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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
16
Final sale offers include a white Fathie dress at a bargain, white voile gowns reduced from 22.50, two white lawn dresses marked down from 3.75 and 0.75, two recaline dresses at 7.50, a lavender dress with black pin stripe at 16.00, all displayed in the east window. Prices indicate substantial reductions and limited stock.
The Boston Red Sox exercised their option on three players from the American association. Infielder Krog of Indianapolis and infield Scott and pitcher Brant of St. Paul, recently sold with repurchase rights, were recalled.
Aug 7 Lincoln reports three men over 60 years old killed themselves in Nebraska towns yesterday. John Kouts a traveling man from Tarkio Missouri was found dead in Beatrice city jail after swallowing poison. At Grand Island E B Shuman a pioneer school teacher hanged himself at home after indicating mental trouble. William Rogers former Saunders county surveyor and wealthy man hanged himself in a barn at Ceresco.
Danville Iowa Aug 7 Civil Judge Rt EB Kimbrough surrendered his bench to Judge W B Schoifield to grant a divorce from his wife Emma Kimbrough now in Los Angeles. The decree cites desertion. they wed in Denver June 20 1909.
The Bulgarian government informs powers in Sofia it will demobilize its army immediately after the peace treaty is signed. It asks the powers to pressure Turkey to withdraw the Haos Midian line and honor the treaty.
In Boston the Knights of Columbus supreme convention voted by a large majority to keep the headquarters in New Haven Connecticut and chose St. Paul as the 1914 meeting site. The group adjourned after a closing ball and postponed action on proposed insurance law changes until 1914.
Marcel Herter broke the world one hour bicycle record by riding 26 436 miles in a single hour. The American record for one hour is 25 miles 600 yards set by W W Hamilton at Denver on July 9 1898.
President Wilson selects Professor Charles F. Marvin to head the Weather Bureau succeeding Willis Moore. Marvin, born in Ohio, joined the weather service in 1884 and has served as a meteorology professor at the Washington Observatory. He has invented instruments for wind velocity and moisture measurement and now registers earthquakes and evaporation. He is fifty.
The first round of finals at Fort Russell rifle range featured 20 yard surprise firing and 600 yard slow range with 15 marksmen to be chosen for Camp Perry. Standings list Bishop Martin Gettys Briggs Meyer Maink Weaes Walker C Smith Waters Guthrie Baker and others with scores from 78 to 86 reported. A separate Chilean Isidora steamer wreck at Cape Carranza resulted in all hands lost except one. vessel total loss, 725 tons, built 1879.
Lisbon August 7. Bulletin states no more health updates will be issued as President de Arriga shows progress toward recovery and is expected to resume duties next Saturday.
Private detectives pursuing the 150000 jewel theft from Mrs John F Hanan at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island report some gems traced to New York. An attempted sale to a downtown jeweler failed when the sellers fled the store upon questioning.
Maintenance is vital to roads and business. If estimates are too low, avoid bidding. Encourage better road laws and organized state road associations to improve infrastructure.
An excerpt discusses using a two inch four horsepower engine for wood sawing and highlights the value of a larger engine for extra farm tasks, noting farmers may need the machine for multiple jobs and advising consideration of a bigger model to maximize efficiency.
Mrs Mary Af Hedjotk 96 of Paul Want to Vote and lead women clubs. Miss Margaret directs a movement in women’s clubs urging civic action. King George grants to Mrs Beott widow of the Antarctic explorer the rank she would have had if her husband were knighted, to be called Lady Beott.
The Omaha Bee mocks the buffalo nickel while the New York Run calls the Indian side exaggerated. The New York World weighs in noting the coin resembles a medal or token more than a fair sculpture.
Poria papers campaign against reckless driving. American auto industry employs about one cent of every dollar of capital. An English firm unveils luminous varnish to render unlit cars visible at long distance at night. Child sized cars export the latest French novelty, small four mile per hour vehicles with a three quarter horsepower engine.
A compilation of sharp quips on politics from the Providence Bulletin Louisville Courier Journal Lovin Times and Nashville Democrat. The quotes mock census talk women in politics and politicians who beguile the public with lofty titles while lamenting salaries.
In Berlin street car conductors are described. The German empire reportedly hosts 4,000,000 criminals and Prussia bans literacy. only two of 1011 recruits could not read. New knee joint grafts are claimed as a medical milestone. Meat inspectors in Berlin use moving picture cameras to study enlarged micro organisms in meat through photo enlargements.
A young rider in Willung during a storm escaped death when a lightning struck tree split in halves. The horse reared and leaped through the gap as the halves closed trapping a tail fragment. The rider sustained severe shaking but survived the remarkable incident without further harm.
Paris reports a Rowan inventor claims a torpedo with a magnetism aided steering system can correct aiming errors and strike any target. The device allegedly uses a magnetized needle to adjust course toward the original ship, but could redirect toward a second target within its influence.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt shows a couple debating thrift and saving as a money trust. The exchange highlights their humor about economizing every purchase and one partner inviting the other to join in the frugal effort.
A vicar from an east London parish tells a stark tale illustrating husband wife tensions. He recalls a late night encounter where a man abused a woman in public, with bystanders intervening as the assailant fled. The narrative reflects social strain and local attitudes toward domestic conflict.
A fragmented Weehineion Star item contrasts art and literature, noting many prefer art over writing a letter in general appeal. The snippet hints at public interest in creative expression versus correspondence.
A New York Tribune item recalls a prompt given to east side schoolboys asking how they would use wealth. Responses include plans for houses with dedicated rooms, banking ventures, a Fifth Avenue residence, car ownership, ownership of a citywide subway, and funds to educate the poor.
A Florida Times Union note reflects on how a man’s boyhood image of an ideal guides his life. It cites a personal tale where he marries the best kind of partner and keeps a simple home by describing burnt biscuits shared with his wife.
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