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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1910
Page
4
A brief notice lists the society editor’s phone line at the local office with a related contact extension and a $420 figure referring to a service or fee. The fragment provides no additional names or locations.
A Cheyenne resident complains after finding a leech in the municipal water. The column argues invisible impurities threaten health, urges an emergency auxiliary supply, and records council inaction and delays in improving water purity.
A columnist argues the government must act to relieve a persistent distressing situation rather than delaying until funerals justify the emergency. The piece frames the call as foresight, not pessimism or criticism.
The Kansas primaries delivered decisive defeats for standpat Republicans and boosted insurgents led by Murdock Madison and Governor Stubbs. Insurgency proved a real force as many incumbents were ousted or renominated narrowly while anti Taft sentiment deepened across the state. Senator Crane probes western mood to gauge national impact as Kansas Republicans drift toward Democrats.
Mayor Bitese of Chicago told at a lawyers dinner a story about Pallas Phelps a famed but office free lawyer in 1840s Chicago. The anecdote recalls muddy streets a judge and Pallas meeting at a crossing and the joke about not sweeping his office.
In Guthrie Oklahoma last night three attempts to kill Ford Willford and his elderly mother were carried out by unknown shooters. Suspected to be friends of Lee Helton who is serving a life term for the murder of Charles Williford in Denison last year. Windows were broken and bullets struck rooms as family members cowered. A threatening tag warned the family the assailants would return if a pardon application was not signed.
The text presents a lyrical reflection on a beloved figure described with rich fabrics, deadly consequences for kissing her gown, and shifting imagery of wind, fire, and wings. The speaker recalls lost children, dreams, and burdens carried across heaven and hell, ending with a signature line and place name.
New York reports seven people perished in an incendiary fire at 100 Rockaway Head Jamaica lodging house on Rockaway Beach. Stefan Mareorawaski woke to the dog bark and helped three women and two children escape before his clothing caught fire as neighbors attempted rescues.
In ttinstad Colorado on August 5 Camillia Rove a six year old boy and playmate Angelo Gagliardi aged five were out bird hunting when an old .22 rifle misfired. The gun was held on trigger to fire and discharged when Gagliardi’s finger slipped, killing Camillia instantly. The incident is being investigated.
Chicago reports tentative plans for an Intermountain racing circuit including Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Butte, and Denver after a Cheyenne meeting. Denver will host a short follow‑up meet at Overland Park before Salt Lake City hosts the fall event.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Princess May ran aground on a reef at Sentinel Islet and sank two hours later. All 80 passengers and 68 crew were rescued by boat, with the vessel declared a total loss.
In Glenwood Springs Aug 6 a lightning strike killed Mrs. W. H. Hebbard while she rode in a bogey. Her husband was thrown clear, and the horse dragged on with her body. Hebbard was later found wandering deranged.
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