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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
13
The Barnum and Bailey show reaches Cheyenne with five special circus trains bringing kitchen staff for 1,280 meals and parade equipment. The big parade starts at 10 o clock, with 700 horses, a large menagerie, and a lively canvas town springing up near North kind of Thomas Street.
The article argues that many young men underestimate banks and their appetite for small deposits. It notes bankers understand how quickly a small start can grow into a larger balance and that many banks, including Citizens National Bank, encourage youthful deposits and offer cooperation.
Thousands arrive by train and on foot for what officials call the biggest circus event in city history. The Dam Agement opens a downtown ticket office as reserved seats go on sale. Harnum and Bailey parade in New York style with a giraffe baby three feet high, a large crowd pleaser Desperado a leaping star, Adonis toppers, and Jupiter balloon horse among sensational acts.
Three Ontario Power Company workers Erick W. Brace George Collot and William McLaughlin were killed at Niagara Falls Ontario while placing lining inside a 14 foot flume when metal plates touched charged wires. They died instantly as their hands rested on the steel plates forming a circuit.
New York August 4. With the international aviation meet only two months away promoters shift arrangements. Work on the Garden City site is abandoned and the meet will now be at Heimont Park with plan revisions by Sherman Co.
State Engineer Clarence Johnston announces Riverton reclamation will proceed immediately after Wyoming Central’s ouster. Chicago’s Talmage Boutin takes over, intends rapid completion under the Carey Act, with lands segregated and bonds posted, while Riverton is hailed as a future western agricultural hub.
The Atlas last half opened yesterday with the Hoyle Brothers novelty act. Misa Hughey, an instrumentalist and vocalist, and the Makarenko troupe of Gypsy entertainers close their engagement tonight. Take notice, tonight is the last chance to see this elegant act. A Good Tower is shown with A Daughter of Dixie. patrons are urged to attend in Cheyenne.
Fragmentary ad notes lots in city areas with terms and prices listed under contact G. F. Oliver at phone 574. The readable bits indicate multiple parcels and price details though specifics are incomplete.
The prima donna Lina Cavalieri wife of Robert Winthrop Chanter is reported to have undergone an appendectomy at De Segond's estate. Physicians say the operation was highly successful and she is expected to recover soon with her husband Constan attending.
Special session of Cheyenne city council on August 1, 1910, Mayor Cook presiding. Clerk reports bids for pipe supply and trenching for water works extension. Bids listed by company and size, including Black & Laird, Doyle & Schwarts, Ferguson Bros, and Bash & Gray, with prices per inch and depth. Bids referred to water and sewerage committee before adjournment.
J D Trujillo of Wagon Mound aged 74 died of heart disease at the Santa Fe depot yesterday while returning from a wedding at Aguilar with his wife. Burial will be in Wagon Mound, services at Skeeman.
Immigrant police in San Francisco arrest Jew Loy Sing, a wealthy Chinese merchant, amid claims of a scheme to substitute photos in court records. Inspector Taylor alleges hundreds of habeas corpus entries were falsified to admit Chinese nationals, with losses projected around $109000. The case involves the clerk’s office and a youthful deputy’s confession.
Albuquerque Aug 4 Labor officials decided not to field a separate ticket for the constitutional convention. They will form labor clubs to press Republican and Democratic candidates to adopt labor plank the convention. Gold plats at Sherman County.
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