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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1912

Page

2

Wyoming Fire Prevention Plan Aims to Halt Medicine Row Fires

Harold Marshall oversees a statewide fire plan to guard Medicine Row and nearby forests from Colorado wildfires. He travels northern Colorado cities to rally public support and install 60 fire boron instruments, lookout towers, and telephones at key spots. The effort targets September and October when grass dries and fires peak.

Fort Collins Colo. Ane Colorado Forest Medicine Row Forest Harold Marshall Thin Place Marshall Allen's Park Wyomingine Boulder Greeley Loveland Colorado

Two alleged thieves escape Casper jail by sawing iron bar

Two inmates Barnes and Little, both serving short sentences, escaped Casper jail by sawing through an iron bar in a corridor window. W. & Gerger wool theft suspect Ed Day aided another inmate but did not witness the break. Guards and bystanders searched near river banks but no trace found.

Carper Farnow Frankitt G. W. Patterson Barnes Little Fd. Day W. &. Greger Trinity

Storm Causes $10,000 Damage in Superior Wyoming

A violent storm and cloudburst in the hills near Superior Wyoming sent a torrent down the mountainside into Superior Creek causing about $10,000 in property damage and imperiling the South Superior business district and the Superior Coal Company power plant where water rose in the boiler room and nearly extinguished the fires before crews intervened.

Superior Wyo Superior Creek South Superior Superior Coal Company

Grazing Fees Raised Twenty Percent for Delinquent Users

The Shoshone National Forest in Cody Wyoming reports a new 20 percent increase in grazing fees. Under the Agriculture Department rule, advance payment remains required and approved applications may defer 60 days, but must pay the 20 percent surcharge before permits are issued or stock enters the forest.

Cody Wyo Ale Shoshone National Forest Department of Agriculture Nations Forest Secretary of Agriculture National Forest United States

Son Hollen’s Search Ends In Tragic Train Death

Pittsburg Kansas August 6 While dining with co workers W E Hollen an Oklahoma farmer told how his 14 year old son who wandered away last July was found dead by a train near Walnut Kansas last July A diner showed a photo and the father confirmed it was his boy ending a long fruitless search.

Pittsburg Kan W. E. Hollen Walnut

Young and Schafer May Clash in Wyoming Bout

Noa Young father of John Young announces his son will meet White Hope Schafer. Talks of staging at Port Russell or Dooper with options for travel by special train from Glenrock. Manager Seale to handle arrangements. gate split offered with potential 60 percent to winner and $1000 bets welcomed.

al Lealle Noa Young John Young Wyoming Schafer Seale Port Russet Dooper Young Mr. Young Atriva Pacific Coast Chicago Cheyenne

National League Baseball Results from Yesterday

Summary of multiple NL games with scores and key batters. Highlights include Philadelphia over Chicago 17 to 4, Boston cruising past Cleveland 8 to 4 in 11 innings, and Detroit edging New York with strong pitching. Also reports of Cincinnati and Brooklyn results and other scattered games across the circuit.

Chellgard Leaves Tribe of Redmen for Boston Bloomer Girls

Chellgard, the Braves shortstop and second baseman, has joined the Boston Bloomer Girls and left Cheyenne for Chicago with the team after a long talk with manager Livingston. His departure opens a hole in the Indians lineup, while Many dwell is said to plan roster upgrades including a pitcher and infielders to bolster the attack.

Bidwell Redmen Chellgard Braves Boston Bloomer Girls Cheyenne Chicago Livingston Biddie

Navy to Replace Flat Caps and Wide Collars on Ships

A naval board proposes new uniforms for sailors aboard battleships and cruisers. The flat round cap and half-yard wide rolling collar would be replaced by a round narrow-brimmed cloth cap and a regular miner's flannel shirt to reduce interference with work.

Washington Republic Naval

Ezra Meeker Recalls Early Wyoming in Cheyenne Frontier Days

Pera Meeker, arriving with his prairie sehooter and oxen for Frontier Day activities, recalls Cheyenne as the West’s best town. He remembers freighting outfits, immigrant beginnings, and the era when Cheyenne hosted frontier life feats. He enjoys Frontier celebrations and shares vivid memories with onlookers.

Pera Meeker Cheyenne Meeker Capitol Avenue Plains Frontier Park Mr. Meeker Wyoming

Sheepmen Stockpile Grain Amid Strong Hay Supply

Lander Wyoming August 6 Sheep raisers in the Lander area are stocking up on grain early to secure reserves. Despite an unusually large alfalfa crop in the Lander valley and record Nebraska hay production, mills have contracts for future crops at good prices, and meat mill output is expected to influence the local market.

Lander Wyo Nebraska

Counterfeit $20 Gold Certificate Found by Secret Service

The Secret Service has detected a new counterfeit of the 1906 $20 gold certificate. The note appears printed from crude photo mechanical plates on two sheets with heavy blue across, and the Washington portrait is notably poor. It bears check letter D, plate 147, and signatures of W. T. Vernon and Charles H. Treat.

Washington Secret Service W. T. Vernon Register of Treasury Charles H. Treat

Foreigners Share Jokes On National Humor

A Frenchman, a German, and an Englishman quibble over which jokes best capture their nations humor. The Frenchman asserts French jokes lack cleverness, the German praises German wit, and the Englishman insists England’s humor is not to be laughed at. The dialogue ends with a playful line about English jokes and a stray remark about dyspepsia supposedly coming from Greek.

Thins Waistlines Denounced by Catholic Clergy

Baltimore, Aug 6 The Catholic Church extended its stance against fashionable summer wear described as peekaboo waists and other scanty attire. Rev. Thomas J. Roderick of St. Martin's noted such garments profane the temple of God, a theme Bishop Costigan said any priest might preach on.

Baltimore Europe America St. Martin's Catholic Church Thomas J. Roderick Temple of God Costigan

Fragmented dialogue snippets from a poster or ad line

Readable fragments mention patience, marriage doubt, and a phone number 65. The text cites a sun proof paint brand Sterman See Stevenson for wiring services and a government department question. The piece lacks clear narrative or full names or dates.

Time Tables for Western and Denver Routes

Rail schedule excerpt shows UNTON Pacific and Denver timetables with arrivals and departures for Omaha Cheyenne Ogden Ogden routes. Listings include No 17 No 101 102 103 104 109 110 and additional south north connections via Cheyenne Denver and Orin with Chicago Burlington and Quincy No 159 No 64. Also mentions The Sherman Co varnishes and Liquid Veneer.

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