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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
5
Names and moves dominate as travelers and visitors reach Cheyenne from Denver Chicago and St Louis. Local businessmen plan, bid openings occur, and primary preparations proceed while Liberty and social events unfold in Campbell and Alliance.
A Buick era advertisement urges kidney care with Dr. Pierce of Buffalo NY describing kidneys as blood cleansers. It touts backache and headaches as signs of kidney distress and recommends plenty of water and a small dose of apiric before meals from a pharmacist as an inexpensive remedy.
A political ad from John Sloan announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the upcoming four year term. He urges voter support in the August 22 primary and references familiarity with local needs and classes.
The Safety First reclamation exhibit tours cities including Laramie Odessa and more, illustrating land before and after brush control with wheat corn and alfalfa gains valued at 50 to 76 dollars per acre. The train will stop at Laramie this afternoon then continue to Hanna Rawlins Rock Springs Green River Branston en route west.
The U S civil service commission seeks applicants for a charwoman post in the custodian service at the Federal building Cheyenne Wyoming. Applications open August 17 1916 and close August 31 1916 with filing limited to an application form and medical certificate. Age 20 to 51. Obtain blanks from local secretary in Cheyenne or Eleventh district Seattle.
Floyd Clymer of Greeley led in the opening Pike’s Peak auto races in Colorado Springs, ahead of Frank Kunew and Joe Walters with times around 22 to 25 minutes. Two accidents occurred. Art Davidson finished 17th after a spill, Speck Werner placed eighth. The event featured motorcycle sidecar races and a forthcoming unlimited displacement car race for the Penrose trophy.
M B Capp of Denver an automobile man spent yesterday in Cheyenne investigating Robert Hammond claim to have set a new cross country motor record from San Francisco to New York in six days last May. He said he stopped in Cheyenne but no witness has seen Hammond s car. If the trip happened it was kept secret.
Kemmerer plans a big united Labor Day celebration with Attorney General D. C. Preston as chief speaker after the parade. Subscriptions to fund the event top $750 with a goal between $1600 and $2000. The festival promises floats bands parades and contests across the mining district attracting thousands.
Leslie H. Stowe a Passaic New Jersey bookkeeper was arrested and fined fifty dollars for whipping his young son with a large leather whip after the boy left a forbidden area near a lake. Mrs Stowe said she warned the father to make the boy mind her.
Ed Riley Held Is Held for Killing details Riley's arrest after he killed Zouras at a resort incident. Zouras died at St Johns Hospital from a venous hemorrhage near the brain. Coroner Early reported no head bruise. Prosecution delays continue as Sam Theyyon leads case.
Dineen of the pinned gare invites the public to attend the Piken Park races today and tomorrow afternoon. Notices will be posted in the window and at the garage announcing the outcomes for town residents.
Egyptologist and poet Andre Godin was killed in action near the Freech front when an aerial torpedo struck as he left a communications trench. His unpublished papers will be edited posthumously by his colleague Madame Herthe de Nyse and fellow scholars.
Mrs Mader testified her husband Edward Hader was charged as a habitual drunkard. A judge allowed Edward Hader to act as judge while not fully clear, and he sentenced him to thirty days. Mrs Mader claimed various cures failed to sober him. Judge Hedding urged caution and noted the need to save the heaviest penalties.
A fragmentary fashion note discusses a trend where bird motifs on clothing may enter general use, though the idea remains uncertain and unclear in the readable text.
The state let printing contracts to the Labor Journal of Cheyenne for journals and stationery to Office Company of Cheyenne, session laws to Laramie Republican, and miscellaneous printing to a separate bidder. Total value about $15,000.
General Curroneale is quoted saying after the presidential election a law will grant amnesty to Meat vine fugitives who have fled to neighboring countries. The statement appears in a local newspaper edition.
Dispatches from Bucharest report pro ally sentiment as Musceni stroke and Italian victory near Isonto boost action. Russians close on Lemberg while Italians advance toward Trieste and Romanians urged to join the offensives against Hungary amid Balkan tensions.
The Star Commercial club seeks state authorization to expand experiments in dairying at the state farm near Grover, highlighting Star Valley as a premier Wyoming dairy district. A new Opal town hall debuts, other buildings rise, and plans include a large new shearing plant near Opal. A five year old miner's son sustains burns but is expected to recover.
The Basin theatre suffered extensive fire damage last week while The Thermopolis post office was raised to second class status. Riverton plans a new 25 by 90 foot theatre and depot modernization including cement walks. A fire damaged the Simpson home at The Siding and Douglas defeated Scotts Bluff in a pitchers duel.
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