This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1910
Page
4
A historical newspaper notice lists mailing details and pricing for Sunday Leader and morning editions. It references second class matter status dated May 12 1909 and provides office contact cues and subscription terms.
An editorial urges Cheyenne residents to show courteous, unified hospitality during Frontier Days. It warns that a large visitor influx creates a floating population and stresses that polite, helpful conduct builds a positive city reputation and long term goodwill.
Eight days remain before Frontier Days and a week before the Frontier park automobile meet. The editorial warns that without Colorado & Southern railway service on the Frontier park branch, crowd movement to Frontier park will be inadequate. It urges cooperation between Colorado & Southern and Cheyenne Electric Street Railway to avoid harming Cheyenne's event and city reputation.
Fragmentary report notes Cheyenne preparations for Frontier Days with discussions of street changes and visiting crowds from Wisitorm. Vague mentions of tents and ranks, with unclear claims of conflict or disorder amid the plans.
In a call to action Cheyenne officials ask property tenants to weed streets and gutters bordering their premises. The plan relies on community effort to present a tidier city to visitors and reflect civic pride during Frontier Days.
State Leader argues city tax on dry farm peddlers is unjust and unprofitable. Encouraging vegetable wagons and local agricultural commerce benefits Cheyenne. A dry farmer in the district who buys in Cheyenne should be allowed to sell there without tribute to city government.
Cheyenne fans loudly dispute umpire calls in a Denver game and insist on fair play. Editorial from the Denver Post cites local pride and fringe amateurism while praising Hofbräu's pitching for a balanced contest.
The crowd backed the Cheyenne team as Buck Weaver’s umpiring drew jeers and Hagerman’s pitching faced strong attacks. Ruaten Haven shut out Hofbraus, prompting a civic shout for fair play, echoed as a broader call for the square deal in business and politics.
Curated snippets remark on Florence Nightingale’s legacy, Sheridan County politics, Cheyenne’s war memories, four men on an aeroplane, near future air travel, a Washington socialite call to cleanse the smart set, a San Francisco gas tragedy, and the difficulty of linking Judge Carey to the Dewey dry-dock sinking amid partisan conflict.
A local notice states WM DUNSTAN announces candidacy for re nomination as county commissioner on the Democratic ticket, subject to the Democratic county convention.
Dillaman declares candidacy for the office of County Clerk seeking Democratic support and voter endorsement. He asserts capability to manage the office satisfactorily and appeals to county voters for their backing.
L Hughes announces his bid for sheriff pending the Democratic county convention, stating his candidacy and seeking party support for the nomination.
Notice from the Cheyenne Board of Equalisation announces a second meeting on Thursday August 14 1910 at 9 a m at City Hall to hear complaints from persons or corporations claiming grievances over increases in their assessments.
A woman died from grief after the funeral of a friend at TWUle Avenue. The body was found in a dirt ravine three hours later. Neighbors say the woman had attended the funeral and expressed deep sorrow. Medic responders were unable to revive her.
A kidnapper seized a decoy package near a downtown window, after demanding 60000 dollars for the Texas banker’s 12 year old son Joseph Anderson Kemp. Detectives arrested the man as he seized the decoy. the package held 51 dollars. Guards were withdrawn in Detroit afterward. One lot on Lake Michigan frontage advertised by Oliver, Ga. & OLIVER.
Sheriff Hughes arrested two railway conductors at the company offices near Pioneer Park on warrants sworn by Justice William McGinn. They face grand larceny charges and further arrests are anticipated as reports claim a detective agency monitored trips and passenger counts during the recent race meet.
Three young women stranded on a mountain peak were guided by a gentle conductor who promised to take them to Denver. They cited Colorado hospitality and the Ferguson ranch as factors shaping their impression, noting conductors in Missouri would not have escorted them as far.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.