electricity applied. The procedure reduced the artery swelling enough to restore natural function via artificial means.
New York August 2 Mayor Gaynor spotted a park laborer chewing tobacco and joined in. He accepted the bag, took half its contents, and put the morsel in his mouth before returning to his automobile. Friends noted they had not seen him chew tobacco before.
Passengers on a southbound Colorado and Southern train near Underwood are marooned after a cloud burst precedes a dam break at Gordon's dam. Residents report a two foot flood as the line washes away, with many frightened passengers including women and children. Conductor Goff locates help from Iron Mountain. Rancher Gordon fed stranded travelers without charging.
Widespread rain caused two major washouts on the Colorado and Southern between Cheyenne and Port Collins. Sections 25 to 40 feet of track were torn away near Crouse, forcing traffic shutdown. A work train hurried to the site and halted a potential wreck as rising water undermined the second washout's fill. Officials hoped to finish repairs overnight but were unsuccessful.
Aerial collision last night over Garden City involved James Steinhauer of Cleveland and William Heina of Pittsburg. Both pilots clung to their planes and survived with minor bruises as spectators disentangled the double wreck on the field.
Mrs Charlotte M Foley wife of Harry Edey a retired millionaire banker arrived in New York with Gardner Murdock liveryman of Bellport L I in what is described as an elopement the second since her 1891 marriage. Murdock claims he received 100000 from the banker to leave Bellport and he reportedly sold his stables and other holdings before coming to New York.
Governor Carey Dash appoints Joan McGill of Lanamie as water tax commissioner and J. C. Newlin of Cheyenne as state bank examiner, named delegates to the National Conference on State and Loan Taxation in Des Moines, Iowa, September 8 to 9.
Cheyenne's bid gets backing as the Automobile Mine Book highlights the Wyoming capital. The Blue Book profiles Cheyenne as a rail hub with Fort D. A. Russell nearby, major buildings, Frontier Days, and notable residents including ex U S Senator Jos M Carey and Senator F B Warren.
After today’s Atlas matinee at the Atlas theatre moving pictures will be taken of attendees. People may have their images projected on screens nationwide if they attend the afternoon show. The matinee runs from early afternoon until about four fifteen, and organizers urge all Cheyenne residents to participate to boost the city’s profile nationwide.
A bill to create a Lincoln memorial highway from Boston to San Francisco has been filed by Representative Taylor of Colorado. The proposed route runs through New York, Washington DC, Springfield Illinois and Denver with states and counties to fund two thirds of costs while the federal government pays the remaining third.
The survivor recalls marrying a man who gained fortune in New York and cites hospital figures: Mrs Mary Ladell as matron, Dr Stiles as house physician, visiting physicians Mr D Simmons of 1188 Dean Street and Dr Van Kleif, with Sister Mildred heading the institution. She notes her child was the hospital’s first birth but records were destroyed, Walsh says.
Washington April 2 A Philadelphia lawyer Francis T Tobin filed a petition with Speaker Clark demanding the impeachment of Justice Daniel Thaw Wright of the DC supreme court over a recent contempt of court conviction of Samuel Gompers Frank Morea on and John Mitchkell The petition was referred to the house judiciary committee without comment.
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