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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
12
A farmer Walter Btrennen heating gasoline to fill a tractor failed to prevent ignition. An explosion ignited a wagon and fifty to sixty cartridges exploded as the team sped the craft into a creek. All occupants survived. Mr Stempen suffered burns but is expected to recover.
Casper, Wra Dew BA. J. Verquahd, a state figure who suffered a broken thigh and severe burns in a Burlington explosion, died at Casper Private Hospital after the blast blew an engine 200 feet and bent rails. Fireman Achuitt, also badly injured, remains hospitalized with some improvement reported.
The piece reports on University notes across departments noting expanded training and rising enrollments, with summer preparations underway and new professors joining from other institutions. It also notes football team changes, Albert H. May named captain for 1916 and optimism for a Wyoming-winter season with a young lineup.
London reports a bridal tragedy as Mire Lampeon and her husband Lieutenant Sampoon died when their car plunged from a cliff near Birling Gap during their honeymoon. A bystander, Thomas Akohuret, testified he saw the car slip over the edge after the self starter engaged briefly. The coroner returned a verdict of total death.
An article outlines possible U S and Mexican authority actions to curb gambling in Tijuana and Juarez linked to casino ambitions. It notes concessions held by Harry Hrvlaski Pred Jace and Spreckels with disputes over validity by the central government and plans to halt racing in Mexican territory. The Tijuana resort tracks nearly complete with $500 000 invested ahead of a Christmas opening.
Numerous petitions circulate among workmen along the Missouri river urging H E Byram to raise pay from 70 to 75 dollars monthly. The letters note lack of organization and no formal demands, while Casper division laborers in Nebraska earn 15 cents per hour for an hour day.
Notice is given that Earl BE Boyd of Durham Wyoming who filed entry on November 4 1915 for NW1 Section 12 Township 4S Range 65 W has filed intention to make final three year proof to establish claim before the U S Land Office Cheyenne Wyoming on December 29 witnesses Elmer Stewart Archer Wyoming Manuel Huddle Durham Wyoming and Mary A Case Cheyenne Wyoming
Three masked men robbed a Sheridan man and a Sheridan woman waiting for an Interurban car Friday night. The man lost twenty dollars and a wallet while the woman lost a substantial amount from her handbag and a gold watch. The robbers escaped with a fare coin left in the woman's stocking.
Beginning December 1, train crews operating on the East Burlington division will run through to Cheyenne instead of Hartville, as at present, and Colorado Southern trainmen currently operate...
A proposed Wendover line opening and associated schedule changes could boost Hartville and Casper rail activity. The plan envisions new revenue streams and several extra freight trains later this year, with the year-end impact under review.
The second grand jury in the labor intimidation and extortion investigation opened today under Judge Burke who had impaneled a December grand jury. It reviews alleged crimes tied to labor leaders accused of racketeering and extortion against builders.
The article discusses hotel business troubles in London amid postwar conditions. A hotel owner laments losses from wartime upheaval, noting slow recovery and the challenge of restoring prestige and patronage as American guests remain scarce and investments are delayed.
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